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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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00HARARE2204PROPOSAL FOR POTUS TO ENGAGE MUGABE BY TELEPHONE ON CURRENT DISTURBANCES IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) RECENT, PRESIDENTIALLY DIRECTED EVENTS HAVE TAKEN ZIMBABWE TO THE VERGE OF CRISIS. WE BELIEVE A STRONG AND HIGH-LEVEL MESSAGE APPEALING FOR CALM, RESTRAINT AND A RETURN TO DEMOCRACY AND RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS IS CRITICAL. IN THIS CONNECTION, I STRONGLY URGE THAT PR [...]
2000-04-24 12:44:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI US SF WA MZ ZA PGOV
00HARARE4064AJELLO TRYING TO SELL NON-CONGOLESE
[...] (C) EUROPEAN UNION SPECIAL ENVOY ALDO AJELLO IS IN HARARE FOR A TWO-DAY VISIT DURING WHICH HE HOPES TO SELL THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT ON A SUMMIT OF NON-CONGOLESE BELLIGERENTS, AS DESCRIBED IN REFTELS. AJELLO, WHO HAD BEEN IN HARARE FOR 24 HOURS AND HAD MET ONLY WITH CO [...]
2000-07-25 07:28:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PINR ZI CG MZ
01VATICAN3756 EMBASSY VATICAN TEXT FOR NICHOLSON CONFIRMATION
[...] PER REFTELCON, EMBASSY VATICAN OFFERS THE FOLLOWING TEXT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03756 01 OF 02 131452Z FOR POSSIBLE USE BY NOMINEE NICHOLSON'S OPENING STATEMENT: BEGIN TEXT: IN 1984 THE UNITED STATES JOINED 107 OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING ALL OF OUR [...]
2001-07-13 15:33:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM MZ VT
02MAPUTO76SADC DECLARATION ON TERRORISM
[...] ACCEDE OR RATIFY INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS ON COMBATING TERRORISM, ADOPTED BY THE OAU AND THE UNITED NATIONS AND INCORPORATE THEM INTO DOMESTIC LAWS; 2. FIGHT WITH ALL MEANS AT OUR DISPOSAL ALL FORMS OF TERRORISM THAT ENDANGER THE LIVES OF INNOCENT CIVILIANS, DISRUPT REGIONAL SECURITY, ST [...]
2002-01-16 17:01:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PTER SADC MZ
02ROME3676FAO RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON GMO FOOD AID
[...] (C) SUMMARY. FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL DIOUF IS EXPECTED TO SEND A LETTER TO UN UNDERSECRETARY OSHIMA CORRECTING HIS PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE AND STATING THAT THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL DOES NOT STIPULATE MILLING OF GM COMMODITIES TO PREVENT PLANTING. COPIES OF THE CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE SENT TO SOU [...]
2002-07-25 13:57:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAORC ETRD EAGR EAID MZ FAO WFP
02ROME560AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER FOR INNOVATION AND
[...] (SBU) IN HIS COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY STANCA, THE AMBASSADOR EXPLORED ITALIAN HIGH-TECH, PROMOTED THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER AS HONING THE ITALIAN EDGE IN DESIGN AND ENGINEERING, AND SOUGHT AN ALLY IN THE BIOTECH DEBATES. MINISTER STANCA, CAUTIOUS IN HIS NEWLY ES [...]
2002-02-05 15:57:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PINR PREL AL IT JO MZ TS EUN
02VATICAN1152SANT'EGIDIO THANKS UNCLE SAM AND CHIDES
[...] (U) ANDREA RICCARDI, FOUNDER OF THE SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY, HOSTED AMBASSADOR AND EMBOFFS 2/19 AT A DINNER IN RECOGNITION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 01152 051435Z USG. RICCARDI EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR CONTINUIN [...]
2002-03-05 13:33:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALCO CU IT MZ PHUM PREL SOCI VT ZL
03HANOI1422VIETNAM REACHING OUT TO AFRICA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As another symbol of how Vietnam prizes the diversity of its diplomatic contacts and seeks to maintain its third world credentials, the GVN hosted the first Vietnam - Africa Forum in Hanoi May 28-30. Delegations from 18 African countries discussed trade and investment and "opp [...]
2003-06-10 09:24:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD EAID IV NI MA GV PU BN SG ZI RW AO SF MO WA CM VM MZ
03MAPUTO1007AMBASSADOR'S END-OF-TOUR REPORT
[...] (U) Summary. Bilateral political and economic relations between the U.S. and Mozambique have improved and deepened. At a political level, bilateral cooperation is excellent, with Washington acknowledging the impressive transition to democracy and the GRM willing to cooperate with the U.S., for [...]
2003-07-21 08:58:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EINV MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
03MAPUTO1652CONSULAR NARRATIVE FOR MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-25 08:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC KFRD ASIG AFSI MZ
03MAPUTO17522003-2004 INCSR SUBMISSION - MOZAMBIQUE
[...] Per ref A, below is post's submission for 2003-2004 INCSR: I. Summary Mozambique is a transit country for illegal drugs (hashish, herbal cannabis, cocaine, mandrax (methaqualone),and heroin) consumed in Europe and South Africa. Some hashish shipments passing through Mozambique find their [...]
2003-12-18 10:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EFIN KCRM PTER PGOV MZ KCOR
03MAPUTO1755MOZAMBIQUE INCSR PART II SUBMISSION - MONEY
[...] Per ref A, below is post's submission for 2003-2004 INCSR, Part II: Mozambique is not a regional financial center. Money laundering in Mozambique is related to bank fraud and corruption. Lax oversight and weak banking regulations make Mozambique's financial institutions vulnerable to money la [...]
2003-12-18 11:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM PTER SNAR PGOV MZ KCOR
03MAPUTO558INTERIOR MINISTER ENGAGED ON COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] (U) Summary: In an April 19 meeting with the Ambassador, Interior Minister Almerino Manhenje described his plans to travel to Texas for a counter-terrorism conference the week of May 3. In addition, Manhenje described his goals of reducing vulnerability to terrorism, drug trafficking, traffick [...]
2003-12-17 15:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL ASEC PHSA KPAO MZ KNAR SANR
03VATICAN1508 COMBATING AIDS IN MOZAMBIQUE - REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) ROME'S SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY, A VATICAN-ENDORSED LAY CATHOLIC NGO WITH GLOBAL REACH, WHICH SUCCESSFULLY MEDIATED AN END TO MOZAMBIQUE'S CIVIL WAR IN 1991, HAS LAUNCHED AN AMBITIOUS PROGRAM TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS IN MOZAMBIQUE. SANT'EGIDIO, WHICH HAS RETAINED ITS COMMITMENT TO MOZAMBIQUE'S DEMO [...]
2003-04-09 05:32:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SOCI TBIO MZ VT VTPREL
03VATICAN3971 HIV/AIDS: Catholic NGO Sees Mozambique Anti-
[...] (u) The Sant'Egidio Community's ambitious program to combat HIV/AIDS in Mozambique (reftels),has met with considerable success this past year and is now set for expansion in Mozambique and potentially in other affected countries. This track record, and the enthusiastic reaction to the progra [...]
2003-09-02 15:42:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SOCI TBIO MZ VT
04LILONGWE410MULUZI CONFIRMS 5/20 ELECTIONS, 5/24 INAUGURATION
[...] (C) President Muluzi telephoned Ambassador Browning May 15 on the eve of his departure from post. In the five-minute call, Muluzi wished the Ambassador well on his sudden assignment to Baghdad, about which he said the Minister of Foreign Affairs had briefed him. The Ambassador in turn wished [...]
2004-05-17 12:07:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ETRD MZ MI
04MAPUTO1000THE WEAK STATE OF SMALL PARTIES IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Facing presidential and legislative elections in December of 2004, Mozambique will likely showcase impressive two-party competition between the major political competitors, FRELIMO and RENAMO-UE. Small third party forces are in a weak stage of development and require capacity-buil [...]
2004-07-27 12:29:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PINR MZ
04MAPUTO1001MOZAMBICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO VISIT UNITED
[...] (SBU) The visits to the United States of ruling party FRELIMO presidential candidate Armando Guebuza and opposition party RENAMO Presidential candidate Afonso Dhlakama offer an opportunity to learn about the positions of the two main candidates in what should be tightly contested December elec [...]
2004-07-27 13:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PREL PGOV ETRD MZ RENAMO FRELIMO
04MAPUTO1026MUSLIM OUTREACH IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post is cognizant of the religious diversity in Mozambique and has taken efforts to include representatives from various religious groups, including Muslims, in its outreach efforts. Given the current demographics of Mozambique and recent world events, post is expanding these eff [...]
2004-07-29 13:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PREL EAID KDEM PHUM PGOV OEXC OPRC OIIP MZ KISL
04MAPUTO1040AMERICAN MISSIONARIES GET TANGLED IN POLITICAL,
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 26, 14 Americans were expelled from Montepuez in Cabo Delgado province, where they were setting up an evangelical mission, on the pretenses that they were acting as spies for Renamo, the opposition party. On July 14-16, Conoff visited Cabo Delgado to meet with local offi [...]
2004-08-02 15:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC PREL KIRF KISL KDEM MZ RENAMO
04MAPUTO1053INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT APPENDIX FOR
[...] Per reftel, post submits Investment Climate Statement (ICS) appendix below: MOZAMBIQUE: July 2004 Appendix to 2003 Investment Climate Statement This appendix serves as an update to the 2003 Investment Climate Statement for Mozambique. It has been provided to assist investors in the interim pe [...]
2004-08-04 15:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV MZ OPIC
04MAPUTO1081MOZ GOVT BOTH SUPPORTS AND OPPOSES NEC SITE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Tourism Minister Sumbana stated publicly that he opposed any effort by the USG to acquire the Four Seasons site for use as an NEC. He confirmed his opposition in private, but conceded that he could be overruled for reasons of bilateral cooperation. At a subsequent meeting with P [...]
2004-08-10 12:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABLD AMGT MZ NEC
04MAPUTO1091JULY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) Vodacom, the South African mobile phone operator that began operations in Mozambique in December 2003, now estimates that it has 100,000 subscribers in Mozambique. Mcel, the national operator, estimates that is has 500,000 subscribers. There is clear market growth in this sector and the num [...]
2004-08-13 09:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1114STATE OF AFFAIRS OF MOZAMBICAN POLICE AND
[...] SUMMARY. Over a period of three days, Ambassador and acting RSO met with the commissioner of the Mozambican national police (PRM),Miguel dos Santos, and the spokesperson of the PRM and head of the Community Policing Program, Nataniel Macama. Notable issues discussed included the state of crim [...]
2004-08-18 11:14:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PHUM SNAR KHIV MZ KCRM
04MAPUTO112IMMIGRATION & VISA FRAUD IN AND OUT OF MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) Summary: Visa fraud in Mozambique continues to be less prevalent than the otherwise high level of corruption throughout the country would suggest. New anti-fraud investigation and validation studies at post indicate, however, that attempted non-immigrant visa fraud among third country nati [...]
2004-01-23 08:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD MZ KCOR KCRM
04MAPUTO1152GRM RESPONSE: ACOTA END-USE, SECURITY AND
[...] Post received on August 25 a diplomatic note containing ACOTA end-use, security and retransfer assurances from GRM. Following is the complete texts of diplomatic notes exchanged between Post and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Mozambique. 2. Begin text of U.S. [...]
2004-08-26 13:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MASS MARR PREL MZ ACOTA
04MAPUTO1154CLASHES BETWEEN FRELIMO AND RENAMO HEAT UP IN
[...] (U) Reports of friction between the ruling FRELIMO party and the main opposition party, RENAMO, have increased over the past weeks, ahead of Mozambique's December 1- 2 general elections. On August 12, violence broke out between RENAMO armed guards and police in the town of Inhaminga in the cen [...]
2004-08-27 09:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MZ RENAMO FRELIMO
04MAPUTO1174MOZAMBIQUE: FY05 USDA FOOD ASSISTANCE TITLE I-FUNDED FOOD
[...] Although it still remains one of the poorest countries in Africa, Mozambique has been successful in its efforts to encourage economic growth, attract foreign investment, and revitalize several industries destroyed by the civil war. Mozambique's agricultural sector has vast potential, yet many f [...]
2004-08-31 13:31:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID MZ
04MAPUTO1183SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF AFONSO DHLAKAMA TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Opposition party RENAMO's presidential candidate Afonso Dhlakama will visit Washington following his attendance at the Republican National Convention. RENAMO party officials consider Dhlakama's visit to Washington key for both the party's and the candidate's credibility. As in p [...]
2004-09-02 08:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PREL PGOV ETRD MZ RENAMO
04MAPUTO1196PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE GUEBUZA ON BILATERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-06 09:56:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ FRELIMO
04MAPUTO1211AUGUST ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) The Mozambique monthly economic cable is jointly produced by the Embassy and USAID. ------------------ FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------ 2. (U) The Ministry of Public Works announced the creation of a Zambezi Bridge Project Office, located in the National Road Administration (ANE) [...]
2004-09-10 08:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1213MOZAMBIQUE REMAINS ELIGIBLE FOR AGOA BENEFITS
[...] Mozambique meets the requirements for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continues to make progress in establishing a market-based economy, eliminating barriers to US trade and investment, reducing poverty, promoting [...]
2004-09-10 10:50:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PHUM PREL MZ AGOA
04MAPUTO122859TH UNGA: REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE HIGH-LEVEL
[...] Post has received detail regarding GRM's high-level attendance at the 59th UNGA. Information requested in reftel follows: A. Head of State will attend. Name and Title: His Excellency Joaquim Alberto Chissano, President of The Republic of Mozambique Arrival and Departure Dates: Not yet availa [...]
2004-09-14 15:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP MZ UNGA
04MAPUTO1280RENAMO ELECTION OFFICE HEAD DISMISSED AS PUBLIC
[...] (SBU) Eduardo Namburete, director of the election office of Mozambique's main opposition party, RENAMO, was dismissed as head of the press office at Maputo's Eduardo Mondlane University on September 1. He was relieved of his duties shortly after assuming the position within RENAMO. Some RENAMO [...]
2004-09-23 07:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MZ RENAMO
04MAPUTO1321STATUS OF MOZAMBIQUE PORT ISPS COMPLIANCE
[...] On September 29, econ/poloff delivered reftel letter and Port Security Advisory (PSA) to Ministry of Transportation and Communication Chief of Staff Antonio Cuna. Mr. Cuna responded by saying that the Port of Maputo and the Port of Beira were in compliance with the International Maritime Organ [...]
2004-09-30 13:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EWWT KTIA PBTS PHSA PINS PREL PTER MZ ASEC
04MAPUTO1335RENAMO CANDIDATE DHALAKAMA ON U.S. TRIP, CAMPAIGN
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 29 meeting with Ambassador La Lime, RENAMO presidential candidate Afonso Dhlakama outlined the themes of democracy and the need for transparent elections that he had emphasized in his recent visit to the United States. He was pleased with the visit and said he had f [...]
2004-10-05 14:31:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ DHLAKAMA RENAMO
04MAPUTO13392004 EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - MAPUTO
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On September 30, 2004, the emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened. The meeting was held to discuss the recent increase of attacks on vehicles traveling the EN4 toll road from Maputo, Mozambique to Nelspruit, South Africa. Attendees included the Ambassador, DCM (Chair),RSO, [...]
2004-10-06 07:39:00Embassy MaputoSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC MZ
04MAPUTO1341MOZAMBIQUE 2004 GENERAL ELECTIONS: END-SEPTEMBER UPDATE
[...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. -------- Contents -------- 2 - Summary 3 - New Electoral Law 4 - Election Statistics 5 - Parliamentary Elections 6 - Presidential Candidates Deliver Nomination Papers 7 - First, Unreliable Presidential P [...]
2004-10-06 09:31:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM MZ
04MAPUTO1364CORRECTED COPY: EMBASSY MAPUTO TERRORIST FINANCE
[...] (SBU) THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS RAISED IN THE REFERENCED CABLE. A) EMBASSY MAPUTO'S TERRORIST FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) IS DCM JAMES DUDLEY. CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: 258-1-492-797 Fax: 258-1-490-071 Cell: 258-82-306-645 E-mail:dudleyjl@state.gov TFCO Deputy and [...]
2004-10-13 14:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL MZ
04MAPUTO1366MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATED CHILD LABOR INFORMATION
[...] Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. Summary -------- 2. (SBU) Mozambique is party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor. The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions [...]
2004-10-13 16:25:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID PHUM SOCI ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1376SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF MCC CEO PAUL APPLEGARTH TO
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the Mozambican political environment, government, private sector, civil society, and MCC team and to increase Mozambican understanding of the MCC. You will be here during the c [...]
2004-10-18 15:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM ECON ETRD MZ MCC
04MAPUTO1398SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) The Mozambique monthly economic cable is jointly produced by the Embassy and USAID. -------------- MACROECONOMICS -------------- 2. (U) The GRM reports that the Mozambican economy is in line with the 8% growth rate target for 2004. Economic activity grew by 8.4% in the first six month [...]
2004-10-21 15:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1406ELECTION OBSERVER ACCESS STILL UNRESOLVED
[...] (SBU) Summary: The EU and the National Elections Commission continue to disagree over the access of observers to provincial and national vote tabulations. The head of the EU's observer mission told a press conference that without access to the tabulations, the EU would not be able to give cred [...]
2004-10-25 06:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MZ
04MAPUTO1414MOZAMBIQUE: INFORMATION ON U.S. MANUFACTURED
[...] (SBU) 1. Post has received data on U.S.-manufactured landmines found in Mozambique. The information requested in reftel follows: Country: Mozambique U.S. mines present Number: 130 (out of estimated 82,000 mines cleared/destroyed) Percent of Total: 0.16% Description: U.S. manufactured M14 ant [...]
2004-10-26 14:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KHDP MZ
04MAPUTO1421AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM: FINAL
[...] SUMMARY: This cable represents the final report for FY02 and the interim report for FY03 Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program (SSH) in Mozambique. Section one contains the final financial status of all projects from FY02, and section two contains information on the financial status of all pr [...]
2004-10-27 11:09:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MZ SSH
04MAPUTO1427SCHNEIDMAN CLAIM THAT FRELIMO FOUNDER WAS CIA
[...] Independent publications in Mozambique have featured former AF DAS Witney Schneidman's claims that FRELIMO founder Eduardo Mondlane received funds from the CIA. The October 28 edition of the Beira weekly Zambeze led with the back-page headline, "FRELIMO founder financed by CIA" On October 27, [...]
2004-10-28 14:51:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP MZ OPRC FRELIMO
04MAPUTO1430DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND INTERIM REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: This cable represents the interim report for FY03 for the Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) in Mozambique. It contains information on the financial status of all projects from FY03 including the amount of money granted, spent, and the balance, as well as an update on the final di [...]
2004-10-29 08:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MZ DHRF
04MAPUTO1432MOZAMBIQUE: FY 2004 BFIF COMMERCIAL OUTREACH REPORT
[...] SUMMARY. In September-October, econ/poloffs and econ/commercial and political assistants traveled to five Mozambican provinces visiting various U.S. businesses, commercial associations, and local entrepreneurs to support U.S. commercial and investment activities and evaluate the business climat [...]
2004-10-29 10:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ BFIF
04MAPUTO1445MCC CEO PAUL APPLEGARTH'S VISIT TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: DURING A FOUR-DAY VISIT, MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION CEO PAUL APPLEGARTH AND HIS TEAM MET WITH PRESIDENT CHISSANO, SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS, AND THE PRESS IN AN EFFORT TO BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH MOZAMBIQUE AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE MILLENNIUM CH [...]
2004-11-02 12:01:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EINV MZ MCC OPIC
04MAPUTO1446OPIC-SUPPORTED US INVESTOR IN MOZAMBIQUE BACKS INTO
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 28, American investor David Herbert and his Danish partner Jorgen Nielsen settled a dispute with the Zimbabwean firm Cabo do Mar over rights to the land on which their Nyati Beach Lodge is located. They agreed to pay usd 650,000 to permanently block execution of an Oc [...]
2004-11-02 12:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV MZ OPIC MCC
04MAPUTO1447MUGABE VISITS MOZAMBIQUE, CLAIMS ZIMBABWE IS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Zimbabwean President Mugabe visited Mozambique on October 10 - 12, with stops at Cahora Bassa Dam and the resort town of Vilankulos. Mugabe told reporters his country was overcoming its political and economic crisis and announced that Zimbabwe was paying back its USD 8.5 million [...]
2004-11-03 05:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MZ ZM
04MAPUTO1474PRESIDENT CHISSANO ADDRESSES DIPLOMATIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mozambique wants donor involvement and support as it prepares to hold national elections on December 1-2. President Chissano told Maputo's diplomatic corps that the path to democracy in Mozambique has been filled with challenges, but the process has evolved to the point that Moz [...]
2004-11-08 09:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MZ
04MAPUTO1479TERRORIST FINANCE/MOZAMBIQUE: LIST 63 -
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) On November 8, Econ/Pol Officer delivered reftel List 63, talking points, and background paper to the Director of Legal Issues and Chief of the Accounts Monitoring department for the Banco de Mocambique. The Bank is the financial regulator [...]
2004-11-10 09:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON MZ LVPR
04MAPUTO148MOZAMBIQUE AS PILOT COUNTRY FOR EVIAN
[...] Post welcomes the opportunity for consideration as a candidate pilot country under the Evian Anti-corruption/Transparency initiative and submits results of initial internal discussions below. The GRM has demonstrated a commitment to combating corruption and has worked closely with the IMF and [...]
2004-02-02 09:46:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EINV ETRD PGOV MZ KCOR
04MAPUTO1480TERRORIST FINANCE/MOZAMBIQUE: LIST 62 -
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) On November 8, Econ/Pol Officer delivered reftel List 62, talking points, and background paper to the Director of Legal Issues and Chief of the Accounts Monitoring department for the Banco de Mocambique. The Bank is the financial regulator [...]
2004-11-10 09:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON MZ LVPR
04MAPUTO1491CORRECTION COPY: MOZAMBIQUE 2004 GENERAL ELECTIONS: OCT
[...] (U) Not for internet distribution. -------- Contents -------- 2. Summary and Comment 3. Presidential Candidates: And Then There Were Five... 6. Lists Finalized for Parliamentary Elections 10. Relative Peace on the Campaign Trail 12. Media Coverage More Balanced 14. Comment ----- [...]
2004-11-16 10:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM MZ
04MAPUTO1502MOZAMBIQUE - REQUEST FOR TARIFF RATE QUOTA FOR TOBACCO
[...] This is an action request for USTR. See para 3. 2. Below is the text of correspondence received October 14 from the International Relations Directorate of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in which the GRM requests that it be allowed to export tobacco to the United States under the tariff [...]
2004-11-17 14:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR ECON MZ
04MAPUTO1507MOZAMBIQUE - NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AMENDS THE 1990
[...] (U) On November 16, by a rare unanimous vote, RENAMO deputies joined their FRELIMO counterparts in approving a long list of amendments to the 1990 constitution. The majority of the changes were clarifications of existing principles and statutes. The significant amendments are as follows. -- T [...]
2004-11-18 12:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MZ FRELIMO RENAMO
04MAPUTO1519MOZAMBIQUE - VISITING CORPORATE COUNCIL ON
[...] SUMMARY. On November 10-11, a high-level Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) delegation visited Mozambique to learn about possibilities for U.S. investment. The delegation met with a senior GRM official and several local businesspeople to get a flavor for the most promising investment areas. CCA [...]
2004-11-22 14:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1520MOZAMBIQUE - FM SIMAO ON MUGABE AND ZIMBABWE'S
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Simao told the Ambassador that he believes the Zimbabwean opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) will participate in the March parliamentary elections. However, the MDC is growing weaker, several factions have emerged and some are questioning Morgan [...]
2004-11-22 15:41:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV MZ ZI
04MAPUTO1522MOZAMBIQUE FY 2004 SELF-HELP PROGRAM (SSH)
[...] SUMMARY: This cable lists the 12 proposals that were awarded funds for FY 2004, totaling USD 57,350. Projects are located in 6 different provinces. All agreements have been signed and implementing activities are underway. END SUMMARY. ------------------ SSH Projects 2004 ------------------ [...]
2004-11-23 09:35:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MZ SSH
04MAPUTO1524MOZAMBIQUE: PROMOTING THE EU RESOLUTION ON THE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-23 11:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SU MZ UNGA
04MAPUTO1533PRESIDENT CHISSANO ON MUGABE AND MARCH 2005
[...] (C) Summary: President Chissano believes that Mugabe is interested in improving relations with the US, although still deeply suspicious of US and UK intentions. He will be receptive only if approached without hostility or preconditions. Mugabe might be willing to relinquish power before electi [...]
2004-11-29 04:35:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV MZ ZI LY
04MAPUTO1538MOZAMBIQUE 2004 GENERAL ELECTIONS: ELECTION EVE
[...] (C) Campaigning for Mozambique's December 1 - 2 general elections has ended, and there is no consensus as to what outcome is likely. The negotiations between the National Elections Commission and the European Union appear to have ended with the release of a new electoral process directive that [...]
2004-11-29 11:26:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ
04MAPUTO1539MOZAMBICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL REFERS NYATI LODGE CASE
[...] (SBU) On November 25, Attorney General Joaquim Madeira referred to the High Court of Mozambique a motion by Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary to suspend an October court order by Inhambane provincial judge Jose Sampaio that authorized expropriation of the Nyati Beach Lodge. The Lodge is co [...]
2004-11-29 12:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV MZ MCC
04MAPUTO1566MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: VOTE COUNTING
[...] (U) Vote counting began at polling stations last night and continued in the morning hours today. Initial results as reported by state-owned Radio Mozambique early this morning indicate FRELIMO candidate Armando Guebuza holds a healthy lead with RENAMO's Afonso Dhlakama running second and PDD's [...]
2004-12-03 10:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MZ FRELIMO RENAMO
04MAPUTO1584REQUEST FOR FY 2005 LABOR SECTOR SUPPORT IN
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY. The Mission, the Mozambican Minister of Labor, labor unionsfederations, and private sector leaders would like continued USG support for labor projects in Mozambique in FY05. In particular, there is an urgent need to continue the USDOL [...]
2004-12-07 14:46:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EINV ECON MZ
04MAPUTO1585MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: PROVINCIAL
[...] (U) Although the provincial vote tabulation should have begun December 3, as of December 6, it had started in only Nampula, Zambezia and Sofala provinces. According to National Elections Commission (CNE) spokesman Filipe Mondlate, data entry and tabulation should begin December 7 in another tw [...]
2004-12-07 14:50:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
04MAPUTO1587MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: RENAMO ALLEGES
[...] (C) Senior RENAMO advisor Artur Vilankulu, accompanied by two other RENAMO officials, called on the Ambassador on December 8 to express concern over alleged irregularities in the December 1 - 2 general elections. The three were in the midst of making the rounds of various foreign embassies with [...]
2004-12-09 05:18:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MZ RENAMO
04MAPUTO1603MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: PARALLEL VOTE
[...] (U) On December 9 the Carter Center-supported National Electoral Observatory released its parallel vote tabulation (PVT). The PVT, based on a sample of 775 individual polling station results collected by 1600 observers, gives FRELIMO's Guebuza 63.6 percent of the presidential vote, with RENAMO' [...]
2004-12-10 07:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
04MAPUTO1606REQUEST FOR FY 2005 LABOR SECTOR SUPPORT IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY. The Mission, the Mozambican Minister of Labor, labor unions, and private sector leaders would like continued USG support for labor projects in Mozambique in FY05. In particular, there is an urgent need to continue the USDOL- funded "Im [...]
2004-12-13 13:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EINV ECON MZ
04MAPUTO1607CONSULAR NARRATIVE FOR MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-13 14:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC KFRD ASIG AFSI MZ MPP
04MAPUTO1609NOVEMBER ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) The Mozambique monthly economic cable is jointly produced by the Embassy and USAID. ------------------- FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------- 2. (U) On November 12, the Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) was awarded the Moatize mines exploration concession (Ref [...]
2004-12-14 04:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1616MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: RENAMO LEADER
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: RENAMO's Dhlakama continues to reject provincial tabulation figures, which show a clear Guebuza victory in the presidential election and a strong FRELIMO win in parliamentary races. Despite the release of an independent parallel vote count largely corroborating the p [...]
2004-12-15 13:34:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MZ DHLAKAMA
04MAPUTO1617MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) On December 15 Emboff delivered ref A demarche urging the GRM to oppose any potential motions for non- action in the UN plenary session on previously approved resolutions critical of the human rights situation in Iran and Turkmenistan. In the meeting, the MFA Director for UN Affairs, Ant [...]
2004-12-15 14:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL MZ UN
04MAPUTO1623MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: DRAFT USG STATEMENT
[...] (U) Embassy provides below for the Department's approval a draft USG statement for use once the results of Mozambique's December 1-2 presidential and legislative elections are announced by the National Elections Commission (CNE). We expect the results to be announced on or soon after the Decem [...]
2004-12-16 14:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OPRC MZ
04MAPUTO1624MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATE ON BIOSAFETY DEVELOPMENTS
[...] On December 13 emboff and econ/commercial assistant met with Calisto Bias, Director of Plant Development, National Institute of Agronomic Investigation (INIA) to learn about Mozambique's recent biosafety developments. INIA is a key participant in an inter-ministerial commission that addresses [...]
2004-12-16 14:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD EAGR EAID MZ
04MAPUTO1625MOZAMBIQUE RATIFIES THE U.S.-MOZAMBIQUE BILATERAL
[...] On December 14, Luis Sitoi, advisor to the Minister of Industry and Commerce, informed the Embassy that the Mozambican Council of Ministers ratified the U.S.-Mozambique Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) during the week of Dec 6. The text of the BIT has been sent for publication in Mozambique's [...]
2004-12-17 03:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ETRD EINV ECON MZ BIT
04MAPUTO1627INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] Below are post answers to INSCR questions pertaining to money laundering and financial crimes, organized in response to the subheadings provided in State 254401. General Questions ---------------------- 2. Mozambique is not a regional financial center. Money laundering is fairly common and [...]
2004-12-17 09:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN MZ KCOR
04MAPUTO1628MINISTER OF COMMERCE PRESSES CASE FOR TARIFF RATE
[...] (SBU) On December 16, Ambassador La Lime met with GRM Minister of Industry and Commerce Carlos Morgado at Morgado's request to discuss the Mozambican government's October 14 request for tariff rate quota on several varieties of tobacco (request letter text in reftel). The Minister referenced t [...]
2004-12-17 09:25:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ECON MZ
04MAPUTO1639MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: GUEBUZA ELECTED
[...] On December 21 Mozambique's National Elections Commission (CNE) announced the results of the December 1-2 general elections: FRELIMO Secretary General Armando Guebuza has won the race for president, capturing 63.74 percent of the valid national vote and FRELIMO has returned to Parliament with a [...]
2004-12-21 15:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
04MAPUTO1643MOZAMBIQUE PREPARES TO HOST G-8/NEPAD-SPONSORED
[...] Econ/Poloff met with Dr. Firmino Mucavele, Economic Counselor to the President, on December 21 to discuss Mozambique's preparation for the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Plan (CAADP) regional planning meeting in Maputo on February 15-18. Dr. Mucavele is the GRM point of contact [...]
2004-12-22 16:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO1645MOZAMBIQUE - DHLAKAMA DENOUNCES ELECTION RESULTS,
[...] (SBU) On December 23, a day after the National Elections Commission (CNE) declared Armando Guebuza and his party, FRELIMO, the winners in the presidential and parliamentary elections (reftel),Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the main opposition party RENAMO, held a press conference in Maputo in whi [...]
2004-12-23 14:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MZ DHLAKAMA
04MAPUTO1653IMF AND MOZAMBIQUE AGREE ON 2005 PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: An IMF Mission visited Mozambique from 8-24 September 2004 to review progress under the PRGF and to advise the GRM regarding the 2005 budget. Agreement was reached ad referendum on a Letter of Intent (LOI) for 2005. However, the GRM then changed the 2005 budget methodology, incl [...]
2004-12-28 12:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID MZ IMF
04MAPUTO1658NEW MOZAMBICAN AIRLINE RAISES SAFETY AND SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In August 2004, Air Corridor became Mozambique's first private commercial airline to operate nationwide, breaking the monopoly that the government-owned Linhas Aereas de Mocambique (LAM) had maintained since independence. Air Corridor has injected much-needed competition in Moza [...]
2004-12-29 15:06:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR SNAR KCRM MZ SA
04MAPUTO167SELF-HELP PROGRAM - INTERIM PROJECT REPORT FOR FY
[...] SUMMARY: This cable represents the FY03 interim report for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program in Mozambique. The financial status of all programs from 2003, including the amount of money granted, spent, and the balance, as well as an update on the final disposition of funds, is provide [...]
2004-02-05 10:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MZ SSH
04MAPUTO168Mozambique: Supporting Human Rights and Democracy
[...] Mozambique's constitutional government, headed by President Joaquim Chissano, held its second general multiparty elections in 1999. President Chissano was elected in generally free and fair elections. Chissano and the leadership of FRELIMO, which have ruled the country since independence in 19 [...]
2004-02-05 11:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL ELAB KDEM KPAO KSEP MZ DHRF
04MAPUTO173DHRF SOLICITATION FOR FY2004
[...] Post appreciates receiving FY2003 DHRF funding in the amount of $70,000. These funds are critical to raising awareness of human rights concerns and supporting civil society play a more active role in Mozambique's democratic consolidation. A status report for FY2002/2003 funds will be sent sept [...]
2004-02-09 05:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PHUM PGOV ECON MZ DHRF
04MAPUTO180JANUARY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-10 07:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO197LETTER FROM PRESIDENT CHISSANO
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-13 08:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL SL IV LI MZ ECOWAS
04MAPUTO198FY-2004 SPECIAL SELF-HELP FUNDING REQUEST
[...] This cable contains a funding request for FY2004 for Embassy Maputo Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund. The Self-Help Coordinator is Economic/Political Officer Loren Dent. The Assistant Coordinator is Economic/Commercial Assistant Elizabeth Filipe. 2. Mozambique has achieved rapid economic [...]
2004-02-13 08:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MZ SSH
04MAPUTO204CTAG MEETING IN MAPUTO
[...] Summary: On February 5, DCM hosted our first CTAG meeting (per reftel request) with counterparts from Spain, Portugal, Russia, France, Italy, Switzerland, UK, Germany, European Commission, and Ireland (representing EU troika). Participants concurred that improved maritime security for Mozambiq [...]
2004-02-17 06:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM SENV PREL MZ
04MAPUTO220PRESIDENT CHISSANO APPOINTS NEW MOZAMBICAN PRIME
[...] (U) On Tuesday, February 17, President Chissano formally announced the appointment of Luisa Diogo, the current Minister of Planning and Finance, as Prime Minister. The announcement of a new PM was expected, as former PM Pascoal Mocumbi had already announced his intention to leave his GRM post [...]
2004-02-18 15:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PINR MZ
04MAPUTO235RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT IN CABO DELGADO
[...] 787/04/T002 2. 02/19/04 3. LDENT 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Electricidade de Mocambique (EDM) Direccao de Electrificacao e Projectos Av. Filipe Saumel Magaia, 368 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 1 322-071/2 or PB Power 12 Burnside Island 410 Jan Smuts Avenue Craighall [...]
2004-02-20 07:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
04MAPUTO267Mozambique: Request for FY 2004 ESF funding
[...] Summary: Post requests USD 700,000 for support for transparency of the 2004 National Elections. This election support will build on successful observation and parallel vote tabulation coordinated by Carter Center in The November 2003 municipal elections. End Summary. 2. Mozambique's third P [...]
2004-02-25 14:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MZ ESF
04MAPUTO269MOZAMBIQUE: INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA
[...] AGOA Trade and Investment: Mozambique has had limited success in expanding trade and investment under AGOA, though there remains strong potential to increase exports in several key sectors. Two apparel companies, Mauritian-owned BELITA and Pakistani-owned OMAR, exported apparel products to the [...]
2004-02-25 15:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD MZ AGOA
04MAPUTO274MOZAMBICAN PARTICIPATION IN EVIAN G-8 TRANSPARENCY
[...] (U) Initial Mozambican government reaction to the Transparency Pilot Program, including the need for an explicit commitment at the outset to high transparency standards over time support, has been very positive. Further GRM consultations will be undertaken before we receive a formal response. [...]
2004-02-27 08:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV ETRD PGOV MZ KCOR
04MAPUTO2842003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) OVERVIEW. A- Mozambique is a country of origin for internationally trafficked women and children. Trafficking is also believed to occur within the country. There are no reliable numbers available on the extent of the problem. Poverty, a history of child migration, cultural/religious prac [...]
2004-03-02 14:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG MZ
04MAPUTO293AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEC WITH FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the confusion and potential loss of the Four Seasons site as a potential NEC, Post received assurances from the Foreign Minister that this was a top priority for the MFA. Post expressed its continuing interest in part of the Four Seasons site, or potentially FACIM, and r [...]
2004-03-04 09:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABLD MZ NEC
04MAPUTO294AGOA III: TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION
[...] Overview: Mozambique's once thriving and highly heterogeneous textile and garment industry experienced steady and significant decline throughout the early 1990s. At its peak, the industry was comprised of 45 facilities, including 19 textile and 26 garment factories, producing a wide range of p [...]
2004-03-04 09:06:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KTEX EINV PREL MZ AGOA
04MAPUTO295PARLIAMENT OPENS FOR 2004
[...] (U) On March 1, the GRM opened its 10th session of Parliament, during which President Chissano is expected to make his final address to the body before stepping down at the end of the year. At the same time, the 2004 presidential-hopefuls, Afonso Dhlakama (RENAMO) and Armando Guebuza (FRELIMO) [...]
2004-03-04 09:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PINR MZ
04MAPUTO30DECEMBER MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) In December, KPMG Mozambique announced the "Top 100 Businesses in Mozambique" for 2002. The list was topped by Mozal, the large South African-owned aluminum smelter, generating the highest revenues for a firm in-country (foreign or nationally-owned) in 2002. Six US companies ranked in the [...]
2004-01-08 14:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO338SYGSR SWING BRIEFS ON CHISSANO MEETING
[...] On March 8, Secretary General's Special Representative Ambassador William Swing called on Ambassador to brief on his meeting in Maputo with President Chissano and the current situation of the MONUC in DRC with sixteen months until the planned June 2005 elections. 2. Ambassador Swing told us [...]
2004-03-12 08:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PREF CG XA ZF MZ SF UG BY UN
04MAPUTO340FEBRUARY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP:
[...] (U) In a meeting with Mozambique country director and marketing manager for South Africa's Vodacom, Econ/Poloffs learned that the firm has already captured 12-13% of the national cell phone market. Vodacom began operating in Mozambique in December 2003 and launched strong campaigns in three key [...]
2004-03-12 10:12:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO360MOZAMBIQUE: GEOTHERMAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT
[...] Per reftel, Maputo provides the following information: --------------------------------------------- --------------- ------------------ Support to Develop Geothermal Energy in East Africa --------------------------------------------- --------------- ------------------ 2. Mozambique is rich [...]
