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07MEXICO2202	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, APRIL 27 - MAY 4 [...] (SBU) The Mexican senate approved a bill combating terrorist financing that will now go to the President for signature. The Bank of Mexico (BOM) raised interest rates by a quarter percent to head off inflation, and the Finance Secretariat and BOM revised this year's growth forecast SIPDIS [...]	2007-05-04 16:11:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN MX PGOV PREL

07MEXICO2520	CONFUSING STATISTICS AND CONFLICTING OPINIONS [...] SUMMARY: The child labor scenario in Mexico is complicated by out-of-date or confusing data about the magnitude of the problem and by ambivalent opinions as to what, if anything, can or should be done about the predicament. The Mexican government, International Organizations and NGO,s all ha [...]	2007-05-18 14:39:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI UNCHC PINR MX
07MEXICO2752	WORLD BANK BLAMES MEXICAN UNIONS AND PRIVATE [...] SUMMARY: World Bank (WB) officials recently visited Mexico City to formally release a report on Mexico,s efforts to enact economic reforms. The report entitled, &Mexico Beyond State Capture and Social Polarization8, concluded that the country,s endeavors to carry out meaningful reforms are be [...]	2007-05-29 19:22:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB IO PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO2796	MEXICO PUBLICLY SUPPORTS NOMINATION OF ROBERT [...] (U) On May 30, the Mexican Ministry of Finance issued a press release supporting the nomination of Robert Zoellick as President of the World Bank. Early on May 30, the Embassy had delivered reftel demarche to the Mexican Secretariats of Finance, Foreign Affairs, and Economy. The Finance Minis [...]	2007-05-31 18:35:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IBRD MX
07MEXICO3304	MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS - PART 2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-25 13:23:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX
07MEXICO3305	MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS - PART 2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-25 13:24:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX
07MEXICO3306	MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS - PART 2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-25 13:32:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX
07MEXICO3307	MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS - PART 2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-25 13:32:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX
07MEXICO3308	MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS - PART 2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-25 13:32:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX
07MEXICO4017	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JULY 14 - JULY 27 [...] (SBU) Senior Mexican officials told Commerce Assistant Secretary Bohigian they wanted more participation from U.S. SIPDIS Cabinet level officials to push the prosperity agenda at the upcoming North America SPP Summit. While the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM) publicly announced its [...]	2007-07-30 22:41:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO4598	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) My staff and I warmly welcome you to Mexico City. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. Having completed his first 9 months in office, he has demonstrated resolve in implementing [...]	2007-08-27 20:06:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ENRG PREL MX OVIP DANIEL SULLIVAN
07MEXICO4856	EEB A/S SULLIVAN DISCUSSES MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING [...] (SBU) A/S Dan Sullivan met with a range of senior GOM officials to encourage high-level Mexican participation from the full range of relevant ministries in the September Major Economies Meeting on Climate Change (MEM) proposed by President Bush. Upon being assured that the MEM is aimed at con [...]	2007-09-07 22:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG MX
07MEXICO4867	MEXICAN FINANCE UNDERSECRETARY OPTIMITIC ON ENERGY [...] (SBU) In an August 21 meeting with Congressman Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) Mexican Finance Undersecretary Alejandro Werner (strictly protect throughout) predicted that if fiscal reform goes well, the Calderon Administration would next turn to reform in the energy sector. He explained that Pemex ne [...]	2007-09-10 19:19:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO5462	LEADER OF SUGAR WORKERS UNION ENJOYS THE [...] SUMMARY: Observers of Mexico,s organized labor sector and media commentators have both reviled and hailed, Enrique Ramos Rodriguez, the leader of the country,s largest sugar workers union. In many ways Ramos typifies everything average Mexicans most sharply criticize about their country,s la [...]	2007-10-15 22:14:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAGR ECON ENRG PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO548	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 25 - FEBRUARY 1 [...] (SBU) Commerce Secretary Gutierrez discussed criminalization of commercial disputes, the current tortilla crisis, conformity assessment, competitiveness, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP),and border cooperation with Secretary Sojo of Economy. Gutierriez learned of a GOM inter [...]	2007-02-06 16:44:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO5567	FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS IN THE PIPELINE IN MEXICO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Finance Secretariat (Hacienda) sent a reform initiative to Congress that would allow banks to apply for bank licenses based on the operations they intend to pursue. Banks would only be required to comply with the regulations for the specific activities they perform, and mi [...]	2007-10-23 22:11:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
07MEXICO5930	OFFICIAL FIGURES SPIN UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES AND THE [...] SUMMARY: On November 15 INEGI, the GOM,s National Statistics Institute, issued a report stating that during the twelve-month period ending September 2007 Mexico,s official unemployment rate dropped from 4 percent to 3.9 percent. The INEGI report also indicated that during the same twelve-mont [...]	2007-11-26 22:24:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON SOCI PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO6186	VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARIES SULLIVAN AND LOWERY [...] (C) Summary: Over the course of meetings with prominent Mexican economic opinion leaders within and outside government, a visiting State/Treasury delegation received enthusiastic responses to U.S. ideas to establish an association of free trade partners in the hemisphere to promote competitive [...]	2007-12-14 23:03:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL MX VE
07MEXICO6187	PRIVATE SECTOR OFFICIALS COMMENT ON CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Mexico has made great strides in strengthening its securities regime over the past several years, but additional work is needed to develop these markets. Conversations with local experts show that the following issues hold back growth: restrictions on institutional investors; an ineffi [...]	2007-12-17 14:39:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
07MEXICO6249	TOUGH YEAR'S END FOR PRO-COMPETITION FORCES IN [...] (U) See action request para 7. Summary ------- 2. (U) The year closed on a somewhat disappointing note for advocates of greater competition in Mexico. A bill to beef up the penalties the Federal Competition Commission (COFECO) can impose for anti-competitive conduct was allowed to lang [...]	2007-12-20 22:22:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV MX
07MEXICO656	MEXICO EAGER TO REVISE NAFTA ORIGIN RULES; STILL [...] (C) According to Mexico's top trade official, many of the NAFTA's provisions need to be updated, and she wants North American political leaders to consider re-opening the chapters dealing with market access, rules of origin, and customs treatment, despite the political challenges such an initi [...]	2007-02-12 16:37:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON MX
07MEXICO921	FEDERAL CIVIL SERVANTS UNION REELECTS LEADER AND [...] SUMMARY: On February 16, Mexico,s federal civil service union federation, (the Federation of Unions of State Workers ) FSTSE),held a national convention to elect, or more specifically, unanimously reelect its Secretary General, Joel Ayala Almeida. This will be Ayala,s third term as the natio [...]	2007-02-23 17:59:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV PINR MX
07MINSK123	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 8, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - GOB, Ukrainian Vice Premiers Hold Energy Talks (para. 2) - Ukraine Appoints New Ambassador to Belarus (para. 3) - Venezuela to Open Embassy in Belar [...]	2007-02-09 12:28:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK152	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 20, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - U.S. Citizens Deported from Belarus (para. 2) - Lukashenko Wants to Cooperate with Europe (para. 3) - GOB Delegation Me [...]	2007-02-20 14:57:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK18	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JANUARY 5, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Prosecutor Not to Investigate Election Fraud (para. 2) DOMESTIC ECONOMY ---------------- - Finance Ministry to Adjust 2007 Budget (para. 3) - Belarus Worst Country for Ta [...]	2007-01-09 03:57:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK184	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 1, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - CEI Executive Secretary DG Visits Minsk (para. 2) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - State Control Committee Creates Anti-Corrupt Hotline (para. 3) [...]	2007-03-02 14:18:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK188	GOB SEARCHES FOR EASY MONEY AS OIL EXPORTS VANISH [...] (C) Two months after the loss of Belarus' privileged status as a de facto offshore for Russia oil companies, the GOB has yet to find a way to sustain the economy. The duty on refined oil product exports from Belarus, established at Russia's behest, currently makes refining oil profitable only [...]	2007-03-05 14:00:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV PREL BO RS
07MINSK204	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 9, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - GOB Security Council Denies Iran, Syria Arms Sales (para. 2) - GOB Calls ODIHR Monitoring Practices "Biased" (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------ [...]	2007-03-09 14:12:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK222	RUSSIA'S AGGRESSIVE NEW BELARUS POLICY - IS IT [...] (C) Last December, Russia delivered a body blow to the Lukashenko regime by ending years of cheap energy and easy profits. Observers here generally agree that several objectives prompted Russia to significantly raise energy prices for Belarus. First, Russia is forcing Belarus through the ne [...]	2007-03-15 13:21:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ENRG RS BO
07MINSK296	GOB MOVING SLOWLY TO ATTRACT INVESTMENT [...] (C) The government of Belarus announced its hopes to attract greater investment and to expand the share of foreign investment in the economy. However, the GOB has not undertaken any new initiatives to make the business climate more favorable for foreign investors. Systemic barriers and overa [...]	2007-04-06 14:01:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BO
07MINSK336	GOB STILL FINDS ENERGY SOLUTION ELUSIVE [...] (C) Press speculation that the government will institute measures to make refining oil in Belarus for export profitable despite export duties masks the fact that the country cannot support its two refineries in the long-term. Moreover, recent official GOB visits to oil exporting countries will [...]	2007-04-25 15:12:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PGOV PREL BO
07MINSK416	MR. AHMADINEJAD COMES TO MINSK MAY 21 [...] (C) Iranian President Ahmadinejad will pay a two-day visit Minsk starting May 21. Post understands Tehran will seek to equip its military -- through purchases of weapons and dual-use technologies, expanding the presence of Belarusian companies producing dual use manufactures, and training Ira [...]	2007-05-18 12:45:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EPET BO IR
07MINSK425	AHMADINEJAD IN MINSK: PARIAHS SEEK ECONOMIC TIES [...] (SBU) During President Ahmadinejad's May 21-22 visit to Minsk, Belarus and Iran signed a wide range of economic agreements. The deal with the most potential significance grants Belarus access to the Jofeir oilfield. Any arms sales were not made public. Only significant military exports from [...]	2007-05-23 10:01:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR ECON EPET BO IR
07MINSK486	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 8, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Protests Benefits Cuts for Children (para. 2) - Holocaust Memorial Unveiled at Former Ghetto Site (para. 3) - Youth Activists Receive Short Jail Sentences (p [...]	2007-06-08 12:38:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK652	LESSON FROM MOLODECHNO: DO NOT BUY BRICKS [...] (SBU) During a July 19 visit to Molodechno, city officials informed Acting Pol/Econ Chief and Poloff about their city's booming economy, cultural richness, and attractiveness to foreigners. Local political party representatives painted a different picture and lambasted the same city officials [...]	2007-07-27 07:59:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM BO
07MINSK674	TWO DAYS FOR LUKASHENKO TO FIND A COMPROMISE [...] (C) Gazprom's surprise announcement that it will reduce gas transfers to Belarus by 45 percent effective August 3 follows the company's longstanding policy of publicly stating it wants to move its dealings with Minsk to a market basis. Unlike negotiations over gas and oil pricing for 2007, def [...]	2007-08-01 14:06:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV PREL BO RS
07MINSK689	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - August 10, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Malady Front Appeals Registration Denial (para. 2) - Human Rights Group to Assist Political Victims (para. 3) - Minsk Authorities Deny Application for Demonstration (pa [...]	2007-08-10 12:38:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK72	KEEPING THE ECONOMY AFLOAT SANS CHEAP ENERGY? [...] (C) Economists' forecasts for Belarus in the wake of significant energy import price rises vary greatly. Those most optimistic about the economy's prospects focus on the relatively benign budget implications for 2007 and the ability of Lukashenko to dictate adjustments. Pessimists note the m [...]	2007-01-30 09:28:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PGOV PREL BO
07MINSK810	WORLD BANK: BELARUS ECONOMY NOT IN DANGER -- YET [...] (SBU) In a World Bank Country Assistance Team meeting with the diplomatic corps, World Bank Country Director Paul Bermingham stated that the macroeconomic situation in Belarus is "serious, but not life-threatening", that economic growth is real, but foreign reserve levels are not ideal. Bermin [...]	2007-09-21 11:13:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BO
07MINSK825	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - September 28, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Leaflets against Edicts Seized at Market (para. 2) - Corruption Case Sent to Supreme Court (para. 3) - Activist Hospitalized After Arrest (para. 4) - Participants of F [...]	2007-09-27 16:33:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK893	NEAR-TERM ECONOMIC COLLAPSE UNLIKELY - ANALYSTS [...] (C) Belarusian economic experts do not foresee the imminent collapse of the Belarusian economy, in spite of price hikes for imported Russian natural gas. During an October 18 meeting with the Ambassador, economic analysts predicted that the Belarusian economy could sustain expected gas price [...]	2007-10-23 15:21:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EFIN PINR BO
07MINSK918	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 02, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Activists Mark Remembrance Day (para. 2) - Police Seize Materials Ahead of Social March (para. 3) - Opposition Youth Examined by Psychiatrists (para. 4) - Authorities [...]	2007-11-02 16:15:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK96	KEEPING THE ECONOMY AFLOAT SANS CHEAP ENERGY? [...] (C) Economists' forecasts for Belarus in the wake of significant energy import price rises vary greatly. Those most optimistic about the economy's prospects focus on the relatively benign budget implications for 2007 and the ability of Lukashenko to dictate adjustments. Pessimists note the m [...]	2007-02-01 19:09:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PGOV PREL BO
07MONROVIA1033	LIBERIA: REQUEST FOR AIRPORT SURVEY AND ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since signing an Open Skies agreement with the United States in February 2007, the Government of Liberia (GOL) is eager to initiate direct air service between the United States and Liberia. However, the security, safety, systems, and immigration shortfalls at the Robertsfiel [...]	2007-08-22 17:01:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV FAA LI
07MONROVIA1090	LIBERIA: FORESTRY / TIMBER SECTOR UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Liberian Forestry Development Authority (FDA) has missed key deadlines in the chain of deliverables necessary for the resumption of commercial logging in Liberia. Much of the legal framework for the forestry sector is in place and the FDA has made substantial strides towar [...]	2007-09-13 14:35:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV EINV EAID SENV LI
07MONROVIA1201	LIBERIA: AGOA COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATIONS 2008 [...] Following is the text of Embassy Monrovia's AGOA recommendations. The text has also been e-mailed to AF/EPS and USTR. Country: LIBERIA Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Liberia has a government that was democratically elected in multi-party elections in October/N [...]	2007-10-12 07:06:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD LI
07MONROVIA1293	LIBERIA: REHABILITATING A TROUBLED BUT PROPITIOUS MARITIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Liberian maritime sector has a unique and vibrant past, but years of war and neglect have taken a toll on the fishing industry (ref A),the port (ref B),and overall maritime control and security inside Liberia's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Although Liberia's U.S.-based [...]	2007-10-29 10:58:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EWWT EFIS PHSA SENV LI
07MONROVIA1348	LIBERIA: MCC SCORECARD DELIVERED; GOL EAGER FOR THRESHOLD [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff delivered Liberia's MCC scorecard and reftel points to Minister of Commerce and Industry Frances Johnson Morris during an introductory call. There has been press reporting here on President Sirleaf's appeal, during her recent meetings with the President and others in W [...]	2007-11-16 16:22:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD KMCA MCC PHUM LI
07MONROVIA496	LIBERIA STUMBLES IN EFFORT TO PASS TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There are indications that comprehensive but flawed legislation to regulate Liberia's telecommunications market is close to a final vote. The late inclusion of a few, but significant, anti-competitive measures raises concern that the Act may have an immediate impact on current GS [...]	2007-04-27 13:34:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON PGOV ETRD EINV LI
07MONROVIA599	LIBERIA'S CONTROVERSIAL LEGISLATIVE AUTONOMY ACT [...] (SBU) The Senate introduced a bill entitled "An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of the Legislative Law to Provide Financial Autonomy to the Legislature," which it passed on April 23, 2007. The House of Representatives passed the bill on April 24, 2007. (See text of Act in paragraph 5). The j [...]	2007-05-21 18:05:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON LI
07MONROVIA617	LIBERIA: SIGNS OF HOPE IN LOFA COUNTY [...] SUMMARY. On a three-day trip through Lofa County, May 16-18 Poloff and UK representative visited International Rescue Committee (IRC) projects funded by the USG and the UK Department for International Development (DFID). After visiting numerous communities, villages, and towns, it became clea [...]	2007-05-24 08:05:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB PHUM KWMN KDEM SOCI LI
07MONROVIA896	LIBERIA: INDEPENDENCE DAY TO MARK THE ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY: In advance of celebrations marking the 160th anniversary of Liberian Independence on July 26, Emboffs traveled to Grand Bassa county on July 6-7, visiting the capital of Buchanan, Liberia's second largest port, and the Liberian Agricultural Company (LAC),the second largest rubber pl [...]	2007-07-24 16:08:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	AID ECON LI PGOV
07MONROVIA902	VISIT TO LIBERIA BY DAS TODD MOSS - JULY 11 - 17, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Todd Moss visited Liberia July 11-17, and met with leaders from the Government of Liberia (GOL),business and banking representatives, members of the legislative opposition, UNMIL and international partners, and directors from key se [...]	2007-07-25 18:50:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EAID ECON EFIN ENRG EWWT LI MAS MCAP
07MONROVIA960	LIBERIA ECONOMIC BRIEFS -- August 2007 [...] (U) Following is a summary of recent economic and commercial developments in Liberia. ---------------------- PRESIDENT SIGNS BUDGET ---------------------- 2. (U) President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf signed into law the FY2007-08 national budget on July 31. The US$199.3 million budget is ov [...]	2007-08-02 16:01:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EPET ETRD EINV EFIN ASEC EAID LI
07MONTERREY76	NEW MONTERREY-BASED LOW-COST AIRLINE VIVAAEROBUS BEGINS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Vivaaerobus, a new low-cost carrier headquartered in Monterrey, began operations on November 30, 2006 as the latest in a series of six new airlines to begin flying from Monterrey's international airport this past year. With the support of the Nuevo Leon state government and wi [...]	2007-01-29 19:14:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV BTIO MX
07MONTEVIDEO1017	URUGUAY: SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, SOUTHCOM [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The U.S. Mission in Montevideo welcomes you and your delegation's visit to Uruguay. Though led by a left-leaning government, Uruguay shares many of our values and remains an island of democratic stability and good governance in a turbulent region. Your arrival [...]	2007-12-04 16:48:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MARR MASS UY
07MONTEVIDEO189	URUGUAY: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: American Embassy Montevideo and I warmly welcome your participation in President Bush's historic visit to Uruguay. Though led by a left-leaning government, Uruguay shares many of our values and remains an island of democratic stability and good governance in a tu [...]	2007-02-27 14:40:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PGOV ECON UY
07MONTEVIDEO529	(S/NF) VENEZUELAN FOREIGN AID TO URUGUAY [...] (S/NF) Summary: This telegram responds to reftel request for information. Venezuelan assistance to Uruguay is growing, but is not yet great. It is also difficult to calculate, in part because Chavez's aid comes without the sort of invasive conditions that burden the programs of the World Bank [...]	2007-06-04 17:07:00	Embassy Montevideo	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR VE UY
07MONTEVIDEO611	SCENESETTER FOR U/S NICHOLAS R. BURNS' VISIT TO [...] (C) American Embassy Montevideo and I warmly welcome you, WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon and the other members of your distinguished delegation to Uruguay. Your July 10-11 visit comes at an especially auspicious time: only three months after the historic POTUS visit and right on the eve of Secret [...]	2007-06-27 14:28:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD MARR PHUM ECON OVIP OTRA UY
07MONTEVIDEO629	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF TREASURY HENRY M. [...] (C) American Embassy Montevideo and I warmly welcome you and the other members of your distinguished delegation to Uruguay. Your July 12-13 visit comes at an especially auspicious time: only three months after the historic POTUS visit and right on the heels of U/S Burns' and A/S Shannon's po [...]	2007-07-02 19:07:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN OVIP ECON OTRA ASEC UY
07MONTEVIDEO714	TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON'S VISIT TO URUGUAY JULY [...] (C) Summary: Secretary Paulson's July 11-12 visit to Uruguay was viewed as a positive follow-up to the President's March visit and to Under Secretary Burns and Assistant Secretary Shannon's visits the same week. The Secretary's SIPDIS initiatives on small businesses and infrastructure finan [...]	2007-08-03 14:12:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL EFIN PGOV UY
07MONTEVIDEO89	THE MERCOSUR RIO SUMMIT: USELESS FOR URUGUAY [...] (C) Summary: The following was gathered from press reports and from our close contacts within the GOU. It represents the view from Uruguay, where dissatisfaction with Mercosur has been steadily growing. President Vazquez's expectations for the Rio Mercosur Summit were reportedly "very low" [...]	2007-01-24 20:20:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL ECIN AORC UY
07MONTEVIDEO917	THE VAZQUEZ ADMINISTRATION AT THE HALFWAY MARK [...] (C) Summary: The Frente Amplio (FA) government of President Vazquez passed its halfway mark last month. This cable provides our assessment of the first half of the Vazquez administration as it relates to foreign relations, economic policy and domestic issues. Our overall assessment is posit [...]	2007-10-23 19:22:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD SOCI ELAB PINR UY
07MOSCOW1001	U/S JOSEPH-RUSSIAN DFM KISLYAK MEETING ON [...] (C) Summary. On January 29 in Moscow, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak co-chaired a meeting on the Strategic Security Dialogue. They discussed a range of issues, including: -- Joint Ini [...]	2007-03-09 15:07:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	IAEA KACT KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR RS START
07MOSCOW110	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Supreme Commercial Court, Moscow, Russia. The company was [...]	2007-01-16 09:01:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW1129	U.S.-RUSSIA TALKS ON JOINT INITIATIVE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 26, a team led by A/S John Rood met with a team led by Oleg Rozhkov, MFA Deputy Director of the Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs (DVBR),to discuss the joint initiative to strengthen nuclear nonproliferation outlined in a January 10 letter from U/S Joseph [...]	2007-03-15 15:19:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PARM RS
07MOSCOW1149	ENERGY DEPUTY SECRETARY SELL'S TRIP TO MOSCOW: [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary of Energy Clay Sell visited Moscow March 11 - 14 to participate in the bilateral Energy Working Group (EWG) and to meet with U.S. energy companies as well as Lukoil and Gazprom. At the EWG, there was a good exchange of views on information exchanges, energy effi [...]	2007-03-16 15:28:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW1288	RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS -- PART 2 [...] (C) Despite the positive official rhetoric from Moscow and Beijing, Russian fears of a rising China will shape the future of their relationship. Continuing areas of concern to the Russians include the lopsided trade relationship (Russia's raw materials for China's finished products),real an [...]	2007-03-23 19:48:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG CH RS
07MOSCOW1292	RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS -- PART 2 [...] (C) Despite the positive official rhetoric from Moscow and Beijing, Russian fears of a rising China will shape the future of their relationship. Continuing areas of concern to the Russians include the lopsided trade relationship (Russia's raw materials for China's finished products),real an [...]	2007-03-26 02:57:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG CH RS
07MOSCOW1354	AMBASSADOR'S 3/27 MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) In a March 27 meeting with Finance Minister Kudrin, the Ambassador pushed for Russian progress on remaining problem areas in WTO talks and raised our concern over pending legal action against PricewaterhouseCoopers. There are no plans to revoke the audit license of PricewaterhouseCoopers [...]	2007-03-28 10:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD RS
07MOSCOW1442	RUSSIAN CORPORATE STATISM: WATCH THIS SPACE [...] (C) Summary: The rise of corporate statism in Russia has been significant. Since 2004, the government has taken over the world's largest titanium business, consolidated its position in Gazprom, merged 10 aviation businesses into a state-owned conglomerate, and taken controlling positions in ot [...]	2007-04-02 07:50:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EIND PGOV RS
07MOSCOW2040	RUSSIA EDGES FORWARD ON FLOATING NUCLEAR POWER [...] (U) This is a joint cable by Embassy Moscow and ConGen St. Petersburg. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Thirty years after the United States decommissioned the Sturgis, the first and only U.S.-built floating nuclear power plant (FNPP),Russia has officially embarked on construction of its first FNPP. O [...]	2007-05-04 08:26:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP TRGY RS
07MOSCOW220	PHILANTHROPY GROWS IDIOSYNCRATICALLY IN RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Summary. GOR efforts to exert greater control over Russia's NGO sector and a lack of tax incentives have not reversed a dramatic growth in philanthropy, particularly by large domestic corporations. Philanthropic activity has generally matched the expansion of the Russian economy (about [...]	2007-01-22 06:34:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI ECON RS
07MOSCOW2469	MEDIA FREEDOM IN THE ELECTION YEAR [...] (C) The Kremlin or its well-wishers have been making erratic attempts to fine tune the press in an effort to ensure that the looming Duma and presidential elections go according to script. Ownership of key media by the government or by those friendly to it has been consolidated, a code of beh [...]	2007-05-25 14:18:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV SOCI RS
07MOSCOW2472	CODEL NELSON/LOTT: SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Your visit comes at a vital juncture in Russian-American relations. As Russia moves closer to succession in March 2008, the more complicated this relationship will be to manage. There is a lot at stake: deepening cooperation in reversing North Korea's nuclear status and preventing the [...]	2007-05-25 17:19:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PARM ENRG RS
07MOSCOW2932	RUSSIA: INVESTMENT BOOMING AT RECORD LEVELS [...] (C) Summary: This year's annual update on Russia's investment trends includes a number of impressive headlines: record foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into Russia; record domestic investment; record sums raised by Russian companies through IPOs; and record outward investment by Russian c [...]	2007-06-19 05:58:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON RS
07MOSCOW3162	RUSSIA: DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a June 22 meeting with Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt, Russian Deputy FM Denisov expressed SIPDIS interest in cooperating with Iraq for the long term ("we are optimists") but indicated that debt reli [...]	2007-06-28 12:48:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EIND PREL PINR IZ KN IR RS
07MOSCOW3344	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S JUNE 20 [...] (C) Summary. In a June 20 dinner meeting with Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and Ambassador Burns, Finance Minister Kudrin raised the issue of Iraqi debt forgiveness. Kimmitt expressed appreciation for Russia's assistance with the transfer of funds from Banco Delta Asia to the Far Easter [...]	2007-07-09 12:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ECON RS
07MOSCOW3579	THINKING ABOUT KADYROV [...] (C) Ramzan Kadyrov recently celebrated his 100th day as President of Chechnya. Characteristics of the new order are already visible: -- The appointment of personnel who have no loyalties except to Kadyrov, and the steady elimination of those with independent ties to Moscow or independent bases of [...]	2007-07-23 06:00:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR RS
07MOSCOW3775	ANDREY FURSENKO: THE PHYSICIST TURNED MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. As Minister of Science and Education since 2004, Andrey Fursenko has evoked a storm of controversy with his efforts to reform Russia's tradition-bound science and education establishments. Fursenko is passionate about modernizing Russian science to make it more competitive and m [...]	2007-08-01 13:39:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KPAO PGOV PINR RS SCUL SOCI TSPL
07MOSCOW402	RUSSIANS DEFEND ARMS TRANSFERS TO IRAN, SYRIA [...] (S) SUMMARY: Visiting Moscow January 18-19, EUR/PRA Director Anita Friedt told Foreign Ministry officials that increased Russian transparency on arms transfers to sensitive countries could lessen the possibility of sanctions under U.S. law. Washington was willing to work with the Russian si [...]	2007-01-31 14:22:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PARM MCAP PREL ETTC RS
07MOSCOW4043	RUSSIAN PHARMACEUTICALS MARKET TAKES OFF (C-TN7-00763, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russia's pharmaceuticals market has grown by leaps and bounds in the last three years, and experts predict continued robust growth in the short term in almost all major market segments. Foreign firms continue to dominate the market and account for an estimated 75-80 percent of [...]	2007-08-17 11:14:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ETRD EINV EIND RS
07MOSCOW4088	DAS BRYZA'S MEETINGS WITH RUSSIAN AND WESTERN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In July 31-August 1 meetings, DAS Bryza's discussions with MFA, western and Russian energy officials centered on oil pipeline issues and Eurasian gas developments. Transneft head Vainshtok criticized the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, (CPC) and suggested it should only be expande [...]	2007-08-21 14:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW4540	RUSSIA: FINMIN KUDRIN CONFIDENT ABOUT STAYING ON, [...] (C) Summary: In a September 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Kudrin expressed confidence that he would remain in office despite the recent change in Prime Ministers. Kudrin's self-assurance seemed to have been boosted by his meeting a little earlier on September 14 with Chief [...]	2007-09-15 07:32:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV RU
07MOSCOW4543	RUSSIA: TUBERCULOSIS CASES STABILIZING, BUT DRUG RESISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Increased Russian Government attention to TB control and treatment in recent years, and regional pilot programs involving international donors and experts, are helping to turn the tide in Russia's battle with TB. Tuberculosis (TB) cases in Russia have recently stabilized within [...]	2007-09-17 03:31:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SCUL SOCI RS
07MOSCOW4949	SIX-PARTY TALKS: VIEWS FROM MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary. The Russian Government welcomed the October 3 Six-Party Agreement, terming it the best outcome possible at this stage, although DFM Kislyak cautioned about further "bumps in the road" given the nature of the DPRK regime. Moscow experts largely echoed the official view and encour [...]	2007-10-11 05:05:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM MNUC KNNP ECON KN KS JA RS
07MOSCOW4968	DUMA DEPUTY RYZHKOV ON HIS FUTURE WITHOUT A PARTY, [...] (C) Outgoing Duma Deputy Vladimir Ryzhkov told the Ambassador October 7 that he, unusually for him, backed the GOR's resistance to independence for Kosovo and further NATO expansion, which he termed "real" foreign policy problems. The dispute over anti-missile defenses was for Ryzhkov a "virtu [...]	2007-10-12 08:36:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR SOCI RS
07MOSCOW5060	ACTING U/S ROODâ€™S MEETING WITH DFM KISLYAK: [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting October 11 on the margins of the missile defense and 2 2 discussions in Moscow, Acting Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security John Rood and Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak agreed on the need to encourage key countries to join the Global Initiative to Co [...]	2007-10-18 13:44:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR MNUC KACT KNNP IR RS
07MOSCOW5068	Putin Telethon Showcases Economic Gains, Highlights [...] (SBU) In what should be his last marathon television call-in spectacular as President, Putin showed his phenomenal depth of detail on a host of issues, ranging from the need for a bridge in Vladivostok to advice on how best to manage U.S. disengagement from Iraq. Part political theater, part c [...]	2007-10-19 03:32:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SOCI ECON RS
07MOSCOW5083	UPDATE ON PWC'S YUKOS, RUSSIAN TAX CASES [...] (C) PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) President for Central/Eastern Europe and the CIS Mike Kubena (Amcit) and Managing Partner of PWC for Russia Peter Gerendasi implied that the YUKOS and expatriate salary tax cases against the auditor were politically motivated. Kubena suggested that the YUKOS [...]	2007-10-19 15:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON RS
07MOSCOW5177	RUSSIA'S SLOW RETURN TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: [...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings with a visiting INR analyst, Russian experts and MFA officials stressed that Russia is gaining ground slowly in Africa after its post-Cold War retrenchment. Russia is a firmly established player in the mining sector, where its advanced mining technology is [...]	2007-10-26 15:14:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EMIN XA RS
07MOSCOW5200	RUSSIAN INFLATION REACHES DOUBLE DIGITS [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified and not for internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) At a public event October 26, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Aleksey Kudrin stated that inflation since the beginning of 2007 had reached 8.9 percent and would [...]	2007-10-30 11:57:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON RS
07MOSCOW5585	"SECURE GAS SUPPLY FOR EUROPE" -- NORD STREAM MOVING FORWARD REF: A. THE HAGUE 1999 B. MOSCOW 5399 C. TALLINN 737 D. HELSINKI 785 E. WARSAW 1975 F. RIGA 430 Classified By: Ambassador William J. Burns for Reasons 1.4 (b/d) [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 15:22:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS
07MOSCOW5681	RUSSIA SEEKS IMPROVED TIES WITH GULF STATES [...] (C) Summary: Russia continues to court the Persian Gulf States in its quest to expand economic ties with the region and improve political relations with the Muslim world. Saudi Crown Prince and Defense Minister Sultan bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud's November 21-23 Moscow visit was the latest in a se [...]	2007-12-03 15:34:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD MASS SA TC RS
07MOSCOW5734	CHECHEN PRESIDENT REACHES OUT TO THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov is looking to the Middle East to finance the reconstruction of Chechnya. Kadyrov met recently in Moscow with the visiting Saudi Crown Prince and traveled to Saudi Arabia and Jordan earlier this year. Kadyrov plans to visit Mecca in December, part [...]	2007-12-06 16:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SOCI JO SA RS
07MOSCOW5784	GREF CENTER'S VIEWS ON RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC DIRECTION [...] (C) In a December 6 meeting, Ksenia Yudaeva, Director of Research at the Center for Strategic Research (CSR or the Gref Center),the economic brain trust for the GOR's economic reforms in the early years of President Putin's administration, told econoff that while reform momentum has slowed th [...]	2007-12-12 04:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND PREL RS
07MOSCOW5835	ROSNEFT CEO BOGDANCHIKOV OPTIMISTIC [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-17 12:57:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS PINR
07MOSCOW5884	THE RUSSIAN NGO LAW ONE YEAR LATER [...] (SBU) More than year after the implementation of controversial amendments with tougher reporting requirements for Russian non-governmental organizations, the fears of extensive, politically-motivated NGO closures have not materialized. A USAID-funded study, civil society assessments and Emba [...]	2007-12-20 09:31:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI RS
07MOSCOW627	KOSOVO: DFM TITOV DETAILS PRINCIPLED DIFFERENCES [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Titov told Special Envoy Wisner on February 8 that Russia's differences with the U.S. over Kosovo were strategic, not simply tactical, but should not color the broader bilateral relationship. Russia's vote at the UN would be predicated on whether Belgrad [...]	2007-02-13 14:15:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS

07MOSCOW628	KOSOVO: SPECIAL ENVOY WISNER HEARS RUSSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fresh from meetings in Pristina, Belgrade and Vienna, Special Envoy for Kosovo Final Status Frank Wisner held consultations in Moscow on February 9 to gauge Russian opinion on Kosovo's independence and emphasize the need for Contact Group unity. In meetings with DFM Titov (septel) [...]	2007-02-13 14:39:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
07MUMBAI649	SECRETARY PAULSON SPEAKS AT INDIAN INFRASTRUCTURE CONFERENCE [...] (U) Summary: At an Infrastructure Conference in Mumbai on October 29, 2007, visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Paulson encouraged continued economic reforms in India, especially transparent and independent regulatory frameworks. He underscored India's need to develop a domestic corporate bond [...]	2007-11-07 13:36:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG PREL IN
07MUNICH196	CRISIS AT SIEMENS - JUST HOW BAD IS IT? [...] Manufacturing giant Siemens, a household name in Germany and in much of the world, has become embroiled in a recent string of scandals ranging from "outsourced" job losses to accusations of bribery of customers and unions that have tarnished the firm's reputation. Even before the March 27 ar [...]	2007-04-03 14:40:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN GM
07MUNICH81	PUTIN AND GATES DOMINATE MUNICH SECURITY [...] (SBU) The February 9-11 43rd Munich Conference on Security Policy (formerly known as "Wehrkunde") on "Global Crises - Global Responsibilities" was dominated by differing visions of the Transatlantic role in global security. Chancellor Merkel, Secretary Gates, Senators McCain and Lieberman, a [...]	2007-02-12 17:28:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO OSCE PARM PREL GM IR AF RS
07MUSCAT1091	OMANI COMMERCE MINISTER TALKS UP FTA BENEFITS WITH [...] (SBU) Oman's Commerce and Industry Minister spoke highly of the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement's (FTA) potential to strengthen bilateral economic relations during a November 26 visit to Muscat by a U.S. Congressional delegation. The Agreement, according to the Minister, would assist government [...]	2007-12-04 07:39:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL MU
07MUSCAT252	OMAN CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN MEFTA TRADE AND [...] (U) On March 10, the Ambassador met with Salem al-Ismaily, the Executive President of the Omani Center for Investment Promotion and Export Development (OCIPED),to urge Oman's participation in the proposed March 29 Middle East Free Trade Agreement (MEFTA) Trade and Investment Conference. Ismai [...]	2007-03-12 13:01:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV ETRD PREL MU
07MUSCAT38	SCENESETTER: VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE [...] (U) Greetings and welcome to Oman. The Embassy staff and I look forward to your arrival on February 5 to promote the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement in the context of our overall bilateral relationship. In addition to your planned participation as the keynote speaker at an Oman Chamber of Com [...]	2007-01-14 14:25:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON ETRD EAIR EIND PGOV PREL OTRA MU
07MUSCAT439	FULL SUPPORT FOR CONVENTION CENTER PROJECT [...] (SBU) The Omani government has given its full support to constructing a new convention center which, according to the Ministers of Commerce & Industry and Tourism, will enhance the attractiveness of the Sultanate as a tourism destination. Consultants from Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH),under contr [...]	2007-05-05 13:58:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV MU
07MUSCAT548	NEW WORLD BANK PRESIDENT: OMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-02 11:34:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IBRD MU
07MUSCAT56	CENTRAL BANK REAFFIRMS THAT OMAN WILL NOT JOIN GCC [...] (C) The Executive President of Oman's Central Bank noted in a meeting with the Ambassador that rushed timing and the government's reluctance to cede control over monetary and budgetary policy led to the decision to opt out of the proposed GCC monetary union. The Central Bank official expresse [...]	2007-01-17 13:08:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL MU
07MUSCAT97	OMAN 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel request, Embassy submits the following Investment Climate Statement for 2007. 2. Begin text of Investment Climate Statement: Economic Overview Oman's economy is based primarily on petroleum and natural gas, which are expected to account for 79% of the government's revenue [...]	2007-01-30 13:25:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB ENRG KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
