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00HANOI1615	AVERAGE VIETNAMESE COMMENT ON ECONOMIC CHANGE IN TWO POOR HANOI NEIGHBORHOODS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OUTLYING DISTRICTS OF HANOI ARE ATTRACTING LARGE NUMBERS OF "IMMIGRANTS" FROM DEPRESSED RURAL AREAS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. MANUFACTURING JOBS HERE, THOUGH MISERABLY PAID BY U.S. STANDARDS, NEVERTHELESS PAY FAR MORE THAN THE PEASANT FARMS THEY LEAVE BEHIND. TO GET A FIRST HAND L [...]	2000-07-27 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PGOV PREL ECON VM

00HANOI2441	VIETNAM -- PEASANT DEMONSTRATIONS AT PARTY HQ SYMBOLIZE CONTINUING DISPUTES OVER USE DECISIONS AND COMPENSATION [...] SUMMARY: IN A RECENT PROTEST AGAINST UNRESOLVED LAND DISPUTES, 100 FARMERS FROM THREE PROVINCES CAMPED OUT OVERNIGHT IN FRONT OF PARTY HEADQUARTERS AND THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE IN HANOI. THEIR DEMONSTRATION, WHICH RECEIVED CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION IN THE VIETNAMESE MEDIA, WAS ONE MORE SIGN [...]	2000-11-06 09:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI EAGR VM DPOL
00HANOI2777	BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE FIRST LADY'S FORUM: PROFOUND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE "TWO VIETNAMS" [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) THE DRAMA BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE FIRST LADY'S WOMEN'S FORUM REVEALS A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE INSTITUTIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON WOMEN AND MEN IN VIETNAM TODAY. OVER LUNCH BEFORE THE EVENT, IN CANDID DISC [...]	2000-12-26 10:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN PREL PHUM SOCI ELAB PINR VM DPOL
00HARARE1842	MUGABE CONFERRED STATUS OF A CARICATURE OF AN AFRICAN LEADER [...] (C) ZIMBABWE'S INCREASINGLY DESPERATE RULING PARTY, ZANU-PF HAS RESORTED TO VIOLENCE, BOTH RHETORICAL AND PHYSICAL TO COMBAT ITS ERODING POPULARITY. AS THREATS ISSUED BY ZANU-PF ESCALATE, SO DO INCIDENTS OF HARASSMENT AND MAYHEM AND THE DANGER THAT LESS STABLE ELEMENTS IN ZANU-PF WILL INTERP [...]	2000-04-06 10:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR SOCI MARR ZI
00HARARE3348	CHILD LABOR IN ZIMBABWE [...] (U) REFTELS (A) AND (B) REQUESTED POST'S RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO CHILD LABOR PRACTICES IN ZIMBABWE. THIS CABLE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH REFTELS (C) AND (D) FROM OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 1999, DISCUSSES ZIMBABWEAN CHILD LABOR PRACTICES IN DETAIL AND PROVIDE ANSWERS TO DEPARTMENT'S QUESTIONS [...]	2000-06-21 09:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI ZI
00HARARE5624	U.S. - E.U. COOPERATION ON HIV/AIDS, MALARIA [...] SUMMARY: DONOR COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION IN ZIMBABWE IS A CORE COMPONENT OF THE U.S. MISSION'S RESPONSE TO THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS IN ZIMBABWE. THE U.S. MISSION, AND ITS E.U. PARTNERS, ARE TAKING THE LEAD IN THE DONOR COMMUNITY IN MITIGATING THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS. THE U.S. MISSION P [...]	2000-10-04 13:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI KHIV TBIO ZI
00HARARE7068	AMBASSADOR COMMISSIONS HIV/AIDS WALL IN HARARE [...] ON DECEMBER 13, THE U.S. MISSION HELPED CELEBRATE THE ROLLING OUT OF A NEW HIV/AIDS INITIATIVE IN ZIMBABWE. THE "AIDS WALL: HEALING THE COMMUNITY" IS A Z-SHAPED WALL COVERED WITH CERAMIC TILES PAINTED BY LOCAL ARTISTS FROM RUWA, ZIMBABWE. THE AIDS WALL STANDS IN THE OUTDOOR SCULPTURE GARDEN [...]	2000-12-15 09:12:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PREL SOCI ZI
00HOCHIMINHCITY1121	SCIENCE, DETERMINATION, AND CHARITY IMPROVE LIVES IN VIETNAM'S MEKONG DELTA IN BIG AND SMALL WAYS [...] SUMMARY. IN POOR POCKETS OF THE MEKONG DELTA, AWAY FROM THE LIMELIGHT, THERE ARE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS, VIETNAMESE AND FOREIGN, WHO ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THEIR OWN AND OTHER'S LIVES. CONGEN STAFF VISITED VIETNAM'S MAIN RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, PRIVATE ELECTRICITY AND WATER SUPPLIERS, [...]	2000-07-11 04:04:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO PGOV SOCI ENRG EWWT EAID KIPR ETRD VM KDTB
00HOCHIMINHCITY1176	STOCK MARKET OPENS IN HO CHI MINH CITY [...] VIETNAM'S FIRST OFFICIAL STOCK MARKET, THE HO CHI MINH CITY SECURITIES TRADING CENTER (STC),OPENED JULY 20 WITH GREAT FANFARE. ALTHOUGH THE OPENING OF A SECURITIES MARKET, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT CAME ON THE HEELS OF SIGNING THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT, IS SIGNIFICANT AS A SYMBOL OF CONTINUED [...]	2000-07-21 09:03:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL VM PGOV SOCI CIVS FINREF
00HOCHIMINHCITY838	AMERASIANS SHOW SIGNS OF ASSIMILATION INTO VIETNAMESE SOCIETY [...] SUMMARY: IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING THE VIETNAM WAR, VIETNAMESE SOCIETY SHUNNED AMERASIANS AND CONSIGNED MANY OF THEM TO LIVE ON THE STREETS IN ABJECT POVERTY. OVER THE PAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, HOWEVER, THEIR SITUATION SEEMS TO HAVE IMPROVED. RECENT INFORMATION SUGGESTS THAT MOST VIETNAMESE NOW TR [...]	2000-05-17 08:56:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV SOCI CA VM PCUL
00KINSHASA8362	FOOD SUPPLIES ADEQUATE BUT EXPENSIVE AT YEAR END [...] (C) Summary: Food supplies in Kinshasa's markets are adequate as we approach the end of the year, and last year's experience of short supplies and price gouging will not be repeated. Most basic foods are imported because of low yields and transportation difficulties for local crops. Importers [...]	2000-12-16 07:16:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD SOCI CG
00KINSHASA8363	LOCAL IMPORTER SUSPECTED OF CRIMINALITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Many long-standing Kinshasa businesses are complaining about Congo Futur, an importer that has expanded rapidly since it started operations less than three years ago and is now the largest food supplier in Kinshasa. Established businesses accuse Congo Futur of various illegaliti [...]	2000-12-16 07:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD SOCI CG
00THEHAGUE1794	CHILD LABOR STUDY: REPORT ON THE NETHERLANDS [...] CHILD LABOR IS ILLEGAL IN THE NETHERLANDS. THE COUNTRY HAS COMPREHENSIVE LABOR AND SOCIAL LEGISLATION TO PROTECT YOUNG PEOPLE AT WORK. THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT TAKES A LEADING ROLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD LABOR. IN MAY 2000, THE GON SENT A DRAFT LAW TO THE SECOND CHAMBER OF [...]	2000-06-16 13:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND PHUM ETRD SOCI NL
01ABUJA1007	OAU HIV/AIDS SUMMIT IN ABUJA [...] Thirty-five African heads of state attended the Extraordinary OAU Summit on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Other Related Infectious Diseases held in Abuja April 26- 27. Featured guest speakers included UN Secretary General Koffi Annan and former President Bill Clinton. Jerry Rawlings, former Pr [...]	2001-05-07 10:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV PREL SOCI OAU NI
01ABUJA1133	KANO HOTEL BURNED BY SHARI'A ENFORCERS [...] (C) Summary: In a recent crackdown, the Government of Kano State authorized the quasi-vigilante enforcement of the State's new liquor law by sending the Deputy Governor, accompanied by Hisbah members (Shari'a enforcers) to five hotels to enforce a ban on the sale or purchase of alcohol by Mus [...]	2001-05-16 09:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL SOCI EAID NI ASEC
01ABUJA1156	NIGERIAN RESPONSE TO WCAR DEMARCHE (ROUND TWO) [...] (SBU) In the absence of the Charge from Abuja, Acting Polcouns delivered the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) demarche on the proposed language on the Middle East for the WCAR Declaration. A/Polcouns spoke with Olusegun Akinsanya, Director of the UN 2nd Unit (which among other matters, [...]	2001-05-18 14:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI NI UNHRC
01ABUJA1449	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR VISITS SOKOTO STATE: OFR [...] (U) In his first trip to the Northwest, Ambassador Jeter travelled to Sokoto State on June 19 and 20 to hold meetings with Governor Bafarawa, Sultan of Sokoto Maccido and Brigade One Commander General Emejuru. The Ambassador thanked the officials for their support for Operation Focus Relief P [...]	2001-06-22 19:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI KISL NI
01ABUJA2253	NIGERIA TURNS ZIMBABWE AROUND ON LAND SEIZURES [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo and Nigeria played the critical role in extracting GOZ commitment to stopping land seizures at the Abuja Ministerial on Zimbabwe September 6. The UK agreed to a "significant financial contribution" to land reform but views that commitment as contingent upon the [...]	2001-09-07 14:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PHUM SOCI EAID PINR NI ZI UK
01ABUJA2797	NIGERIA'S RISKS IN SUPPORTING US ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Since September 11, the Obasanjo Administration has lent unequivocal diplomatic support to USG anti-terrorists efforts, including coalition military operations against Al Qaeda and its Taliban hosts. This unambiguous support was not a given. Nigeria, home to Sub-Saharan Africa largest M [...]	2001-11-02 07:33:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PTER ETTC SOCI PINS PREL NI
01ABUJA2857	NIGERIA: STATUS OF CHILD LABOR PROVISIONS FOR [...] Due to severe staffing shortages, particularly the prolonged vacancy of Post's Labor officer position, Embassy Abuja and Consulate Lagos are unable to meet reftel request for "detailed and comprehensive information" on the status of child labor in Nigeria. The Regional Labor officer departed [...]	2001-11-09 17:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI NI EING
01GABORONE3514	A GRASS-ROOTS LOOK AT HIV/AIDS IN BOTSWANA [...] DURING OUR RECENT TRAVELS UPCOUNTRY, THE AMBASSADOR AND EMBASSY STAFF LOOKED AT COMMUNITY-BASED ACTIVITIES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS AND INTERAGENCY USG SUPPORT FOR THOSE EFFORTS. IT WAS A SOBERING EXPERIENCE THAT EMPHASIZED THE DEBILITATING SOCIAL EFFECTS OF THE DISEASE. SELEBI-PHIKW [...]	2001-11-01 05:42:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV EAID SOCI MASS PHUM BBG BC
01HANOI2591	IMPACT OF VHRA DEBATE ON PROTESTANTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ROBERT C. PORTER, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. REACTION IN VIETNAM TO THE VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT MAY HAVE CREATED A NEW OBSTACLE FOR POSSIBLE LEGAL RECOGNITION OF AN UNDERGROUND BAPTIST GROUP. THE ATMOSPHERE ALSO APPARENTLY REMAINS TOO "SENSITIVE" [...]	2001-10-09 10:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI PREL PINS VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI2949	CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES ALONG ROUTE ONE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT C. PORTER, JR., CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, A.I., REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. EVIDENCE OF CATHOLIC LIFE ALONG ROUTE ONE BETWEEN HO CHI MINH CITY AND HANOI IS ABUNDANT IN MANY SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL LOCATIONS BUT TENDS TO DIMINISH FARTHER NORTH. BISHOPS AND PRIESTS REPOR [...]	2001-11-13 06:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI PREL VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