2004-03-16 12:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EFIN SENV MZ
04MAPUTO389ARTICLE 98 WITH MOZAMBIQUE BROUGHT INTO FORCE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-22 13:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL MZ
04MAPUTO463NACALA CORRIDOR PROJECT IN JEOPARDY -- YET AGAIN
[...] (C) Summary. The Nacala Port and Rail Corridor project is yet again in trouble. Two principal outstanding issues remain: 1) the lack of the government of Malawi (GOM)'s signature on a Direct Agreement and 2) on-going disagreements between the project's US-led consortium and the principal Mozam [...]
2004-04-02 09:27:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALEINV ETRD PGOV PREL MZ OPIC
04MAPUTO464ALLEGATIONS AND ACCUSATIONS IN NAMPULA: UNCOVERING
[...] Summary: Allegations of trafficking in human organs and children in the northern provincial capital of Nampula have riveted the public's attention for the past several months and received wide-spread press coverage. In the middle of the firestorm is a foreign couple accused of trafficking in o [...]
2004-04-02 09:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KCRM MZ
04MAPUTO487ATTORNEY GENERAL SEEKS GREATER SUPPORT TO BUILD
[...] (U) Attorney General Joaquim Madeira gathered donor country ambassadors on March 26 and appealed for greater support to help create more professional and effective prosecutors. He reiterated the need for his staff, also referred to as the "Ministerio Publico" (MP) or Procuradoria Geral (PGR),[...]
2004-04-08 09:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS KCOR EAID KCRM MZ
04MAPUTO505MARCH MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) Mineral Resources Survey: The GRM signed an agreement with a South African firm, Fugro Airborne Surveys, to undertake aerial surveys in the northern and central provinces of Zambezia, Tete, Niassa, and Cabo Delgado, as reported by Noticias, the daily newspaper. The objective of the surveys [...]
2004-04-12 11:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO513SOLICITATION FOR ANTI-TIP BILATERAL PROPOSAL FOR
[...] Overview of request: Post is requesting bilateral G/TIP funding in the amount of $250,900 for a technical assistance program to develop critically needed national anti-trafficking legislation in Mozambique. This project will be implemented through the International Organization for Migration ( [...]
2004-04-13 13:50:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN ASEC SMIG PHUM ELAB MZ DHRF
04MAPUTO515MOZAMBIQUE ON DARFUR MONITORING MISSION
[...] (U) Classified By: Econ/Pol Chief David Hodge for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on establishment of the Darfur Ceasefire Commission (CFC) the morning of April 14, 2004 with Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, President Chissano's diplomatic adviser and po [...]
2004-04-14 11:32:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SU MZ AU
04MAPUTO517ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW GOES BACK TO ASSEMBLY
[...] (U) Summary. The Anti-Corruption Law passed by the National Assembly in November 2003 (Ref A) will be re-examined in parliament on April 15. It was sent back to the Assembly by President Chissano, who refused to sign the legislation, due to questions regarding the constitutionality of one its [...]
2004-04-14 13:49:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKCOR KCRM KJUS EAID MZ PROG
04MAPUTO541SCENESETTER FOR GAC AMBASSADOR RANDALL TOBIAS'
[...] (C) Introduction and summary. Mozambique is at a critical stage in its efforts to stem the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In Southern Africa, Mozambique presents both the greatest challenges and possibly the greatest opportunity to become the next Uganda-like success in turning around the HIV/AIDS threat. [...]
2004-04-20 14:15:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKHIV PREL EAID MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
04MAPUTO542MOZAMBIQUE ON DARFUR CEASEFIRE MONITORING
[...] (C) On April 20 the Ambassador delivered reftel (A) demarche to Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, diplomatic adviser to President Chissano. Dos Santos was not aware of what had transpired at the April 19 Addis meeting. He promised to brief President Chissano that afternoon at the Parliament before [...]
2004-04-20 14:37:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL SU CD MZ EUN
04MAPUTO544MORE FROM MOZAMBIQUE ON DARFUR CEASEFIRE
[...] (C) Following up on their meeting earlier that day (reftel A) on Darfur ceasefire monitoring arrangements (reftel B),late in the afternoon of April 20 the Ambassador spoke again with Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, diplomatic adviser to President Chissano. Dos Santos reported that he had spoken [...]
2004-04-20 15:33:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL SU CD MZ EUN
04MAPUTO547RWANDAN REPATRIATION SET TO BEING THIS SUMMER
[...] Econ/pol officer delivered points (ref A) on the 10th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide to officials from the National Institute to Support Refugees (INAR) and discussed the status of the repatriation of Rwandan refugees with local UNHCR reps. Both INAR and UNHCR noted that the repatriation p [...]
2004-04-21 15:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF RW MZ
04MAPUTO565COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA IN
[...] (S-N/F) Summary: Reftel provided Post opportunity to finalize previous discussions with the Russian Embassy to develop a cooperative relationship between ORCA and Russian counterparts in the counterterrorism area. We envision participation by multiple Mission elements including ORCA, Econ/Pol, [...]
2004-04-27 06:14:00Embassy MaputoSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC PREL MZ RU
04MAPUTO597MOZAMBIQUE - INL FY 06/07 WORKPLAN
[...] Embassy Maputo requests continued INL funding for FY 06/07 to build on ongoing projects to further develop the Attorney General's Anti-Corruption Unit and the Mozambican Police Sciences Academy, and further requests additional funds for assistance to Mozambican Immigration and Customs to impro [...]
2004-04-30 10:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM ABUD SNAR KCOR KPAO EFIN EAID ASEC MZ
04MAPUTO625APRIL MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) With significant Mozambican official travel to China in April (President Chissano, Minister of Industry and Commerce Morgado, Minister of Labor Sevene, Minister of Agriculture Muteia, and others),the Government of China announced its willingness to support the building of mega- projects [...]
2004-05-10 05:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO635DHRF STATUS REPORT
[...] Name of Grantee: AMICUMO DHRF Grant Number: HR02-656-01 Amount Obligated: $8,000 Unliquidated Balance: $8,000 Status: Activity has not begun. The proforma invoices that were collected do not respect completely the agreement taken. Post is considering de-obligating funds. 2. Name of Grante [...]
2004-05-11 13:25:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KDEM EAID PGOV MZ DHRF
04MAPUTO636BCM TRIAL: WAITING FOR A VERDICT ON MAY 25
[...] (SBU) Summary: The verdict in the BCM bank fraud trial will be handed down on May 25. The case involves nineteen defendants accused of defrauding fourteen million USD from the Commercial Bank of Mozambique (BCM) between March and August 1996. Most commentators do not expect any senior bank off [...]
2004-05-11 13:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR KCRM KJUS PGOV MZ
04MAPUTO655Ambassador Randall Tobias' Visit to Mozambique
[...] Summary: US Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Randall Tobias visited Mozambique April 28-30 to discuss the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief with government officials, key implementing partners, and post's HIV-AIDS working group, and to see first-hand the challenges and opportunities [...]
2004-05-13 06:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV KSPR EAID PREL MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
04MAPUTO659SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USCOMNAVEUR
[...] (U) Introduction and summary. Your visit comes at a time when the positive bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Mozambique is expanding. Mozambique is the only country in the world that is both a focus country under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and one of the sixteen c [...]
2004-05-14 08:34:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER KCRM MZ EFIS ACOTA
04MAPUTO675ANIBALZINHO ESCAPES AGAIN, GRM EMBARRASSED
[...] (U) On May 9, Anibal dos Santos Junior once again escaped from maximum security prison, creating a highly embarrassing situation for the GRM. "Anibalzinho" was serving the 28-year sentence he received in absentia in January 2003 for his central role in the November 2000 murder of journalist Car [...]
2004-05-20 15:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM KCOR KJUS ASEC MZ
04MAPUTO689REQUEST TO SEND TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES (TEDs)
[...] This is an Action Request for the OES Bureau - See paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY. The GRM requests that the USG send a TEDs Training Team to Mozambique August 2-6 to train local fishermen and government officials to build, use, and monitor TEDs. This request is generated from recent legislation [...]
2004-05-25 05:51:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS SENV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO702003 BFIF CLOSE OUT
[...] SUMMARY: Post wishes to thank the Department for providing 2003 BFIF funding in the amount of $7,000. Post was able to travel to several provinces, visiting with various U.S. businesses, commercial associations, and local entrepreneurs to support U.S. commercial activities and encourage further [...]
2004-01-16 08:14:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ABUD MZ BFIF
04MAPUTO701MOZAMBIQUE CANDIDATURE FOR ICAO
[...] Per Diplomatic Note 879, dated May 14, 2004, from the Mozambique Ministry of Foreign Affairs, AmEmbassy Maputo was informed that in accordance with the rotation arrangement among the fourteen Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC),the Republic of Mozambique will pr [...]
2004-05-27 12:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR MZ
04MAPUTO710COMNAVEUR VISIT STRESSES MARITIME BORDER CONCERNS
[...] (U) On May 20 and 21, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe, Admiral Gregory G. Johnson visited Maputo and met with Mozambican officials. His meetings principally covered USG concerns over Mozambique's lack of coastal patrol capacity, Mozambican success in the African Union Peacekeeping Missio [...]
2004-05-28 10:35:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MASS PTER KHDP MZ EFIS PKO ACOTA
04MAPUTO712MAY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) A major Zimbabwean horticultural company is shifting its operations to Mozambique and Zambia as a result of land seizure in Zimbabwe. Ousted by the Zimbabwean Government, Kondozi Company will be granted 800 hectares of land in the Manica Province by the GRM, according to AIM Reporting. H [...]
2004-05-28 10:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO713DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE NEED FOR LABOR REFORM: A
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Productive to current labor law revision efforts, the USG launched a half-day labor seminar in Mozambique on May 5. The seminar featured participants from various sectors and included the fullday participation and attention of Minister of Labor, Mario Lampiao Sevene. Receiving mor [...]
2004-05-28 10:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON MZ
04MAPUTO733NAMES, TITLES, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR GRM
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, post provides updated information below: Post: Maputo Date of Submission: 4 June 2004 Head of Government: Joaquim Alberto Chissano President of the Republic of Mozambique Office numbers: (258) (1) 49-11-21/2; 49-00-44 Comments: President Chissano speaks English. President's [...]
2004-06-04 07:12:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMZ PGOV PREL
04MAPUTO740DHLAKAMA SPEAKS TO AMBASSADOR ON VISIT TO
[...] (C) Ambassador and econ/polofficer (notetaker) met with RENAMO opposition leader and presidential candidate for Afonso Dhlakama at his request on June 4 to discuss his planned trip to the United States and a variety of bilateral and regional issues. Dhlakama was more upbeat and positive than u [...]
2004-06-04 10:52:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ DHLAKAMA
04MAPUTO776ECONOMIC ACTIVITIY INCREASES IN A REMOTE PROVINCE: CABO
[...] (U) SUMMARY. More foreign operators are moving in to take advantage of resource-rich opportunities in the poor province of Cabo Delgado. Operators of Middle-Eastern, South Asian, and European descent, are bringing employment and increased production to the community, although the lack of infras [...]
2004-06-15 08:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ EAGR EFIS
04MAPUTO83CORRUPTION IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Any discussion of Mozambique's political and economic development needs to take into account corruption. The steady decade-long progress since the end of the civil war could be slowed or even reversed if corruption is not checked. Senior Mozambicans in fact cite corruption as th [...]
2004-01-20 10:39:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM EAID MZ
04MAPUTO834THINGS LOOK DIFFERENT FROM UP NORTH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Recent visits to Nampula and Cabo Delgado Provinces impressed upon embassy officers major challenges facing northern Mozambique and the need for continued USG attention to the region. Corruption, smuggling, porous borders and weak infrastructure compound high unemployment and a [...]
2004-06-24 08:37:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PREF PTER ASEC MZ KISL RENAMO FRELIMO
04MAPUTO84FY O4 BFIF PROPOSAL
[...] Post requests funding in the amount of $30,322 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY 04. 2. In order of priority, we propose the following projects for FY04: A. Commercial Outreach, Market Development, and Export Promotion. Proposed Funding Level: $15,322 Twice the [...]
2004-01-20 10:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ABUD MZ BFIF
04MAPUTO877MCC VISIT TO MOZAMBIQUE, 8-11 JUNE 2004
[...] SUMMARY. DURING A THREE DAY VISIT, THE THREE- PERSON MCC TEAM MET WITH THE PRIME MINISTER, FIVE MINISTERS, THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR, MOZAMBIQUE'S "TECHNICAL TEAM," AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR, CIVIL SOCIETY, THE FINANCIAL SECTOR, FOREIGN INVESTORS, AND DONORS. IN EACH MEETING, [...]
2004-07-01 14:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL MZ MCC
04MAPUTO894JUNE MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-06 14:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO923MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE: SOVEREIGN CREDIT RATING FOLLOW-
[...] (SBU) Provided below is Post's response to Reftel request for input on Mozambique's Sovereign Credit Rating (SCR). I. LOCAL SUPPORT FOR SCRs: a. The Government of Mozambique (GRM) maintains a strong interest in retaining and updating its SCR. The Government, through the Ministry of Planning a [...]
2004-07-12 07:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN MZ OPIC
04MAPUTO945HELPING MOZAMBIQUE BECOME AN EFFECTIVE
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Mozambique continues to seek a more active role in peacekeeping, especially in Africa. Despite very limited resources, the Mozambican Armed Forces have worked effectively at reinforced company strength in the Africa Union's P [...]
2004-07-15 05:23:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL KPKO BY MZ ACOTA
04MAPUTO975MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE TO U.S. INITIATIVES FOR THE
[...] (SBU) Econ/poloff delivered reftel demarche in a meeting with Farouk Faquira, Chief of the United Nations Department, Office of International Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, July 20. Faquira appreciated the presentation of U.S. initiatives prior to the opening of the 59th UN [...]
2004-07-21 13:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PHUM KDEM MZ UNGA
04MAPUTO983MOZAMBIQUE INTEREST IN REGIONAL LABOR RIGHTS TRAINING
[...] Post recommends two participants for the September 29th-30th ILAB-DRL/IL worker rights training seminar in Johannesburg, E/P labor reporting officer Loren Dent and Political Assistant Naimo Vasco Antonio. Please find below the candidate information. 2. NAME: Loren Dent LOCATION: Embassy Map [...]
2004-07-22 15:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB MZ
04MAPUTO99Mocumbi - His days are numbered, it would seem
[...] (SBU) Summary: At a Press conference held in Maputo January 20, Prime Minister Pascoal Mocumbi indicated that he will accept a position as the High Level Representative of a European Union Health Initiative. While he did not state when he would be leaving his current position, it appears that i [...]
2004-01-21 10:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KHIV MZ EUN HIV AIDS PEPFAR
04MAPUTO998MOZAMBIQUE CAUTIOUSLY APPROACHES THE PROSPECT OF A
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador met with Minister of Industry and Commerce Carlos Morgado on July 22 to follow-up on discussions held between Morgado and USTR officials in Washington in early July on the prospect for a US-Mozambique FTA, as well as to discuss the status of Mozambique's participation [...]
2004-07-26 16:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAID PREL MZ AGOA MCC TIFA
04PARIS9130FRANCE AND SOUTHERN AFRICA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the first of several messages reviewing France's relations with Africa. The southern African region currently attracts less French attention than any other region of Africa. With no francophone countries, and only one country currently engaged in conflict (Angola, at muc [...]
2004-12-27 14:15:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM AO BC LT MI MZ WA SF WZ ZA ZI ZU XA FR
04PRETORIA3283SOUTH AFRICA: REVIEW OF DR. ROBERT FINKELMAN'S
[...] (U) Summary: On June 28, Dr. Finkelman, a coal scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey, completed a highly successful three-month tour-of-duty as Embassy Science Fellow. Dr. Finkelman met with more than 500 South Africans in over forty formal meetings, presentations, and seminars to officia [...]
2004-07-20 14:38:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA EMIN SENV EIND BC MZ WA SF
05BRASILIA1577BRAZIL: ENHANCING COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 6, Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Africa Division Chief Joao Ignacio Padilha and poloff discussed a number of joint USG/GOB coordination projects in Lusophone Africa. Poloff and Padilha also talked about assistance projects that NGOs and other Brazilian [...]
2005-06-10 19:51:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL BR AO MZ
05GABORONE1668LAKE MALAWI/NYASA/NIASSA INVASIVE AQUATIC WEEDS
[...] The OES Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) have initiated a $200,000 project to promote collaborative management efforts on Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa (LMNN) among the three Lake nations -- Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. This initiative is designed to advance USG regional securit [...]
2005-11-14 11:41:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID MI MZ TZ
05MAPUTO1MOZAMBIQUE - DECEMBER ECONOMIC WRAP-UP
[...] (U) The Mozambique monthly economic cable is jointly produced by the Embassy and USAID. -------- BUSINESS -------- 2. (U) KPMG's annual ranking of the top 100 revenue- producing companies in Mozambique found Mozal, the Australian-owned aluminum smelter, again to be number one. Mozal's re [...]
2005-01-03 11:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
05MAPUTO1010MOZAMBIQUE: 2005 BFIF END-OF-FISCAL YEAR REPORT
[...] This year's BFIF program funds were used to support an Entrepreneurship Forum held on March 22-23, 2005 in the capital city of Maputo (ref B). More than 100 Mozambican university students, private sector representatives, and government officials attended the event, which aimed to encourage pot [...]
2005-08-15 13:20:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ BFIF
05MAPUTO1030MOZAMBIQUE: AUGUST 9-12 VISIT BY G/TIP AFRICA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-18 13:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA KCRM PHUM SMIG MZ KWNM
05MAPUTO1059LAST AGOA GARMENT EXPORTER IN MOZAMBIQUE TO CLOSE
[...] (U) Belita, the only remaining garment factory in Mozambique exporting to the U.S. under AGOA, has announced it will close its operations on September 17. The closure will result in the loss of nearly 600 jobs in the city of Beira, Sofala province. Palmar Group, Belita's parent company located [...]
2005-08-22 14:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID EINV MZ AGOA
05MAPUTO106Mozambique: Request for FY 2005 ESF funding
[...] Summary: Post requests USD 700,000 for FY2005 to fund efforts to combat official corruption by promoting integrity and transparency within the public sector and to improve the investment climate by making the regulatory framework for resolving labor disputes more investment-friendly. Anti- cor [...]
2005-01-21 10:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MZ KCOR ELAB ESF
05MAPUTO1060MOZAMBIQUE: SUPPORT AT SEPTEMBER 12 - 13 MDA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-22 14:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL IS MZ ICRC
05MAPUTO1061MOZAMBIQUE: CODEX AD HOC TASK FORCE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-22 14:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR ECON MZ
05MAPUTO1062MOZAMBIQUE - 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES
[...] Claimant A purchased a 50 percent share in a luxury beach lodge in Vilanculos, Mozambique, from a non-U.S. citizen in August 2004, using USD 2.5 million in OPIC funds.? A Zimbabwean claimant had for several years asserted a claim to the land on which the lodge was constructed in late 2003. Cou [...]
2005-08-22 14:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV MZ OPIC
05MAPUTO1086MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
[...] Mozambique is party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor (Convention 182). The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions of the labor code, but it does not have a regulatory body specifically [...]
2005-08-25 14:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MZ USAID
05MAPUTO1099BIO INFORMATION ON NEW SADC EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
[...] (U) Under former President Chissano, Tomas Salomao served as Mozambique's Minister of Transport and Communication (2000-2005) and Minister of Planning and Finance (1994-1999). Salomao is a member of the powerful 15-person FRELIMO Political Commission. In the December 2004 general elections he [...]
2005-08-26 08:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV PREL MZ SADC
05MAPUTO1101MOZAMBIQUE - REQUEST FOR FY06 USDA FOOD AID
[...] Although Mozambique still remains one of the poorest countries in Africa, its government has been successful in encouraging economic growth, attracting foreign investment and revitalizing several industries destroyed by the 16-year civil war. In spite of the recent growth, Mozambique still mai [...]
2005-08-26 09:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID MZ ETRD
05MAPUTO1112MUSLIM IV HITS HOME RUN TELLING AMERICA'S
[...] SUMMARY. Speaking to large audiences of Mozambican Muslims, Abdul Carimo Sau told America's story better than any American could have done. Sau, the Vice President of the Islamic Council of Mozambique, recently returned from the three-week International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on Rel [...]
2005-08-29 15:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PINR KPAO MZ
05MAPUTO113MOZAMBICAN ELECTIONS: CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL
[...] (U) Summary: Mozambique's Constitutional Council, the review body charged with validating election results, formally declared Armando Guebuza, the FRELIMO (ruling party) candidate, the winner of the race for president. Additionally, the Council validated FRELIMO's win of 160 seats in the Natio [...]
2005-01-24 14:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
05MAPUTO1137MOZAMBIQUE - RENAMO OFFICERS THREATEN TO "RETURN
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador, along with other heads of missions, was called to a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign on August 30 to hear the government rebut claims made recently a RENAMO leader that former RENAMO officers are being forced to retire unfairly from the Mozambican armed forces. Former se [...]
2005-09-01 16:25:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL MZ RENAMO
05MAPUTO1138MOZAMBIQUE: MINISTER SACKS HEAD OF NATIONAL
[...] (U) On August 3, Mozambican Labor Minister Helena Taipo dismissed Elina Mafuiane Gomes as Director General of the Social Security National Institute (INSS -- Mozambique's social security agency). Gomes had headed INSS since 2001. More than a dozen other senior INSS officials have either been d [...]
2005-09-01 16:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO114ESF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT PROPOSAL
[...] Overview of Request: Post is requesting ESF funding through G/TIP in the amount of $177,728 for a research and capacity building program. This project will have two key components: a) strengthening civil society efforts to combat trafficking in persons and b) identifying trafficking patterns i [...]
2005-01-24 15:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID KDEM KWMN ASEC KCRM SMIG MZ ESF
05MAPUTO1140MOZAMBIQUE: GRM ATTENDANCE AT UN HIGH LEVEL EVENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-02 06:06:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP MZ UNGA
05MAPUTO115MOZAMBIQUE: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-24 16:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EAGR ETRD BTIO BEXP EAID KTDB MZ USTR OPIC
05MAPUTO1158MOZAMBIQUE - ONE DOZEN KILLED IN POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 6 violence broke out in the small town of Mocimboa da Praia in northern Mozambique between the police and supporters of the main opposition party, RENAMO, resulting in 12 deaths and nearly 50 wounded. Order has since been restored, but several RENAMO figures from th [...]
2005-09-08 16:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM SOCI MZ RENAMO
05MAPUTO1171MOZAMBIQUE: FOOD AID AND THE WTO DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] On August 26 Emboff delivered talking points and non-paper to Cerina Mussa, Director for International Relations at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Mussa gave no indication that the GRM had changed its position (ref B) since the last USG demarche. She also stated that she did not believe [...]
2005-09-13 05:46:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ EAID WTO
05MAPUTO1176MOZAMBIQUE - AUGUST ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] (U) The following is a brief summary of significant economic issues in Mozambique in August 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. 2. (U) Index: - Labor Arbitration Centers Planned by End of Year - Government Reorganizes Anti-Corruption Office - Audit of Alleged Crimin [...]
2005-09-14 06:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB KCRM KCOR ETRD SENV KHIV EINV MZ
05MAPUTO122CHISSANO PRAISES U.S.-MOZAMBIQUE TIES
[...] On January 21, all official media, including radio and television, carried President Chissano's upbeat comments about the state of U.S.-Mozambican relations. Chissano spoke with reporters on January 19 at the Foreign Ministry, during a ceremony in his honor. The official daily Noticias (circul [...]
2005-01-26 06:23:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP OPRC PREL MZ
05MAPUTO125MOZAMBIQUE: INVITATION TO PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-26 08:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPDC PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO128MOZAMBIQUE: FM SIMAO ON A SUDAN TRIBUNAL AND IRAQ
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered the demarche on the Sudan tribunal concept (ref A) in the early afternoon of January 26, in a meeting with Foreign Minister Simao. The Foreign Minister responded to the demarche by pointing out that work toward any tribunal "would be difficult" at this juncture bec [...]
2005-01-26 15:21:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC MZ ICC
05MAPUTO1297CHINESE TIES WITH MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) Summary: China has extensive political, economic, and military ties with Mozambique, and its visibility appears to be growing. Mozambique,s President and Prime Minister have each met with their Chinese counterparts in the last two months. End Summary. ------------------- Political Relat [...]
2005-10-05 13:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PREL CH MZ
05MAPUTO1313MOZAMBIQUE - AGOA ELIGIBILITY REPORT FOR 2006
[...] Summary: Mozambique meets the requirements for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continues to make progress in establishing a market-based economy, eliminating barriers to US trade and investment, reducing poverty, [...]
2005-10-07 10:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON MZ AGOA
05MAPUTO1315MOZAMBIQUE: RESPONSE ON WTO SERVICE NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (U) On October 6, Emboff discussed Mozambique's stance on WTO service negotiations with Ministry of Industry and Commerce National Director Luis Sitoe. Sitoe informed that Mozambique has not stated that its submission of a revised services offer is linked to negotiations of other aspects of th [...]
2005-10-09 11:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD MZ
05MAPUTO1323MOZAMBICAN "IDOL" SHOW CELEBRATES NEW ORLEANS
[...] SUMMARY. The United States received a huge vote of sympathy when Mozambique's most popular television entertainment program, the Fama Show, devoted a one-hour special to celebrating the spirit of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The September 26 live broadcast, base [...]
2005-10-12 11:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OIIP KPAO MZ
05MAPUTO133MOZAMBIQUE: ACCUSED CARDOSO ASSASSIN ANIBALZINHO
[...] Anibal dos Santos Junior ("Anibalzinho"),the man convicted of leading the hit squad responsible for the November 2000 assassination of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso, arrived in Maputo on January 22 and was taken into custody, after having been deported from Canada. In January 2003, [...]
2005-01-27 14:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KJUS MZ KCOR KCRM
05MAPUTO1332U.S. - MOZAMBIQUE TIFA TALKS
[...] (U) Summary: Assistant United States Trade Representative Florizelle Liser led an interagency visit to Mozambique October 1 to October 5. During the visit, the delegation met with government officials to conduct bilateral consultative talks under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (T [...]
2005-10-12 15:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EAID MZ TIFA
05MAPUTO1334MOZAMBIQUE: NEW CHIEF FOR RESTRUCTURED
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 9 the controversial head of Mozambique's Anti-Corruption Unit, Assistant Attorney General Isabel Rupia, was removed and replaced by her colleague, Assistant Attorney General Rafael Sebastiao. The GRM explained the move as part of a restructuring process of the Unit [...]
2005-10-13 11:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO1343MOZAMBIQUE AND ZAMBIA SIGN AGREEMENT WAIVING
[...] (U) On October 7 Mozambican Foreign Minister Abreu and Zambian Labor Minister Nalumango signed an agreement waiving the requirement of visitor visas for nationals traveling between the two countries. The agreement is expected to go into effect by the end of 2005. Speaking after the signing, FM [...]
2005-10-14 09:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PGOV PREL SMIG ZA MZ
05MAPUTO1348ADDITIONAL PRESS COVERAGE OF U.S. ARREST OF EX-USG
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-17 14:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OIIP KPAO PINR ASIG CASC ASEC MZ
05MAPUTO1372MUSLIM IV SAYS AMERICAN ISLAM CAN TEACH MUSLIM
[...] SUMMARY. The American experience subtly changes Islam for the better by erasing many of the schisms that plague Muslims elsewhere, according to returning International Visitor and Islamic Council member Bayano Valy. Leading a roundtable discussion at PAS based on his recent participation in th [...]
2005-10-24 05:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OIIP KPAO KISL SCUL MZ
05MAPUTO1395COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MS. BROOKE WILLIAMS
[...] Embassy Maputo requests country clearance for Ms. Brooke Williams, Econ/Poloff, to visit Johannesburg and Gaborone over the period October 10 - November 4, 2005. The purpose of Ms. Williams' travel is to attend the USDA Trade and Investment conference in Johannesburg and conduct consultations [...]
2005-10-26 05:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV MZ
05MAPUTO1404MOZAMBIQUE - SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique in September 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. This issue of the Digest contains, mainly, information on new assistance flows. The items discussed are as follows: -- USG Title I Grant -- [...]
2005-10-27 13:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EAID EINV ETRD EMIN ENRG MZ
05MAPUTO1408MOZAMBIQUE: MURDER OF DIRECTOR OF MAPUTO CENTRAL
[...] On October 21 the Director of Maputo Central Prison, Jorge Microsse, was fatally shot in the Pequenos Libombos area of Boane district, about 40 kilometers outside Maputo city. According to press reports, Microsse was approached in his car by four armed men at approximately 1730 hrs as he stoppe [...]
2005-10-28 07:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCOR KCRM MZ PGOV PHUM
05MAPUTO1410MOZAMBIQUE - CHINESE FISHING BOAT SEIZED IN MAPUTO
[...] On October 26 Mozambican authorities seized a Chinese fishing vessel in Maputo's port, after it was found to be carrying an illegal catch of four tons of shark and tuna, according to press reports. The vessel, Da Yuan Yu 309, had docked at the port due to engine trouble. Mozambican authoriti [...]
2005-10-28 09:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS KCRM PREL CH MZ
05MAPUTO1424MOZAMBIQUE: WEALTHY BUSINESSMAN'S SON KIDNAPPED;
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) According to reports in the press, Gafur Hassan, son of prominent Indo-Mozambican businessman Gulamo Hassan, was kidnapped in the evening of October 27 in the city of Nacala, Nampula province, [...]
2005-11-01 14:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KCOR SNAR PHUM MZ
05MAPUTO1427AMERICAN IMAM CHALLENGES IMAGE OF A BUSH HOSTILE TO
[...] SUMMARY. American Imam Darryl Wainwright's description of a President Bush not hostile to Islam was one paper's headline in an otherwise low-key whirlwind Ramadan visit to Maputo. Wainwright - a salesman by background -- portrayed American Muslims as mainstream and drawing from the well of com [...]
2005-11-02 05:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT KISL OIIP KPAO MZ
05MAPUTO1449PORTUGAL TO TRANSFER CAHORA BASSA DAM TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] On November 2 representatives of the Mozambican and Portuguese governments signed in Lisbon a memorandum of understanding (MOU) providing for the transfer of control over Cahora Bassa, the large hydroelectric dam on the Zambezi river in west central Mozambique, from Portuguese to Mozambican ha [...]
2005-11-04 13:20:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EINV PO MZ
05MAPUTO145OPIC/NYATI BEACH DEVELOPMENTS - U.S. INVESTOR
[...] (C) Summary: OPIC-supported American investor Dave Herbert was evicted from his Nyati Beach Lodge on January 6 based on a new provincial court order. Mozambique High Court has issued a dispatch suspending that order, but the provincial judge has refused to enforce the suspension. Mr. Herbert a [...]
2005-01-31 14:58:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALEINV MZ OPIC
05MAPUTO146MOZAMBIQUE: PARLIAMENT INAUGURATED; CABINET
[...] (U) On January 31 the members of Mozambique's new parliament, the National Assembly (Assembly),were invested for a five-year term in a ceremony presided over by outgoing President Chissano. All 250 parliamentarians took their seats, including RENAMO-Electoral Union's 90 members, who only a mo [...]
2005-01-31 15:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MZ RENAMO
05MAPUTO1481MOZAMBIQUE: GOVERNMENT REVOKES CONCESSION FOR US
[...] (U) Summary: The Government of Mozambique's (GRM) recent decision to revoke a large tobacco concession held by a US company without transparency, documentation or the steps required by Mozambican law is causing considerable concern in Mozambique's business community and could damage Mozambique' [...]
2005-11-10 11:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EINV MZ
05MAPUTO149COUNTRY FRAUD PROFILE: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) Consular Fraud Summary: Mozambique's porous borders, underpaid and ill-equipped border security forces, and lack of technological infrastructure make it an inviting transit country for mala fide travelers, immigrant smugglers and immigrant traffickers. Mozambican passports and residency [...]
2005-02-01 09:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD MZ KCRM
05MAPUTO150MOZAMBIQUE: WHO IS INCOMING PRESIDENT GUEBUZA?
[...] (U) The following is a brief sketch of incoming Mozambican president Armando Guebuza, who will be inaugurated on February 2 to succeed President Joaquim Chissano. This analysis was drawn by our political LES. We offer it as a preliminary glance at Guebuza, only part of a composite picture we w [...]
2005-02-01 15:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO1520MOZAMBIQUE: IRAN RESOLUTION THIRD COMMITTEE VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-17 13:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIR MZ PHUM UNHCR
05MAPUTO1521MOZAMBIQUE: MDA ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL
[...] On November 17 poloff delivered ref A talking points to Faruque Faquira, Head of Department, Directorate for International Organizations and Conferences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira said the GRM had recently received the Swiss Government's note on this issue and indicated that Mozamb [...]
2005-11-17 14:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREL IS MZ
05MAPUTO1522MOZAMBIQUE: SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDACY TO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-17 14:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO EWWT PHSA KTIA MZ
05MAPUTO1528MOZAMBIQUE - OCTOBER ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during October 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: 2. 800,000 people face food shortages due to drought 3. Water projects planned 4. Fuel prices rise 5. Dea [...]
2005-11-21 07:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON EINV ETRD MZ
05MAPUTO1532MOZAMBIQUE: THIRD COMMITTEE COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-21 12:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MZ
05MAPUTO1548MOZAMBIQUE: REPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON MDA AND PRCS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-30 08:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC MZ
05MAPUTO155ISLAM IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mozambique large Muslim minority has long been a bastion of moderate faith, both in the native African and South Asian immigrant communities. The country has no tradition of militant, anti-western Islamic thought, and post sees no substantial evidence of any Islamic organizations [...]
2005-02-02 12:07:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKISL MZ PHUM PTER SCUL KNAR
05MAPUTO1555 MOZAMBIQUE: FIVE ESCAPE FROM MAPUTO POLICE
[...] (U) On November 26 five prisoners, including a suspect in the October 21 murder of then-Director of the Maputo Central Prison Jorge Microsse (ref A),escaped from high-security holding cells at the Maputo City Police Command, according to media sources. On November 30 independent daily fax ne [...]
2005-12-02 05:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM CKOR PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO1562MOZAMBIQUE: ON WORLD AIDS DAY, PRESIDENT GUEBUZA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-02 10:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA EAID KPAO OIIP MZ
05MAPUTO1569MOZAMBIQUE: ANIBALZINHO RETRIAL BEGINS; DEFENDANT
[...] The retrial of Anibal dos Santos Junior ("Anibalzinho"),the man convicted of leading the hit squad responsible for the November 2000 assassination of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso, began on December 1 in the Maputo City court. Anibalzinho was previously tried in absentia and, in Jan [...]
2005-12-06 12:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KCOR PREL PHUM MZ
05MAPUTO158MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT
[...] (U) On February 2 FRELIMO secretary general Armando Guebuza was inaugurated as President of the Republic of Mozambique. Several southern African heads of state, numerous foreign dignitaries and a large local crowd were on hand to witness the accession to power of Mozambique second democraticall [...]
2005-02-02 16:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
05MAPUTO1586MOZAMBIQUE: 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-09 10:09:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCOR KCRIM MZ
05MAPUTO159THE U.S.-MOZAMBIQUE BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY
[...] On February 1 Ambassador La Lime and Mozambican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Leonardo Santos Simao signed the Protocol of Exchange for the instruments of ratification of the US-Mozambique Bilateral Investment Treaty. The US-Mozambique BIT, formally known as the "Treaty Concernin [...]
2005-02-02 16:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD ECON BEXP MZ BIT
05MAPUTO1594MOZAMBIQUE: NOVEMBER ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during November 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: 2. Bank of Mozambique Denies Forced Conversion Rumors 3. Mozambique Moving Towards Tax Process Reform 4-5 [...]
2005-12-13 05:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
05MAPUTO1599MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON SEEKING PUBLIC
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-13 13:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO MZ
05MAPUTO1600MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UNGA THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-13 13:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UNGA UNHRC MZ
05MAPUTO161MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT GUEBUZA NAMES NEARLY ALL OF
[...] During the evening of February 3, one day after President Guebuza's inauguration (reftel),his office issued a press release giving the names of incoming ministers for nearly all of his cabinet (the individuals for three cabinet positions were not announced: Veterans Affairs, Justice, and Scie [...]
2005-02-04 10:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO1610MOZAMBIQUE AND THE WTO: THE RUN UP TO HONG KONG
[...] Per reftels, Embassy Maputo delivered demarches to appropriate level Mozambican officials regarding the U.S. Doha proposal. In addition, post placed under Ambassador La Lime's name an op-ed piece on Doha, which ran in local dailies and fax news sheets the week of December 5. The piece was fo [...]
2005-12-14 09:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON KPAO MZ WTO
05MAPUTO1631MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA LEADS FRELIMO CENTRAL
[...] (U) On December 18, the Central Committee of Mozambique's ruling party, FRELIMO, concluded a four-day meeting that gathered its 175 members to debate a wide range of issues, including plans for the upcoming electoral cycle, achievements under the new FRELIMO government, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, [...]
2005-12-20 08:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
05MAPUTO1646PROCUREMENT REGULATION APPROVED WITH PREFERENTIAL
[...] (U) Summary. On December 13, the Council of Ministers approved a long-awaited procurement regulation, which is the result of work since 2002 by GRM officials, the donor community and the private sector. The approved language embodies compromises between many conflicting interests and is view [...]
2005-12-22 11:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
05MAPUTO1650MOZAMBIQUE ACCEPTS FY 2006 FOOD FOR PROGRESS
[...] Per reftel request, the GRM was informed of its eligibility to participate in the FY 2006 Food for Progress Program. GRM response was positive. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce, on behalf of the GRM, welcomes the grant and thanks the US government for its consideration. 2. Guidance R [...]
2005-12-23 06:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
05MAPUTO1651MOZAMBIQUE: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER 15
[...] On December 17, Deputy Econ/Pol Chief delivered reftel talking points to Faruque Faquira, Head of Department, Directorate for International Organizations and Conferences (DOIC),Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira gave no substantive response. 2. The Mozambican media ran a few short "gene [...]
2005-12-23 06:46:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ MZ
05MAPUTO1653MOZAMBIQUE: NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of State Administration presented a draft of Mozambique's National Anti-Corruption Strategy at a December 7 - 9 seminar held in Maputo. The event was designed to build consensus around the anti-corruption strategy and identify challenges in its implementation, and brought [...]
2005-12-27 05:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO1658MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING COMPLETED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-28 15:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO170SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: THE U.S.
[...] Summary: Mozambique has made progress in strengthening its democratic institutions, but the country remains vulnerable to corruption and human rights safeguards are weak. In December 2004 Mozambique held its third general (presidential and legislative) election, as President Joaquim Chissano, [...]
2005-02-07 15:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL MZ DHRF
05MAPUTO173SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY MOSELEY
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of IBFAN-funded Reencontro's activities on infant feeding feeding and nutrition in Mozambique, the U.S. contribution in the fight against HIV/AIDS under the President's Emergency [...]
2005-02-08 12:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KHIV ECON ETRD MZ EAGR
05MAPUTO184MOZAMBIQUE: BIODATA ON NEW GUEBUZA CABINET (PART I)
[...] (U) This message provides biographical data for key cabinet ministers sworn in on February 5 by President Guebuza. Biodata on additional cabinet members will be provided in septels. Sources include official ministerial biographies, local media reports, and information obtained from Embassy con [...]