07NAIROBI1002	China in Kenya: No Appetite for Investment, But a Thirst [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese companies appear to have little appetite for making significant investments in Kenya. One reason: Kenya's investment climate still leaves a lot to be desired. Another: Chinese companies probably figure it's easier to export goods efficiently made in China than it is to [...]	2007-03-02 08:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EPET EINV ENRG KE CH
07NAIROBI1009	U.S./CHINA DIALOGUE - KENYA RESPONSE [...] (SBU) In response to ref B, Embassy Nairobi directs Washington to refs A, C, and D. Ref D is a baseline cable on the economic dimensions of the China-Kenya relationship. Refs A and C contain additional new information on the same topic, and in so doing responds to many of the issues raised r [...]	2007-03-02 09:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EFIN PREL PGOV KE CH
07NAIROBI1026	Kenya: New Central Bank Governor Appointed [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya has appointed a new Central Bank Governor, academic Njuguna Ndung'u. The 48-year old economic professor appears to have the credentials to run the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) effectively, and also has a reputation for integrity. That said, in an election year, he may face [...]	2007-03-05 07:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV KCRM KE
07NAIROBI1709	CAADP MEETING, KIGALI, RWANDA MARCH 29-31, 2007 [...] Summary March 29-31 in Kigali, the Government of Rwanda and COMESA hosted a regional partners? meeting and a country round-table meeting on the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP). On March 31, a CAADP Country Compact was signed by the Rwandan Government, the Af [...]	2007-04-18 11:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	RW
07NAIROBI1782	KENYA DROUGHT UPDATE - 2006/7 SHORT RAINS [...] Kenya's interagency food security assessment for the 2006/7 short-rains (October- December) has been completed. The overall assessment process and methodology was coordinated and backstopped by the Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) comprising representatives of line ministries within [...]	2007-04-20 10:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KE
07NAIROBI1907	NURTURING DEMOCRACY -- AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO [...] Summary. During a four-day trip to Nyanza and Western Provinces (in western Kenyan),the Ambassador talked with a wide cross-section of Kenyans about the state of democracy in the country, and about the importance of an inclusive, fair, and transparent electoral process. Although rich in res [...]	2007-05-03 10:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI1908	MISSION'S EFFORTS TO COMBAT FEMALE GENITAL [...] Summary: On April 21, the Ambassador participated in a high profile event in Kilgoris in Transmara to support efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM). See text of Ambassador's speech in paragraph 6. Participation in this event was part of the Mission's broader efforts to address gen [...]	2007-05-03 11:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KDEM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI1981	KENYA'S VISION 2030: THINKING BIG, BUT IS IT REALISTIC? [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya has unveiled Vision 2030, an audacious national development plan whose goal is middle-income status for the country by 2030. The Vision calls for 10% GDP growth annually over the next 25 years (up from the current 6%),allowing Kenya to multiply per capita income by six t [...]	2007-05-09 14:27:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV KE
07NAIROBI200	UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT FOR KENYA [...] The following is the updated text of the worst forms of child labor report for Kenya for 2006, as required under the Trade Act, for Department of Labor. Kenya Selected Child Labor Measures Adopted by Governments Ratified Convention 138 4/9/1979 U Ratified Convention 182 5/7/2001 U ILO-IP [...]	2007-01-10 14:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PHUM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI216	PARTNERSHIP PRESENTATION TO PRESIDENT KIBAKI [...] As previously reported, on November 21 the Ambassador delivered a major speech on U.S.-Kenyan relations which noted the important democratic progress that Kenya is making, but also talked frankly about the persistent problems of corruption and tribalism. Delivery of the speech was part of a b [...]	2007-01-12 07:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON ETRD EFIN KE
07NAIROBI2214	SOMALIA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - HEALTH IN [...] Summary: Despite years of chaos, insecurity and absence of a functioning Ministry of Health, Mogadishu continues to benefit from a serviceable, if limited, health system for those with sufficient resources to access it. Despite significant challenges, such as heavy fighting, limited access, [...]	2007-05-24 06:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
07NAIROBI3021	THE TWELFTH SUMMIT OF THE COMESA AUTHORITY OF [...] This is a summary of the Twelfth COMESA Summit proceedings held in Nairobi, Kenya, from May 22-23, 2007. The Summit was preceded by meetings of the Committee of Experts, Ministers of Justice, Ministers of Foreign affairs and COMESA Council of Ministers. The Fourth COMESA Business Summit and t [...]	2007-07-25 04:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA
07NAIROBI3262	KENYA AND EAST AFRICA: A STEP CLOSER TO FIBER OPTIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Fiber optic connectivity in East Africa may be only a little more than 18 months away. The U.S-owned and managed SEACOM submarine fiber optic cable is at the starting line, ready to begin system construction in September under a contract with another U.S. firm, fiber maker Tyco [...]	2007-08-13 14:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN KE
07NAIROBI4158	KENYA: TFCA INTERIM RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Post is in receipt of reftel and looks forward to working with Washington agencies on a possible TFCA program for Kenya. In terms of reftel's request to broach the issue of TFCA with the Government of Kenya (GOK),Post ascertained October 19 that all of the senior-most officials in the [...]	2007-10-19 09:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA EFIN SENV KE
07NAIROBI4202	KENYA'S BIG PUSH FOR ICT REFORM AND INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: With elections looming in December, Kenya's private sector and reform-minded government officials are racing to either complete or put in motion a series of intertwined reforms and infrastructure projects aimed at generating growth across the entire economy through greater compe [...]	2007-10-25 06:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN KE
07NAIROBI4443	AMERICAN VENTURE CAPITAL COMES CALLING IN KENYA [...] (SBU) Summary: American venture capitalists are coming to Africa in a big way, if anecdotal evidence in Kenya is any indication. In a short span of time, the Embassy has had contact with three large venture capital funds, all heavyweights, looking at investing a combined $650 million in estab [...]	2007-11-14 07:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN KE
07NAIROBI4483	NINTH PARLIAMENT WRAP UP (CORRECTED FORMAT) [...] (U) President Kibaki dissolved the Ninth Parliament of Kenya on October 22, 2007, ending its five year term. Overall, its record was mixed. Parliament made strides strengthening its role as an independent branch of government. At times Parliament served as an effective counterweight to the his [...]	2007-11-19 12:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI469	GUINEA: FORMER PM FALL ON CURRENT IMPASSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Guinea PM Fall sees a yawning gap between President Conte's red lines and those of the union leaders. He predicts violent conflict between "the people and the army" on one side and "Conte's armed supporters" on the other. End Summary. 2. (SBU) PolCouns met with SRSG [...]	2007-01-26 10:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB ASEC CASC PINS AEMR EAID GV
07NAIROBI4824	KENYA GDP GROWTH AND INFLATION STAY STRONG [...] Summary: The Statistics Bureau estimated that real GDP grew 7.1% year-on-year (YOY) in the second quarter of 2007, based on growth in all sectors. Overall seasonally-adjusted inflation in the second and third quarters remained above 10%, and underlying inflation hit the Central Bank's 5% warni [...]	2007-12-21 12:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV KE
07NAIROBI511	INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN KENYA [...] Per request in ref B para 2, we suggest the following influential women from Kenyan civil society and government be included in S/WE's world wide roster of women leaders: 2. Wangari MAATHAI; 2005 Nobel Peace Laureate; Founding Director of Kenya's Greenbelt Movement; The Greenbelt Movement, [...]	2007-01-30 13:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KE
07NAIROBI598	Kenyan Implementation of Decent Work Agenda [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Kenya (GOK) is working with the ILO to develop an action plan to implement the Decent Work Program included in the September 9, 2004 African Union declaration in Ouagadougou on employment and poverty alleviation. The GOK hopes its new Ksh 1 billion (USD 14.5 mill [...]	2007-02-06 06:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON KE
07NAIROBI75	Kenya and China: Stronger Economic Ties Driven by Growing [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic ties between Kenya and China are growing stronger, a trend being driven primarily by greater bilateral trade and, more precisely, by a rapid increase in Chinese exports to Kenya. While trade with China is increasingly important to Kenya, it still accounts for only 3% o [...]	2007-01-05 07:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR KE CH
07NAIROBI871	GOVERNANCE REPORT HELPS CRYSTALIZE DONOR CONSENSUS ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary: A comprehensive World Bank assessment of governance in Kenya, still in draft, concludes that the control of corruption in Kenya improved in the early years of the Kibaki administration, but has since stagnated. Graft has not, however, returned to the levels seen under previous [...]	2007-02-23 09:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV KE
07NAIROBI875	Kenya Terrorist Finance: Illicit Cash Couriers [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenyan officials share USG concern over cash couriers and money laundering, partly because of cash smuggling over the Somali border. Kenya's draft anti-money laundering (AML) bill contains provisions requiring declaration of monetary instruments over USD 5,000, criminalizes will [...]	2007-02-23 10:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER KCRM KE
07NASSAU1458	BAHAMAS GRAPPLES WITH SHARP RISE IN VIOLENT CRIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A series of high-profile murders of prominent professionals in Nassau and Freeport in mid-November, followed by a number of gangland-style killings in the capital November 24-28, have focused renewed public attention on a rising tide of violent crime in The Bahamas. Police stati [...]	2007-12-07 18:54:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM KJUS BF
07NASSAU579	BRENT SYMONETTE NAMED BAHAMIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham tapped Free National Movement (FNM) Deputy Party Leader Brent Symonette as The Bahamas' new Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs May 4. Symonette is a successful businessman and a former Attorney General and Minister of Tourism in [...]	2007-05-07 22:31:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ETRD BF
07NDJAMENA160	CHAD: PUBLIC SERVANTS WANT THEIR SHARE OF OIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Public expectations have ballooned with the widespread anticipation of a huge oil tax "windfall" and the president of Chad's largest labor federation has warned that failure to increase public sector wages by at least 50 percent will lead to a general strike that could exceed t [...]	2007-02-22 16:22:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ELAB PGOV CD
07NDJAMENA178	CHAD'S OIL REVENUE OVERSIGHT BODY OVERSHADOWED BY [...] (SBU) Summary: Chad's oil revenue management body (College de Control Pour le Surveillance de Resources Petroliere - CCSRP) is expected to oversee some USD 204 million in oil royalties and fees in 2007. According to CCSRP President Abdoulaye Lamana, half of this amount will go for government [...]	2007-02-27 16:04:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET CD
07NDJAMENA196	CHAD: 2007 BUDGET IN DANGER OF SLIPPING [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Commission (EC) are concerned about the GOC's political will and capacity to meet agreed 2007 budget targets. Wage pressures, corruption and mounting military and off-budget spending -- combined with unrealistic assumptions of [...]	2007-03-02 11:00:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ELAB PGOV CD
07NDJAMENA198	CHAD OIL PROJECT: 6 YEARS AND 6 BILLION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-02 14:52:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV EPET ELAB CD
07NDJAMENA237	CHAD: INPUT FOR ANNUAL AGOA REPORT [...] (U) Summary: Per reftel, Embassy provides the following input on Chad for the President,s 2007 Report on AGOA. End Summary --------------------------------------------- --------------- Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Trade Barriers --------------------------------------------- [...]	2007-03-15 10:25:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA ECON CD
07NDJAMENA274	IMF WORRIED ABOUT CHAD FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: A visiting IMF team and World Bank mission leader said that maintaining fiscal sustainability in Chad will continue to be difficult, especially when substantial oil revenue is about to be received (oil taxes paid March 30 come to USD $420 million.) Major concerns include: incre [...]	2007-03-30 10:23:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV CD
07NDJAMENA302	CHAD SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE [...] (C) Summary: United States interests in Chad have evolved over the last seven years. Highlights of the new relationship include U.S. humanitarian support for the Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad and U.S. political leadership in seeking a resolution of the Darfur conflict, U.S./Chad coopera [...]	2007-04-06 11:01:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF OTRA SU CD
07NDJAMENA403	DONORS ASKED TO TELL CHAD TO REIN IN SPENDING [...] (C) Summary and action request: The IMF and the World Bank have asked the United States and France to join them in a new Multi-Donor Mission (MDM) to urge President Deby to rein in military and infrastructure spending in order to maintain Chad's solvency into 2008 and 2009. Chad's request to [...]	2007-05-10 09:32:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN EAID CD
07NDJAMENA43	C-130'S FOR CHAD? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chad wants to buy four C-130 aircraft at a cost of over USD 300 million. Whether Chad needs or can afford so many new aircraft is questionable. Also an issue is how they will be used. Chad wants to buy them primarily to defend the regime against a backlash provoked by its re [...]	2007-01-12 12:06:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP EFIN KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CD
07NDJAMENA46	CHAD'S ROLE IN PEACE IN DARFUR: IS THIS THE RIGHT [...] (C) AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTION: This is an important piece on our engagement with Chad and its role in peace efforts in Darfur. It was prepared by Jitu Sardar, who is completing an impressive tour here after having contributed significantly to our reporting on eastern Chad and our Darfur re [...]	2007-01-13 13:43:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
07NDJAMENA484	CHAD: EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY [...] SUMMARY: According to Chad's finance and oil ministers, the Economic and Monetary Commission of Central Africa (CEMAC) is seized with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and, within Chad, the oil minister heads a team that is supposed to address EITI's requirments. END [...]	2007-06-11 15:59:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET PREL CD
07NDJAMENA487	CHAD: WORLD BANK VIEWS ON EVE OF MULTIDONOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the eve of the multidonor meeting in Ndjamena, World Bank experts assess that Chad's poverty indicators are headed downward, despite a 2007 spike in oil revenues. With most of its oil revenues consumed by military expenditures already in the first quarter of 2007, Chad is f [...]	2007-06-12 08:15:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL CD
07NDJAMENA506	ISLAM IN SOUTHERN CHAD [...] (SBU) Summary: What is the status of Islam in southern Chad, a relatively densely populated area but traditionally largely Christian or animist? Embassy NQDjamena PAO and Arabic/Muslim Outreach Specialist set out to answer this question, at least anecdotally, during two trips over a three- [...]	2007-06-19 16:13:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OIIP KPAO KIRF PHUM CD
07NDJAMENA508	CORRECTED VERSION: ISLAM IN SOUTHERN CHAD [...] (SBU) Summary: What is the status of Islam in southern Chad, a relatively densely populated area but traditionally largely Christian or animist? Embassy N'Djamena PAO and Arabic/Muslim Outreach Specialist set out to answer this question, at least anecdotally, during two trips over a three- [...]	2007-06-20 06:43:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OIIP KPAO KIRF PHUM CD
07NDJAMENA523	CHAD: STRIKE DRAGS ON [...] SUMMARY: Some progress has been made, but the general strike in Chad still drags on. The government is holding to its offer of a 15 percent salary increase. Some minor unions have accepted but the major union has again balked. Meanwhile, a peaceful group of female teachers on June 21 block [...]	2007-06-22 14:57:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PGOV ASEC CD
07NDJAMENA531	CHAD MISSES 70 PERCENT TARGET BUT WORLD BANK STILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The World Bank and IMF concluded two weeks of meetings with the Chadian government June 24, pleased with the participation of all ministries and opennness of the process. They brought senior Chadian officials, including military, together for the first time to focus on budget [...]	2007-06-26 15:22:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL CD
07NDJAMENA553	TRANSFORMING CHAD: A CAUTIONARY TALE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the last three years the United States has devoted more attention and resources to Chad than at any time since the joint fight against Libyan aggression in the 1980's. Chad is a major beneficiary of the Trans Saharan Counter-Terrorism Partnership initiative. It receive [...]	2007-07-03 20:54:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN EPET KDEM KPKO PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
07NDJAMENA637	SCENESTTER FOR GENERAL WARD [...] (C) General Ward: Your first visit to Chad will highlight for President Idriss Deby Itno the importance the United States attaches to the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) and U.S. appreciation for Chad's support on counter-terrorism issues. We anticipate that the President [...]	2007-08-03 12:19:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CD
07NDJAMENA649	CHAD SHOWS RENEWED INTEREST IN EXTRACTIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chadian officials, including the Minister of Oil, briefed donors on plans to implement the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in two World Bank-hosted meetings July 26 and July 31, 2007. Chad had already expressed interest in joining EITI in 2004, but there [...]	2007-08-08 05:57:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	CD ECON EPET PREL
07NDJAMENA689	CHAD SCENESETTER FOR CODEL JACKSON LEE [...] (U) U.S. Embassy N'Djamena warmly welcomes CODEL Jackson Lee to Chad August 26-27, 2007. Chad is a landlocked, impoverished nation situated in the geographical "heart" of Africa. Violent regime change has been the rule since independence in 1960. Chad's estimated 9.4 million people are prim [...]	2007-08-23 09:01:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CD
07NDJAMENA790	CHAD: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] In response to Reftel, Embassy N'Djamena submits the following updated AGOA country eligibility information. 2. TPSC subcommittee on AGOA implementation country eligibility recommendations 2007 state submissions Country: Chad Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background: Chad, a la [...]	2007-10-11 15:47:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD CD
07NDJAMENA933	CHAD: FIGHTING CONTINUES BETWEEN ANT AND RFC [...] (C) Summary. Fighting continues in the Biltine area between the Chadian army (ANT) and the RFC rebel group. Cut off from supply lines in the Sudan, the RFC may not be able to survive a siege. On the other hand, coordinated action between the RFC and the UFDD could pull the ANT away and prol [...]	2007-12-06 06:40:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF SD CD
07NDJAMENA934	CENTRAL AFRICAN REFUGEES IN SOUTHERN CHAD [...] (U) Summary. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is pursuing a strategy of self-sufficiency for Central African refugees in southern Chad but is finding it challenging to do so due to lack of resources and the difficulty of timing a reduction in assistance with the refugee [...]	2007-12-06 08:15:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF CD CT
07NDJAMENA94	CHAD: PRESIDENT DEBY ASKS TO BUY FOUR C-130 [...] (U) President Idriss Deby Itno has sent a letter to the President requesting approval for the purchase of four new C-130 aircraft under the Foreign Military Sales program. Dated January 19 and delivered by Chadian Ambassador to the United States Mahamoud Bechir to the Ambassador January 30, [...]	2007-01-31 11:37:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EFIN PGOV PREL CD
07NEWDELHI1325	INDIA FALLING SHORT OF POTENTIAL IN AFRICA, [...] (C) Summary. Indian strategic thinkers agree that China is leading India in involvement with Africa by almost all economic and political measures. Not only does China have a greater volume of bilateral trade with Africa, but China is also pouring development aid and concessional loans into [...]	2007-03-19 12:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IN CH ECON ENRG EPET EAGR
07NEWDELHI1458	BELLWETHER PROJECT: BIHAR IS MORE THAN JUST CROPS [...] (SBU) Summary: For the last two decades, Bihar was ruled by a kleptocratic and corrupt government, suffered from discriminatory central government policies, and was mired in caste and class-ridden social divides. Despite its Buddhist sacred sites, bountiful rivers and fertile soil, Bihar has [...]	2007-03-26 09:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KISL IN
07NEWDELHI1653	THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN INDIA - PART I [...] (SBU) Summary: During the March 19-24 visit of Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for Women's Empowerment Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, Mission officers joined Ambassador Tahir-Kheli to survey New Delhi's leading NGOs, think tanks, pundits, government officials and activists on the ch [...]	2007-04-09 07:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR SOCI KWMN IN
07NEWDELHI1702	ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER REVIEWS SOUTH ASIAN [...] (C) Summary: During a one hour meeting on April 5, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon reviewed political and economic developments with Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. When it comes to the region, New Delhi a [...]	2007-04-11 07:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR PREF ECON ETRD AF
07NEWDELHI1749	THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN INDIA - PART II [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the second in a two part series on the status of women in India. This cable is derived from Post's ongoing analysis of the issues facing women as well as conversations with politicians, think tanks, NGO activists, pundits, and government officials during Senior Advisor to [...]	2007-04-12 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR SOCI KWMN IN
07NEWDELHI1921	HINDU RIGHT WING PLANNING AN ANTI-MAOIST COALITION [...] (C) Former Commerce, Law and Justice Minister Dr. Subramanian Swamy, President of the Janata Party, told DepPolCouns April 23 that he is headed to Nepal April 26 to meet "secretly" with King Gyanendra and publicly with Prime Minister Koirala, whom he described as "an old friend." Swamy was a m [...]	2007-04-23 13:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR NP IN
07NEWDELHI2070	RAJASTHAN STRUGGLES TO ESCAPE FROM THE HINDI BELT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rajasthan, located in North India and bordering Pakistan, is the country's largest state and embodies numerous contradictions. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Minister (CM) Vasundhara Raje (ref A),although extremely popular, is heavily criticized and not expected to win the [...]	2007-05-01 06:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL PINR SOCI ECON KWMN KIRF
07NEWDELHI2149	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 30 - May 4, 2007. PAKISTAN CUTS INTO INDIAN WHEAT MARKET -------------- 2. (SBU) For the first time in history, India is importing wheat from Pakistan as of April-May 2007. Taking advantage o [...]	2007-05-04 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV PTER ETRD IN
07NEWDELHI2390	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH CPI-M POLITBURO CHIEF SITARAM [...] SUMMARY (C) On May 17, PolCouns met with Sitaram Yechury, a Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) Member of Parliament (MP),member of the politburo and editor of the party journal "People's Democracy." Yechury welcomed the outcome of the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh (UP) elections a [...]	2007-05-18 13:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN
07NEWDELHI2391	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 14-18, 2007. INDIA AND CIVIL AVIATION -------------- 2. (U) In a productive meeting with Deputy Economic Counselor, Civil Aviation (CA) Joint Secretary RK Singh reviewed several key issues - in [...]	2007-05-18 13:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV ETRD IN
07NEWDELHI2480	IRAQ'S OIL MINISTER TO SEEK INDIAN INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary. Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani will visit India May 25-28, leading a delegation from a broad spectrum of the Iraqi government, in addition to several businesspeople. The main goal for Iraq is to get an Indian agreement for investment in either building a new oil refine [...]	2007-05-24 12:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EPET ENRG IQ IN
07NEWDELHI2912	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 18-22, 2007. FIRST ROUND ON INDIA/EC FTA TALKS TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK -------------- 2. (SBU) European Commission Trade Counselor Bermejo told us that the first round of negotiations for an Indian [...]	2007-06-22 11:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV EAIR PTER KTFN PREL ENRG ECON IN PK IR
07NEWDELHI2991	DELHI DIARY, JUNE 20-27 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for June 20-27, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- KK Katyal: Potential for South Asian Parliament -- Tawang Residents Speak Out Against China's Territorial Claims -- Controversy Continue [...]	2007-06-27 12:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN
07NEWDELHI3034	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 25-29, 2007. COMING SOON - EFFORTS TO AMEND THE MONEY LAUNDERING ACT --------------------------------------------- --- 2. (SBU) During a meeting with Econoff on June 29, Joint Secretary of Reve [...]	2007-06-29 11:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV EAIR PTER KTFN PREL ENRG ECON IN PK IR
07NEWDELHI3248	DELHI DIARY, JULY 6-16 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for July 6-16, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Sweet Success in Ethiopia: India Invests in Ethiopian Sugar and Wins African Support for a Security Council Seat -- India Looks East with [...]	2007-07-16 11:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR KUNR EINV PTER MCAP AS
07NEWDELHI3312	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 16 - 20, 2007. Chidambaram Signals Continued Tight Monetary Policy --------------------------------------------- -- 2. (U) Finance Minister Chidambaram on July 19 stated that the government wil [...]	2007-07-20 11:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV ETRD IN
07NEWDELHI3436	INDIA: SME'S HOLD KEY TO APP SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Indian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs),which make up the bulk of Indian industry, do not understand the goals and processes of the Asia Pacific Partnership (APP). Reaching this segment of industry through better publicity, engagement, and a revised proposal process will r [...]	2007-07-30 08:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON ENRG TSPL TRGY BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3528	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 30 - August 3, 2007. Contains Business Proprietary information. TATA RUNS INTO TROUBLE IN TAMIL NADU --------------- 2. (SBU) Tata Steel's $620 million project proposed Tamil Nadu titanium d [...]	2007-08-03 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV ETRD ENRG SENV IN
07NEWDELHI3603	INDIA: REMOVING CLEAN TECHNOLOGY BARRIERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Clean technology transfer to India faces several market and policy challenges. (Ref A) By raising awareness on the anthropogenic causes of climate change via television and reviving eco-labeling, a viable market can be created. In addition, manufacturers should look to partner [...]	2007-08-08 05:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON ENRG TSPL TRGY EFIN BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3907	NEW DELHI ESTH OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF August 20 [...] Summary: This week the ESTH office met with representatives of the Wildlife Protection Society of India regarding a wildlife crime workshop; met with the Nature Publishing Group to discuss the launch of a web portal dedicated to Indian science; and noted the Delhi government's push to impleme [...]	2007-08-27 12:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA IN
07NEWDELHI3909	JAPANESE PM ABE TAKES ECONOMIC & SECURITY TIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Calling Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's August 21-23 visit to New Delhi a "historic milestone" which witnessed the elevation of the Indo-Japan Global and Strategic Partnership, Japanese Embassy colleagues in New Delhi claimed to be "very happy" with the trip. Ministry of External Af [...]	2007-08-27 14:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON MARR JA IN
07NEWDELHI4336	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 17-21, 2007. GOI ANNOUNCES REFUND OF SPECIAL ADDITIONAL DUTY FOR IMPORTS THAT PAY STATE VAT ----------------- 2. (U) The Indian government on September 14 notified a refund facility with [...]	2007-09-21 12:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
07NEWDELHI4377	IRAN AND THE NUCLEAR DEAL ARE NOT ELECTION ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an Iran roundtable event hosted by PolCouns September 19, a group of Indian analysts, journalists and diplomats agreed that, while the Government of India (GOI) was struggling to live down the perception that it took orders from Washington, neither the nuclear deal nor Ir [...]	2007-09-26 01:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MNUC KNNP MOPS ENRG EPET PINR KISL
07NEWDELHI4396	UTTAR PRADESH POLITICIANS DISSECT US-INDIA [...] (C) Summary: On September 6, PolCouns met with a cross section of political leaders in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (UP). As the group did not feel comfortable publicly critiquing the new government established under the leadership of Chief Minister Mayawati, the conversation quickly turned to Indo- [...]	2007-09-26 13:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN
07NEWDELHI4419	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 24-28, 2007. MIXED SIGNALS ON RETAIL --- 2. (U) Two key GOI figures in the U.S. this week gave conflicting messages on the future of organized retail in India. Minister of Commerce and Ind [...]	2007-09-28 09:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
07NEWDELHI4469	NEW DELHI ESTH OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER [...] Scioffs attended a National Mercury Workshop September 27 - 28 hosted by the Indian NGO, Toxics Link. The workshop focused on mercury usage, processes, and impacts in India. SciOffs met with representatives from numerous environmental NGOs, academics, medical professionals, the World Bank, t [...]	2007-10-03 11:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA IN
07NEWDELHI4667	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR OCTOBER 15-19, [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 15-19, 2007. INDIA INCREASINGLY AN FDI PLAYER --------------------------- 2. (U) The UN Commission on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released its annual World Investment Report this past wee [...]	2007-10-19 11:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV EPET ETRD EAGR ELTN EAID SENV IN
07NEWDELHI4759	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 22-26, 2007. EXPANSION PROJECTS AT SOUTHERN AIRPORTS SHOW PROFITS ----------------------- 2. (SBU) The expansion of runways, apron areas and terminals at Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Coim [...]	2007-10-26 11:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON
07NEWDELHI51	LIMP GOI RESPONSE TO SADDAM EXECUTION DICTATED BY [...] (C) Summary: The GOI issued a tepid if not unhelpful response to the December 30 execution of Saddam Hussein. This was dictated by Congress concerns regarding the sensibilities of India's Muslims. Congress faces a crucial election in Uttar Pradesh (UP) later this year and the state's Muslim [...]	2007-01-04 13:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC KDEM KISL SCUL PGOV IN IZ
07NEWDELHI5148	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 26-30, 2007. GOI ANNOUNCES ITS TAX REFORM AGENDA -------------- 2. (U) At a November 29 seminar on Indirect Tax Reforms, Dr. Parthasarthi Shome, Advisor to the Finance Minister, discussed [...]	2007-11-30 11:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
07NEWDELHI5189	REFUGEE ADMISSIONS REFERRAL: YALDA SHOJAE SANGANI [...] (C) Embassy New Delhi refers Yalda Shojae Sangani to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) based on her experiece of persecution in Iran. Below is biographical information of the principal applicant, a description of the persecution claim, her current economic means, and health conditio [...]	2007-12-04 12:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN
07NEWDELHI5364	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of December 17-20, 2007. FDI RESTRICTIONS IN RETAIL TO CHANGE? ------------- 2. (SBU) Food Processing Industries Minister Subodh Kant said Monday that the GOI may ease its restrictions on foreign dire [...]	2007-12-20 05:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
07NEWDELHI5367	AVIAN INFLUENZA: NEW DELHI CONFERENCE DISCUSSES THREAT, [...] The Government of India (GOI) hosted a successful international conference on avian and pandemic influenza, in collaboration with the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI),on December 4-6. Several themes emerged: that the international community cannot let down it [...]	2007-12-20 05:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR KFLU EAID PREL IN
07NEWDELHI5418	SCENESETTER PART I: THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Leavitt, your visit to India comes at a difficult juncture in what has been a time of deep transformation in Indo-U.S. relations. Just as we were poised to accelerate and expand ties between our two democracies into a more comprehensive relationship, the ruling coalit [...]	2007-12-28 10:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA IN
07NEWDELHI659	THE UTTARAKHAND ELECTION: A SMALL CONTEST WITH [...] (C) Summary: Uttarakhand had the good sense in 2000 to break away from Uttar Pradesh (UP). This has spared the state from the chaotic and criminal regional parties that continue to destroy UP. Instead, Uttarakhand has a political system dominated by the two national parties - Congress and [...]	2007-02-09 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IN
07NEWDELHI662	BELLWETHER PROJECT: INDIA RISING, PUNJAB STRUGGLING [...] (C) Summary: For decades, Punjab has struggled with corruption and bad political leadership. Despite its reputation as the breadbasket of India, Punjab's agriculture economy is failing and the common Punjabi feels left out of India's economic boom. Unemployment is widespread, inflation is r [...]	2007-02-09 13:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM IN
07NEWDELHI752	BOTH SIDES VICTORIOUS IN BAGLIHAR VERDICT, INDIA [...] (C) Summary. The World Bank-appointed neutral expert announced his ruling on February 12 regarding the controversial Baglihar dam project, which both Pakistan and India claimed as a victory. Several specifications contested by Pakistan are being addressed, but the overall design of the dam [...]	2007-02-14 13:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWWT ECON PBTS ENRG ECIN KISL PK IN
07NEWDELHI880	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SABERO ORGANICS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Sabero Organics Gujarat Ltd. (Sabero)),Di [...]	2007-02-22 09:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI881	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SABERO ORGANICS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Sabero Organics Gujarat Ltd. (Sabero)),Di [...]	2007-02-22 09:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ETRD BEXP IN

07NEWDELHI882	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SABERO ORGANICS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Sabero Organics Gujarat Ltd. (Sabero)),Di [...]	2007-02-22 09:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI94	PARTY SPOKESMEN AGREE THAT EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Summary: On January 9, during the annual meeting of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI),political leaders from the BJP, Congress and the CPI(M) examined Indian economic policy from their own ideological perspectives. Despite an attempt by the BJP's Ravi Sh [...]	2007-01-09 11:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD ELAB ENRG PGOV PREL PINR IN
07NIAMEY167	NIGER TRIP REPORTS (3) THE NOMADIC ZONE [...] (SBU) This is the third cable in a series of trip reports (reftels A&B) that examine conditions, contacts, and political issues in central and northern Niger. This edition takes a look at the nomadic zone known as the Azaouagh (or Azawak). A large and sparsely populated zone in the northern par [...]	2007-02-23 12:39:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ECON SOCI NG
07NIAMEY728	NIGER: KORANIC SCHOOLS CALL FOR HELP [...] (C) During recent travel across southern Niger, Poloff interacted with traditional and religious leaders and religious educators. In each instance, they were concerned by the quality and diversity of instruction they were able to offer in their madrassas. Religious leaders felt that many Niger [...]	2007-05-24 13:31:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PINR SCUL SOCI PGOV PREL PTER NG
07NICOSIA350	CYPRUS: U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD STAFFER NAMED NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: President Papadopoulos has appointed Athanasios Orphanides, an MIT-educated, U.S. Federal Reserve Senior Adviser, to serve as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus. Orphanides will succeed aging incumbent Christodoulos Christodoulou, whose five-year term ends on May 3 [...]	2007-04-20 13:26:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV CY
07NICOSIA365	T/C LABOR UNIONS DISAPPOINTED WITH "GOVERNMENT" [...] Summary: Turkish Cypriot (T/C) labor union leaders are voicing growing disappointment with the performance of the current "TRNC government." The Republican Turkish Party (CTP) came to power in 2005 with overwhelming labor support, union representatives told us in a series of recent meetings; [...]	2007-04-26 13:31:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ELAB PHUM CY
07NICOSIA45	CYPRUS: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 15:19:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
07NICOSIA721	CYPRUS: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR TAKES NEW JOB IN HIS STRIDE [...] (SBU) Summary: The recently appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, Athanasios Orphanides, assured us that global financial problems arising from the "sub-prime" sector shake-out is a non-issue for Cyprus. Problems he identified for Cyprus are locally sourced (an overheated property m [...]	2007-08-31 11:02:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV CY
07NICOSIA827	TURMOIL IN THE CYPRUS ENERGY SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In the midst of a heated Presidential campaign, the Government of Cyprus (GOC) through the Ministry of Commerce (Energy Department) is preparing tender specifications for consulting and project management energy projects. The Government's insistence on constructing a temporary o [...]	2007-10-12 09:52:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ETRD PREL EINV ECON CY
07NICOSIA888	T/C NEGOTIATOR RASIT PERTEV RESIGNS [...] (C) Summary: T/C lead negotiator Rasit Pertev resigned from his post as "Undersecretary" on November 5 and announced plans to form an as-yet-unnamed political party. He cited worsening conditions in which the T/C community lives as reason for his departure. Pertev led the "TRNC" negotiating te [...]	2007-11-05 16:25:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU CY
07NICOSIA933	CYPRUS: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Per Reftel request, Post submits in para 2 below Part I (Drugs and Chemical Control) of the 2006-2007 INCSR. The report is based on an update of last year's published version. 2. BEGIN TEXT Cyprus I. Summary Cyprus has been divided since the Turkish military intervention of 197 [...]	2007-11-20 06:20:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR CY
07NICOSIA949	CYPRUS: ELECTION CAMPAIGN -- IT'S NOT THE ECONOMY, STUPID [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. Presidential elections are now less than three months away (scheduled for February 17, 2008) and the candidates have begun their campaigning in earnest. The Cyprus problem remains far and away the leading debate issue, and will likely play the most decisive ro [...]	2007-12-03 13:42:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN KGOV PREL CY
07NOUAKCHOTT1010	Mauritania Exceeds Development Funding Target at Paris [...] The Government of Mauritania, with support from the World Bank, the European Commission and the UN Development Program, convened the fifth Consultative Group (CG) meeting in Paris December 4 and 5. Some three dozen bilateral and multilateral partners reviewed Mauritania's national development [...]	2007-12-11 15:49:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PHUM KMCA MR
07OSLO330	SUSTAINABILITY SMORGASBORD: THE OSLO CSR CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary. On March 28 through March 30, Norway hosted "Partnerships for Sustainable Development: The Oslo Conference on Good Governance and Environmental Responsibility." Gathering public and private sector leaders, NGOs and international experts, including Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus [...]	2007-04-03 14:31:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ENRG ECON EPET EINV KPIR NO
07OSLO566	NORWEGIANS REVIEW WORLD BANK POINTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-30 10:18:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IBRD NOI
07OSLO91	NORWAY OPEN TO QUICKLY CLEARING LIBERIA'S ARREARS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Norway wants to see a quick clearing of Liberia's International Financial Institution (IFIS) arrears and is open to solutions. However, Norway is concerned about custom deals setting precedents that could ultimately damage IFIS financial health. Norway is willing to compensate [...]	2007-02-01 15:32:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV LI NO
07OTTAWA1062	CANADA'S RESPONSE TO ZOELLICK'S NOMINATION [...] (U) EconMinCouns delivered points in reftel to officials in the Prime Minister's Office, Finance Canada, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). Because Secretary Paulson had already consulted with Canada's Minister of Finance Flaherty on Zoellick's nomination, [...]	2007-06-05 18:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IBRD
07OTTAWA1881	G-8: CANADA LOOKING FOR HELP ON THE AFGHAN-PAK [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's Foreign Ministry briefed G-8 embassies on its recent mission to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border which was focused on border management, immigration, and counter-narcotics. Under the G-8 border initiative Canada is taking the lead on the piece of the frontier where its [...]	2007-10-09 12:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CA AF PK
07OTTAWA2280	NEW CANADIAN PLEDGE TO THE WORLD BANK'S [...] ON DECEMBER 14, CANADIAN FINANCE MINISTER FLAHERTY ANNOUNCED THAT CANADA WILL CONTRIBUTE CDOLS 1.3 BILLION TO THE WORLD BANK'S INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION. "OUR GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING CANADA'S INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE IS EFFECTIVE AND THAT TAXPAYERS' MONEY IS WELL SPEN [...]	2007-12-18 22:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON IDA AF CA
07OTTAWA585	CANADA ANNOUNCES NEW HEALTH FUNDING FOR HAITI [...] (U) Summary: International Cooperation Minister Josee Verner recently announced that the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) will commit over C$45 million for new health-related development projects in Haiti: C$18.75 million to support the development of Haiti's health system; C$ [...]	2007-03-29 21:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON SOCI CA HA
07OTTAWA761	BANK OF CANADA GOVERNOR DODGE RETIRING NEXT JANUARY [...] (U) Summary: The Governor of the Bank of Canada (BOC),David Dodge, will step down at the end of January 2008 at the end of his seven-year term. The news was a surprise. Dodge is widely regarded as an extremely effective Governor who has kept Canada's inflation under control while presiding o [...]	2007-04-26 18:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV CA