01HANOI2962	NHAN DAN ON FATHER LY'S SENTENCE [...] (U) A SIGNED COMMENTARY UNDER THE HEADLINE OF "NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO INTERFERE" IN NHAN DAN, THE LEADING PARTY DAILY NEWSPAPER, ON NOVEMBER 13 DENOUNCED FOREIGN MEDIA COVERAGE, ESPECIALLY BY RFI AND BBC, REGARDING THE 15 YEAR UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02962 [...]	2001-11-14 01:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI PINS VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI2963	PROVINCIAL EDUCATION: DOING THEIR BEST BUT. . . [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT C. PORTER, CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, A.I., REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. PROVINCES BETWEEN HO CHI MINH CITY AND HANOI CLEARLY HAVE DEVOTED STAFF AND GOOD INTENTIONS IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS, BUT AN ENDEMIC LACK OF CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 [...]	2001-11-14 01:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PGOV VM
01HANOI3086	LIFE ALONG ROUTE ONE [...] (U) SUMMARY. ROUTE ONE IS BEAUTIFUL DRIVE BUT A SURPRISINGLY POOR NATIONAL ARTERY LINKING THE VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY. THERE IS LITTLE INDICATION OF MUCH USE OF LAND OR RAIL TRANSPORT FOR INTER-PROVINCIAL TRADE. SMALL-SCALE PRIVATE ENTERPRISE SEEMS TO THRIVE. RICE IS CLEARLY KING A [...]	2001-11-26 06:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PINS PGOV ETRD VM
01HANOI313	LARGE-SCALE PROTESTS END IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, 20 DEMONSTRATORS ARRESTED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING DCM ROBERT DRY; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: REPORTS FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCES OF GIA LAI AND DAKLAK SUGGEST LARGE-SCALE DEMONSTRATIONS HAVE ENDED FOLLOWING THE ARRESTS OF AT LEAST 20 PROTESTERS. THOUSANDS OF VIETNAM'S ETHNIC MINORITIES PRO [...]	2001-02-09 10:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
01HANOI3173	PEACEFUL PROTEST OUTSIDE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (U) A FEW DOZEN INDIVIDUALS TOOK TO THE STREETS OF HANOI FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON DECEMBER 3 FOR WHAT APPEARED TO UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03173 031036Z BE A PEACEFUL PROTEST AIMED AT MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DURING ITS CURRENT SESSION. BECAUSE THE ST [...]	2001-12-03 10:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PHUM SOCI VM DPOL
01HANOI3259	CAMPAIGN 2001 ON DISABLED PERSONS [...] USAID AND ITS GRANTEES ARE PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE IN SUPPORTING A LANDMARK EVENT IN HANOI DURING THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 10: CAMPAIGN 2001, THE NINTH ANNUAL CAMPAIGN IN THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC DECADE OF DISABLED PERSONS. UNDER THE OVERALL LEADERSHIP OF THE U.N. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR AS [...]	2001-12-14 03:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAID PHUM VM LABOR
01HANOI3302	THE ROLE OF BOARDING SCHOOLS IN MINORITY INTEGRATION [...] SUMMARY: BOARDING SCHOOL EDUCATION PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE EFFORTS OF PHU THO AND TUYEN QUANG PROVINCES IN NORTHERN VIETNAM TO INTEGRATE THEIR ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATIONS. THE GVN SET UP BOARDING SCHOOLS NOT ONLY FOR INTEGRATION, BUT ALSO BECAUSE THEY ARE MUCH CHEAPER TO BUILD AND ST [...]	2001-12-21 07:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI VM ETMIN
01HANOI396	CENTRAL HIGHLANDS APPEAR CALM; VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES MONITORING CLOSELY [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING DCM ROBERT DRY; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE CAPITALS OF THE TWO KEY CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCES OF GIA LAI AND DAKLAK HAVE STABILIZED, WITH NO MORE DEMONSTRATIONS SINCE THE WEEKEND OF FEB. 10- 11. POLICE AND MILITARY PRESENCE REMAINS HEAVY IN THE [...]	2001-02-16 12:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
01HANOI598	DIFFERENT VIEW OF HIGHLAND EVENTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DENNIS G. HARTER, CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, REASONS: 1.5 B AND D. 2. (C) SWEDISH DCM TOLD CHARGE SHE BELIEVED THE REPORTS OF UNREST IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS HAVE BEEN HIGHLY EXAGGERATED AND BELIEVES FIRST DEMONSTRATIONS OCCURRED IN LATE JANUARY WELL BEFORE PUBLICITY OF FEBRUARY [...]	2001-03-14 09:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
01HARARE1751	ZIMBABWE COUP PLOT REPORT TOUCHES A RAW NERVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE HAS VIGOROUSLY DISPUTED A MAY 29 ARTICLE IN THE BRITISH "GUARDIAN" NEWSPAPER THAT STATES THAT ZIMBABWEAN MILITARY OFFICERS ARE PLANNING A COUP AGAINST PRESIDENT MUGABE. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORROBORATE THE SUBSTANCE OF THE REPORT. THE GOZ'S INITIAL [...]	2001-05-31 14:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV MARR SOCI PHUM PREL ZI
01HARARE2971	ZIMBABWE CHILD LABOR INFORMATION UPDATE FOR TRADE [...] SUMMARY: THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR, SUCH AS CHILD SWEATSHOPS AND CHILD PROSTITUTION, ARE NOT WIDELY PRACTICED IN ZIMBABWE. STRONG LAWS, MOST INCLUDED IN THE CHILD ADOPTION AND PROTECTION BILL, PROTECT CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF 18 FROM HARSH WORK AND EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS. A DRAFT AMEND [...]	2001-10-05 08:54:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI ZI
01HARARE502	ZIMBABWE REMARKS ON WCAR PREPCOM MEETING IN DAKAR [...] (C) ON JANUARY 23, POST DELIVERED REFTEL TALKING POINTS TO ALFRED MUTIWAZUKA, THE PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (PAO) IN THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OFFICE OF ZIMBABWE'S MFA. IN A FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATION WITH MUTIWAZUKA ON JANUARY 24, POLOFF LEARNED THAT ZIMBABWE IS SENDING JUSTICE MIN [...]	2001-01-24 14:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SOCI ZI
01HOCHIMINHCITY1042	ACTING CONSUL GENERAL'S MEETING WITH NEW HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE VICE-CHAIRWOMAN [...] SUMMARY: DEPUTY PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND ACTING CONSUL GENERAL SHARON WHITE MET AUGUST 27 WITH HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE VICE-CHAIRWOMAN HUYNH THI NHAN. MS. NHAN IS ONE OF THREE NEW VICE-CHAIRPERSONS APPOINTED TO THE HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE IN MAY. (THERE ARE A TOTAL OF FIVE HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITT [...]	2001-09-06 00:43:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PINR SOCI VM
01HOCHIMINHCITY648	DOMESTIC NGOS IN HCMC [...] SUMMARY: AFTER 1975, VIETNAM'S COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT CLOSED OR TOOK OVER THE ADMINISTRATION OF SCHOOLS, ORPHANAGES, HEALTH FACILITIES, AND OTHER CHARITABLE AND SOCIAL FACILITIES IN SAIGON THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN MANAGED BY RELIGIOUS OR OTHER PRIVATE ENTITIES. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS IN HCMC, A [...]	2001-05-30 03:14:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PHUM PGOV KIRF KHIV VM
01RIYADH1771	THE AL SAUD AND CHALLENGES TO STABILITY [...] (C) AT PRESENT, SAUDI ARABIA ENJOYS AT LEAST SUPERFICIAL STABILITY. THERE IS NO DEBILITATING DISUNITY AMONG SENIOR AL SAUD PRINCES, REGIME CRITICS HAVE BEEN EXILED OR MARGINALIZED ABROAD AND CO-OPTED OR MUZZLED AT HOME, AND A LARGELY APOLITICAL CITIZENRY SHOWS NO INCLINATION TO DEMAND GREATER [...]	2001-06-27 12:09:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI SA
01VATICAN1286	VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE FEBRUARY 17 - 23 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01286 01 OF 02 072227Z CONTENTS: - VATICAN CRITICIZES AIR STRIKES ON IRAQ - MEPP: VATICAN SAYS PEACE A DISTANT REALITY - NO MENTION OF GENOCIDE IN PAPAL MESS [...]	2001-03-07 13:06:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KMDR SOCI TBIO IR IZ IS AM EG IT VT MEPP VTPREL
01VATICAN1555	OPUS DEI TRIES TO CLARIFY RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH MERANTE FOR REASONS 1.5 (A) AND (D) . CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 01555 201557Z 2. (C) THE CHANCELLOR OF THE PRELATURE OF OPUS DEI, FATHER TOM BOHLIN, CALLED CHARGE ON MARCH 15 AND REQUESTED AN URGENT MEETING. CHARGE AND BOHLI [...]	2001-03-20 16:08:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR PINS PROP SOCI PU VT
01VATICAN1615	VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] (U) THE MARCH 17 - 23 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - SOUTH KOREAN ARCHBISHOP LIKES POTUS RECIPE FOR KOREA - VATICAN OFFICIAL CONFIRMS PAPAL VISIT TO ATHENS - PAPAL SUPPORT FOR ARAB CHRISTIANS - VATICAN ADMITS NUNS SEXUALLY ABUSED BY PRIESTS ----------------- [...]	2001-03-23 13:28:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI IS GR KN KS VT MEPP VTPREL
01VATICAN1744	VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE MARCH 24 - 30 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01744 01 OF 02 301041Z - VATICAN CALLS FOR UN TO MONITOR BIOTECHNOLOGY - DRUG INJECTION ROOMS JUDGED "UNETHICAL" BY VATICAN - POPE STRESSES IMPORTANCE [...]	2001-03-30 10:46:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PINR SOCI BU IT VT VTPREL
01VATICAN1745	VATICAN CONDEMNS CLONING BUT PROTECTS THE CLONES [...] CHARGE AND POLITICAL ASSISTANT MET MARCH 23 WITH THE POPE'S THEOLOGIAN, FRENCH-BORN DOMINICAN MONK GEORGES UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01745 311607Z COTTIER, TO DISCUSS THE CLONING OF HUMAN BEINGS. COTTIER AFFIRMED THE VATICAN POSITION THAT CLONING IS IMMORA [...]	2001-03-30 10:47:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO VT
01VATICAN3571	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] (U) THE JUNE 30 - JULY 06 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - G8: GENOA'S ARCHBISHOP REJECTS VIOLENT PROTESTS - REPORT ALLEGES MILLIONS OF CHRISTIANS SUFFER PERSECUTION - POPE ENCOURAGES ETHICAL USE OF XENOTRANSPLANTS - CARITAS OFFICIALS SAYS FOOD AID FOR NORTH KORE [...]	2001-07-06 13:41:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ECON EAID TBIO SOCI KN VT VTPREL
01VATICAN4202	VATICAN VIWS ON WCAR [...] (U) CARDINAL ROGER ETCHEGARAY, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE AND MEMBER OF THE U.N.'S "EMINENT PERSONS" GROUP OF ADVISORS, SAID THE WCAR MUST BE AWARE OF THE MODERN MANIFESTATIONS OF INEQUALITY. FOLLOWING THE ROUND TABLE TALKS AT THE GENEVA OFFICES OF THE U [...]	2001-08-09 12:52:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL SOCI VT
01VATICAN4483	VATICAN URGES U.S. PRESENCE AT WCAR, PLEDGES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE VATICAN IS STRONGLY URGING U.S. PRESENCE AT WCAR, AT LEAST AT THE WORKING LEVEL. ACKNOWLEDGING U.S. CONCERNS, DELEGATION DEPUTY AND AMCIT MONSIGNOR FRANK DEWANE PLEDGED VATICAN WILLINGNESS TO WORK FOR COMPROMISES IN THE FINAL WCAR DOCUMENT. NONETHELESS, MSGR. DEWANE TOLD POL [...]	2001-08-28 15:37:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF SOCI IS CH PK XF SF VT WCAR UNHCR VTWCAR
01VATICAN4605	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE AUGUST 25 - 31 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04605 01 OF 02 041021Z CONTENTS: - VATICAN: UNBRIDLED GLOBALIZATION LEADS TO RACISM - VATICAN'S WCAR DELEGATE SAYS ZIONISM NOT RACIST - TOP VATICAN ECUMENIST L [...]	2001-09-04 09:25:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI SF VT VTPREL
01VATICAN5566	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE OCTOBER 20-26 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05566 01 OF 02 261515Z CONTENTS: - POPE DECRIES MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE - POPE APOLOGIZES TO CHINA AND HOPES FOR DIPLOMATIC TIES - CARITAS APPEAL FOR AFGHANISTAN [...]	2001-10-26 14:32:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI SMIG MARR MCAP AF CH IS WE VT VTPREL
01VATICAN6121	VATICAN CONDEMNS CLONING EXPERIMENT [...] THE VATICAN HAS REITERATED ITS UNEQUIVOCAL CONDEMNATION OF HUMAN CLONING FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY ADVANCED CELL TECHNOLOGY THAT IT HAD CARRIED OUT THE PROCEDURE. THE VATICAN UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 06121 281208Z DECLARED THE EVENT AS A "GRAVE" DEVEL [...]	2001-11-28 11:46:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO VT