2005-02-09 14:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO193MOZAMBIQUE FY 2004 SPECIAL SELF-HELP (SSH) INTERIM REPORT ON
[...] SUMMARY: This cable lists the present status of the 12 proposals that were awarded SSH funds for FY 2004 totaling USD 57,350. All projects are active. END SUMMARY. ------------------ SSH Projects 2004 ------------------ Project - SSH-04-656-001 - Water Well and Cistern Grantee - Associacao [...]
2005-02-10 15:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MZ SSH
05MAPUTO2TRAFFICKING OF BANGLADESHI CITIZENS IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In early December, 34 Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended by Mozambican police under charges of illegal immigration after having flown into the country from the Comoros Islands on a chartered airplane. Mozambican newspapers reported that the Bangladeshis were on their way to [...]
2005-01-03 11:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD MZ
05MAPUTO2012005 FLOODING IN MOZAMBIQUE - NOTHING LIKE THE
[...] Summary. Repeated heavy rains inundated central and northern Mozambique in December 2004 and January 2005, provoking floods in late January along the Zambezi river, and raising water levels at the Cahora Bassa Dam to a potentially dangerous level. Many people living along the Zambezi were evac [...]
2005-02-14 10:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR MZ
05MAPUTO202RE: GAINING UNSC SUPPORT FOR SUDAN ACTION IN NEW
[...] (C) On February 11, Emboff delivered Sudan action demarche and talking points to Faruque Faquira, head of department for United Nations issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira said that Mozambique "had no philosophical disagreement" with the concept of an African Union-United Nation [...]
2005-02-14 14:15:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM ETTC PREL KPKO MZ ETRAD
05MAPUTO208MOZAMBIQUE: BIODATA ON NEW GUEBUZA CABINET (PART II)
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. ------------ Introduction ------------ 2. (U) This message reports biographical data for key ministers recently appointed by President Guebuza. The message follows biodata presented in reftel A. Biod [...]
2005-02-15 12:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO219FORMER INTERNATIONAL VISITORS IN THE NEW MOZAMBICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-17 10:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO SCUL PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO23BLUE LANTERN OFFICER - MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-05 15:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC KSEP MZ ETCC
05MAPUTO230NOMINATION FOR POLITICAL LES/FSNS TRAINING
[...] Personal information for nominee: a) Name: Naimo Vasco ANTONIO b) Grade 9 c) Began service with DOS: March 1999 d) English language ability: fluent written/spoken e) Pervious Training in US: Political Training for FSNS, May 15-28, 2000 f) Supervisor at post: Cynthia Brown, Econ/Pol Officer, [...]
2005-02-18 09:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAFSI AFSN MZ PGOV
05MAPUTO232MOZAMBIQUE: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will give you an opportunity to meet leading members of the new Guebuza government and convey to the government and the public our support for Mozambique's development and HIV/AIDS efforts. You also may wish to encourage continued movemen [...]
2005-02-18 10:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO248GUEBUZA UPBEAT AT AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL
[...] (C) Summary: In the Ambassador's courtesy call, a confident and relaxed President Guebuza expressed appreciation for USG assistance, particularly our support for democracy, fighting HIV/AIDS, promoting rural development, and defense. Guebuza highlighted the need to take action against rural po [...]
2005-02-24 15:01:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EINV MZ
05MAPUTO25MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT GUEBUZA ON OPIC-
[...] (SBU) Summary: OPIC-supported investor Dave Herbert continues to be under threat from a claimant to the land on which his Nyati Beach Lode is located. It appears that plans by the claimant to take possession of the lodge and evict guests on December 31 were frustrated when the Minister of Inte [...]
2005-01-06 07:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV MZ OPIC
05MAPUTO255MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT CHISSANO RETROSPECTIVE
[...] (C) On February 2 President Joaquim Chissano stepped down as leader of the Republic of Mozambique after 18 years in power. He took over from Samora Machel in 1986, after Mozambique's first president was killed in a airplane crash. In 1994 Chissano was elected president in Mozambique's first mu [...]
2005-02-25 09:05:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO257MOZAMBIQUE: BIODATA ON NEW GUEBUZA CABINET (PART III)
[...] (U) This is the third message in a series of biographical reports on cabinet ministers recently appointed by President Guebuza. Sources include official ministerial biographies, local media reports, and information obtained from Embassy contacts. ----------------- Table of Contents ------- [...]
2005-02-25 09:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO262MOZAMBIQUE CONTACTS: WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS
[...] Per reftel request, Post recommends the following Mozambican private sector contacts to be included in a discussion about a sectoral approach to tariff liberalization: Sergio Chitara Executive Director, Confederation of Business Associations of Mozambique (CTA) Tel. (+258)-1-311-734/5 Fax. ( [...]
2005-02-27 08:35:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD KTDB MZ OPIC USTR WTO
05MAPUTO275INPUT FOR 2005 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA
[...] AGOA Trade and Investment: Mozambique made limited progress in expanding trade and investment under AGOA during 2004, but has potential to expand AGOA-related exports next year, particularly in the agriculture and fisheries sectors. There were AGOA success stories in 2004, such as Indian Ocean [...]
2005-03-01 10:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD MZ AGOA
05MAPUTO288MOZAMBIQUE: BIODATA ON PRESIDENT GUEBUZA
[...] (SBU) Armando Emilio Guebuza was born January 20, 1943 in Murrupula, Nampula province. His father was a member of the Ronga ethnic group (from the Maputo area) and his mother (still living) is Makua (from Nampula). At a young age, his family moved to Maputo, where Guebuza grew up. While attend [...]
2005-03-02 13:45:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO3052005 MOZAMBIQUE ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] Mozambique is a source country for women and girls trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation. South Africa is the principal receiving country for trafficked Mozambicans. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that 1,000 Mozambican women are trafficked every year. [...]
2005-03-04 09:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF MZ KFLD
05MAPUTO308U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE VISITS
[...] Summary: On February 15-18, a high-level USDA delegation, led by Deputy Secretary James Moseley, visited Mozambique to gain a better understanding of International Baby Food Network (IBFAN)-funded activities on breast-feeding, infant feeding and nutrition. USDA is reviewing IBFAN's 2004 Propos [...]
2005-03-07 09:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID KHIV ECON ETRD MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
05MAPUTO310MOZAMBIQUE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN
[...] (C) Summary: In her March 2 meetings with President Guebuza, Prime Minister Diogo, Foreign Minister Abreu, and other officials visiting A/S Newman outlined USG priorities of fighting HIV/AIDS and promoting economic development. She emphasized the need for the GRM to show leadership in discussi [...]
2005-03-07 12:17:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALEINV ECON KPKO PGOV MARR MASS KTIA PREL MZ MCC
05MAPUTO313MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA REPLACES CHISSANO AS FRELIMO
[...] (U) On March 4, FRELIMO's Central Committee announced that former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano had voluntarily stepped down from his post as president of the ruling FRELIMO party. Shortly thereafter, Mozambique's newly-elected President Armando Guebuza was named his successor by the 1 [...]
2005-03-07 13:32:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KDEM PINR MZ FRELIMO
05MAPUTO321MOZAMBIQUE: A/S NEWMAN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: Visiting Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Constance Newman, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Mozambique's Minister in the Presidency for Diplomatic Affairs, Francisco Madeira, March 2. Minister Madeira received A/S Newman immediately after returning from a visit to Z [...]
2005-03-09 15:11:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD KPKO MARR MASS EINV MZ ZI
05MAPUTO322MOZAMBIQUE: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT PROVOKES MOSTLY
[...] (U) The recently released 2004 Human Rights Report chapter on Mozambique has received mostly favorable attention in the local press and provoked considerable discussion in the media over human rights concerns in the country. On March 4 the state-run daily Noticias ran a story over an interview [...]
2005-03-09 15:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL MZ
05MAPUTO3452005 AGOA FORUM INPUT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-15 14:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ECON ETRD MZ AGOA
05MAPUTO354CHILD MARRIAGE IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] Mozambique's new Family Law, which entered into force in October 2004, sets the minimum age for civil marriage at 21 for those who marry without their parents' consent. Parental consent is compulsory for civil marriage for persons aged 18 through 20. With parental consent and under exceptional [...]
2005-03-17 09:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN MZ
05MAPUTO360MZ - ACOTA - HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION COMPLETED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-18 09:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PHUM PGOV MZ ACOTA
05MAPUTO378MOZAMBIQUE: GATHERING SUPPORT FOR AN
[...] (U) Summary: Mozambique's new government is increasingly serious about addressing the issue of trafficking in women and children. At a trafficking in persons luncheon held at the Ambassador's residence on March 16, representatives of key government agencies and local non-governmental organizat [...]
2005-03-22 12:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN SMIG MZ
05MAPUTO388MOZAMBIQUE: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF STAFFDEL
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide you an opportunity to gain a better understanding of issues surrounding port and coastal security in Mozambique, as well as insight into Mozambique's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal. The trip will also give you i [...]
2005-03-23 15:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO395MOZAMBIQUE: ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN CHILDREN LAW
[...] (SBU) Summary. On March 24 Ambassador LaLime and USAID Director Jay Knott, accompanied by visiting SFRC committee staffer Heather Flynn, paid a courtesy call to Mozambique's new Minister of Justice, Esperanca Machavela. The visit addressed a series of subjects, including the need for anti-traf [...]
2005-03-24 16:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN SMIG MZ
05MAPUTO421MOZAMBIQUE: STAFFDEL FLYNN AND STAFFDEL CHAKA
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (U) Senate Foreign Relations Committee Minority Staff Member Heather Flynn (March 23-28) and House International Relations Committee Majority and Minority Staff Members Malik Chaka [...]
2005-04-01 06:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON MZ
05MAPUTO434MOZAMBIQUE: POLICE ARREST MEN SELLING A YOUNG BOY,
[...] Sensitive But Unclassified - not for placement on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary. Mozambique continued to take steps in March 2005 to detain potential traffickers and toward upgrading its laws to expressly prohibit trafficking. On March 21 Mozambican police arrested two Mozambican men for t [...]
2005-04-04 16:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN SMIG MZ
05MAPUTO438MOZAMBIQUE - ACOTA - HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-05 08:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PHUM PGOV MZ ACOTA
05MAPUTO439RESULTS REPORT: IIP SPEAKER ANTHONY CARROLL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-05 12:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO MZ ETRD
05MAPUTO450GWOT ASSESSMENT - EMBASSY MAPUTO INPUT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-06 16:16:00Embassy MaputoSECRETPREL PTER MZ
05MAPUTO455ACOTA - HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING - MZ
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-08 10:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PHUM PGOV MZ ACOTA
05MAPUTO463EX-PRESIDENT CHISSANO CRITICIZES COVERAGE OF
[...] The international page of the April 11 edition of the official daily Noticias (circulation 80,000) carried an unattributed story headlined, "U.S. Media Coverage Harmful to Africa - according to Chissano." An informal translation follows: 2. Begin translation: North American media coverage o [...]
2005-04-12 13:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP OPRC MZ
05MAPUTO475MOZAMBIQUE -- LIGHTER BAN DEMARCHE
[...] On April 13, in response to reftel A, Emboff delivered demarche and talking points from reftel B to Antonio Pinto, Director of the Civil Aviation Institute of Mozambique (IACM). IACM is the regulatory body for the airline industry in Mozambique, housed within the Ministry of Transportation. Mr [...]
2005-04-15 08:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER MZ EURN
05MAPUTO476MOZAMBIQUE - PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY OF
[...] On April 15, Econ/Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Faruk Faquira, Head of UN Affairs in the Department of International Organizations at Mozambican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira stated that Minister of Foreign Affairs Alcinda Abreu would not be attending the April 28-30 Community of [...]
2005-04-15 09:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL MZ
05MAPUTO478MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE: EC PARTICIPATION AT UNESCO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-15 09:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ UNESCO UN
05MAPUTO51RENAMO TO APPEAL LEGISLATIVE RESULTS TO
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: After the CNE denied its challenge to the election results, RENAMO will appeal to the Constitutional Council. Party elections director Eduardo Namburete told Charge that Dhlakama would stop emphasizing his (comment: unrealistic) belief that he had won the presidential [...]
2005-01-07 11:24:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKDEM MZ PGOV PREL RENAMO
05MAPUTO510MOZAMBIQUE AND SOUTH AFRICA SIGN AGREEMENT TO
[...] (U) On April 15, Mozambique and South Africa signed a bilateral agreement to eliminate visas for Mozambican and South African citizens traveling to either country for up to 30 days. The agreement was signed in Pretoria by the Ministers of Interior of each country and witnessed by Presidents Ar [...]
2005-04-21 04:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PGOV SMIG MZ
05MAPUTO516MOZAMBIQUE - COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: ELECTION
[...] On April 21 Econ/Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Faruk Faquira in the Mozambican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira stated the GRM agreed with the concept of election standards. However, he said he could not speak definitively on the level of support the GRM would give the elections stan [...]
2005-04-22 06:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL MZ
05MAPUTO537SUCCESSFUL USG-SPONSORED FORUM ENCOURAGES
[...] Summary: On March 22-23 the Embassy and the USAID-funded Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub together hosted a business seminar - the Entrepreneurship Forum - in Maputo, attended by Mozambican university students, private sector representatives, and government officials, with outside sp [...]
2005-04-28 15:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAGR BEXP BTIO MZ EINV BFIF
05MAPUTO538WHO: INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS DEMARCHE -
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-28 15:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PREL PTER MZ WHO HIV AIDS PEPFAR
05MAPUTO545MOZAMBIQUE: REQUEST FOR 2005 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR
[...] Summary. Post requests $20,000 for vocational training of refugees at the Marratane Refugee Camp in Nampula, northern Mozambique. The project will be carried out by World Relief, a NGO that has assisted refugees in Mozambique since 1998. With Ambassador's Fund assistance, World Relief would co [...]
2005-04-29 09:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF MZ
05MAPUTO552MOZAMBIQUE INTERESTED IN PURSUING A TIFA WITH THE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-04 15:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON MZ TIFA
05MAPUTO559MOZAMBIQUE - CORRUPTION UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: Mozambique has a serious corruption problem. The former Chissano government did little to confront the problem despite repeated promises. In the past three months newly-elected President Guebuza has vowed to take action. There are signs that his government is serious about grappli [...]
2005-05-05 12:00:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM EAID MZ
05MAPUTO566EMBASSY MAPUTO SMALL PROJECTS FUND FOR
[...] The following is response to Action Request (Ref A). 2.-- Project Title: Transit and Reintegration Assistance for Mozambican Women and Children Repatriated from South Africa -- Amount of Funding: 12,000 U.S. dollars -- Implementing Organization: FECIV - Institute for Civic Education -- Exp [...]
2005-05-06 09:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KCRM KDEM KWMN PHUM SMIG ASEC MZ
05MAPUTO603POTENTIAL AGOA SUCCESS FOR MOZAMBIQUE: 1200 TONS
[...] SUMMARY. Indian Ocean Aquaculture (IOA),a multinational-owned and managed shrimp aquaculture firm in Mozambique, estimates that it will export up to 1200 tons of frozen shrimp to the U.S. in 2005. U.S. buyers of Mozambican shrimp include retail chains Tasty Choice and Wal-Mart. With U.S. seaf [...]
2005-05-12 12:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV EFIS MZ AGOA
05MAPUTO612MOZAMBIQUE: ICJ DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-16 13:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ UNSC UNGA
05MAPUTO617ALLEGED CHILD TRAFFICKING FROM MOZAMBIQUE TO SOUTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A South African NGO, Amazing Grace Children's Center, based in the town of Malelane near the border with Mozambique, is sheltering half a dozen children that appear to have been trafficked from Mozambique into South Africa. This Center says it has been working with trafficking v [...]
2005-05-17 15:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KFRD KCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG MZ SF WZ
05MAPUTO647TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 71 - ADDITION OF J1-3
[...] (SBU) On May 20, Emboff e-mailed List 71 to the Director of Legal Issues for the Bank of Mozambique, the Director of the Mozambican Banking Association, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs official responsible for United Nations and security issues, and the Attorney General's office. As of May 24, [...]
2005-05-25 04:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR MZ
05MAPUTO653MOZAMBIQUE - RIVAL AIRLINES VIE FOR DOMESTIC MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary. The ongoing fare war between government-owned Linhas Aereas de Mocambique (LAM) and upstart private airline Air Corridor has quickly turned Mozambique from one of the most expensive places in Africa for domestic flights to one of the cheapest. While consumers benefit, the highly [...]
2005-05-26 09:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD MZ
05MAPUTO655MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE ON CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE
[...] On March 24, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ilidio Caifaz, Director of National Studies, Ministry of Labor. Caifaz stated he would share the talking points with the Minister of Labor in their meeting later this week, but gave no indication of which candidate the GRM would support should t [...]
2005-05-26 11:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBB CU ELAB PHUM PREL MZ ILO
05MAPUTO656CC MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL
[...] On May 24 poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ilidio Caifaz, Director of National Studies, Ministry of Labor. Caifaz stated that the GRM would consider support for further reductions if it could be assured that cuts would not negatively impact assistance programs. Caifaz stated he would share [...]
2005-05-26 11:31:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ELAB MZ ILO
05MAPUTO681MOZAMBIQUE: FRELIMO WINS MAYORAL BY-ELECTION;
[...] (U) The ruling Frelimo party came out ahead of Renamo, the lead opposition party, in the May 21 by-election for mayor in the northern town of Mocimboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado province. According to official results released on May 26 the Frelimo candidate, Amadeu Pedro, won with 53 percent (5,2 [...]
2005-05-31 08:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL MZ RENAMO FRELIMO
05MAPUTO682MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATE ON USG HUMANITARIAN DEMINING
[...] PM/WRA Program Officer Deborah Netland and PM/WRA Foreign Affairs Officer Peggy Pope visited Mozambique April 26 - May 6. During their visit they examined the impact of USG humanitarian demining assistance and strongly urged the GRM to play a much more active role in supporting its mine action [...]
2005-06-01 05:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT EAID KHDP MARR MOPS PREL MZ MAS
05MAPUTO692MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA'S 100-DAY VICTORY LAP
[...] (SBU) President Guebuza has spent the first 100 days in office traveling the length of the country, bolstering support for himself and the ruling party, Frelimo. In public addresses he has held firm to the themes of his campaign promise to alleviate poverty, combat corruption and eliminate bur [...]
2005-06-03 10:02:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM MZ KCOR HIV AIDS PEPFAR
05MAPUTO7SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF STAFFDEL MCLEAN TO
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the U.S. contribution in the fight against HIV/AIDS and Mozambique's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) concept paper. You are arriving just after presidential and legislative [...]
2005-01-04 12:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KHIV KMCA ECON ETRD MZ MCC
05MAPUTO702MOZAMBIQUE: SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S
[...] (SBU) Newly elected Mozambican President Armando Emilio Guebuza is one of five African heads of state to visit Washington on June 13 to participate in a joint meeting with President Bush. We understand the Department is considering a separate meeting for President Guebuza with Secretary Rice. [...]
2005-06-06 15:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PREL ETRD ECON MZ
05MAPUTO725MOZAMBIQUE: ENHANCING COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL IN
[...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Brazil has played a more active role in Mozambique since President Lula da Silva took office in January 2003. Brazilian assistance in Mozambique focuses on technical support and training, primarily in the h [...]
2005-06-10 13:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL BR MZ
05MAPUTO726MOZAMBIQUE - PETROLEUM EXPLORATION RIGHTS INTEREST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GRM will open a bidding round in July for deepwater exploration rights off the coast of the northern province of Cabo Delgado. Two American companies, Anadarko and Vanco, have indicated to the Embassy and the GRM that they believe the region may have oil, and plan to enter b [...]
2005-06-10 13:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EINV MZ
05MAPUTO73COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP (CTAG): DEMARCHE ON
[...] (SBU) On December 30, Emboff delivered Counter- Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) talking points to Fernando Chomar, an officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for security-related issues. Mr. Chomar was familiar with the November 2004 CTAG meeting and was aware that Mozambique had [...]
2005-01-12 15:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PREL MZ
05MAPUTO74DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO IAEA SAFEGUARDS
[...] (SBU) On December 30, Emboff delivered demarche and talking points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, urging Mozambique to adopt the Additional Protocol to the comprehensive standards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The MFA official receiving the demarche, Fernando Chomar, a [...]
2005-01-12 15:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP TRGY PREL AORC XA MZ ASEC IAEA
05MAPUTO742MOZAMBIQUE - ICAO LEADERSHIP DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-13 08:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC MZ ICAO
05MAPUTO75Mozambique's FY05 BFIF Proposal
[...] Post requests funding in the amount of USD 30,223 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY05. 2. In order of priority, we propose the following three projects for FY05: --------------------------------------------- Project 1: Mozambique Entrepreneurship Forum ---------- [...]
2005-01-13 04:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON ETRD ABUD MZ BFIF
05MAPUTO765MOZAMBIQUE: UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION RESPONSE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-16 12:25:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO MZ UNESCO KSCI
05MAPUTO771MOZAMBIQUE - PRESIDENT GUEBUZA GIVES AMBASSADOR
[...] (U) President Guebuza called the Ambassador to the Presidency on June 17 to brief her on his June 13 meeting, along with four other African heads of state, with President Bush. Guebuza was attended by Minister for Diplomatic Affairs Francisco Madeira and the Ambassador by Econ/Pol chief as not [...]
2005-06-17 12:33:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EINV ETRD MZ MCC
05MAPUTO783MOZAMBIQUE - REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) On June 21 emboff delivered demarche and talking points to Faruque Faquira, Chief of Department for United Nations issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira was familiar with the issue at hand and had recently been briefed by his Ministry on the U.S. consultations with the Afric [...]
2005-06-21 17:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KUNR MZ UNGA UNCHR
05MAPUTO791WCO FRAMEWORK OF STANDARDS - MOZAMBIQUE VIEWS
[...] On June 23 Emboff spoke with Danilo Nala, Director for Internal Control at the Mozambique Customs Office (this is generally regarded as one of the top three positions at Customs.) Nala said that Mozambique has sent a three-member delegation to the Brussels conference, headed by the Director Ge [...]
2005-06-24 05:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD MZ CTM
05MAPUTO829BUDGET SUPPORT DONORS OBJECT TO DEDICATED MCC
[...] (U) On June 30, the Dutch Ambassador and the Finnish Charge, the incoming and outgoing heads of the Group of 17 donors who provide budget support to the Mozambican government (GRM),called on Charge to deliver a letter expressing concern over the GRM's decision to set up a unit in the Planning [...]
2005-07-05 13:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KMCA ECON MZ MCC
05MAPUTO831MOZAMBIQUE CELEBRATES THIRTY YEARS OF
[...] On the weekend of June 25, Mozambique commemorated 30 years of independence from Portugal. In events attended by numerous foreign dignitaries and diplomats, President Guebuza reiterated his campaign promise to fight absolute poverty, crime and corruption. Recognizing the challenges that Mozamb [...]
2005-07-05 13:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO833DEMONSTRATION FOR SUPPORT AGAINST POVERTY IN AFRICA
[...] A demonstration was held in downtown Maputo on Saturday, July 2, 2005 to show support for efforts to fights poverty in Africa. 2. On Thursday, June 30, 2005, an unidentified man was interviewed on STV, a local television station. The man stated he was organizing a demonstration to be held a [...]
2005-07-05 14:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC MZ
05MAPUTO834MANY CONTRACT GUARD FORCE MEMBERS GO ON STRIKE IN
[...] SUMMARY. On July 5, 2005, individual employees of the local guard force contracted through Wackenhut held a strike. Roving bands of striking guards and laid-off workers numbering approximately 20-25 each were going to each post to persuade the guards, either by force or intimidation, to abando [...]
2005-07-05 15:31:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC MZ
05MAPUTO836AMBASSADOR VISITS MATOLA MUSLIM SCHOOL
[...] On June 16 the Matola Muslim School (Massjid Hamza) warmly welcomed its first visit by an American ambassador. Following up on his participation in last November's Iftar hosted by the Ambassador, the school's director and the most important Imam in Mozambique, Sheik Aminudine Muhammed, gave a [...]
2005-07-06 05:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO PINR PTER KISL MZ
05MAPUTO846UPDATE ON STRIKING LOCAL GUARD FORCE MEMBERS
[...] SUMMARY: As reported in Ref A, on July 5, 2005, individual employees of the local guard force contracted through Wackenhut held a strike. The strike has continued on July 6 and RSO expects the strike to continue for the next several days. The number of roving bands of striking guards and laid- [...]
2005-07-06 15:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC MZ
05MAPUTO850SECOND EAC HELD IN RESPONSE TO GUARD STRIKE
[...] Post Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on July 7, 2005, its second meeting in two days, to discuss local guard force members striking. Information from Refs A and C was shared with the EAC. The RSO gave a brief update on the latest known information concerning the strike which has ente [...]
2005-07-07 13:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC MZ
05MAPUTO858EAC HELD IN RESPONSE TO LONDON EXPLOSIONS AND
[...] In response to Ref A, an EAC meeting was held on July 8. The security posture at the Embassy and other U.S. agencies in Maputo is very poor due to the ongoing strike by many local guard force members. The strike is not aimed at the Embassy or the U.S., but because of the reduced number of guar [...]
2005-07-08 10:07:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALASEC MZ PTER
05MAPUTO859MOZAMBIQUE: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON G-4 FRAMEWORK
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) On July 8, Charge met with Cesar Gouveia, Director of the Department of International Organizations and Conferences (DOIC) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver reftel talking points expr [...]
2005-07-08 14:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MZ UNSC
05MAPUTO860STRIKING GUARDS AGREE TO RETURN TO WORK
[...] SUMMARY. As reported in Refs A through C, individual employees of the local guard force contracted through Wackenhut have been striking since July 5. As stated in Ref D, the EAC met again on July 8 both to discuss the latest guard strike situation and to discuss the London bombings and the Emb [...]
2005-07-08 14:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC MZ
05MAPUTO866MOZAMBIQUE: PETROL PRICES HIKES FUEL GROWING
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Mozambican government has raised fuel prices over 60 percent since April in response to the devaluation of the metical and increasing world petroleum prices. Prior to the price increases, the GRM had held fuel prices near or below market levels, resulting in the depletion of [...]
2005-07-11 14:30:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO868FINAL EAC HELD IN RESPONSE TO END OF GUARDS
[...] Post Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on July 11, 2005, its fourth and final meeting since the many local guards began striking on July 5, 2005. As stated in Ref A, the guard union and Wackenhut signed an agreement which stated the guards would return to work and that the two entities [...]
2005-07-11 16:01:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC MZ
05MAPUTO89FY05 SPECIAL SELF-HELP (SSH) FUNDING REQUEST -
[...] Post requests USD 65,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund in FY05. 2. Mozambique has experienced rapid economic growth for the past decade, registering an 8-10% increase in GDP per year. Further, the country's lead political parties, Frelimo and Renamo, on opposite sides during a [...]
2005-01-18 08:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MZ SSH
05MAPUTO900MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON DEFEATING G-4
[...] (C) The Ambassador discussed ref A points with acting Foreign Minister Henrique Banze on July 21, emphasizing our desire that Mozambique oppose the G-4 resolution and, should it come to a vote, either vote against it or at a minimum abstain on it. Banze clearly understood the importance we att [...]
2005-07-21 13:53:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OTRA MZ UNSC UNGA AU
05MAPUTO909MOZAMBIQUE: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MOZAMBICAN ACOTA
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Ambassador and Defense Attache met July 25 with Minister of Defense Dai, Chief of the Armed Forces General Lidimo, and Defense Foreign Liaison Officer Brigadier General De Castro for the formal a [...]
2005-07-25 14:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MARR PGOV PREL MZ ACOTA
05MAPUTO911MOZAMBIQUE: HONEYMOON OVER FOR GUEBUZA
[...] (C) Public support for the Guebuza government appears to be waning as a result of transportation price increases and perceived lack of focus and real action by his government. President Guebuza called a special, three-day extended Council of Ministers meeting with leaders from his government t [...]
2005-07-26 06:27:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MZ ENRG
05MAPUTO925MAPUTO - ADDITION OF DIGITS TO ALL LANDLINE PHONE
[...] As of 01 August 2005 TDM (Telecommunications de Mozambique) has announced a new land line telephone dialing structure. This change has been introduced in order for Mozambique to be in compliance with SADC standards. These standards require 8 digits for all telephone numbers. This change affect [...]
2005-07-27 15:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ACOA KRIM MZ
05MAPUTO931MOZAMBIQUE: GRM VIEWS ON CREATION OF UN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-29 09:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KUNR KPKO MZ UNSC UNFA ECOSOC
05MAPUTO932MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE ON UNSC REFORM SUPPLEMENTAL
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On July 28 Ambassador discussed Ref A demarche points with Mozambican Foreign Minister Alcinda Abreu. The Ambassador told Abreu that the USG supports expansion of the UNSC, but she emphasized t [...]
2005-07-29 09:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KUNR MZ UNSC UNGA
05MAPUTO942MOZAMBIQUE: ATTENDANCE AT SUMMIT AND 60TH UNGA -
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-01 16:09:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP MZ UNGA
05MAPUTO98MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE: ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES
[...] Econ/Poloff contacted Calisto Bias, Director of Plant Health, National Institute for Agricultural Research (INIA),regarding Mozambique's action on procedures for granting research, collection, and export permits for access to genetic resources, as requested by reftel. The following is based o [...]
2005-01-19 12:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID SENV TBIO MZ
05PARIS6336SANT'EGIDIO OUTLINES AFRICAN DIPLOMATIC OUTREACH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Community of Sant'Egidio representatives reviewed their diplomatic outreach in Africa during meetings with Africa Watcher on the margins of the Community's 19th annual congress in Lyon, France, September 11-13. Sant'Egidio's 1992 role in brokering peace negotiations to end the [...]
2005-09-16 16:37:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PHUM MZ TO IV RW CG SU FR
06ACCRA418DEMACHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICAO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Bridgewater discussed Mr. Voss's candidacy with Secretary of the President, Ambassador D.K. Osei during a meeting February 8 and mentioned again it to President Kufuor after the meeting. FAA Regional Rep and EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Ghana Civil Aviation [...]
2006-02-15 15:22:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAIR CM GH MZ NI SF ICAO
06ADDISABABA2273MOZAMBIQUE NOMINATES PASCOAL MOCUMBI FOR WHO
[...] Post received a note verbale August 16 from the Embassy of Mozambique located in Addis Ababa indicating Mozambique's intention to nominate Dr. Pascoal Mocumbi for World Health Organization Director General. Note verbale requests USG support of the nomination. 2. Begin text: Ref. No. 8 [...]
2006-08-17 11:14:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL WHO MZ
06ADDISABABA2321MOZAMBIQUE NOMINATES CHISSANO FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] Post received a note verbale August 21 from the Embassy of Mozambique located in Addis Ababa indicating Mozambique's intention to nominate Miguel Alberto Chissano for a position on the Legal and Technical Commission of the International Authority of Ocean Floors. Note verbale requests USG sup [...]
2006-08-22 07:51:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHSA SENV MZ
06DARESSALAAM407TANZANIA: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICAO SECRETARY
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning the election of the Secretary General for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to Mawazo Paul Kaducho, head of U.N. Systems at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on February 24. Kaducha had no substantive r [...]
2006-03-01 14:45:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAIR MZ TZ ICAO
06EFTOMAPUTO981Mozambique - Fourth Iteration of ACOTA Training
[...] (SBU) Summary: The fourth iteration of ACOTA peacekeeping training took place successfully July 17- August 4. Mozambican military officials expressed enthusiasm for the program and hope the USG will provide additional training. Separately, Defense Minister Dai emphasized to the Charge and D [...]
2006-08-07 13:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MZ
06LISBON2244PORTUGUESE SUPPORT TO PRESSURE MOZAMBIQUE ON UNSC
[...] (C) Portugal's Deputy Foreign Minister, Professor Joao Gomes Cravinho, told us it is an inopportune time for Portugal to pressure Mozambique regarding the latter's vote in the upcoming United Nations Security Council (UNSC) election between Venezuela and Guatemala. Portugal and Mozambique, Go [...]
2006-10-10 14:25:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL MZ VE PO
06MAPUTO1002Mozambique - July Economic Digest
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during July 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Labor Law Draft in Limbo -- 25% "Incentive" Given to Entrepreneurs After the Fact -- EU Continues to Hold Up A [...]
2006-08-09 12:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1026COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-14 12:51:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1032Mozambique: USGS and USAID/OFDA Assessment of
[...] Summary. A magnitude (M) 7.0 earthquake that occurred in Machaze, Mozambique on February 23, 2006 raised awareness that a large earthquake could occur in the country. Detailed analysis of the seismicity in Mozambique is needed to determine if a large earthquake could occur near highly populat [...]
2006-08-15 13:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1046AGOA Third-Country Textile Provisions - Mozambique
[...] (U) Growth in AGOA Mozambican garment exports depends on continuation of the third country fabric provisions. Regional companies have expressed interest in opening garment factories in Mozambique, and the one company currently exporting to the U.S. is exploring the possibility of expansion. [...]
2006-08-16 15:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1056Mozambique - Summary of Activities and Outcomes for
[...] Summary: Post has allocated $12,000 in FY05 ESF funds to help start Mozambique's first shelter for trafficking victims, located towards the South African border from Maputo near the district capital of Moamba. The shelter opened in May 2006. Currently eight children are housed there, with t [...]
2006-08-22 08:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT KFSC PHUM SNAR SMIG KCRM KWMN MZ
06MAPUTO106MOZAMBIQUE: ANIBALZINHO RECEIVES MAXIMUM SENTENCE
[...] On January 20 a Maputo City Court sentenced Anibal "Anibalzinho" dos Santos Junior to 29 years, 11 months, and 25 days for his role in the November 2000 gunning down of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso. The court found Anibalzinho guilty on all nine of the counts he faced. The court a [...]
2006-01-23 15:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KCOR PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO107MOZAMBIQUE: ANIBALZINHO RECEIVES MAXIMUM SENTENCE
[...] On January 20 a Maputo City Court sentenced Anibal "Anibalzinho" dos Santos Junior to 29 years, 11 months, and 25 days for his role in the November 2000 gunning down of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso. The court found Anibalzinho guilty on all nine of the counts he faced. The court a [...]
2006-01-23 15:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KCOR PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1081COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) VISIT TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-24 13:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1118COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) VISIT TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-01 08:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1145MOZAMBIQUE: SECOND DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 14:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC MZ
06MAPUTO1146MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR MATHESON'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 14:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA MZ
06MAPUTO1147MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR LETT'S ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 14:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS MZ
06MAPUTO1158MOZAMBIQUE: BRAZILIAN COMPANY CVRD OPTS AGAINST
[...] (SBU) Summary. Recent developments between the OPIC-supported US/Mozambican consortium managing the Nacala Corridor, CDN, and the Brazilian company CVRD indicate that CVRD probably will not, as previously thought, buy the Nacala railroad corridor to transport coal from the Moatize mines. Inst [...]
2006-09-12 14:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EAID ECON ELTN ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1159MOZAMBIQUE: IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-12 14:55:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALIR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC MZ
06MAPUTO1160MOZAMBIQUE: RESPONSE TO GIFT INFORMATION REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-12 15:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EINT EAID PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1161MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE ON NAM SUMMIT DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-12 15:23:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER UNGA CU MZ
06MAPUTO1162Mozambique - August Economic Digest
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during August 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Economic Growth Estimated at 10 percent -- Oil/Gas Exploration of Zambezi Delta to Begin April 2007 -- Cook [...]
2006-09-12 15:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1181Advancing U.S. Efforts on Water and Sanitation in
[...] (U) The information contained in this response was provided to Post by USAID Maputo. Overview --------- 2. (U) As of 2002, Mozambique's overall access to water supply was 39% (40% in urban areas and 36% in rural),while access to sanitation was 33% (33% for both urban and rural). With [...]
2006-09-16 11:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MZ
06MAPUTO1182EMBASSY MAPUTO BLUE LANTERN UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-16 11:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC KSEP MZ
06MAPUTO1190COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PERLITA MUIRURI, PRM OFFICER, TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-18 14:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL OTRA SOCI MZ
06MAPUTO1195Maputo - Status Report on FY05 Democracy and Human
[...] The following is Post's status report for FY 2005 Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) projects implemented in Mozambique. Three of the projects are ongoing. Two others were cancelled when it became apparent that the funds were likely to be improperly used. ----------------------------- [...]
2006-09-19 09:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MZ
06MAPUTO1209TURMOIL IN MOZAMBIQUE'S POLICE FORCE
[...] (C) Summary: In the latest in a string of shootings, on September 4 two riot policemen moonlighting as bodyguards were gunned down by other police while sitting in a car. Minister of Interior Pacheco first said the two were wanted criminals and then the next day admitted that they were riot p [...]
2006-09-21 10:27:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKCRM KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1229MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE TO USITC INFORMATION REQUEST
[...] (U) The primary contact at Embassy Maputo for additional information and follow-up is Brooke Williams, Economic/Commercial Officer. She may be reached via email at WilliamsBLATstate.gov or at 258-21-492797, extension 3422. Ms. Williams is happy to conduct additional research and to provide U [...]
2006-09-26 10:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ETRD ASEC EK PU SE XA MZ
06MAPUTO1253COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC STAFF AND PROVISIONAL COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON STAFF TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-28 08:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO126MOZAMBIQUE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-26 14:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB MZ PGOV
06MAPUTO1260Mozambique: Visit to two Northern Provincial
[...] (U) This report summarizes observations from an August 28 - September 1 trip taken by the Econ/Pol chief to Lichinga, the small town that serves as the capital of Niassa province in Mozambique's far north, and Nampula, the bustling capital of neighboring Nampula province. Lichinga's most strik [...]
2006-09-29 09:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON MZ
06MAPUTO1274COUNTRY CLEARANCE GANTED FOR AF/EPS JANET POTASH TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-03 10:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1275COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USDA-APHIS-IS, NAGATA AND MANSELL TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-03 10:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO1287COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ASSISTANT USTR, FLORIZELLE LISER AND PATRICK COLEMAN TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-05 08:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ETRD AORC USTR MZ
06MAPUTO1295MOZAMBIQUE - RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR
[...] On October 10 Post delivered reftel talking points and the statement by President Bush to Elias Zimba, Director for North America and Europe in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. In response, Zimba said that his government shared the position of the United States on nuclear non-proliferatio [...]
2006-10-11 06:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP KN MZ
06MAPUTO1297COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SCOTT REYNOLDS TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-11 09:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO1299COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SCOTT REYNOLDS TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Scott Reynolds from 15 Oct 2006 until 17 Oct 2006 to attend U.S.-Mozambique Trade Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meetings. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; refer to paragraph 1 [...]
2006-10-11 10:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO130MOZAMBIQUE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-26 16:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB MZ PGOV
06MAPUTO1302COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, NICOLE HEWITT AND BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON ASSOCIATES TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-11 10:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1303MOZAMBIQUE - FRELIMO GROWING STRONGER
[...] (C) President Guebuza has been aggressively promoting the influence of the ruling party FRELIMO since taking office. This strategy appears to be paying off. In the latest in a spate of reports since the spring of members from the main opposition party, RENAMO, deserting to FRELIMO, according t [...]