07OTTAWA819	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR SCHWAB'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Welcome back to Ottawa, Ambassador Schwab. This cable offers background information on Canada,s political and economic environment, especially on issues that may be raised outside the formal agenda of your talks with Trade Minister Emerson. Information regarding Canada-Brazil relations [...]	2007-05-07 18:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	BR CA ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL
07PANAMA1487	SCENESETTER: SECRETARY OF COMMERCE CARLOS [...] (U) Welcome and Summary. Embassy Panama extends a warm welcome to you and your delegation. Your engagement in Panama can help strengthen our bilateral relationship, boost support for the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA),reinforce U.S. export opportunities regarding the $5.25 bil [...]	2007-09-06 12:24:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP ETRD PGOV PM
07PANAMA1711	PANAMA: 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] (U) The U.S. goods trade surplus with Panama was $2.3 billion in 2006, an increase of $493 million from $1.8 billion in 2005. U.S. goods exports in 2006 were $2.7 billion, up 25.2 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Panama were $378 million, up 15.7 percent. Panama [...]	2007-10-29 16:00:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD
07PANAMA1719	U.S. FIRM EXPECTS LABOR AND HOUSING CONSTRAINTS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 16, 2007, EconOff met with Bechtel's Peter Pappas, Principal Vice President, and Paul Gibbs, Business Development Manager, to discuss Bechtel's design/build contract bid on the $5.25 billion Panama Canal expansion project. The contract winner is scheduled to be announc [...]	2007-10-30 16:44:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PM PREL
07PANAMA184	PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT TORRIJOS' [...] (C) Panamanian President Martin Torrijos will visit Washington February 14-16 for a meetings with the President and the Secretary of Defense, outreach to the AFL/CIO, business leaders, and the Hill to lobby for adoption of the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA). Indeed, advancing the [...]	2007-02-06 21:04:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS UNSC PM
07PANAMA185	PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT TORRIJOS' [...] (C) Panamanian President Martin Torrijos will visit Washington February 14-16 for a meetings with the President and the Secretary of Defense, outreach to the AFL/CIO, business leaders, and the Hill to lobby for adoption of the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA). Indeed, advancing the [...]	2007-02-06 21:08:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS UNSC PM
07PANAMA255	MONEY LAUNDERING & PANAMA'S REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Panama's construction boom, prevalence of offshore corporations, and status as a regional financial center provide a conducive environment for money laundering. Amid speculation as to the source of financing and demand for Panama's real estate boom, a review of information ava [...]	2007-02-21 20:29:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KCRM
07PANAMA307	PANAMA 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The resolution of a number of investment dispute cases in recent years opened the way for the April 2004 start of bilateral negotiations for a free trade agreement between the United States and Panama. The negotiations concluded successfully in December 2006. As of early 2007, the re-named [...]	2007-03-01 22:42:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON EFIN ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR
07PANAMA636	PANAMA: PANAMENISTA PARTY PRESIDENT LAYS OUT [...] (C) "Panama has fifteen to twenty years to get its act together to prevent populism from taking root here," Panamenista Party President and presidential candidate Juan Carlos Varela told POLCOUNS on April 20. Varela stated that, with the right leadership (ostensibly his),stronger institutio [...]	2007-04-23 21:33:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PM
07PANAMA637	PANAMA: PANAMENISTA PARTY PRESIDENT LAYS OUT [...] (C) "Panama has fifteen to twenty years to get its act together to prevent populism from taking root here," Panamenista Party President and presidential candidate Juan Carlos Varela told POLCOUNS on April 20. Varela stated that, with the right leadership (ostensibly his),stronger institutions, and [...]	2007-04-23 21:33:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PM
07PANAMA910	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE RICES' JUNE 4 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Welcome and Summary. Embassy Panama extends a warm welcome to you and your delegation. Your engagement in Panama can help strengthen our excellent bilateral relationship, solidify support for the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA),reinforce U.S. support for, and interest in, [...]	2007-06-01 16:32:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON OVIP OTRA PM
07PANAMA914	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE RICE'S [...] (SBU) Welcome and Summary. Embassy Panama extends a warm welcome to you and your delegation. Your engagement in Panama can help strengthen our excellent bilateral relationship, solidify support for the U.S.- Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA),reinforce U.S. support for, and interest in [...]	2007-06-01 22:25:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON OVIP OTRA PM
07PARAMARIBO502	UNPRECEDENTED CONVICTIONS AGAINST OLDEST BANK IN [...] (U) SUMMARY In a highly emotional proceeding on August 30 the former and current directors of the De Surinaamsche Bank (DSB),Ed Muller and Sigmund Proeve, were convicted for violating Suriname's foreign exchange law by transferring funds internationally without the consent of the Foreign Ex [...]	2007-09-19 21:09:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SNAR KCRM NS
07PARIS1011	UNESCO DG REACTS TO HIGH-LEVEL PANEL REPORT "DELIVERING AS [...] This is a guidance request, see para 4. 2. Summary: After some initial hesitation, UNESCO's Director General Matsuura continues to engage member states on the results of the UN high level panel report "Delivering as One." At a March 9 question and answer session with member states, the D [...]	2007-03-15 13:32:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO AORC UNGA PREL PHUM SOCI EAID
07PARIS1104	FRANCE/ZIMBABWE: LOOKING FOR AFRICANS TO TAKE THE [...] (C) MFA interlocutors report a shift in French thinking on Zimbabwe and greater readiness to engage and bring pressure to bear on the regime through multilateral fora. France nonetheless emphasizes the importance of getting Africans into the lead and holds out hopes that SADC will take a stro [...]	2007-03-21 16:38:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC UNO IR KNNP ZI FR
07PARIS1119	PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) The March 14 meeting of the Paris Club reviewed the debt status of 24 countries, taking steps to prepare for debt treatments in the coming months for the Central African Republic (likely in April),the Gambia (in May),Sao Tome and Principe (in May),and Liberia. Creditors confirmed the [...]	2007-03-22 13:34:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS1190	OECD: AMBASSADOR MORELLA BRIEFS COUNCIL ON THE PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Ambassador Morella briefed the OECD Council March 20 on the status of the U.S. initiative for a "Partnership for Democratic Governance" (see speaking notes in Para 5 below). Due to the late hour, discussion was limited; however, several key OECD Members expressed strong support for the [...]	2007-03-26 16:39:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD OECD
07PARIS1228	A/S O'BRIEN MEETINGS ON IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (S) Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Patrick O'Brien consulted March 15-16 with French officials to discuss implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1737 on Iran sanctions, share information on individuals and entities involved in Iran's nuclear weapons program, learn the status of [...]	2007-03-27 16:27:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL EFIN ETTC KTFN KNNP IR FR
07PARIS158	UPDATE ON LEBANON DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: FRANCE IS ENCOURAGED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON'S PROPOSED ECONOMIC PROGRAM TO GARNER DONOR SUPPORT, AND IS RELATIVELY WELL-ADVANCED IN PREPARATIONS FOR THE JANUARY 25 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR LEBANON. THE LEBANESE ECONOMIC TEAM GAVE A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION OF ITS ECONOMIC [...]	2007-01-16 15:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL LE SY FR
07PARIS1742	PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON AND CAR NEGOTIATION [...] (SBU) At the April 19-20, 2007 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors provided debt relief to the Central African Republic in recognition of its eligibility for the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) Initiative and to facilitate the newly signed Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) wit [...]	2007-05-02 16:39:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS1892	COMOROS: FRANCE SHARES U.S. ASSESSMENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA AF DAS-equivalent Jean-Claude Brunet on May 10 said that France shared USG views (refs A and B) on the current situation in the Comoros. The situation had calmed in the past few days, but much depended on how President Sambi now responded to Anjouan "President" Bacar's con [...]	2007-05-14 08:58:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR CN FR
07PARIS2027	THE FILLON GOVERNMENT, SARKOZY'S REFORM TEAM, NAMED [...] (SBU) Intent on maintaining the momentum for reform, President Sarkozy moved quickly following his inauguration May 16 (ref B). Sarkozy named his administration's first Prime Minster, Francois Fillon the following day, May 17, then immediately named the line-up of the Fillon government on Ma [...]	2007-05-18 17:54:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
07PARIS2269	FRANCE SUPPORTIVE OF ZOELLICK NOMINATION [...] (SBU) The Charge raised reftel points on nomination of Robert Zoellick as World Bank president with GOF Treasury Director Xavier Musca on May 30. Musca said that France was likely to support the nomination, and referred to remarks made by Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner earlier in the day on [...]	2007-05-31 13:40:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON IBRD FR
07PARIS232	FRANCE 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]	2007-01-22 12:35:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR FR
07PARIS2374	PARIS CLUB - MAY 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON AND PERU AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) At the May 22-24 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors agreed to allow Peru to prepay at face value as much as $2.5 billion in previously rescheduled non-concessional debt in order to support its efforts to implement sound debt management policies. The Secretariat reported on technical [...]	2007-06-05 16:52:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS253	PARIS CONFERENCE ON HEALTH PROTECTION IN [...] Action request contained in para 8. . 2. Summary. France will host a high-level international conference entitled, "Health Protection in Developing Countries: Breaking the Vicious Circle of Disease and Poverty," in Paris, March 15-16. This is an initiative of President Chirac, first pr [...]	2007-01-22 16:29:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAID AORC PREL FR
07PARIS2744	FRANCE: MCC DISCUSSES DEVELOPMENT FINANCE [...] (SBU) Maureen Harrington, VP for Policy and International Relations, and Richard Morford, Managing Director for Donor and Multilateral Relations at the Millennium Challenge Corporation met with French development officials Friday, June 15. They discussed approaches to the private sector, aid [...]	2007-06-26 15:47:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON AF FR
07PARIS2825	GOVERNMENT SELLS ADDITIONAL 2.5 PERCENT STAKE IN FRANCE [...] SUMMARY: To reduce the public debt, the government sold shares in France Telecom, the French telephone provider, reducing its stake in the company by 5.0 percent to 27.4 percent. The demand from institutional investors was not sufficient to sell a larger stake. The proceeds (2.65 billion euro [...]	2007-06-29 15:47:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR
07PARIS2827	U/S BURNS' JULY 13 MEETING WITH SARKOZY DIPLOMATIC [...] (U) June 13, 2007, 3:00 P.M. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Burns Ambassador Stapleton Political Minister-Counselor Rosenblatt P Staff Bame Poloff Waller (notetaker) France Amb. Jean-David Levitte, Diplomatic Advisor to the President Francois Richier, Counselor for Strat [...]	2007-07-02 07:41:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV FR LE UNSC PREL
07PARIS2899	PARIS CLUB - JUNE 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) Summary: At the June 19 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors agreed in principle to accept Gabon's offer to buy back its previously rescheduled debt at a discount. Terms will be negotiated at the July meeting. This would be the first time the Paris Club has conducted a standalone mark [...]	2007-07-05 08:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS3132	FRANCE: U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS ON IRAN [...] (S) Summary: In July 10 - 11 meetings with Elysee, GOF and Banque de France officials, Treasury U/S Stuart Levey, ISN A/S John Rood and accompanying delegation pressed France to consider ratcheting up pressure on Iran by targeting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC),entities it contro [...]	2007-07-23 08:59:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	EFIN KNNP PARM IR FR
07PARIS3269	PRESIDENT SARKOZY AND FRANCE'S INDUSTRIAL POLICY [...] (C) President Nicolas Sarkozy's calls for a more aggressive industrial policy have elicited criticism in some quarters of the EU, but largely favorable responses at home. Sarkozy's perspective is in line with France's long- time perception of an EC liberal "bias" (a perception partly behind [...]	2007-08-02 15:59:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV FR
07PARIS328	PARIS CLUB - JANUARY 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON AND MACEDONIA & [...] (SBU) During the January 23-24 meeting of the Paris Club, creditors granted Sierra Leone completion point treatment under the enhanced HIPC initiative, cancelling 100 percent ($363 million) of Sierra Leone's bilateral debt to the Club. The United States wrote off $44 million in USDA concession [...]	2007-01-29 12:22:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS3319	FRANCE REOPENS MONETARY DEBATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Although the euro has come off its recent highs against the U.S. dollar, President Nicolas Sarkozy is unlikely to give up efforts to convince Eurogroup partners that European governments should discuss European Central Bank (ECB) monetary and exchange rate policy. France, which [...]	2007-08-06 15:29:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ELAB PGOV FR
07PARIS3341	FRENCH INTENTIONS FOR AFRICA-RELATED MEETINGS AT [...] (SBU) MFA AF PDAS Caroline Dumas on August 3 provided the following information on Africa-related meetings the French would like to see held on the margins of this year's UNGA. She provided this information in response to our request for clarification in view of the different signals we had [...]	2007-08-08 12:38:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA XA FR
07PARIS3392	ASSISTANT SECRETARY SULLIVAN'S MEETING WITH FRENCH [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 9, EEB Assistant Secretary Dan Sullivan met with officials from France's Ministry of Ecology, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Prime Minister's office, to discuss the President's September 27-28 Major Economies Conference. The French were supportive of the initiat [...]	2007-08-13 10:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG ECON FR
07PARIS3873	FRENCH NEA A/S EQUIVALENT ON IRAN, SEPTEMBER 17 [...] (C) We used a September 17 meeting with French MFA NEA A/S Equivalent Jean Felix-Paganon to ask for his take on French FM Kouchner's statements in an interview the previous day on the possibility of war with Iran as part of the ongoing crisis over that country's nuclear program (summarized i [...]	2007-09-17 16:04:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM ETTC FR IR EU
07PARIS3919	FM KOUCHNER'S SEPT. 19-21 VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) The Bernard Kouchner who arrives in Washington Sept. 19 remains both an extremely popular French politician and one of the few of President Sarkozy's ministers who has retained a margin of independent authority. Kouchner, the most prominent of the Socialists who accepted positions in the Sarkoz [...]	2007-09-18 17:09:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL FR EUN NATO UNO UNMIK YI RS IR IS LE
07PARIS3994	PARIS CLUB - SEPTEMBER 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's September 12 Tour d'Horizon, creditors welcomed in principle Jordan's proposal to buy back debt and generally supported the Secretariat's assessment of a 6-8 percent market discount. In a significant move, the Secretariat and creditors agreed with the U.S. [...]	2007-09-24 14:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS400	FRENCH REACTION TO LIBERIA ARREARS CLEARANCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-01 11:25:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PINR FR
07PARIS4139	FRENCH GOVERNMENT FOCUSES INWARDLY ON ENVIRONMENT: [...] (SBU) Summary: While the world debates global climate issues, France's environmental attention is inward-focused. Sarkozy and State Minister Borloo of the 'mega' Environment Ministry - together with a range of stakeholders - are shaping environmental policies which will largely determine Franc [...]	2007-10-02 16:13:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON PGOV FR
07PARIS4399	PARIS CLUB - OCTOBER 2007 REPORTING CABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17, the Paris Club agreed to accept a buyback of previously rescheduled Jordanian debt at an average discount of 11 percent off face value. This figure is significantly above the 5-7% figure that the Paris Club Secretariat initially estimated to be a fair market disco [...]	2007-10-31 14:37:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS4521	TOGO: AMBASSADOR DUNN'S CONSULTATIONS WITH THE [...] (C) SUBJECT: UFC opposition party leader Gilchrist Olympio told visiting U.S. Ambassador to Togo David Dunn on November 8 that he thought that his opposition party deserved a prominent role in Togo's government given the roughly 50 percent of the vote that it won during the October 14 legis [...]	2007-11-16 17:39:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID TO FR
07PARIS4622	PARIS CLUB - November 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) At the November 14, 2007 Paris Club tour d'horizon, Chairman Musca urged countries to stay on message in their contacts with the government of Argentina - Argentina should clear its arrears. Iraq's recent agreement with Bulgaria was deemed roughly comparable to Iraq's Paris Club agreement, [...]	2007-12-03 15:38:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS613	GHASSAN SALAME: LEBANON'S POLITICAL SYSTEM IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: FORMER LEBANESE CULTURE MINISTER GHASSAN SALAME SHARED WITH US ON FEBRUARY 14 A BLEAK ASSESSMENT OF LEBANON'S POLITICAL SITUATION. SALAME SAID LEBANON'S POLITICAL SYSTEM WAS BROKEN, THAT BOTH SIDES WERE LOSING IN THE CURRENT CRISIS, THAT SYRIA WAS THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM, AND THA [...]	2007-02-16 11:38:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR LE PGOV PREL SY
07PARIS637	FRANCE: MFA ON DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNANCE, STABILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Econ Counselor and Econoff met February 14 with Jerome Walter, Counselor to Minister Delegate for Cooperation and Development Brigitte Girardin, and Herve Magro, Deputy Director for Governance in the MFA's General Directorate for International Cooperation and Development, to tak [...]	2007-02-20 12:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM KCRS FR
07PARIS743	CODEL TANNER: MEETING WITH FRENCH POLITICAL [...] (C) During a meeting with Codel Tanner on February 22, French MFA Political Director Gerard Araud reviewed the current state of the bilateral relationship, commented on NATO's continuing purpose, and compared France's and Britain's historically distinct orientations towards the U.S. He also [...]	2007-02-27 13:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR
07PARIS777	SARKOZY PRESS CONFERENCE ON FOREIGN POLICY [...] SUMMARY: Interior Minister and center-right presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy, appearing relaxed and confident in a February 28 press conference and Q-and-A session, laid out a foreign policy vision that focused straight-forwardly on strengthening Europe, preserving the importance of the [...]	2007-02-28 17:14:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL FR EUN UNO NATO IR MNUC IS KPAL
07PHNOMPENH1081	IS CAMBODIA'S REPUTATION AS A TRADE LIBERALIZER [...] (SBU) Summary. Seen as a trade liberalization leader among least developed countries (LDCs) due to its WTO membership, pilot participation in the Integrated Framework, and charismatic trade liberalization guru, Cambodia's initial progress in committing to and implementing trade reforms has s [...]	2007-08-21 08:41:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV KTEX EAGR ELAB CB
07PHNOMPENH1151	ENGAGEMENT ON CAMBODIAN TRADE REFORM GETS A BOOST FROM [...] Summary. Cambodian government officials once again displayed open and engaged attitudes during recent trade consultations with U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) official David Bisbee. Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh highlighted the recent passage of legislation on key economic topics and agree [...]	2007-09-10 01:34:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ELAB KIPR CB
07PHNOMPENH1156	STEADY AS SHE GOES: CAMBODIA'S CONTINUED ECONOMIC [...] Summary. Business leaders and government officials gathered to tout economic reforms already made and highlight areas needing further attention during the 12th Government-Private Sector Forum, held September 5. Cambodia's economic growth and stability remain impressive, as the country expect [...]	2007-09-11 09:30:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB KTEX EAIR ELTN EAGR EFIN CB
07PHNOMPENH1189	DAMMING THE MEKONG: HYDROPOWER'S HIGH PRICE [...] (SBU) Summary. Existing and planned hydropower projects along the world's eighth largest river reflect the development dilemma of cheaper, low-polluting power vs. healthy fisheries and the interests of downstream communities. Villagers along eastern Mekong tributaries in Cambodia complained [...]	2007-09-17 10:12:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ENRG EIND SENV VM LA CH CB
07PHNOMPENH1575	INVESTOR INTEREST IN CAMBODIA SURGES DESPITE CHALLENGES [...] (U) Summary: A dramatic surge in investor interest in Cambodia was evident during a recent investment conference held in Phnom Penh. Presenters emphasized a realistic view of Cambodia--a country with tremendous business opportunities, but where operating challenges such as corruption, poor in [...]	2007-12-31 10:42:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD KCOR EAGR EAID CB CH
07PHNOMPENH16	SCENESETTER FOR PDAS KATHLEEN STEPHENS JANUARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. U.S. strategic interests are at play in Cambodia, although they relate as much to Cambodia's neighbors as to Cambodia. As has long been the case, Cambodia remains something of a "sideshow" in which world and regional powers (China, Vietnam, Thailand and the U [...]	2007-01-05 06:39:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CB
07PHNOMPENH160	SAVING CAMBODIA'S FRESHWATER DOLPHINS: NGOS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A 120-mile stretch of the Mekong River in northern Cambodia is home to the world's largest group of Irrawaddy dolphins, a critically endangered freshwater species. The dolphins, which are a significant tourist draw in a little-visited corner of the country, have been dying in [...]	2007-01-30 10:55:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV CB
07PHNOMPENH351	2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-05 01:15:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC CB
07PHNOMPENH377	CAMBODIA'S ECONOMY BOOMS, BUT LEAVES MANY BEHIND [...] Summary. With 13.4% GDP growth in 2005 and 10.4% growth in 2006, Cambodia has managed to become one of the world's fastest growing economies while maintaining low levels of inflation. However, inequality has risen dramatically over the last decade, and Cambodia's narrow economic base -- foc [...]	2007-03-07 10:25:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KTEX EPET CB
07PHNOMPENH484	CAMBODIAN RESPONSE TO CASH COURIERS DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Poleconoff presented reftel demarche to Pen Simanh, Director General of Customs and Excise Department, on March 27. Pen Simanh noted that in the past three years, there have been 16 cases of illegal cash smuggling, all discovered at the Phnom Penh International Airport and all destined [...]	2007-03-29 02:08:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SNAR CB
07PHNOMPENH489	CAMBODIAN MONEY LAUNDERING VULNERABILITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An external assessment team recently rated Cambodia as falling far short of international financial regulatory standards and described government officials as being in a "state of denial" about the potential for money laundering. Poor coordination among Cambodian government a [...]	2007-03-29 10:23:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SNAR KCRM CB
07PHNOMPENH491	SCENESETTER FOR DAS JOHN'S APRIL 4-7 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Eric, your visit to Cambodia comes roughly just one month shy of a similar regional trip last year. Remarkably, in the intervening period, there have been no major bilateral problems and relations between our two countries have continued to grow. Recent positive developments and signs [...]	2007-03-30 10:18:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID CB
07PHNOMPENH534	CAMBODIAN PM DISCUSSES UPCOMING BURMA TRIP WITH [...] (C) Summary. During an April 4-7 visit to Cambodia, EAP DAS John met with PM Hun Sen and FM Hor Namhong on US-ASEAN relations, the PM's planned visit to Burma in May, North Korea, elections, and Cambodia's bilateral debt to the U.S. The PM claimed that the ROK and Japan are using Cambodia to [...]	2007-04-10 04:27:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EFIN ASEAN CB
07PHNOMPENH535	TRILATERAL COUNTERTERRORISM DIALOGUE IN CAMBODIA [...] (C) Summary. At the Australian High Commission's invitation, representatives of the U.S., Japanese and Australian missions met on April 5 for a Cambodia-specific trilateral counterterrorism (CT) dialogue. Australia framed the dialogue as part of the follow-up to the October 2006 high-level [...]	2007-04-10 09:35:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EAID CB AS JA
07PHNOMPENH543	DAS JOHN MEETS OPPOSITION POLITICAL FIGURES, IFI [...] (SBU) Summary. Human rights leader Kem Sokha told visiting DAS Eric John that his move into politics was in response to lowered USAID funding to his Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) NGO as well as continued calls from the Cambodian people that he return to political life. Kem Sokha [...]	2007-04-12 08:40:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EFIN EPET CB
07PODGORICA1	MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2006 [...] ON DEC. 27, THE MONTENEGRIN PARLIAMENT ADOPTED THE BUDGET FOR 2007 IN THE AMOUNT OF EUROS 617 MILLION, UNDER WHICH CURRENT AND CAPITAL EXPENSES HAVE BEEN SEPARATED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. (THE SEPARATION, COMMON PRACTICE IN EUROPE AND ELSEWHERE, WAS FACILITATED BY USG EXPERT ASSISTANCE.) TOTAL [...]	2007-01-03 14:47:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW
07PODGORICA182	MONTENEGRO MARKS ONE YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE (C-RE7-00522) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 21 MONTENEGRO MARKED THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE. MANY HAVE DESCRIBED MONTENEGRO AS A SOUTH EUROPEAN SUCCESS STORY, REFERRING TO THE PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF THE INDEPENDENCE QUESTION AND THE VISIBLE PROGRESS THE COUNTRY HAS ACHIEVED ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EU [...]	2007-06-04 11:55:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON MARR MW
07PODGORICA24	RUSSIANS ARE COMING TO MONTENEGRO - BUT SO ARE OTHERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE RUSSIAN PRESENCE ON MONTENEGRO IS VISIBLE, YET OFTEN OVERSTATED BY MONTENEGRINS AND OUTSIDERS ALIKE. SINCE 1999, REPORTED RUSSIAN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) HAS AMOUNTED TO EUROS 135 MILLION, OUT OF A TOTAL OF NEARLY EUROS 1 BILLION. THROUGH THE END OF 2006, THE ONLY L [...]	2007-02-05 13:36:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EINV MW RS
07PODGORICA33	MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: JANUARY 2007 [...] THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE ANNOUNCED THAT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES WERE EUROS 582.3 MILLION, YIELDING A SURPLUS OF EUROS 34.6 MILLION. A SURPLUS OF ONE MILLION EUROS WAS PLANNED. RECEIPTS WERE 15 PERCENT HIGHER THAN PROJECTED, DRIVEN BY VAT RECEIPTS WHICH WERE 36 PERCENT HIGHER THAN IN 2005 [...]	2007-02-13 14:50:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KPAO PGOV MW EIND ETRD
07PODGORICA91	PRIME MINISTER, DEPUTY, DESCRIBE GOM GOALS: EURO-ATLANTIC [...] (U) PRIME MINISTER ZELKJO STURANOVIC AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER GORDANA DJUROVIC DESCRIBED THE CURRENT GOVERNMENTS GOALS AS EURO-ATLANTIC INTEGRATION AND IMPROVED LIVING STANDARDS. THE MINISTERS MET WITH VISITING EUR/SCE DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER HOH AND CHARGE ON MARCH 28. THE PM SAID THAT MONTENE [...]	2007-03-29 12:38:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR EINV CVIS ECON PINR MW
07PORTAUPRINCE1742	WORLD BANK ON HAITI'S EFFORTS TO COMBAT MONEY [...] (U) A World Bank assessment team out-briefed PolCouns and Poloff October 5 on Haiti's efforts to combat money laundering and financial crimes subsequent to a two-week in-country evaluation. World Bank assessment team leader Jean Pesme highlighted several factors that contribute to money laund [...]	2007-10-29 18:05:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV KCOR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1880	AMBASSADOR VISITS LES CAYES [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador traveled November 14 and 15 to the South Department's capital city, Les Cayes, accompanied by DepDir USAID and Emboffs. Haiti's ''southern claw'' is still recovering from flooding caused by Tropical Storm Noel and its aftermath. Les Cayes thus far has been spared si [...]	2007-11-29 19:47:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS EAID ECON SNAR SOCI HA
07PORTAUPRINCE2031	HAITI MONTHLY: DECEMBER, 2007 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (U) PARLIAMENT TO CONSIDER NEW WOMEN'S RIGHTS LAWS. The Ministry of Women's A [...]	2007-12-31 15:45:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	HA PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KTEX
07PORTAUPRINCE38	HAITI CARICOM OFFICE READY TO DISCUSS CSME [...] (U) Marie Michele Rey, the appointed head of the new Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and other trade negotiations office, confirmed Haiti's commitment to moving CARICOM's Single Market Economy (CSME) forward. Though private sector sources indicate that the CSME may be more trouble than it is w [...]	2007-01-11 17:15:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD HA
07PORTAUPRINCE389	MINUSTAH DEVELOPMENT WORK PROGRESSES [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Jean-Philippe Laberge, MINUSTAH's civil affairs coordinator for the West Department, spoke to Poloff about MINUSTAH's plans to engage local government, specifically the new mayor, in their efforts to reha [...]	2007-02-27 17:39:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO HA
07PORTAUPRINCE52	PREVAL-TAIWAN RELATIONSHIP: THE LOVE CONNECTION [...] (C) Summary: The personal relationship between Preval and the Taiwanese started during Preval's first presidency from 1996-2001, with agricultural projects in Marmalade, Preval's hometown. The foreign ministry's director of political affairs Weiner Jean Baptiste told Poloff January 11 that th [...]	2007-01-12 19:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KPKO HA CH
07PORTAUPRINCE577	PM ALEXIS IN TROUBLE IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: Both senate and chamber majorities are ready to give Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis a vote of no confidence, according to President of the Senate Joseph Lambert. The government under Alexis, in the view of his parliamentary opponents has few tangible accomplishments, and [...]	2007-03-23 18:11:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HA
07PORTAUPRINCE968	AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES FY2007 PROPOSAL [...] Summary. In response to reftel A, post is submitting a proposal to fund a study on Haitian migrants conducted by the International Organization of Migration (IOM). The study would attempt to construct a profile of the typical migrant, lay out the reasons for migration, and outline the planni [...]	2007-05-30 18:47:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM HA
07PORTOFSPAIN1019	SCENESETTER FOR ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PRE-ASSESSMENT VISIT [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) On behalf of Embassy Port of Spain, I look forward to welcoming your delegation to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) October 10-12. The Ambassador unfortunately is out of the country but also wishes to express his [...]	2007-10-10 11:25:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EPET SENV PREL PGOV PTER ASEC TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1099	PRACTICES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (SBU) This cable responds to questions in ref A. Questions in ref B were previously answered in ref C. Watch listing ---------------- 2. (SBU) The Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) maintains both an &alert list8 of individuals who should be immediately detained upon entry and a [...]	2007-11-01 17:43:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS KVPR PGOV PINR PREL PTER TD KHLS
07PORTOFSPAIN1111	CORRUPTION IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is concern in Trinidad and Tobago over alleged corruption in the public and private sectors. This is a black mark for the ruling People's National Movement (PNM) and an impediment to Prime Minister Patrick Manning's goal of achieving developed country status by 2020. Tra [...]	2007-11-06 12:54:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV KCOR ECON EFIN EPET TD

07PORTOFSPAIN393	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - MARCH [...] Tobago Land License for Foreigners 2. Far East Co-operation in Trade & Investment 3. GOTT committed to FTAA 4. Fishy concerns 5. T&T gets Water Pollution Rules 6. U.S. company to build Caustic Soda plant 7. Essar Steel plant approved 8. T&T Bird Flu ready 9. VAT removed on [...]	2007-04-23 16:48:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR EFIN EIND EINV ETRD KFLU TD
07PORTOFSPAIN494	IMF OFFERS PRAISE AND WARNINGS TO CARIBBEAN GOVERNMENTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: While commending strong Caribbean growth and responsible fiscal and monetary policies, visiting IMF officials urged regional governments to adopt proactive measures to reduce current account deficits and public debt while economies are strong. They also recommended eliminating ta [...]	2007-05-18 10:37:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON ECIN PGOV PREL TD
07PORTOFSPAIN590	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO WANTS U.S. WORLD BANK NOMINEE TO WORK FOR [...] (U) Post conveyed request for GOTT to support U.S. nominee for President of the World Bank Robert B. Zoellick to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and to Ministry of Finance Permanent Secretary Alison Lewis, who serves as alternate governor of the Bank for Trinidad & Tobago (T&T),on June 4. [...]	2007-06-15 14:30:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN TD
07PORTOFSPAIN643	TRINIDAD'S EITI IMPLEMENTATION IS ON HOLD [...] (SBU) This is an action request for State/EEB/ESC - see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOTT has reportedly done the groundwork to prepare Trinidad & Tobago's candidacy for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI),but the effort came to a stop in mid-2006, when Cabinet [...]	2007-07-02 18:52:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EPET ECON EAID ENRG PGOV PREL TD
07PORTOFSPAIN947	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - AUGUST PART 2 [...] Caribbean Airlines flying high 2. Copa Airlines to fly to Trinidad 3. Inflation on the rise 4. Central Bank's authorized capital increased 5. Credit Unions' assets top US$1 billion 6. GOTT looks to financial services, investments 7. More hotels opening 8. Rapid Rail contract a [...]	2007-09-18 21:11:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EFIN EIND ETRD EWWT SOCI TD ECON ELTN
07PRAGUE649	CZECH REPUBLIC SUPPORTS ZOELLICK NOMINATION FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-06 13:16:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EZ IBRD
07PRAGUE978	CZECH REPUBLIC REJECTS SURPRISE RUSSIAN NOMINATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Russia's surprise nomination of former Czech central bank governor and former Prime Minister Josef Tosovsky as IMF Managing Director has received much attention in Czech media, mostly in the form of negative and cynical commentary about Tosovsky's checkered past and [...]	2007-08-27 05:40:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV RU EZ
07PRETORIA1	SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LED BY CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your congressional delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only two weeks after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki [...]	2007-12-31 16:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV PREL PGOV SF
07PRETORIA1013	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 16, 2007 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 11 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing up 6.2% - Business Confidence Down - Lack of Education and Skills Inhibits Rate of Economic Growth - SAA Restructuring Pr [...]	2007-03-20 14:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA1206	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY [...] (U). Summary: This is the first issue for 2007 of the South African Environment, Science and Technology newsletter, January to March Volume 1, Number 6, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SA Leads an Afro-Euro Team to Prestigious EU Science [...]	2007-04-04 15:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
07PRETORIA1207	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY [...] (U). Summary: This is the first issue for 2007 of the South African Environment, Science and Technology newsletter, January to March Volume 1, Number 6, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SA Leads an Afro-Euro Team to Prestigious EU Science [...]	2007-04-04 15:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
07PRETORIA1211	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 5, 2007 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 14 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Mineral Rights Expropriation Claims Push SA to Extend Claim - Mittal Steel's New Kiln Project Draws Criticism - Wine Industry Falters in 2 [...]	2007-04-05 12:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA1274	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 13, 2007 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 15 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SARB Holds Interest Rate Steady - Treasury Provides Bail-Out for SAA - SAA to Buy More Planes - Mbeki Takes a Swipe at Telkom - Denel Fa [...]	2007-04-13 12:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA142	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT Q SOUTH [...] (U) In response to Ref A, this cable presents post's 2007 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the 2007 Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2007 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment [...]	2007-01-12 11:40:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD KTDB SF
07PRETORIA1447	PROSPECTS FOR MBEKI FACILITATION IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. As recently-appointed SADC "facilitator" for Zimbabwe, President Mbeki is off to the races but may not make it to the finish line. Mbeki has taken on Mugabe in the past and failed, and we should not underestimate Mugabe's ability to outfox him again. Nevertheles [...]	2007-04-24 14:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA151	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 12, [...] 1. (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 02 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserves up on Firmer Rand - Record 2006 Vehicle Sales - SA Tourism Growth Robust - Xstrata SA 'Fully Empowered' - BEE Codes Unlikely [...]	2007-01-12 14:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA1702	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 16, 2007 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 19 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Foreign Reserves Increase - SA Economic Action Set to Slow - Vehicle Sales Down - Average House Cost R911,800 - Hunting Law's Reform Po [...]	2007-05-11 08:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA1805	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 18, 2007 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 20 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - R15 Billion Trade Deficit in First Quarter - 2010 to Boost GDP by R51.1 billion - Changes to Tax Return System - Rates Hit Manufacturing [...]	2007-05-18 09:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA1816	ITALIAN MINING COMPANIES BRING EXPROPRIATION CASE [...] (C) Summary: Italian mining companies have filed a case in the World Bank's International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) alleging that new South African mining legislation amounted to expropriation of their South African property. The companies, unable to find Broad [...]	2007-05-18 15:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV SF
07PRETORIA1909	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 25, 2007 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 21 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - There's No Stopping SA's Economy - Debate On Widening Current Account Deficit - Woolworths in R292m BEE Employee Deal - Construction Indu [...]	2007-05-25 09:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA1961	SAG INTELLIGENCE MINISTER LED OFFICIAL DELEGATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SAG INTELLIGENCE MINISTER RONNIE KASRILS LED AN OFFICIAL SAG DELEGATION TO PALESTINE IN EARLY MAY AND MET PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS AND PRIME MINISTER ISMAIL HANIYAH, AMONG OTHERS. KASRILS MADE COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE SITUATION IN PALESTINE AND THE APARTHEID ERA, CHARACTERIZING [...]	2007-05-31 10:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER IS KPAL SF
07PRETORIA2155	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 15, 2007 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 24 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Zoellick Urges Africa "To Catch The Wave" - Planed Duty Cuts On Infrastructure Projects - Manuel Stresses Need For Exports - General Elec [...]	2007-06-15 11:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA218	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 19, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 03 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Growth Lifts Business Mood to Record High - Domestic Steel Sets New Records - Infrastructure Not Keeping Pace - SA Granted a R8.4bn Loan [...]	2007-01-19 14:21:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA2222	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, May 2007, Volume 2, Number 2, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- South Africa's Top CO2 Emitters in Carbon Disclosure Program -- Depar [...]	2007-06-21 04:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
07PRETORIA2257	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 22, 2007 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 25 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SA Economy With Capacity Problems - Rate Hikes 'Filtering Through To Economy' - Warning For SA Trade - Labor Holds SA Back - New ANC lea [...]	2007-06-22 09:18:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA2602	SACP LONG ON IDEALS, SHORT ON IDEAS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Attending the South African Communist Party's 12th Congress (SACP) in Port Elizabeth 11-15 July was like traveling back in time. Communist dogma was used to justify the severe measures the party has recently taken to maintain discipline. SACP policy proposals such as nationaliz [...]	2007-07-25 12:22:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CU SF
07PRETORIA3166	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 7, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 36 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Business Confidence Down - Vehicle Sales Down - Economic Freedom Ranking Down - Telkom To Drop Call Center Prices - Angloplat Unveils BE [...]	2007-09-07 14:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA323	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 26, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 04 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Blackouts Hit South Africa - Telkom Prices Hold SA Back - Mexico Looks to SA for Grain - New Law on Captive-Bred Animals - SA GM Crops S [...]	2007-01-29 08:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA3319	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, August 2007, Volume 2, Number 5, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SASOL THE SINGLE LARGEST SOURCE OF GREEN HOUSE GASES IN THE WORLD -- [...]	2007-09-19 13:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