02ABUJA1347	NIGERIA: FPOTUS CARTER AND BILL GATES, SR. VISIT [...] FPOTUS Jimmy Carter and Bill Gates, Sr. and staff from The Carter Center and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation paid a very successful, well-publicized March 8-10 visit to Nigeria. The purpose of the visit was to galvanize greater domestic support for the fight against HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, [...]	2002-05-02 14:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV TBIO SOCI KWMN NI HIV AIDS
02ABUJA14	NIGERIA: COMMUNAL VIOLENCE IN PLATEAU STATE [...] (U) Summary: December 30-31 communal violence in Plateau State has resulted in numerous deaths and scattered property damage. Death estimates range between 33 and 90 people. The proximate cause of the encounters was the perennial competition over land between cattle herders (mostly Hausa/Fu [...]	2002-01-02 16:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI CASC NI
02ABUJA1850	NIGERIA: A RETURN TO REGIONAL ELECTORAL POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: A current snapshot of presidential electioneering shows two contesting strategies, one devised by the President's camp, the other by his strongest opposition. The President appears content to steamroll the PDP nomination through tightening his grip on the party apparatus. To win t [...]	2002-06-21 16:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2267	NIGERIA: METHODIST ARCHBISHOP TOUTS OBASANJO -- [...] Summary: (C) During a July 5 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Methodist Archbishop Sunday Mbang felt Obasanjo was performing well and would win reelection. One of Nigeria's most influential clerics, Mbang attributed much of the criticism levied at the President to Obasanjo's clamping down on cor [...]	2002-08-01 15:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2326	NIGERIA: LETTER FROM CHEVRON NIGERIA: ESCRAVOS [...] Ambassador Jeter received the following letter from Chevron Nigeria Limited, signifying the end of the occupation of Chevron's Escravos storage facility by Ugborodo women in Delta State: Begin Text END OF OCCUPATION OF ESCRAVOS TANK FARM BY UGBORODO WOMEN =Salutations We are [...]	2002-08-05 19:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PGOV EPET SOCI NI
02ABUJA2506	NIGERIA: LOCAL SHARI'A COURT DENIES APPEAL OF [...] (C) Summary: The upper Shari'a court in Fantua, Katsina State August 19 denied the appeal of Amina Lawal, convicted of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning. Poloffs twice met Lawal's chief attorney Hauwa Ibrahim (strictly protect),once prior to the appellate decision and immediately aft [...]	2002-08-23 11:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI NI
02ABUJA2542	NIGERIA: AUGUST VISIT TO IKEJA UXO [...] On August 2, Ambassador Jeter, Consul General Hinson-Jones, A/PAO, and ConOff visited the Ikeja Military Cantonment in Lagos to observe the work done by RONCO Consulting Corporation in removing unexploded ordnance (UXO) still remaining after the Jan. 27 explosion there. The Embassy team met w [...]	2002-08-28 14:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREF SOCI KHDP NI
02ABUJA2651	NIGERIA: HIV/AIDS [...] SUMMARY: This cable summarizes the strategies and activities undertaken by USAID and CDC to build national and local capacities to alleviate the impact of HIV/AIDS and reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with the disease. Key to USAID and CDC's efforts are technical assistance [...]	2002-09-12 12:21:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID SOCI NI
02ABUJA2674	SUBJECT: CODEL DASCHLE CODEL: TOWARD A BETTER [...] (C) Summary: On August 31, Codel Daschle met attorney Hauwa Ibrahim (strictly protect) for a brief on the Amina Lawal case (reftel) and to receive a general primer on the legal and constitutional issues arising from the application of criminal Shari'a in twelve Northern Nigerian states. Ibrahi [...]	2002-09-13 14:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI NI
02ABUJA2675	NIGERIA: VOTER REGISTRATION BEGINS SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary: Voter registration began in Abuja September 12 with little fanfare and not much of a turnout. Previously postponed in July and August, there was ample speculation the exercise would be cancelled once more because of INEC's unpreparedness and the injunction sought by unregistered p [...]	2002-09-13 18:12:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2712	NIGERIA: FORMER HEAD OF STATE BUHARI--PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Disaffection with President Obasanjo has placed three words into the lexicon of Northern politicians: "Northern Consensus Candidate." One of the bruited names is Mohammadu Buhari, former military Head of State from 1983 to 1985. Known as an honest, highly disciplined, hard-working [...]	2002-09-20 08:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2736	NIGERIA: OBASANJO'S IMPEACHMENT DRAMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Once dismissed as another hollow threat by a feckless National Assembly, the ongoing impeachment drama is now the central political issue in Nigeria, eclipsing even voter registration. Obasanjo's removal from office remains unlikely however the odds against him are stronger than l [...]	2002-09-24 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2739	NIGERIA: INEC CLOSES REGISTRATION; MANY UNABLE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: INEC wrapped up the ten-day (plus one) voter registration period without resolving the most important complaint against the exercise: an inadequate supply of registration materials resulting in the disenfranchisement of roughly half of Nigeria's eligible voters. On September 21, [...]	2002-09-25 16:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2788	NIGERIA: OBASANJO'S THREATENED IMPEACHMENT -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: Efforts to impeach Obasanjo seem to be losing steam, but the ultimate outcome still remains uncertain. Many protagonists may not want to remove Nigeria's President from office, but rather to weaken him politically to the point that he fails to get the PDP President nomination or v [...]	2002-10-03 19:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2932	NIGERIA: VIOLENCE FLARES AGAIN IN JOS; PART OF A [...] (SBU) Summary: Communal violence continued to plague parts of Plateau State, including areas of the capital Jos. Initial reports from Amcits resident there indicated spill-over violence in Jos after at least 10 were killed in the nearby village of Maza. Military troops have restored order to th [...]	2002-10-25 18:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2976	NIGERIA: UPDATE OF THE CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ACT (GSP) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS [...] Laws and Regulations Proscribing the Worst Forms of Child Labor: In 2002, President Obasanjo signed the instruments of ratification for ILO Convention 182, Worst Form of Child Labor, Convention 138, Minimum Age for Employment, and Convention 111, Equality of Occupation. Some form of legisla [...]	2002-11-01 09:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD EIND PHUM SOCI NI AID
02ABUJA304	NIGERIA: GON ASSISTANCE REQUEST IN WAKE OF LAGOS [...] (U) This is an urgent action request; see para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 30, Ambassador Jeter offered condolences to Minister of Defense Danjuma for the loss of life and property following explosions at the Ikeja Cantonment. Danjuma, giving his assessment after a visit to the site [...]	2002-01-31 13:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MOPS EAID PREF SOCI NI
02ABUJA3179	NIGERIA: PROTESTS IN ABUJA AFTER JUMA'AT [...] SUMMARY: A demonstration that began at the Abuja National Mosque after Juma'at prayers today (about 1500 Abuja, 0900 EST) turned violent, with participants in the 1,000-plus group of protesters breaking windows, throwing stones and burning at least one car. End Summary. 2. Contacts who [...]	2002-11-22 17:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI CASC NI
02ABUJA32	NIGERIA: MURDER CONVICT HANGED IN KADUNA [...] (U) On January 3, a man recently convicted of the July 2000 murder of a woman and her two children by a Shari'a court in Katsina was hanged in Kaduna. The man, Sani Yakubu Rodi, became the first person to be executed under the criminal Shari'a system. Although the Shari'a Court had determin [...]	2002-01-04 18:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI NI
02ABUJA3256	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO SUPPORTS CODE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 20 meeting with USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios and Ambassador Jeter, President Obasanjo endorsed an all-parties Code of Conduct and promised to honor INEC's 27 billion Naira (USD 210 million) 2003 elections funding request. Obasanjo expressed confidence that [...]	2002-12-10 13:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI NI
02ABUJA3296	NIGERIA: PROTESTS AND PRAYERS IN KATSINA [...] (U) Peaceful protests have been taking place recently in Nigeria's northern Katsina state, reportedly sponsored by the "Shi'ite" Muslim Brotherhood, among others. Taking place before and after Friday's Juma'at prayers, the number of protests increased during the Holy month of Ramadan. Accor [...]	2002-12-11 16:39:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI KISL PGOV PINS PINR KPAO NI
02ABUJA3297	NIGERIA: ENGAGING THE AMERICAN PRIVATE [...] SUMMARY: On October 21, Ambassador Jeter, assisted by USAID Mission Director Liberi, National Action Committee on AIDS (NACA) Chairperson Osotimehin, Lagos Consul General, Mission Officers, and Percy Wilson, an AFR/SD HIV/AIDS Consultant, hosted a highly successful luncheon for 20 prominent [...]	2002-12-12 13:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI ECON NI
02ABUJA3309	AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION AND THE NIGERIAN [...] Summary. Interest in Afghanistan and USG actions in rebuilding the country is low among Nigeria's southern journalists. There is more interest in the print media in Nigeria's mostly Muslim north, which occasionally publishes Afghan-related material, mostly in the context of stories on Iraq, [...]	2002-12-13 14:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI AF
02ABUJA3313	NIGERIA--AN IMPEACHMENT POST-MORTEM [...] (C) Summary: Roughly a month has passed since the impeachment threat against Obasanjo was effectively shelved; however, its repercussions continue to be felt throughout the Nigerian polity. President Obasanjo has been made painfully aware of his electoral vulnerabilities, and is trying to dra [...]	2002-12-16 09:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI PREL NI
02ABUJA3346	NIGERIA: MINISTER OF HEALTH PLEDGES [...] (SBU) On December 16, Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by USAID Acting Director, USAID HIV/AIDS Officer and CDC/Nigeria Statistician, presented the joint letter from Secretaries Powell and Thompson on the President's International Mother and Child HIV/AIDS Initiative (reftel) and delivered the s [...]	2002-12-19 16:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KSCA OPDC OSCI PREL SOCI TBIO TSPL KHIV NI
02ABUJA3372	NIGERIA: DECEMBER POLITICAL UPDATE [...] (U) This periodic update for political events in Nigeria includes items of interest from recent weeks. Topics covered in this edition include: -- INEC: 30 Political Associations for Registration -- Cabinet Shake-Up -- Rimi and Others Sue the PDP -------------------------------------- [...]	2002-12-24 10:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI NI
02ABUJA38	NIGERIA: SOKOTO STONING SENTENCE FOCUSES ATTENTION [...] (C) Summary: The death sentence imposed against Safiya Husseini has generated international and domestic attention, lending her case political overtones perhaps more significant than its legal ones. To a certain degree, the judgment against Husseini has also put Nigerian Shari'a on trial. In [...]	2002-01-08 09:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI NI