2006-10-11 10:59:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV MZ
06MAPUTO1304MOZAMBIQUE - FRELIMO GROWING STRONGER
[...] (C) President Guebuza has been aggressively promoting the influence of the ruling party FRELIMO since taking office. This strategy appears to be paying off. In the latest in a spate of reports since the spring of members from the main opposition party, RENAMO, deserting to FRELIMO, according t [...]
2006-10-11 12:48:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV MZ
06MAPUTO1305MOZAMBIQUE - FRELIMO GROWING STRONGER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-11 12:51:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV MZ
06MAPUTO1306MOZAMBIQUE - FRELIMO GROWING STRONGER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-11 13:02:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV MZ
06MAPUTO1324MOZAMBIQUE: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] Country Background Summary: Between October 2005 and October 2006 the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continued to make progress in establishing a market- based economy, eliminating barriers to US trade and investment, reducing poverty, promoting democracy, and protecting work [...]
2006-10-13 14:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1350COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USTDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR LEOCADIA ZAK AND COUNTRY MANAGER URSULA ISZLER TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 08:06:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID USTDA OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1352COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USTDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR LEOCADIA ZAK AND COUNTRY MANAGER URSULA ISZLER TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 08:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID USTDA OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1354Mozambique - Monitoring and Evaluation Visit to
[...] Summary: PRM/PIM officer Perlita Muiruri conducted a monitoring and evaluation trip in Mozambique in late September. The trip consisted of a visit to Maratane camp in northern Mozambique and discussions with UNHCR staff in Maputo and Nampula, as well as briefings from the implementing partne [...]
2006-10-19 08:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1382COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, SALLY CAMERON AND JAMES RIORDAN TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-27 12:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO14MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-05 07:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO1409Mozambique - Cahora Bassa Dam Agreement Signed
[...] On October 31, in Maputo, Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates and President Armando Guebuza signed an agreement under which Mozambique will acquire from Portugal an additional 67 percent of the shares of the Cahora Bassa dam operating company, Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB). Mozambi [...]
2006-11-01 15:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ENRG PO CH MZ
06MAPUTO1419TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] (C) In response to reftel, post submits the following contact information for (a) Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officers (TFCO) and (b) Deputy TFCO: (a) James Dudley, Deputy Chief of Mission, (258) 21 49 2797 x3441, jamesd@state.sgov.gov (b) Leonel Miranda, Political Officer, (258) 21 49 [...]
2006-11-03 09:06:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKTFN MZ PTER
06MAPUTO1420Mozambique - International Narcotics Control
[...] Mozambique is a transit country for illegal drugs such as hashish, herbal cannabis, cocaine, mandrax (methaqualone),and heroin consumed primarily in Europe and South Africa. Some illicit drug shipments passing through Mozambique may also find their way to the United States and Canada. Drug p [...]
2006-11-03 09:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR MZ
06MAPUTO1423COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC MARK HUISENGA AND CASSIA CARVALHO-PACHECO TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-03 11:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO143MOZAMBIQUE: FY 06 SPECIAL SELF-HELP (SSH) FUNDING
[...] Post requests USD 90,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund in FY06. 2. Mozambique's economy continued to grow rapidly, with GDP increasing by 7.8% in 2004 and 7.0% in 2005. Still, the country remains extremely poor. An estimated 54% of Mozambicans currently live below the [...]
2006-01-30 15:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID MZ
06MAPUTO144COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OFFICIALS AND CONTRACTOR TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-31 07:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB OTRA AFIN AO SF KE MZ
06MAPUTO1441MOZAMBIQUE -- REPORTING ON POLITICAL CORRUPTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-08 12:46:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPINR MZ
06MAPUTO1448COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, BRIAN APP AND
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Brian App and James Riordan to travel to Mozambique, from 11 Nov 2006 until 18 November 2006 to discuss and develop compact procurement strategies with the MCC and MCA. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerar [...]
2006-11-09 15:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1449COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, BRIAN APP AND
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for John Arnold from 11 Nov 2006 until 18 November 2006 and Donald Hart from 13 November 2006 to 25 November 2006 to travel to Mozambique, to conduct pre- feasibility studies for the Nacala Free Trade Zone component. Please advise as soon as [...]
2006-11-09 15:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1450COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TOM RUSH TO TRAVEL
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Tom Rush to travel to Mozambique, from 13 Nov 2006 until 15 November 2006 to research and prepare a conference briefing book highlighting issues and opportunities in the information and communications technology sector of Sub-Saharan Afr [...]
2006-11-09 15:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXB USTDA OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO146COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MOZAMIBQUE DESK OFFICER HERB TREGER TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-01 08:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB OTRA AFIN AO SF KE MZ
06MAPUTO149MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S REMARKS TO
[...] (U) President Guebuza attended the just-concluded World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he participated on a panel on Chinese investment in Africa. On January 30, while speaking to reporters shortly before returning home to Mozambique, he was asked for his reaction to the victory [...]
2006-02-01 12:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIS MZ PGOV PLO PREL
06MAPUTO1496September/October Economic Digest: Mozambique
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during September and October 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- USTDA Signs Grant with Aeroportos de Mocambique -- Labor Law Not Submitted to Parliament -- I [...]
2006-11-17 09:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1497FRELIMO CONGRESS STRENGTHENS GUEBUZA'S MANDATE,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mozambique's ruling FRELIMO Party held its 9th Party Congress from November 10-14 in Quelimane, the capital of Zambezia Province. The congress was characterized by a number of `firsts:' the first congress held outside of Maputo since independence, the first congress to be open to [...]
2006-11-17 11:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1498Mozambique: Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 11:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF BWC MZ
06MAPUTO1499Mozambique: ITU Council and Radio Regulations Board
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 11:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU MZ
06MAPUTO150MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA ON HAMAS ELECTION WIN
[...] (U) President Guebuza attended the just-concluded World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he participated on a panel on Chinese investment in Africa. On January 30, while speaking to reporters shortly before returning home to Mozambique, he was asked for his reaction to the victory [...]
2006-02-01 12:23:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIS MZ PGOV PLO PREL
06MAPUTO1500Mozambique: Fifth Annual Africa Oil and Gas
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 11:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ECON OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1501Mozambique: Country Specific Human Rights
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-20 05:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV ECON UNGA MZ
06MAPUTO1502Mozambique: Demarche Opposing Cuba Resolution
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-20 05:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV ECON UNGA MZ
06MAPUTO1503Mozambique: Demarche on Israel Emergency Special
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-20 05:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV UNGA MZ
06MAPUTO1510COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ELEANOR THORNTON TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Eleanor Thornton from 03 Dec 2006 until 15 December 2006 to travel to Mozambique, to conduct a diagnostic mission for the WCO on the framework of standards and its implementation in Mozambique. Please advise as soon as possible regardin [...]
2006-11-21 14:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OTRA CTM MZ
06MAPUTO1529MOZAMBIQUE: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-27 14:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC MZ
06MAPUTO1531 HIV/AIDS DISCUSSION AT FRELIMO CONGRESS SHOWS
[...] The recent congress of the ruling FRELIMO party (reftel) was the year's most important political event. Discussion of HIV/AIDS at the 1,600-delegate event demonstrated both the commitment of senior government and party figures in the fight against AIDS and some of the challenges they face. Pr [...]
2006-11-28 11:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1545U.S. - Mozambique Trade Investment Framework
[...] (U) Summary. Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) Florizelle Liser led an interagency visit to Mozambique October 16 through October 18. The purpose of the visit was to conduct the first bilateral Council on Trade and Investment (TIFA Council) under the Trade Investment Fram [...]
2006-11-30 04:50:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1550 MONTEPUEZ-LICHINGA ROAD PROJECT - GENERAL
[...] 787/06/T014 2. 11/30/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. National Roads Administration Avenida de Mocambique, 1225 P.O. Box 1439 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 21 476 163/7 Fax: 258 21 475 862 ----------------------------- Trade O [...]
2006-12-01 06:29:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO1553MOZAMBIQUE: BIO DATA ON SOME MEMBERS OF FRELIMO
[...] This cable provides biographical information on 10 of the 17 members of the Political Commission, the highest body of Mozambique's ruling political party, FRELIMO (we have provided bio information on the other members in previous reporting). Sources used include official government biographies [...]
2006-12-04 06:23:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1561MOZAMBIQUE: TERRORIST LISTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-05 15:06:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN MZ
06MAPUTO1563MOZAMBIQUE: NEW GOVERNORS IN NAMPULA AND INHAMBANE
[...] On November 26 President Armando Guebuza appointed Felismino Ernesto Tocole and Francisco Itai Meque as governors of Nampula and Inhambane provinces, respectively. .Tocole replaces Filipe Paunde, who was elected secretary general of the ruling FRELIMO party at the Ninth Party Congress in mid-N [...]
2006-12-05 15:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1567REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. LEONEL
[...] Embassy Maputo requests country clearance for Mr. Leonel Miranda, Econ/Pol Officer, to visit and attend meetings in the towns of Makhado (formerly known as Louis Trichardt) and Malelane in South Africa on December 8 and 9, 2006. The purpose of his trip is to attend the launch of the "Mpulimo" [...]
2006-12-06 08:29:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM SMIG MZ
06MAPUTO1582MOZAMBIQUE: GOVERNMENT WARNS ITS CITIZENS ON WORLD
[...] Senior government officials continued their candid dialogue in commemoration of World AIDS Day on December 1. President Armando Guebuza, although out of the country on official travel, issued a written statement focusing particularly on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the fight against poverty, its [...]
2006-12-08 04:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO EAID MZ
06MAPUTO1584COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC STEPHEN GAULL
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Stephen Gaull and Darius Mans to travel to Mozambique, from 17 December 2006 until 21 December 2006 to meet with Mozambique's Minister of Planning and Development, Aiuba Cuereneia, to discuss MCA-Mozambique compact signing and progra [...]
2006-12-08 10:09:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1599MOZAMBIQUE - DEMARCHE ON RECONSIDERING HIGH-LEVEL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-15 08:15:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKPAL PREL PTER MZ SY
06MAPUTO1600MOZAMBIQUE - DEMARCHE ON UPCOMING UN GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-15 08:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNAUS UNGA MZ
06MAPUTO1604MOZAMBIQUE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT
[...] Mozambique is a party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor. The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions of the labor code, but it does not have a regulatory body specifically devoted to chi [...]
2006-12-15 10:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI MZ
06MAPUTO1610Mozambique: Artisan Entrepreneur Takes Advantage of
[...] Summary: One Mozambican handicrafts company, Artes Mondlane, has succeeded in exporting an increasing flow of product to the US under AGOA, but faces serious challenges due to lack of capital. Econoff spoke with the owner, Carlos Mondlane, on December 7 to learn more about his success and the [...]
2006-12-18 13:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1625Mozambique - Anadarko Petroleum Signs $300 Million
[...] (U) On December 20 U.S. oil company Anadarko Petroleum and the government of Mozambique signed an exploration and production agreement for one offshore (mostly) block in the Rovuma basin, in northern Mozambique (see reftel for details of the block). Under the agreement, Anadarko will shoot se [...]
2006-12-21 15:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ETRD EINV ECON MZ
06MAPUTO1626November Economic Digest: Mozambique
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during November 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Macroeconomics: Inflation And Growth Figures -- CVRD's Moatize Viability Study Under Review -- Additional [...]
2006-12-21 15:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1630COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LAUREN CHITTY FROM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Lauren Chitty to travel to Mozambique, from 3 January 2007 until 15 January 2007 to monitor 5F program grant in Lichinga and meet with USAID partners in Maputo. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary chang [...]
2006-12-26 13:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA MZ SF
06MAPUTO1631COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LAUREN CHITTY FROM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Lauren Chitty to travel to Mozambique, from 3 January 2007 until 15 January 2007 to monitor 5F program grant in Lichinga and meet with USAID partners in Maputo. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary chang [...]
2006-12-27 06:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA MZ SF
06MAPUTO1639Mozambique - Five Influential Women
[...] Post has identified the following five women as very influential in Mozambique: a) Graca MACHEL - President of the non-government organization "Foundation for Community Development (FDC)", tel: 258-21-355-3000 b) Luisa DIOGO - Prime Minister of Mozambique, tel: 258-21- 426-861/2 c) Ali [...]
2006-12-27 13:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL MZ
06MAPUTO187MOZAMBIQUE: FEBRUARY 9 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met with President Guebuza February 9, at his invitation. This request was prompted by a meeting Ambassador and DCM had the week before with Presidency Secretary-General Ambassador Antonio Sumbana on U.S. programs and priorities in Mozambique. The President had been [...]
2006-02-13 14:29:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PTER MARR MZ
06MAPUTO188PRESIDENT GUEBUZA PROMISES TO RESOLVE MCC PROJECT
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador, accompanied by MCC Country Director Stephen Gaull, met with President Guebuza February 9 to express concern over the GRM's progress towards developing and implementing the Mozambican compact and to highlight the need for the GOM to quickly appoint a Project Coordinator. I [...]
2006-02-13 14:33:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALEAID MZ
06MAPUTO194MOZAMBIQUE: RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON PALESTINIAN
[...] (SBU) On February 9 poloff delivered reftel talking points to Faizal Cassam, Department of African and Middle East Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cassam stated that the GRM had yet to issue a public statement on the results of the Palestinian election and indicated that Mozambique would [...]
2006-02-14 08:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MZ KPAL
06MAPUTO228MOZAMBICAN NEWSPAPERS' REPRINTING OF DANISH
[...] On Friday, February 17, the Mozambican independent weekly newspaper "Savana" reprinted eight of the 12 Danish cartoons that have sparked world furor. This provoked a demonstration outside the paper's Maputo office that afternoon, involving approximately 120 Muslims. For the past several weeks [...]
2006-02-22 15:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM ASEC PREL MZ
06MAPUTO230MOZAMBIQUE: JANUARY ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during January 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: - Inflation Higher Than Expected - Government May Cancel Leases for Unused Land - Taking Longer Than Expected to P [...]
2006-02-23 05:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD CH MZ
06MAPUTO237MOZAMBIQUE: "CHANGE BEGINS WITH US" - PRESIDENT
[...] Summary: President Guebuza launched an historic Presidential Initiative to Combat HIV/AIDS with a succession of town hall meetings February 16-19 involving civil society and the private commercial sector. Displaying exceptional openness and engagement, he chaired each meeting personally and e [...]
2006-02-24 07:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA EAID KPAO OIIP MZ
06MAPUTO242MOZAMBIQUE: SIX MEN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED
[...] (U) Summary. On Friday, February 17, Mozambican police stopped two minivans on the EN4 highway linking Mozambique and South Africa, arresting six men allegedly involved in a plan to traffic 43 persons to South Africa. After being held for questioning in Maputo, the 43 individuals, including two [...]
2006-02-24 09:35:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID KDEM KWMN ASEC KCRM SMIG MZ
06MAPUTO253MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RESPONSE - STATEMENTS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-28 11:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER IZ MZ
06MAPUTO258MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE TO SUGAR EXPORT INQUIRY
[...] Post regrets the delay of this response to reftel, but we did not receive reftel in normal cable traffic. Post delivered reftel talking points February 23 to officials at the Ministry of Agriculture's National Institute of Sugar. 2. According to the National Institute of Sugar, Mozambiqu [...]
2006-03-01 13:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO271MOZAMBIQUE: THIRD ACOTA TRAINING ITERATION
[...] (SBU) The African Contingency Operations and Training Assistance (ACOTA) program successfully concluded its third training iteration in Mozambique on February 24. A battalion staff, including the commander and over 30 staff and senior non-commissioned officers, participated in the seven-week [...]
2006-03-04 07:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MZ
06MAPUTO277MOZAMBIQUE - PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S FIRST YEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-06 16:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KOR EAID MZ
06MAPUTO278MOZAMBIQUE - PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S FIRST YEAR
[...] (C) Summary. On balance, Guebuza's first year in office has been positive. His main tasks for that year as we see them were to confront the Chissano-era spirit of "deixa andar", maintain economic policy continuity to allow continued growth, and set the stage for reductions in absolute povert [...]
2006-03-07 07:37:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KOR EAID MZ
06MAPUTO310MOZAMBIQUE: FIRST TIP-RELATED CONVICTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Two Mozambican men were sentenced last week to 8 and 9 months in prison, respectively, for kidnapping and attempting to sell a 13-year-old boy in Inhambane province. To Post's knowledge, this is the country's first-ever trafficking-related conviction. It also marks one of the fir [...]
2006-03-10 12:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
06MAPUTO319MOZAMBIQUE TRADE MINISTER LETTER TO AUSTR ON WTO
[...] Following is the text of a letter post has received from the Minister of Industry and Commerce Antonio Fernando to Assistant USTR Florizelle Liser. Post has faxed this text to USTR for Patrick Coleman. Please advise if any reply is anticipated. 2. Begin Text: Dear Mrs. Liser, Let [...]
2006-03-13 14:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO324MOZAMBIQUE: WTO GI WINES & SPIRITS DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-14 09:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR WTO MZ
06MAPUTO326TEXAS TEA FOR TWO - MOZAMBIQUE AND US COMPANY
[...] (U) Summary. On March 8th the Government of Mozambique and the U.S. oil company Anadarko Petroleum announced that Anadarko had won its bid for exploration and production rights to an offshore block in the Rovuma Basin, off the Mozambique - Tanzania border. Anadarko's concession is expected t [...]
2006-03-14 12:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EPET EINV MZ
06MAPUTO369MOZAMBIQUE: FEBRUARY ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief review of significant economic developments in Mozambique during February 2006. We provide this as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: - Business Start-up Time Drops - Most Foreign Currency Bids/Invoices Banned - Bird Flu: Further Bans on Chicken [...]
2006-03-23 14:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EINV ETRD EFIN KFLU MZ
06MAPUTO377MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CHARLES TAYLOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-27 14:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKAWC UNSC LI MZ NI SL
06MAPUTO38MOZAMBIQUE - DECEMBER ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during December 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: 2 Mozambique Signs Preferential Trade Agreement With Malawi 3 IMF Approves USD 2.3 Million Disbursemen [...]
2006-01-11 13:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO396U.S. TOBACCO COMPANY DEPARTING MOZAMBIQUE OVER
[...] (SBU) Summary: American loose-leaf tobacco merchant Alliance One International has decided to discontinue all operations in Mozambique. The withdrawal comes as the result of the GRM's decision in August 2005 to seize Alliance One's most profitable Mozambican concession and grant it to another [...]
2006-03-31 07:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EINV MZ
06MAPUTO415MOZAMBIQUE - PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S TWO-WEEK VISIT TO
[...] (U) Summary: President Guebuza recently completed a two-week trip to rural districts in southern Mozambique. Hopping from point to point by helicopter, he addressed rallies and listened to local concerns in some of Mozambique's most isolated communities. His message -- "together we can win t [...]
2006-04-06 15:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KDEM ECON EAGR MZ
06MAPUTO422Mozambique: Brazilian CVRD Considering Buying Out
[...] (U) Summary: On March 31 the Brazilian company CVRD and the OPIC-supported US/Mozambique consortium managing the Nacala railroad corridor, CDN, reached an agreement giving CVRD the option, until the end of 2006, to purchase CDN. CVRD is currently assessing prospects in the Moatize coal basin [...]
2006-04-11 08:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO423COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) VISIT TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 08:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO424GUEBUZA LUNCHES WITH 200 HIV/AIDS ORPHANS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 11:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV KSCA EAID MZ
06MAPUTO428UNHCR IMPATIENT WITH MOZAMBIQUE'S REFUGEE PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-12 13:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREF PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
06MAPUTO432 MOZAMBIQUE - REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE RE GRM REQUEST
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. 2. (SBU) Action Request: In reftel Post asked for Department guidance on how to respond to a written request for information from the GRM's Central Office for the Combat of Corruption, a department in the Attorney General's Office. The request was for informat [...]
2006-04-13 11:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC PREL EFIN KJUS MZ
06MAPUTO434MOZAMBICAN POLICE ON "MAXIMUM ALERT" FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIMES BT #0434
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-13 13:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO435MOZAMBICAN POLICE ON "MAXIMUM ALERT" FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIMES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-13 15:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO4402006 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS BUDGET REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 07:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL EAID MZ
06MAPUTO441MOZAMBICAN POLICE ON "MAXIMUM ALERT" FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIMES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 07:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO4432006 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS BUDGET REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 09:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL EAID MZ
06MAPUTO445UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - AFRICAN CANDIDACIES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 15:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR PHUM UNCHR MZ
06MAPUTO449POLICE FOIL PLAN TO SMUGGLE 66 BANGLADESHIS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-17 13:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO450COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ACOTA PROGRAM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for John M. Sevold, ACOTA Program Representative, to travel to Mozambique on April 27-29, 2006. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; refer to para 8 regarding visa requirements. 2. Control O [...]
2006-04-17 15:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL OTRA ASEC MZ
06MAPUTO451COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RACHEL BICKFORD
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Rachel Bickford, AgAttache, Pretoria, to travel to Mozambique on April 19-22, 2006 to attend the Africa Regional Technical Seminar for Codex Alimentarius and to assist with the upcoming USDA/GOM Title I agreement. Please advise as so [...]
2006-04-17 15:12:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO453ANIBALZINHO ATTEMPS YET ANOTHER ESCAPE; SECOND TRY
[...] Mozambican police reportedly frustrated another attempted prison break by Anibal dos Santos Junior (Anibalzinho),the man convicted of leading the group responsible for the November 2000 murder of Mozambique's foremost investigative journalist, Carlos Cardoso. Anibalzinho is currently serving [...]
2006-04-18 06:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCOR KCRIM PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO459MOZAMBIQUE: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE COMMITS TO DRAFTING ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 13:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO460March Economic Digest: Mozambique
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during March 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Moma Titanium Reserves 40% Higher Than Expected -- IFC Purchases 5 Percent of Gas Project -- IMF Gives Positi [...]
2006-04-20 14:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO461COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC staff to travel to Mozambique on the following dates to conduct kick off meetings for 609(g) financed contractors and to follow up on governance structure. Beverly Watson, Associate Country Director, Operations Arrival: 20 April [...]
2006-04-20 14:29:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO471COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ANA GUEDES TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Ana Guedes, VOA Africa Division Portuguese to Africa Chief to travel to Mozambique on April 20-30, 2006 to conduct journalism training for VOA's affiliates in Mozambique and initial contacts with potential and/or future VOA's health and [...]
2006-04-24 12:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBBG MZ
06MAPUTO479COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RACHEL BICKFORD
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Rachel Bickford, AgAttache, Pretoria, to travel to Mozambique on May 9-11, 2006 to meet with USAID and Embassy Officials regarding USDA/GOM Title I program. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary change [...]
2006-04-27 06:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO514MOZAMBIQUE: COUNTRY'S FIRST TRAFFICKING VICTIMS SHELTER INAUGURATED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-03 13:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO525MOZAMBIQUE: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-08 05:03:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKUNR PHUM PREL MZ
06MAPUTO526MOZAMBIQUE: MDA - DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADORS MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-08 05:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREL PREF MZ
06MAPUTO527COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PHIL HARLAN TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Phil Harlan, to travel to Mozambique on May 9-11, 2006 to brief U.S. Embassy and Mozambique government officials on the Borlaug Fellows Program (selection, implementation procedures and follow up),share with the government officials st [...]
2006-05-08 07:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA SF MZ
06MAPUTO536MOZAMBIQUE: IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-09 09:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AL MZ
06MAPUTO551MOZAMBIQUE: FLURRY OF FRELIMO MEETINGS IN MAPUTO;
[...] (SBU) Mozambique's ruling party, FRELIMO, wrapped up a week of intense party activity in advance of the Ninth FRELIMO Party Congress, scheduled for November 10 - 14 in the central provincial capital of Quelimane, Zambezia province. Discussions focused around the fight against poverty and the m [...]
2006-05-10 15:33:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL MZ
06MAPUTO561Mozambique: Revising the Labor Law
[...] (SBU) Summary. Caught between its socialist past and the need to spur greater employment, Mozambique's pro-worker labor law is on the verge of rebirth. As the private sector urges meaningful changes that will stimulate investment and economic growth, a tripartite committee continues to work o [...]
2006-05-12 09:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO564MOZAMBIQUE: USG-FUNDED ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION INITIATIVE GRABS NEWSPAPER HEADLINE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-15 14:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO565MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA TRAINING PLANNED FOR JULY; GRM
[...] (U) Summary: In late April ACOTA Program Representative John Sevold met with senior Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM) leadership to conduct planning for the upcoming iteration of ACOTA training in Mozambique. Sevold also met with the Minister of Defense and senior ministry officials to discuss M [...]
2006-05-16 12:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PGOV PREL MZ
06MAPUTO566Mozambique: April Economic Digest
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during April 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- IMF Completes 4th PGRF Review Mission -- GRM and Donors Conclude Joint Review -- Mozambique/South Africa Coop [...]
2006-05-16 15:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO567Mozambique's Private Sector Raises its Voice - GRM
[...] (U) Summary: On May 3-5 Mozambique's national business association, CTA (Confederacao das Associacoes Economicas de Mocambique) held its ninth annual conference. Entitled "For a Better Business Environment: Opportunities in the Global Market," the conference focused on the effects of globaliz [...]
2006-05-17 05:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO573MOZAMBIQUE: FIGHTING CORRUPTION OR SHADOW BOXING?
[...] (SBU) Apart from continued strong rhetoric and some mid-level action by the Guebuza government, the GRM has not moved very far in tackling corruption in the past year. In August 2005 the government released the results of a nationwide survey, which revealed deep concern by the populace over co [...]
2006-05-17 12:41:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKCOR KCRIM PGOV PREL MZ
06MAPUTO580REQUEST COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BROOKE WILLIAMS AND
[...] Country clearance is requested for Brooke Williams and Elizabeth Filipe to participate in commercial diplomacy training in Johannnesburg May 31 - June 1. 2. Itinerary: 5/30 Depart MPM/JNB SA 145 at 1555 1705 6/2 Depart JNB/MPM SA 144 at 1400 1500 3. Post understands that hotel arrang [...]
2006-05-18 14:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO585Mozambique - Possible Activity Involving Violation
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) On May 19 one of the leading newspapers in Mozambique, Savana, published a story that the American tobacco company, Universal, has opened an investigation into an internal report that one of its employees in an unnamed country had [...]
2006-05-22 09:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON EAGR ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO586Mozambique - Comment on UNFPA Country Program
[...] Per reftel, we offer below comments on UNFPA's Country Program in Mozambique. Comments on Program Content --------------------------- 2. The content of UNFPA program in Mozambique is appropriate, and takes in consideration the dynamics of the country. We are most familiar with activitie [...]
2006-05-22 11:31:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID SOCI MZ
06MAPUTO591MOZAMBIQUE: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SCRAPS AD HOC
[...] (SBU) Mozambique's National Assembly recently voted in favor of dissolving the ad-hoc committee on electoral legislation. The move came after committee chair, Alfredo Gamito, reported that the group was unable to reach consensus on the composition of the National Election Council. The issue [...]
2006-05-22 13:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
06MAPUTO599Mozambique - World Bank Apparently Pushing Use of
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two World Bank railway specialists recently visited Maputo, urging the GRM to support a final definitive study comparing the Sena railway line with the Nacala railway corridor for the export of coal from Moatize. We told them that we would not oppose a study, but that we thought [...]
2006-05-23 15:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON EAGR ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO604MOZAMBIQUE: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IRAQI
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-24 13:02:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKDEM KPAO PREL PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO608MOJ DISCUSSES DRAFT ANTI-TERRORISM LAW, UN 1267 SANCTIONS LIST 77, PLANS FOR FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-25 15:31:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN ASEC EFIN PREL ETTC CVIS KVPR MZ
06MAPUTO609MOZAMBIQUE - PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR PRESS RELEASE ON RELEASE OF CORRUPTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-25 16:09:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC KCOR KPAO MZ
06MAPUTO612MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 05:14:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL AORC IAEA MZ IR
06MAPUTO629MOZAMBIQUE - DEMARCHE ON U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN`
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-01 12:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO632MOZAMBIQUE-ZIMBABWE JOINT DEFENSE AND SECURITY
[...] (U) The Mozambique-Zimbabwe Joint Defense and Security Commission met on May 31 and June 1 in Maputo to discuss defense and security concerns currently facing the two neighboring countries. The meeting, which brought together senior-level officials from both governments, covered a range of to [...]
2006-06-02 08:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ZI MZ
06MAPUTO633COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC staff to travel to Mozambique on the following dates to further program design for the MCA- Mozambique Program. Jonathan Saiger, Director, Infrastructure Arrival: 05 June 2006 Departure: 10 June 2006 Mark Huisenga, Director, A [...]
2006-06-02 09:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO650MOZAMBIQUE: WILL NYIMPINE CHISSANO FACE TRIAL FOR
[...] (U) The eldest son of former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano, Nyimpine Chissano, has been formally charged in the November 2000 murder of Mozambique's foremost investigative journalist, Carlos Cardoso. According to press reports, Chissano Jr. is accused of "joint moral authorship" of Ca [...]
2006-06-05 12:22:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKCOR KCRM MZ
06MAPUTO66MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UN REFORM -- THE
[...] (SBU) Ambassador met with acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Henrique Banze on January 17 to discuss UN reform and other issues. Based on talking points in reftels A and B, Ambassador stressed the USG's continued interest in advancing UN reform, particularly reforms to the management structure [...]
2006-01-18 10:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR PHUM UNAUS ADCO MZ
06MAPUTO661MOZAMBIQUE: MAY ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during May 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Mozambique Misses First Quarter Revenue Targets -- Donors Pledge USD 595 Million for 2007 State Budget -- USAID Sup [...]
2006-06-06 06:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO662MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S JUNE 1 MEETING WITH
[...] Summary: On June 1, 2006, President Armando Guebuza of Mozambique met with the CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),Ambassador John Danilovich, during the World Economic Forum in Cape Town, South Africa. The exchange was very positive, and demonstrated the support and commitment [...]
2006-06-06 07:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO668MOZAMBIQUE: FRELIMO A NO-SHOW AT AFRICAN
[...] (U) The African Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption (APNAC) held its third regional anti-corruption training seminar in Maputo on May 22-23. This regional forum, which was supported by both the Canadian and Danish development agencies, aimed to strengthen the capacity of African parli [...]
2006-06-08 06:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV PREL MZ
06MAPUTO669MOZAMBIQUE - 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and
[...] Post is aware of one (1) claim that may be outstanding against the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM). 2. Claimant A. 3. This potential claim arose on or around August 5, 2005. 4. In 2001 Claimant A received authorization for a foreign investment project from the GRM's [...]
2006-06-08 06:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD PGOV KIDE CASC MZ
06MAPUTO67MOZAMBIQUE: FADM PARTICIPATION IN SUDAN PKO
[...] (SBU) During a January 17 meeting between Ambassador and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Henrique Banze to discuss UN reform (septel),Ambassador inquired whether the GRM had decided to accept the UN invitation to participate in the peacekeeping operation (PKO) in Sudan. Banze said the GRM [...]
2006-01-18 10:51:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PGOV PHUM PINS PREL MZ
06MAPUTO673COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JUDITH PHILLIPS,
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Judith Phillips, Africa and Middle East Branch Chief, to travel to Mozambique from 24 June 06 to 01 July 06, to review status of USDA food assistance programs in Mozambique. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or [...]
2006-06-08 07:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MA SF MZ
06MAPUTO674COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOUG SHUSTER TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Doug Shuster, USTDA, to travel to Mozambique from 15 June 06 to 17 June 06, to perform business development research and to identify FY 07 projects. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; refer [...]
2006-06-08 07:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ
06MAPUTO675 INVITATION FOR BIDS - REHABILITATION OF EB3
[...] 787/06/T006 2. 06/08/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Executive Director FIPAG - Fundo de Investimento e Patrimonio Do Abastecimento de Agua Rua General Pereira D'Eca, 241 - R/C Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 21 491-529; 498-840; 4 [...]
2006-06-08 07:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO681MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR WEDGWOOD'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-09 07:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC MZ
06MAPUTO682COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NED CABOT AND
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Ned Cabot, Regional Director, USTDA, and Ursula Iszler, Country Manager, USTDA, to travel to Mozambique from 14 June 06 to 17 June 06, to develop new business and possibly sign grants. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any [...]
2006-06-09 07:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID OTRA USTDA SF ET KE MZ
06MAPUTO718MOZAMBIQUE: MDA DEMARCHE PRIOR TO JUNE 20
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 09:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO728Mozambique - Ambassador La Lime's Farewell Call on
[...] (U) On June 15 Ambassador La Lime paid a farewell call on President Guebuza. Guebuza complimented the Ambassador for being instrumental in furthering good relations between the Mozambique and the United States, emphasizing that he "greatly appreciated" her helpful role. He said he was please [...]
2006-06-20 11:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EINV ETRD PREL MZ
06MAPUTO737Mozambique Response to Sugar Export Inquiry
[...] (U) According to the National Institute of Sugar, Mozambique's to date exports for FY 2006 are as follows: 2137 MTs shipped under the FY 2005 reallocation (MV Vamand Wave, August 2005),12,567 MTs shipped under the FY 2006 TRQ (MV Vamand Wave, August 2005) and 5,000 MTs shipped under the FY 20 [...]
2006-06-20 14:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EAID ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO741IMPORTANCE OF BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP STRESSED IN
[...] (U) Ambassador made a farewell call on Presidency Secretary-General Antonio Sumbana at Sumbana,s request on SIPDIS June 19. The Ambassador reviewed her June 15 farewell call on President Guebuza (reported septel). Sumbana expressed great pleasure with the state of the bilateral relationshi [...]
2006-06-20 16:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD MZ PREL
06MAPUTO745 INVITATION FOR BIDS - CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW
[...] 787/06/T007 2. 06/21/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Administracao Nacional de Estradas (ANE) Av. De Mocambique, 1225 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 21 476-163/7 Fax: 258 21 475-290 ----------------------------- Trade Opportuni [...]
2006-06-21 07:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO761COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RACHEL BICKFORD
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Rachel Bickford, Ag Attache, Pretoria, to travel to Mozambique on June 26 - 30, 2006 to review the status for USDA food assistance programs in Mozambique and from June 30 - July 5, 2006 to take leave in Inhambane. Please advise as so [...]
2006-06-22 06:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO77MOZAMBIQUE: GRM PERSPECTIVE ON AU CHAIRMANSHIP
[...] (C) During a January 17 meeting between Ambassador and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Henrique Banze to discuss UN reform and other issues (septels),Banze gave the GRM's perspective on Sudanese President Bashir's bid for African Union (AU) chairmanship. Banze said that while historically [...]
2006-01-18 13:19:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL SU PHUM AU MZ
06MAPUTO774MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WTO DOHA ROUND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 07:23:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO ECON ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO776THE NEW FAMILY OF METICAIS - MOZAMBIQUE BEGINS
[...] (U) This Saturday, July 1, Mozambique is scheduled to begin circulating its new currency, the New Family of Meticais (MTn). The new bills include anti-counterfeit security features and display the image of Mozambique's first post-independence President, Samora Machel. New coins will also be [...]
2006-06-29 08:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO78MOZAMBIQUE: REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-18 13:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC MZ
06MAPUTO785MOZAMBIQUE: BUILDING SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN
[...] (C) On June 30, Charge delivered reftel demarche to Elias Jaime Zimba, the Foreign Ministry's Director for the Americas and Europe. Charge noted that former Ambassador La Lime had raised this issue twice (note: before Zimba's recent assumption of his position) with Minister Abreu, who was well [...]
2006-06-30 12:54:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UNGA GT VE MZ
06MAPUTO786MOZAMBIQUE: PRESSING AU MEMBERS TO STAND FIRM ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-30 13:04:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL MARR PINS SOCI MZ
06MAPUTO794COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GARI MAYBERRY, PAUL SPUDICH, ARTHUR MCGARR, WALTER MOONEY TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 12:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ
06MAPUTO796COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JOHN L. BOWERS TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 12:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ
06MAPUTO812MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING COMPLETED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-06 15:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO816COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MARK HUISENGA TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-07 08:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ
06MAPUTO82EX-PRESIDENT CHISSANO AND FORMER AFRICAN LEADERS
[...] On January 11 former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano welcomed 15 other former African leaders to Maputo for the inaugural meeting of the "Forum of Former African Heads of State and Government." The Forum is Chissano's brainchild and was organized by the Joaquim Chissano Foundation, whic [...]
2006-01-18 14:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
06MAPUTO83INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY
[...] 787/06/T001 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]
2006-01-18 14:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO84INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY
[...] 787/06/T002 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]
2006-01-18 14:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO840MOZAMBIQUE: JUNE POLITICAL DIGEST
[...] (U) This is a brief summary of significant political developments in Mozambique during June 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Presidential Guards Accused of Murder -- FRELIMO to Elect 1600 Delegates to its IX Party Congress -- RENAMO [...]
2006-07-11 13:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO841MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-11 14:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO842MOZAMBIQUE: Self-Help Interim Obligation Report
[...] This is Mozambique's Self-Help Interim Obligation Report in response to reftel. 2. Post received 154 Special Self-Help project proposals for FY 2006 funding. This number is a record and nearly doubles the number of requests received for FY 2005 funding. Post is still in the process of sel [...]
2006-07-11 14:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID AFIN MZ
06MAPUTO847MOZAMBIQUE: JUNE ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during June 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- IMF Completes Fourth Review Under PGRF Arrangement -- GRM Launches Second Five-Year Poverty Reduction Plan -- [...]
2006-07-13 05:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO86INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY
[...] 787/06/T002 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]
2006-01-19 13:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO868COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MICHAEL MCNAMARA TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-19 05:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA SF MZ
06MAPUTO87INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY
[...] 787/06/T001 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]
2006-01-19 13:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO883 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST -
[...] 787/06/T010 2. 07/20/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Aeroportos de Mocambique EP Avenida Acordos de Lusaka, 3267 Att: Mr. Acacio Tuendue Maputo, Mozambique Fax: 258 21 465-783 E-mail: admptec@tropical.co.mz --------------- [...]
2006-07-20 13:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO884FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE STATUS
[...] This information is provided in response to reftels. 2. Seventeen of the 36 properties identified as being oversized are owned or under project-funded leases leased by USAID and are not currently under the control of the Post housing officer. These properties are the following (as identifi [...]
2006-07-20 15:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDABLD AMGT MZ
06MAPUTO890COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TAWFIK RAMTOOLAH
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Tawfik Ramtoolah, Treasury Budget Advisor, to travel to Mozambique from August 1, 2006 to August 5, 2006 to attend the IMF/WB African Executive Directors Caucus meeting. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or [...]
2006-07-24 11:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN MZ
06MAPUTO893MOZAMBIQUE: Second Self-Help Interim Obligation
[...] This is Mozambique's Second Self-Help Interim Obligation Report, written in response to reftel request. 2. Post Maputo's Special Self-Help selection committee has reviewed all project applications and selected six recipients for FY 2006 SSH funding. This year's committee includes represent [...]