07PRETORIA3426	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 28, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 39 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SA Ranks Fifth for African Governance - Construction Boom Causes Cement Shortage - Man-days Lost to Strikes Increases - SA's Unemployment [...]	2007-09-28 09:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA3538	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OCOTOBER 5, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 40 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Trade Deficit Disappoints Market - Internet Costs Stifle SAG Open Source Policy - Car Sales Decline Again - Critic Claims Climate Conscio [...]	2007-10-09 06:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA3602	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 12, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 41 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SA Foreign Reserves Past $30 Billion - Higher-Than-Expected Budget Surplus - Euro's Held In Gross Reserves Increase - SA No Magnet For Ta [...]	2007-10-12 13:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA3778	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR KERRY'S VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Senator, I warmly welcome your upcoming visit to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leadersh [...]	2007-10-26 13:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SF
07PRETORIA3843	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 44 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Treasury Forecasts Slower Economic Growth - Skills Poaching Is Asset Stripping - Manuel - SA's Cheap Power May Attract $3.8 billion Alumin [...]	2007-11-02 08:18:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA3891	DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - MAYBE - MAYBE NOT [...] SUMMARY: The Diamonds - Source to Use 2007 Colloquium in Johannesburg offered contrary views on African diamond reserves. Some pundits expect output to increase significantly from West Africa, Botswana, Angola and the DRC, but others foresee a sustained decline in world diamond production. A [...]	2007-11-07 10:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ENRG EINV ETRD SENV SF
07PRETORIA3901	SCENESETTER FOR CHAIRMAN BERNANKE'S VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Chairman, I warmly welcome your upcoming visit to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leaders [...]	2007-11-07 16:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV SF
07PRETORIA3902	SCENESETTER FOR USG VISITORS TO THE CORPORATE [...] (SBU) You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leadership. Because the ANC has overwhelming support in the country (70 percent in the last election),the person who wins the ANC election in December [...]	2007-11-07 16:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV SF
07PRETORIA3903	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Secretary, I warmly welcome your upcoming visit to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leader [...]	2007-11-08 05:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV SF
07PRETORIA3925	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, October 2007, Volume 2, Number 7, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- MINISTER POSTPONES BAN ON ABALONE HARVESTING -- GREEN SCORPIONS SHUT [...]	2007-11-09 10:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
07PRETORIA3928	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 9, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 45 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SA's Competitiveness Slides - Business Confidence Hits Three-Year Low - Sub-Saharan Africa Experiences Sustained Growth - Net Reserves Up [...]	2007-11-09 13:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA3948	GRASSROOTS ANC WANT CONSENSUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: ANC policy coordinator Michael Sachs told EmbOffs on 12 November that grassroots ANC members are "sick at heart" over the current bitter succession race and would accept a compromise ballot. However, he admitted that the battle looks more and more like it will come down to ANC P [...]	2007-11-15 08:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SF
07PRETORIA3973	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 16, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 46 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Production Slows - Textile Tariff Plan A Boost For Factories - South Africans Forced To Live In Higher-Density Developments [...]	2007-11-16 14:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA4002	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...]	2007-11-20 11:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
07PRETORIA4026	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF INTERIOR'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome your upcoming visit to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leadership. Becau [...]	2007-11-21 12:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENIV PREL PGOV SF
07PRETORIA4027	SCENESETTER FOR USG VISITORS TO THE 2007 GLOBAL [...] (SBU) You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leadership. Because the ANC has overwhelming support in the country (70 percent in the last election),the person who wins the ANC election in December [...]	2007-11-21 12:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENIV PREL PGOV SF
07PRETORIA4092	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, Issue 48 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - GDP Growth Accelerates - Inflation Tops 7 Percent - Business Confidence at 4-Year Low - Credit Growth Keeps Pressure on Rates - US Co [...]	2007-11-30 10:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA415	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 02, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 05 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Drop in Producer Inflation - Slowdown in Credit Growth - Small Trade Surplus in December - IPR Awareness Promoted by SARS - Eight out of [...]	2007-02-02 13:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA4155	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 07, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 49 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Trade Deficit Widens - Manufacturing Activity Slips - Vehicle Sales Down - Business Confidence Dips Further - US Trade With Sub-Saharan [...]	2007-12-07 14:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA4240	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 21, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 51 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Zuma Voted ANC President - Economy Holds Steady after Zuma Wins Election - Coal Prices Sharply Increase - Eskom Receives Substantial Rate [...]	2007-12-21 13:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA554	SOUTH AFRICA/CHINA TRADE IS BOOMING [...] (U) Summary: China continues to expand its economic ties with South Africa. South Africa/China trade has more than doubled since 2003, and China is today South Africa's fourth largest trading partner. South Africa is one of the few mineral-rich African countries that runs a trade deficit wit [...]	2007-02-14 13:21:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL CH SF
07PRETORIA565	SOUTH AFRICA EXPROPRIATES FIRST FARM [...] (U) The South African government revealed on 8 February that it had expropriated its first farm on 26 January after negotiations with the farm's owner, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of South Africa (ELCSA),ended in a stalemate. The 25,200 hectare farm in the Northern Cape was claimed by 47 [...]	2007-02-15 14:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KJUS SF
07PRETORIA663	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 9, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 08 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Budget in Brief - Inflation "Still in Check" - EU Include SA in SADC EPA Negotiations - Interest Groups Raise Concerns About Biofuels Str [...]	2007-02-26 08:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA886	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 9, 2007 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 10 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Net Reserves Increase - Investment Promotion Delegation to the U.S. - "Affirmative Action Won't be Scrapped - Trade Deficit Bad News for [...]	2007-03-09 14:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRISTINA260	KOSOVO: COM ADVISES ENERGY MINISTER TO MAINTAIN [...] (C) Summary. After hearing the World Bank's proposal (described by a World Bank team visiting Kosovo the week of March 26) to suspend temporarily its involvement in the multi-billion dollar Kosovo C project, COM told Minister of Energy and Mining Ceku to mend relations with the Bank in order [...]	2007-04-04 10:20:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ENRG PGOV PREL YI
07PRISTINA306	KOSOVO TAKING PROACTIVE APPROACH FOR DONORS [...] (SBU) Summary. In preparation for a donors conference, the PISG hopes to complete the draft of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework by late April and have a final document by late May highlighting Kosovo's development needs and priorities. The PISG started discussions with the IMF on April 1 [...]	2007-04-18 14:30:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV YI
07PRISTINA307	KOSOVO TAKING PROACTIVE APPROACH FOR DONORS [...] (SBU) Summary. In preparation for a donors conference, the PISG hopes to complete the draft of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework by late April and have a final document by late May highlighting Kosovo's development needs and priorities. The PISG started discussions with the IMF on April 1 [...]	2007-04-18 14:40:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV YI
07PRISTINA32	KOSOVO SEEKS TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM IN DEVELOPING [...] (SBU) Summary. The Kosovo/World Bank energy sector development project, known as the Lignite Power Technical Assistance Project (LPTAP),has made some progress, but ensuring coordination between UNMIK/PISG and the international community on the way to move forward remains a challenge. The PI [...]	2007-01-17 11:44:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN ENRG PGOV PREL YI
07PRISTINA362	KOSOVO: FUTURE STAND-UP OF MINISTRY OF FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has the lead and has made progress on plans to stand up a new Kosovo Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) after the status decision is made. Budget, organizational structure, and necessary legislation have already been drafted as part of the [...]	2007-05-07 15:29:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA405	KOSOVO: POOR POE BOARD NOMINATIONS RAISE CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-22 15:21:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KPRV ENRG PGOV PREL YI
07PRISTINA469	KOSOVO: WORLD BANK'S IFC INVOLVEMENT IN KOSOVO C [...] (C) Summary. The proposal from the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) to take a 10 percent equity stake in one of the consortia short-listed to compete for the Kosovo C energy sector development tender has raised concerns within UNMIK, the PISG and USOP about the fairness, i [...]	2007-06-14 15:33:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG ECON PGOV PREL AID YI
07PRISTINA543	KOSOVO: OKPCC, EUPT AND ICO AGREE TO SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: USOP delivered reftel non-paper on building an effective security sector to contacts at the Office of the Kosovo Protection Corps Coordinator (OKPCC),the European Union Planning Team for Kosovo (EUPT) and the International Civilian Office (ICO). All agreed in principle to par [...]	2007-07-13 09:34:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA544	KOSOVO: SECURITY WORKING GROUPS SLOWLY LEAVE THE [...] (C) Summary: The sub-Working Groups on Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) Issues and Security Institutions, two of the six sub-Working Groups (sub-WGs) created by the Working Group on Security (WGS) to carry out its mandate to plan for implementation of Annex VIII of the Ahtisaari final status pac [...]	2007-07-13 09:47:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS MARR PGOV PINS PREL YI KCRS UNMIK
07PRISTINA677	KOSOVO: TECHNICAL, FINANCIAL, POLITICAL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo's energy sector is dominated by Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK),a publicly-owned, vertically integrated monopoly that provides ninety-eight percent of Kosovo's electricity. With help from contractors provided by USAID, KEK has made significant improvements in its operatio [...]	2007-09-10 13:45:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA9	KOSOVO: KOSOVO 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Kosovo continues to be administered under the civil authority of the United Nations Interim Administrative Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK),pursuant to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1244. UNMIK was established in June 1999, following the conclusion of the NATO military campaign against Slobo [...]	2007-01-05 11:40:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD EINV ELAB KTDB PGOV EFIN
07PRISTINA99	KOSOVO: CREATING GOOD GOVERNANCE OF PUBLICLY OWNED [...] (C) Summary. The final status package proposal presented to Kosovo on February 2 provides UNMIK the opportunity to establish corporate governance and oversight structures for publicly-owned enterprises (POEs) as they transition to Kosovar authority. Several UNMIK agencies and some PISG offic [...]	2007-02-06 13:42:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KPRV KCOR PGOV PREL YI
07QUITO1047	ECUADOR - NO PLANS TO JOIN BOLIVARIAN ALTERNATIVE (ALBA) [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Ministry officials report that the GOE does not plan to join ALBA, citing a lack of concrete, meaningful proposals. Instead, Ecuador plans to focus on the broader Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) organization. Ecuador did not sign an agreement by ALBA members t [...]	2007-05-09 14:48:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL EC
07QUITO128	CORREA INAUGURAL CHARTS PRIORITIES, SIGNALS STYLE [...] (C) Summary: Rafael Correa on January 15 was sworn in as Ecuador's 81st president since Ecuador's independence from Spain in 1830, and the 8th in the past 10 years. In his inaugural address, Correa laid out an idealistic agenda heavy on rhetorical flourishes and calling for what he termed a [...]	2007-01-17 21:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EC
07QUITO1464	FOREIGN MINISTER ESPINOSA POSITIVE ON BIT, ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: In an interview with El Comercio newspaper on June 21, Foreign Minister Espinosa made several forward-leaning statements regarding economic relations with the United States. Espinosa explained that the GOE would not withdraw from its bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with the U. [...]	2007-06-25 19:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EC
07QUITO1483	RADIO ADDRESSES ILLUMINATE CORREA [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has given 23 Saturday radio addresses. The extemporaneous and unscripted nature of the addresses gives an idea of the issues he is thinking about and his own personal character. Emboffs have listened to recordings of the last 13 of these addre [...]	2007-06-27 19:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1497	ECUADOR'S BIG ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE: KEEPING [...] (U) Summary: President Rafael Correa is challenging the world to help Ecuador avoid drilling for oil in one of its largest and most biodiverse areas of protected Amazon rainforest, the Ishpingo-Tambocoha-Tiputini (ITT) field in Yasuni National Park. The GOE wants the international communit [...]	2007-06-29 13:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EC EFIN EPET PREL SENV
07QUITO169	Mixed Messages on Debt Renegotiation and GOE Approach to [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Economy Patino continues to send mixed messages on what the GOE wants to do on debt restructuring. On January 17, Patino, in an "aggressive" meeting with bondholders, said most of Ecuador's external debt is illegitimate and floated the idea of a 60 percent debt disc [...]	2007-01-22 12:33:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID EC
07QUITO1758	A REVOLVING DOOR IN ECUADOR'S ECONOMIC MINISTRIES [...] (U) In the past month, the Correa administration has implemented a number of high-level changes in Ecuador's economic ministries. The country now has new ministers of Electricity, Petroleum and Mining, Transportation, and Economy and Finance. Ministers Leave to Run for Constituent Assembly [...]	2007-08-06 20:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PINR EC
07QUITO1794	GOVERNMENT PRESSURE LEADS TO VOLUNTARY PRICE RESTRAINTS [...] (SBU) Summary: With rising food prices, the GOE warned the private sector to lower prices or face mandatory controls. The private sector agreed to voluntarily fix prices for rice, flour, and sugar, while other sectors are seeking ways to reduce prices through cheaper packaging and lower quali [...]	2007-08-09 16:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR PGOV EC
07QUITO1969	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: OXY ARBITRATION, REDUCED IMPORT [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. ICSID Tribunal Denies Provisional Measures for Oxy --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) On August 21, a World Bank arbitration pan [...]	2007-08-28 13:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EFIS SENV EC
07QUITO1995	NEW MINISTER OF FINANCE: LOWERING DEBT'S POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Fausto Ortiz, the new Minister of Finance, told the Ambassador that his top objective is to lower the rhetoric on debt. Ortiz plans to travel to Washington the first week of September for meetings with the Interamerican Development Bank, World Bank and IMF. End summary. Lowe [...]	2007-08-31 13:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
07QUITO2182	NEW MINISTER OF ECONOMY LOOKING FOR IDB AND WORLD [...] (C) Summary. Reversing its initial reluctance to work with the Washington-based development banks, the Correa Administration is seeking funding from the Inter-American Development Bank for a range of projects. It is also beginning to work with the World Bank. Its contacts with the World Ba [...]	2007-09-24 17:55:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAIR EC
07QUITO2292	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: Falling FDI, More Costly Flour [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Decrease in Foreign Direct Investment ------------------------------------- 2. (U) According to recently published data from the Central Bank, foreign [...]	2007-10-10 13:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EC
07QUITO245	ECUADOR'S COMPLEX MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL DIVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: In a January 22 meeting with DATT and EconOff, senior managers of HoldingDINE, one of Ecuador's military-industrial conglomerates, expressed confidence that they would continue to enjoy freedom of operation even as a newly ratified law aims to impose strict limitations on the mili [...]	2007-01-30 20:16:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MARR PINR EIND ETRD SNAR EC
07QUITO2543	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: New Central Bank Officials; Repsol [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that describes notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. New Officials at the Central Bank --------------------------------- 2. (U) On November 9, the General Manager and Deputy General Manager and four oth [...]	2007-11-23 18:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV SENV PGOV EC
07QUITO2626	CORREA MEETS AMBASSADOR, ACKNOWLEDGES NEED TO PAY [...] (c) Summary. President Correa told the Ambassador that Ecuador would pay an arbitral award that determined that the GOE owes Occidental Petroleum a multi-million dollar tax refund. Correa reaffirmed his interest in establishing an economic dialogue with the U.S., said that Ecuador is contin [...]	2007-12-13 15:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET EAIR ETRD PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO394	FALLING PETROLEUM PRODUCTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Petroleum production in Ecuador will fall appreciably in 2007. The GOE projects production will decline by six percent in 2007; one private sector consultant expects the drop will be eleven percent. The decline is due to falling production in state firm Petroecuador's fields [...]	2007-02-16 21:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EFIN EC
07QUITO880	ECUADOR PAYS IMF DEBT, BLASTS WORLD BANK [...] (U) Summary. On Saturday, April 15, President Correa announced Ecuador had paid off its IMF debt and was ending its relations "with that international bureaucracy." He also threatened to expel the World Bank representative in Ecuador if an investigation "confirms" that the World Bank "black [...]	2007-04-18 12:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
07RABAT1112	CCDH HEAD SAYS MOROCCO SEEKS ELECTION OBSERVERS AND HUMAN [...] (SBU) Ahmed Herzenni, newly appointed President of the Royal Consultative Council on Human Rights (CCDH),told Ambassador Riley July 2nd that Morocco would welcome senior international observers in the upcoming parliamentary elections. He did not, however, want a flood of NGOs participating. [...]	2007-07-06 10:45:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MO PHUM PREL
07RABAT1122	CORRECTED COPY: CCDH HEAD SAYS MOROCCO SEEKS [...] (SBU) Ahmed Herzenni, newly appointed President of the Royal Consultative Council on Human Rights (CCDH),told Ambassador Riley July 2nd that Morocco would welcome senior international observers in the upcoming parliamentary elections. He did not, however, want a flood of NGOs participating. [...]	2007-07-09 16:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MO PHUM PREL
07RABAT1355	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: AUGUST [...] (SBU) In an information note released on August 9, the IMF outlined the positive conclusions of its 2007 Article IV consultations with Morocco. The Board praised Morocco's "remarkable economic progress" over the course of recent years, noting that growth has accelerated, inflation has been co [...]	2007-08-28 14:05:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD MA
07RABAT1541	ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING MOROCCO'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Incoming Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi will take charge this month of an economy that has performed well over the last five years. He follows in the footsteps of a Prime Minister who is generally regarded as having been one of the strongest in Morocco's history, and whose busine [...]	2007-09-27 14:31:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN EAGR MO
07RABAT1624	MOROCCAN REMITTANCES BALANCE TRADE DEFICIT [...] (U) Summary: Remittances from Moroccans living abroad (MRE) have doubled since 2000, and dwarf the sum total of all foreign aid. MRE and tourism receipts match the value of all Moroccan exports at approximately USD 11.4 billion, and serve as a critical counter-weight to a spiraling trade defi [...]	2007-10-19 12:05:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN SMIG MO
07RABAT1699	MOROCCO LAUNCHES AGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN TO PUBLICIZE [...] (U) Summary: The Moroccan government on October 31 launched an aggressive campaign to publicize the country's new anti-money laundering statute and to educate concerned institutions about their responsibilities under the legislation. Moroccan Central Bank Governor Abdellatif Jouahri was join [...]	2007-11-05 17:01:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER PGOV MA
07RABAT1712	MOROCCO MOVES GINGERLY TOWARDS FOREIGN EXCHANGE [...] Sensitive but unclassified - entire text. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: A series of new circulars issued by Morocco's Office des Changes this fall represents further intensification of preparations for the country's medium term goal of transitioning to a freely floating exch [...]	2007-11-07 17:13:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD MO
07RABAT1810	2008 BUDGET'S DIFFICULT PASSAGE UNDERSCORES [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's lower house approved the government's 2008 budget on Saturday, December 1, after a raucous debate that saw opposition deputies accuse the government of misusing its constitutional power to rule opposition amendments out of order. The budget's torturous passage through [...]	2007-12-05 17:03:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV MO
07RABAT189	2007 MOROCCAN BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's 2007 budget, adopted in the just concluded fall parliamentary session, highlights both the economic successes of the government of Prime Minister Jettou and the challenges that will remain for his successor. In its broad outline, the budget reinforces the overall ma [...]	2007-02-02 09:57:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON MA
07RABAT528	ARAB MAGHREB UNION SYG BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON [...] (C) Summary: Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Secretary-General Habib Ben Yahya told the Ambassador he was promoting technical cooperation and trade among member states to advance regional integration, in a March 2 meeting. "We can't wait for a miracle political solution," he emphasized. Ben Yahya ci [...]	2007-03-23 17:58:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD MO AG LY TS MR XA XF
07RABAT712	MOROCCO REACHES INVESTMENT GRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: Fitch Ratings' April 19 decision to raise Morocco to investment grade has been welcomed by Moroccan government and media as a vote of confidence in the country's ongoing economic reforms. Fitch noted Moroccan progress across the range of "economic, political and social areas," [...]	2007-04-23 16:39:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON MA
07RANGOON1076	BURMA SANCTIONS HITTING THE REGIME WHERE IT HURTS [...] (C) Summary. The Burmese regime, concerned about the latest U.S. economic sanctions, called several key businessmen to Nai Pyi Taw, including Tay Za and Steven Law, to discuss how best to deal with the sanctions. According to business contacts, the senior generals, unhappy with Tay Za for " [...]	2007-10-31 11:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON FIN PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON1095	AIR BAGAN LIVES IT UP WHILE CRYING POOR [...] (C) Summary. Regime crony Tay Za, celebrating Air Bagan's third anniversary on November 5, held a press conference where he emphasized Air Bagan's charity work in Burma, detailed the future of the airline, denounced close ties to the regime, and condemned U.S. sanctions. After the press co [...]	2007-11-08 02:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EAIR BM
07RANGOON1100	AUNG SAN SUU KYI MEETS NLD LEADERS AND AUNG KYI [...] (C) Summary: In a two hour meeting with her party's Central Executive Committee (CEC),Aung San Suu Kyi described Minister of Relations Aung Kyi as a good man with whom she could work. She also told them that she believed the regime had a "genuine will for national reconciliation" and dialog [...]	2007-11-09 11:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1104	HOPE AND FEAR IN BURMA'S MON STATE [...] (C) Summary: Charge visited Mawlamyaing, Burma's third largest city and capital of Mon State, November 11 and 12. She met with NLD party members, who described themselves as hopeful that change would come soon, but still distrustful of the Burmese military. They indicated that they have regu [...]	2007-11-14 10:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB BM
07RANGOON1122	THAI PETROLEUM COMPANY TO INCREASE INVESTMENT IN [...] (C) Summary. Thai-owned PTTEP, one of the largest foreign investors in Burma's oil and gas sectors, plans to invest an additional $1 billion over the next three years to develop offshore block M9. PTTEP, which found substantial natural gas reserves in late 2006, intends to drill four addit [...]	2007-11-20 11:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM
07RANGOON1211	DROPPING THE HAMMER ON CRONY STEVEN LAW [...] (C) Summary. Tun Myint Naing, a.k.a. Steven Law, is known among Burma's business circles as the regime's top crony. He is known to be close with both Senior General Than Shwe and Vice Senior General Maung Aye. In addition to owning Asia World Co. Ltd., one of Burma's most successful constr [...]	2007-12-28 08:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
07RANGOON203	AI UPDATE: USAID/FAO VISITORS REVIEW BURMA EFFORTS [...] (U) Summary: Burma has not reported any new cases of AI since it contained a March-April 2006 outbreak in poultry in Mandalay and Sagaing Divisions through extensive culling. Recent sero surveillance detected AI antibodies in ducks in Mandalay and Bago Divisions, but examination by GOB, USAID [...]	2007-02-27 05:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV CASC TBIO KLFU BM

07RANGOON272	BURMA AI UPDATE: NO NEW OUTBREAKS, MORE HELP NEEDED [...] (SBU) The government of Burma has reported no new outbreaks of AI since the culling of affected poultry in Rangoon was completed on March 2. The GOB has reported no suspected cases in humans. In the affected areas of Rangoon, officials continue to monitor the health of poultry and humans, an [...]	2007-03-14 06:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON555	BURMA: 2007 COUNTERNARCOTICS REPORT CARD [...] (U) This message responds to ref A request for a report on the Government of Burma's cooperation on counternarcotics efforts, based on benchmarks established in the prior year, in preparation for the FY 2008 certification process. 2. (SBU) Begin Text of 2007 Certification Report Card: [...]	2007-06-08 09:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM BM
07RANGOON738	LACK OF COMPENSATION A CONCERN FOR AI REPORTING [...] (C) Summary. While FAO Representative Tang Zhengping is confident that farmers are reporting all cases of avian influenza to the Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, he fears that lack of compensation for affected farmers may result in notification delays. Due to a shortage [...]	2007-08-14 08:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON838	IMF CONDUCTS ARTICLE IV CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) Summary: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team visited Burma August 22-September 4 for annual Article IV consultations. The team found that despite improvements in revenue collections and more than $2 billion in oil and gas revenues, the GOB capital expenditures remain high, resultin [...]	2007-09-07 09:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	BM ECON EFIN IMF PGOV
07RANGOON857	AI FIELD TRIP SHOWS GOB IMPLEMENTING BIOSECURITY MEASURES [...] (SBU) Summary. During a field trip to Taikkyi Township in Northern Rangoon Division, Embassy officers saw firsthand how the Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) and local farmers implemented avian influenza biosecurity procedures. LBVD, in conjunction with the FAO and W [...]	2007-09-11 09:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON859	BURMESE PRIVATE SECTOR VIEWS OF THE ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: The Charge on September 4 hosted a roundtable discussion for the IMF Article IV Consultation team with Burmese private sector business and economic observers. The Burmese roundtable participants discussed problems in the banking industry, the rampant problem of illegal border t [...]	2007-09-11 10:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IMF BM
07RANGOON861	IMF PERSPECTIVES ON GOB ECONOMIC DECISIONMAKING [...] (C) Summary. The IMF team, during its Article IV consultations August 22-September 24, observed that all economic decisions, including the August 15 fuel price hike, are made at the top, with some input from the Ministries. The GOB ministries are highly compartmentalized, and economic recomm [...]	2007-09-11 11:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IMF BM
07REYKJAVIK49	SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail EvansBR@state.gov. From February 20 until April 1, point of contact is Economic Officer Fiona Evans, tel. +354-562- 9100x22 [...]	2007-03-01 17:59:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC
07REYKJAVIK90	UPDATED SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Updated report reflects changes in the prostitution law, and two possible trafficking cases in the last month (ref C). Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail Evans [...]	2007-03-30 13:51:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC
07RIGA148	PM KALVITIS ON BORDER, RESTITUTION, ECONOMY, AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: Latvian PM Kalvitis hopes to sign the border treaty with Russia March 26 - 27, and plans for speedy ratification, he told the Ambassador in a February 27 meeting. He suggested that there was a possibility of movement on restitution of Holocaust-era Jewish communal property, b [...]	2007-02-28 13:55:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ECON PINR PREL SOCI CVIS KIPR LG
07RIGA521	AMBASSADOR BAILEY'S FIRST MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Only three days on the job, President Zatlers received Ambassador Bailey on July 11. The new President stressed his desire to continue strong bilateral relations with the US, as Latvia's strategic partner. The Ambassador reviewed the many areas of bilateral military, political, [...]	2007-07-13 13:20:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS CVIS NATO LG
07RIGA56	LATVIA IN 2007, KEEPING THE RELATIONSHIP STRONG [...] (C) Summary: As we begin 2007, Latvia is in a different place than last year. The NATO summit, which kept Riga on allies' lips for a year, is over and President Vike-Freiberga, who almost single-handedly put Latvia back on the world map, is leaving office in July. Yet, the US maintains impor [...]	2007-01-22 06:55:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM ECON KPAO CVIS LG
07RIGA691	LATVIA: MOODY'S REVISES LATVIA'S CREDIT RATING FROM [...] (U) International credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service downgraded Latvia's credit rating outlook to stable from positive on 12 September, citing worsening macroeconomic imbalances in the country. Moody's warned that Latvia's current account deficit, now at 27 percent of GDP, is among [...]	2007-09-18 06:10:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV LG
07RIODEJANEIRO564	AMBASSADOR HOSTS BIOFUELS ROUNDTABLE [...] (U) Summary. On July 13, U.S. Ambassador Clifford Sobel hosted a roundtable on biofuels with representatives from Brazil's public, private, and academic sectors. The event marked the initiation of a dialogue to explore areas for strategic cooperation on research, development and commercializat [...]	2007-09-28 15:19:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET PREL BR
07RIYADH1475	NOPEC WORRIES US, ARAMCO LAWSUITS WORRY US MORE [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph six. --------- SUMMARY --------- 2. (C) In a July 8 meeting, HRH Deputy Minister of Petroleum (MinPet) Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud indicated his concern with pending NOPEC legislation, but frankly told Embassy offi [...]	2007-07-10 15:00:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV IR SA
07RIYADH1999	REGIONAL CONOCOPHILLIPS PRESIDENT CONCURS WITH [...] (C) In a September 25 teleconference, ConocoPhillips (COP) Abu Dhabi-based Regional President Nick Spencer reiterated that press reports regarding the cancellation of the planned 400,000 barrel a day joint-venture Saudi Aramco/COP refinery were not true (ref A). Recent press reports indica [...]	2007-09-30 08:02:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON SA
07RIYADH2051	DRL DELEGATION DISCUSSES EXPANDING TIES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Erica Barks-Ruggles visited Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 4-7, 2007, to discuss with SAG officials opportunities for legal and legislative exchanges, as well as possible programs for technical support [...]	2007-10-03 15:06:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM ECPS SOCI SCUL SA
07RIYADH2100	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED [...] Ambassador Ford M. Fraker and the entire U.S. Mission in Saudi Arabia warmly welcome the First Lady of the United States Mrs. Laura Bush to Riyadh and Jeddah. The First Lady's visit comes at an opportune moment to underscore the importance and strength of the U.S.- Saudi bilateral relationsh [...]	2007-10-16 13:00:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN OVIP PHUM PREL SA
07RIYADH313	ENERGY WORKING GROUP MEETS IN RIYADH, DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy and International Affairs Karen Harbert and Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud, Assistant Minister for Petroleum Affairs, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MOPMR) convened an Energy Working Group (EWG) in Riyadh on February 3. The E [...]	2007-02-14 15:04:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV SA
07RIYADH364	SAUDI ARABIA'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Chapter Headings: -- Openness to Foreign Investment -- Conversion and Transfer Policies -- Expropriation and Compensation -- Dispute Settlement -- Performance Requirements and Incentives -- Right to Private Ownership and Establishment -- Protection of Property Rights -- Transparency of R [...]	2007-02-24 08:49:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN EPET PGOV SA
07RIYADH397	DECEMBER 2006 MEETING OF STRATEGIC DIALOGUE HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-26 10:15:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO PINR KISL KWMN SA
07RIYADH812	FOREIGN MINISTER SAUD AL FAISAL TO REPRESENT [...] (SBU) Per ref a, in a 17 April meeting, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal reported to Iraq Special Coordinator Satterfield, Treasury Deputy Director Nugent, Charge D'Affaires Gfoeller, and ADCM Rundell that he would represent the Saudi government at the May 3 International Compact for I [...]	2007-04-18 15:29:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN IO IZ PGOV PREL SA
07ROME1158	EGYPT-ITALY TRADE AND INVESTMENT INCREASE AS EGYPT [...] (U) Summary. Italy and Egypt are significant trade partners, with trade between the two countries dominated by Italy's export of machinery to Egypt and Egypt's export of crude oil to Italy. Italy is Egypt's largest EU trading partner, and is a leading source of foreign investment in Egypt. [...]	2007-05-25 14:43:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EG IT
07ROME1325	NO ITALIAN BILATERAL SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR UNRWA [...] (SBU) Econoff discussed reftel points with several contacts at the MFA's Office of Development Cooperation (ODC) June 11 and 14. Contacts stated that there were no MFA bilateral assistance funds available to assist Lebanon; rather, ODC and the Italian Embassy in Beirut would work with the U [...]	2007-06-15 13:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL KWBG EU LE IT
07ROME147	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 - ITALY, PART I [...] This is part one of a two-part cable on Italy's investment climate. 2. SUMMARY: While the Government of Italy (GOI) continues to court foreign investors, the GOI still needs to enact economic reforms and take other steps to ensure a more welcoming investment climate. Current positives in [...]	2007-01-23 16:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
07ROME149	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 - ITALY, PART II [...] This is part two of a two-part cable on Italy's investment climate. (See ref A for part one.) BILATERAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS ------------------------------- 2. As of December 2006, Italy has bilateral investment agreements with the following countries: Albania Algeria Angola (s [...]	2007-01-23 16:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
07ROME1497	ITALIANS CAUTIOUS ON UN ENVOY FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) In bilateral meetings on the fringes of the Rome Afghan conference, Italy's prime minister and foreign minister guardedly welcomed the prospect of a new, high-level UN envoy for Afghanistan. But PM Prodi told USUN Amb Khalilzad it would be important for such an envoy to have adequate res [...]	2007-07-09 17:12:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IT
07ROME175	ITALY ON THE UNSC: A EUROPEAN VOICE [...] (C) Summary. Italy enters the UN Security Council under Romano Prodi's center-left government, looking to show its commitment to multilateralism, enhance EU coordination on UNSC issues, and focus on areas within the GOI sphere of influence and where it has troop commitments. The Middle East, [...]	2007-01-26 11:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC IT
07ROME1889	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JOHN YATES, SPECIAL [...] Embassy Rome grants country clearance to John Yates, Special Envoy to Somalia, to travel to Italy September 09-11, 2007 to attend the Somalia International Conflict Contact Group meeting. 2. Embassy control officer for this visit will be: Christopher Deutsch POLITICAL OFFICER CLASS E- [...]	2007-09-06 16:26:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AORC IT SO KE
07ROME2014	SOMALIA: MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONTACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Frazer led the U.S. delegation to the September 10 meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia in Rome. ICG members discussed next steps following the conclusion of the National Reconciliation Congress (NRC) in Mogadishu and stressed the need for a roadmap for [...]	2007-09-19 15:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO IT
07ROME2131	S/P GORDON ENGAGES GOI ON KOSOVO, IRAN, [...] (C) S/P Director David Gordon engaged senior GOI officials on Kosovo, Russia, MEPP, Iran, Lebanon, UNSC reform, Darfur, Afghanistan and climate change during October 1 consultations. On Kosovo the Italians said the goal should be a UNSCR, and that the Kosovars should be persuaded to postpone [...]	2007-10-04 16:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XF AF IR LE UNAUS KNNP IT
07ROME2132	ITALY: PM PRODI SAYS HE'S WITH US ON IRAN, SEEKS [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met PM Prodi October 1 and discussed the risks of Italian engagement with Iran and Syria, the need for a broad EU consensus on Kosovo, and developments in Afghanistan, as well as the November Middle East conference, and Italian support for the UN Sudan mission, UNSC action [...]	2007-10-04 16:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNGA UNSC NATO IT
07ROME2477	(S) ITALIANS TELL U/S LEVEY "THERE IS GROWING [...] (S/NF) Summary: On November 28, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey pressed senior Italian officials to take additional measures to protect the international financial system from abuse by Iranian entities and individuals. U/S Levey passed detailed i [...]	2007-12-17 07:56:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN IR KNNP PARM PREL IT
07ROME264	LIBERIA: ITALY EAGER TO HELP, BUT STILL CONCERNED [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) reports Italy wants to be helpful on the question of clearing Italy,s World Bank (WB) arrears using internal resources, but Italy still seeks a "framework" solution to include Liberia, Somalia, and Sudan. Italy is concerned that using internal W [...]	2007-02-08 17:09:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL LI IT
07ROME697	ITALIAN FOREIGN ASSISTANCE IN 2007: AFRICA AND [...] (SBU) Italy's 2007 budget included 1.88 billion euros (0.12 percent of GDP) for foreign assistance, a slight increase from 1.81 billion euros in 2006. The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance disburse most assistance funding. MFA's Office of Development Cooperation (ODC) -- Italy's US [...]	2007-04-05 09:58:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN PREL PGOV IR LE AF IT
07SANAA1138	YEMEN SEEKS TO JUMPSTART EITI [...] (U) This cable addresses questions raised in reftel regarding Yemen's accession to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). 2. (C) SUMMARY: To date, Yemen has fulfilled only one of four criteria for EITI membership: a high-level commitment to join. According to the RO [...]	2007-06-19 11:28:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EMIN ENRG EPET YM
07SANAA1220	MEPI: PUTTING OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS [...] SUMMARY: Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) funding, combined with our diplomatic clout, has enabled the USG to shape Yemen's national reform efforts of the past 18 months. MEPI's flexibility, responsiveness to post needs, and support for Embassy goals have brought positive change to [...]	2007-07-03 12:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KMPI PREL PGOV YM
07SANAA1343	HIGH PRICES CAUSE CONCERN IN YEMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prices of basic consumer goods in Yemen have risen in real terms by at least 100 percent since the September 2006 Presidential Election. Inflation has worsened the already abysmal poverty rate and has led to the bankruptcy of at least 2,400 businesses. The Republic of Yemen Go [...]	2007-07-16 06:26:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD YM
07SANAA1418	PART ONE OF FOUR: RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS [...] Summary. A multi-agency Financial Systems Assessment Team (FSAT) conducted a week-long, in-country evaluation of Yemen,s capacity to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, in order to determine its most critical training and technical assistance needs on March 1-7, 2007. Yemen is [...]	2007-07-24 07:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN KCRM PREL PTER SNAR EFIN YM
07SANAA1801	YEMEN REQUEST FOR FY08 COMMODITIES DONATION UNDER [...] The ROYG is currently contending with a looming water crisis, explosive population growth, food insecurity, internal conflict, and increasing terrorist activity in the country. To help ease the burden on the ROYG, a reliable partner in the GWOT, Embassy Sanaa seeks $20 million in FY2008 Food [...]	2007-09-19 11:26:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID YM