02ABUJA959	NIGERIA: READOUT ON SOKOTO APPEALS COURT HEARING [...] (C) Summary: Media reports indicate that the Sokoto Sharia appeals court on March 25 reversed a lower court stoning sentence, clearing Safiya Husseini of all charges in the case. During a March 22 conversation with PolCouns, Hauwa Ibrahim, one of Husseini's attorneys, stated that the Sokoto ap [...]	2002-03-26 12:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI NI
02AMMAN2432	SENIOR ISLAMIC FIGURES PRAISE CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM [...] (C) The Chief Justice of the Sharia Court and the Mufti of the Kingdom recently expressed to us their strong condemnation of Israeli violence in the West Bank and of suicide bombings, but asked that the U.S. adopt a "more just" position defending the rights of Palestinians against Israeli oc [...]	2002-05-16 09:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL SOCI IS JO
02AMMAN3253	STATUS OF SIHAM QANDAH CHILD CUSTODY CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post has reviewed the case of Jordanian widow Siham Qandah and her children. At issue are the custody of the children, their sectarian affiliation and their religious upbringing. Qandah's husband converted to Islam from Christianity (thus converting the children to Islam as a [...]	2002-06-17 14:34:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO PGOV PHUM SOCI
02AMMAN3726	AND THE SURVEY SAYS . . . GOJ POPULAR [...] (C) On June 23, 2002, the Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) at the University of Jordan released the most recent iteration of its opinion poll assessing government popularity. The poll indicates that a large segment of the Jordanian public continues to support Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb [...]	2002-07-08 15:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL SOCI IS JO
02AMMAN4820	Jordanian Youth and the Future of Jordan [...] (SBU) The following cable was drafted by an FSN member of the Embassy staff. We thought it was particularly interesting as a description of the youth scene from the inside. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Frustrated and insecure about the future and the prevailing social and economic [...]	2002-08-25 14:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PHUM JO
02AMMAN5168	SEPTEMBER 11 ONE YEAR LATER IN JORDAN: SYMPATHY [...] (C) A year after 9/11, many Jordanians still make a point of expressing sympathy for the victims of the attacks and condemnation for those who carried them out. That said, many also quickly add that the U.S. "failed to learn the lessons of September 11" and has yet to address the perceived "ro [...]	2002-09-11 05:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI XF JO
02AMMAN6095	UPDATE OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] As requested in reftel, Post is providing updated information on child labor in Jordan. Post has informed GOJ that we are compiling the information for the report. In addition, we will meet with Ministry of Labor officials the week of October 21 to discuss further. 2. During the past y [...]	2002-10-21 07:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI JO
02ANKARA8993	TELLING THE STORY OF AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION IN TURKEY [...] Post appreciates message of sustained interest in telling the story of US efforts in Afghan reconstruction. Turkey has a long historical tie to Afghanistan and is proud of its current status as a leader in Afghan reconstruction. Our responsibility is to demonstrate to the Turkish populace that [...]	2002-12-16 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AF PREL SOCI TU
02BOGOTA3159	FARC RESUMES ATTACKS AGAINST CIVILIAN POPULATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: FARC ACTIONS AGAINST THE MILITARY, THE CIVILIAN POPULATION, AND COLOMBIA'S INFRASTRUCTURE FLARED DURING A THREE-WEEK PERIOD FOLLOWING THE END OF THE DESPEJE. SINCE THEN, FARC ACTIVITY AGAINST THE POPULATION HAD BEEN MINIMAL, UNTIL THIS PAST WEEK: FROM MARCH 24 TO 27, FARC REBELS [...]	2002-04-08 23:35:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PINR SOCI CO
02COLOMBO1736	Peace process update: Positive response to [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: -- Kickoff of peace talks in Thailand engenders highly positive response in Sri Lanka -- Before start of talks, President Kumaratunga hits out at GSL -- Government and Tamil Tigers working closely on prisoner exchange [...]	2002-09-17 11:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PINS SOCI CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1856	GSP CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR SRI LANKA [...] Refs (B) and (C) contain comprehensive information on child labor in Sri Lanka. Below is an update. 2. Responses keyed to Ref A. (a) Whether the country has adequate laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor: Sri Lanka ratified ILO convention 182 for the immedia [...]	2002-10-07 10:47:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CE USAID
02COLOMBO2133	Tigers gradually expand network of control in [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Mission team visited Sri Lanka's Eastern Province on November 12. On the surface, the situation in Batticaloa and Ampara Districts seemed calm, with the ceasefire sparking increased business activity and civilian bustle. Amid this positive news, there were clear and troublin [...]	2002-11-14 11:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS ECON SOCI CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2285	Colombo, City of Lights [...] SUMMARY: Colombo is lit up this holiday season, with electric lights draped all over the city. The GSL is sponsoring the effort in a bid to increase the city's attractiveness. For Sri Lankans, it is the first time since the conflict began almost 20 years ago that they remember the city loo [...]	2002-12-11 11:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI CE
02COLOMBO2329	Normally placid Maldivian political scene seems [...] (C) SUMMARY: The normally placid Maldivian political situation is stirring a bit with the approach of the 2003 presidential election. In December 16-17 meetings in Male, polchief was told that President Gayoom is expected to run and win the election. That said, there is some dissonance eme [...]	2002-12-19 10:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM SOCI MV
02HANOI1199	ELECTIONEERING IN THE PROVINCES [...] (U) SUMMARY. WELL-ORGANIZED CAMPAIGN RALLIES IN UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 01199 01 OF 03 140856Z PROVINCES DURING THE WEEK OF MAY 6 OFFERED CANDIDATES AN OPPORTUNITY TO STATE THEIR VIEWS TO VOTERS AND HEAR LOCAL VIEWS AND DESIRES. STABILITY, AGRICULTURAL [...]	2002-05-14 08:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI VM DPOL
02HANOI1222	RELIGIOUS REGULATION STRUCTURE IN VIETNAM [...] (U) SUMMARY: RELIGIOUS REGULATION IN VIETNAM IS CHARACTERIZED BY AN EVOLVING BUREAUCRATIC AND LEGALISTIC APPROACH. WHILE THE SRV CONSTITUTION PROTECTS RELIGIOUS BELIEF (AND NON-BELIEF),THE GVN THOROUGHLY REGULATES RELIGIOUS GROUPS AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICE UNDER THE PREMISE OF MAINTAINING TH [...]	2002-05-15 10:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PGOV PHUM SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE
02HANOI1274	ACTIVISM OVER RELIGIOUS PROPERTY COMPLAINTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY SCOTT BELLARD, POL/C; REASON 1.5(D) 2. (C) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO ONE CRITIC, LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN SOME PLACES REFUSE TO RETURN PAGODA AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 01274 01 OF 02 200744Z TEMPLE LAND APPROPRIATED BEFORE AND AFTER 197 [...]	2002-05-20 07:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
02HANOI1286	ELECTION DAY IN HANOI [...] (U) SUMMARY. AIDED BY UNRELENTING GOVERNMENT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 01286 01 OF 02 201032Z EXHORTATIONS, VOTER TURNOUTS IN HANOI AND ELSEWHERE IN VIETNAM FOR THE MAY 19 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION WERE ALMOST "PERFECT," HOWEVER IMPROBABLE THAT SEEMS TO [...]	2002-05-20 10:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI VM DPOL
02HANOI1454	EVANGELICAL PASTOR'S VIEWS ON HOUSE CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS [...] (C) PASTOR NGUYEN HONG QUANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE MENNONITE CHURCH AND MEMBER OF THE VIETNAM EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF HOUSE CHURCHES (VEF),CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 01454 060431Z RECENTLY VISITED THE CONGEN. THE VEF IS NOT REGISTERED WITH THE GVN AND IS THEREF [...]	2002-06-06 04:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF SOCI VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HANOI1485	TWO CORRUPTION-TAINTED OFFICIALS SUSPENDED [...] (U) SUMMARY: TWO HIGH-RANKING GVN OFFICIALS, ONE THE NUMBER TWO PROSECUTOR AND ANOTHER A CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBER, HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FROM THEIR GOVERNMENT AND SOME PARTY POSITIONS FOR SUSPECTED COMPLICITY WITH AN ALLEGED MAJOR CRIMINAL FIGURE. THESE MOVES ARE EXPE [...]	2002-06-07 09:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS SOCI VM DPOL
02HANOI156	TEACHING THE PARTY ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY. A HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER AT THE MAIN PARTY SCHOOL HAS FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS BEEN UNDERTAKING A UNIQUE EFFORT TO EDUCATE OFFICIALS ABOUT INTERNATIONAL LEGAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 00156 01 OF 02 240242Z CONCEPTS RELATED TO HUMAN RIGHTS. THIS LON [...]	2002-01-24 02:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SOCI VM DPOL HUMANR
02HANOI1653	RESEARCHING RELIGION AT THE PARTY SCHOOL [...] (U) SUMMARY. A SEVEN YEAR-OLD CENTER AT THE MAIN PARTY SCHOOL FOCUSES ON THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN VIETNAMESE HISTORY AND PRESENT, AND HELPS TO EDUCATE UP-AND-COMING PARTY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 01653 01 OF 02 011003Z MEMBERS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ABO [...]	2002-07-01 09:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PINS SOCI VM RELFREE DPOL HUMANR
02HANOI1794	DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS SPEAK OUT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD; REASON 1.5(D) 2. (C) SUMMARY: VIETNAM'S DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS CONTINUE TO WRITE OPEN LETTERS TO THEIR COUNTRY'S LEADERSHIP AND TO ATTEMPT TO DISTRIBUTE THESE LETTERS OVERSEAS. A JULY 6 LETTER COMPLAINED THAT GVN "POLITICAL SECURITY FORCES" HAVE ACT [...]	2002-07-16 10:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PGOV SOCI VM DPOL HUMANR

02HANOI1795	CENTRAL COMMITTEE OUSTS TWO MEMBERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: AT THE CONCLUSION OF ITS SIXTH PLENUM ON JULY 15, THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) CENTRAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 01795 161049Z COMMITTEE (CC) ANNOUNCED THE DISMISSAL OF TWO OF ITS MEMBERS -- VICE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY LIEUTENANT [...]	2002-07-16 10:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS SOCI VM DPOL
02HANOI2078	UPDATE ON DETAINED DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD; REASON 1.5(D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02078 230926Z 2. (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST -- SEE PARA 7. 3. (C) FOLLOWING THE EXPECTED JULY 27 EXPIRATION DATE OF A FOUR-MONTH DETENTION ORDER ON DEMOCRACY ACTIVIS [...]	2002-08-23 09:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PGOV SOCI VM HUMANR
02HANOI2079	BITTER AFTERLIFE OF GENERAL TRAN DO'S FUNERAL [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD; REASON 1.5(D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02079 230926Z 2. (C) IN TWO SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS ON AUGUST 20 AND 21, THREE OF HANOI'S LEADING DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS TOLD POLOFF THAT THEY VIEW GENERAL TRAN DO'S AUGUST 14 F [...]	2002-08-23 09:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PGOV SOCI VM DPOL