2006-07-24 14:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID AFIN MZ
06MAPUTO895Nomination for Political LES/FSN Training October
[...] Personal information for nominee: a) Name: Naimo Vasco ANTONIO b) Grade 9 c) Began service with DOS: March 1999 d) English language ability: fluent written/spoken e) Previous Training in US: Political Training for FSNS, May 15-28, 2000 f) Supervisor at post: John Wysham, Econ/Pol Section C [...]
2006-07-25 07:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAFSI AFSN PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO897REQUEST FOR PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING FEDERAL JUDGE
[...] NAME OF SPEAKER AND DATES: Peter J. Messitte, United States District Judge, District of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD. Speaker conducted successful, high-impact DVC with Maputo on June 8, 2006 (see reftel). 2. DATES REQUESTED: MAY 1-15, 2007 (any five program days during this period). 3. TOP [...]
2006-07-25 11:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCOR KDEM OIIP KPAO MZ
06MAPUTO903MOZAMBIQUE: Assessment of NIH Proposed Research
[...] This is Embassy Maputo's assessment in response to reftel. 2. Post has reviewed and clears on the NIH's proposed research project award - Observational Antiretroviral Studies in Southern Africa (OASIS) Collaboration - to the Pediatric Day Hospital in Maputo, Mozambique. 3. Post does not [...]
2006-07-26 13:12:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA USAID MZ
06MAPUTO94COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) VISIT TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-20 07:25:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO945MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RE UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-01 14:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF SMIG UNGA MZ
06MAPUTO953COUNTRY FRAUD PROFILE: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) Consular Fraud Summary: Mozambiques porous borders, underpa and ill-equipped border security forces and lack of technological infrastructure make it an inviting transit country for mala fide travelers, immigrant smugglers and immigrant traffickers. Mozambican passports and residency perm [...]
2006-08-02 13:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD MZ
06MAPUTO97EMBASSY MAPUTO'S FY06 BFIF PROPOSAL
[...] Post requests funding in the amount of USD 27,882 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY06. 2. In order of priority, we propose the following two projects for FY06: --------------------------------------------- -------------- Project 1: Commercial Outreach, AGOA P [...]
2006-01-20 09:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON ETRD AMGT EINV ABUD MZ
06MAPUTO987Mozambique: July Political Digest
[...] (U) This is a brief summary of significant political events in Mozambique during July 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- RENAMO Members Switching to FRELIMO -- Provincial Elections Unlikely in 2007 -- Gay Rights Surfaces as Issue in Medi [...]
2006-08-09 06:29:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MZ
06USUNNEWYORK2118MOZAMBIQUE SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT IN ILC ELECTION
[...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: Ambassador Wolff met November 2 with Ambassador Filipe Chidumo, Permanent Representative of Mozambique to the United Nations, who requested U.S. support for Ambassador Pedro Comissario Afonso's campaign for re-election to the International Law Commission (ILC). Elections f [...]
2006-11-03 23:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ILC MZ
07DILI19PRESIDENT GUSMAO DECLINES TO MEET ON JOINT DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Summary. President Gusmao has declined to meet the Australian, Japanese, Portuguese, and U.S. chiefs of mission to receive the Ref B joint demarche previously delivered to former Prime Minister Alkatiri (Ref A). Through his Chief of Staff the President conveyed that he was well aware of th [...]
2007-01-17 11:39:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AS JA MZ PO TT
07HANOI1009 "ONE UN" PILOT PROGRAM INCHING FORWARD IN VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The "One UN" pilot program in Vietnam has taken its important first steps, but much work remains before the program becomes operational. According to Hanoi-based UN diplomats, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) strongly supports the "One UN" pilot, which Vietnam began last Februar [...]
2007-05-30 00:18:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKUNR PREL UN EAID SOCI PHUM AL CV MZ PK RW TZ UY
07HANOI1012 "ONE UN" PILOT PROGRAM INCHING FORWARD IN VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The "One UN" pilot program in Vietnam has taken its important first steps, but much work remains before the program becomes operational. According to Hanoi-based UN diplomats, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) strongly supports the "One UN" pilot, which Vietnam began last Februar [...]
2007-05-30 09:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKUNR PREL UN EAID SOCI PHUM AL CV MZ PK RW TZ UY
07HARARE664COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL PHELAN (JULY 29 -
[...] Embassy Harare grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Mr. Michael Phelan and Mr. Marik String of the minority staff of the Senate Foreign Relations committee (sfrc) to conduct a field-based study that will examine assistance funded by the State Department, Defense Department [...]
2007-07-23 15:03:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDOREP MGT ASEC AFIN MZ ZA UK SF GM
07KHARTOUM671SUDAN/UGANDA/DRC: LRA PEACE TALKS RESUME IN JUBA
[...] (C) Summary: Warning the parties not to squander an opportunity for peace, Former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano formally reopened talks in Juba between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GOU) April 26. Chissano and Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) GOSS P [...]
2007-04-29 14:29:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KPKO UG CG KE CT MZ ZA TZ SU
07LILONGWE735MALAWI: MOZAMBIQUE BLOCKS PATROL BOATS DONATION
[...] (C) Summary: Malawi Defense Force Commander General Marko Chiziko told Ambassador that Government of Mozambique (GRM) was blocking the delivery of the Taiwan's donation of four patrol boats for use on Lake Malawi, probably at the urging of the Chinese Government. Chiziko claimed the government [...]
2007-09-26 07:49:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PBTS MI TZ MZ
07MAPUTO1022COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officers Mark Huisenga and Gloria Kessler to travel to Mozambique, from August 28, 2007 until September 12, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to address implementation issues on the Farmers Income Support project. Please advise as so [...]
2007-08-27 10:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO1047Northern Provinces Demining a Success,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Humanitarian demining of the Northern provinces of Mozambique is complete. The USG and other donors look to publicly announce this success in November as efforts begin to focus on other areas of the country. USG funded and equipped military demining corps gives the GRM the cap [...]
2007-08-30 13:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHDP PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1048Demining Brings Economic Growth Near Mozambique-Tanzania
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-30 13:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHDP PGOV PREL ECON MZ
07MAPUTO1055Leahy HR VQng for Port Security Training Seminar
[...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following candidates nominated to participate in a DOS-sponsored PORT SECURITY TRAINING SEMINAR to be held September 6-7, 2007, in Mombasa, Kenya in conjunction with a DOD-sponsored Maritime Security Conference to be held September 4-6. [...]
2007-08-31 10:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PINS PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1060 INFLUENTIAL DEPUTY PREDICTS PUBLICATION
[...] (U) Poloff met recently with Ossumane Aly Dauto, Chairman of the National AssemblyQs powerful Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee, to encourage the Mozambican government (GRM) to pass a comprehensive anti-trafficking law, which would be the first of its kind in Southern Africa. After be [...]
2007-09-04 06:50:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
07MAPUTO1089COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officer Paul Tetrault (Procurement Specialist, Booz Allen Hamilton) to travel to Mozambique, from September 16, 2007 until October 3, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to oversee the Fiscal Agent and Procurement Agent Proposal evalua [...]
2007-09-11 09:31:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO1110 HOUSECLEANING IN ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
[...] (U) In the past two weeks President Guebuza fired Attorney General Joaquim Madeira and all deputy attorneys general in what some observers are calling an unprecedented display of housecleaning. Included in the firings are the former and current heads of the Central Office for the Combat of Co [...]
2007-09-14 06:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR KCRM PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1112Mozambique: Macro-economic Stability and
[...] This report on MozambiqueQs macro-economic situation draws largely from a recent presentation by the IMFQs Resrep in Mozambique. As of September, Mozambique continued on track with core inflation in line with expectations although headline inflation spiked temporarily. Overall annual inflat [...]
2007-09-14 09:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID EINV MZ
07MAPUTO1113PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE AT 2007 UNGA:
[...] Per a request for a brief overview of U.S. programs to promote and protect human rights in Mozambique, we provide the following input keyed to the queries in reftel: 2. The Embassy currently oversees four human rights and democracy fund projects totaling $75,000. The projects aim to impro [...]
2007-09-17 07:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1173Mozambique: 2008 AGOA Eligibility Review
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-02 01:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO1186EMBASSY MAPUTO HOSTS RAMADAN EVENTS
[...] SUMMARY: In Mozambique, with a near forty percent Muslim population, post regularly seeks to engage Muslims and this year programmed a number of events: an Iftar hosted by the Charge; a film showing and discussion followed by an Iftar at the Public Affairs building; and the donation of Ramadan [...]
2007-10-03 14:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KAPO MZ
07MAPUTO1198PRESIDENT GUEBUZA HIGHLIGHTS HIV/AIDS AT
[...] (U) During the recent opening session of a National Youth Conference on HIV/AIDS, President Armando Guebuza and Prime Minister Luisa Diogo encouraged young Mozambicans to take the lead in the country's fight against HIV/AIDS. The three- day meeting was organized by the Ministry of Youth and [...]
2007-10-09 07:23:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
07MAPUTO1207China in Mozambique: Illegally Logged Timber.
[...] Q(C) SUMMARY: Below is a response to the request for a report on the environmental impact of Chinese trade or investment in the forest and forest products sector, keyed to the topic areas in reftel. Chinese purchase of illegally harvested Mozambican timber has a significant negative impact on [...]
2007-10-11 14:46:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALSENV EAGR KCOR PGOV MZ CH
07MAPUTO1208CHIQUITA ESTABLISHES MOZAMBIQUE AS AFRICA
[...] (SBU) This is a retransmission of Maputo 1157, which previously did not reach all addressees. This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU),and contains business sensitive information that is not for distribution outside of the USG. 2. (SBU) Summary: Eager to access opportunities creat [...]
2007-10-11 15:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD PGOV EAGR MZ
07MAPUTO1223COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SCOTT SINDELAR TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Scott Sindelar, to travel to Mozambique, from October 22, 2007 through October 24, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Embassy Officials and local Government Officials to discuss USDA programs. Please advise as soon as possi [...]
2007-10-17 09:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR AMGT MZ
07MAPUTO1227PRESIDENT GUEBUEZA DISCUSSES POVERTY REDUCTION
[...] Summary: President Armando Guebuza told diplomats on October 17 that the government of Mozambique (GRM) would address poverty more quickly through initiatives for advanced schooling, tourism, and business competitiveness/investment that would require further donor assistance. These broad them [...]
2007-10-19 05:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID ECON EAGR MZ
07MAPUTO1228PRESIDENT GUEBUEZA DISCUSSES POVERTY REDUCTION
[...] Summary: President Armando Guebuza told diplomats on October 17 that the government of Mozambique (GRM) would address poverty more quickly through initiatives for advanced schooling, tourism, and business competitiveness/investment that would require further donor assistance. These broad them [...]
2007-10-19 05:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID ECON EAGR MZ
07MAPUTO1229PRESIDENT GUEBUEZA DISCUSSES POVERTY REDUCTION
[...] Summary: President Armando Guebuza told diplomats on October 17 that the government of Mozambique (GRM) would address poverty more quickly through initiatives for advanced schooling, tourism, and business competitiveness/investment that would require further donor assistance. These broad them [...]
2007-10-19 05:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID ECON EAGR MZ
07MAPUTO1233INFORMATION ON TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION
[...] The information below is keyed to the questions in reftel, requesting information on textiles and apparel production and employment for Mozambique. Data was provided the Mozambican Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and assumes a 25.45Mtn to 1 USD exchange rate. 2. FY 2006 data: -Tota [...]
2007-10-19 14:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KTEX MZ
07MAPUTO1239ZIMBABWEAN MIGRATION TO MOZAMBIQUE: OPINIONS VARY
[...] (SBU) NGO and local government officials in Manica Province, which shares a border with Zimbabwe, estimate that up to 10,000 Zimbabweans are currently living in Manica Province, with new arrivals every day. In response to the uncertainty of the situation, the United Nations High Commissioner f [...]
2007-10-23 10:01:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG PREF MZ ZM
07MAPUTO126COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOUG SHUSTER TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Doug Shuster to travel to Mozambique from 30 Jan 2007 until 31 Jan 2007, to perform business development and identify FY 2007 projects. 2. Control Officer: Brooke Williams, Commercial Officer at the Embassy, will be control officer. [...]
2007-01-29 08:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO1278PRESIDENCY MINISTER ON ZIMBABWE, PKO'S
[...] (C) Summary: The Charge raised Mozambican PKO participation and the Zimbabwe crisis with Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana on 10/31. Sumbana stated that the GRM wanted to participate in PKO's, and that he would speak to President Guebuza about notifying the UN's DPKO of Mozambique's [...]
2007-11-05 08:08:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKPKO PGOV MASS MCAP MOPS MARR PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1280ANGOLA-MOZAMBIQUE RELATIONSHIP IMPROVING
[...] Building on the 2005 visit of Mozambican President Armando Guebuza to Luanda (the first foreign trip of his presidency),Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos made his first state visit to Maputo on October 30-31, accompanied by a large delegation of businessmen. The two presidents signe [...]
2007-11-05 08:25:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EPET ENRG MZ AO
07MAPUTO1287MOZAMBIQUE: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] Mozambique is a transit country for illegal drugs such as hashish, herbal cannabis, cocaine, and heroin consumed primarily in Europe, and for mandrax (methaqualone) consumed primarily in South Africa. Some illicit drug shipments passing through Mozambique may also find their way to the United [...]
2007-11-06 09:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PREL PGOV SNAR MZ
07MAPUTO1293TRAFFICKING & SLAVERY CLAIMS SHUT DOWN LOCAL
[...] On November 2, the Mozambican Labor Inspectorate (IGT) suspended all activities of Mozambican flower producer, Golden Roses (owned by the wife of a former Minister of Foreign Relations) due to indications of gross worker rights violations, including slavery-like working conditions. In the we [...]
2007-11-06 15:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
07MAPUTO1294GRM FOLLOW-UP TO THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON
[...] In response to the invitation from First Lady Laura Bush to participate in a literacy luncheon in New York on the margins of UNGA (reftel),Mozambican First Lady Ana Guebuza directed Minister of Education Aires Ali to write a letter to the U.S. National Committee for UNESCO, providing an update [...]
2007-11-06 15:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1301REACHING OUT TO NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE'S MUSLIM
[...] During a recent visit to Nampula, Mozambique's most populous province, the Charge hosted a meeting with eight Muslim leaders representing key Muslim groupings in the province: the Islamic Council of Mozambique, one of the most representative Muslim organizations in the country with more than [...]
2007-11-08 08:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KISL PHUM EAID MZ
07MAPUTO1305 REQUEST FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FOR DESIGN AND
[...] 787/07/T017 2. 11/08/07 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Chief Executive Officer Fundo de Investimento e Patrimonio do Abastecimento de Agua Rua General Pereira DQEca, 241 Ground Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258-21) 498 840 Fax: (25 [...]
2007-11-08 13:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
07MAPUTO1319MOZAMBIQUE'S EVALUATION OF THE EAST AFRICA SOUTH
[...] The Mozambican delegates found the exchange of information between their African counterparts at the conference beneficial. The exchange of information will aid them in implementing the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS). They found particularly useful the presentatio [...]
2007-11-14 15:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL EWWT MZ
07MAPUTO1320REQUEST TO RE-OBLIGATE INL FUNDING FOR MOZAMBIQUE
[...] INL proposes to de-obligate Mozambique Border Security Technical Assistance funds of FY04 $191,418 and FY05 $216,000. These currently obligated funds support the highly successful training and equipment program for Mozambican border guards and supervisors. Mozambique's borders are lengthy a [...]
2007-11-14 15:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER SNAR PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1322PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES INVESTMENT, AID,
[...] (C) Summary: The Charge and USAID Director met with Prime Minister Luisa Diogo on 11/8 and discussed business environment concerns, the important USG role in donor assistance, efforts to reduce corruption in government, peacekeeping and Zimbabwe. Clearly grasping how to make bureaucracy mor [...]
2007-11-14 16:42:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EAID ETRD PREL MZ
07MAPUTO134COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Marcelo Bueno, Jonathan Saiger, David Gentry, and Omar Hopkins to travel to Mozambique, from 04 February 2007 until 24 February 2007 to conduct due diligence on the MCA-Mozambique final proposal regarding infrastructure and fiscal ac [...]
2007-01-30 08:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO1340PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES INVESTMENT, AID,
[...] (C) Summary: The Charge and USAID Director met with Prime Minister Luisa Diogo on 11/8 and discussed business environment concerns, the important USG role in donor assistance, efforts to reduce corruption in government, peacekeeping and Zimbabwe. Clearly grasping how to make bureaucracy mor [...]
2007-11-15 12:37:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EAID ETRD PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1341BIOFUELS POTENTIAL ATTRACTS INTERNATIONAL
[...] Summary: Interest in bioenergy development in Mozambique is increasing rapidly. The country has significant tracts of undeveloped land and a climate conducive to biofuel crops. Mozambique participates in trade regimes with the European Union and the United States that could provide preferenti [...]
2007-11-15 13:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EAGR SENV EINV PGOV TBIO MZ
07MAPUTO1344RENAMO LEADER DHLAKAMA DECRIES "ONE-PARTY STATE"
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 8 meeting with the Charge, Afonso Dhlakama, leader of opposition party RENAMO, gave his perspective on the status of democracy in Mozambique. He expressed concern that the country was becoming a one-party state as FRELIMO consolidates total control over government e [...]
2007-11-16 08:44:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MZ
07MAPUTO1345MCC COMPACT UPDATE
[...] The Embassy welcomes the November 17-21 visit by Ambassador John Danilovich, Chief Executive Officer for the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and provides the following short update of MCC implementation activities in- country since the July 13 Compact signing in Washington. 2. On August [...]
2007-11-16 09:23:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1346FY 2007 CARRY-OVER ESF FOR STATE AFRICA REGIONAL
[...] SUMMARY. Embassy Maputo proposes two projects for FY 2007 ESF carryover funding: (1) $1,000,000 for political competition and consensus-building under the elections and political processes (2.3.2) element and (2) $500,000 to structure a program aimed at improving the Doing Business "taxes" c [...]
2007-11-16 10:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1349 MOZAMBIQUE: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) Since March 2007, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) has made some progress in combating trafficking in persons. The comprehensive anti-trafficking in persons bill drafted jointly by the GRM and civil society was approved by the Council of Ministers in August. The head of the committee re [...]
2007-11-19 05:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN PGOV SMIG MZ
07MAPUTO138MOZAMBIQUE - AU CHARTER ON DEMOCRACY, ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 10:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL MZ XA
07MAPUTO1392MOZAMBIQUE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT
[...] The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) is party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor. The GRM has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions of the labor code, but does not have a regulatory body specifically devoted to child labor [...]
2007-11-28 16:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MZ
07MAPUTO1393FORMER PRESIDENT'S SON DIES, IMPLICATED IN MURDER
[...] (SBU) The son of former President Joaquim Chissano, Nyimpine Joaquim Chissano, died on November 19 at the age of 37. Though reportedly of a heart attack, his death has been subject to public rumors of foul play, including poisoning. Nyimpine was implicated as the intellectual author of the m [...]
2007-11-29 05:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KCOR MZ
07MAPUTO1395CAHORA BASSA HYDRO DAM IN MOZAMBICAN CONTROL
[...] In an emotive 11/27 ceremony in Tete province led by President Armando Guebuza, the GRM formally paid the Government of Portugal the remaining $700 million of a $950 million deal for control of the Cahora Bassa hydroelectric dam (HCB) on the Zambezi River. Presidents Robert Mugabe of Zimbabw [...]
2007-11-29 05:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EINV EFIN PO MZ
07MAPUTO1399RESOURCES MINISTER ON URANIUM, EITI, INVESTMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Minister of Mineral Resources Esperanca Bias told the Charge on 11/21 that the GRM isn't interested in participating in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) since she believes that the laws and oversight mechanisms that the GRM has in place already achiev [...]
2007-11-29 14:00:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALEMIN EPET EINV KNNP SENV KRAD ENRG MZ
07MAPUTO143REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. LEONEL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-31 12:46:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM OTRA SMIG MZ
07MAPUTO1441 ENERGY REFORM AND ACCESS PROJECT - ERAP CREDIT # 3819 MOZ
[...] 787/07/T018 2. 12/04/07 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Mr. Pascoal Bacela, National Director for Energy Ministry of Energy - Direccao Nacional de Energia Electrica Av. 25 de Setembro, 1218 - 2nd Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258-21) 357 600 [...]
2007-12-06 05:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ENRG ETRD ECON MZ
07MAPUTO1443CHINESE AMBASSADOR PRIORITIZES POVERTY REDUCTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 27 meeting with the Charge, Chinese Ambassador to Mozambique Tiang Uang Seng said that China's goal in Mozambique is the reduction of poverty through efforts focused on agricultural assistance and health care. Ambassador Tiang showed particular interest in AFRICOM, [...]
2007-12-06 11:58:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EAID CN MZ
07MAPUTO1444MOZAMBIQUE AGREES WITH CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN'S
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 11:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL MNUC PARM IR MZ
07MAPUTO1445MCC CEO DANILOVICH SEES CAPACITY CHALLENGES
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador John Danilovich, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),met with Mozambican President Armando Guebuza, international donors and private sector representatives, gave a speech on U.S. development assistance at a local university, and visited MCC project sites on [...]
2007-12-06 13:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1451MCC CEO DANILOVICH SEES CAPACITY CHALLENGES
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador John Danilovich, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),met with Mozambican President Armando Guebuza, international donors and private sector representatives, gave a speech on U.S. development assistance at a local university, and visited MCC project sites on [...]
2007-12-11 06:31:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1464COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEATHER BYRNES TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Heather Byrnes, to travel to Mozambique, from December 14, 2007 through December 18, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct training for Embassy Maputo staff on commercial service products, and attend the G.E. open day. Please adv [...]
2007-12-14 07:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBBSR SF MZ
07MAPUTO1469INDIA HOPING TO "CHECKMATE CHINA" IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge recently paid a courtesy call on the India's High Commissioner to Mozambique, Rajinder Bhagat. The High Commissioner related his country's primary interests in Mozambique, focusing on commercial sector development, agricultural development, and coal mining, while rec [...]
2007-12-17 12:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EMIN KDEM PGOV PREL IN MZ CN
07MAPUTO1471INDIA HOPING TO "CHECKMATE CHINA" IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge recently paid a courtesy call on the India's High Commissioner to Mozambique, Rajinder Bhagat. The High Commissioner related his country's primary interests in Mozambique, focusing on commercial sector development, agricultural development, and coal mining, while rec [...]
2007-12-17 14:12:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EMIN KDEM PGOV PREL IN MZ CN
07MAPUTO1472ZIMBABWEANS OPTING FOR MORE REMOTE BORDER CROSSINGS
[...] (U) Poloff met on 12/10 with a Zimbabwean refugee in Mozambique, currently working for an NGO dealing largely with refugee issues. The contact said that while the largest border between Zimbabwe and Mozambique (Mutare/Machipanga in Manica province) has received the most attention since visa [...]
2007-12-17 14:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF SMIG MZ ZM
07MAPUTO1475ANTI-TRAFFICKING SUCCESS STORY: FINAL REPORT ON
[...] (SBU) From July 2006 to July 2007 post allocated $12,000 in FY05 ESF funds to help start Mozambique's first shelter for victims of trafficking in persons. The majority of funds were used to furnish an onsite office, pay salaries, procure water, food, and medicines, and provide transport to and [...]
2007-12-17 15:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM MZ
07MAPUTO1486MINISTER OF THE PRESIDENCY ON ZUMA AND ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) The Charge hosted Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana at his residence December 19 for a one-on-one lunch to discuss Zimbabwe and the election of Jacob Zuma as ANC President (other topics covered septel). Sumbana noted that the GRM and the Frelimo party worked hard to maintain rel [...]
2007-12-19 15:52:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ SF ZI
07MAPUTO1502MOZAMBIQUE: RACIAL DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE DIPNOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-27 11:50:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNGA MZ
07MAPUTO153COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Paul Tetrault and Alberto Neyra Estens to travel to Mozambique, from 08 February 2007 until 20 February 2007 to oversee the Fiscal Agent and Procurement Agent Expression of Interest (EOI) evaluation proceedings. Please advise as soon [...]
2007-02-05 06:29:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO191Chinese President Hu Makes 24-hour Visit to
[...] (U) Summary: Chinese President Hu Jintao stopped by for an overnight in Maputo February 8/9 before departing for the Seychelles, the final leg of his two-week Africa tour. In remarks to government officials, both Hu and Mozambican President Guebuza praised the two countries' "profound friends [...]
2007-02-13 14:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CH MZ
07MAPUTO198Mozambique - January Economic Digest
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during January 2007. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- World Bank Approves Loan Support for PARPA II -- World Bank to Support ProMaputo via IDA Credit -- SA Sugar [...]
2007-02-15 13:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO20INDEPENDENT MOZAMBICAN TV STATION'S EQUIPMENT
[...] On Friday, December 29, the Maputo-based television station "STV" reported in its main nightly newscast that law enforcement officers with a warrant from the Maputo City Court entered the newsroom that day at 1:30 p.m. and seized 18 computers, three DVCAM VCRs, and several pieces of office equ [...]
2007-01-05 09:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV MZ
07MAPUTO207MOZAMBIQUE: Update on Actions to Counter Trafficking in
[...] SUMMARY. The first few weeks of February were characterized by a flurry of government, NGO, and Embassy activity concerning trafficking in persons (TIP) in Mozambique. On February 6 the Norwegian Embassy hosted a TIP stakeholder forum for members of civil society, NGOs, media, donor representat [...]
2007-02-20 12:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
07MAPUTO242MOZAMBIQUE: Update on Actions to Counter Trafficking in
[...] SUMMARY. The first few weeks of February were characterized by a flurry of government, NGO, and Embassy activity concerning trafficking in persons (TIP) in Mozambique. On February 6 the Norwegian Embassy hosted a TIP stakeholder forum for members of civil society, NGOs, media, donor representat [...]
2007-02-27 13:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
07MAPUTO243MOZAMBIQUE: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Mozambique is primarily a source country for men, women, and children trafficked to South Africa for forced labor and sexual exploitation. The use of forced and bonded child laborers is a common and increasing practice in rural areas, often with the complicity of family members. Women and [...]
2007-02-27 14:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD ASEC PREF MZ
07MAPUTO245COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Maria Claudia Pachon, and Cassia Carvalho-Pacheco to travel to Mozambique, collectively, from March 12 to March 23, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct due diligence on the MCA-Mozambique final proposal and to address impleme [...]
2007-02-28 12:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO250Mozambique: Demarche Delivered Regarding IAEA Report on
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 11:20:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP UNGA IR MZ
07MAPUTO259MOZAMBIQUE: POST ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECT
[...] Post concurs that the research question in reftel is both important and relevant, and the proposed institution, HAI (University of Washington) is a well-established organization in Mozambique capable of carrying out this research project. However, post would urge that the investigators proposed [...]
2007-03-05 08:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO OSCI KSCA MZ
07MAPUTO26MOZAMBIQUE - REPORT OF PREPARATIONS TO ASSIST
[...] (S) In a brief conversation in the morning of January 5, a Muslim religious figure in Maputo relayed the following information to emboff: 2. (S) According to his sources, three 20-foot containers of supplies -- including beans, rice, blankets, salt, sugar, tea, used clothing for males, and [...]
2007-01-08 13:02:00Embassy MaputoSECRETPREF PTER MZ
07MAPUTO261COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Jonathan Saiger, Jonathan Nash, John Polk, and Marcelo Bueno to travel to Mozambique, collectively, from March 11 to 30, 2007. The purpose of these trips is to conduct due diligence on the MCA-Mozambique final proposal and to address [...]
2007-03-05 13:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO262MOZAMBIQUE: AGRICULTURE MINISTER FIRED
[...] (U) President Guebuza dismissed Agriculture Minister Tomas Mandlate on February 23, replacing him with Erasmo Muhate, a senior ministry official who recently headed the Mozambican Cotton Institute. Mandlate is the first minister to be fired by President Guebuza, fulfilling a pledge Guebuza mad [...]
2007-03-05 13:46:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR PGOV MZ
07MAPUTO269MOZAMBIQUE: Update for 2007 President's Report on
[...] (U) The Government of Mozambique (GRM) continues to work toward creating an investment-friendly, market-based economy. Mozambique has one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing economies in sub-Saharan African, although the growth is from a very low base and is supported by substantial donor [...]
2007-03-06 15:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO29MOZAMBIQUE - REPORT OF PREPARATIONS TO ASSIST
[...] (S) In a brief conversation in the morning of January 5, a Muslim religious figure in Maputo relayed the following information to emboff: 2. (S) According to his sources, three 20-foot containers of supplies -- including beans, rice, blankets, salt, sugar, tea, used clothing for males, and [...]
2007-01-08 14:14:00Embassy MaputoSECRETPREF PTER MZ
07MAPUTO298COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Carlos Linares to travel to Mozambique, from March 11 to 24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct due diligence on the infrastructure section of the MCA-Mozambique proposal to MCC. Please advise as soon as possible regarding a [...]
2007-03-13 11:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO30December Economic Digest: Mozambique
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during December 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- National Assembly Approves the 2007 Budget -- 2006 Inflation was 9.4 percent -- British Assistance Figures [...]
2007-01-08 15:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO308Mozambique - February Economic Digest
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during February 2007. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Mozambique Launches Road Sector Program -- Norwegian Firm to Build New Aluminum Smelter -- Chibuto Titani [...]
2007-03-15 07:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO31MOZAMBIQUE - REPORT OF PREPARATIONS TO ASSIST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-08 15:25:00Embassy MaputoSECRETPREF PTER MZ
07MAPUTO318Mozambique - Opposition Parties Complain of Growing FRELIMO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Emboffs called on opposition leaders in early March, while making the rounds of Mozambican contacts for the Mission's newly-arrived poloff. A common theme was resentment towards FRELIMO's increasing assertiveness and hand wringing that they were relatively powerless to do anyth [...]
2007-03-16 07:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MZ
07MAPUTO320COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Jonathan Bloom and Kristin Penn to travel to Mozambique, from March 25 to 30,2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate in the Gates Foundation sponsored workshop titled "Biotechnology, Breeding and Seed Systems for African Crop [...]
2007-03-16 07:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO334MOZAMBICAN CONCERN OVER ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Charge and acting British High Commissioner met on March 20 with Foreign Ministry Director for International Organizations and Conferences Manuel Goncalves to deliver ref A-B demarches and seek GRM views on next steps in addressing developments in Zimbabwe. Goncalves was not sure how much [...]
2007-03-20 14:59:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALMZ PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
07MAPUTO356 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - TRANSFRONTIER
[...] 787/07/T012 2. 03/19/07 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Mr. Bartolomeu Soto, Project Coordinator and Head of the TFCA Unit Transfrontier Coordination Areas Unit (TFCAU) Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 - 4 Floor A/B/C [...]
2007-03-26 14:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
07MAPUTO357 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - TRANSFRONTIER
[...] 787/07/T013 2. 03/19/07 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Mr. Bartolomeu Soto, Project Coordinator and Head of the TFCA Unit Transfrontier Coordination Areas Unit (TFCAU) Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 - 4 Floor A/B/C [...]
2007-03-26 14:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
07MAPUTO364NSDD-38/Mozambique - COM Approval of Millennium Challenge
[...] The Chief of Mission approves the request by the Millennium Challenge Corporation to establish five full-time positions - one U.S. direct hire position, one either direct hire or PSC position, and three local hires - in Maputo, with the conditions and changes noted in para 8. These positions a [...]
2007-03-27 14:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAODE AMGT KMRS MZ
07MAPUTO368 INVITATION FOR BID FOR SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF
[...] 787/07/T014 2. 03/28/07 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. FIPAG - Fundo de Investimento e Patrimonio do Abastecimento de Agua Rua General Pereira D'Ega, 241 - Ground Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258-21) 491 529; 498 840; 498 815 F [...]
2007-03-28 08:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
07MAPUTO371Mozambique: Demarche on SADC Heads of State Meeting and
[...] On March 28 Charge and pol/econoff met with Enrique Banze, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, to deliver the demarche on the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) response to the Zimbabwe situation and the demarche on UNSCR 1747 on Iran. 2. Banze noted our concern about the situatio [...]
2007-03-29 08:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MZ
07MAPUTO386COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC VISITORS
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Charles Shea, Maria Claudia Pachon, Stephen Gaull, Jonathan Saiger, Marycel Tuazon, Beverly Watson, David Ameyaw, Cassia Carvalho-Pacheco, Celeste Tarricone, Jigar Bhatt, and Jolyne Sanjak to travel to Mozambique, from 08 April 2007 t [...]
2007-04-02 14:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO394Munitions at Depot Explode, Rain Death and Destruction on
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ordnance stockpiled at the Malhazine weapons depot located near the airport in the capital city of Maputo ignited on March 22. Explosions of rockets, shells and bombs lasted for more than six hours, killing more than 100 people and injuring more than 500. Homes in surrounding nei [...]
2007-04-02 15:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHDP PARM PHUM MZ
07MAPUTO410Detained Journalist Freed After Discreet Embassy
[...] (SBU) The Mozambican police detained for several days journalist Celso Manguana of independent fax daily Canal de Mocambique, arguably the leading fax newspaper for investigative reporting. Manguana was arrested March 31 when he appeared at the police station where a dozen protestors had been [...]
2007-04-04 14:50:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MZ
07MAPUTO418 INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION - BEIRA ELECTRICITY
[...] 787/07/T016 2. 04/05/07 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Electricidade de Mocambique E.P. Direccao de electrificacao e Projectos Av. Filipe Samuel Magaia, 368 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258-21) 353 632 Fax: (258-21) 322 074 ------ [...]
2007-04-09 09:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
07MAPUTO419 INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION - BEIRA ELECTRICITY
[...] 787/07/T015 2. 04/05/07 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Electricidade de Mocambique E.P. Direccao de electrificacao e Projectos Av. Filipe Samuel Magaia, 368 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258-21) 353 632 Fax: (258-21) 322 074 ------ [...]
2007-04-09 09:23:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
07MAPUTO425COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Darius Mans to travel to Mozambique, from April 30, 2007 until May 2, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to due diligence wrap up, relationship management, and Compact development/ implementation discussions. Please advise as soon as [...]
2007-04-10 13:12:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO433Mozambique - March Political Digest
[...] (U) This is a summary of significant political developments in Mozambique that occurred during March 2007. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. -- Commission of Inquiry into Weapons Depot Explosion -- Likely Delay in Scheduling Provincial Elections -- Humanitarian De-mi [...]
2007-04-11 14:12:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PARM PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO435COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EDWARD GERARD TO TRAVEL TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Edward Gerard from 29 April 2007 until 02 May 2007 to travel to Mozambique, to discuss the Norman Borlaug Fellows program and to resolve any remaining issues so that this program may begin in Mozambique. Please advise as soon as possible [...]
2007-04-12 11:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OTRA CTM MZ
07MAPUTO442March Economic Digest
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during March 2007. This issue has a strong mining theme. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- CVRD to Begin Development of Moatize Coal Mine by June -- Tantalum Mine E [...]
2007-04-13 05:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EMIN ENRG EINV ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO446COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CHRISTOPHER
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Christopher Peterson from 16 April 2007 until 30 April 2007 to travel to Mozambique, to assist Chikweti Forests and local population with termite control. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; re [...]
2007-04-16 11:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OTRA CTM MZ
07MAPUTO464MOZAMBIQUE: FY2007 ESF TIP PROJECT
[...] Post proposes the following anti-trafficking in persons projects in response to reftel: A) Name of Applicant: Terre de Hommes Germany Southern Africa Coordinating Office B) Requested Funding: $558,180 C) Project Title: Combating Trafficking of Children in Southern Africa (Regional proje [...]
2007-04-20 09:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB ASEC MZ
07MAPUTO478COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Lori Beaman to travel to Mozambique, from April 30, 2007 until May 8, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to work with MozambiqueQs Monitoring and Evaluation Team to help design an evaluation strategy for projects proposed to MCC by th [...]
2007-04-24 09:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO49SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL FINAL COORDINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-11 07:58:00Embassy MaputoSECRETMASS PARM MZ
07MAPUTO491NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ: MAINTAINING PARTICIPATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-25 12:24:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER MZ
07MAPUTO509Mozambique - Cargo Scanning Fees Threaten Trade Through
[...] (SBU) Summary: A new Mozambican company, Kudumba, which is partially owned by the ruling FRELIMO party, has a concession to operate scanners checking cargo at Mozambique's ports of entry. It is charging high fees on all cargo, scanned or not, going through Maputo port. The port and the busine [...]
2007-05-01 08:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON MZ
07MAPUTO540MOZAMBIQUE: ASSESSMENT ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-10 13:32:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC MZ
07MAPUTO556COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ACOTA GEORGETTE
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for ACOTA Georgette Maloney and John Sevold to travel to Mozambique from 23 to 26 May 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct coordination meetings with U.S. Embassy and FADM personnel prior to ACOTA New Equipment Training (NET) in the [...]
2007-05-15 15:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PREL OTRA ASEC MZ
07MAPUTO598April Economic Digest: Mozambique
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during April 2007. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- China's Trade with Mozambique Grows 26 percent -- France Grants Debt Relief, Supports Limpopo Park -- Moma M [...]
2007-05-24 15:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO622Mozambique: 60-Day Report to UN Security Council on UNSCR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-04 12:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY MZ
07MAPUTO623AGOA Forum - Mozambican Delegation
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-04 13:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL MZ
07MAPUTO651Mozambique: Socio-Political Digest
[...] (U) This is a summary of significant socio- political developments in Mozambique over the past two months. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. -- Developments re March 22 Explosion at Munitions Depot -- PDD District Leader Defects to Frelimo -- Police accused of e [...]
2007-06-11 16:01:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPOL PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO675MOZAMBIQUE - 2007 Report on Investment Disputes and
[...] Post is aware of one (1) claim that may be outstanding against the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM). 2. Claimant A. 3. This potential claim arose on or around August 5, 2005. 4. In 2001 Claimant A received authorization for a foreign investment project from the GRM's [...]
2007-06-18 05:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD OPIC PGOV KIDE CASC MZ
07MAPUTO680COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Chris Bertels and Manuel Avila to travel to Mozambique, from July 15, 2007 until July 22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess local audit firm capabilities. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerar [...]
2007-06-18 15:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO684COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officers Chris Bertels and Manuel Avila to travel to Mozambique, from July 15, 2007 until July 22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess local audit firm capabilities. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or [...]
2007-06-19 14:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO685COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Chris Bertels and Manuel Avila to travel to Mozambique, from July 15, 2007 until July 22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess local audit firm capabilities. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerar [...]
2007-06-19 14:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO691COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officer Maria Claudia Pachon to travel to Mozambique, from July 01, 2007 until July 06, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to further develop implementation planning. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinera [...]
2007-06-20 07:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO692COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officer Maria Claudia Pachon to travel to Mozambique, from July 01, 2007 until July 06, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to further develop implementation planning. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinera [...]