07SANAA1826	SALAH AL-ATTAR, KINGPIN OR KING PAWN? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's first meeting with new General Investment Authority (GIA) Chairman Salah Al-Attar revealed a western educated, energetic young man eager to address Yemen's problems by narrowing the rich-poor gap, thereby reducing the lure of extremism and making Yemen more attrac [...]	2007-09-25 06:42:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV PREL PINR YM
07SANAA1860	YEMEN'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY IS HANGING BY A THREAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemen's textile and apparels industry is small, comprising 5,000 employees. Exports are virtually non-existent. Foreign imports account for almost all textiles sold inside the country. No protections exist for Yemeni textile manufacturers, the textile industry has received o [...]	2007-10-01 13:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KTEX YM
07SANAA2169	DETERIORATING STANDARDS 40 YEARS AFTER SOUTH YEMEN [...] (C) Summary: Yemen will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Britain's departure from South Arabia on November 30, before a backdrop of increasing protests and violence in the South over perceived injustices and unequal distribution of wealth. This cable presents a comparison of educational opp [...]	2007-11-29 15:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV YM
07SANAA2170	YEMEN UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] As requested in reftel, Post contacted appropriate Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) government officials and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)(including the Ministries of Labor, and Education, international organizations such as the ILO and UNICEF, and the World Bank) for updated infor [...]	2007-11-29 15:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI YM
07SANAA2193	NO RELIEF IN SIGHT FOR PRICE INFLATION IN YEMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: High price inflation and increasing poverty sparked numerous demonstrations throughout Yemen between August-November 2007. The ROYG has taken only small steps to curb inflation, many of which treat symptoms rather than causes. The only long-term solutions may be greater compet [...]	2007-12-03 11:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD YM
07SANJOSE1963	COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON [...] The following is Post's response to Reftel's enquiries. Questions can be directed to Econoff Steven Bitner, (506) 519-2502, Fax (506) 519-2364, bitnesr@state.gov. 2. Costa Rica Population: 4,299,234 (Dec 2006) Per Capita GDP: $5,050 (2006) Department of Commerce Trade Statistics (2006) [...]	2007-11-07 22:35:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV CS
07SANJOSE2838	HAITI: DEFINING AN ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA [...] REO visited Embassy PAP November 20-21 to meet with officials from the Ministry of Environment (MOE),the World Health Organization (WHO),the World Bank (WB) and the United National Development Program (UNDP). GOH and NGO representatives explained environmental problems and opportunities, an [...]	2007-01-03 21:18:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ECON EAID HA
07SANJOSE299	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON'S VISIT TO COSTA RICA [...] SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes CODEL Nelson. The visit comes at a key point in the approval process for the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). CAFTA is a key element in President Arias's agenda to modernize the country and begin to rebuild its crea [...]	2007-02-15 17:32:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP OTRA PREL PGOV WHA ECON CS
07SANJOSE63	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT - COSTA RICA [...] The 2007 Investment Climate Report requested in reftel follows. As instructed the following report has also been submitted via unclassified email. 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Costa Rica A.1. OPENESS TO FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Costa Rica has a generally open international tr [...]	2007-01-12 15:39:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
07SANSALVADOR1088	Post reply to request for information on other donor [...] Summary: This cable provides information on non-USG TCB related environmental funded projects in the CAFTA-DR region and how these relate to environmental themes. Information was received from the Central American Commission for Environment and Developments and includes ongoing projects. [...]	2007-06-01 20:56:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB ETRD SENV ES
07SANSALVADOR1119	EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS ZOELLICK WORLD BANK PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-06 21:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IBRD ES
07SANSALVADOR1185	SACA COMPLETES THREE YEARS AND SIDESTEPS FMLN AGAIN [...] (U) Summary. In a June 1 speech to the nation delivered at the Legislative Assembly, President Saca marked his third anniversary of his presidency. With his trademark stirring oratory he lauded his Administration,s achievements, challenged the leftist-opposition party FMLN, and set out an am [...]	2007-06-15 22:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EPET ENRG EAGR EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR131	SALVADORAN ECONOMY SHOWS SIGNS OF LIFE [...] (SBU) The Salvadoran economy grew 4.2 percent in 2006, ending a six-year streak of anemic economic growth. President Saca has expanded on the sound economic policy of his predecessors to implement a sectoral growth strategy that positions El Salvador as a logistics hub in the medium term, wit [...]	2007-01-25 21:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR2040	BIOFUELS FORUM IN EL SALVADOR [...] SUMMARY: At a biofuels forum on September 25, diverse Salvadoran stakeholders heard presentations on biofuels, the U.S.-Brazil biofuels partnership and ongoing feasibility studies in El Salvador. A visiting biofuels researcher sponsored by EB and IIP, Dr. George Philippidis, drew on U.S. and Br [...]	2007-10-11 14:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EINV EPET ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR2344	EL SALVADOR 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE SUBMISSION [...] According to the Central Bank of El Salvador, the U.S. goods trade balance with El Salvador went from a trade surplus of $872.6 million in 2005 to a trade surplus of $1,080 million in 2006 (Central Bank data). U.S. goods exports in 2006 were $3.1 billion, up 5.34 percent from the previous year [...]	2007-12-04 19:17:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN ECON ES
07SANSALVADOR2410	A/S SULLIVAN & A/S LOWERY'S MEETING WITH GOVERNMENT OF EL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A joint State/Treasury delegation led by EEB Assistant Secretary Sullivan and Treasury Assistant Secretary Lowery discussed regional integration, including a like-minded association of free trade partners; extending the benefits of CAFTA-DR to all parts of society; and the statu [...]	2007-12-17 14:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EAGR ENRG PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR785	El Salvador Bilateral Project Recommendations for use of [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 13:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD SENV ECON ES
07SANSALVADOR786	REGIONAL PRIORITIES FOR ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 13:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV ETRD CAFTA ELAB ES
07SANTIAGO143	DEPUSTR VERONEAU TELLS FONMIN FOXLEY MORE NEEDED [...] (C) After first discussing common interests in Doha and regional FTAs, Deputy USTR Veroneau told FonMin Foxley January 24 that while just concluded U.S.-Chile Trade Commission talks had overall been very good, the issue of Chile's performance on IPR remained problematic. Placing Chile on the [...]	2007-01-25 12:33:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV CI
07SANTIAGO1565	SOUTHERN CHILE -- GLOBAL CHALLENGES OUTSIDE OF [...] Summary. Southern Chile is known more for its natural beauty -- lakes, volcanoes and rivers -- than for its globally integrated economy. However, it exports everything from timber to salmon to a large part of Chile's manufacturing output. Businesses in the region are closely following the s [...]	2007-09-25 21:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ENRG PGOV SOCI CI
07SANTIAGO827	CHILE ON THE CONTINENT: LOTS OF COMMON INTERESTS [...] (C) On May 15 E/Pol Counselor called on Ambassador Juan Pablo Lira, head of the MFA's Division for South America, to deliver demarche points on Venezuela-Iran relations (reftel),a conversation which then turned to Chile's relations with its fellow South Americans. Chile, Lira said, "often fee [...]	2007-05-18 16:31:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CI
07SANTIAGO828	MEDIA REACTION - WORLD BANK PRESIDENT AND HIS ROLE IN IRAQ [...] On May 18, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 4,200) carried an editorial by international analyst Raul Sohr entitled "The Unacceptable Wolfowitz." Quotes follow: 2. "Wolfowitz...is largely responsible for the invasion of Iraq... and in Washington he is known for h [...]	2007-05-18 19:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI
07SANTODOMINGO1998	BUILDING AN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTER IN THE [...] (U) Plans to build a privately operated international financial center in the Dominican Republic are moving forward with construction slated to begin as early as the end of this year. On August 6, Charge met with representatives from the Independent Financial Centre of the Americas (IFC) and t [...]	2007-08-24 17:48:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN DR
07SANTODOMINGO2038	DOMINICAN CONGRESS' RECORD UNDER PLD CONTROL IS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With its sweeping victory in the 2006 congressional election, the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) gained concurrent control of the legislative and executive branches of government for the first time (Ref A). The Congress' record over the past year is mixed: Important legisla [...]	2007-08-29 15:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON MARR DR
07SANTODOMINGO2143	CENTRAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION MAKES PROGRESS TOWARD [...] Summary: On September 6, the Dominican Central Electoral Commission (JCE),which manages the provision of identification documents as well as running the electoral process, told the Charge that it has made good strides in preparing for the 2008 presidential elections in the Dominican Republic [...]	2007-09-13 20:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL DR
07SANTODOMINGO22	2006 WRAP-UP OF THE DOMINICAN ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] (U) Summary. In 2006, the Dominican government was hard pressed to find a way to resolve the decades-old electricity crisis. After atwelve conferences the Dominican Republic comes up empty handed for the year. The government could not reduce the electricity subsidies or the distribution loss [...]	2007-01-05 11:50:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV PGOV DR
07SANTODOMINGO2263	SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, OCTOBER [...] President Fernandez's UNGA Speech 2. Allegation that Opposition Working Against Security Council Bid 3. The Future of the IMF Stand-By Agreement 4. Minister of Finance Visits Venezuela Seeking Increase in PetroCaribe Quota 5. Technological Upgrade in Land Titles, Land Use Planning Â [...]	2007-10-05 18:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ENRG KJUS VE DR
07SANTODOMINGO23	2006 WRAP-UP OF THE DOMINICAN ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] (U) Summary. In 2006, the Dominican government was hard pressed to find a way to resolve the decades-old electricity crisis. After twelve conferences the Dominican Republic comes up empty handed for the year. The government could not reduce the electricity subsidies or the distribution losse [...]	2007-01-05 11:50:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV PGOV DR
07SANTODOMINGO2366	PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: CANDIDATES WARM UP FOR THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the presidential election only seven months away, candidates Leonel Fernandez and Miguel Vargas Maldonado are tapping into the Dominican passion for baseball. Both recently threw out ceremonial first pitches at Major League Baseball games in the United States, during trips [...]	2007-10-19 17:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON DR
07SANTODOMINGO451	DOMINICAN POLITICS III, #19: FERNANDEZ'S NATIONAL [...] (U) This is the 19th cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. SUMMARY (U) President Leonel Fernandez used the occasion of his February 27 Independence Day speech to announce that DR-CAFTA was expected to enter into fo [...]	2007-03-02 17:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV PREL ECON
07SANTODOMINGO597	REGIONAL DRUGS SUMMIT CALLS FOR INCREASED U.S. [...] (U) Summary. On March 16, OAS Secretary General Insulza, President Preval of Haiti, President Uribe of Colombia, and Prime Minister Manning of Trinidad and Tobago joined Dominican President Fernandez to sign a non-binding declaration on measures to counter threats posed by the trafficking of [...]	2007-03-19 20:25:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR KCRM CO HA VE TD DR
07SANTODOMINGO668	FURTHER ON REGIONAL DRUGS SUMMIT AND CALLS FOR [...] (U) Following is an amplified version of Santo Domingo 597 with addition of U.S. and Dominican positions, new text in paras. 10 and 11, and comment. 2. (U) Summary. On March 16, OAS Secretary General Insulza, President Preval of Haiti, President Uribe of Colombia, and Prime Minister Mannin [...]	2007-03-23 20:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR KCRM CO HA VE TD DR
07SAOPAULO1005	CPMF DEFEAT WILL NOT BREAK LULA'S BANK [...] (U) Summary: The Lula Administration suffered a serious setback on December 12 when the opposition defeated the extension of a financial transactions tax (CPMF) that brought in more than R$40 billion (approximately USD 22.5 billion) into the government coffers. Despite the revenue loss, most [...]	2007-12-21 17:30:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV BR
07SAOPAULO107	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VISITS OF NICHOLAS [...] "There is No 'Free' Alliance" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo's International Editor Claudia Antunes commented (2/12): "The failed occupation of Iraq led many international relations experts in the US to conclude that the Americans, different from the British and [...]	2007-02-12 11:39:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO129	PT INTERNAL DISPUTE FORESHADOWS 2010 ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2010 presidential election, in which President Lula will not be a candidate for the first time since 1985, is the apple of discord behind the current conflict between various factions and tendencies of the ruling Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT). The differe [...]	2007-02-15 10:41:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV ELAB BR
07SAOPAULO161	CONSUL GENERAL VIIT TO THE PORT CITY OF SANTOS [...] (U) ConsulGeneral (CG) and Econoff recently visited the port city of Santos, which lies 60 kilometers southwes of Sao Paulo across the Serra do Mar mountain rnge. Santos serves the industrial and agricultual trade needs of Sao Paulo and neighboring stats and is the most active port by volume [...]	2007-02-28 13:37:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EINV ETRD ECON SENV OEXP BR ELTN SNAR
07SAOPAULO301	GOB UNVEILS NEW EDUCATION PLAN TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS [...] Prominent commentators and politicians have increasingly identified deficiencies in Brazil's public education system as a leading cause of the country's subpar economic performance and its inability to keep pace with other so-called BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) economies. Recent result [...]	2007-04-16 15:19:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL SOCI PGOV ECON KPAO BR
07SAOPAULO36	AMBASSADOR AND SAO PAULO GOVERNOR DISCUSS CRIME, PUBLIC [...] (SBU) During an hour-long meeting with the Ambassador, Jose Serra, Governor of Sao Paulo state, said that his most immediate priority upon taking office was public security, especially in the metropolitan public transportation system, which is the state government's responsibility. Though sta [...]	2007-01-17 10:18:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR EINV ASEC PREL BR
07SAOPAULO368	MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST: ISRAEL; WESTERN HEMISPHERE: [...] "Report Converts Israel Into 'Razed Land'" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge commented (5/3): "Following the preliminary conclusions of the Winograd Committee report on the war between Israel and Lebanon last year, Prime Minister [...]	2007-05-03 14:31:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO384	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BRAZILIAN FOREIGN [...] "What Kind Of Leadership Is This?" The lead editorial in center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo (5/5) maintained: "The GOB continues to support the creation of the Bank of the South, a financial adventure with a deadline to begin.... The idea is to constitute a developme [...]	2007-05-07 12:38:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO426	BRAZIL'S NEW GDP METHODOLOGY RESULTS IN HIGHER GROWTH [...] SUMMARY: The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE),in an effort to bring its methodology to determine Brazil's GDP growth into line with international standards, recently revised its current methodology, establishing 2000 as the base year. The highest differences between th [...]	2007-05-18 10:29:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN EIND BR
07SAOPAULO432	OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY (OCC) MEETS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-21 12:33:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV BR
07SAOPAULO640	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: US-CUBA DIALOGUE; [...] "From Havana To Washington" Foreign affairs analyst Newton Carlos commented in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (7/28): "The idea of a possible dialogue between Cuba and the United States seems to be in Ral Castro's mind with who knows, maybe a slight ray of hope. [...]	2007-07-30 19:33:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO709	WORLD FINANCIAL MARKET VOLATILITY ROCKS BRAZIL IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial turmoil resulting from losses in global credit markets as well as concerns about the US sub-prime credit market have hit Brazilian assets hard over the last several days. BOVESPA, Brazil's principal stock market, registered declines of more than 15 percen [...]	2007-08-17 19:35:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN BR
07SAOPAULO731	BRAZIL: U/S JEFFERY'S MEETING WITH CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery III met August 21 in Sao Paulo with Henrique Meirelles, President of Brazil's Central Bank. Meirelles commented on the recent global market turbulence and used the relatively mild reaction by Brazilian markets [...]	2007-08-28 13:50:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV BR
07SAOPAULO832	CREDIT GROWTH IN BRAZIL DRIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (U) Credit growth in Brazil is one of the major drivers of economic growth despite some of the highest real interest rates in the world. Overall credit availability is up 25 percent over the last 12 months, especially in personal consumer credit and much of this growth is attributed to rising [...]	2007-10-11 19:24:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON BR
07SARAJEVO319	BOSNIA: THE NEW COUNCIL OF MINISTERS [...] (U) Following is biographic information on the new BiH Council of Ministers, confirmed by the BiH House of Representatives on February 9. Details of the parliamentary session will be reported septel. MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SVEN ALKALAJ (Sven AL-ka-lye),SBiH ---------------------- [...]	2007-02-13 09:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO36	BOSNIA: SILAJDZIC AND TIHIC AGREE DEFENSE REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with Charge January 5 and 8, Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic of the Party for BiH (SBiH) and Party of Democratic Action (SDA) President Sulejman Tihic both made clear that defense reform will continue to be a high priority for the new governing co [...]	2007-01-09 11:21:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO487	BOSNIA: SUBMISSION FOR 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2007 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Danielle Harms, phone 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax 387-33-659-722, e-mail HarmsDA@state.gov. Time spent in preparing report: CDA [...]	2007-03-02 06:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
07SARAJEVO946	AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 27 MEETING WITH HARIS SILAJDZIC [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Bosniak Presidency member Haris Silajdzic on April 27. Silajdzic who had recently returned from a visit to Doha briefed on a USD 100 million Qatari fund for investment in Bosnia and asserted he was attempting to refocus the Presidency on economic development issues [...]	2007-04-30 16:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
07SECTON03OF04DAKAR269	SENEGAL: SENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-02 11:18:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PHUM EAID MASS PREL SG ECON
07SEOUL1012	ELECTION EXPERTS SHARE VIEWS ON FTA AND ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a luncheon meeting with the Ambassador, a pollster, an ex-spokesperson for presidential candidate Chung Mong-joon, a political consultant and a professor shared their views of the current political landscape in Korea and on the factors that would determine the outcome of Dece [...]	2007-04-06 08:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL1108	DPRK DEFECTOR PERSONIFIES MATERIALISTIC MOTIVES FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 29, Lim Il, a North Korean defector, spoke at the monthly meeting of the AhRin Forum in Seoul to an audience of academics and foreign diplomats posted to the ROK and the DPRK. Lim described his journey from North Korea to the South, where he received asylum in 1998, via [...]	2007-04-17 01:41:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KS KN
07SEOUL1112	GOVERNOR RICHARDSON AND FORMER SECRETARY PRINCIPI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an April 11-12 visit to Seoul, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and former Secretary of Veteran's Affairs Principi noted that the DPRK had been cooperative in facilitating the transfer of the remains of servicemen thought to have died during the Korean War. The Richa [...]	2007-04-17 04:34:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MUNC KS KN
07SEOUL1585	ROKG RECONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. Officials of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) provided Poloff with an overview of the Republic of Korea (ROK)'s official assistance to Afghanistan since 2002. KOICA provided USD 45 million of assistance from 2002-2004 and has pledged an additional USD 10 milli [...]	2007-05-23 07:03:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EAID MARR PREL KS AF
07SEOUL3428	DPRK ECONOMY: THE CHINESE "GRAB" FOR MINERAL [...] (C) Generating significant press 'buzz' between the North/South Prime Ministerial and Defense Ministers meetings this November, the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) recently issued a report urging the ROKG to adopt new policies promoting natural resource development in the DPRK. [...]	2007-11-30 08:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN ETRD PREL PGOV KN KS CH
07SEOUL695	URI PARTY CHAIRMAN, JAPAN, RUSSIA, CHINA [...] (C) Summary: With over 20 reporters present at a March 2 lunch, Uri Party Chairman Chung Se-kyun, the Ambassador, Ambassador Ning Fukui of China, Ambassador Shotaro Oshima of Japan, Ambassador Gleb Ivanshentsov of Russia, along with Uri Party leaders lauded the Six Party February 13 "Initial [...]	2007-03-08 07:45:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL770	FORMER PM LEE HAE-CHAN'S VIST TO PYONGYANG: NORTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over a March 14 breakfast with the Ambassador, former PM and current Uri lawmaker Lee Hae-chan said that, during his recent four-day trip to Pyongyang, he had told North Korea's number two, Kim Young-nam, that a North-South summit should occur only after concrete progress was mad [...]	2007-03-15 09:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL799	ROK ATTITUDES ON UNIFICATION: LONG-TERM PLANS VS. [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The February 13 "Initial Actions" agreement has once again brought to the fore the resumption of inter-Korean engagement and the overall relationship between the two Koreas, including reunification. The ROK's constitution and presidential oath call for Korean un [...]	2007-03-20 02:10:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC ECON KS KN
07SHANGHAI101	PRE-PARTY CONGRESS INFIGHTING OVER PERSONNEL INTENSIFIES [...] (S) Summary. According to multiple East China contacts, the central party leadership was increasingly split over personnel issues and would only become more fractured with the approach of the 2007 Party Congress. Vice President Zeng Qinghong was trying to work out a compromise that would all [...]	2007-02-14 07:22:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH

07SHANGHAI174	SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE EVP ON CAPITAL MARKET REFORMS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 8 meeting with Beijing Financial Attache David Loevinger, Treasury DAS Robert Dohner, Asia Office Director Mathew Haarsager and Congenoffs, Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Executive Vice President Liu Xiaodong (aka James Liu) shared his views on necessary reforms to Chi [...]	2007-03-28 03:30:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI211	SHANGHAI'S FUTURE AS LEADING FINANCIAL CENTER [...] (C) Summary: During a March 23 meeting with the Consul General and Econoff, Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) CEO Yang Maijun and Shanghai Office for Financial Services Deputy Director-General Fang Xinghai said Shanghai's role as China's leading financial center was secure; Hong Kong and Tianjin [...]	2007-04-11 08:28:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON CH
07SHANGHAI25	SHANGHAI STOCK MARKET: UP, UP, AND AWAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Investor confidence in the Chinese economy, the near-conclusion of the China's non-tradable reforms and large amounts of capital sitting relatively idly in savings accounts combined to push the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) into record territory during 2006. The SSE closed 130 p [...]	2007-01-11 10:24:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV CH
07SHANGHAI26	FRB TOLD: NO OVERHEATING AND BUSINESS GOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: A Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) delegation led by Governor Kevin Warsh met with economic analysts, U.S. business leaders, and equity market analysts during a December visit to Shanghai. Economic analysts offered the contrarian view that China's economy was not overheated, and, in t [...]	2007-01-12 02:12:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV CH
07SHANGHAI269	DOD GENERAL COUNSEL'S RULE OF LAW MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: During DOD General Counsel William J. Haynes April 20-22 visit to Shanghai, he discussed rule of law issues with Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) Institute of Law Academics, expatriate and Chinese legal experts at a Consul General-hosted dinner, and at the New York Unive [...]	2007-05-07 08:38:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS ETRD EINV PHUM PINR CH
07SHANGHAI325	STOCK MARKET TOO HOT, SO CHINA RAISES TAXES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced on May 29 that the stamp tax charged on every stock trade would rise from .1 percent to .3 percent of the total value of that trade, effective May 30. Consulate contacts and industry analysts said this was a further attempt to cool down C [...]	2007-05-30 10:39:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PREL CH
07SHANGHAI44	WENZHOU - AN ENTREPRENEURS TOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: Sitting far from Beijing on the East coast of China, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province is known for both its vibrant, fast-growing economy and its many Christian churches. Many people with whom Congenoffs spoke during a recent visit to the city attribute Wenzhou's economic growth to t [...]	2007-01-23 07:24:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EINV PINR KIPR ELAB CH
07SHANGHAI444	TREASURY'S DAN WRIGHT VISITS NANJING, DISCUSSES ECONOMY, [...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with Treasury's Managing Director for China and the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) Dan Wright on June 25, Jiangsu academics and officials said the province had adopted a "One Two Three Four Five" development framework that relied on the Scientific Development Co [...]	2007-07-18 00:14:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ETRD CH
07SHANGHAI46	WENZHOU - AN ENTREPRENEURS TOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: Sitting far from Beijing on the East coast of China, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province is known for both its vibrant, fast-growing economy and its many Christian churches. Many people with whom Congenoffs spoke during a recent visit to the city attribute Wenzhou's economic growth to t [...]	2007-01-23 08:24:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EINV PINR KIPR ELAB CH
07SHANGHAI478	SHANGHAI STOCK MARKET: UNCOMFORTABLY GOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Executive Vice President James Liu, Shanghai's stock market is "on a rocket" with 60 percent gains so far in 2007. Huge numbers of new retail investors who most likely lack an understanding of the risks inherent in the market have been [...]	2007-07-31 03:05:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV CH
07SHANGHAI534	SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE BREAKS THROUGH 5,000 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Shanghai Stock Exchange's Composite Index (SCI) rose above the "psychologically significant" 5,000 point level for the first time on August 23, closing at 5,032. The market has risen 80 percent since the beginning of 2007, adding to the 130 percent gain in 2006. The SCI end [...]	2007-08-24 08:35:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI557	SHANGHAI FINANCIAL LEADERS DISCUSS SED [...] (SBU) Summary. According to Chinese financial service company executives, the Strategic EcoQic Dialogue (SED) plays an important and positive role in advancing U.S.-Chinese relations and understanding. While foreign investments in the financial services sector, and the technology, products, a [...]	2007-08-31 11:17:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL ECON PINR KPAO CH
07SHANGHAI581	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SHANGHAI ENTREPRENEURS [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai-based Chinese entrepreneurs told the Ambassador that China is looking to U.S. leadership on addressing the problems of global climate change. Ongoing RMB appreciation hurts their export businesses and because China feels it needs to continue to control the flow of capit [...]	2007-09-07 07:59:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAIR CVIS SENV KIPR PINR CH
07SHANGHAI647	EDUCATION SECRETARY SPELLINGS' MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. On October 2, the U.S. Special Olympics Delegation, headed by Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, met with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. Secretary Spellings expressed appreciation for China's support for the Special Olympics and delivered a letter from President Bush to Presid [...]	2007-10-04 07:02:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PREL CH
07SHANGHAI679	SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE UP 300 PERCENT IN TWO YEARS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index topped 6,000 points on October 15 bringing gains over the past two years up to 300 percent. This growth is "good" according to a Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) official and the government should not attempt to set limits on where the in [...]	2007-10-22 12:13:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PGOV CH
07SHANGHAI736	HANGZHOU: GOING GREEN, FOR FUN AND PROFIT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Renowned within China for its natural beauty, Hangzhou is beginning to attract international attention for its economic growth and high quality of life. While Hangzhou's government claims that these successes are due to its commitment to preserving the environment, there is no qu [...]	2007-11-16 09:46:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI787	NASDAQ MIGHT HAVE LOOPHOLE TO RESTRICTIONS ON OVERSEAS [...] (C) Summary: NASDAQ China's Chief Representative believes that there might be a legal loophole to the restrictions on Chinese companies listing overseas that have been in place since September 2006. The first test of this "back door" will be in March 2008. The Ministry of Commerce is very opp [...]	2007-12-12 04:35:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV PGOV CH
07SHENYANG174	CHINA/SOE REFORM: A DALIAN PERSPECTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. Dalian's State Assets Supervisory and Administration Commission (SASAC) is, like other SASAC entities throughout China, seeking to reform its thirty-eight state-owned enterprises (SOE),by improving internal management, reducing the overall number of companies, and changing own [...]	2007-09-12 09:10:00	Consulate Shenyang	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPIT EFIN CH
07SINGAPORE1018	U/S LEVEY WARNS AGAINST IRANIAN FINANCIAL [...] (S) Summary. Singapore officials assured Treasury Under Secretary Levey that they were taking the necessary steps to SIPDIS thwart any attempt by the Iranian government or Iran-linked entities to exploit Singapore for terrorism and proliferation-related activities. U/S Levey underscored t [...]	2007-05-25 09:10:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET//NOFORN	KTFN ETTC KCRM EFIN PTER ECON EINV SN
07SINGAPORE1323	SCENESETTER FOR EEB A/S SULLIVAN'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Singapore looks forward to your July 22-23 visit. While we are not allies, the United States enjoys a close relationship with Singapore, based on similar strategic views and substantial trade and investment ties. Singapore is a keen observer of regional developments, but for po [...]	2007-07-11 09:08:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL SN
07SINGAPORE1517	ANALYSTS UNCERTAIN ABOUT EFFECT OF MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore-based financial analysts believe market volatility could have real economic effects on Asia even though the region has limited exposure to the subprime mortgage and credit derivatives problems afflicting the United States and Europe. Central banks across the region t [...]	2007-08-17 08:35:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV SN
07SINGAPORE1890	BURMA-SINGAPORE TRADE AND INVESTMENT -- MORE THAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: For Burma, Singapore is a major trading partner and source of investment and foreign exchange. Two-way trade in goods is declining, but Singapore remains an important investor in Burma for tourism, airlines, food processing, and infrastructure. Asia World, one of Burma's larges [...]	2007-10-11 10:56:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV ETTC PREL ASEAN EFIN BU SN
07SINGAPORE1989	2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I - Drug and Chemical Control. Part II will be submitted septel. 2. (SBU) Begin text. I. Summary The Government of Singapore (GOS) enforces stringent counternar [...]	2007-10-31 07:43:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PREL SN
07SINGAPORE1997	BURMA: PAVO TRADING'S FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES [...] (S) A person who said she is a former finance manager of Pavo Trading Pte Ltd. volunteered to meet with us on October 31 to tell us what she knew of the firm's management and business activities. The USG on October 19 designated the Singapore-based company under E.O. 13448 for providing fina [...]	2007-11-01 09:47:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET	ETTC KCRM EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV SN
07SINGAPORE2016	SINGAPORE - 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter on Singapore for the 2008 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report as they have done in the past. Per r [...]	2007-11-07 06:55:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KIPR ECPS SN
07SINGAPORE2037	SINGAPORE 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter on Singapore for the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II - Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. We also have emailed to INL the text of the draft report in MS Word format showing chan [...]	2007-11-13 07:13:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN KTFN PTER KSEP ETTC SNAR SN
07SINGAPORE24	SINGAPORE - 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the text of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided the document via email to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. Begin text of Statement: Singapore INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 INTRODUCTION Foreign investments [...]	2007-01-04 00:46:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
07SINGAPORE996	FTA AT YEAR THREE - ZEROING IN ON COMMITMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary/Action Items: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Barbara Weisel singled out Singapore's continued failure to fulfill its telecom commitments as the USG's top priority during the third annual review of the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) held in Singapore May 11. Whil [...]	2007-05-24 03:50:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EINV ECPS SENV EAGR KTEX KIPR ECON SN
07SKOPJE879	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR US INTERAGENCY NATO MAP [...] (SBU/NF) When you step off the plane in Skopje on November 7, PM Gruevski will have just taken a beating from Brussels, having received the EU's annual progress report on November 6. The report will criticize the lack of political consensus here, slow progress on EU-related reforms, and the l [...]	2007-11-05 13:09:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO MK
07SKOPJE891	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR A/S HILL'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Welcome back to Skopje! When you arrive, political leaders here will be mulling over the tough message USNATO Ambassador Nuland delivered November 8 during a USG interagency visit to Skopje. Nuland told the government and opposition that Macedonia needs to demonstrate its readiness for [...]	2007-11-09 16:05:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MK
07SKOPJE932	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL SLOAT [...] (SBU) Welcome to Skopje! You will arrive shortly after key USG, NATO, and EU officials have called on the political parties, the government, and members of parliament to put aside their partisan differences, engage in constructive dialogue, and rollup their sleeves. We have reiterated a consi [...]	2007-11-28 16:25:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV MK
07SOFIA114	BULGARIA LEANS FORWARD ON AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Kalfin told the Ambassador January 25 that Bulgaria had lifted its caveat regarding night operations in Afghanistan, and that there was political will to lift at least some caveats pending receipt of additional training and equipment. The government expects parl [...]	2007-01-25 14:42:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO MARR CVIS IZ AF SR BU
07SOFIA1185	SEECP FOREIGN MINISTERS: REGIONAL COOPERATION AND [...] (SBU) Meeting on September 14, SEECP Foreign Ministers and UNMIK/SRSG renewed their commitment to an operational regional cooperation agenda, building on the future Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) and its secretariat in Sarajevo. There was a familiar discussion of Kosovo, with the group ag [...]	2007-10-03 06:44:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EAID SR HR EUN MI RO BU GR BK MW YI TU
07SOFIA1260	NOMINATION FOR ANASTASIA GEORGIEVA MOSER AS A [...] (U) Post nominates Anastasia Georgieva Moser for the 2008 Secretary of State's Annual Award for International Woman of SIPDIS Courage (IWOC) for her personal sacrifices to advance the democratic process in Bulgaria. Moser emigrated to the U.S. in 1962 to be reunited her father, Georgi M. Di [...]	2007-10-24 15:06:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM
07SOFIA177	UNDER PRESSURE FROM RUSSIA ON ARMS LICENSES, [...] (U) This is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY: Russia has recently turned up the heat on Bulgaria in the long-running dispute over "licenses" for Soviet-designed small arms and light weapons. The GoB believes that Russia's claims are unfounded, but remains sen [...]	2007-02-12 13:23:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM ETTC RS BU
07SOFIA181	BULGARIA 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Bulgaria - 2007 Investment Climate Statement ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Bulgaria has a liberal foreign investment regime; a top government priority is to attract foreign investment, especially American. The government foc [...]	2007-02-13 09:44:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
07SOFIA259	BULGARIA: 2007 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides Embassy Sofia's input for the seventh annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Bulgaria is primarily a country of origin and transit, and to a lesser degree a country of destination for human trafficking. The past year has seen the appointment of the new [...]	2007-02-28 07:10:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU
07SOFIA828	BULGARIA - OVERHEATING ECONOMY OR JUST GETTING WARMED UP? [...] (U) SUMMARY: Strong domestic consumption in Bulgaria has sparked a large trade deficit and led to a current-account (CA) deficit of 15.8% in 2006. International analysts have warned that Bulgaria's growing external deficits render its economy vulnerable to exogenous shocks. While booming dom [...]	2007-07-05 14:39:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV BU
07SOIA828	BULGARIA - OVERHEATING ECNOMY OR JUST GETTING WARMED UP? [...] (U) SUMMARY: Strong domestic consumption in Bulgaria has sparke a large trade deficit and led to a current-accont (CA) deficit of 15.8% in 2006. Internationalanalysts have warned that Bulgaria's growing extrnal deficits render its economy vulnerable to exoenous shocks. While booming domestic [...]	2007-07-05 14:39:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV BU PGOV
07STATE117303	LIBERIA,S ARREARS TO THE NIGERIA TRUST FUND [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to seek a meeting with Finance Minister Usman and deliver the attached letter (see para 9, PDF version will be sent to the Embassy) from Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson as soon as possible, preferably before close of business Tuesday, August 21. [...]	2007-08-21 16:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN LI NI PREL
07STATE121863	NORTH KOREAN USE OF ARAB BANK NETWORK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) Washington is increasingly concerned about efforts by North Korea's Foreign Trade Bank to assist Tanchon Commercial Bank to move funds from both Syria and Iran (REF [...]	2007-08-29 20:05:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KNNP XB XF PREL PARM KN IR
07STATE126663	CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN - MOVING AHEAD ON [...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of periodic updates for posts describing progress on June initiatives and deliverables of the 2007 Conference on the Caribbean. It also requests posts to engage with host governments to encourage effective follow-through on the part of relevant host governm [...]	2007-09-10 17:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD ENRG SNAR EAID CU XL
07STATE144711	SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO CABLE ON INDOOR AIR [...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 3. SUMMARY 2. SUMMARY: Reftel asked posts in countries where greater than 20 percent of the population uses biomass and coal to meet basic energy needs to assess host countries, commitment to addressing the health concerns posed by indoor air po [...]	2007-10-16 17:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	BG CE IN NP PK SENV TBIO TI
07STATE147334	INAUGURAL U.S.-KYRGYZ COMPREHENSIVE POLICY [...] (C) Summary. On September 27, the United States and Kyrgyzstan inaugurated an interagency "Comprehensive Policy Dialogue." In over three hours of discussion with U.S. officials responsible for Central Asia representing seven agencies, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev reviewed security [...]	2007-10-22 23:30:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KG
07STATE148408	U/S JEFFERY,S MEETING WITH CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery met with Central Bank of Brazil (CBB) Governor Henrique Meirelles October 21 on the margins of the World Bank/IMF Annual Meeting. They discussed the need for and impediments to infrastructure investment in Brazil, impact of recent financial marke [...]	2007-10-24 19:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BR ECON EFIN PREL
07STATE148510	Deputy Secretary Negroponte's October 18, 2007 [...] (U) Classified by:, Name, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) October 18, 2007; 4 P.M; Washington, D.C.. 3. (C) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Amb. David Satterfield, S/I Amb. Lawrence Butler, NEA Aaron Jost, D Andrea Tomaszewic [...]	2007-10-24 22:01:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP EFIN EPET PGOV IZ TU