02HANOI2090	DAK LAK PROVINCE UPDATE ON RELIGIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A PROTESTANT PASTOR FROM DAK LAK PROVINCE RECENTLY MET WITH CONGENOFFS TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT SITUATION THERE, WHICH HE CHARACTERIZED AS THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTING TO "ERADICATE" PROTESTANTISM. HE SAID PROTESTANT FAMILIES WERE NOW FORBIDDEN TO WORSHIP TOGETHER IN GRO [...]	2002-08-27 10:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREF PINS PREL KIRF SOCI VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HANOI2209	VIETNAM AND THE EUROPEAN UNION [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) IS ONE OF VIETNAM'S KEY DONORS AND AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PARTNER. HUMAN RIGHTS IS AT THE TOP OF THE EU'S POLITICAL AGENDA, WHILE VIETNAM IS FOCUSED MORE ON INCREASING EXPORTS TO EU MEMBERS AND ENCOURAGING MORE INVESTMENT AND AID FROM THE EU [...]	2002-09-10 09:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD SOCI EAID ECON XG XH VM HUMANR
02HANOI2345	VIETNAM'S POLITICAL FUTURE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02345 01 OF 04 270928Z REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE EXPANSION OF PERSONAL FREEDOMS AND DIMINISHMENT OF CPV AND STATE CONTROL OVER INDIVIDUAL LIVES HAVE BEEN WELCOME TREN [...]	2002-09-27 09:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL ECON SOCI PHUM VM DPOL HUMANR
02HANOI2390	ASEM IV - THE VIEW FROM HANOI [...] (U) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZED THE FOURTH ASIA-EUROPEAN MEETING (ASEM) AS A "SUCCESS." VIETNAM'S MAIN GOAL WAS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH ITS EUROPEAN PARTNERS. VIETNAM SUPPORTED THE DECLARATION ON COOPERATION ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM BUT LIKELY WOULD HAVE PREFERRED LAN [...]	2002-10-03 08:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD SOCI EAID ECON VM
02HANOI2598	ORGANIZING THE MASSES: WOMEN AND YOUTH [...] (U) SUMMARY. VIETNAMESE "MASS ORGANIZATIONS" FOR WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ARE INCREASINGLY CHANGING THEIR FOCUS AWAY FROM BEING ONE-WAY COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA TOOLS TO BECOMING MORE DYNAMIC INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 025 [...]	2002-10-28 09:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS SOCI VM TIP
02HANOI2600	ADDITIONAL 2002 AMNESTIES [...] (U) ON OCTOBER 18, VIETNAMESE STATE PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG OFFICIALLY GRANTED AMNESTY TO 3,069 INMATES FROM UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02600 290339Z PRISONS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF EITHER THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY OR THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE. [...]	2002-10-29 03:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI VM
02HANOI2607	PRISON BEATINGS [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: ACCORDING TO UNUSUAL MEDIA REPORTS, HOANG TIEN PRISON IN THE NORTHERN PROVINCE OF HAI UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02607 290740Z DUONG (WHICH EMBOFFS VISITED IN SEPTEMBER -- REF B),HAS EXPERIENCED THREE SERIOUS INCIDENTS INVOLVING GU [...]	2002-10-29 07:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI VM HUMANR
02HANOI2612	VIETNAM AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02612 01 OF 02 300231Z REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) THE NOVEMBER 8 HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH VIETNAM WILL BE ANOTHER IMPORTANT STEP IN OUR EFFORTS TO DEEPEN OUR BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...]	2002-10-30 02:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PREL SOCI VM HUMANR
02HANOI2694	ETHNIC MINORITIES MINISTER ON LAND, US NGOS [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE MINISTER FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES DENIED HAVING SEEN ANY DRAFT BANNING US NGOS FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLAND, BUT INDIRECTLY ADMITTED THAT THE GVN DID NOT AGREE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02694 01 OF 02 061042Z WITH SUCH ACTIVITIES, WHILE WELCOMI [...]	2002-11-06 10:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI VM ETMIN
02HANOI2777	ANOTHER MINISTERIAL-LEVEL VICTIM OF NAM CAM [...] (U) OFFICIAL VIETNAMESE MEDIA (REF A) AND FOREIGN MEDIA HAVE CARRIED REPORTS OF THE NOVEMBER 15 DISMISSAL OF VICE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY MAJOR GENERAL HOANG NGOC NHAT FOR "BREACHES OF THE LAW" LINKED TO THE NAM CAM "MAFIA" UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 0277 [...]	2002-11-18 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS SOCI VM
02HANOI2845	SEX AND THE CITY -- HANOI STYLE [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) AND GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM (GVN) ADMIT THAT PROSTITUTION IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR THE COUNTRY. DISCOS, KARAOKE BARS, MASSAGE PARLORS, AND OTHER "FUN" LOCATIONS EVEN IN STAID HANOI INCREASINGLY OFFER PROFESSIONAL OR SEMI-PROFESSIONAL [...]	2002-11-26 09:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PGOV KHIV VM HIV AIDS TIP
02HANOI2885	EDUCATING ETHNIC MINORITY STUDENTS IN THE NORTH [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE GVN HAS MADE, AND CONTINUES TO MAKE, CONCERTED EFFORTS TO EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE NATION, NOT ONLY TO UNIVERSALIZE EVER-HIGHER UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02885 01 OF 04 030745Z LEVELS OF EDUCATION BUT ALSO TO PROVID [...]	2002-12-03 07:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PGOV PINS PHUM VM ETMIN
02HANOI2913	GOING AFTER MORE CORRUPT OFFICIALS [...] (U) SUMMARY. CONTINUING ITS EFFORTS TO DEMONSTRATE SERIOUSNESS IN AN ANTI-CORRUPTION DRIVE, THE GVN HAS FIRED A PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, AND MAY PROSECUTE A UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02913 051026Z FORMER CHAIRMAN OF ANOTHER PROVINCE. A SENI [...]	2002-12-05 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI VM DPOL
02HANOI2975	WINNING THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THE ETHNICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. VIETNAM'S MULTI-ETHNIC SOCIETY REMAINS UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02975 01 OF 04 160035Z HEAVILY DOMINATED BY THE MAJORITY ETHNIC KINH. ETHNIC MINORITIES ARE OFTEN LOCATED IN ECONOMICALLY MARGINAL PARTS OF VIETNAM, ESPECIALLY THE MOUNTAINOU [...]	2002-12-15 23:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PINS PGOV VM ETMIN
02HANOI3018	VIETNAM: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LEGAL ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: AT A NATIONAL SEMINAR ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP),GVN AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION PARTICIPANTS CONCLUDED THAT TIP IN VIETNAM AND THE REGION APPEARS ON THE INCREASE, ALTHOUGH LITTLE RELIABLE DATA IS AVAILABLE. SRV LAW GENERALLY CONFORMS TO THE UN PROTOCOL TO PREVENT, SU [...]	2002-12-19 08:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PREL PREF EAID ELAB SMIG SOCI VM TIP
02HANOI3055	THE DILEMMA OF THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (U) THIS IS A JOINT EMBASSY/CONGEN MESSAGE. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: THE REAL STORY OF THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS IS A LONG-TERM STRUGGLE FOR MODERNIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN A REGION DEFINED BY ETHNIC RESENTMENT, ECONOMIC IMBALANCE, POVERTY AND ISOLATION, LAND ISSUES, RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES, INTOLER [...]	2002-12-23 09:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINS PREL SOCI VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
02HANOI528	VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: WHAT DID WE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING A 2.5-DAY VISIT TO DAK LAK, GIA LAI, AND KON TUM PROVINCES, CONGENOFFS MET WITH MONTAGNARD RETURNEES FROM CAMBODIA AND WITH PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES. REFTELS A ARE THE DETAILED ACCOUNTS. THESE ARE OUR CONCLUSIONS. ECONOMIC HARDSHIP AND LAND DISPUTES SEEM TO BE [...]	2002-03-07 10:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV PINS SOCI VM CB ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HANOI559	USCIRF MEETINGS WITH RELIGIOUS FIGURES IN [...] (U ) CLASSIFIED BY RAYMOND F. BURGHARDT, AMBASSADOR; REASON 1.5(D) 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE COMPLEX AND EVOLVING INTERRELATIONS BETWEEN RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT IN VIETNAM CAME TO LIGHT IN UNOFFICIAL MEETINGS BETWEEN A DELEGATION FROM THE U.S. COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM (U [...]	2002-03-12 07:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF SOCI VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
02HANOI573	POVERTY AND REMINDERS OF WAR IN CENTRAL VIETNAM [...] (U) SUMMARY: DIVIDED BY THE OLD DMZ, QUANG TRI AND QUANG BINH ARE UNITED IN POVERTY NOT SO MUCH BECAUSE OF WAR'S DESTRUCTION, BUT BECAUSE OF UNFAVORABLE GEOGRAPHY. REMOTE AND WITH LITTLE SURVIVING PRE-WAR INFRASTRUCTURE, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND A GREAT DEAL OF HARD WORK ARE AS [...]	2002-03-14 04:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI ECON PHUM EAID PGOV VM
02HANOI579	HOW NOT TO MAKE FRIENDS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY RAYMOND F. BURGHARDT, AMBASSADOR; REASON 1.5(D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 00579 01 OF 02 140555Z 2. (C) SUMMARY: GVN ACTIONS HINDERED CONTACT BETWEEN RELIGIOUS LEADERS IT DID NOT HAND PICK AND THE U.S. COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL R [...]	2002-03-14 05:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR
02HANOI589	VIETNAM'S INCREASING ROLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. VIETNAM HAS MOVED STEADILY TO INCREASE ITS PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL AND MULTILATERAL FORA SINCE THE COMMUNIST PARTY (CPV) DIRECTED THE GVN TO IMPLEMENT A MORE OUTWARD ORIENTED FOREIGN POLICY AT THE SEVENTH PARTY CONGRESS IN 1991. TODAY, VIETNAM HAS MEMBERSHIP IN 62 GLOBA [...]	2002-03-14 09:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI EAID ECON VM UN HUMANR APEC ASEAN
02HANOI652	CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: NO PUNISHMENT FOR MOST [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CONSUL GENERAL EMI LYNN YAMAUCHI, HO CHI MINH CITY, FOR REASONS 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: A RELATIVELY MODERATE PASTOR FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS SAID THE GVN IS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES, ALTHOUGH PROBLEMS REMAIN. HE BELIEVES THE OVERWHELMING [...]	2002-03-20 11:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV PINS SOCI PREL KIRF VM CB ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HARARE1376	USG ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS IN ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Corruption at the official level in Zimbabwe has increased markedly in the last several years as the Government has systematically undermined the rule of law to browbeat political opponents and the ruling party has expanded its already considerable system of patronage. Corruption, once [...]	2002-06-06 09:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KSEP SOCI ZI
02HARARE2192	ZIMBABWE: GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS [...] (U) The US Embassy, HHS/CDC and USAID have had a series of discussions on coordinating the US Government response to the HIV and AIDS crisis in Zimbabwe. One of the current discussions and concerns has been the use of Global Fund for AIDS, TB, and Malaria (GFATM) monies in Zimbabwe. 2. (U [...]	2002-10-01 11:36:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV TBIO SOCI PGOV ZI