2007-06-20 07:51:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO743COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ACOTA FREDERICK
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for ACOTA Frederick Curry, Walter Griffin, Chris Hahn, Corry Holmes and Stephen Marshall to travel to Mozambique from 12 to 20 July 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct ACOTA New Equipment Training (NET) with FADM trainers and specia [...]
2007-06-29 17:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PREL OTRA ASEC MZ
07MAPUTO758GRM REQUEST FOR USE OF QRDF EQUIPMENT FOR SENA LINE
[...] (U) The Foreign Ministry's Director for the Americas and Europe and the director of the National Demining Institute (IND, a dependency of the Foreign Ministry) requested a meeting with Charge on 7/3. At the meeting, the IND director asked for the use of QRDF equipment currently in possession o [...]
2007-07-05 07:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHDP MZ
07MAPUTO773COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CHRIS BERTELS AND
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Chris Bertels and Manuel Avila to travel to Mozambique, from July 15, 2007 until July 22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess local audit firm capabilities. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary ch [...]
2007-07-06 09:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON AFIN OTRA NH MZ
07MAPUTO774COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officers Karen Benjamin, Gary Dayton, Cassia Carvalho- Pacheco, Irlene Gallardo, David Gentry, Joe Hook, Barbara Hayes and Marycel Tuazon to travel to Mozambique, from July 11, 2007 until August 24, 2007. The purpose of these trips i [...]
2007-07-06 09:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO780Mozambique: June Socio-Political Digest
[...] This is a summary of significant socio-political developments in Mozambique that occurred during June 2007. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. -- Provincial Elections Scheduled for December 20, 2007; Election Process Moves Forward -- Recent Increase in Crime Rate Vi [...]
2007-07-09 13:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPOL PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO781Mozambique: June Socio-Political Digest
[...] This is a summary of significant socio-political developments in Mozambique that occurred during June 2007. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. -- Provincial Elections Scheduled for December 20, 2007; Election Process Moves Forward -- Recent Increase in Crime Rate View [...]
2007-07-09 14:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPOL PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO801May/June Economic Digest: Mozambique
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during May and June 2007. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Investment in Tourism Increases Significantly -- M-Cel Now in the Black -- Theft Plagues MozambiqueQs Po [...]
2007-07-11 11:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO81COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for visit by MCC team in reftel. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; refer to paragraph 13 regarding visa requirements. 2. Control Officer: John Wysham, Econ/Pol Chief at the Embassy, will be [...]
2007-01-18 13:35:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN MZ
07MAPUTO82COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO REHO ANTHONY WOODS
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Anthony Woods to travel to Mozambique, from Feb 5-8 to for courtesy calls and consultatins with Mission Staff, government officials and NGOs on a range of bilateral and regional environmental issues. Please advise as soon as possible re [...]
2007-01-18 13:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON EAID OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO859STAFFDEL PHELAN: ESTIMATED COSTS AND
[...] Following are the estimated costs for Mr. Michael Phelan and Mr. Marik StringQs visit to Mozambique July 30 Q August 7. Post requests confirmation of arrival information and authorization for expenditure items as outlined below based on EmbassyQs proposed itinerary. These estimates are subj [...]
2007-07-20 09:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN MZ
07MAPUTO864COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MICHAEL PHELAN AND
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Michael Phelan and Mr. Marik String (STAFFDEL),of the Minority Staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC),to travel to Mozambique, from July 30, 2007 through August 7, 2007 (tentative schedule). The purpose of this trav [...]
2007-07-23 09:09:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN MZ
07MAPUTO869COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STEVEN SMITH AND
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Steven Smith and Nathan Bayer to travel to Mozambique, from July 24, 2007 through July 26, 2007. The purpose of this travel is to conduct site visit to the following projects: Central African Railway, Corredor do Norte, Jopa Villas, and [...]
2007-07-23 14:09:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV OTRA OPIC MI KE MZ
07MAPUTO886 TIP LEGISLATION FORWARDED TO NATIONAL
[...] (SBU) On July 24, Mozambican Government (GRM) representative Luis Covane announced that the Council of Ministers approved draft legislation on trafficking in persons. Covane said that the GRM accelerated its action on this legislation to respond to developments in Mozambique and the Southern [...]
2007-07-26 06:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
07MAPUTO889COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officers Darius Mans and Gary Jacobs to travel to Mozambique, from July 30, 2007 until August 22, 2007. The purpose of these trips is to perform a security assessment of the MCC Mission Office (Gary Jacobs) and to launch the MCA-Moza [...]
2007-07-27 07:51:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO899PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS DELAYED, BUT MOVING FORWARD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Provincial elections in Mozambique originally set for December 20 face logistical difficulties, voter cynicism, protest by the Muslim community, and a budget shortfall. Despite these challenges, the GRM maintains its commitment to proceeding with the elections, but delayed them [...]
2007-08-01 12:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPOL PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
07MAPUTO902CHARGE'S COURTESY CALL WITH FM ABREU
[...] (U) SUMMARY. In a July 31 courtesy call on Minister of Foreign Affairs Alcinda Abreu, the Charge noted the positive and expanding nature of our bilateral relationship, underscored by the recent visit of First Lady Laura Bush and the MCC compact signing. He also advised Abreu of several upcomin [...]
2007-08-02 15:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPOL PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
07MAPUTO903MOZAMBIQUE UNDECIDED ON HEAD OF STATE UNGA ATTENDANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-02 16:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA MZ
07MAPUTO93Embassy Maputo's FY07 BFIF Proposal
[...] Post requests funding in the amount of USD 25726 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY07. 2. Embassy Maputo proposes the following project for FY07. We are requesting funding for only one project as we consider Commercial Outreach essential to increasing trade between [...]
2007-01-22 05:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON ETRD EAID EINV ABUD MZ
07MAPUTO933COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR REHO ANTHONY WOODS
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for REHO Anthony Woods to travel to Mozambique, from August 12, 2007 until August 19, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct courtesy calls and consultations with Mission staff, government officials and NGOQs on a range of bilateral an [...]
2007-08-08 10:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SENV ECON EAID BC MZ
07MAPUTO934COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MARK CLACK TO TRAVEL
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Mark Clack (STAFFDEL),Foreign Relations Staff Member for Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC),to travel to Mozambique, from August 16, 2007 through August 21, 2007. The purpose of this travel is to assess impact and effectiveness of [...]
2007-08-08 12:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN FR IV SF GH SG MZ
07MAPUTO935COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STEVEN FELDSTEIN TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Steven Feldstein (STAFFDEL),Majority Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC),to travel to Mozambique, from August 16, 2007 through August 21, 2007. The purpose of this travel is to assess impact and eff [...]
2007-08-08 12:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KE SF ET GM NL MZ
07MAPUTO936COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PAMELA HOWARD-
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Pamela Howard-Reguindin, to travel to Mozambique, from August 12, 2007 through August 18, 2007. The purpose of this travel is to acquire publications for the US Government, renew arrangements with sources of publications, and consult wit [...]
2007-08-08 13:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA MZ
07MAPUTO938Mozambique: OPIC Guaranty to Calvert Social Investment
[...] Socremo Banco de Microfinancas (Socremo MFB or Socremo) is one of the largest Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) in Mozambique. Socremo received authorization to become a non-bank financial intermediary from the Mozambican government in 1998. In May 2004, Socremo obtained a license to operate [...]
2007-08-08 14:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO947COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CATHERINE CALLOWAY
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Catherine Calloway, to travel to Mozambique, from August 12, 2007 through August 26, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to assist Chikweti Forests of Niassa in setting up a fire fighting methodology, and training employees and community [...]
2007-08-10 12:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA SF MZ
07MAPUTO949UPSURGE IN VIOLENT CRIME: POLITICAL QUAGMIRE FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Violent crime in metropolitan Maputo has increased significantly in recent weeks. Crime is a top domestic issue for the Guebuza government, and press coverage is increasingly critical of his administrationQs response to the wave. Interior Minister Jose Pacheco has publicly pro [...]
2007-08-10 12:50:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV KCRM MZ
07MAPUTO950STAFFDEL FELDSTEIN: ESTIMATED COSTS AND
[...] Following are the estimated costs for Mr. Steven Feldstein and Mr. Mark ClackQs visit to Mozambique August 16 Q August 21. Post requests authorization for expenditure items as outlined below based on EmbassyQs proposed itinerary. These estimates are subject to change based upon Staffdel req [...]
2007-08-13 08:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN MZ
07MAPUTO952COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officer Maria Pachon to travel to Mozambique, from August 31, 2007 until March 27, 2008. The purpose of this trip is to act as the Acting Deputy Resident Country Director for Mozambique. Please advise as soon as possible regarding an [...]
2007-08-13 08:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO955MOZAMBIQUE OFFERS CONDITIONAL PKO PARTICIPATION
[...] (C) During an August 8 call on President Guebuza's Chief of Staff Antonio Sumbana, the Charge noted he would soon visit Minister of Defense Tobias Dai to inquire about Mozambican participation in peacekeeping operations in Africa. Sumbana agreed with the Charge's political analysis that Moz [...]
2007-08-14 07:29:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKPKO PGOV MASS MCAP MOPS MARR MZ
07MAPUTO956MOZAMBIQUE--DISPARATE VIEWS ON MUGABE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Guebuza's Chief of Staff Antonio Sumbana told Charge of private GRM concerns about the ongoing political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe, but that the GRM saw little benefit in publicly challenging Robert Mugabe. "Zimbabwe still has the potential to destabilize Mozambiqu [...]
2007-08-14 08:10:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKDEM MZ PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
07MAPUTO969SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) The Embassy warmly welcomes Secretary Leavitt and his accompanying delegation to Mozambique, widely considered to be an exemplary post-conflict democratic success story in Africa. Following the June visit of First Lady Laura Bush and the July MCC compact signing in Washington with Presi [...]
2007-08-16 11:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PGOV ECON KHIV PREL EAID MZ
07MAPUTO988PRESIDENT GUEBUZA ON ZIMBABWE AND PKO'S
[...] (C) Summary: President Guebuza told the Charge on August 20 that he pressed both Mbeki and Mugabe for a speedier solution to Zimbabwe's political crisis at the Lusaka Summit that reflects the will of the Zimbabwean people. He said that Mozambique was interested in participating in peacekeep [...]
2007-08-21 14:58:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MZ ZI
07MAPUTO998PRESIDENT GUEBUZA ON ZIMBABWE AND PKO'S
[...] (C) Summary: President Guebuza told the Charge on August 20 that he pressed both Mbeki and Mugabe for a speedier solution to Zimbabwe's political crisis at the Lusaka Summit that reflects the will of the Zimbabwean people. He said that Mozambique was interested in participating in peacekeep [...]
2007-08-24 05:44:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MZ ZI
08CARACAS409VENEZUELA TO OPEN EMBASSIES IN AFRICA'S EMERGING
[...] (C) Summary. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) announced the assignment of personnel to open new embassies in Gambia, Sudan and Mozambique. These three embassies will bring the total to 17 of 18 planned Venezuelan missions in Africa. The three newest missions all correspond to natio [...]
2008-03-25 15:38:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL GA MZ SU VE
08DARESSALAAM370A/S FRAZER'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ARMANDO
[...] (SBU) During the Leon H. Sullivan Summit in Arusha, Tanzania, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Jendayi Frazer, met with President Armando Guebuza on June 3 to discuss the MCC compact, the effect of rising oil and food prices on Mozambique's economy, and how the Government of Mozambique [...]
2008-06-17 20:20:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM ECON PGOV MZ TZ
08MAPUTO1004 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS FOR THE
[...] 787/10/T021 2. 10/23/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbowlin@ [...]
2008-10-23 15:35:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1005 GENERAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICE PROVIDER
[...] 787/10/T022 2. 10/23/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbowlin@ [...]
2008-10-23 15:35:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1006 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR
[...] 787/10/T020 2. 10/23/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Bartolomeu Soto, Project Coordinator and Head of TFCA Unit Transfrontier Coordination Areas Unit (TFCAU)/Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 Q 3rd Floor Suite C Maputo, [...]
2008-10-23 15:35:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1008PRESIDENCY MINISTER ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY/ACTION: Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana expressed significant frustration to the Charge on October 23 about the failure of factions in Zimbabwe to achieve a lasting political solution. He said that Mozambican President Armando Guebuza had many important domestic issue [...]
2008-10-23 18:39:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ ZI
08MAPUTO1010MOZAMBIQUE ECONOMIC AND GOVERNANCE RANKINGS SHOW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent ratings and rankings point to relative weaknesses in Mozambique's business climate. According to Transparency International, corruption is still "rampant," while the World Bank's indicator Doing Business 2009 ranking shows that Mozambique's business climate is not impr [...]
2008-10-24 08:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO1012 PRE-QUALIFICATION NOTICE FOR THE CONSULTANCY
[...] 787/10/T023 2. 10/28/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. ANE Q Administracao Nacional de Estradas Gabinete do Director Geral Av. de Mocambique, 1225 POB 403 Maputo, Mozambique Fax: (258 21) 475 533 ----------------------- [...]
2008-10-28 14:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1015EMBASSY-FUNDED SOAP OPERA TO TACKLE HIV/AIDS,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 15, the Charge participated in a signing ceremony to award a one-year, $400,000 grant to Mozambican media giant SOICO. The grant is funded from the Embassy's PEFPAR Small Grants Program and will be used to produce 15 episodes of a soap opera with a 30-minute format foc [...]
2008-10-30 09:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID MZ
08MAPUTO1018CAHORA BASSA HYDRO DAM ENERGIZES SOUTHERN AFRICA
[...] (U) This cable represents the first in a series in an innovative collaboration in energy/resource reporting and commercial advocacy between Embassies Maputo and Pretoria. Embassy Pretoria Minerals/Energy Officer and Maputo Political/Economic officer visited energy/minerals projects in norther [...]
2008-10-31 09:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD SENV MZ SF
08MAPUTO1026 FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND
[...] 787/11/T024 2. 11/03/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: general@ [...]
2008-11-03 14:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1030FIRES DESTROY CORRUPTION CASE EVIDENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following on the heels of the detention of the former Minister of Interior on corruption charges (reftel),police arrested the chairman of Mozambique,s parastatal airports management company, Airports of Mozambique (ADM) on October 22. The charges include misuse of company funds [...]
2008-11-04 08:43:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKCOR PGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO1050 INVITATION FOR BID/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE
[...] 787/11/T025 2. 11/10/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Dr. Bartolomeu Soto, Project Coordinator Ministerio do Turismo- Unidade de Coordenacao das Areas de Conservacao Transfronteira Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123, Predio Cardoso, 3 andar, Flat C [...]
2008-11-10 13:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1051MOZAMBIQUE EYES MEGA-PROJECTS IN ENERGY AND MINING
[...] (U) This cable is part of a series in an innovative collaboration in energy/resource reporting and commercial advocacy between Embassies Maputo and Pretoria. Embassy Pretoria Minerals/Energy Officer and Maputo Political/Economic officer visited energy/minerals projects in northern Tete Prov [...]
2008-11-10 15:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD SENV MZ SF
08MAPUTO1062MOZAMBIQUE RATIFIES COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR TEST BAN
[...] Mozambique ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CNTBT) on November 4, 2008, becoming the 146th country to do so. According to the treaty, Mozambique cannot carry out any tests involving the explosion of nuclear weapons or any type of nuclear explosions; it is obligated to avoid [...]
2008-11-12 13:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KACT MZ
08MAPUTO1070RUSSIA AND MOZAMBIQUE: STILL COMRADES?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With a long history of cooperation during the Soviet era, Russia maintains a nominal official presence in Mozambique, with an eye towards natural resource exploration and garnering support for its international policies. The bilateral trade imbalance leans in Mozambique's favor [...]
2008-11-13 09:12:00Embassy MaputoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR EAID RU MZ
08MAPUTO1073HYDROCARBONS IN MOZAMBIQUE: UNTAPPED POTENTIAL
[...] (U) This cable represents the third in a series in an innovative collaboration in energy/resource reporting and commercial advocacy between Embassies Maputo and Pretoria. Embassy Pretoria Minerals/Energy Officer and Maputo Political/Economic officer visited energy/minerals projects in norther [...]
2008-11-13 09:25:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD SENV MZ SF
08MAPUTO1074REVIEWING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT OF GRM PKO CAPACITY
[...] (SBU) On November 7, the Charge led an informal discussion in his residence with Ambassadors from Great Britain, Canada, Italy, France and Portugal, along with the defense attachE from Brazil and poloff from the South African mission to review the various military support programs each countr [...]
2008-11-13 09:31:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO MARR MASS MZ
08MAPUTO1081EMBASSY MAPUTO SUPPORT FOR FY 2009 SECTION 1206
[...] (SBU) Embassy Maputo has reviewed and the Chief of Mission supports two AFRICOM proposals requesting FY09 1206 funds to conduct, train, and equip the military of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM),in support of larger Eastern Africa efforts to counter terrorism. The first p [...]
2008-11-14 11:01:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR MASS PREL MZ
08MAPUTO1082EMBASSY MAPUTO SUPPORT FOR FY 2009 SECTION 1206
[...] (SBU) Embassy Maputo has reviewed and the Chief of Mission supports two AFRICOM proposals requesting FY09 1206 funds to conduct, train, and equip the military of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM),in support of larger Eastern Africa efforts to counter terrorism. The first p [...]
2008-11-14 11:01:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR MASS PREL MZ
08MAPUTO1083FRELIMO WILL CONSOLIDATE VIRTUAL ONE PARTY RULE IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The November 19 municipal elections in 43 cities and towns across Mozambique are shaping up to be a referendum confirming one party rule. The already dominant ruling FRELIMO party is making every effort to consolidate its power outside the capital in an effort to better control [...]
2008-11-14 12:22:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO1085U.S. ELECTION NIGHT CELEBRATION DRAWS RECORD CROWDS
[...] SUMMARY: In the final weeks of the 2008 U.S. Election, Mozambicans remained captivated, and Public Affairs Maputo responded with a number of programs, culminating in a grand elections night bash with close to 600 people at the national conference center. The November 4 celebration is not the [...]
2008-11-17 12:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR PREL PGOV KDEM MZ
08MAPUTO1086MOZAMBIQUE 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-17 13:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL MZ
08MAPUTO1098MOZAMBIQUE 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-19 07:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL MZ
08MAPUTO1134 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Q BID NR.
[...] 787/11/T026 2. 11/25/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. COREP Executive Secretariat Av.Mao Tse Tung, Nr. 72 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 484 030 Fax: (258 21) 486 127 E-mail: info@pirep.gov.mz ----------------------------- Tr [...]
2008-11-25 09:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1135 TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT N. 634/DIMAN/2008
[...] 787/11/T027 2. 11/25/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Administracao Nacional de Estradas Q ANE Gabinete do Director Geral Av. de Mocambique, 1225 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 476 163/7 Fax: (258 21) 475 290 ---------------- [...]
2008-11-25 09:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1172 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Q BID NR.
[...] 787/11/T026 2. 11/25/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. COREP Executive Secretariat Av.Mao Tse Tung, Nr. 72 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 484 030 Fax: (258 21) 486 127 E-mail: info@pirep.gov.mz ----------------------------- Tr [...]
2008-11-26 10:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1173 TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT N. 634/DIMAN/2008
[...] 787/11/T027 2. 11/25/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Administracao Nacional de Estradas Q ANE Gabinete do Director Geral Av. de Mocambique, 1225 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 476 163/7 Fax: (258 21) 475 290 ---------------- [...]
2008-11-26 10:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1182GRM'S RECENT MOVES ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Carlos Simango, a close advisor to Mozambican President Armando Guebuza told the Charge on 11/27 that the Secretary General of the ruling FRELIMO party met in South Africa with leaders of other liberation movements in the region to press ZANU-PF to accept MDC control--with ZANU- [...]
2008-11-28 13:54:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI MZ
08MAPUTO1190DAVIZ SIMANGO WINS BEIRA MAYOR SLOT AS AN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Daviz Simango, incumbent and highly popular Beira mayor, has won reelection, only this time as an independent. Acting more as a technocrat than a politician, Simango has a reputation for having made the city cleaner, a better place in which to live, and for minimizing corruption [...]
2008-12-01 09:32:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO1203 FEASIBILITY STUDY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL
[...] 787/12/T027 2. 12/03/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: general@ [...]
2008-12-05 07:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1204 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR
[...] 787/12/T028 2. 12/03/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Finance Financial Sector Technical Assistance Project Praca 25 de Junho, 380 Q 3rd Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 312 737/8 Fax: (258 21) 312 739 E-mai [...]
2008-12-05 07:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1228INL-FUNDED BORDER GUARDS STOP PAKISTANI SMUGGLERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Supported by INL funds, the US G and the Government of Portugal jointly developed a program to train and equip Mozambican border guards. The training bore fruit on November 26, when graduates of the program detected and participated in the joint task force that interdicted two [...]
2008-12-08 13:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCLOK MZ PINR PREL PTER SNAR
08MAPUTO1235RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR OPEN TO COOPERATING ON HEALTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a follow-up to reftel meeting, the Charge met with Russian Ambassador to Mozambique and Swaziland Igor V. Popov on November 25 at the Russian Embassy. The meeting dealt with generalities of our respective bilateral relationships with Mozambique, but also provided an opportu [...]
2008-12-09 17:10:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EAID RU MZ
08MAPUTO1248PRESIDENT GUEBUZA ON CHOLERA THREAT AND ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) Health Minister Ivo Garrido has sent health teams to the provinces of Gaza, Manica, Tete, Zambezia, and Niassa, bordering both Zimbabwe and Malawi, to prepare for the potential spread of a cholera epidemic across the border from Zimbabwe, saying that health authorities are on "maximum [...]
2008-12-10 13:17:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI TBIO SENV MZ ZI
08MAPUTO1250BEIRA MAYOR TO LEAD NEW NATIONAL POLITICAL MOVEMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In Beira, Daviz Simango, the independent breakaway candidate (Ref B),has been decisively re-elected as Mayor of Beira (Ref A),the historic stronghold of longtime opposition party RENAMO, making Beira a test case for a new style of independent third-party democracy, breaking a [...]
2008-12-12 06:38:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO1251CAFE SOL, AN EXAMPLE OF COMMERCIAL ADVOCACY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mozambique is ranked 141 out of 181 economies on the World Bank's "Doing Business8 report (Ref A),which means that Embassy Maputo's outreach to U.S. companies and investors in this challenging business environment is especially important for their success. The Mission plays [...]
2008-12-12 07:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO1253BIOFUELS IN MOZAMBIQUE: MORE ANALYSIS
[...] (U) This cable represents the fourth in a series in an innovative collaboration in energy/resource reporting and commercial advocacy between Embassies Maputo and Pretoria. Embassy Pretoria Minerals/Energy Officer and Maputo Political/Economic officer visited energy/minerals projects in north [...]
2008-12-12 10:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN EINV EAGR SENV MZ SF
08MAPUTO1255FRUIT FLIES MENACE MOZAMBIQUE EXPORTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In September and October, an ongoing fruit fly infestation resulted in a ban on Mozambican fruit and vegetable exports to South Africa and Swaziland, causing significant damage to farmers, particularly banana exporters who lost an estimated $2 million. Thanks to quick action [...]
2008-12-16 06:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECIN ECON ETRD EINV MZ SF
08MAPUTO1257THE CHANGING FACE OF ISLAM IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With a large Muslim minority, estimated to range between 20 and 40 percent of the total population, or 4 to 8 million adherents, the role of Islam and Muslims in Mozambique continues to grow in importance. Since the eighth century, Islam has developed along the Swahili coast in M [...]
2008-12-17 13:45:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKISL PHUM PTER SCUL MZ
08MAPUTO126GUEBUZA LAMENTS CAUSES OF CIVIL DISORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Guebuza called in the Charge February 6 and said that poverty and a lack of security were the main causes of recent protests in Maputo. Guebuza said the GRM has a good program to combat poverty, pointing with appreciation to many joint efforts with the USG, but express [...]
2008-02-06 16:17:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID EAIR MZ
08MAPUTO1270AFRICA COMMAND'S AMBASSADOR YATES VISITS MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a December 1-3 visit to Mozambique, Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Activities (DCMA) Ambassador Mary Yates discussed the potential for the Government of Mozambique (GRM) to take part in Peacekeeping Operations (PKOs) with the Minister of Defense and the Minister of the [...]
2008-12-19 08:15:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO1285 MOZAMBIQUE REQUEST FOR TED TRAINING AND
[...] SUMMARY: Charge received a request in December from the Mozambican Minister of Fisheries Cadmiel Muthemba for more U.S. support to train companies and fisheries inspectors on the use of Turtle Exclusion Devices ("TEDs") to overcome Mozambique's weak system of protection and allow the GRM to b [...]
2008-12-24 10:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1286MOZAMBIQUE POLICE TARGETED BY ORGANIZED CRIME,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several high profile shootings of members of the Mozambican police (PRM) and a spree of violent crime suggest that criminal elements have infiltrated Mozambican law enforcement. Armed attacks within Maputo appear more brazen by the day. Mozambique,s most notorious criminal, A [...]
2008-12-24 10:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC SNAR MZ
08MAPUTO1291NOV 19 ELECTION TRANSPARENT WITH SOME PROBLEMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The December 4, 2008 national announcement of municipal election results confirmed the landslide victory of majority party Frelimo which won at least 41 of the 43 mayoral races and majorities in 42 of 43 municipal assemblies. Voter turnout was high for a municipal election, wit [...]
2008-12-29 15:38:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO133MOZAMBIQUE: FY2008 ESF TIP PROJECT
[...] Post proposes the following anti-trafficking in persons projects in response to reftel: A) Name of Applicant: International Office for Migration - Mozambique B) Requested Funding: $323,518 C) Project Title: Capacity Building for Law Enforcement and Service Providers in Mozambique D) [...]
2008-02-12 13:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB ASEC MZ
08MAPUTO149GRM NONCOMMITTAL ON KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-19 06:03:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO164CUBA AND MOZAMBIQUE: A LONG AND CONTINUING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: More than 3500 Mozambicans have studied in Cuba since 1977; many of them now occupy important positions in the Government of Mozambique (GRM) and in the ruling FRELIMO party, even as close advisors to current President Armando Guebuza. Relations between the two countries' gov [...]
2008-02-23 09:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCU PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MZ
08MAPUTO166RESCHEDULING PROPVINCIAL ELECTIONS: BIPARTISAN
[...] SUMMARY: Mozambique's first provincial elections have been postponed; a new date has not yet been set but elections may be held in conjunction with national Presidential and Assembly elections in November 2009. In a show of pragmatic cooperation, ruling party FRELIMO and the major opposition [...]
2008-02-25 14:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO190'ABDUCTED' CHILDREN CASE STIRS TRAFFICKING DEBATE
[...] SUMMARY: The discovery of 39 children being trucked more than 2000 kilometers in squalid conditions reignited debate regarding trafficking in persons in Mozambique. Although the parents asserted that the children were being sent to Islamic schools for religious training, none of the heads of [...]
2008-02-29 07:14:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KOCI MZ
08MAPUTO191MOZAMBIQUE: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Mozambique is a source and possibly a destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation. The use of forced and bonded child laborers is a common practice in Mozambique's rural areas, often with the complicity of family me [...]
2008-03-03 08:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD ASEC PREF MZ
08MAPUTO220FM AGREES TO BILATERAL POLITICAL DIALOGUE, AND TO
[...] (U) Note: This report was written February 26 but final transmission was delayed. While FM Abreu was dismissed from her duties on March 10, this conversation and the issues discussed will serve as a basis for our first meeting with the new Foreign Minister. End Note. 2. (U) Summary: In [...]
2008-03-12 12:36:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD KHUM EAID MZ ZI KPKO
08MAPUTO222RENAMO LEADER DHLAKAMA'S POLITICAL ANALYSIS
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 7 meeting with the Charge, Afonso Dhlakama, leader of opposition party Renamo, said that Government bureaucracy and corruption were scaring off foreign investment. He expressed concern about the strength of election institutions while noting that he was traveling exte [...]
2008-03-12 12:54:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MZ
08MAPUTO231Mozambique's Agricultural Sector Ripe for U.S. Investment
[...] SUMMARY: Only 12 percent of Mozambique's arable land is under cultivation. Mozambique's agriculture minister is actively courting international agricultural investment. U.S. agribusinesses are ramping up operations in Mozambique. The GRM is reviewing a national biofuels strategy, and the c [...]
2008-03-18 06:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR SENV EINV ENRG PGOV TBIO MZ
08MAPUTO233DAS THOMPSON SEES MOZAMBIQUE'S CHALLENGES AND USG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 2-3 visit to Maputo, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Carol Thompson met with the Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidency to urge the GRM to strengthen the business environment, participate in peacekeeping operations, and recognize Kosovo's independ [...]
2008-03-18 11:04:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EAID MZ
08MAPUTO241PRESIDENT GUEBUEZA SACKS THREE MINISTERS, DEMOTES
[...] (C) In a rare cabinet reshuffle on March 10, President Armando Guebuza sacked the Transportation, Justice, and Environment Ministers, and demoted Foreign Minister Alcinda Abreu to the less prestigious Environment Ministry. The three incoming ministers are considered to be capable technocrats. [...]
2008-03-19 08:53:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD MZ
08MAPUTO252 INVITATION FOR BIDS REHABILITATION AND
[...] 787/08/T004 2. 03/13/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Dr. Zeferino Martins, Director COREP Q SECRETARIADO EXECUTIVO Programa Integrado da Reforma da Educacao Profissional Av. Mao Tse Tung, 72 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) [...]
2008-03-25 09:51:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO253 INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] 787/08/T006 2. 03/13/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Mr. Domingos Colaco, Procurement Officer Ministry of Science and Technology Av. Patrice Lumumba, 770 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 315 167 Fax: (258 21) 315 166 [...]
2008-03-25 09:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO254 INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF
[...] 787/08/T005 2. 03/13/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. National Directorate of Fisheries Economics Ministry of Fisheries Av. Consiglieri Pedroso, 347 Q 3rd Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 315 167 Fax: (258 21) 315 166 [...]
2008-03-25 09:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO261ARREST OF HUMAN TRAFFICKER RENEWS CALLS TO PASS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 20, Mozambique Television (TVM) ran an extensive story on two teenaged Mozambican girls trafficked to South Africa and forced into prostitution. The case is particularly significant because it represents the first time that authorities have apprehended a suspected traffic [...]
2008-03-26 07:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
08MAPUTO305REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ON TECHNICAL
[...] 787/08/T007 2. 04/09/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: National Directorate of Water Av. 25 de Setembro, 942 Q 11th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 312 568/9 QNational Director of Water Tel: (258 21) 310 902 -Head of Water Res [...]
2008-04-09 15:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO310VISIT OF PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT PROMISES CLOSER
[...] (U) Summary. Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva made a state visit to Mozambique March 24-27, the first by a Portuguese head of state in more than ten years. The visit was widely described as the beginning of a new era of cooperation between Portugal and Mozambique and was highlighte [...]
2008-04-11 05:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM PO MZ
08MAPUTO321NEW MOZAMBICAN FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) In an initial call on new Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi April 15 (other issues reviewed septel),the Charge stated that the USG viewed the situation in Zimbabwe as increasingly dire, that it was imperative to get democratic resolution soonest, and pressed for the GRM to take on a more a [...]
2008-04-15 18:13:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI MZ
08MAPUTO322MOZAMBIQUE ADOPTS COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-TIP LAW:
[...] (SBU) On April 10, Mozambique's National Assembly unanimously passed an anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) law, becoming the first country in SADC to adopt such comprehensive legislation. The adoption was the result of a "perfect storm" in recent months, including a constant lobbying effort by [...]
2008-04-17 12:01:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN MZ PHUM SMIG
08MAPUTO323NEW FOREIGN MINISTER--"DUTY TO STRENGTHEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an introductory call by the Charge, new Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi discussed Zimbabwe (ref A) and indicated his support for greater bilateral political and economic dialogue with the USG. Baloi urged for better coordination in-country among international donors. He ex [...]
2008-04-18 16:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD KDEM AMGT EAID MZ
08MAPUTO324ARMS SHIPMENT FOR ZIMBABWE DENIED ENTRY TO
[...] (C) After receiving reports that a ship carrying Chinese arms destined for Zimbabwe had left Durban, South Africa and was headed to Mozambique, the Charge contacted the Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana early in the morning today to urge that the GRM not permit the arms to transit M [...]
2008-04-19 18:15:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EWWT MASS MZ ZI
08MAPUTO339CHINESE MAKE SECOND APPROACH ON ARMS SHIPMENT FOR
[...] (C) Last Monday evening, April 21, Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana called the Charge to inform him that the Chinese Government had again requested permission for the Chinese ship with arms for Zimbabwe to be given access to a Mozambican port. The Minister was under the mistaken [...]
2008-04-22 15:02:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EWWT MASS ZI MZ
08MAPUTO35THE FLOODING IN MOZAMBIQUE: FACTS AND BACKGROUND
[...] SUMMARY: FLOOD LEVELS OF THE ZAMBEZE RIVER IN MOZAMBIQUE CONTINUE TO RISE, BUT ARE STILL WITHIN THE FLOOD PLAIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE (GRM) HAS NOT YET DECLARED A DISASTER. AT THIS POINT IN THE RAINY SEASON, THESE LEVELS DO RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT POTENTIAL F [...]
2008-01-11 05:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT MZ EAID
08MAPUTO354BUSINESS LICENSES NOW ISSUED IN A SINGLE DAY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The GRM recently announced that commercial licenses for small businesses will be issued in a single day and location. The change comes on the heels of recommendations by post on how to reduce poverty in Mozambique and suggests that President Guebuza's administration recognizes [...]
2008-04-23 15:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO365TSVANGIRAI VISITS MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) visited Maputo on April 23. The visit was personally coordinated by the leader of Mozambique's opposition party Renamo, Afonso Dhlakama, who arranged for Tsvangirai to meet with former president Joaqu [...]
2008-04-24 17:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM ZI MZ
08MAPUTO371CIVIL SOCIETY MORE CRITICAL OF ZIMBABWE SITUATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: At an April 22 roundtable on the Zimbabwean elections organized by the Center of Mozambican and International Studies (CEMO),local academics, press, and NGOs expressed serious concerns regarding SADC's indifference to the post-election situation in Zimbabwe. Throughout the half- [...]
2008-04-28 07:46:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ZM MZ
08MAPUTO373MOZAMBIQUE-UNHCR CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) Poloff met on 4/21 with head of the UNHCR mission in Mozambique, Victoria Akyeampong to discuss UNHCR initiatives concerning Zimbabwe since the March 29 elections. Akyeampong noted that a UNHCR team from Geneva had recently visited Mozambique to work with the GRM on a contingency plan for [...]
2008-04-28 15:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG PREF MZ ZM
08MAPUTO380PRIVATE AIR CARRIER FAILS, STATE AIRLINE EXPANDS
[...] Private Mozambican airline Air Corridor may not fly again as both of its Boeing 737s are grounded in South Africa with major maintenance problems. The company began operating in 2004 and suffered from several safety and maintenance incidents over the course of its existence. (Note: Embassy [...]
2008-04-30 06:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO381UNHCR-MOZAMBIQUE FOCUSES ON LOCAL INTEGRATION,
[...] (U) Poloff met recently with head of the UNHCR mission in Mozambique, Victoria Akyeampong to discuss the first-of-its-kind UNHCR pilot transition program for operations at the Maratane refugee camp in Nampula Province. Akyeampong described the 2006-2008 UNHCR country plan which focuses on prov [...]
2008-04-30 08:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF SMIG MZ
08MAPUTO399IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - MOZAMBIQUE
[...] This message responds to the request (ref A) for Mission Maputo's analysis on how rising food and agricultural commodity process are affecting Mozambican society. As instructed, it also lists post's recent cables on agricultural issues. ------ Demand ------ 2. Mozambique's most impo [...]
2008-05-07 08:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ECON EAID PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO406NO GRM REACTION TO ZIM ELECTION RESULTS;
[...] (U) The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's delayed release of results from the March 29 presidential elections was met with minimal official reaction locally. The GRM has yet to make an official statement, aside from a brief public comment in mid-April by a Vice Minister for Foreign Relations, u [...]
2008-05-08 14:03:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ ZI
08MAPUTO466MANAMO PARTY CHIEF MAXIMO DIAS TO RETIRE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Charge, small opposition party MANAMO leader Maximo Dias announced his retirement and the closure of his party. He spoke about FRELIMO's theft of the 1999 elections, a $12 million offer of assistance made to RENAMO for the 2004 elections, and President Gueb [...]
2008-05-19 15:20:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO467MANAMO PARTY CHIEF MAXIMO DIAS TO RETIRE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Charge, small opposition party MANAMO leader Maximo Dias announced his retirement and the closure of his party. He spoke about FRELIMO's theft of the 1999 elections, a $12 million offer of assistance made to RENAMO for the 2004 elections, and President Gueb [...]
2008-05-20 06:03:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO470INCREASE IN VIGILANTE KILLINGS EXPOSES BROKEN
[...] (U) Mozambique has registered a significant rise in the number of re ------------------- NUMBERS TRENDING UP ------------------- 2. (SBU) According to prominent Mozambican sociologist Carlos Serra, th ------------------------------ THE ROOT OF VIGILANTE KILLINGS ---------------------- [...]
2008-05-20 14:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MZ
08MAPUTO472INCREASE IN VIGILANTE KILLINGS EXPOSES BROKEN
[...] (U) Mozambique has registered a significant rise in the number of reported vigilante killings, from 17 in 2006, to 31 in 2007, to 30 in the first four months of 2008. The increase is the result of several factors, including a rise in the cost of living, growing crime rate, lack of police pres [...]
2008-05-21 06:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MZ
08MAPUTO473"VIRTUAL" TECHNOLOGIES MEET POLITICAL AND POPULAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The stage is set for modern communications technologies to play a key role in future protests in Mozambique. Cell phone ownership is increasingly common and internet access is growing rapidly. Demonstrators honed their skills and began to see the power of managing civil prote [...]
2008-05-21 06:29:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECPS MZ
08MAPUTO475RAISING ZIMBABWE AT THE UN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE
[...] (C) Charge raised reftel points with VFM Henrique Banze on May 12 and new Transportation Minister Paulo Zucula on May 15 (Note: Zucula was most recently the director of Mozambique's Disaster Response Agency, which would have a key role in any humanitarian efforts for Zimbabwean refugees enter [...]
2008-05-22 06:09:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KDEM ZI MZ
08MAPUTO480SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM ASSISTS 47,000
[...] The Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program (SSH) in Mozambique is an integral part of the U.S. Mission. It allows the Executive Office to respond quickly to requests from local communities for assistance that have an immediate impact while furthering our mission policies and objectives and b [...]
2008-05-23 08:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID ETRD PREL MZ
08MAPUTO487MOZAMBICAN GOVERNMENT DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 22, as the xenophobic violence in South Africa entered its second week, the Mozambican government (GRM) declared a state of emergency to deal with a massive influx of thousands of Mozambican citizens fleeing the violence. GRM border immigration authorities stated that from [...]
2008-05-23 16:49:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPHUM SMIG PREF MZ ZM
08MAPUTO49ARCHBISHOP COMPARES POLITICAL SITUATION TO
[...] (U) In a recent interview with the journal 'Magazine Independente,' Jaime Pedro Goncalves, Archbishop of Beira (Mozambique's second largest city),expressed concern at what he views as political discrimination against pro-Renamo regions of the country. Perceived as a Renamo supporter, he ind [...]