07STATE148605	DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] (U) This is an action request please see paragraphs 2- 5. For Moscow, Beijing, G7, and all NEA Posts, Washington requests delivery of the talking points at the Ministerial level. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Secretary Rice and Secretary Paulson will go on camera at 0900 EST on Thu [...]	2007-10-25 11:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN
07STATE149144	REPORT ON THE INFORMAL MEETING OF THE IRFFI [...] (SBU) This cable reports on discussions at the informal meeting of the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) Donors Committee (DC) held at the United Nations (UN) in New York on October 11, 2007. 2. (SBU) Summary: The purpose of the meeting was to prepare for the ful [...]	2007-10-25 21:09:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA EAID ECIN ECON EUN IT IZ TU
07STATE149147	U.S. DELEGATION POSITION GUIDANCE FOR THE IRFFI [...] (SBU) This is an action cable for the U.S. delegates to the Meeting of the Donors Committee (DC) of the International Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) in Bari, Italy on October 28-29. See reftel country clearance requests for the composition of the delegation. 2. (SBU) The agenda for the I [...]	2007-10-25 21:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECIN ECON EUN UN IT IZ
07STATE151231	USG POSITION ON LEBANESE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. 2. (C) The Department requests posts' and other agencies' assistance to bolster international support for Lebanon's pro-sovereignty March 14 majority in its ongoing negotiations with the pro-Syrian opposition over a successor to current President Emile Lahou [...]	2007-10-31 23:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PGOV PREL PTER SY EUN
07STATE152175	UK DEVELOPMENT MINISTER SEEKS SUPPORT FOR PM'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Shriti Vadera, U.K. Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Department for International Development SIPDIS (DFID) met with IO Bureau Assistant Secretary Kristen Silverberg on October 22. Vadera said she wants to put more emphasis on private flows and less on government social [...]	2007-11-02 19:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN SOCI UK
07STATE152799	STEERING GROUP NON-PAPER FOR THE PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (SBU) Background: The Partnership for Democratic Governance was successfully rolled out at a well-attended high level event co-hosted by OECD and UNDP in New York on October 1, 2007. The Department appreciates Posts' support and effort [...]	2007-11-05 22:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AU BR CA CI EAID ET JA KDEM KS MX NL NZ PL PO
07STATE156094	NUCLEAR POWER MEETINGS IN JORDAN [...] (U) On August 9, Alex Burkart, Deputy Director of the Office of Nuclear Energy, Safety and Security, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN/NESS),Jody Daniel, Office of Regional Affairs (ISN/RA),and Embassy Econoff held several meetings with Jordanian officials to discuss [...]	2007-11-14 15:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL
07STATE159143	INSTRUCTIONS -- G-77 AND CHINA RESOLUTION "ON THE [...] (U) As of November 20, negotiations on this draft resolution were not completed. The EU, OIC, and Israel are still discussing wording involving foreign occupation put forth by the OIC (OP 14). To balance the foreign occupation wording, Israel had proposed including wording containing the con [...]	2007-11-21 17:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UN UNGA SOCI
07STATE159204	INSTRUCTIONS -- G-77 AND CHINA RESOLUTION "ON THE [...] (U) As of November 20, negotiations on this draft resolution were not completed. The EU, OIC, and Israel are still discussing wording involving foreign occupation put forth by the OIC (OP 14). To balance the foreign occupation wording, Israel had proposed including wording containing the con [...]	2007-11-21 18:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UN UNGA SOCI
07STATE159330	SUPPORT FOR NEW DELHI CONFERENCE ON AVIAN AND [...] This is an action request (see para 12) both for posts whose host governments have not yet accepted invitations to the New Delhi avian and pandemic influenza conference and for donor nations. SUMMARY ------- 2. Begin Summary: The USG has assumed a world leadership role in the effor [...]	2007-11-21 21:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL XX
07STATE160491	REVISED INSTRUCTIONS -- WSSD RESOLUTION. [...] State 159204 was an instruction cable, sent on November 21, on the G-77/China resolution "On the Implementation of the Outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the Twenty-Fourth Special Session of the General Assembly." This cable supplements those instructions. 2. Paragr [...]	2007-11-27 15:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UN UNGA SOCI
07STATE167347	EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE IAMB FOR IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (U) Objective: To explain the role of the IAMB and ensure that the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development is aware that the renewal of the Development Fund for Iraq (under a new UNSCR) will also require renewal of the IAMB. UNSC cap [...]	2007-12-14 23:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN AA
07STATE29741	U.S. PARTICIPATION IN OPENING MEETING OF THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) This year's Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial is scheduled for November 2007 in Bamako, Mali. At the Santiago CD Ministerial in April 2005, participants established four working groups to [...]	2007-03-08 22:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM MX PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA
07STATE3592	IRAQ: GUIDANCE ON PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS [...] Department requests Ambassadors reinforce the President's January 10 announcement on Iraq policy with the highest levels in the host governments on Thursday January 11. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. Department instructs posts to pursue the following objectives: --Drawing on the backgrou [...]	2007-01-11 03:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ
07STATE507	REQUEST THAT INDIA RESCHEDULE NEW DELHI AVIAN FLU [...] Please deliver the attached text formally requesting that India schedule the meeting of the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) during the period October-December 2007: see paragraphs 4 and 5. Signed original will be delivered to the Indian embassy in Washington [...]	2007-01-03 22:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED EAGR EAID KFLU TBIO IN
07STATE62354	IRAQ AMBASSADORS' FORUM - APRIL 30, 2007 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Political Military Bureau hosted an Iraq Ambassadors' Forum on April 30. Ambassador David Satterfield, the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for Iraq, briefed on the challenges faced by Iraq in advance of the launch of the International Compact with [...]	2007-05-08 20:53:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR IZ MOPS PREL EAID SY
07STATE72784	IRAQ AMBASSADORS' FORUM - MAY 17, 2007 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Political Military Bureau hosted an Iraq Ambassadors' Forum on May 17. Ambassador David Satterfield, the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for Iraq, briefed on the successful launching event of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) and the subse [...]	2007-05-25 21:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID IR IZ MOPS PREL SY
07STATE73184	US-AZERBAIJAN DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) In their March 22 bilateral Democracy and Human Rights Dialogue, DRL Assistant Secretary Lowenkron and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov discussed a variety of issues related to human rights, rule of law, democratic political processes, media freedom, and civil society. The FM c [...]	2007-05-29 14:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07STATE81232	EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON INSURGENCY OPENS DIALOGUE; [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: As part of the U.S. Government Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative, the State Department collaborated with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to deliver a European conference on [...]	2007-06-11 23:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS EAID EUN PGOV PINS PREL PTER PROP
07STATE87911	NEW MOHAMMAD BIN RASHID FOUNDATION: SEIZING THE [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph four. 2. (C) Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR),UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, announced at the World Economic Forum on May 19 the establishment of the $10 billion Mohammed Bin Rashid Foundation (MbR [...]	2007-06-23 00:00:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON SOCI SCUL AE KPAO
07STOCKHOLM1352	SWEDEN: UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE'S MEETING WITH FM [...] (c) On October 30, Ambassador Schulte's and Ambassador Wood's 90-minute exchange with Bildt focused on the international response to Iran,s nuclear ambitions. Ambassador Schulte lunched with journalists and gave a speech hosted by two Swedish think tanks. Ambassador Schulte's disarming and fr [...]	2007-11-05 16:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM IAEA AORC KNNP PREL PGOV IR IZ SW
07STOCKHOLM1400	REINFELDT, BILDT, AND BORG: MAKING THE COALITION [...] (C) As Foreign Minister Bildt heads to Washington for the Annapolis Conference -- his third visit to Washington in two months -- we want to provide the domestic context to his new activist Swedish foreign policy. It has been a difficult first year for Prime Minister Fredrick Reinfeldt and the [...]	2007-11-23 11:23:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SW
07STOCKHOLM506	SWEDEN: SCENE-SETTER FOR PRIME MINISTER [...] (c) The May 15 visit of Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt provides an opportunity to strengthen ties in key areas with a Swedish government that is relatively new to office and better-disposed toward working with the U.S. than its predecessor. Reinfeldt comes from a new political generation a [...]	2007-05-04 15:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL PGOV SW
07SUVA127	FIJI'S ECONOMY - AT A CRISIS POINT? [...] (C) Fiji will experience a severe economic downturn in 2007 as an after-effect of the December 2006 coup. Foreign reserves are very low (perhaps much lower than they appear in the Reserve Bank's end-of-year accounts),exports are flat, and levels of new investment are expected to be minimal. [...]	2007-02-22 19:14:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV MARR ASEC FJ
07SUVA139	"EMERGENCY" IMF MISSION TO FIJI IN APRIL WILL [...] (C) Sirpa Jarvenpaa, Director of the Asian Development Bank's Regional Office in Suva, told us March 1 that an "emergency" IMF mission is coming to Fiji in order to look at Fiji's deteriorating level of reserves. Jarvenpaa expects Fiji to ask the IMF to provide financing to build up Fiji's [...]	2007-02-28 21:00:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV MARR FJ
07SUVA353	CODEL PAYNE'S MEETINGS IN FIJI WITH INTERIM FM, [...] (C) Congressmen Donald Payne (D, NJ),David Dreier (R, CA) and James Moran (D, VA) completed a short but very productive visit to Fiji July 8-9. Interim Foreign Minister Nailatikau told the congressmen in a rambling and somewhat incoherent presentation that the December 2006 coup in Fiji took [...]	2007-07-10 17:42:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR OVIP FJ
07SUVA408	NAURU: PHOSPHATE ROLLER COASTER; ELECTIONS WITH [...] (C) Tiny Nauru in the central Pacific suffered perhaps the world's most dramatic lifestyle decline in recent years after exhausting visible phosphate deposits. Currently, Nauruans barely scrape by. Thus, a PACOM humanitarian-assistance mission July 21-27 was very well received. There is a de [...]	2007-08-13 17:24:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV PREF EAIR ECON NR VE CU
07SUVA409	TUVALU: NEEDY AND SEEKING USG ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Tuvalu's Prime Minister Ielemia remains strongly interested in regaining the Peace Corps, accessing the Millennium Challenge Account, and providing skilled workers for Guam construction projects. He believes Fiji's Commodore Bainimarama should not attend the Pacific Islands Forum in Ton [...]	2007-08-15 13:50:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM PINR EAID ECON KCRM TV
07SUVA463	GEF CEO EXPOUNDS 100 MILLION USD PACIFIC ALLIANCE FOR [...] SUMMARY: GEF CEO Monique Barbut laid out her vision for the GEF Pacific Alliance for Sustainability (GEF-PAS) on September 10 at a one-day event for GEF focal points in advance of the annual SPREP meeting in Apia. Barbut explained that GEF-PAS, a country-driven sub-regional program, could prov [...]	2007-09-23 20:14:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIN EAID WS XV GEF
07SUVA482	GEF-PAS: SLOW PROGRESS IN PREPARING NATIONAL PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We contacted the countries covered by Embassy Suva to encourage them to engage to the fullest extent possible with the World Bank and other organizations to develop their Global Environment Facility Pacific Alliance for Sustainability (GEF-PAS) priority lists before the October 1 [...]	2007-10-02 20:08:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIN EAID FJ TN NR TV KR GEF
07SUVA503	REMITTANCES IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS [...] Summary: Remittances play an often unacknowledged yet crucially important economic and social role in the South Pacific. In the face of domestic turmoil, rising unemployment, and limited labor mobility, remittances have become a near irreplaceable source of funds for large portions of the popul [...]	2007-10-25 18:50:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EFIN XV FJ TN
07SUVA507	FIJI INTERIM FINANCE MINISTER USES WASHINGTON WB/IMF VISIT [...] (SBU) In Washington for meetings of the IMF and World Bank, Fiji Interim Finance Minister Mahendra Chaudhry made full use of the opportunity to reach out to potential new partners and to USG contacts as well. Chaudhry's calls on IMF, Brazilian, Indian, Malaysian, Chinese, and other contacts pl [...]	2007-10-28 19:59:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV FJ
07SUVA66	TONGA AND THE FUTURE: RECONCILE; REFORM; AND [...] (C) Two months after last November's riot, the Ambassador's Jan. 16-18 visit to Tonga found most everyone still licking their wounds. But many people realize they must look forward. A state of emergency may continue for several more months. The Tonga Defense Service (TDS) hopes to reduce it [...]	2007-01-25 18:28:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAID PHUM ASEC CH TN
07SUVA71	PRC AND TAIWAN ENGAGEMENT IN FIJI, TONGA, NAURU, [...] (C) China and Taiwan are both actively engaged in Fiji, and are both likely to be asked by the interim government for increased assistance. Tonga is seeking an influx of funds from China to help rebuild Nuku'alofa. Taiwan has a strong presence in Nauru, Kiribati and Tuvalu. Taiwan represe [...]	2007-01-28 18:38:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV FJ NR KR TN TV
07SUVA72	FIJI UPDATE, JANUARY 29, 2007: EPG MEETINGS START; [...] (C) The Pacific Island Forum's Eminent Persons Group began its meetings in Fiji today. Interim PM Bainimarama called his meeting with the EPG useful, saying the group understands "there is no turning back." Bainimarama took another strong swipe at NGO activists, accusing them of poisoning [...]	2007-01-28 22:11:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC FJ
07TAIPEI1273	BATTLING BEIJING THROUGH FOREIGN AID DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's robust foreign aid and assistance programs play a key role in preserving ties with many of the 24 countries that recognize Taipei rather than Beijing. MOFA spends approximately US$300 million a year, close to a third of the ministry's annual budget, on direct aid and [...]	2007-06-07 07:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1483	TAIWAN WORKING TO MAINTAIN POSITION IN THE SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: Reacting to Beijing's growing activism in the South Pacific, Taiwan is moving to enhance multilateral as well as bilateral cooperation with its six diplomatic partners in the region. Taipei hopes that its second Pacific Allies Summit, planned for October in the Marshall Islands, [...]	2007-06-29 08:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
07TAIPEI1646	Carlyle Acquires Ta Chong Commercial Bank [...] The U.S.-based Carlyle group has become the latest foreign investor to acquire a significant share of equity in a Taiwan bank by private placement, with half of the required funds obtained from local sources. Carlyle will participate in the management of the Taiwan bank. Banking sector M&A w [...]	2007-07-23 08:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1697	Taipei Economic Brief for July 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected July 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Standard Chartered Raises Taiwan's GDP Growth --Improved Economic Performance, Inflationary Threat --Penalty on UMC for Investment in China Overruled --Medical Tourism --Fubon Intends to Acquire PRC Bank --Taiwan Ranks [...]	2007-07-31 08:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1924	FORMER CHEN ADVISOR ON CROSS-STRAIT AND US-TAIWAN [...] (U) Summary. On August 16, Deputy Director Wang met with Chen Po-chih, chairman of the Taiwan Think Tank. Chen, known to be a 'deep green' supporter of and former advisor to President Chen Shui-bian, frankly expressed his personal views on the economic relations between Taiwan and China, ass [...]	2007-08-23 01:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI1937	Port of Kaohsiung's Container Volume Eclipsed by Mainland [...] (U) Summary. With geographic advantages and new long-term leases from major shipping carriers, Kaohsiung will likely hold on to its status as a transshipment hub in the Asia-Pacific region, even as it continues to fall behind in world rankings. The completion of a s)QD'Qolume is expected to r [...]	2007-08-24 01:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD PGOV ECON TW ELAB
07TAIPEI1963	Big Taiwan State-owned Banks to Merge [...] SUMMARY: Taiwan announced a three-year plan to merge the operations of the three largest state-owned banks into one financial holding company. The world ranking of the new firm's banking unit will move up to 89th, and its market share in Taiwan will increase to 18%, well ahead of the next la [...]	2007-08-28 06:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2011	Taipei Economic Brief for August 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected August 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Taiwan's Economy Outperforms Expectations --Prices Drop Unexpectedly, But Inflation Still a Risk --Effects of U.S. Sub-prime Mess --Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax) --Subsidies for Animation and [...]	2007-08-31 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI221	Taiwan 2007 Economic Outlook [...] Consumer debt problems dampened consumption and excess manufacturing capacity reduced investment, but strong export growth still produced 4.4% real GDP growth in Taiwan in 2006. Export growth slowed in Q4 as higher interest rates reduced demand in major export markets. Economic growth in 200 [...]	2007-01-30 08:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2289	Taipei Economic Brief for September 2007 [...] Summary. This cable summarizes selected September 2007 economic events in Taiwan. Economic statistics show better than expected performance and potential job growth....Biggest share of next year's government budget goes to defense and deficit expected to shrink significantly....The Central B [...]	2007-10-05 06:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2336	LOOKING AHEAD AT CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY. During recent discussions of future cross-Strait economic policy with AIT economic chief, Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Chen Min-tong and prominent private analysts all predicted eventual progress on establishing direct passenger flights, easing investment restrictions, and in [...]	2007-10-16 06:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PINR TW CH
07TAIPEI2399	HSIEH ADVISOR OUTLINES FINANCE POLICY AGENDA [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In an October 25 meeting with AIT economic chief, DPP presidential campaign financial policy advisor Ray B. Dawn (Tung Rei-bin) criticized what he characterized as KMT [...]	2007-10-26 00:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PINR TW
07TAIPEI2407	MA ECONOMIC ADVISOR TOUTS OPENNESS AND "PRAGMATIC" [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During an October 25 meeting, Ma Ying-jeou economic policy advisor Steve Hsieh (Xiang-chuan) cited jobs as Taiwan voters' single biggest concern, especially in the South, and advo [...]	2007-10-26 09:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PINR TW
07TAIPEI2430	Taipei Economic Brief for October 2007 [...] Summary. This cable summarizes selected October 2007 economic events in Taiwan. Taiwan enjoyed economic expansion, increased investment, but faced inflationary pressure...Export orders moving to new high in 2007... Taiwan's semiconductor sector passes U.S. in production capacity...Non-electr [...]	2007-11-01 07:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2525	Taiwan Banks - Too Much Money but Low Profits [...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan's banking system is stable but anemic, financial analysts and local U.S. bank representatives told officials from the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank. The banking sector faces low profitability and too much competition. Taiwan's large banks have excess liquidity du [...]	2007-11-26 02:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI253	Taipei Economic Brief for January 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected January 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Economic Performance in 2006; --Science-based Industrial Parks; --PRC Tourists to Taiwan's High-Tech Centers; --Major Investment Projects; --China Rebar Pacific Group Collapse; --Problem Banks Taken Over; --Transfer o [...]	2007-02-01 08:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI2545	HOW STRONG IS TAIWAN'S ECONOMY? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Reflecting popular concern about the economy, both presidential candidates are raising economic issues as Taiwan heads into the 2008 legislative and presidential elections. The DPP boasts about Taiwan's solid growth even as the KMT pledges to reverse a purported economic decline. [...]	2007-11-30 07:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV TW
07TAIPEI461	Taipei Economic Brief for February 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected February 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Moon Distorts Taiwan's Economic Statistics --Economic Performance Better Than Expected --Labor Participation Rate Up, Unemployment Down --2007 Private Investment Goal: NT$1.67 Trillion --Taiwan to Direct Foreign Inve [...]	2007-03-01 08:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI564	Taiwan's 2006 Balance of Payments [...] SUMMARY: Taiwan's current account surplus in 2006 surged nearly 60% to US$25 billion. The C/A surplus was largely offset by a huge capital outflow of direct investment and insurance firms' portfolio investment. Depreciation of the US Dollar (USD) drove up the USD value of Taiwan's EURO and [...]	2007-03-13 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW

07TAIPEI704	CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT - PACE OF LIBERALIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan has liberalized restrictions on investment in the PRC at a more rapid pace in 2006 after several years of little progress. This contributed to a 27 percent rise in approved China-bound investment last year. However, capital limits and industry-specific restrictions rema [...]	2007-03-28 08:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI725	Taipei Economic Brief for March 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected March 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Improved Economic Performance --Taiwan's FX Reserves Increase --Taiwan Targets Insider Trading --SMIC Investment Fine Overturned --Taiwan's First 8G TFT-LCD Plants --Taiwan IC Industry Grows in 2006 --Taiwan Electroni [...]	2007-03-29 08:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI73	Taiwan's 2007 Investment Climate Statement (Part II) [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-11 01:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR OPIC KTDB USTR TW
07TAIPEI91	TAIWAN VICE PREMIER ON BILATERAL TRADE [...] (C) Summary: Vice Premier Tsai told AIT Director Young January 12 she is focused on managing the financial crisis resulting from a run on a local bank and criminal investigations into the collapse of a large local conglomerate. The Director reaffirmed U.S. interest in advancing bilateral tr [...]	2007-01-12 10:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL TW
07TAIPEI919	Taiwan Increases Deposit Insurance Premium [...] Taiwan will increase the deposit insurance premium paid by banks starting in July 2007 by shifting the basis for premiums from insured deposits to outstanding deposits. In response to complaints of U.S. and European banks in Taiwan, authorities may reduce the rate. END SUMMARY. Outstandin [...]	2007-04-26 02:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI965	Taipei Economic Brief for April 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected April 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Domestic Demand to Spur Economic Growth --Trade Surplus Doubles --Illegal Cross-Strait Remittance Operations Closed --ProMOS to Use 0.18-Micron Technology in China --Personal Bankruptcy Law Concerns Bankers --Medical T [...]	2007-05-01 05:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TALLINN366	ESTONIA'S CYBER ATTACKS: WORLD'S FIRST VIRTUAL [...] (S) Summary. Since April 27, Estonia has been the victim of the world's first coordinated cyber attacks against a nation state and its political and economic infrastructure. The sensational nature of the story, combined with the highly technical details of the subject matter, has led to a good [...]	2007-06-04 14:27:00	Embassy Tallinn	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD NATO RS EN
07TALLINN367	TALLINN'S PROPOSAL FOR 2007 IPR ENFORCEMENT [...] In response to reftel, the following is Embassy Tallinn's proposal for funding to develop, distribute and promote an extensive awareness campaign in Estonia to combat internet piracy and promote cyber security. Background ----------- 2. The biggest IPR challenge in countries with a well [...]	2007-06-05 07:41:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR EU KTIA PREL EN
07TALLINN374	ESTONIA'S CYBER ATTACKS: LESSONS LEARNED [...] (S) Summary. On April 27, Estonia became the unprecedented victim of the world's first cyber attacks against a nation state. Although an analysis of events is ongoing, this event demonstrated the vulnerability of both government and private sector internet infrastructure. Working together wi [...]	2007-06-06 14:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD NATO RS EN
07TALLINN375	ESTONIA'S CYBER ATTACKS: LESSONS LEARNED [...] (S) Summary. On April 27, Estonia became the unprecedented victim of the world's first cyber attacks against a nation state. Although an analysis of events is ongoing, this event demonstrated the vulnerability of both government and private sector internet infrastructure. Working together with [...]	2007-06-06 14:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD NATO RS EN
07TALLINN433	ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOEHNER [...] (SBU) Summary: The last eight months have been a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations, including President Bush's November visit to Tallinn, Foreign Minister Paet's recent visit to Washington for a celebration of the 85th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and President Ilves [...]	2007-06-28 14:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN492	BANKERS PREDICT SOFT LANDING FOR ESTONIAN ECONOMY [...] (U) Summary: Macroeconomic analysts in and out of government continue to predict Estonia faces a 'soft landing' - 6 to 8 percent GDP growth - from its period of rapid economic growth. Despite a large current account deficit, rising inflation, and a tight labor market, the long-term outlook f [...]	2007-07-27 14:16:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EN
07TALLINN548	ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY SELL [...] (SBU) Summary: The last year has been a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations, including President Bush's November visit to Tallinn, Foreign Minister Paet's visit to Washington for a celebration of the 85th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and President Ilves' June visit to W [...]	2007-08-24 10:40:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN549	ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The last year has been a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations, including President Bush's November visit to Tallinn, Foreign Minister Paet's visit to Washington for a celebration of the 85th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and President Ilves' June visit to [...]	2007-08-24 10:44:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN583	SCENESETTER FOR PRINCIPAL DEPUTY SECRETARY KURT [...] (U) Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Your arrival comes on the heels of a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations the past year: the President's historic visit to Estonia last November; Estonian appreciation for U.S. su [...]	2007-09-06 14:25:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN589	ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FBI DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Welcome to Tallinn. Three and a half years after NATO and EU accession, Estonia remains a strong ally on all fronts. It is a steadfast ally in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and an effective role model for democracy in the former Soviet states [...]	2007-09-07 14:42:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
07TALLINN621	USDOC DAS FOR EUROPE VISITS ESTONIA [...] (SBU) Summary: GOE officials told Department of Commerce DAS for Europe Paul Dyck that Estonia is very open to more U.S. investment and noted that Estonia's business climate has not suffered from the cyber attacks of early May. They also expressed interest in the goals of the new Trans- Atlan [...]	2007-09-20 10:34:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON PGOV EN
07TASHKENT1037	DEMARCHE ON NEW WORLD BANK PRESIDENT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-30 11:02:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IBRD UZ
07TASHKENT1058	UZBEKISTAN 2007 FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS (FLT) REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-04 09:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM UZ
07TASHKENT1139	2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The United States Government is aware of fifteen (15) claims of United States persons against the Government of Uzbekistan, seven (7) of which have been resolved. 2. a. Claimant B b. 1998 c. Claimant B is a US trading company that exported alcohol to Uzbekistan. In 1998, customs au [...]	2007-06-15 10:29:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PGOV EINV KIDE UZ
07TASHKENT1333	ADB CHIEF ON PROJECTS IN UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) The Asian Development Bank depends on a combination of official statistics, a "huge problem" according to the bank's country director, and independent analysis to assess the Uzbek economy. The Uzbek mentality is to make things better than they actually are, but a lack of know how in gather [...]	2007-07-19 10:28:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAGR PREL PINR ADB UZ
07TASHKENT1386	HIGH POVERTY DESPITE STRONG ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (C) Summary: While Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials tout the country's strong economic growth, they fail to recognize problems associated with high inflation and poverty rates. Inflation in 2006 most likely was around 20 percent and the cost of living continues to rise, fueled recent [...]	2007-07-30 04:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SOCI UZ
07TASHKENT1481	PASSING THE BUCK ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (C) Government of Uzbekistan officials provided little information on anti-money laundering efforts during a roundtable with international donors on August 7. Donors expressed concern at the suspension of Uzbekistan's money laundering law, warning that the decision makes Uzbekistan's particip [...]	2007-08-14 08:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PTER KTFN UZ
07TASHKENT1603	WORLD BANK MEETING: UZBEKS STILL THINKING [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 04:45:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON WB UZ
07TASHKENT1606	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FACE OBSTACLES AND [...] (C) Summary: While President Karimov has not yet made any official announcement on elections, which are widely expected to be planned for December 23, several human rights activists already have announced their candidacies. These self-declared candidates have little chance of being registered [...]	2007-09-12 11:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT1648	U.S. COTTON GIN IS A RARE SEMI-SUCCESS STORY [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 7, econoff visited the Central Asia Seed Company (CASC),a modern, fully U.S.-owned cotton gin located in Syrdarya, about two hours southwest of Tashkent. With over ten years experience in Uzbekistan, CASC is valued by the provincial government for its social and e [...]	2007-09-17 10:33:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD ICAC UZ
07TASHKENT1734	COTTON TRADE, PROFITS (AND REFORMS?) [...] (C) Summary: The 2007 Third International Cotton and Textile Conference attracted over 250 companies, the majority Asian. Embassy staff attended. Uzbekistan expects to export over one million tons of ginned cotton in 2007 for approximately USD 1.55 billion. Over 70 percent of this year's bu [...]	2007-10-05 04:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ICAC EINV ETRD ELAB ZK UZ
07TASHKENT1765	KOKAND TV STATION CAREFULLY MAKES PROFIT [...] (C) Summary. On October 3 poloff and visiting SCA/CEN desk officer visited the headquarters of Kokand TV, an independent television station that reaches an audience of one million in the densely populated Ferghana Valley. The owner noted that the station must compete with subsidized state ch [...]	2007-10-12 10:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EAID ECON OEXC CH UZ
07TASHKENT1768	EU-UNDP HOSTS CONFERENCE ON CENTRAL ASIAN BORDER [...] (C) Summary: The Border Management in Central Asia and Central Asia Drug Action programs (BOMCA/CADAP) hosted a donors conference in Tashkent on October 5 to coordinate national and organizational projects related to border security and trade facilitation in Central Asia. BOMCA/CADAP is an EU [...]	2007-10-16 04:35:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL AF UZ KG
07TASHKENT1853	(C) MY WAY OR NO WAY: UZBEKISTAN GETS DEFENSIVE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: President Karimov,s speech at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Bishkek on August 16 was the clearest and most official statement of Uzbekistan,s position on the use of transboundary waters of Central Asia. In an effort to legally justify its position, on S [...]	2007-10-25 09:37:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	KENV ETRD ENRG PREL TBIO ZK UZ
07TASHKENT1904	EBRD SOFTENS APPROACH TO UZBEKS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) Head of Mission, Fernand Pillonel, on October 30 to discuss the bank's situation in Tashkent. Pillonel said EBRD is taking a softer approach to Uzbekistan and will reconsider its engagement strategy [...]	2007-11-02 07:38:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EBRD EAIDB WB UZ
07TASHKENT1997	WORLD BANK OFFICIAL ON UZBEKISTAN'S ECONOMIC BOOM, [...] (U) Summary: During Ambassador's meeting with World Bank Regional Director Loup Brefort on November 14, Brefort said Uzbekistan's economic growth stems mainly from rising prices of raw materials, exports of capital goods, and remittances from abroad. This has done little to reduce the 26 perce [...]	2007-11-19 11:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SOCI EMIN EPET UZ
07TASHKENT2122	RUSSIA MAY NOT HELP UZBEKS ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (C) Summary: The World Bank and UNODC, with INL funding support, co-sponsored an anti-money laundering (AML) training session in Tashkent on November 29. A USG official from the Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) was the main presenter to an engaged audience [...]	2007-12-14 13:20:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM ECON UZ
07TASHKENT329	UZBEKISTAN AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. efforts are playing an important role in raising the profile of Avian Influenza (AI) in Uzbekistan, and improving the government's capabilities to detect and react to a possible AI outbreak. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is conducting numerous programs that ha [...]	2007-02-28 02:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO UZ
07TASHKENT330	UZBEKISTAN AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. efforts are playing an important role in raising the profile of Avian Influenza (AI) in Uzbekistan, and improving the government's capabilities to detect and react to a possible AI outbreak. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is conducting numerous programs that ha [...]	2007-02-28 02:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO UZ
07TASHKENT800	UZBEKS OFFER NEWMONT MINING VERY LITTLE, VERY LATE [...] (C) Summary: At the request of Uzbek authorities, Newmont Mining visited Tashkent April 14-16 to discuss a possible out-of-court settlement in connection with their forced departure from Uzbekistan last year. The Uzbeks offered USD 30 million in compensation, far short of what Newmont views a [...]	2007-04-18 11:58:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PREL PGOV UZ
07TBILISI1284	PM NOGHAIDELI ON ECONOMIC REFORMS, ENERGY [...] (C) In a May 28 meeting with Joseph Wood, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President, Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli said the Georgian economy was performing well, and the government was pushing hard to get major new reforms underway this year so that they would be well-e [...]	2007-06-01 10:53:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON GG
07TBILISI1298	Georgia Bi-Weekly Update June 1 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of May 19-June Â [...]	2007-06-01 13:45:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI1320	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MINISTER ARVELADZE ON [...] (C) In a May 28 meeting, Georgian Minister of Economic Development Giorgi Arveladze described to Joseph Wood, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President, Georgia's efforts and successes in attracting foreign investors in a broad range of sectors. Arveladze said the government's ph [...]	2007-06-05 07:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON GG
07TBILISI1364	GEORGIA: JUNE 7 UPDATE ON AFRICAN SWINE FEVER [...] (C) The Georgian government has begun to mobilize its forces to deal with the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) reported reftel. Prime Minister Noghaideli discussed the situation with the Cabinet on June 6 and ordered that appropriate measures be taken. The same day the government notif [...]	2007-06-07 14:34:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR SENV PGOV TBIO GG
07TBILISI1601	CHECHEN REFUGEES RECEIVE TEMPORARY RESIDENCE [...] Summary: Georgian Minister of Refugees Giorgi Kheviasvhili marked World Refugee Day on June 20 by distributing temporary residence permits to 600 Chechen refugees living in Georgia's Pankisi Gorge. The remainder of the estimated 1,300 refugees living in the Gorge will receive their permits [...]	2007-07-05 13:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PREF GG
07TBILISI1675	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE JULY 13 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of June 30-July 13. Education Minister Disputes Corruption Charges --------------------------------------------- - 2. A corruption controversy surrounding Education Minister Ale [...]	2007-07-13 13:34:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG GG
07TBILISI1933	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE AUGUST 3 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of July 14-August 3. Commission on Ossetian Status Starts Work ----------------------------------------- 2. The state commission defining the status of the temporary autonomous [...]	2007-08-03 13:36:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG GG
07TBILISI2076	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE AUGUST 17 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of August 4-17. Saakashvili Visits Upper Abkhazia --------------------------------- 2. On August 11, President Saakashvili visited the Upper Kodori Gorge (or Upper Abkhazia) fo [...]	2007-08-17 13:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG GG
07TBILISI2272	REGIONAL GOVERNORS - WHO ARE THEY? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Following a series of scandals involving the misuse of public funds by newly elected local officials, the Georgian Parliament recently passed two laws that strengthen the powers of regional Governors, who are appoint [...]	2007-09-07 13:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR GG
07TBILISI2290	REGIONAL GOVERNORS - WHO ARE THEY? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Following a series of scandals involving the misuse of public funds by newly elected local officials, the Georgian Parliament recently passed two laws that strengthen the powers of regional Governors, who are appoin [...]	2007-09-11 12:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR GG
07TBILISI2291	REGIONAL GOVERNORS - WHO ARE THEY? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Following a series of scandals involving the misuse of public funds by newly elected local officials, the Georgian Parliament recently passed two laws that strengthen the powers of regional Governors, who are appoin [...]	2007-09-11 12:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR GG
07TBILISI2393	LOCAL GOVERNMENT SLOWLY AWAKENS IN WESTERN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: On August 7-9 an Embassy team traveled to Western Georgia to assess the development of local governance. Government of Autonomous Republic of Adjara Chairman Levan Varshalomidze reaffirmed his support for the USAID-funded Public Administration Reform program, which is working to [...]	2007-09-21 10:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GG
07TBILISI2451	GEORGIA GETS IMPROVED RANKINGS ON BUSINESS [...] Summary: The annual report of the International Financial Corporation (World Bank Group) has moved Georgia up from thirty-seventh to eighteenth place out of 178 surveyed countries in terms of ease of doing business. Georgia is the fifth top reformer country on the list. An annual report by [...]	2007-10-01 10:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV PROV GG
07TBILISI2576	JURY TRIALS WILL RETURN TO GEORGIA AFTER NEARLY 100 YEARS [...] Summary: For the first time since the 1920's, jury trials will return to Georgia. On October 6, 2007, prosecutors from the Office of Public Prosecution (OPP) and ABA/ROLI-trained defense lawyers conducted mock jury trials before juries composed of Georgian law students. Attorneys questioned t [...]	2007-10-15 05:58:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV OTRA KCRM KJUS GG
07TBILISI2595	ISOLATED ABKHAZIA GROWS BUT DEVELOPMENT LAGS [...] (C) Summary: On a September 4-8 visit to Abkhazia, Embassy officers found that the region's economy and its tourism industry are growing and that investment in hotels and vacation homes, mostly from Russia, is increasing. The overall standard of living is comparable to that in Georgia, or per [...]	2007-10-17 12:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI2978	GEORGIAN INVESTIGATION OF PATARKATSISHVILI [...] (C) Summary: The closure of Imedi television and the investigation of its finances and operations by the Goverment of Georgia has made headlines around the world. The Government has also begun investigation of other businesses in which oligarch Badri Patarkatsishvili is a principal investor. [...]	2007-11-28 14:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BEXP EFIN GG
07TBILISI3096	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE DECEMBER 14 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of December 1-14. Georgian Politicians React to Medvedev -------------------------------------- 2. Georgian political figures reacted immediately -- and unanimously -- to Russi [...]	2007-12-14 11:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM GG
07TBILISI769	Georgia Bi-Weekly Update April 5 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of March 24-April 6. --------------------------- Georgians Pay Tribute to Late President Gamsakhurdia --------------------------- 2. Thousands of people throughout Georgia cam [...]	2007-04-05 14:53:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI817	GOG LOOKS TO IMPROVE AI COOPERATION WITH ABKHAZIA [...] Summary: On March 23, Russian and Georgian press reports claimed an Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak had occurred in Abkhazia. On March 28, Deputy Minister of Health Levan Jugeli told Poloff that the GoG was ready at any time to work with the Abkhaz de-facto officials on AI or other health iss [...]	2007-04-13 12:59:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TBIO GG
07TBILISI894	Georgia Bi-Weekly Update April 20 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of April 7-20. Controversy over Border Monastery --------------------------------- 2. A longstanding controversy over the border with Azerbaijan -- and specifically over the Dav [...]	2007-04-20 11:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV GG