02HARARE2342	MIDLANDS PROVINCE: A PROVINCE OF COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Political Officer visited Midlands province October 17 and 18 to meet with USAID, CDC, and WFP beneficiaries, NGO and UN staff, and GOZ officials. Against the backdrop of the HIV/AIDS, land, and food crises gripping the country, Midlands province seems to be the mode [...]	2002-10-25 08:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID PHUM SOCI ZI
02HARARE2871	MATABELELAND: FOOD ACCESS REMAINS TENUOUS [...] SUMMARY: (U) Ambassador, USAID Officer, State Zimbabwe Desk Officer and Political Officer visited Matabeleland North province December 3 to December 6 to meet with people affected by the food and HIV/AIDS crises. Food issues dominated discussions as scarcities intensified across the country. [...]	2002-12-30 10:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAGR SOCI ZI
02HOCHIMINHCITY1140	HOA HAO MONK DEFIES GOVERNMENT ORDER AND CLIMBS A [...] (SBU) ON NOVEMBER 7, CONTROVERSIAL HOA HAO MONK NAM UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 01140 110628Z LIEM (VO THANH LIEM) CLIMBED A TREE INSIDE THE COMPOUND OF HIS PRIVATE PAGODA FOR THE THIRD TIME IN EIGHT YEARS (SEE REFTEL),AFTER LOCAL AUTHORITIES GAVE HIM THREE [...]	2002-11-11 03:15:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
02HOCHIMINHCITY117	HCMC OFFICIALS CAN NOW RUN THE CITY [...] SUMMARY: IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TEST CASE FOR VIETNAM'S MAJOR CITIES, THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HAS DEVOLVED SOME SIGNIFICANT POWERS TO HO CHI MINH CITY WITH THE ISSUANCE OF "DECREE 93" BY THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER. THIS DECREE PERMITS HCMC FOR THE FIRST UNCLASSI [...]	2002-02-05 07:38:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SOCI ETRD VM
02HOCHIMINHCITY1270	CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR FREEDOM FROM IT, IN DAK LAK AND GIA LAI PROVINCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DURING A RECENT TRIP TO DAK LAK AND GIA LAI PROVINCES IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, THE CONSUL GENERAL MET WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS (CRA). IN THESE MEETINGS, CRA OFFICIALS DESCRIBED THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SOUTHERN EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF VIETNAM (SECV) IN [...]	2002-12-11 04:40:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF SOCI KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
02HOCHIMINHCITY131	"DEGA PROTESTANTISM" AND THE U.S. CONNECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AN ETHNIC MINORITY LEADER FROM GIA UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 00131 01 OF 02 080617Z LAI PROVINCE RECENTLY DESCRIBED TO POLOFF A COMPLEX WEB OF SHIFTING LOCAL ALLIANCES AMONG THE ETHNIC GROUPS IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. MIXING RELIGION W [...]	2002-02-08 05:38:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PREF PREL PGOV SOCI VM CB ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HOCHIMINHCITY203	VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: REFUGEES WHO [...] (U) SUMMARY: DURING A MARCH 1-3 TRIP TO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, CONGENOFFS MET WITH VILLAGERS IN TWO DAK LAK COMMUNITIES AND VISITED A PROTESTANT WORSHIP HOUSE IN ONE OF THE COMMUNITIES. SEVERAL OF THE VILLAGERS WERE ETHNIC MINORITY VIETNAMESE RETURNEES FROM CAMBODIA -- TWO OF WHOM HAD RETURN [...]	2002-03-04 16:14:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PGOV PINS SOCI PREL KIRF VM CB HUMANR ETMIN
02HOCHIMINHCITY336	ETHNIC MINORITY RETURNEES -- REALITY SETS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SIX WEEKS AFTER THEIR UNHCR REPATRIATION AND THE ONSET OF REALITY, ETHNIC MINORITY RETURNEES HAVE OPENLY ARTICULATED THEIR REASONS FOR LEAVING VIETNAM FOR CAMBODIA - LACK OF FARMLAND, AND TO A SOMEWHAT LESSER EXTENT, RELIGION. ALL SIX OF THE UNHCR RETURNEES WE SPOKE TO ON A RE [...]	2002-04-06 02:17:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PGOV PINS SOCI PREL KIRF VM CB HUMANR ETMIN
02HOCHIMINHCITY39	CHRISTMAS IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: TOLERANCE AND REPRESSION FOR ETHNIC MINORITY PROTESTANTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO TWO ETHNIC MINORITY LEADERS, ETHNIC MINORITY PROTESTANTS IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ENCOUNTERED A MIXTURE OF TOLERANCE AND REPRESSION BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES AT CHRISTMASTIME. THERE WERE ALLEGED INCIDENTS OF SEVERE POLICE ABUSE IN SOME VILLAGES, BUT IN OTHER VILLAGES, AU [...]	2002-01-15 14:16:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PGOV PINS SOCI PREL KIRF VM CB RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
02HOCHIMINHCITY390	CROSSES, CADRES, AND CONVERSATIONS IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PLAIN WHITE CROSSES DREW THE ATTENTION OF CONGEN OFFICERS AS WE DROVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL HIGHLAND PROVINCE OF DAK LAK. A COFFEE BREAK IN NHAN CO COMMUNE IN DAK LAP DISTRICT ALLOWED FOR CASUAL CONVERSATION WITH SEVERAL OF THE VILLAGERS. LOCAL SECURITY OFFICERS KEPT INSERTING T [...]	2002-04-16 08:10:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF PREF SOCI VM CB ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HOCHIMINHCITY394	EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE IN THE CENTRAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AN EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE PACKED THE COMPOUND OF A 90-YEAR-OLD WOODEN CHURCH WITH THOUSANDS OF ETHNIC MINORITY CATHOLIC WORSHIPPERS FROM VILLAGES IN KON TUM PROVINCE IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. THE TWO-HOUR SERVICE, CONDUCTED ENTIRELY IN ETHNIC LANGUAGES, INCORPORATED TRIBAL [...]	2002-04-17 09:43:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF PREF SOCI VM CB RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
02HOCHIMINHCITY55	GIA LAI PROVINCE HEALTHCARE: LEPROSY AND HIV/AIDS [...] SUMMARY: IN A DECEMBER MEETING, THE DIRECTOR OF THE GIA LAI PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CALLED LEPROSY HIS MAIN PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN. HE ALSO DISCUSSED OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS, INCLUDING HIV/AIDS, AND AMBITIOUS PLANS TO IMPROVE THE STAFFING/FACILITIES OF THE PROVINCE'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. [...]	2002-01-22 05:56:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KHIV PREF VM HIV AIDS
02HOCHIMINHCITY759	PROTESTANT PROBLEMS IN KON TUM PROVINCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AN ETHNIC MINORITY PROTESTANT PASTOR AND ONE OF HIS CONGREGATION MEMBERS TRAVELED TO HO CHI MINH CITY TO TELL CONGENOFFS OF AN ASSAULT BY 20-PLUS VILLAGERS IN THAT CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCE OF KON TUM THIS PAST APRIL. THE PASTOR SAID THE VILLAGERS WHO ATTACKED THEM HAD ACTED O [...]	2002-07-29 06:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF SOCI VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02KATHMANDU1336	PRESS FREEDOM UNDER NEPAL'S STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the beginning of the State of Emergency in Nepal, 123 journalists have been arrested, with 35 still detained, three tortured, and one reportedly killed. Inaccuracy and partisanship in the press have led to government mistrust and restrictions on publications. Press reacti [...]	2002-07-10 03:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PTER NP
02KATHMANDU1465	NEPAL'S NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION FLOUNDERS [...] (C) Summary: A founding member of Nepal's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was suspended from the body on July 24 for "behavior unbecoming the glory of the post." The incident underlines serious flaws in the NHRC: members' strong political affiliations have led to a polarization of [...]	2002-07-29 01:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI PTER PREL NP
02KATHMANDU2301	NEPAL: MAOISTS CALL INDEFINITE SCHOOL STRIKE [...] The Maoist student arm, All-Nepal National Free Student Union-Revolutionary, called for an indefinite school strike (or bandh) in Kathmandu Valley starting on December 9th. The Maoists are asking the Government of Nepal meet thirteen demands to avert the strike. The Government has neither made [...]	2002-12-04 11:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	NP PGOV PTER SOCI
02KATHMANDU2307	NEPAL: CHILDREN IN CONFLICT [...] Summary: Continued Maoist violence in Nepal has taken a severe toll on the country's children, both physically and mentally. More than 100 have been killed during the course of the "People's War," and an estimated 1500 orphans and 15,000 displaced children face an uncertain future. Death or [...]	2002-12-05 08:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM SOCI PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2442	NEPAL'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM DEVASTATED BY MAOISTS [...] Summary: The Nepali education system has suffered tremendously in the country's nearly seven years of ongoing Maoist insurgency. Private schools have been shut down by the insurgents and teachers afraid of Maoist violence have abandoned their posts. Public schools that are open often are cro [...]	2002-12-20 09:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM SOCI PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU333	NEPALI PARLIAMENT CONVENES FOR WINTER SESSION [...] (SBU) The Winter Session of Parliament convened Feb. 10 amid widespread expectations that the Lower House will ratify the state of national emergency declared November 26, allowing its continuation for another three months. A vote on the emergency must take place before Feb. 22. Preoccupati [...]	2002-02-11 11:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NP PGOV SOCI
02KATHMANDU363	NEPALI GOVERNMENT MOVES TO REGULATE MADRASAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A notice from the Home Ministry announcing that private Muslim schools must register with local authorities has drawn criticism from the Muslim community. Some Muslim leaders view the measure as an empty gesture, probably performed at the behest of the Indian government, that [...]	2002-02-14 12:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KIRF SOCI NP
02KATHMANDU498	NATIONAL PARK CLOSED TO ALL BUT TOURISTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Deteriorating security conditions have all but closed Royal Bardiya National Park in western Nepal to researchers and conservationists and have disrupted some development projects. Tourists still have access to the park, but the local economy has taken a deep hit from the dras [...]	2002-03-08 12:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ASEC CASC SOCI NP
02KATHMANDU509	MAOIST AMBUSH MARS ANNUAL RHINO RELOCATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Maoist insurgents killed two Royal Nepalese Army soldiers near Royal Chitwan National Park on March 10 just hours after the start of the annual relocation of rhinos from Chitwan to Royal Bardiya National Park. The subsequent army cordoning of the area forced four trucks carryi [...]	2002-03-11 13:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PTER EAID ASEC SOCI NP
02KATHMANDU685	DROUGHT ASSESSMENT/MITIGATION IN WESTERN S ASIA [...] In response to ref a, the Regional Environment Office (REO) for South Asia in Kathmandu offers the following proposal on drought assessment and mitigation for selected regions of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. While we have used the format prescribed by ref c, REO would also like to submi [...]	2002-04-05 04:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ECON SOCI PK IN AF XD REO
02KUWAIT5418	SADDAM'S SPEECH RALLIES KUWAITIS AGAINST HIM [...] SUMMARY. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's December 7 speech to "the sons of the People in Kuwait" has inspired Kuwaitis to rally around their leadership and reaffirm their gratitude for the U.S. military presence, by reminding them of the existential threat he poses to their country. END SUM [...]	2002-12-17 08:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER SOCI KU