2008-01-16 09:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV MZ ZI
08MAPUTO498FOREIGN MINISTER BALOI ON ZIMBABWE AND VIOLENCE IN
[...] (C) In a May 23 meeting Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi told the Charge that the Mozambican Government (GRM) continues to monitor the situation in Zimbabwe closely through its Embassy and various Mozambican envoys sent to Zimbabwe. When pressed about the GRM's "silent diplomacy" and the nee [...]
2008-05-29 13:17:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ ZI
08MAPUTO502MOZAMBIQUE FIGHTING CORRUPTION WITH SMOKE AND
[...] (C) More than three years after a new administration was elected on an anticorruption platform, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) has shown little success in the fight against corruption. International NGOs, most donors, and some small but dedicated elements of civil society express constant [...]
2008-06-02 05:18:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKCOR KCRM PGOV PHUM MZ
08MAPUTO511ENERGY, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES INVESTMENT INCREASING
[...] (U) Summary: The GRM recently hosted its first international conference on extractive industries and the energy sector, with representatives of more than 100 multinational companies in attendance. Mozambican ministers highlighted opportunities in energy generation and transmission, petroleum, [...]
2008-06-02 15:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EINV KNNP MZ
08MAPUTO532LABOR MINISTRY REPORTS THEFT OF $8 MILLION FROM
[...] (U) On June 2, a commission of inquiry established by the Ministry of Labor (MOL) announced that USD eight million had been stolen from the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) between 2002 and 2008. The commission's findings indicate that the theft involved a series of fraudulent ope [...]
2008-06-05 15:31:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV PHUM PREL MZ
08MAPUTO533GRM COMMITS TO EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY;
[...] (U) The non-profit Center for Public Integrity (CIP) recently hosted a workshop on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI),in conjunction with international institutes Revenue Watch and Southern African Resource Watch. The seminar comes soon after the GRM Finance Ministry an [...]
2008-06-05 15:39:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALEMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EINV KNNP MZ
08MAPUTO538GRACA MACHEL: AN INSIDER'S VIEW OF POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: Former First Lady of Mozambique Graca Machel told the Charge May 27 that the recent xenophobic violence in South Africa has severely damaged relations between Mozambique and South Africa. Referring to the recent history of violence in Kenya, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, Machel n [...]
2008-06-06 09:36:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO539U.S. COMPANY PROMISES $5 BILLION OIL REFINERY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. company Ayr Logistics recently announced the signature of design documents to build an oil refinery at Nacala-a-Velha, on the coast of the Northern province of Nampula. The development, valued at over USD $5 billion, would start operating within the next seven years, and con [...]
2008-06-09 07:18:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ETRD EAID ECON EWWT PREL MZ
08MAPUTO546SPILLOVER EFFECTS OF ZIMBABWE CRISIS
[...] (U) The crisis in Zimbabwe continues to have political, economic, and humanitarian spillover effects on Mozambique. While the Mozambican government (GRM) denies that Zimbabwean refugees enter Mozambique, NGOs paint a different picture. Border controls at the Machipanda crossing at the Zimbabwe [...]
2008-06-10 15:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG PREF MZ ZM
08MAPUTO566MOZAMBIQUE TO COMMIT ELECTION OBSERVERS TO ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-17 09:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SADC MZ ZM
08MAPUTO568MOZAMBIQUE: NO DISPUTES FOR 2008 INVESTMENT
[...] There are currently no investment disputes that would qualify Mozambique for inclusion in the 2008 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. 2. This cable was also cleared by FCS Johannesburg. Chapman [...]
2008-06-17 14:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ECON EINV KIDE MZ
08MAPUTO60MOZAMBIQUE'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is Mozambique's 2008 Investment Climate Statement. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Mozambique encourages foreign direct investment. CPI, the government's Investment Promotion Center, seeks to bring investor [...]
2008-01-18 06:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR MZ
08MAPUTO616NUMBER OF ZIMBABWEAN POLITICAL REFUGEES ON THE RISE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloffs recently met with the UNHCR representative in Maputo to discuss the Zimbabwe political situation's affect on Mozambique and subsequently visited the Mozambique/Zimbabwe border towns of Machipanda, Manica, and Chimoio on June 26-27 to gauge the situation on the ground prior [...]
2008-07-02 12:21:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SMIG PREF PGOV MZ ZM
08MAPUTO636U.S. ELECTIONS: MOZ ASKS "WHAT'S IN IT FOR US?"
[...] SUMMARY: The Charge spoke on July 1 to an audience of 60 including members of civil society, the diplomatic community, several minority party leaders and press about the U.S. elections in a panel-debate hosted by the Center for Mozambican and International Studies (CEMO). Audience members f [...]
2008-07-09 15:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO MZ
08MAPUTO637U.S. ELECTIONS: MOZ ASKS "WHAT'S IN IT FOR US?"
[...] SUMMARY: The Charge spoke on July 1 to an audience of 60 including members of civil society, the diplomatic community, several minority party leaders and press about the U.S. elections in a panel-debate hosted by the Center for Mozambican and International Studies (CEMO). Audience members f [...]
2008-07-10 06:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO MZ
08MAPUTO648DUTCH HOLD MEETING ON ZIMBABWE CONTINGENCIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with friendly diplomatic missions on July 11 at the Dutch Embassy to discuss contingency planning for any future potential citizen evacuations from Zimbabwe into Mozambique at the Mutare border crossing in Manica province. The Dutch Charge openly expressed his missi [...]
2008-07-15 08:21:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC PHUM ZI MZ
08MAPUTO651TIP GRANT SIGNING CEREMONY WITH LOCAL NGO A SUCCESS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 3, the Embassy hosted a well-attended signing ceremony to award a two-year, $300,000 G/TIP grant to Mozambican NGO Rede CAME (Network Against Child Abuse). All major media outlets, representatives from 15 Mozambican NGOs involved in the fight against trafficking in women a [...]
2008-07-16 08:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KFRD ELAB PHUM KWMN SMIG MZ
08MAPUTO652SANT' EGIDIO'S PRESIDENT, FORMER PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) The Charge spoke with former president Joaquim Chissano about Zimbabwe on July 10 at a reception hosted by Sant' Egidio founder Andrea Riccardi. Chissano said initially he did not want to speak about Zimbabwe but preferred to discuss Uganda. Nevertheless, he believed that Mbeki was d [...]
2008-07-16 09:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ZI MZ
08MAPUTO666PRESIDENCY MINISTER ON ZIMBABWE: "WE'RE DEFENDING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After being told that the GRM's stance on Zimbabwe harms the government,s international reputation and that a stronger effort--beyond quiet diplomacy--is imperative, Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumabana claimed that the GRM views Mugabe as a dangerous madman who could in [...]
2008-07-18 10:45:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI MZ
08MAPUTO669MOZAMBICAN MEDIA FAULTS WEAK CIVIL SOCIETY FOR LACK OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge hosted a lunch on July 17 for six top independent media editors, at which discussion of Zimbabwe dominated. The editors expressed disappointment with the Government of Mozambique's (GRM) silence on the issue, in part a symptom of weak civil society organizations in [...]
2008-07-21 12:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO KMDR PREL PGOV MZ ZI
08MAPUTO675ECONOMY SLOWS: ZIMBABWE, ENERGY PRICES FAULTED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Mozambique (GRM) reported first quarter 2008 GDP growth of 3.5 percent, down from 8.1 percent growth in the same quarter last year. Increases in prices of fuel and food--which appear to be negatively impacting the economy and minimizing GRM attempts to bring [...]
2008-07-21 14:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO714NOVEMBER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AN ACCURATE GAUGE OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Members of Mozambican political parties and civil society met in early July to review preparations for the November 19 municipal elections. The participants identified three elements critical to the success of the elections: transparency in the election process, party contro [...]
2008-07-23 07:06:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO715BFIF HIGHLIGHTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. INVESTORS
[...] SUMMARY: In an environment of increased investor interest and economic growth in Mozambique's economy, Embassy Maputo drew upon the Department of State's FY08 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) and partnered with the Foreign Commercial Service to successfully craft a range of activit [...]
2008-07-23 12:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EINV ECON ETRD MZ
08MAPUTO729HEALTH MINISTER: WE MUST COOPERATE BETTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge met with the Mozambican Minister of Health, Dr. Ivo Garrido, on July 3 to discuss the planned $1 billion USG investment in the Mozambican health care sector over the next five years via the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) and President's Malaria [...]
2008-07-29 09:46:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID KHIV SOCI MZ
08MAPUTO748CORRUPTION CONCERNS LEAD SWEDEN AND SWITZERLAND TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent press reports highlight the decision of Sweden, a member of 19 donor countries (G19) who engage in direct budget support, to reduce its untargeted direct budget support to the Government of Mozambique (GRM) due to shortcomings in the areas of transparency and good gove [...]
2008-08-05 15:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO751FRAUD ALLEGATIONS, VOTER REGISTRATION, BUDGET:
[...] SUMMARY: Voter registration for the November 19 local elections ended August 4; more than 90 percent of eligible voters have registered. The Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration (STAE) estimates the elections will cost $15 million. In July, several media outlets reported alleg [...]
2008-08-06 08:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO777THREE POLICE OFFICERS SENTENCED TO LONG PRISON
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 31, the Maputo City Court sentenced three police officers to 21 years' imprisonment each and ordered the officers to pay $25,000 to the families of three prisoners executed by the officers in April 2007. The conviction is the result of an independent investigation condu [...]
2008-08-14 13:09:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL MZ
08MAPUTO781GRM CONDEMNS MAURITANIA COUP, STILL SILENT ON
[...] (U) On August 11, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) unilaterally condemned the coup d'etat in Mauritania, calling it a violation of the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the principles of the African Union. The statement issued by the GRM Ministry of Foreign Affairs off [...]
2008-08-15 09:42:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ ZI
08MAPUTO782U.S. ELECTIONS INSPIRE INTROSPECTION IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Responding to the great public demand here for information and insight on the U.S. elections, Public Affairs hosted Mozambican university students for a pair of programs on July 31 and August 5. In learning more about democracy in the United States, the students, who are looking [...]
2008-08-15 10:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO KMDR PREL PGOV KDEM MZ
08MAPUTO784MOZAMBIQUE - CHINA'S RICEBASKET?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chinese Government (GoC) and businesses continue to expand commitments and investments in Mozambique; China is now the sixth largest foreign investor. Long-standing interests in natural resources are complemented by new investments in agriculture-especially rice, along with [...]
2008-08-18 07:26:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALEAGR EINV SENV KCOR PGOV MZ CH
08MAPUTO791DECENTRALIZATION INITIATIVE INCREASES LOCAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A rural development/decentralization initiative using low-interest loans implemented by the GRM has brought resources to remote districts that often see relatively little state investment and has generated some increased local participation in decision-making regarding the pro [...]
2008-08-19 11:14:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO802IN SADC TROIKA, MOZAMBIQUE UNLIKELY TO PRESSURE
[...] (SBU) On August 16 and 17, the 28th Summit of the SADC Heads of State and Government in South Africa elected Mozambican President Armando Guebuza as Deputy Chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defense, and Security Cooperation. Guebeza is part of a "troika" that includes former chair [...]
2008-08-22 09:05:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ ZI
08MAPUTO803CRIME RATES STABLE, BUT VIOLENT CRIME IS UP
[...] (SBU) According to law enforcement officials, crime rates in Maputo for July and August--traditionally a period of increased crime for the city (ref A)--have remained stable compared to the same timeframe in previous years. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that these numbers may mask a c [...]
2008-08-25 07:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC MZ
08MAPUTO837USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
[...] This is a reply to reftel requesting assistance to USITC in its investigation of select industries in sub-Saharan Africa. Post notes that Mozambique does not have an export industry in the agriculture sectors of coffee, shea butter, and tropical fruits, as specified reftel. In the mining and [...]
2008-09-02 17:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV KTEX MZ
08MAPUTO846FRELIMO FAILS TO RE-NOMINATE POPULAR MAYOR OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 23, members of the FRELIMO Committee for the City of Maputo met behind closed doors for 13 hours to determine the party's candidate for the upcoming November 19 municipal elections. In a surprise move, members selected current Minister of Youth and Sport David Simango [...]
2008-09-03 14:43:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO847MOZAMBIQUE AWASH IN A SEA OF COUNTERFEITS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Econoff and visiting CommOff canvassed a wide spectrum of stakeholders in regards to intellectual property (IP) from August 13-21. Mozambique is making some headway, as the issue is gaining some attention at the highest levels--President Armando Guebuza made two public state [...]
2008-09-04 12:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO857FOREIGN MINISTER BALOI ON ZIMBABWE, SADC TROIKA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 28 meeting with the Charge, Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi was very frank in his appraisal of the crisis in Zimbabwe and Mozambique's role via the SADC Troika (ref A). Baloi said the Troika had taken on specific mediation interventions, and he described President [...]
2008-09-09 11:37:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI MZ
08MAPUTO872 FB REF: IMOPETRO/CACL/02/2008 FOR THE SUPPLY AND SHIPMENT
[...] 787/09/T009 2. 09/04/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: The Managing Director IMOPETRO Rua da Imprensa, 256 - 4th Floor Suite 403/406 P.O. 1412 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 301 847/302 190 Fax: (258 21) 302 278 [...]
2008-09-11 11:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO875 TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREAS AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
[...] 787/09/T010 2. 09/04/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Bartolomeu Soto, Project Coordinator and Head of the TFCA Unit Transfrontiers Coordination Areas Unit (TFCAU)/Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 - 4th Floor Suite [...]
2008-09-11 11:23:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO876 SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE FARMER INCOME SUPPORT PROJECT -
[...] 787/09/T012 2. 09/04/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA - Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbo [...]
2008-09-11 11:23:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO877 SIMPLIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE FISP - REF.
[...] 787/09/T014 2. 09/11/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA - Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbo [...]
2008-09-11 11:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO878 SIMPLIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE FISP - REF.
[...] 787/09/T014 2. 09/11/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA - Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbo [...]
2008-09-11 11:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO901RENAMO SENDS ITS POPULAR MAYOR PACKING TOO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: RENAMO leadership chose not to nominate the incumbent mayor of Beira, Daviz Simango, as that party's candidate in November municipal elections. Simango, a competent technocrat who has ably administered the city over the past five years and who enjoys widespread popular support, [...]
2008-09-17 17:51:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO914PIPER SENECA PA-34 CRASHES IN BEIRA KILLING SIX
[...] According to news reports and eye-witness accounts, a U.S.-made twin engine PA-34-220T Piper Seneca, registered in Durban, South Africa as ZS-LTX, crashed at 14:30 on Saturday September 20, approximately 30 meters offshore from the seaside Palmeiras neighborhood on the outskirts of Beira in S [...]
2008-09-22 17:20:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR MZ
08MAPUTO919PARTY-VOTER DISCONNECT ENGENDERS GRASSROOT CHANGE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: There are indications that democracy may be taking greater hold at the grassroots level in Mozambique. The refusal of both major political parties to support the re-election of popular mayors in Maputo and Beira, the country's two largest cities, may be a serious miscalculation. [...]
2008-09-23 10:08:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO927FORMER MINISTER OF INTERIOR ARRESTED ON CORRUPTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 22, police arrested former Minister of Interior Almerino Manhenje and eight other citizens on charges of corruption. Politics seems to have played a role in this particular case, and the timing coincides with growing concerns by donors that the Mozambican governmen [...]
2008-09-30 09:52:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKCOR KDEM PHUM PREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO929QUIET DIPLOMACY 'SUCCESS' IN ZIMBABWE LAUDED, YET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mozambique's public reaction to the Zimbabwean power-sharing agreement remains positive, with the Government of Mozambique (GRM) taking credit via its efforts in the SADC Troika and the two countries' historically strong relationship. The crisis in Zimbabwe has done economic d [...]
2008-10-01 15:23:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI MZ
08MAPUTO932QUIET DIPLOMACY 'SUCCESS' IN ZIMBABWE LAUDED, YET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mozambique's public reaction to the Zimbabwean power-sharing agreement remains positive, with the Government of Mozambique (GRM) taking credit via its efforts in the SADC Troika and the two countries' historically strong relationship. The crisis in Zimbabwe has done economic d [...]
2008-10-02 08:11:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI MZ
08MAPUTO933QUIET DIPLOMACY 'SUCCESS' IN ZIMBABWE LAUDED, YET
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-02 08:11:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI MZ
08MAPUTO934GRM AND PRESS UNEASY ABOUT ZUMA'S RISE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Mozambican press has carefully analyzed the potential implication of Jacob Zuma's rise to power in neighboring South Africa. Concerns include potential regional implications of domestic conflict inside South Africa, particularly given the political, economic, and trade ties [...]
2008-10-02 12:00:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ SF
08MAPUTO959AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - MOZAMBIQUE
[...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Maputo submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information. 2. Country: MOZAMBIQUE Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Between October 2007 and October 2008 the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continued efforts to establi [...]
2008-10-08 10:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR ECON PGOV PREL ELAB PTER MZ
08MAPUTO963U.S. ELECTIONS PROGRAMS A BIG DRAW IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] SUMMARY: Responding to the enthusiastic Mozambican interest in the U.S. Presidential race, Public Affairs Maputo continues to organize successful elections-related events, with several more planned in the final month of campaigning. These events have been excellent opportunities to engage ke [...]
2008-10-08 13:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR PREL PGOV KDEM MZ
08MAPUTO969USTR REINVIGORATES TIFA WITH MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a September 28 to October 1 visit, USTR Director for African Affairs Bill Jackson met with a variety of government and private sector stakeholders in Maputo to reinvigorate the bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). The second high-level Trade and Inve [...]
2008-10-10 09:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV EFIN EAGR ENRG EPET SENV MZ
08MAPUTO972RESPONSE TO USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable responds to Ref B's request to provide an overview of the current physical infrastructure conditions of land transport (road and rail),maritime transport, and electricity in Mozambique to include capacity, state of repair, and state of technology; an overview of the [...]
2008-10-10 11:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ECON EINV MZ
08MAPUTO981 COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCUREMENT OF SUPPLY AND
[...] 787/10/T015 2. 10/15/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbowlin@ [...]
2008-10-16 06:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO982 EXECUTION OF TECHNICAL, SOCIAL AND WORKS
[...] 787/10/T016 2. 10/15/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbowlin@ [...]
2008-10-16 06:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO983PRE-SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR DETAILED
[...] 787/10/T017 2. 10/15/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. ANE Q Administracao Nacional de Estradas Gabinete do Director Geral Av. de Mocambique, 1225 POB 403 Maputo, Mozambique Fax: (258 21) 475 533 ----------------------- [...]
2008-10-16 06:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08PRETORIA214ESKOM AND MINES: AIMING FOR THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa's electricity crisis continues unabated. Economists debated the costs of most of the country's mines being shut down for almost one week, as they started to move back into partial production on January 30-31. The government has announced a stabilization plan to ac [...]
2008-02-01 12:00:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN EPET SENV BEXP MGMT SF MZ BC
08PRETORIA638SOUTH AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE TRADE ON THE RISE
[...] (U) Summary: Economic ties between South Africa and Mozambique continue to strengthen. Trade between the countries has grown 65 percent since 2004 and the trade relationship is heavily in South Africa's favor. South Africa has been the largest foreign investor in Mozambique for more than a de [...]
2008-03-28 07:45:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EPET ENRG PREL MZ SA
08STATE72005JOINT LETTER TO G8 ON MATERNAL HEALTH AND INFANT
[...] (C) Summary: Norway,s Charge d,Affaires Aud Kolberg met EEB PDAS David Nelson July 2 to present a letter (text in para 7) from leaders of Norway and six other countries to Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda urging Japan to lead the G8 in devoting greater attention and funding to combating materna [...]
2008-07-03 21:38:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALBR CI EAID EINV ENRG ETTC JA LI MZ NO SG SOCI TZ
09ANTANANARIVO586POLITICAL DIALOGUE MOVES TO MAPUTO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Madagascar's "Big Four" political leaders are entering their second day of talks in Maputo, Mozambique (reftel B),under the tutelage of former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano. After a "satisfying" (but ceremonial) first encounter on the evening of August 5, the leaders were [...]
2009-08-06 13:42:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALPGOV MA MZ
09ANTANANARIVO596MADAGASCAR'S MAPUTO DEAL: SHAKY SUPPORT, BUT STILL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Four days after Madagascar's feuding political leaders reached agreement at talks in Maputo (reftel B),a majority of the population appears to cautiously accept it as a good first step - but significant opposition remains among factions that stand to lose out once the deal is fin [...]
2009-08-14 11:28:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALPGOV MA MZ
09ANTANANARIVO604POLITICAL TENSIONS GROW AS MAPUTO II APPROACHES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: International mediators have set a date for a second round of talks (August 24-27) in Maputo, Mozambique, bringing together the Big Four political leaders in Madagascar's ongoing crisis. The focus will be the division of posts in an eventual unity government, in accordance with t [...]
2009-08-20 14:01:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALPGOV MA MZ
09ANTANANARIVO618MAPUTO II: NO AGREEMENT ON TRANSITION LEADERS
[...] (C) Summary: After three days of tense negotiations aimed at dividing up posts in a consensus transition government, Madagascar's four main political rivals failed to reach agreement on who would fill the top posts of transition president, vice president, and prime minister. However, they did [...]
2009-08-28 09:58:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALPGOV MA MZ
09ANTANANARIVO846AFTER MAPUTO III: A FOOLISH RAJOELINA ON THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Relations between Madagascar's four main political movements have taken a sharp turn for the worse following the latest "partial" summit in Maputo (ref A). Under the direction of President Chissano, former presidents Ravalomanana, Ratsiraka, and Zafy agreed on a compromise to unbl [...]
2009-12-09 13:31:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALPGOV MA MZ
09BERLIN689GERMAN NOTE VERBALE ON ACCESSIONS TO THE CONVENTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post received a note from the German government regarding the accession of the Government of Montenegro and the Government of the Republic of Mozambique to the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). END SUMMARY. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT: The Federal Office presents it [...]
2009-06-10 05:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDSENV GM PREL MZ MW
09DUBLIN535IRELAND: DEVELOPMENT MINISTER ON FOOD SECURITY,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8 Ambassador Rooney met with Peter Power, Ireland's Minister of State for Overseas Development. Power wants to work more closely with the U.S. on food security in Africa, Ireland's top development priority. He also agreed to explore the possibility of contributing mo [...]
2009-12-10 09:02:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ENRG EI MI ET TZ UG MZ
09MAPUTO10A/S FRAZER IN MAPUTO: MESSAGE ZIMBABWE DELIVERED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In December 18 meetings with President Guebuza and Foreign Minister Baloi, Assistant Secretary Frazer pressed the Government of Mozambique (GRM) to take stronger action on Zimbabwe, delivering tough messages about the need for regime change in Zimbabwe, particularly in light of [...]
2009-01-06 12:12:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ ZI
09MAPUTO1007MOST OPPOSITION CANDIDATES DISQUALIFIED FROM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 7, the National Electoral Commission (CNE),citing registration irregularities, announced the disqualification of Daviz Simango's Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) from 9 of 13 constituencies in the October 28 legislative elections. MDM will challenge this d [...]
2009-09-09 15:24:00Embassy MaputoSECRETPGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO1009RISING CONCERN ABOUT DISQUALIFICATION OF OPPOSITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 10 televised meeting with National Electoral Commission (CNE) President Leopoldo da Costa, representatives from 18 diplomatic missions raised grave concerns over reftel decisions to exclude a number of opposition parties from the October 28 legislative elections. [...]
2009-09-10 17:44:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO1010H1N1 INFLUENZA CASE CONFIRMED IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Mozambique (GRM) confirmed its first case of H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) on August 17. Preparations for the possible arrival of the influenza began in April, when the GRM began developing a response plan. The GRM has limited doses of Relenza and Tamiflu. Po [...]
2009-09-11 09:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV SOCI PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO1012DIPLOMATIC CORPS RAISES ELECTIONS CONCERNS WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 11 meeting with President Guebuza, the Charge and 16 members of the diplomatic community raised their concerns about recent disqualifications of several opposition parties from the legislative election on October 28 (Ref A and B). Guebuza appeared attentive and [...]
2009-09-11 15:24:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1013PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S INNER CIRCLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the first of a three-part series on leadership in Mozambique. Power politics in Mozambique are opaque as politicians are compelled to balance personal fortunes, family obligations, and regional and ethnic considerations in the decision making process. Mozambique's power [...]
2009-09-14 07:59:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1015MOZAMBIQUE LEADERSHIP - OUTSIDERS LOOKING IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the second in a three-part series on Mozambican leadership. Mozambique has several prominent figures who, while possessing their own political strength, do not hold influence over President Guebuza. Some figures described in this cable have achieved powerful positions b [...]
2009-09-15 07:19:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO1016CAMPAIGN SEASON BEGINS WITH VIOLENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The official start of campaigning for the October 28 national elections was marred by violence, largely by supporters of ruling party FRELIMO against the opposition. The Catholic church--accused of supporting the opposition--has expressed concern about intimidation tactics agai [...]
2009-09-15 09:29:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC CASC MZ
09MAPUTO1023MOZAMBIQUE LEADERSHIP - RISING STARS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the third in a three part series on Mozambican leadership. Future leaders of Mozambique are impossible to predict as several factors are in flux and could alter the course of elections in 2014. A change is FRELIMO structure is possible, which could open the way for the [...]
2009-09-16 07:33:00Embassy MaputoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO1026CIVIL SOCIETY CONCERNED ABOUT LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 15, Carlos Simango, close advisor of President Guebuza, met with the Charge to hear the depth of the diplomatic community's concerns over the September 6 decision by the National Electoral Commission (CNE) to disqualify large numbers of parliamentary candidates. O [...]
2009-09-16 15:58:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1033DONORS' RESOLVE HARDENS IN ELECTIONS CONFLICT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of a periodic formal political dialogue between the leadership of the 'G-19' international donor countries and the GRM, twenty-one chiefs of mission from Europe and North America convened on September 16 to review growing worries about the legitimacy of October 28 gene [...]
2009-09-17 16:07:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1038Labor Law does not impact NEC Construction Project
[...] As per REFTEL, Post does not foresee any impact whatsoever on New Embassy Compound (NEC) construction project due to Mozambican labor law. Post also notes several large construction projects already underway in country, which have not been adversely affected by current Mozambican labor law. [...]
2009-09-18 07:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ABLD EAID KMCA KTIA MZ
09MAPUTO1042CHISSANO ON MADAGASCAR: "SITTING ON A VOLCANO"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Mozambican President and SADC Special Negotiator for Madagascar Joachim Chissano briefed the Charge on September 18 on his mediation efforts. Of immediate concern, he highlighted Andry Rajoelina's plans to participate in UNGA, calling for the USG to support a SADC (or p [...]
2009-09-18 12:39:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNGA MA MZ
09MAPUTO1047FIRST TWO H1N1 DEATHS CONFIRMED IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first death from H1N1 in Mozambique was reported on September 12, and the second was reported on September 19. The first two were a 29 year old woman who died after a three day hospitalization on September 6, and a 45 year old man who died on September 4. Mozambique has d [...]
2009-09-22 15:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV SOCI PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO1048TEDS PROGRESS: NOT YET READY TO EXPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GRM has shown some progress towards gaining Section 609 Certification for use of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in the past year. A representative of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC) believes that the Ministry of Fisheries, the GRM lead on this issue, is making [...]
2009-09-23 11:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIS BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO1064A MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH TO BUILDING CAPACITY
[...] SUMMARY: In response to the new objectives of PEPFAR II, and as a result of an internal review of Post's Small Grants Program (SGP) selection process, Post is initiating new procedures for selecting, assisting and overseeing its PEPFAR Quick Impact grant recipients. A multi-agency approach i [...]
2009-09-28 14:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID KHIV SOCI MZ
09MAPUTO1066CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL UPHOLDS EXCLUSION OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a unanimous decision released late on September 28, Mozambique's Constitutional Council (CC) upheld a National Electoral Commission (CNE) determination to exclude many opposition legislative candidates from the October 28 elections. The CC decision came despite evidence of [...]
2009-09-29 13:36:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1070EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE:
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The GRM declared its intent to adhere to the principles of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in 2008, ultimately joining EITI in May of this year. The GRM has made little progress in implementation however and claims lack of funds, putting compliance into [...]
2009-09-30 10:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EMIN EPET ETRD PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1076OOPPOSITION ACCUSES GRM OF ELECTIONS MALFEASANCE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a September 30 press conference, representatives of opposition party Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) presented compelling arguments in support of their accusation that the GRM was actively malfeasant in denying the party's efforts to participate in legislative elec [...]
2009-10-01 16:22:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1081HEALTH MINISTER COMMITS TO PEPFAR GOALS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge met with the Minister of Health (MISAU) Dr. Ivo Garrido recently to discuss his Ministry's involvement in a Partnership Framework for HIV/AIDS programming over the next five years including priority policy issues. MISAU is the key ministry in the Mozambique respon [...]
2009-10-06 05:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID KHIV SOCI MZ
09MAPUTO1089ELECTIONS ENVIRONMENT BECOMES INCREASINGLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Two small opposition parties had far greater success than the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) in registering for the legislative elections. The parties, PLD and UDM, have drawn the attention of civil society and the independent media, who raise concerns that these parties [...]
2009-10-07 14:56:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1098CHARGE MARKS 25 YEARS OF USG AID; CONVENES FIRST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge's recent trip to Tete and Sofala Provinces was the third in a series of visits planned to all of Mozambique's provinces to highlight USG assistance successes. In a three-day visit to both provinces, the Charge reviewed health and training facilities supported by th [...]
2009-10-08 12:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1137CHARGE PRESSES FM ON ELECTIONS TRANSPARENCY ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 13, the Charge met with Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi to discuss ongoing donor community concerns about transparency in the October 28 Mozambican election and the resulting slippage in Mozambique's international reputation. Baloi noted his recent meetings with USG [...]
2009-10-20 15:00:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1138GRM PLEDGES SUPPORT AGAINST TERRORIST ELEMENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 13, the Charge met with Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi to discuss news reports from South Africa regarding the existence in Mozambique of a Somali cell linked to al-Qaeda (AQ) with intent to launch attacks against U.S. interests in South Africa. Baloi demonstrated gre [...]
2009-10-20 15:05:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MZ
09MAPUTO1139FOREIGN MINISTER BALOI DISCUSSES SADC APPROACH ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge held a brief discussion on October 20 with Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi regarding the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) efforts on Zimbabwe. He explained Washington's concerns about the implementation of Zimbabwe's Global Political Agreement (GPA) and [...]
2009-10-20 15:12:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ ZI
09MAPUTO1144CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 15 key members of Mozambican civil society joined visiting AF/S Deputy Director Susie Pratt for a dinner hosted by the Charge to discuss the country's elections and shrinking political space. While acknowledging that much has been accomplished since the 1994 president [...]
2009-10-21 15:51:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1145AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - MOZAMBIQUE
[...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Maputo submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information. 2. Country: MOZAMBIQUE Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Between October 2008 and October 2009 the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continued efforts to establis [...]
2009-10-22 14:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ELAB ETRD MZ PGOV PREL PTER
09MAPUTO1152AT DEMOCRATIC CROSSROADS, MOZAMBIQUE CHOOSES WRONG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Guebuza's ruling FRELIMO party is widely expected to emerge victorious following the October 28 general elections, not only benefiting from superior funding and organization, but also the politically-motivated shenanigans taken by the Electoral Commission to exclude sco [...]
2009-10-26 10:58:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1154MOZAMBICAN OPPOSITION EXCLUDED FROM PARLIAMENTARY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 14:42:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALMZ PGOV PREL
09MAPUTO1159MDM LEADER DAVIZ SIMANGO'S CONCERNS ENTERING THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge spoke by phone on October 26 with Democratic Movement for Mozambique presidential candidate Daviz Simango. When asked about his concerns approaching election day, Simango feared MDM election monitors would not receive the vote tallies from the polling station president [...]
2009-10-27 13:31:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1162LEADING JOURNALIST ISSUES HARSH OP-ED ON RULING
[...] On October 23, journalist Machado da Graca wrote the following editorial in the independent newspaper Savana. He is a well-respected Mozambican of Portuguese descent who often uses satire to comment on political and social themes. In this article, he summarizes the doubts and concerns of man [...]
2009-10-27 14:25:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO MZ
09MAPUTO1164RENAMO LEADER ALFONSO DHLAKAMA'S CONCERNS ENTERING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge spoke October 27 by phone with Renamo Presidential Candidate Alfonso Dhlakama. Queried about his concerns entering election day, Dhlakama noted the importance of the political party representatives who provide the onsite monitoring of the voting sites. He relayed that [...]
2009-10-27 15:00:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1165MOZAMBIQUE ELECTIONS: EUROPEANS EXPRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: EU Heads of Mission (HOMs) met recently with Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi to convey concerns about the lack of transparency in the preparations for the October 28 presidential, legislative, and provincial elections. Baloi repeated the now well-rehearsed Government of Mozambiqu [...]
2009-10-27 15:38:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID MZ
09MAPUTO1167RULING FRELIMO PARTY CRUSHES OPPOSITION IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling FRELIMO party appears to have overwhelmed the opposition in general elections held on October 28. Current president and FRELIMO candidate Armando Guebuza could get above 75pct of the presidential vote, and FRELIMO should walk away with a super-majority (more than two [...]
2009-10-29 14:15:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1168WHO IS OBSERVING THIS ELECTIONS PROCESS?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign and domestic groups are observing the process that led up to the October 28 general elections and now the process afterwards. Key foreign observer groups include the European Union and an effort led by the U.S. Embassy with the coordination of the United Nations Developm [...]
2009-10-29 14:20:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1170LEGAL ANALYSES OF DECISIONS LEADING TO OPPOSITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Both the Electoral Observatory (OE--a coalition of religious and civil organizations in Mozambique) and the Swiss Embassy in Maputo have produced carefully reasoned, in-depth, and sharply critical analyses of the National Electoral Commission (CNE) decision to exclude new oppositi [...]
2009-10-29 14:48:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1205ELECTION OBSERVERS FAULT PROCESS, PRAISE VOTERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Interim election assessments released on October 30 by international and domestic election observer missions in Mozambique focused their criticisms on the lack of transparency of the National Electoral Commission (CNE),but largely assessed that voting on election day had been ca [...]
2009-11-05 14:08:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKDEM MZ PGOV PREL
09MAPUTO1206ENGAGING THE EUROPEANS ON DRUG SMUGGLING IN
[...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Charge briefed 12 members of the European diplomatic community on October 22 regarding drug smuggling in and through Mozambique. Charge expressed the USG's growing concern and requested the diplomatic community's assista [...]
2009-11-05 14:09:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKCOR MZ PGOV PREL SNAR
09MAPUTO1236MOZAMBIQUE HOPING TO CASH IN ON WORLD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Less than 250 days to the FIFA Soccer World Cup in South Africa, the largest event to be held on the African continent. Mozambique's preparations for the World Cup highlight the country's progress, or lack thereof, on a number of developmental challenges, including a lack of r [...]
2009-11-06 10:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EIND MZ SCUL EINV
09MAPUTO1237DEFENSE MINISTER ON ZIMBABWE PRIOR TO SADC TROIKA
[...] (C) On November 5 just hours before the opening in Maputo of the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defense and Security 'Troika' Summit, the Charge and DATT met with Mozambican Defense Minister Filipe Nyussi at his request to discuss Zimbabwe (and other topics [...]
2009-11-06 11:15:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI MZ
09MAPUTO1277MOZAMBIQUE 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-09 13:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR KCRM ASEC MZ
09MAPUTO1278 NOTICE FOR TENDER: DEVELOPMENT OF WEB PORTAL
[...] 787/11/T018 2. 11/09/09 3. DARNOLD 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ana Comoana Direccao Nacional do Turismo Ministerio do Turismo Av. 25 de Setembro, 1503 Q 3rd Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 313 759 Fax: (258 21) 313 [...]
2009-11-09 13:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO1282CRUSHING FRELIMO VICTORY CONFIRMED BY ELECTORAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 11 Mozambique,s National Electoral Commission (CNE) announced the results of elections held on October 28. As accurately predicted by a parallel vote tabulation conducted on election day the ruling party and President Armando Guebuza won an overwhelming mandate,as [...]
2009-11-12 18:02:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALMZ PGOV PREL
09MAPUTO1291IMPORTANT DRUG TRAFFICKING TRANSIT POINT FOR EAST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Drug trafficking is a growing problem in Mozambique, with illegal drugs entering via air and sea routes from South Asia and South America. Porous borders, lack of law enforcement resources, and rampant corruption allow drug traffickers to freely transit the country. END SUMMA [...]
2009-11-16 07:05:00Embassy MaputoSECRETPGOV PREL KCOR SNAR MZ
09MAPUTO1301MOZAMBIQUE'S DAVIZ SIMANGO: READY FOR THE LONG HAUL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Defeated Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) presidential candidate Daviz Simango told the Charge on November 16 This election the most fraudulent in Mozambique,s history., He described tactics used by the ruling FRELIMO party to manipulate electoral results. Radiating vigo [...]
2009-11-17 15:30:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1309IMPORTANT DRUG TRAFFICKING TRANSIT POINT FOR EAST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Drug trafficking is a growing problem in Mozambique, with illegal drugs entering via air and sea routes from South Asia and South America. Porous borders, lack of law enforcement resources,and rampant corruption allow drug traffickers to freely transit the country. END SUMMAR [...]
2009-11-19 12:17:00Embassy MaputoSECRETKCOR MZ PGOV PREL SNAR
09MAPUTO1311RUSSIAN INVESTMENT; RESPONSE TO C-CI9-01825
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 14:15:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS MZ
09MAPUTO1315MOZAMBIQUE OPPOSITION THREATS NOT CREDIBLE
[...] (C) RENAMO opposition leader and defeated presidential candidate Afonso Dhlakama has denounced as fraudulent the recent overwhelming victory by FRELIMO,s Armando Guebuza, often in an inflammatory fashion. But few take his comments seriously. Dhlakama was first quoted as saying that RENAMO [...]
2009-11-22 13:07:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1346EUROPEANS AND CANADIANS CONSIDER RESPONSE TO
[...] (C)SUMMARY: A lack of transparency in the October 28 elections and other governance concerns have some donors considering a reduction in the $465 million of direct budget support provided to the GRM. Working together in the G-19 Donor Group (including the United States as an associate membe [...]
2009-12-04 15:06:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID MZ
09MAPUTO1372COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) Summary: This cable is in response to the request for post input on promoting cooperation with the United Kingdom (UK) on Africa regional issues (reftel). Mission Maputo is actively engaged with HMG in Mozambique and has longstanding cooperation efforts already underway. These efforts in [...]
2009-12-17 14:01:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL ECON SNAR EAID UK MZ
09MAPUTO1403INTERNATIONAL INDICES SHOW LITTLE PROGRESS, SOME
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A survey of respected international indices confirms that Mozambique, still one of the world's poorest countries, continues to advance economically but performs poorly in broader measures of democracy, governance, and human development. END SUMMARY. ------------------------ [...]