07TEGUCIGALPA1154	A CAFTA-DR SUCCESS STORY: TIME TO START A BUSINESS [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-29 14:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON EIND PGOV DR GT CS HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1295	MCC REQUIREMENTS KEY TO REDUCING BUSINESS OPENING TIME IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-31 22:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON EIND PGOV DR CS HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1337	HONDURAS: "LIZZIE LAW" FALLS VICTIM TO CORRUPTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-08 15:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ETRD PGOV KJUS PINR HO
07TEGUCIGALPA134	HONDURAN GOVERNMENT DIALOGUE WITH OIL INDUSTRY [...] (C/NF) Summary: The January 18 talks in Salvador between oil industry representatives and a GOH delegation led by Minister Counselor for Legal Affairs Enrique Flores Lanza reportedly made significant progress. The GOH put two alternatives on the table and the affected oil companies have unde [...]	2007-01-23 01:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1798	FROM BAD TO WORSE: ENERGY FINANCES IN HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Due to rates that do not cover costs, Honduran state-run electric company ENEE is losing USD 300 million a year, equal to 3 percent of GDP. The Zelaya administration appears to be seriously considering a long overdue rate increase. Some businesses have said they would pay hi [...]	2007-11-16 19:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EFIN EAID HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1923	CABEI SEEKS U.S. PARTICIPATION TO COUNTER [...] (C) Summary: The Head of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) is concerned that certain member states may seek to invite Venezuela to join the bank or to form an association between CABEI and Hugo Chavez's Banco del Sur. He is urging the USG to join CABEI as a member or [...]	2007-12-19 16:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1944	HONDURAS JOINS PETRO CARIBE; ANALYZING POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Honduras took a clear step toward securing energy financing from Venezuela by becoming the 17th member of PetroCaribe during the December 20-21 energy conference in Havana. Joining PetroCaribe allows Honduras to engage in discussions toward a possible energy agr [...]	2007-12-27 22:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV PINR PREL HO
07TEGUCIGALPA215	THE HONDURAN ECONOMY AFTER FIRST YEAR OF ZELAYA [...] (SBU) Summary: Following one year in office for the Zelaya administration, the Honduran economy continues to perform solidly. Some critics would say that this continued robust performance owes more to the Maduro administration's (2001-2005) fiscal austerity than to any new Zelaya policies. [...]	2007-02-02 01:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA432	HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2006/2007 [...] (SBU) The following is the 2006/2007 Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report input for Honduras, responding to questions posed in the checklist. Post point of contact is Vice Consul Jason McInerney, phone: 011-504-238-5114 x 4152, IVG phone: 539-4152, fax 011-504-237-1792, and unclassified [...]	2007-03-09 21:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KJUS ASEC PREF ELAB HO
07TEGUCIGALPA509	HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT [...] (SBU) Summary: After 14 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...]	2007-03-22 22:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA584	HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: After 15 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...]	2007-04-09 20:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA585	HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON [...] (SBU) Summary: After 15 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...]	2007-04-09 20:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA77	HONDURAS EXPROPRIATES U.S. OIL COMPANIES' STORAGE [...] (S/NF) Summary: On January 13, the GOH announced in a surprise decision that it would be compelling use of privately-owned oil import and storage facilities in Honduras. It remains unclear which facilities are affected, but at a minimum Honduran firm DIPPSA and U.S. firm Esso are subject to [...]	2007-01-14 20:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET EINV ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO
07TEGUCIGALPA838	HONDUTEL UNDER FIRE AS NEGOTATIONS OVER NEW LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The major actors in on-going effort to pass a new telecommunications law met May 11, and agreed to reconcile four key issues: license authorizations, naming of commissioners, taxes, and mobile licenses. While the group plans to meet again May 18, a related effort by Congress to [...]	2007-05-16 00:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS ELAB KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR
07TELAVIV1019	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran-Britain Crisis ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Wednesday Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that his government would release the 15 detained British sailors and marines as a gift t [...]	2007-04-05 08:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1029	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Detention and Release of UK Sailors ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot and Israel Radio reported that around two weeks ago IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit's captors passed on to him a pair of glasses sent by his father. The r [...]	2007-04-06 10:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1038	ISRAEL BUILDING SUPER HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRICITY [...] (C//REL TO USA, AUS, CAN, AND GBR) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO DAN WEINSTOCK, DIRECTOR OF THE ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY AT THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, PAYMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 161-KILOVOLT (KV) POWER LINE FROM THE ISRAELI CITY OF NETIVOT TO NORTHERN GAZA IS ONE-THIRD COMPLETE. HOWEVER [...]	2007-04-06 14:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV KWBG IS
07TELAVIV1048	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend the media reported on slight progress in negotiations toward the release of IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit. On Sunday leading media reported that Hamas demands the liberation of 1, [...]	2007-04-10 10:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1062	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-11 09:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1143	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Secretary Gates to Israel, April 18-19, 2007 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and The Jerusalem Post prominently covered the visit of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to Israel. Yediot and Maariv did not report on th [...]	2007-04-19 08:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1163	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that Defense Secretary Robert Gates ended his short visit to Israel on Thursday with a meeting with PM Olmert and FM Tzipi Livni. Ha'aretz said that the [...]	2007-04-20 09:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1201	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel's 59th Independence Day 2. Mideast 3. Sudan: Darfur ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media prominently and extensively covered, and commented on, events related to Israel's Memorial Day and Independence Da [...]	2007-04-23 11:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1218	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Similar to other media, Ha'aretz quoted senior IDF officers as saying that on Tuesday the IDF foiled a Hamas attempt to kidnap a soldier on the Gaza border. Apparently as pa [...]	2007-04-26 05:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1246	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. PM Olmert's Performance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that the US administration has presented Israel and the PA with benchmarks by which the sides will be required to abide, in accordance with [...]	2007-04-27 09:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1293	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 09:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1324	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-04 10:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1335	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Performance 2. Mideast 3. France: Presidential Election ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported on a Qassam rocket attack on Sunday afternoon that wounded two people at a gas station near Sderot. The media c [...]	2007-05-07 10:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1348	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. PM Olmert's Performance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot, Israel Radio, and other leading media quoted State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack as saying in his daily briefing on Monday that he would not ex [...]	2007-05-08 11:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1358	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-09 09:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1365	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 09:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1401	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported on Sunday that Minister Amir Peretz has instructed the officialin charge of security for the ministry, Yehiel Horev, to begin an official investigation on whether an official [...]	2007-05-14 11:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1425	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 12:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1438	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the shelling of Sderot with Qassam rockets and the internecine fighting in the Gaza Strip. The media reported that more than 20 Qassam rockets fell on Sderot on Tuesda [...]	2007-05-16 11:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1476	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-17 12:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1514	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that last night the Israel Air Force bombed the house of Hamas parliamentarian Khalil al-Haya in Gaza. He was slightly injured in the attack, but eight others including [...]	2007-05-21 10:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1535	MOF DG WANTS TO REMOVE TRADE IRRITANTS [...] (C) In a May 15 meeting with A/DCM Weinstein and A/EconCouns, Ministry of Finance (MOF) DG Ariav expressed the strong desire to find a solution to U.S. trade concerns, and offered to spearhead a GOI inter-agency effort to deal with the problem areas. Regarding a visit of U/S Burns to Israel, [...]	2007-05-22 15:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IS KWBG
07TELAVIV1569	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria 3. US and Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that former prime minister Ehud Barak won Monday's first round of the Labor Party primaries. Barak finished with 35.6 percent of the votes to Ayalon's 3 [...]	2007-05-29 12:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1572	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] "Nothing to Worry About" Senior diplomatic correspondent Shimon Shiffer wrote in the mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot (05/30): "The combative sounds being made by the Labor Party candidates should not cause undue excitement.... Whether Barak is elected or Ayalon -- either of them [...]	2007-05-30 10:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1579	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] "The Great Fiasco" Eytan Haber, veteran op-ed writer and assistant to the late prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, opined in an editorial of the mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot (05/31): "Policy makers and decision takers in Washington are frightened ... They have no answer to what is h [...]	2007-05-31 10:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1624	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] 40th Anniversary of the Six-Day War 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Palestinian sources as saying that PM Ehud Olmert will meet on Thursday in Jericho with PA Chairman (President) Mahmoud Abbas. Israel Rad [...]	2007-06-05 11:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1644	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. G-8 Summit, June 6-8 ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the possibility that a military confrontation with Syria might break out this summer. The media reported that this morning the security cabinet will hold [...]	2007-06-06 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1679	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Syria 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- Yediot headlined that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert talked to US President George Bush six weeks ago and received from him the ok to go ahead and open negotiations with Syria. According to the [...]	2007-06-08 11:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1682	AMANA SETTLER MOVEMENT REPORTEDLY BUILDING 100 [...] (C) Lt. Col. (ret.) Oded Herman, advisor to MOD Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad, confirmed to econoff on June 7 that the Amana settlement organization will likely build 100 new housing units in the West Bank, as reported recently in Israeli and Palestinian press. He said that Amana had obtained [...]	2007-06-08 13:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
07TELAVIV1688	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-11 10:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS

07TELAVIV1699	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel Labor Party Primaries 2. Mideast 2. Democracy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz cited the belief of unnamed officials that President Bush will make new suggestions for an Israeli-Palestinian agreement in a speech slate [...]	2007-06-12 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1704	A/S SILVERBERG DISCUSSES UN AND IO ISSUES WITH DDG [...] (C) Summary: IO A/S Kristen Silverberg discussed United Nations and other international organization issues with MFA Deputy Director General Roni Leshno-Ya'ar and his staff on June 7 in Jerusalem. The Israelis announced that they have begun quickly campaigning for a UNSC seat in 2019-20. Ya'a [...]	2007-06-12 15:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KWBG KPAL UNSC UNGA
07TELAVIV1727	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-13 10:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1741	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-14 09:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1757	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Hamas Takeover of Gaza Strip 2. Election of Shimon Peres as President of Israel ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Thursday Hamas completed its takeover of the Gaza Strip. Maariv bannered: "Three States for Two Na [...]	2007-06-15 10:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1783	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Among the main stories over the weekend were the formation by PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas of an emergency cabinet headed by Salam Fayyad, in defiance of Hamas; the [...]	2007-06-18 09:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1789	Trilateral Land Exchange Revisited [...] (SBU) Summary: Hebrew University Geography Professor Yehoshua Ben-Arieh shared his trilateral land swap (IS-PAL-EGY) idea with the Ambassador and ECON/C on June 13, the general contours of which remain basically as it was unveiled in 2004 (see main points below). Ben-Arieh has previously bri [...]	2007-06-18 13:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KBTS KWBG KPAL EG IS JO
07TELAVIV1842	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Israel: Governance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Monday the US and EU lifted the embargo on the PA. The media quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying: "We intend to lift [...]	2007-06-19 12:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1857	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Visit to US 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on Tuesday's meeting at the White House between PM Ehud Olmert and President Bush. The media quoted the two leaders as saying publicly that they would [...]	2007-06-20 09:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1912	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (banner in Yediot) quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying at a fundraising event in Haifa on Thursday that his meeting with PA President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday will create a "new be [...]	2007-06-22 11:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1930	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-25 13:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1957	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that in a conciliatory address to the summit in Sharm el-Sheikh PM Ehud Olmert declared in a surprise gesture that he intends to ask the cabinet to approve the release of [...]	2007-06-26 12:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1972	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that on Tuesday two Qassam rockets were launched at Sderot. This morning leading electronic media reported on IDF operations in the southern Gaza StripQIs [...]	2007-06-27 10:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1996	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media, except the ultra-Orthodox newspapers, led with news on the plea bargain agreement for President Moshe Katsav. As a result Katsav resigned this morning. The media reported that [...]	2007-06-29 09:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2022	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror: UK Terror Attempts ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that difficulty in finding 250 Fatah prisoners, who have been in jail for a long time but do not have "blood on their hands," [...]	2007-07-02 09:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2063	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-05 11:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2081	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-06 10:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2090	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 10:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2098	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SHIMON PERES: AMBITIOUS [...] (C) Summary. In a July 6 meeting with the Ambassador, President-elect Peres offered an ambitious agenda for his presidency, including restoring optimism to the Israeli public and reinvigorating Israel's relations with the American Jewish community. Peres thought Israel should not apply too [...]	2007-07-09 13:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECIN EINV JO KWBG IS
07TELAVIV2109	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-10 10:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2124	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Pakistan 3. Iraq 4. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and The Jerusalem Post reported that the Arab League delegation composed of Egyptian FM Ahmed Ali Abu al-Gheit and Jordanian FM Abdelel [...]	2007-07-11 09:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2135	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-12 09:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2144	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that the visit of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, which was scheduled for next week, has been canceled. Media quoted President Bush as saying during a press co [...]	2007-07-13 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2163	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Swearing-In of Shimon Peres as President of Israel ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that today President Bush will give a special address on the Middle East, which is expected to focus on the Israeli-Palestin [...]	2007-07-16 10:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2173	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-17 10:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2177	GENERALLY POSITIVE ISRAELI REACTION TO THE [...] (C) Summary. Public commentary in Israel on the President's July 16 speech has headlined the GOI's satisfaction, including a leak from PM Olmert's office that the idea for a regional meeting originated with Olmert. Meanwhile, mainstream commentators continued to express doubts about President [...]	2007-07-17 15:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL XF IS
07TELAVIV2183	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed President Bush's announcement of a Middle East conference in the fall. Saying that the White House lowered expectations [...]	2007-07-18 11:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2221	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media continued to report on the release of 255 Palestinian prisoners this morning. The released prisoners signed a pledge not to return to terrorism and they will be welc [...]	2007-07-20 10:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2233	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Turkish Elections: AKP Victory ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that former British PM Tony Blair, the Quartet's special envoy to the Middle East peace process, is scheduled to arrive in the country today for [...]	2007-07-23 12:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2250	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Tony Blairs' Mission 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted the Quartet's Special Envoy, Tony Blair, as saying after his meeting with President Shimon Peres that: "I think there is a sense of possibility, but whethe [...]	2007-07-24 13:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2281	APHSCT TOWNSEND RECEIVES ACTION PLAN ON PALESTINIANS FROM ISRAELI NSC [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-26 13:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PTER PREL KNNP KWBG EFIN IR IS
07TELAVIV2338	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] US-Saudi Arms Deal 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- The media reported on Sunday that the U.S. is prepared to increase military aid to Israel to ease concerns over a proposed American weapons sale to Saudi Arabia. The media cite [...]	2007-07-30 10:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2345	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-31 09:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2357	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-01 08:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2391	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-03 10:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2398	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-06 09:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2417	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US Defense Aid ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- The Bush administration will not be able to increase military aid to Israel next year by USD 0.5 billion due to expenditures on the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Israel had already p [...]	2007-08-09 04:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2454	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post cited official Israeli assessments according to which Syria does not believe PM Ehud Olmert's public statements of reassurance that Israel has no intention of attacking S [...]	2007-08-13 10:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV246	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported and all major media, except Maariv and The Jerusalem Post, bannered last night's joint statement by PM Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister announcing their decision to appoi [...]	2007-01-23 11:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2465	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot and The Jerusalem Post reported that on Monday in Washington Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik met with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Yediot reported that Itzik thanked the Secreta [...]	2007-08-14 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2483	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Pakistan ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media reported that Binyamin Netanyahu won the Likud primary with 73.2 percent of the vote. Far-Right activist Moshe Feiglin garnered 23.4 percent, and World Likud Chairman D [...]	2007-08-15 10:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2491	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Israeli electronic media reported that a memorandum of understanding was signed this morning in Jerusalem between Israel and the US on the new American defense package for Israel. Unde [...]	2007-08-16 11:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2504	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] US Aid to Israel 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns as saying on Thursday that the new USD 30-billion defense package for Israel is not conditioned on [...]	2007-08-17 09:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2539	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Muslims in European Society ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that a week ago President Shimon Peres met in his office with Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad and that he is willing to meet with PA Chairman [Presi [...]	2007-08-21 09:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2543	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-22 10:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2558	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-23 10:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2576	U/S BURNS' MEETING AT ISRAEL'S MFA ON LEBANON, [...] (S) After the August 16 signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on U.S. Security Assistance to Israel and the press conference that followed, Under Secretary Burns and his delegation participated in a roundtable discussion of issues with an Israeli MFA delegation led by MFA Director G [...]	2007-08-24 04:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MASS NATO PTER KNNP UNSC SY IR EG LE IS
07TELAVIV2579	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-24 11:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2592	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-27 09:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2601	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-28 10:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2620	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the meeting between PM Ehud Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas. The Jerusalem Post reported that on Tuesday officials from both sides ad [...]	2007-08-29 11:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2636	ISRAELI NGO SUES TERRORISTS, TIES UP PA MONEY [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Government of Israel (GOI) recently reached an agreement with the Palestinian Authority (PA) to release portions of withheld Palestinian customs revenue (ref A),but a substantial portion of these funds remains frozen by court order. Israeli courts are in the process of deci [...]	2007-08-30 07:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	EFIN EAID PTER KWBG IS IR
07TELAVIV2642	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that three Palestinian children from one family were killed in a strike against rocket launchers in the northern Gaza Strip. The media quoted the IDF [...]	2007-08-31 03:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2650	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-31 10:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2652	U/S BURNS' AUGUST 17 MEETING WITH ISRAELI MOSSAD [...] (S) In an August 17 meeting, Israeli Mossad Chief Meir Dagan thanked Under Secretary Burns for America's support of Israel as evidenced by the previous day's signing of an MOU that provides Israel with USD 30 billion in security assistance from 2008-2018. Dagan provided his assessment of the [...]	2007-08-31 12:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER MARR MASS KNNP UNSC PK IR IZ ZP
07TELAVIV2662	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-04 10:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2678	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz cited the belief of GOI sources that most Security Cabinet members will support increasing financial pressure on the Gaza Strip during the cabinet's meeting in Jerus [...]	2007-09-05 09:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2692	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-06 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2722	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Military correspondent Amos Harel wrote on page one of the independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz: "It is safe to assume that Assad will make some sort of move to keep Israel on the edge of its seat over the [upcoming Jewish] holidays." Senior colu [...]	2007-09-10 10:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2737	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 10:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2756	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media cited a report by Christiane Amanpour of CNN based on American and Middle Eastern sources that Israel's action in Syria last week was directed at an Iranian shipment [...]	2007-09-12 10:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2779	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. France-US Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying on Monday, in a briefing for Russian-language media outlets in Israel: "I have a lot of respect for the Syrian leader and for Sy [...]	2007-09-18 09:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2829	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying on Sunday that Syria, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia will be invited to the Washington meeting on the Middle East, which will ad [...]	2007-09-24 14:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2842	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] President Ahmadinejad at Columbia University 2. Mideast 3. Libya ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading electronic media quoted President Bush as saying on Monday at a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in N [...]	2007-09-25 10:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2853	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-26 10:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2870	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that FM Tzipi Livni may meet PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas in New York. The radio reported that in her speech to the UN General Assembly, Livni is expected to [...]	2007-09-28 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2880	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-01 10:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2896	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Myanmar ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit the region in mid-October to work on the agenda for the Annapolis meeting. Maariv reported that during a meet [...]	2007-10-03 11:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2908	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- The independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz editorialized: "The changes in the region and the Palestinian leadership's weakness make it even more difficult to reach a viable agreement. It is clear that the Annapolis meeting will require much more crea [...]	2007-10-05 12:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2918	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-09 13:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2933	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-10 10:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2947	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-12 13:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2948	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will come to the region early next week. Israel Radio reported that a three-way meeting will be held between her, PM Ehud [...]	2007-10-12 13:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2973	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-15 09:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2994	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-17 06:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3014	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-18 07:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3030	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that President Bush is sending National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley to the Middle East next week and that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will return soo [...]	2007-10-19 10:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3067	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on PM Ehud Olmert's meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace on Monday. The Jerusalem Post banners: "PM Feels Fres [...]	2007-10-23 10:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3073	GOI ADDRESSES CRITICAL GAZA SEWAGE ISSUE [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy and USAID officers have engaged GOI authorities to press for entry of pipes, pumps and other equipment for an emergency World Bank project to address the high risk of an environmental and public health crisis from a Gaza sewage reservoir, but the Israeli response has bee [...]	2007-10-24 13:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID IS
07TELAVIV3083	COGAT COMMENTS ON GAZA AND WEST BANK [...] (C) Summary. DCM and PolCouns called on the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Major General Mishlev, October 23 as part of the Embassy's efforts to improve the atmosphere in advance of the international meeting. Mishlev agreed that COGAT staff would work with the Emba [...]	2007-10-25 08:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MOPS ECON KPAL IS
07TELAVIV3087	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted a State Department spokesperson as saying on Wednesday that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will come to Israel and the PA in early November. Major media quoted Sec [...]	2007-10-25 10:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV309	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-29 11:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3109	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Thursday Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved economic sanctions on the Gaza Strip in response to continued Qassam rocket attacks. Thi [...]	2007-10-26 10:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3120	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-29 10:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3164	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3181	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted senior diplomatic officials as saying on Wednesday that it now seems unlikely that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will bring invitations to the Annapolis me [...]	2007-11-01 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3187	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-02 13:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3227	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying on Tuesday that the Annapolis meeting will take place during the last week of November. (Ha'aretz quoted chief PA negotiator Qurei as saying that [...]	2007-11-07 11:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV324	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the suicide bombing that took place in a neighborhood bakery in Eilat on Monday morning -- the first such incident in the city. Media reported that one of the victims, [...]	2007-01-30 10:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3244	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. Global Democracy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that on Wednesday Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz, who is in charge of the strategic dialogue with the US, met with Secretary of State Con [...]	2007-11-08 11:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3257	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that Israel expects the US to formally confirm the Annapolis meeting on Friday for the last week of November. Major media suggested that President Bush would ho [...]	2007-11-09 10:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3268	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Columnist Amos Gilboa, former head of Research Division at IDF Intelligence, wrote in the popular, pluralist Maariv: "The Annapolis conference should be a test, a litmus paper, for the Palestinians and the Arab states: Are they willing to support [...]	2007-11-13 12:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3271	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio mentioned that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke to the United Jewish Communities (UJC) General Assembly in Nashville and quoted her as saying that "Now the opportunity [...]	2007-11-14 11:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3281	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and The Jerusalem Post led with Israeli demands to the Palestinian Authority that Israel be recognized as a Jewish state. The Jerusalem Post reported that opposition from Palestini [...]	2007-11-15 11:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3314	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-20 11:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3323	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 10:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3341	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-26 12:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3377	ISRAEL FIRST REACTION: ANNAPOLIS GOOD START, BUT [...] The day after the international conference in Annapolis, most Israelis view the event as a success but still think the difficulties in achieving peace are too great to overcome, especially before the end of 2008. Newspapers have devoted most of their front page and large internal sections to [...]	2007-11-28 12:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAL IS
07TELAVIV3385	PDAS MCNERNEY'S OCTOBER 24 MEETING AT THE ISRAELI [...] (S) In an October 24 meeting at the MFA, an Israeli government interagency team led by MFA Deputy Director General (Strategic Affairs) Miriam Ziv shared its assessment of the internal situation in Iran with a U.S. team led by ISN PDAS Patricia McNerney. The Israeli side made the following points: ( [...]	2007-11-29 07:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR IS
07TELAVIV3398	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 12:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS

07TELAVIV3411	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-30 11:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3441	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The release of the U.S. National Intelligence Assessment on Iran received top billing in major media. The Jerusalem Post headlined "US: Iran Stopped Its Nuclear Arms Program 4 Years Ago". [...]	2007-12-04 11:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3475	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Egypt ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: Only block quotes, December 7, 2007 -------- Â [...]	2007-12-07 09:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3491	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted senior diplomatic officials in Jerusalem as saying that the Israeli and Palestinian negotiators who will meet in Jerusalem on Wednesday to kick off final-status ne [...]	2007-12-11 11:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3500	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-12 11:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3502	AMBASSADOR JONES' DECEMBER 11 MEETING WITH VICE [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with Israeli Vice Prime Minister Haim Ramon on December 11, 2007 in Ramon,s Jerusalem office. In response to the Ambassador's questions regarding the meeting of Ramon,s inter-ministerial committee on illegal outposts earlier in the day, Ramon declared that a [...]	2007-12-12 12:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
07TELAVIV3507	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-13 11:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3514	PDAS MCNERNEY'S OCTOBER 24 MEETING AT THE ISRAELI [...] (S) In an October 24 meeting at the Israeli MFA, an Israeli government interagency team lead by MFA DDG (Strategic Affairs) Miriam Ziv shared its assessment of the current situation in the IAEA and UN Security Council, and the likelihood of key UNSC members supporting a third UNSC sanctions resolut [...]	2007-12-13 16:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR IS
07TELAVIV3517	ISRAEL PLEASED WITH PROGRESS IN RELATIONS WITH INDIA AND CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 4, PolCouns and PolOff met with newly-appointed Deputy Director General for Asia and the Pacific (A/S EAP and SCA equivalent) Ruth Kahanoff to discuss Israel's relations with India and China. . . . ---------------------------------- China Has Great Respect for Israel - [...]	2007-12-13 17:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PARM MASS CH IN ID MY PK IS
07TELAVIV3520	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that President Bush is expected to accept an invitation by Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik to visit Israel during the state's 60th anniversary celebrations. The newspaper repor [...]	2007-12-14 11:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3548	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Paris Donor's Conference 2. Gaza ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- All media reported that eleven Palestinians were killed since Monday night in four aerial strikes of IAF among them nine Islamic Jihad activists. One of the dead is a senior [...]	2007-12-18 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3586	GENERAL JAMES L. JONES' FIRST MEETINGS IN ISRAEL [...] (S) Summary. Special Envoy for Middle East Security, retired General James L. Jones, met with Prime Minister Olmert, Defense Minister Barak, IDF Chief of General Staff Ashkenazi and members of the General Staff, Foreign Minister Livni, and Israel Security Agency head Diskin December 18. In all of h [...]	2007-12-20 16:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER MOPS KPAL IS
07TELAVIV3595	ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN WATER ISSUES - PREPARING FOR BILATERAL WATER NEGOTIATIONS AND THE TRILATERAL WATER WORKING GROUP MEETS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-21 13:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL EAGR EINV EAID IS KWBG
07TELAVIV3613	CODEL SPECTER'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER OLMERT [...] (C) Summary. CODEL Specter met with Prime Minister Olmert December 25. Their discussion focused on the possibility of peace negotiations with Syria; the National Intelligence Estimate and Iran's nuclear program; Egypt and the problem of smuggling into Gaza; dealing with Hamas in Gaza; and the [...]	2007-12-27 11:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OREP KPAL SY IR EG IS
07TELAVIV3631	CODEL SPECTER'S MEETING WITH BINYAMIN NETANYAHU [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-28 12:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PAL KWBG IR IS
07TELAVIV3639	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-31 11:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV365	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Missile Defenses ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post and Israel Radio reported that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, German FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier SIPDIS (representing the EU),Russian FM Sergey Lavrov, [...]	2007-02-02 10:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV372	RELIGIOUS ZIONIST LEADER'S ALTERNATIVE VISION OF [...] (C) Summary. Renewed Religious National Zionist Party leader, Reserve Brigadier General Effie Eitam, offered both a harsh critique and an alternative vision of Israel in a January 24 meeting with PolCouns and Deputy PolCouns. Eitam stated that the secular Zionist program had run its course, [...]	2007-02-02 14:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI IS KPAL