02RANGOON1648	NGOS HARD AT WORK IN KACHIN STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: International NGOs (INGOs) are working well in Kachin State. Though few in number, they are providing urgently needed programs for HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and rural health care. There are some types of aid programs, and geographic regions, that remain out of reach fo [...]	2002-12-26 08:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID SOCI ECON BM NGO
02ROME1818	SICHAN SIV ROME MEETINGS CONCERNING UNGASS ON [...] (SBU) ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFFS, AMBASSADOR TO THE UN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 01818 111403Z ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SICHAN SIV AND L/HRR MICHAEL DENNIS MET 4/10 WITH OFFICIALS FROM THE MINISTRIES OF LABOR/WELFARE AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO DISCUSS ISSUES BEFOR [...]	2002-04-11 13:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI IT EUN UNICEF UN
02ROME3534	NGOS AFFILIATED WITH THE UN: SECTION 102 [...] SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, THE U.S. MISSION/ROME HAS OBTAINED LISTS OF NGOS AFFILIATED WITH THE U.N. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO),THE WORLD FOOD UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03534 171134Z PROGRAM (WFP) AND THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURE [...]	2002-07-17 11:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM SOCI UN FAO WFP
02ROME5750	FIAT: WORKER PROTESTS CONTINUE; SICILIAN SOLUTION IN SIGHT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FIAT AUTO, TRADE UNIONS AND THE BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT CONTINUE THEIR POSTURING AROUND THE AUTOMAKER'S PLAN TO CUT COSTS BY IDLING THREE PLANTS AND LAYING OFF OVER 8,000 EMPLOYEES. ALTHOUGH FIAT'S LENDERS APPEAR TO BE THE ONLY ONES CONTENT WITH THE PLAN AS CONCEIVED, WORKER ACTI [...]	2002-11-27 11:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI IT
02TEGUCIGALPA2916	CHILD LABOR IN HONDURAS: INFORMATION FOR THE TRADE [...] Summary. Over the past several months, Labor Attache and other EmbOffs have spoken with government officials, private sector, labor unions, non-governmental organizations, and child advocates regarding the situation of child labor in Honduras. The Embassy has been active in promoting an agend [...]	2002-10-18 23:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI HO USAID
02TEGUCIGALPA2928	PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION PROTESTS COLUMBUS DAY, [...] (U) On October 11 approximately 100 peaceful demonstrators protested outside Embassy Tegucigalpa. The protesters included representatives of the Convergence of Movements of the Peoples of America (COMPA),the public university worker's union (SITRAUNAH),the Civil Council of Indigenous and Po [...]	2002-10-22 23:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL PTER ETRD PHUM SOCI HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2981	HONDURAS ISSUES 2001 CENSUS FIGURES; POPULATION [...] (U) On October 18, National Institute of Statistics (INE) Director Magdalena Garcia presented the numbers from the 2001 census to Acting President Vicente Williams. The last census in Honduras was conducted in 1988 and INE utilized the 1988 statistics during the presentation as a reference poi [...]	2002-10-29 20:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB ECON SOCI PHUM HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2987	POPULAR BLOCK AND TEACHERS DEMONSTRATE VIOLENTLY [...] (U) On October 24-25 several thousand demonstrators that included the loose political alliance known as the Popular Block, the labor union SITRASANAA, secondary teachers (COPEMH),and three Democratic Unification Party (UD) congressmen clashed with police in violent demonstrations that include [...]	2002-10-29 23:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB ETRD PHUM PTER SOCI ASEC HO
02VATICAN1152	SANT'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 13:33:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CO CU IT MZ PHUM PREL SOCI VT ZL
02VATICAN2229	HOLOCAUST ENVOY'S VATICAN FAREWELL CALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOLOCAUST ISSUES AMBASSADOR BINDENAGEL MET WITH VATICAN OFFICIALS APRIL 26 FOR CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 02229 01 OF 02 081737Z A LAST UPDATE ON THE ISSUE OF ACCESS TO PONTIFICAL ARCHIVES FOR RESEARCH RELATED TO THE S [...]	2002-05-08 12:27:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	FR GM IT KNAR PHUM PREL SOCI VT VTFR
02VATICAN4217	VATICAN PUTS PEOPLE FIRST AT SUSTAINABLE [...] "PEOPLE COME FIRST" WILL BE THE LEITMOTIF FOR THE VATICAN DELEGATION AT THE WORLD SUMMIT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. IN AN AUGUST 25 MESSAGE FROM HIS SUMMER RETREAT AT CASTELGANDOLFO, POPE JOHN PAUL II WISHED SUMMIT DELEGATES UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04217 [...]	2002-08-30 08:51:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI VT
02VATICAN4247	VATICAN ON UNGA PRIORITIES [...] AT THE END OF A LONG ROMAN AUGUST WITH FEW HOLY SEE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04247 031213Z DESK OFFICERS IN TOWN, POLOFF WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY A DESK OFFICER ABLE TO ACCEPT REF A DEMARCHE ON UNGA PRIORITIES. MONSIGNOR OSVALDO NEVES, STANDING IN SINCE [...]	2002-09-03 11:54:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI VT
02VATICAN4470	VATICAN IRE AT NEW RUSSIAN "NYET" TO ITS CLERGY [...] THE VATICAN HAS SHARPLY CRITICIZED THE RECENT EXPULSION OF TWO POLISH PRIESTS FROM RUSSIA. THIS BRINGS TO FIVE THE NUMBER OF CATHOLIC CLERGY EXPELLED FROM RUSSIA THIS YEAR, INCLUDING BISHOP JERZY MAZUR OF THE SIBERIAN DIOCESE OF ST. JOSEPH. A TERSE STATEMENT ISSUED SEPTEMBER 9 BY VATICAN S [...]	2002-09-13 12:42:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI PL RS VT
02VATICAN4742	HOLY SEE TO TAKE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CONCERNS TO [...] (C) FOLLOWING THE HOLY SEE'S REBUKE OF RUSSIA BEFORE OSCE CHIEFS OF MISSION TO THE HOLY SEE FOR ITS SERIES OF EXPULSIONS AND VISA DENIALS TO CATHOLIC CLERGY (REF A),VATICAN OSCE DESK OFFICER TOLD POLOFF SEPTEMBER 30 THAT THE HOLY SEE PLANS TO SEEK REDRESS WITHIN THE OSCE FOR THE CANCELLATION [...]	2002-10-01 11:28:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI PL RS VT
02VATICAN4909	HOLY SEE: FM TAURAN REPLY TO SECRETARY'S LETTER ON [...] (SBU) IN HIS REPLY TO SECRETARY POWELL'S LETTER REQUESTING A STRONG HOLY SEE STATEMENT REGARDING THE SAFETY OF U.S. BIOTECH FOOD ASSISTANCE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (REF B),HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER EQUIVALENT ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN GAVE NO INDICATION THAT THE HOLY SEE WOULD OFFER A STRONG [...]	2002-10-08 14:36:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI ZA RP VT VTPREL
02VATICAN5138	THE POPE AND THE ROMANIAN PATRIARCH: REINFORCING [...] (U) IN THE VATICAN, WHERE GESTURES AND SYMBOLS CARRY WEIGHT, POPE JOHN PAUL II PULLED OUT ALL THE STOPS DURING ROMANIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH TEOCTIST'S OCTOBER 7-13 VISIT TO VATICAN CITY AND THE CITY OF ROME. IN A SERIES OF EVENTS CULMINATING IN A SPECIAL MASS IN ST. PETER'S, THE PATRIARCH WA [...]	2002-10-22 09:57:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI RO VT VTPREL
02VATICAN5167	VATICAN BACKS U.S. BISHOPS' SEXUAL ABUSE POLICY, [...] (U) IN AN OCTOBER 18 LETTER TO THE U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, THE HOLY SEE CONVEYED ITS SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. BISHOPS' EFFORTS TO ADDRESS SEXUAL ABUSE ISSUES, BUT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05167 01 OF 02 231022Z ALSO INDICATED ITS DESIRE FOR REVISI [...]	2002-10-23 09:34:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VT
02VATICAN5625	AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON'S MEETING ON BIOTECH WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR CALLED ON HOLY SEE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER EQUIVALENT LEONARDO SANDRI NOVEMBER 16 TO EXPRESS U.S. CONCERN OVER THE LACK OF HOLY SEE INVOLVEMENT REGARDING THE GROWING THREAT OF HUNGER AND STARVATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA AND, SPECIFICALLY, THE ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT'S REJECTION [...]	2002-11-19 14:51:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI ZA RP VT VTPREL
03ABUDHABI1090	UAE LABOR UNIONS WILL BE "FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL" [...] (U) An editorial published on March 3 by a well-regarded economic commentator lauded the recent Ministry of Labour draft proposal to formally establish labor unions (reftel). Salah Al Halyan, managing director of Gulf Insurance Consulting and an editorial columnist for the Gulf News, wrote tha [...]	2003-03-05 14:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1204	WILDCAT STRIKE RESOLVED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE [...] (U) Local press prominently reported the resolution of a strike by forty laborers against a contracting firm on March 11. The employees stopped working for a week to protest the decision of the firm to pay them daily instead of monthly (why daily payments were perceived as pernicious by the wor [...]	2003-03-12 13:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1240	ANOTHER STRIKE MEDIATED AND RESOLVED BY THE [...] (U) Seventy five expatriate workers went on strike and refused to return to work until they were paid, reported the local press on March 13. The laborers accused a contracting firm of failing to pay their salaries for three months. The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs investigated the al [...]	2003-03-15 14:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1367	UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE UAE [...] (U) Local Arabic language press reported on March 15 that the official unemployment rate in the UAE was 2.6%, the lowest in the Arab world. The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs supplied this information to the Arab Labor Force Conference held in Tunisia in early March. The official rate [...]	2003-03-22 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON SOCI TC
03ABUDHABI1634	UAE AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL WORKERS FAILS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UAEG's much-hyped amnesty program has thus far not been as successful as government officials had predicted. The amnesty, which began on January 1, 2003, and will terminate on April 30, 2003, will exempt workers from payment of fines or other legal liabilities related to the [...]	2003-04-06 10:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1754	LABOR ATTACHES PAINT A RELATIVELY ROSY [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In conversations with the Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan and Filipino Labor Attaches, Econoff was repeatedly told that the vast majority of labor disputes in the UAE between foreign nationals and Emirati businesses and institutions are generally handled on an inform [...]	2003-04-13 10:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1794	UAE INCREASES THE NUMBER OF WORK VISAS [...] (U) Local press reported on April 13 that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs issued more than 32,000 employee labor cards and 12,000 work permits to companies last month. Approximately 60% of the cards were new and there was also a "sizeable increase" in the issuance of group visas. T [...]	2003-04-14 13:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1902	UAE CREATES NEW LABOR INSPECTION PLAN OF [...] (U) Local press reported on April 18 that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has developed a new inspection and training plan centered on improving the quality of labor inspection. The objective of the program is to create safer and more secure working conditions by encouraging companie [...]	2003-04-21 11:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1935	UAE HOPES TO IMPLEMENT LABOR UNION LAW BY [...] (SBU) UAE Labor Minister Matar Al-Tayer informed DCM on April 21 that the final draft of the new UAE labor law which permits the creation of formal labor associations/unions, would be sent to the inter- ministerial review committee by the end of the week. (See reftel). The proposed legislatio [...]	2003-04-22 13:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1946	UAEG OFFICIALS OFFER PERSPECTIVES ON WHY THE [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) In a conversation with the DCM on April 21, UAE Labor Minister Matar Humaid Al-Tayer noted that the final number of amnesty seekers would be approximately 50,000 -- significantly lower than the expected 200,000-250,0 [...]	2003-04-23 11:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1983	UAEG REACTS -- AND OVERREACTS - TO SARS [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) The UAE Ministry of Health will install thermal scanners at Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports to check the temperatures of airline passengers as a defense against SARS. Passengers traveling from SARS infected countries w [...]	2003-04-28 06:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI TC