2009-12-29 12:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM ECON EAID SOCI KCOR MZ
09MAPUTO1406MEDIA ANALYSIS OF ELECTION RESULTS: BAD OUTWEIGHS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the wake of GRM's Constitutional Court validation on December 28 of the results of the October national elections, media outlets have analyzed the campaign season, suggesting that the "good" aspects of the elections were outweighed by the "bad" and "ugly." On one hand, the [...]
2009-12-30 13:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI MZ
09MAPUTO18 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR
[...] 787/01/T001 2. 01/08/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Mr. Albino C. Mahumane Direccao Nacional de Turismo Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 Q 4th Floor A/B/C Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 302 362 Fax: [...]
2009-01-09 10:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO19 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR
[...] 787/01/T004 2. 01/08/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Mr. Albino C. Mahumane Direccao Nacional de Turismo Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 Q 4th Floor A/B/C Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 302 362 Fax: [...]
2009-01-09 10:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO20 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR
[...] 787/01/T002 2. 01/08/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Mr. Albino C. Mahumane Direccao Nacional de Turismo Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 Q 4th Floor A/B/C Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 302 362 Fax: [...]
2009-01-09 10:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO247 CONSULTANCY SERVICES: FEASIBILITY STUDY,
[...] 787/02/T008 2. 02/09/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: general@ [...]
2009-02-09 08:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO248 INVITATION FOR BIDS Q SUPPLY OF WATER METERS
[...] 787/02/T006 2. 02/09/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Chief Executive Officer FIPAG-Fundo de Investimento de Patrimonio do Abastecimento de Agua Rua General Pereira dQEca, 241 Ground Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21 [...]
2009-02-09 08:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO261PROCUREMENT NOTICE: SUPPLY OF FURNITURE AND
[...] 787/02/T008 2. 02/11/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MEC/Direccao de Planificacao e Cooperacao Construcoes e Equipamentos Escolares Rua Joaquim Lapa, 22 Q 3 Floor Suite 27 Tel: (258 21) 302 424 Fax: (258 21) 430 204; 309 725 Maputo, [...]
2009-02-12 15:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO262PROCUREMENT NOTICE: SUPPLY OF FURNITURE AND
[...] 787/02/T009 2. 02/12/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MEC/Direccao de Planificacao e Cooperacao Construcoes e Equipamentos Escolares Rua Joaquim Lapa, 22 Q 3 Floor Suite 27 Tel: (258 21) 302 424 Fax: (258 21) 430 204; 309 725 Maputo, [...]
2009-02-12 15:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO276FOOD INSECURITY ALERT FOR CENTRAL MOZAMBIQUE
[...] SUMMARY: The LATE ARRIVAL OF RAIN THIS YEAR IN CENTRAL MOZAMBIQUE, FOLLOWING TWO POOR SEASONS OF RAINFALL, HAS LED TO POOR HARVEST YIELDS THAT ARE AFFECTING THE FOOD SECURITY OF 97,000 IN TETE PROVINCE, 14,500 IN NORTHERN MANICA, AND 58,000 IN SOFALA. A USAID ASSESSMENT TRIP IN DECEMBER 2008 [...]
2009-02-19 10:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT MZ
09MAPUTO284ACOTA VISIT PRESSES FOR GRM PKO FOCUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 29-30 visit, AF/RSA's ACOTA Deputy Director for Southern African Operations met with members of the Mozambican military (FADM) to press for a GRM commitment to a specific peacekeeping operation (PKO),in order to allow ACOTA to begin planning for training and assista [...]
2009-02-25 14:33:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO MARR MASS MZ
09MAPUTO288GROWING USG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MOZAMBICAN NAVY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Rear Admiral William P. Loeffler, Director of Strategy, Plans and Resources for United States Naval Forces Europe and Africa, visited Mozambique in conjunction with the February 6-13 port call of the USS ROBERT G. BRADLEY. Rear Admiral Loeffler discussed the Government of Mozamb [...]
2009-02-26 10:44:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PMIL MZ
09MAPUTO318EAC - PROBABLE PROTEST OF TRANSPORTATION COST
[...] (SBU) The core EAC met to discuss the security implications of a rider strike which is scheduled for Friday 27, 2009 in Maputo. Charge, A/DCM, RSO, RAO, POL/ECON, DAO, and CONS were present. NOTE: A rate hike necessitated by increased fuel prices triggered rioting in Maputo on February 5, [...]
2009-02-26 17:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC CASC MZ
09MAPUTO320FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER ON INTERNAL POLITICS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge d'Affaires met with Dr. Leonardo Simao, Executive Director of the Joaquim Chissano Foundation and former Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Chissano on February 19. Simao denied press reports of any splintering within ruling party Frelimo, predicted the imm [...]
2009-02-27 11:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR EPET MZ
09MAPUTO321PRESIDENCY MINISTER ON ZIMBABWE, PKOS, ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a one-on-one February 26 meeting with Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana, the Charge pressed the GRM to remain engaged in Zimbabwe's political challenges and to move quickly to participate in peacekeeping operations (PKOs). Sumbana reiterated Mozambique's support in b [...]
2009-02-27 12:10:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ ZI
09MAPUTO340MOZAMBIQUE EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Maputo requests an Embassy Science Fellow to work with the Government of Mozambique (GRM),to prepare a report on the status of agricultural business and processes in Mozambique and an implementation plan for advancement of agriculture in Mozambique. END SUMMARY 2. Emb [...]
2009-03-06 09:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA MZ
09MAPUTO341MOZAMBIQUE FSN NOMINATIONS FOR THE
[...] Summary: Embassy Maputo submits the following FSN nomination to be considered for the Environment, Science, Technology, and Health course (PE 221) to be Offered April 27 Q May 8, 2009 at the NFATC campus in Arlington. End summary. 2. a. Elizabeth Filipe b. May, 10, 1967 c. Portuguese [...]
2009-03-06 10:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AFSI KSCA AFSN TSPL ECON MZ
09MAPUTO381PRESIDENT CONCERNED ABOUT MOZAMBIQUE'S ECONOMY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 17, President Guebuza summoned the Charge to discuss the potential impact of the financial crisis on Mozambique, raising particular concerns about the effect of slowing economic growth on poverty reduction. Guebuza recently created a ministerial working group to discuss [...]
2009-03-18 17:05:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN ECON MZ
09MAPUTO398MOZAMBIQUE OUTREACH TOUR ENGAGES YOUTH ON THE U.S.
[...] SUMMARY: Responding to excitement over the new U.S. Administration amongst our target population here, youth and students, and armed with helpful tools from our IIP Bureau as well as a special "Soft Power Gold" powerpoint designed by another FSO, the PAO and our Outreach Specialist took southe [...]
2009-03-23 09:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR PREL PGOV KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO408DHLAKAMA; A POLITICAL OBITUARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: RENAMO leader Afonso Dhlakama responded to RENAMO's poor showing in the November 19 municipal elections by secluding himself, even from senior party members. When he returned to the spotlight, his erratic behavior embarrassed himself and his party. RENAMO, and Dhlakama in part [...]
2009-03-25 10:11:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO41MOZAMBIQUE -- CHILD LABOR INFORMATION
[...] SUMMARY: The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) is party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor. The GRM has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions of the labor code, but does not have a regulatory body specifically devoted to chil [...]
2009-01-16 10:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MZ
09MAPUTO421SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE: ELECTRICITY III
[...] 787/03/T010 2. 03/30/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Electricidade de Mocambique Direccao de Electrificacao Projectos Av. Filipe Samuel Magaia, 368 P.O. Box 2532 Tel: (258 21) 353 662/07 Fax: (258 21) 322 074 E-mail: jouchim@edm.co.mz [...]
2009-03-31 07:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO434MOZAMBIQUE REACTION TO MADAGASCAR MUTED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his role as the Deputy President of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defense, and Security Cooperation, Mozambican President Armando Guebuza worked with other members of the Troika to produce a indictment of the coup against Malagasy President Marc Ravalomanana on March 19 in Swaz [...]
2009-04-02 16:49:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MA MZ
09MAPUTO488MOZAMBIQUE: BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
[...] (U) The following responds to reftel questions on the Government of Mozambique's (GRM) budget and transparency. 2. (SBU) The GRM is scheduled to receive and is already receiving U.S. foreign assistance using FY 09 funds. 2009 USG assistance in Mozambique will top $350 million dollars, in [...]
2009-04-16 14:46:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL MZ
09MAPUTO490OPPOSITION LEADER DAVIZ SIMANGO: A STRATEGIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 12, Charge and P/E Chief met with leader of the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) Daviz Simango to discuss his recent trip to Portugal, Sweden, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands, as well as his future plans in this election year. As Simango develops his politi [...]
2009-04-17 09:34:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO493NEW LABOR LAWS DISSUADE FOREIGN INVESTORS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In December 2008, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) passed into law new regulations establishing quotas on foreign employees for businesses operating in Mozambique. Minister of Labor Helena Taipo has begun an active campaign of enforcement which particularly impacts foreign co [...]
2009-04-20 09:49:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD EAID PGOV PREL ELAB MZ
09MAPUTO497THE DEFENSE MINISTER ON MADAGASCAR
[...] (C) GRM Defense Minister Filipe Nhussi asked the Charge for the USG perspective on Madagascar on April 14. Drawing from reftel talking points, the Charge indicated that what had happened in Madagascar was nothing short of an old-style coup and bad for the region. He continued it was especia [...]
2009-04-21 09:07:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALAORC EAID PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO498INDIA-MOZAMBIQUE RELATIONS FOCUS ON ENERGY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In February, Foreign Minister Baloi visited New Delhi to sign a bilateral investment agreement with India, and in April, the Mozambican Tax Authority and its Indian counterpart initialed a draft double taxation agreement. These Government-to-Government meetings mark the most rec [...]
2009-04-21 11:12:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALEMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EINV MZ IN
09MAPUTO507MAPUTO UNPREPARED TO DEAL WITH CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] (U) This cable represents the first in a series of innovative collaboration in environment/science reporting between Embassies Maputo and Pretoria. Embassy Pretoria ESTH Officer and Maputo Economic/Commercial officer visited environment and science projects in Niassa, Sofala and Cabo Delgado [...]
2009-04-22 08:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI MZ
09MAPUTO513GOVERNMENT INCREASINGLY SENSITIVE ABOUT DEMOCRACY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge d'Affaires met with Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana recently to discuss democracy and governance issues. Responding strongly, Sumbana denied that FRELIMO intentionally dominates the political landscape limiting opposition politics, press freedom, and economi [...]
2009-04-23 08:24:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EINV EAID KPAO PHUM KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO521FAMOUS AUTHOR PROVIDES A SNAPSHOT OF ENVIROMENTAL
[...] (SBU) This cable represents the third in a series of innovative collaboration in environment/science reporting between Embassies Maputo and Pretoria. Embassy Pretoria ESTH Officer and Maputo Economic/Commercial officer visited environment and science projects in Niassa, Sofala and Cabo Delgad [...]
2009-04-27 10:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EINV MZ
09MAPUTO528GENDER EQUALITY, AN ELUSIVE GOAL
[...] SUMMARY: Women are specifically recognized as equal to men under the Mozambican constitution, but equality has proved an elusive goal. Legal structures are in place to assure equal treatment but lack of knowledge of rights and financial resources, lack of access to the courts, limited educat [...]
2009-04-28 08:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI PHUM SCUL MZ
09MAPUTO536HUMANITARIAN DEMINING IN MOZAMBIQUE MAKING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mozambique, once one of the most heavily mined-countries in the world, is making excellent progress towards its stated goal of being mine-impact free by 2014. USG and other nations provide substantial financial support for demining efforts. Humanitarian demining has received top [...]
2009-05-04 08:06:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHDP PGOV PREL ECON MASS EAGR KPKO MZ
09MAPUTO54MAPUTO'S PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS
[...] Summary: Embassy Maputo requests funding from the FY 2009 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund to bring two subject matter experts to Mozambique to meet with regulators, academia, consumers, and legislators on currently relevant topics such as risk assessments, field trial management, labeli [...]
2009-01-21 11:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO KPAO MZ
09MAPUTO607COCA-COLA TO INVEST ADDITIONAL USD 100 MILLION IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Charge recently met with Coca-Cola's country director, who discussed plans for significant additional investment in Mozambique. The director also described the company's humanitarian programs, including a planned multi-million dollar partnership with USAID to supply clean w [...]
2009-05-28 13:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO608OPPOSITION LEADER SIMANGO READIES PRESIDENTIAL BID
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Daviz Simango, leader of new opposition party Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM),is readying a public announcement to run for president in October 28 national elections. In a meeting with the Charge, he described the mechanics of how MDM is organizing its campaign, and di [...]
2009-05-28 13:05:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO609OPPOSITION LEADER SIMANGO READIES PRESIDENTIAL BID
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Daviz Simango, leader of new opposition party Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM),is readying a public announcement to run for president in October 28 national elections. In a meeting with the Charge, he described the mechanics of how MDM is organizing its campaign, and di [...]
2009-05-28 13:06:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO611FRELIMO MAVERICKS CONCERNED ABOUT CORRUPTION
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: At the end of Guebuza's first five years in office, little has been done about corruption. Insiders from the ruling Frelimo party have voiced concern about the corrupt practices of the party's leadership, and say that narco-traffickers and money launderers have infiltrated the [...]
2009-05-28 13:11:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCOR KDEM KCRM PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR MZ
09MAPUTO624DEATH, DISEASE AND ABUSE: PRISON CONDITIONS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff recently joined representatives from the EU Human Rights group, including Sweden, Portugal, and Norway, on a mission to Tete Province to visit the Provincial Prison and meet with representatives from local authorities, civil society, and the prisoners. Tete Provincial Pri [...]
2009-06-03 12:11:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TBIO MZ
09MAPUTO626FOREIGN MINISTER ON LABOR ISSUES AND OTHER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Long-standing problems associated with obtaining work authorizations for USG-supported health programs received prominent press attention in recent weeks, prompting unhelpful rhetoric from the Labor Minister. While traveling with President Armando Guebueza on his "Open Presidency [...]
2009-06-03 16:16:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN EINV EAID ASEC MZ
09MAPUTO634AFRICOM COMMANDER VISITS MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 14-15 visit to Mozambique, General William "Kip" Ward, Commander of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM),met with President Armando Guebuza, Minister of Defense Filipe Nhussi and other military officials, as well as members of the diplomatic community, to discuss Mozambiqu [...]
2009-06-04 12:37:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO635 CONSULTANCY SERVICES: SERVICE PROVIDER FOR
[...] 787/06/T011 2. 06/04/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: general@ [...]
2009-06-04 15:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO636MOZAMBICAN MUSLIMS RESPOND FAVORABLY TO PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nearly fifty Mozambicans attended a live broadcast of President Obama's June 4 speech from Cairo, among them prominent Mozambican Muslims including Imam Nazir Lunat from the Grand Mosque in central Maputo, and several Ambassadors from Muslim countries, including Egypt. The Pr [...]
2009-06-04 16:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO KMDR KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO652009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - MOZAMBIQUE
[...] Mozambique encourages foreign direct investment. CPI, the government's Investment Promotion Center, seeks to bring investors to Mozambique and should be a potential investor,s primary contact with the government. CPI is particularly interested in increasing investment in the central and nor [...]
2009-01-22 14:25:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MZ
09MAPUTO655MOZAMBIQUE: FY2008 SPECIAL SELF-HELP (SSH) STATUS
[...] SUMMARY: This cable is a status report for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program (SSH) in Mozambique for FY08. The Embassy chose seven projects for funding according to SSH selection criteria and Mission objectives. Examples of projects include construction of a computer lab/library, r [...]
2009-06-11 15:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN MZ
09MAPUTO656OPPOSITION LEADER SIMANGO ATTACKED
[...] SUMMARY/ACTION REQUEST: (C) On June 9, assailants attempted to attack Daviz Simango, leader of opposition party Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM),while he was campaigning in the northern port city of Nacala. Soon after, leader of Renamo opposition party Afonso Dhlakama, who happened t [...]
2009-06-11 16:05:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO657MOZAMBIQUE MEDIA REACTION TO POTUS CAIRO SPEECH
[...] One week after the President's "A New Beginning" speech to the Muslim world from Cairo, Mozambican press is still digesting his words and the implications for Muslims and U.S. policy. While all coverage has been positive, praising the President for his boldness, his eloquence and his depth of [...]
2009-06-12 05:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KDEM PREL PHUM PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO661XENOPHOBIA: MORE THAN ELECTIONEERING, THIS IS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GRM appears to be increasingly xenophobic in the run-up to October 28 national elections. The Ministry of Labor has implemented an anti-foreigner labor law (ref A),aggressively inspected organizations with foreign employees (ref B),and has denied labor authorizations for n [...]
2009-06-12 10:21:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI MZ
09MAPUTO677 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST:
[...] 787/06/T012 2. 06/23/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. National Directorate of Water Att: Head of Water Resources Management Department Av. 25 de Setembro, 942 Q 11th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 312 568/9 Fax: (258 2 [...]
2009-06-24 05:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO678 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: NACALA
[...] 787/06/T013 2. 06/23/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Adminstracao Nacional de Estradas Av. de Mocambique, 1225 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 476 163/7 Fax: (258 21) 475 862 E-mail: nnunes@ane.gov.mz -------------------------- [...]
2009-06-24 05:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO69 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR
[...] 787/01/T005 2. 01/26/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Financial Secotr Technical Assistance Project Ministry of Finance Praca 25 de Junho, 380 Q 3 Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 312 737/8 Fax: (258 21) 312 738 E- [...]
2009-01-26 13:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO713RISING CONCERNS ABOUT NARCOTRAFFICKING AND MONEY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Large-scale narcotics shipments pass through Mozambique, taking advantage of a vast and lightly guarded coastline. Money laundering may be increasing. Narcotraffickers in the country have connections to South Asia, and some appear to have links to the ruling Frelimo party and t [...]
2009-07-01 04:55:00Embassy MaputoSECRET//NOFORNSNAR EFIN KCOR PTER PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO725OCTOBER ELECTIONS AND THE SHRINKING DEMOCRATIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: There are indications that the GRM is using all means available, legal and surreptitious, to ensure a successful Frelimo outcome in the October 28 national elections. Multiple sources suggest that the GRM may be tampering with voter registration, using government resources for [...]
2009-07-01 15:19:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI KPAO MZ
09MAPUTO73BIOTECHNOLOGY IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Charge and Embassy Science Fellow recently met with Mozambique's Minister of Science and Technology, Venancio Massingue, to discuss advancement of biotechnology in the country. The Fellow highlighted the need for Mozambique to significantly increase the level of education a [...]
2009-01-27 10:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR ECON EAID TBIO MZ
09MAPUTO776MOZAMBICAN AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO THE U.S. AMELIA
[...] (C) Summary: The Embassy hosted Mozambican Ambassador-designate to the United States Amelia Sumbana on July 8. Agencies and sections gave overviews of key issues on the bilateral agenda, including concerns about local labor law and work permits. Sumbana comes from a powerful FRELIMO party f [...]
2009-07-13 11:45:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AMGT TBIO MZ
09MAPUTO778HOW COULD FRELIMO LOSE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,
[...] (S//NF) Post believes long-time ruling party FRELIMO is poised to do well in the October 28 presidential and parliamentary elections. Nevertheless, the emergence of a significant new opposition political party and growing popular discontent in Mozambique have caused some to think the unthink [...]
2009-07-13 16:15:00Embassy MaputoSECRET//NOFORNKDEM PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO79EX-PRESIDENT CHISSANO ON ZIMBABWE, UGANDA
[...] (C) Former President of Mozambique and UN Special Envoy for LRA-affected areas Joaquim Chissano told the Charge on January 27 that an LRA envoy came to Maputo on January 10 to inform that LRA leader Joseph Kony wanted a ceasefire so that he could sign the peace accord. Chissano said he had re [...]
2009-01-28 13:11:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ ZI UG
09MAPUTO8USAID/MOZAMBIQUE RECOMMENDS SUPPORT TO
[...] SUMMARY: THE RAINS HAVE COME LATE IN CENTRAL MOZAMBIQUE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PREVIOUS AGRICULTURAL SEASON (2007-08) ALSO EXPERIENCED A POOR RAINY SEASON IN THIS PART OF MOZAMBIQUE AND PRODUCED SIGNIFICANTLY DEPRESSED CROP YIELDS. AS A RESULT, MOZAMBICANS IN MOST OF TETE PROVINCE AND THE NORT [...]
2009-01-06 10:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT MZ
09MAPUTO802SENIOR FRELIMO OFFICIAL ON THE PARTY'S FUTURE
[...] (C) Summary: Poloffs met on July 10 with Dr. Xarzada Ora, a senior FRELIMO leader, and the party's Secretary of the Central Committee for External Relations. She explained FRELIMO's history, party structure, and some of the party's strategy for the future, describing a dominant party that co [...]
2009-07-20 11:49:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO806ZIMBABWEANS IN MANICA CANNOT AFFORD TO GO HOME
[...] (C) Summary: Extending along much of Zimbabwe's eastern border, Manica Province has been the recipient of a wave of Zimbabwean refugees, as well as a higher-than-average incidence of cholera over the past year. Currently, refugees are fewer and the effects of the cholera outbreak earlier this [...]
2009-07-21 09:26:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM SMIG ZI MZ
09MAPUTO852MOZAMBIQUE TO PARTICIPATE IN EXERCISE SHARED ACCORD
[...] (C) Summary: On June 15, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) formally notified Post of its intention to participate in Exercise Shared Accord 2010 (ESA),a large-scale, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM),bilateral training exercise designed to enhance multi-national peacekeeping operations (PKO) r [...]
2009-07-30 12:11:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO MASS MARR MZ
09MAPUTO874CHARGE MARKS 25 YERAS OF USG AID; MEETS MANICA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Charge's recent trip to Manica Province, located along the border with Zimbabwe, was the second in a series of visits planned to all of Mozambique's provinces to highlight USG funding successes. In a two-day visit, the Charge reviewed health and orphanage facilities supp [...]
2009-08-04 08:01:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KISL MZ
09MAPUTO896ONE-STOP BORDER: PROJECT BETWEEN MOZAMBIQUE AND S.
[...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff met with officials at the Government of Mozambique (GRM) on May 28 and the South African Revenue Service on July 2 to discuss the status of a joint one-stop border project between Mozambique and South Africa. Plans to create a 24-hour, one-stop border were signed in 20 [...]
2009-08-11 10:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND EINV EINT PGOV ETRD MZ SF
09MAPUTO90AFRICA FORUM CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT OBAMA
[...] Former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano, in his role as the chair of the Africa Forum of former African Leaders, presented a congratulatory letter for President Obama to the Charge on January 27 (text below; the signed original has been sent to the Department via courier). In addition, C [...]
2009-01-29 16:20:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL OVIP OPDC MZ
09MAPUTO91MFA BRIEFS DIP CORPS ON ZIMBABWE TALKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice Foreign Minister Henrique Banze called together representatives of all diplomatic missions in Mozambique on January 28 to discuss the state of play on Zimbabwe. He said the Harare talks had marked progress, but that a special SADC summit in Pretoria the following week was s [...]
2009-01-29 17:13:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ ZI
09MAPUTO916FORMER FM SIMAO DISCUSSES MADAGASCAR TALKS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Former Chissano-era Foreign Minister Leonardo Simao provided detailed feedback to the Charge on August 13 on the Madagascar Peace and Reconciliation discussions leading to the August 9 agreement in Maputo between the Malagasy "Big Four." Simao described the negotiations as diffi [...]
2009-08-14 10:13:00Embassy MaputoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MZ MA
09MAPUTO960FRENCH AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MADAGASCAR AND THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge met with French Ambassador to Mozambique Christian Daziano on August 18 in the interlude between Maputo I and Maputo II talks to discuss ongoing Madagascar negotiations. Daziano was frank in the discussion, and was not overly optimistic that the Maputo II talks will l [...]
2009-08-27 16:16:00Embassy MaputoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MZ MA
09MAPUTO962OPPOSITION MDM PARTY LEADERS DISCUSS ELECTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOffs met recently with Ismael Mussa and Joao Carlos Colaco, both Members of Parliament and opposition Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) sympathizers. Mussa resigned from RENAMO in late May, but technically serves in Parliament as an independent because formally switching [...]
2009-08-28 07:15:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO965RAVALOMANANA CAMP APPEALS FOR USG STATEMENT
[...] (C) Mauritian High Commissioner Georges Alain Laridon called the Embassy on August 27 to say that Prega Ramsamy, Special Advisor to deposed Malagasy President Marc Ravalomanana, wanted to pass a message to the USG. Ramsamy, a Mauritian national and former SADC Executive Secretary, told PolOf [...]
2009-08-28 08:19:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ MA
09MAPUTO968ILLICIT DIAMOND TRADE: FROM ZIMBABWE TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloffs traveled to Manica to investigate rumors of rampant diamond smuggling from Zimbabwe. Open borders and corrupt government officials make trafficking in goods and people easy, and poloffs found evidence of both. In response to Ref A, Charge met with Minister of Natural Re [...]
2009-08-31 12:12:00Embassy MaputoSECRETPREL PGOV ECON EMIN PREF PHUM SMIG MZ ZI
09MAPUTO970COURT DISQUALIFIES SIX PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 20 PolOff met with the leaders of two of the six political parties disqualified from participating in the October 28 presidential election under a decision by Mozambique's Constitutional Council (CC),a Supreme Court-equivalent. Its decision, not subject to appeal, di [...]
2009-09-01 08:00:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO971EMBASSY MAPUTO HOSTS U.S. INVESTOR CONFERENCE
[...] SUMMARY: In an environment of economic crisis, Mission Maputo's State and USAID colleagues partnered to increase investor interest in Mozambique's commercial opportunities, drawing upon the Department of State's FY09 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) and joining efforts with the U [...]
2009-09-01 14:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EINV ECON ETRD AMGT MZ
09MAPUTO980BUSINESS COMMUNTITY PROTESTS PORT CARGO SCANNING
[...] (SBU) Summary: In 2005, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) awarded a 20-year concession to Kudumba Investments to provide an integrated border and cargo security solution. The concession is based on the principle of "build, operate, and transfer" that requires no capital outlay from the GRM. [...]
2009-09-02 13:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND EINV EINT PGOV EWWT PREL ETRD MZ SF
09MAPUTO981MADAGASCAR TALKS: LOCAL REACTIONS TO MAPUTO II
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: On September 1 and 2, Charge and poloff met separately with the French Charge Gilles Petit de la Villeon and former Mozambican Foreign Minister (and current Executive Director of the Chissano Foundation) Leonardo Simao in an effort to get local reactions to the failed Maputo [...]
2009-09-02 15:25:00Embassy MaputoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MZ MA
09MAPUTO983MAPUTO PORT BRINGS COMPETITION...AND CORRUPTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Mozambique (GRM) entered into partnership with private investors to revitalize and increase port and rail infrastructure capacity, which was long-neglected during the civil war. Econoffs met with GRM and private sector representatives to discuss progress with [...]
2009-09-03 11:46:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KCOR EINV EWWT PGOV MZ SF
09MAPUTO984Municipality Approves Chancery Street Closure
[...] (SBU) The Charge met with the President of the Maputo Municipal Council (Mayor equivalent) David Simango on August 28 to discuss the longstanding Embassy request to close the public street which dissects Embassy Maputo, comprised of a cluster of converted residences. The Charge observed that [...]
2009-09-03 12:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO986FRENCH ENVOY'S NEGATIVE VIEW OF MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 18 meeting with the Charge, French Ambassador Christian Daziano, who speaks neither English nor Portuguese but appears to understand both, described his view of Mozambique after three months in country. Daziano commented pessimistically on political developments in [...]
2009-09-04 07:38:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCOR MZ MA
09PORTLOUIS328(C) MAURITIUS: INSIGHTS ON SADC ENGAGEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 11:59:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR AO BC CG LT MA MI MZ SF WA WZ ZA ZI
09STATE116252TRAVEL ALERT - MOZAMBIQUE
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens in Mozambique to the potential for violence following the official release of the October 28, 2009 general election results, which is now scheduled for November 12. This replaces the Travel Alert dated September 23, 2009 and expires on November 20 [...]
2009-11-10 23:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PREL MZ
09STATE60602MOZAMBIQUE -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 00:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MZ
09STATE82807MOZAMBIQUE'S ROLE IN COMBATING ILLICIT DIAMOND
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 8 and 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During the week of June 29, EEB's Special Advisor for Conflict Diamonds (SACD) participated in a Review Mission undertaken by the Kimberley Process (KP) to Zimbabwe. The mandate of the Review Mission was to assess [...]
2009-08-10 14:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON EMIN PREL MZ ZI
09STATE96693(C) SOUTHERN AFRICA: KUDOS AND FOLLOW UP
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR GABORONE 000674, "THOUGHTS ON ENGAGING WITH SADC." THE CABLE WAS INSIGHTFUL AND TIMELY, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF THE ONGOING SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC) SUMMIT IN GABORONE. ANALYSTS FOUND REFTEL,S DISCUSSION O [...]
2009-09-17 15:08:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR AO BC CG LT MA MI MP MZ SF WA WZ ZA ZI
09STATE98750TRAVEL ALERT - MOZAMBIQUE
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the potential for violence in Mozambique in association with the October 28, 2009, general election. This Travel Alert expires on November 10, 2009. 2. The Embassy has received specific reports of localized civil unrest and violence in Gaza, [...]
2009-09-23 15:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PREL MZ
10BEIJING29JANUARY 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING:
[...] Key points at the January 7 MFA press briefing were: -- China opposes the use of sanctions against Iran and believes nuclear proliferation concerns should be resolved through diplomatic channels. -- Japan's territorial claim to the "reef" in the East China Sea goes against the UN Conventio [...]
2010-01-07 10:05:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MNUC ETRD CH TW IR JA MZ
10BRASILIA42Mission Brazil and Embassy Maputo Propose Trilateral
[...] SUMMARY: In response to ref A, Embassy Brasilia and Embassy Maputo jointly request funding for a trilateral seminar on the benefits of agricultural biotechnology to take place in Mozambique, featuring speakers from the United States and Brazil. The United States is a world leader in [...]
2010-01-14 18:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BR MZ
10HARARE36FISHMONGERS UPDATED ON DIAMONDS IN ZIM
[...] (SBU) On January 14, Andrew Cranswick, CEO of African Consolidated Resources (ACR),and Greg Sebborn, an ACR special projects consultant, briefed the Fishmongers heads of mission group on current activities regarding their claims dispute with the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) over diamond fiel [...]
2010-01-21 10:12:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EMIN ASEC ZI MZ
10MAPUTO104MOZAMBIQUE 2010 INVESTOR CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Mozambique encourages foreign direct investment. CPI, the government's Investment Promotion Center, seeks to bring investors to Mozambique and should be an investor's primary contact with the government. CPI is particularly interested in increasing investment in the central and northern regi [...]
2010-02-04 12:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD OPIC KTDB ECON MZ
10MAPUTO109MOZAMBIQUE -- CHILD LABOR INFORMATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Approximately 75 per cent of Mozambicans work as subsistence farmers. Child labor is culturally tolerated and accepted as a source of employment especially in agriculture. Child labor in the urban context is largely related to domestic servitude. The Ministry of Labor (MITR [...]
2010-02-06 20:50:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI MZ
10MAPUTO128PRESIDENT THANKS AMBASSADOR FOR USG SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 10 Ambassador Rowe presented her credentials to the GRM at a formal ceremony at the Presidency hosted by President Guebuza. During the brief but substantive discussion which followed, Guebuza described the GRM's relationship with the USG as "excellent," expressing [...]
2010-02-12 12:03:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KMCA MCC SNAR EAID MZ
10MAPUTO129CORRECTED COPY: PRESIDENT THANKS AMBASSADOR FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 10 Ambassador Rowe presented her credentials to the GRM at a formal ceremony at the Presidency hosted by President Guebuza. During the brief but substantive discussion which followed, Guebuza described the GRM's relationship with the USG as "excellent," expressing [...]
2010-02-12 13:21:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KMCA SNAR EAID MZ
10MAPUTO139PRESIDENT GUEBUZA DISCUSSES ECONOMY WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the February 10 accreditation Ceremony (reftel),the Ambassador met February 12 with President Armando Guebuza for an initial 20-minute courtesy call. Guebuza described U.S.-Mozambican bilateral relations as "excellent" and provided perspectives on the challenges of p [...]
2010-02-16 16:25:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KMCA ECON EAID MZ
10MAPUTO159DONOR COORDINATION MECHANISMS--INCREASING USG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past two years post has conscientiously developed stronger relationships and coordination with other donors at various levels in order to influence an ongoing multi-donor dialogue on key issues, specifically in the G-19, a collection of like-minded donors providing dire [...]
2010-02-19 16:15:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
10MAPUTO171ANADARKO PETROLEUM FINDS GAS IN NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In its first deepwater exploration well, one of eight wells planned in northern Mozambique's Rovuma Basin, U.S. independent oil and gas exploration and production company Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has struck a sizable natural gas deposit. The first deepwater exploration [...]
2010-02-23 07:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EINV ETRD MZ
10MAPUTO175EU OBSERVER MISSION REPORT NOTES ELECTIONS CONCERNS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 16, the EU Election Observer Mission (EU EOM) released its final report on the October national elections in Mozambique. In the ensuing press conference, Chief Observer and European Parliamentarian Fiona Hall noted an unclear and contradictory legal framework govern [...]
2010-02-23 13:36:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
10MAPUTO176MAJOR PARTIES REVEAL PLANS AND CONCERNS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 10, Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (EISA) country director Miguel de Brito told Emboffs that the October 2009 elections were the most irregular and frustrating yet in Mozambique. Challenges included unbalanced application of the law, "irregular" actions by t [...]
2010-02-24 06:49:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MZ
10MAPUTO177VIOLENCE AND CRIME ON THE RISE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following relatively peaceful national elections and the inauguration of President Armando Guebuza's second five-year term, a series of violent acts has raised serious security concerns in Mozambique. Within a 72-hour period two police agents were ambushed and murdered in the [...]
2010-02-24 08:26:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KCOR SNAR MZ
10MAPUTO45U.S.-PORTUGUESE COOPERATION IN MOZAMBIQUE: A
[...] (SBU) Cooperative programs with the Portuguese in Mozambique represent a successful model on which to base future programs. An inexpensive joint U.S.-Portuguese border guard training program, run successfully since FY07, has provided training and equipment for over 400 border guards. Increas [...]
2010-01-12 15:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV EAID PREL MZ
10MAPUTO46GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] SUMMARY: With untapped economic potential and high levels of poverty and malnutrition, Mozambique merits consideration for inclusion in the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI). However, based on current discussions about overall USG assistance levels in relation to heightened d [...]
2010-01-12 16:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ECON ETRD PREL PGOV KDEM MZ
10MAPUTO49RENAMO PARTY LEADER DHLAKAMA ASSESSES ELECTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge met with traditional opposition party RENAMO President Afonso Dhlakama recently to get a readout on his views of the October 28 elections and future plans following RENAMO's biggest-ever electoral loss. Dhlakama confirmed that his party will not take up arms as rumor [...]
2010-01-13 14:02:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MZ
10MAPUTO50GRM RESPONDS HARSHLY TO DONOR CONCERNS ON
[...] (C) Summary: International donors have spent recent weeks coordinating a response to the GRM's flawed October 28 elections process, with several nations contemplating reductions in assistance to the central government. The G-19 Donor Group sent a letter to the GRM in December laying out spec [...]
2010-01-13 15:58:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM KCOR EAID MZ
10MAPUTO51BIOTECHNOLOGY IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] SUMMARY: A signatory of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Mozambique is eager to leverage biotechnology to improve its agricultural productivity; however there has been little or no investment in biotech research thus far. The government of Mozambique (GRM) is calling for a second green r [...]
2010-01-14 16:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO MZ
10MAPUTO75CHISSANO ON MADAGASCAR: MUST PRESSURE THE FRENCH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 21 meeting, Former President and SADC Special Negotiator for Madagascar Joachim Chissano told the Charge that he commended the United States for its position on Madagascar, suspension of AGOA, and termination of the MCC Compact. Chissano said that SADC leaders deci [...]
2010-01-22 11:01:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MA MZ
10MAPUTO80NARCOTRAFFICKING ON UPSWING, CONCERNS ABOUT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Mozambique has been called the second most active narcotics transit point in Africa after Guinea Bissau (Ref C). Despite anti-corruption rhetoric, the ruling FRELIMO party has not shown much serious political will to combat narcotrafficking. Mohamed Bashir Suleman (MBS),descri [...]
2010-01-25 11:56:00Embassy MaputoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KCOR SNAR MZ
10MAPUTO81GUEBUZA MAKES FEW CHANGES TO CABINET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 16 President Guebuza announced the members of his Cabinet. There were few changes. With the exception of shifting Aires Aly, Minister of Education and Culture during Guebuza's first term, to Prime Minister, all other key ministers retained their posts. With Guebuz [...]
2010-01-25 12:44:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ
10MAPUTO82GUEBUZA INAUGURATION FLAUNTS EXCESS, YET REVEALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Television cameras captured scenes of several thousand revelers at Frelimo headquarters celebrating the election results in December, and independent media remarked on the excesses and atmosphere of indulgence. The party continued during the Jan 12 parliamentary inauguration, p [...]
2010-01-26 14:08:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MZ
10MAPUTO86XXXXXXXXXXXX TALKS OF CORRUPTION AT THE
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Charge recently met with XXXXXXXXXXXX --("the source") who described his frustrations with FRELIMO, President Guebuza, and Mohamed Bashir Suleiman (MBS). He complained that they exercise complete control over the licit and illicit economy of Mozambique. The source, who has exc [...]
2010-01-28 06:21:00Embassy MaputoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM KMCA MCC SNAR EINV MZ
10STATE18636TRAVEL ALERT - CHILE
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the situation in Chile in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake, measuring 8.8 magnitude, that struck 73 miles north of Concepcion (Chile's second largest city; pop. 650,000) and 197 miles south of Santiago. More than 214 people died in the eve [...]
2010-02-28 21:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PREL MZ
89HARARE4004 RENAMO KILLS MORE CIVILIANS IN NORTHERN
[...] (U) ACCORDING TO LOCAL PRESS REPORTS, ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 1, RENAMO KILLED FOUR CIVILIANS IN AN ATTACK IN THE RUSHINGA AREA OF NORTHERN ZIMBABWE. THE ATTACK5S SHOT DEAD A 27 YEAR OLD FARMER AND THEN BURNED DOWN THE HUT CONTAINING HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN, AGED FIVE AND TWO YEARS OLD. AN EAR [...]
1989-07-12 13:13:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM MZ ZI
99GABORONE5380THE NEW LOOK OF SADC--PRESIDENCY PLANS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. THE SECRETARY'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO SADC TRAVELED OCTOBER 11-13 TO MOZAMBIQUE TO CONSULT WITH GOM OFFICIALS ON SADC MATTERS AND PARTICULARLY ON MOZAMBIQUE'S ROLE AS CURRENT SADC PRESIDENT. FONMIN SIMAO AND OTHER GOM OFFICIALS SHARED THEIR AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR RESTRUCTURING [...]
1999-10-19 15:03:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL SADC MZ ZU
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