07TELAVIV378	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media reported that the Quartet decided on Friday to maintain the boycott of the Hamas government until it renounces terrorism and recognizes Israel and [...]	2007-02-05 11:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV409	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-07 10:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV433	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that today Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter will meet with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to discuss the three-way Rice-Olmert-Abbas meeting later this mont [...]	2007-02-08 10:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV461	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Last night Israel TV confirmed that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will hold a three-way meeting with Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas on February 19 as planned. Over [...]	2007-02-12 10:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV481	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations 2. North Korea ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz (English Ed.) quoted senior GOI sources as saying that Israel has decided to reassess its relations with the PA and its Chairman [President], Mah [...]	2007-02-14 10:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV509	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will arrive in Israel on Saturday and meet with FM Tzipi Livni. The station said that on Sunday Rice will hold separate meeti [...]	2007-02-16 10:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV523	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-20 10:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV549	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-21 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV591	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that on Thursday Israeli officials in Washington urged "crisper" and "faster" moves to sanction Iran after a UN report found that the Islamic Republic had expand [...]	2007-02-23 10:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV600	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations 3. Israel-Europe Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio cited the Saudi newspaper Okaz as saying that preparations for a trilateral meeting between President Bush, PM Ehud Olmert, and P [...]	2007-02-26 11:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV615	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted sources in Washington as saying that Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns is slated to SIPDIS head the American side negotiating Israel [...]	2007-02-27 09:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV660	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Proposed Baghdad Conference ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted a senior political source in Jerusalem as saying on Wednesday that Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas will meet in two weeks, their third m [...]	2007-03-01 10:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV678	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iraq 2. Syria 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted a State Department official in Washington as saying that no one in the US administration, including President Bush, can point out a date for the establishment [...]	2007-03-02 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV697	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- The independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz editorialized: "It is the duty of the government of Israel not to reject the hand that is being offered by Saudi Arabia." Zalman Shoval, senior Likud member and former ambassador to the US, wrote in the ma [...]	2007-03-05 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV704	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. North Korea ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that PM Ehud Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas will meet next week, probably at Olmert's official residence in Jerusalem. The newspaper r [...]	2007-03-06 09:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV715	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-07 10:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV739	IRAN: CODEL KYL AND HARMAN'S BREAKFAST WITH [...] (U) During the visit of CODELs Kyl and Harman to Israel, February 18-20, the two CODELs -- led by Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Representative Jane Harman (D-CA) -- held a series of meetings with GOI officials and Knesset members according to a program drawn up by Knesset Member Yuval Steinitz, th [...]	2007-03-08 14:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER MASS KPAL KWBG IR SY IS
07TELAVIV751	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Upcoming Baghdad Conference ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that PM Ehud Olmert and FM Tzipi Livni agreed before Livni's departure for Canada and the US on Saturday that Israel will not renounce the princ [...]	2007-03-09 10:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV757	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 05:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV764	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Performance 2. Saudi Initiative 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the Winograd Commission investigating last summer's Lebanon war announced on Tuesday that it will publish interim report in [...]	2007-03-14 09:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV767	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-14 09:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV808	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Performance 2. Mideast 3. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio and the leading Internet news site Ynet quoted US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying Thursday before the SIPDIS A [...]	2007-03-15 09:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV844	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-19 11:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV883	DEPUTY MINISTER SNEH APPROVES EXPORTS THROUGH RAFAH [...] (C) IN SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH THE AMBASSADOR, AND EMBASSY AND WORLD BANK STAFF, DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENSE EPHRAIM SNEH SAID THAT THE GOI WOULD APPROVE THE OPENING OF RAFAH FOR EXPORTS FROM GAZA BEGINNING IN MAY, TO COINCIDE WITH THE RENEWAL OF THE EUBAM MISSION. SNEH REMARKED THAT IF THE RE [...]	2007-03-21 15:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KWBG IS
07TELAVIV885	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-22 09:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV899	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that on Thursday PM Ehud Olmert reiterated that elements of the Saudi peace initiative were acceptable to Israel. "I am the one who said the Saudi peace initiative was [...]	2007-03-23 08:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV917	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-26 06:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV935	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 06:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV957	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-28 10:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV978	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-30 09:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV999	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran-Britain Crisis ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Ehud Olmert, at a press conference on Sunday evening in Jerusalem with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, proposed a "meeting of all the heads of the [...]	2007-04-04 12:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07THEHAGUE1091	NEW DUTCH DEVELOPMENT MINISTER ON WORLD BANK [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with Ambassador Arnall, new Development Cooperation Minister Koenders said Robert Zoellick was a credible World Bank presidential candidate but that future nominations should be open to candidates worldwide. He said NATO should remain in Afghanistan, despite mixed [...]	2007-06-08 08:42:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD PINR AF NL
07THEHAGUE1662	NETHERLANDS: CODEL PASTOR FOCUSES ON ENERGY [...] SUMMARY. The August 23-26 visit of a delegation led by Arizona Representative Ed Pastor highlighted Dutch efforts to tackle issues related to increasing energy efficiency, utilizing alternative energy resources, and identifying new water management/climate adaptation strategies. Visits to t [...]	2007-09-11 13:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG ETRD EINV BEXP NL
07THEHAGUE177	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL RESERVE [...] Country Clearance is granted for the February 4-10, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Charles Jeffrey, Assistant Vice President and Paul Sternhagen, Analyst from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to meet with management of ABN AMRO Bank, NV, and the Dutch regulators (DNB) related to implemen [...]	2007-01-31 11:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL TSPA OTRA EFIN FRB
07THEHAGUE1898	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Finance Wouter Bos remains wary of extending the Dutch deployment to Southern Afghanistan, on the grounds that Dutch and NATO forces are unlikely to achieve meaningful reconstruction results in the current security environment. As the leade [...]	2007-10-16 11:10:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
07THEHAGUE1906	NETHERLANDS/IMF: DEPUTY PM/FINANCE MINISTER ON IMF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Dutch Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Bos recently told Ambassador Arnall that the Dutch remain concerned about U.S.-led efforts to reform the governance structure of the IMF and a consequential loss of some of the Netherlands' voting power. The Dutch can be expected to [...]	2007-10-18 08:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PINR EUN NL
07THEHAGUE1912	PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN DEVELOPMENT MEETING: DUTCH [...] (SBU) Mission forwarded on October 16 reftel invitation for the Pakistan-Afghanistan development meeting hosted by EEB A/S Sullivan to Dutch Development Minister Bert Koenders. Koenders will attend the October 20-21 IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting in Washington. 2. (SBU) Andre Westerink, [...]	2007-10-18 15:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID IMF IRDB AF PK NL
07THEHAGUE1913	KOENDERS ON FUTURE DUTCH FOREIGN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dutch foreign assistance will now increase emphasis on women's rights, fragile and conflict states, climate change, and economic growth issues in a shift of development strategy recently unveiled by Bert Koenders, the Netherlands' new and energetic Development Minister. The st [...]	2007-10-18 16:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON NL
07THEHAGUE2020	NETHERLANDS/INCSR: PART II, MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL [...] The following is Embassy The Hague's submission of Part II of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Embassy Point of Contact for this report is Deputy TFCO/Econoff Jay Heung at heungj2@state.gov, +31.70.310.2339. As requested re [...]	2007-11-30 08:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR NL
07THEHAGUE2053	NETHERLANDS: SUBPRIME CRISIS EFFECTS LIMITED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Netherlands' biggest banks have until now been largely unaffected by any spillover from the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis. Any damage appears to be limited to two medium-sized financial institutions -- the NIBC and Hiax fund, with the NIBC ultimately falling prey to a tak [...]	2007-12-11 15:11:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NL
07THEHAGUE222	DUTCH ON CLEARING LIBERIA'S ARREARS TO THE IFIS [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Dutch agree that a multilateral solution is needed to address Liberia's arrears to the IFIs but also stress the need to guard against negatively impacting the financial integrity of all the IFIs. They worry that a [...]	2007-02-06 12:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PINR LI NL
07THEHAGUE566	UNSCR 1737/IRAN: DUTCH RECEPTIVE TO TREASURY UNDER [...] (S) SUMMARY. In meetings March 8 in The Hague, senior GONL officials told visiting Treasury Under Secretary Levey that a nuclear-armed Iran would be unacceptable. While supporting USG aims for a second UN resolution on Iran, these officials stressed the need for practical and non-discriminatory mea [...]	2007-03-27 15:21:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC IR NL
07THEHAGUE642	NEW DUTCH FINANCE MINISTER READY TO TACKLE THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Only one month in the job, new Dutch Finance Minister Bos is clearly not afraid to take on some of the politically sensitive issues handled by his ministry. He recently told Ambassador Arnall that his ministry's investigation into the transfer of data from Dutch banks to U.S. [...]	2007-04-05 15:24:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN PTER PGOV PINR EUN NL
07THEHAGUE783	NATIONWIDE OBSERVANCE OF DUTCH-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP [...] Summary: The Embassy organized observances across the Netherlands April 16-24 marking Dutch American Friendship and the 225th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations. The Embassy organized speeches, receptions and other celebrations in seven cities, including an event at parliament co-h [...]	2007-04-27 07:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL SCUL NL
07TIRANA1054	THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, DECEMBER 7 - 14, 2007 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS --------------------- [...]	2007-12-14 13:49:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL SCUL AL
07TOKYO1026	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/09/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1029	TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON'S MARCH 5-6 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson,s discussions with Japanese government officials centered on the need for ongoing economic reforms in Japan, confirmed the importance of the U.S.-Japan bilateral relationship and touched on developments in the Chinese, U.S. and Japanese economies [...]	2007-03-09 09:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN OVIP JA
07TOKYO1058	JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER'S "MIDDLE EAST POLICY AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Middle East is currently standing at a critical crossroads between stability and turmoil, and it is imperative that Japan do all it can to secure and reinforce maximum stability in the region, declared Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso February 28 in a policy address titled [...]	2007-03-12 07:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ETRD EAID XF AF TU JA
07TOKYO1113	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-14 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1122	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/15/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-15 01:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1172	MEDIA REACTION - US LIFTING OF FINANCIAL [...] "What Effect Will US End to Financial Sanctions Have on DPRK Denuclearization?" An editorial in the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (3/16): "...The US Treasury Department, which had been investigating the Macau-based Banco Delta Asia (BDA) on suspicion of helping launder money for [...]	2007-03-16 06:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1209	"CORRIDOR FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY" INITIATIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Israel, Palestinians, Jordan, and Japan agreed to a Terms of Reference document for the Corridor for Peace and Prosperity (CPP) Initiative, announced Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso March 14. The parties formed a "Four Party Consultation Unit" and agreed that (1) the CPP init [...]	2007-03-19 08:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR EAID ETRD EAIR KWBG KPAL IS JO JA
07TOKYO1216	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-19 11:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1218	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 01:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1253	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-21 22:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1271	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/22/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-22 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1296	NIIGATA: LOOKING TO CHANGE FROM REAR WHEEL TO [...] (C) Summary. Niigata Prefecture' economic recovery is proceeding at a slower pace than other parts of Japan. Prefecture and city officials hope to wean the area from its dependency on the construction sector but also suggested that Niigata suffers from the lack of a powerful political patron i [...]	2007-03-23 06:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON JA
07TOKYO1314	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/23/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1422	The Japan Economic Scope - March 30, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 2. (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from March 30, 2007. 3. Seiyu to Sell U.S. Beef, Larger Trade Issue Still Stalled 4. U.S. Beef Still on Slow Track? 5. Meat Export Federation President in Tokyo 6. EMIN Meets New CPRR Member Okina 7. [...]	2007-04-02 05:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1489	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/05/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 00:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO15	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/04/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-04 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1507	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/06/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 02:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1518	CHINESE AMBASSDOR ON PREMIER'S VISIT, HISTORY [...] (C) Summary: China hopes the upcoming visit by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will help to stabilize its relations with Japan and to clarify Japanese thinking on the future nature of their bilateral relations, according to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wang Yi. Wang stressed that joining the "con [...]	2007-04-06 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN JA CH
07TOKYO1538	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/09/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-10 00:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1541	The Japan Economic Scope - April 6, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from April 6, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Japan Feels the Pressure from US-Korea FTA 4. Japan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Signed 5. Hokkaido Gubernatorial Candidates Oppose EPA with Australia 6. Fukuoka Company Officials C [...]	2007-04-10 00:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1545	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/10/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-10 01:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1577	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-11 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1592	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-11 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1605	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-12 01:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO164	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-15 22:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1643	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/13/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1657	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-16 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1689	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-18 02:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1701	JAPAN ECONOMIC SCOPE - APRIL 13, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for April 13, 2007. 2. (U) Table of Contents ------------------------- 3. GOJ for Joint Study for a U.S.-Japan Free Trade Agreement? 4. U.S. Chamber Chief Cites FTA and Autos as Key Issues 5. Has Reg Reform "Peaked Out?" 6. Gov [...]	2007-04-18 05:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR ZO JA
07TOKYO1752	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 02:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1768	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-21 23:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1817	TOKYO MEDICAL CENTER BREAKS NEW GROUND IN HEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary. The Tokyo Midtown Medical Center (TMMC),located in the newly opened Tokyo Midtown complex in the Roppongi area of central Tokyo, boasts Japan's first hospital with a foreign affiliation. TMMC has contracted with Johns Hopkins International (JHI),part of the Johns Hopkins med [...]	2007-04-24 05:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD SOCI TBIO JA
07TOKYO1916	THE VISION THING: POLTICAL WILL DISSIPATED FOR HIGH-QUALITY POSTAL PRIVATIZATION, SAYS FORMER POSTAL HEAD [...] (C) While the privatization of Japan Post is irreversible and will commence as planned on October 1, the political will and vision behind it dissipated once Prime Minister Abe took office, former Japan Post (JP) President Masaharu Ikuta told ECOUNS April 26. The change in political atmosphere [...]	2007-04-27 08:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV JA
07TOKYO1926	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-01 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1957	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/02/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 00:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1976	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2077	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/10/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 01:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

07TOKYO2177	The Japan Economic Scope - May 11, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 11, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren DG on Mideast Trip, FTAs and Upper House Elections 4. Advisory Committee's Recommends Joint Studies for a U.S. -- Japan FTA 5. Tokyo Uneasy on New WTO Paper on Agriculture 6. [...]	2007-05-15 04:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2190	JAPANESE PLEASED WITH PRIME MINISTER ABE'S TRIP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Abe's April 28-May 2 visit to the Middle East was a "great success" which enabled Tokyo to advance its "Japan and the Middle East: Entering a New Level" policy goal, according to MOFA contacts. National Security Advisor Koike told Charge d'Affaires that Abe enjoyed the trip, [...]	2007-05-15 09:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KUNC QA SA AE JA
07TOKYO2251	The Japan Economic Scope - May 18, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 18, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. LDP and DPJ Staff Members Discuss Upper House election 4. Keidanren Joins G-8 Business Declaration (SBU) 5. KORUS Creates Some Pressure for Japan-U.S. FTA (SBU) 6. FTA/EPA Debate Cont [...]	2007-05-18 06:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2289	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-22 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2323	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/24/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 02:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2336	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/24/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 08:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2342	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-25 01:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2352	The Japan Economic Scope - May 25, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 25, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Ministry of Agriculture Concerned About U.S. - Japan FTA 4. 4. Australian Ambassador Promotes EPA during Hokkaido Visit 5. Does METI Want to Launch FTA Talks with the United States? 6. [...]	2007-05-25 06:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2430	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/31/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-31 08:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2459	The Japan Economic Scope - May 31, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 31, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. CPRR Issues Interim Report 4. Upper House Member Shares Views on Reform 5. METI to Sell Share of Japex 6. Japan and India to Cooperate on IPR 7. Decentralization Minister Pledges S [...]	2007-06-01 08:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2480	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/04/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-04 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2533	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/06/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-06 08:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2556	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/07/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-07 08:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2599	The Japan Economic Scope - June 7, 2007 - Part 1 [...] (U) This cable contains part one of Japan Economic Scope from June 7, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. VFM Yachi on FTA, WTO, Agriculture 4. Bilateral Investment Working Group Business Outreach; FTA, Transparency, DHS 5. Asia Pacific Business Leaders Discussed Regional Economic [...]	2007-06-08 07:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2601	The Japan Economic Scope - June 7, 2007 - Part 2 [...] (U) This cable contains part two of the Japan Economic Scope from June 7, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Northern Japan's Biotech Crops Regulatory Regime: an In- depth Look 4. KIAC Chairman Welcomes Asian Open Skies Policy of GOJ 5. KIX Criticizes JAL for Cancelling LA Routes [...]	2007-06-08 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2611	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-11 04:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2655	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/13/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-13 05:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2716	SALE OF THE CENTURY STARTS OCTOBER 1: A JAPAN POST [...] (SBU) Japan Post -- a public corporation with assets the size of China's GDP -- begins a ten-year privatization process October 1. The institution, which encompasses a bank and an insurance company and is collectively the world's largest financial institution, has played a central role in Ja [...]	2007-06-15 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
07TOKYO2720	The Japan Economic Scope - June 14, 2007 Part 1 [...] (U) This cable contains part one the Japan Economic Scope from June 14, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Reform Report 4. EU -- Japan Business Dialogue Roundtable Calls for Joint FTA Study 5. Japan Is Time-Warner's Biggest Money-Maker in Asia 6. Diet Approves Bills for Overha [...]	2007-06-15 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2721	The Japan Economic Scope - June 14, 2007 Part 2 [...] (U) This cable contains part two the Japan Economic Scope from June 14, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Citigroup Assumes Full Control of Nikko Cordial Brokerage 4. New Earthquake Insurance Policy Process Raises Concern among U.S. 5. MLIT Postpones Downgrade of Itami Airport 6. [...]	2007-06-15 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2739	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/18/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-18 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2761	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-19 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2774	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - HAMAS-FATAH CLASH [...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's Yomiuri front-paged Assistant Secretary of State Hill's meeting with his Japanese counterpart Tuesday evening at MOFA to discuss North Korea's nuclear program and other issues. 2. "Greater Efforts Should Be Made for Palestinian Reconciliation" The liberal [...]	2007-06-20 03:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2786	FORMER JAPANESE INTELLIGENCE CHIEF: NEW DIRECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kazuhiro Sugita, former Director of the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office (CIRO),believes Japan must support United States policy toward the Middle East but, at the same time, be more willing to pursue its own strategies and engagements in the region. He fears that follo [...]	2007-06-20 09:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR JA
07TOKYO2789	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/20/07-2 [...] Differences in interest rates between Japan and foreign countries Masaki Fukui of Mizuho Corporate Bank: "There is a speculation that differences in interest rates of Japan, the US and European countries will not narrow. For the time being, the market will move toward a 125 against the dolla [...]	2007-06-20 20:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2813	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/21/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-21 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2823	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/22/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-22 03:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2831	The Japan Economic Scope Part 1 - June 21, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains part one of the Japan Economic Scope from June 21, 2007. See septel for part two. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Ambassador Schieffer on U.S.-Japan Economic Relations 4. JUSBC Chair Called for Enhanced Cooperation for US-Japan FTA 5. Japan and Doha Talks 6. [...]	2007-06-22 05:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2841	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/22/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-22 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2847	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-25 01:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2897	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/27/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-27 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2958	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/29/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-29 03:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2966	The Japan Economic Scope June 28, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from June 28, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Economic Section's Thinning Ranks 4. Doha Stock Taking in Tokyo 5. Ag Text Delay -- Is There a Silver Lining? 6. US-Korea FTA -- Political Will Key to Deal 7. U.S. Beef: Technical [...]	2007-06-29 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO307	JAPANESE RECONSIDER, WILL SEND MINISTER TO PARIS [...] (C) Japanese MOFA officials informed Lebanese Charge d'Affaires in Tokyo January 23 that after further consideration, Japan has decided to send Minister of Environment Masotoshi Wakabyashi to lead its delegation to the Paris III International Conference for Support to Lebanon, and will make a [...]	2007-01-23 07:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN EAID LE JA
07TOKYO3125	The Japan Economic Scope--July 5, 2007 Part 1 [...] (U) This cable contains part one of the Japan Economic Scope from July 5, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. G-10 Agriculture Ministers Issue Another Statement on Doha 4. An Early Glimpse at G-8 Planning 5. Advisory Councils-- Recommendations - Few Details for Concrete Action 6. [...]	2007-07-09 08:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3205	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/13/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-13 04:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO321	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/24/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-24 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3301	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/19/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-19 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3347	JAPAN DISPUTES DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT OF CHOSEN [...] (S) Summary: The DPRK is making Japan's actions in regard to the General Association of (North) Korean Residents in Japan into a major bilateral issue, MOFA Director General Sasae told visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Hill on July 13. Sasae insisted that the actions of the Japanese government [...]	2007-07-20 09:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	EFIN JA KN PGOV PREL
07TOKYO3624	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/08/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-08 01:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3640	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/09/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 02:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3681	The Japan Economic Scope--August 9, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 9, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. LDP's Political Foundation Has "Crumbled," Says One Pundit 4. Postal Privatization, Other LDP Legislative Initiatives, Up for Review? 5. Beef Talks Grind Down, No Consensus Yet 6. [...]	2007-08-10 07:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3688	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/10/07 [...] The government's failure to extend the law would result in the withdrawal of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, which has been on the refueling mission in the Indian Ocean for naval vessels of the United States, Britain, and other countries that are engaged in mop-up operations against terrorists [...]	2007-08-10 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3727	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-14 06:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3749	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/15/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-15 02:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3768	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-15 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3769	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/15/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-15 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3777	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-16 04:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3783	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/16/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-16 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3794	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/17/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-17 03:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO385	The Japan Economic Scope - January 25, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren Tells Ambassador Position on M&A "Misunderstood" 4. Kansai Association of Corporate Executives: Support for Agriculture Reforms, Abe's Survivability 5. Keidanren Hasn't Given Up on Doha 6. U.S.-Japan Reg Reform Talks Commence 7. Financial Servi [...]	2007-01-29 06:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3865	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/21/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-21 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3914	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/23/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-23 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3922	The Japan Economic Scope--August 23, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 23, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents Political Moves 3. Official Discusses Japan's "Confused" Political Situation, East China Sea and More 4. WTO Talks Set to Resume as Japanese Negotiators Face Cabinet Reshuffle 5. Abe V [...]	2007-08-24 07:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3966	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-27 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3987	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-28 08:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4046	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/30/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-30 08:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4056	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/31/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-31 07:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4241	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4261	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-12 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4416	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/21/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-21 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4436	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/25/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-25 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4474	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/27/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-27 01:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO450	JAPAN GINGERLY SEEKS NEW ECON TIES WITH CHINA, [...] (C) Summary: Japan sees little prospect for substantial improvement in its official relations with South Korea in the near term because of the attitudes of the present Korean administration, according to a senior official of the Asia Bureau of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Th [...]	2007-02-01 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL JA CH KS
07TOKYO4552	The Japan Economic Scope--September 27, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from September 27, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Political 3. New PM Fukuda Keeps Economic Team Intact 4. Less Uncertainty in Japan's Trade Team 5. Fukuda's Campaign Pledges Squishy on Reform ( International Interrelations 6. [...]	2007-09-28 07:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4555	$3 TRILLION FOR YOUR THOUGHTS: JAPAN POST [...] (C) Japan Post -- an institution with assets comparable to the size of China's GDP -- begins a ten-year privatization October 1. The privatization directly affects U.S. commercial interests in banking, insurance, and express delivery services, and its sheer size means it is widely expected t [...]	2007-09-28 08:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
07TOKYO4557	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-28 08:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4633	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/02/07 [...] MSDF operations will be limited to oil and water supply. Search and rescue operations and rescuing victims will not be stipulated. 2. The MSDF will conduct operations based on UN Security Council Resolution 1776 that expressed appreciation for the Maritime Interdiction Operation by the US-led [...]	2007-10-02 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4658	GOING POSTAL: INTRODUCING THE WORLD'S LARGEST BANK [...] (SBU) Yucho, Japan,s postal bank, is the world,s largest bank, with total assets of 222 trillion yen ($1.9 trillion) and FY 2007 net income of 300 billion yen ($2.6 billion). As Yucho,s privatization began on October 1 (ref a),its sheer size and first steps into new banking businesses promise [...]	2007-10-04 06:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KPRV JA
07TOKYO4673	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/05/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-05 01:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4689	The Japan Economic Scope--October 4, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 4, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Reform 3. CPRR, CEFP No Longer "Wheels of Change" Under Fukuda Administration 4. What Kansai Business Executives Expect of the Fukuda Cabinet 5. PM Fukuda's Strong Initial Polls, "Th [...]	2007-10-05 05:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4784	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/12/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-12 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4885	The Japan Economic Scope--October 18, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 18, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Trade Forum 3. AUSTR Cutler Meets DG Otabe in Tokyo 4. US-Japan Launch New Reg Reform Cycle Fiscal Structure 5. Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy Influence Declining, Says La [...]	2007-10-19 05:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO490	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/02/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-02 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5018	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/26/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-26 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5020	JAPAN'S SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary. Japan extended sanctions originally imposed against the DPRK following the DPRK's 2006 missile and nuclear tests by six months on October 10. The sanctions are aimed at limiting trade and financial flows to the DPRK, while sending a strong public message to Pyongyang about the ab [...]	2007-10-26 09:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV EFIN ETTC EFIS ETRD JA KN
07TOKYO5025	The Japan Economic Scope--October 25, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 25, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Financial News 3. Recent Major Economic Indicators 4. Public Pension Fund Goes Small Cap for Big Returns 5. GOJ's Six Fiscal Projections Point to Consumption Tax Hike Transportatio [...]	2007-10-29 00:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5032	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/29/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-29 07:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5043	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/30/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5061	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/31/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 22:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5084	The Japan Economic Scope--November 1, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from November 1, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Fiscal Issues 3. Citigroup Shares to Hit TSE November 5 4. Unemployment Up Slightly to 4% 5. CPI Down 0.1% in September, 8th Consecutive Monthly Drop 6. BOJ's Economic Outlook: No [...]	2007-11-02 01:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5140	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/08/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-08 01:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5175	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/09/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-09 01:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5193	JAPAN OPPOSES RESTRICTING PDG MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Japan opposes restricting membership in the Partnership for Democratic Governance, MOFA Aid Policy Planning Division Principal Deputy Director Yukiko Okano told Embassy Tokyo November 9. At the time of the October 1 PDG planning meeting, membership was open to any country willing to subsc [...]	2007-11-09 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM JA
07TOKYO520	The Japan Economic Scope - February 2, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. High Pathology Avian Influenza in Japan 4. Abe Urges Early Listing of Japan Post Corporation Stock 5. USG Urges Postal Privatization Committee to Get Serious About Level Playing Field 6. ANRE's Hosaka Discusses Russian, Chinese Energy Issues 7. Machimura [...]	2007-02-06 00:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5227	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/14/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-14 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5267	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/16/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-16 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5294	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-20 01:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5298	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-20 07:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5300	The Japan Economic Scope--November 16, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from November 16, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Beef 3. Spinning Wheels on Beef (SBU) 4. Ag Reform Going Backwards? (SBU) 5. Montana State Officials Discuss Beef in Kumamoto -Their Sister State (SBU) MOD Scandal 6. MOD Anno [...]	2007-11-20 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5303	S/P GORDON DISCUSSES CHINA/TRILAT POLICY PLANNING [...] (C) Summary. Japan's primary foreign policy planning official, Deputy Vice Minister Kawai, held wide-ranging discussions November 16 on Afghanistan, Iraq, China, the Six-Party Talks, regional architecture, economic and trade policy, and other issues with visiting S/P Director Gordon. Japan pro [...]	2007-11-20 08:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
07TOKYO5320	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/21/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5337	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11//07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-26 22:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5355	READOUT OF US-JAPAN TRADE FORUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An array of bilateral trade issues were addressed and policy discussions on FTAs held in the fourth meeting of the U.S.-Japan Trade Forum in Tokyo on October 18. Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler led the U.S. delegation, while Director General for Economic Affa [...]	2007-11-28 04:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD JA
07TOKYO5429	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/04/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-04 01:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5439	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/04/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-04 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5463	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/5/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5465	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/06/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-06 01:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5491	ACTING U/S ROOD'S NONPROLIFERATION MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, John C. Rood, conducted a series of successful and substantive nonproliferation meetings with senior GOJ officials November 9 on the margins of the U.S.-Japan Commission on Arms Control, Disarmament, Non- [...]	2007-12-07 07:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	KNEP MNUC PARM PINS PREL PTER IAEA JA
07TOKYO5492	TENTH U.S.-JAPAN COMMISSION MEETING ON NOVEMBER 8, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 07:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PINS PTER TRGY KGIC IAEA

07TOKYO5496	The Japan Economic Scope--December 7, 2007 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 7, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Bilateral Dialogs 3. Sub Cabinet Meetings Taking Place in Tokyo 4. Megaports Discussions Continue in Tokyo 5. Chukeiren Vice Chairman Frustrated With China; Favors FTA 6. Japan-Chi [...]	2007-12-10 04:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR

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