03ABUDHABI2083	ANOTHER STRIKE MEDIATED AND RESOLVED BY THE [...] (U) The local press reported that three hundred expatriate workers at an Abu Dhabi-based construction company gathered at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs on April 28 to protest their employer's failure to pay salaries for more than three months. The Minister of Labor Matar Humaid Al-T [...]	2003-04-30 10:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2175	UAE EXTENDS AMNESTY [...] (U) The UAEG announced that it has extended the amnesty period for illegal aliens to depart the country without penalty an additional month. (See ref A). The four month amnesty period was scheduled to end on April 30, but officials have given illegal aliens until May 31 to leave the UAE. The [...]	2003-05-05 10:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2274	(SBU) INHERENT CONTRADICTIONS OF THE UAE [...] (SBU) In a recent address to the Indian Business and Professional Group, UAE Labor Undersecretary Khalid Al-Khazraji said all the right things. First, he confirmed that the UAE will continue to import multiethnic labor, primarily from the Indian subcontinent (something that no doubt went down [...]	2003-05-10 13:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2323	LABOR MINISTRY MEDIATES STRIKE IN DUBAI [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-12 10:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2670	THREE MORE LABOR STRIKES RESOLVED [...] (U) In the last week, the local English dailies reported on three labor strikes, two in Dubai and one in Abu Dhabi. All three labor stoppages involved the nonpayment of wages by contracting firms and resulted in the intervention of the UAE Labor Ministry to mediate a resolution between the par [...]	2003-06-07 05:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI288	UAE'S NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AGENCY REGISTERS 7,000 [...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE Ministry of Labor established Tanmia -- the UAE's national employment agency -- two years ago and since then has registered more than 7,000 Emirati jobseekers, about 2,000 of whom a [...]	2003-01-19 13:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB KWMN SOCI TC
03ABUDHABI2969	UAE AMNESTY FAILS [...] (SBU) Summary: The UAEG's amnesty program failed to significantly reduce the number of illegal laborers in the UAE. Only 60,000 illegals have left the country, far less than the hoped for 250,000-300,000. Though the amnesty may continue on indefinitely, it failed because illegal workers do not [...]	2003-06-22 12:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3037	UAE MEPI COUNTRY STRATEGY [...] SUMMARY: Following is the UAE's country strategy for MEPI, which has been developed by PA and coordinated with POL and ECON. This includes long-term goals, specific objectives, suggested mechanisms by which goals could be realized, and a request for funding for two UAE-specific projects. END SU [...]	2003-06-25 10:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ETRD SOCI SCUL BTIO EAID PGOV
03ABUDHABI3200	UAE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL ACKNOWLEDGES [...] (U) In a newspaper interview with a local English daily, the UAE Labor Undersecretary Dr. Khalid Al- Khazraji declared, in response to a question about the legality of strikes in the UAE, "The UAE labour law has not forbidden strikes. It has not mentioned them as it has a system for labourers [...]	2003-07-08 12:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3201	UAE CONTINUES AMNESTY [...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Katherine Van de Vate for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) The UAEG officially claimed that 100,000 illegal immigrants "benefited" from the amnesty which began January 1, 2003, and that 40,000 illegals have been arrested over the past few months. The Labor Ministry i [...]	2003-07-08 12:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3202	UAE APPROVES ILO BIO-HAZARD RULES [...] (U) The UAE approved the recommendations of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on ccupational health and safety. The ILO agreed, in a conference last month, to new standards for the prevention of biological hazards in the workplace, calling for action to reduce the number of deaths, [...]	2003-07-08 13:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3410	UAE SUPREME COURT RULES SPONSORS CANNOT [...] (U) Local papers reported on July 17 that the Federal Supreme Court ruled sponsors cannot withhold the passports of their employees -- a common practice among employers in the UAE. The Court held that a passport is a personal document, granted by a government to its citizens to travel. A pas [...]	2003-07-22 11:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3587	UAEG BLACKLISTS FIRMS FOR VIOLATING LABOR LAWS [...] (U) Local press reported that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs blacklisted 375 companies in Abu Dhabi and 549 in Dubai and the Northern Emirates between January 1 and June 30 for violating labor laws. The Ministry inspected over 10,000 businesses in Dubai and the Northern Emirates dur [...]	2003-08-02 17:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI4253	EXPATRIATES TO GET ACCESS TO NATIONAL LABOR [...] (U) Local press reported that the UAE Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has drafted a law that will establish a national labor union which expatriates will have access to via their own representatives. The UAEG will likely enact the law in 2004, after the Federal Cabinet and the President a [...]	2003-09-17 09:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS
03ABUDHABI4748	UAE AND OPIC -- PERFECT TOGETHER [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Summary and comment: Post believes the time is ripe for a dialogue between the UAEG and OPIC about reinstating OPIC programs in the UAE. The suspension of OPIC coverage has become an irritant in the UAE-U.S. Strategic Partnersh [...]	2003-10-26 13:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
03ABUDHABI5076	UAE: TALK ABOUT TOWN [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is the first in a series of "Talk About Town" cables that the U.S. Mission in Abu Dhabi and Dubai hopes to provide on a periodic basis. These cables will report on local business atmospheric [...]	2003-11-23 14:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR ECON EPET PGOV PREL SOCI TC
03ABUDHABI941	UAE DRAFTS LABOR UNION REGULATIONS [...] (U) The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs completed the final draft of a proposal permitting the creation of full-fledged labor unions, on 2/24. The plan will be reviewed by the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Awqaf before a final proposal is submitted to [...]	2003-02-26 08:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUJA12	NIGERIA: PDP GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARIES [...] (U) The People's Democratic Party (PDP) held its so- called primaries during Christmas week 2002, producing few surprises. The selection of delegates to the state-by- state caucuses was designed to give maximum authority to incumbent governors in controlling the selection process. As expect [...]	2003-01-02 16:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI NI
03ABUJA1339	THE ABUJA SULLIVAN SUMMIT WAS A SUCCESS [...] Summary: The Sixth Leon H. Sullivan Summit, convened July 12-17 in Abuja was momentous and successful. The overarching Summit theme was "Africa: A Continent of Possibilities" and the week lived up to its name. President Bush, the first Republican President to visit Africa, made a historic a [...]	2003-08-07 09:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL SOCI EINV XA NI
03ABUJA1949	Ramadan 2003 PD Strategy: Engaging Islam in Nigeria [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-13 11:32:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OIIP KPAO IS SOCI

03ABUJA1955	KANO STATE GOVERNOR STRATEGY TO IMPLEMENT POLIO [...] (C) During a November 3 courtesy call on Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau, the CDA expressed concern about reports that polio vaccination programs in the state have stalled. The CDA noted that allegations from various quarters about impure vaccine, Western efforts to use vaccines to rende [...]	2003-11-14 13:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI NI AID
03ABUJA404	NIGERIA: ANPP/PDP FUELED VIOLENCE IN KWARA STATE [...] (U) Kwara state is located on Nigeria's ethnic and religious divide and its divisive politics provide a study of the difficulties facing Nigerian politics in general. Until the Islamic Jihad in the early 19th century, Ilorin, the modern capital of Kwara state, was a part of the Oyo (Yoruba) [...]	2003-02-25 15:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI NI
03ABUJA727	NIGERIA ELECTIONS -- THE VIEW FROM THE QUEUE [...] Winding down Shehu Shagari Way in Abuja to an AP station opposite the Hilton is a fuel queue that varies between 300 and 1700 meters. Motorists favor this queue because the AP station often has fuel and because the gentle slope of the final 900 meters means no need to start engines. On Mond [...]	2003-04-22 20:21:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI NI
03ADANA107	RURAL-TO-URBAN MIGRATION BY KURDS: [...] (SBU) Summary: Mehmet Erbas, a junior faculty member at Mersin University, has conducted scholarly research about the migration of Kurds from the countryside to the cities of Turkey. He believes that "Kurdish identity" will survive transplantation to the metropolis as long as Kurdish migr [...]	2003-04-15 12:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU ADANA
03AMMAN1191	QUOTA GUARANTEES WOMEN SIX SEATS IN PARLIAMENT [...] (U) A royal decree issued on February 19 formalized a quota system that guarantees six seats for women in the next Parliament. End Summary. -------------------------------------------- NEW QUOTA GUARANTEES FEMALE PARLIAMENTARIANS -------------------------------------------- 2. (U) The G [...]	2003-02-27 12:23:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN1336	JORDAN SCHEDULES PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS FOR JUNE [...] (U) THE JORDANIAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED ON FEBRUARY 27 THAT LOWER HOUSE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, POSTPONED THREE TIMES, WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 17. THE GOVERNMENT FURTHER ANNOUNCED THAT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR JULY 5 WOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL JULY 26 TO ALLOW FOR A PRUDENT AMOUNT [...]	2003-03-06 08:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN1530	OUTSIDE AMMAN, MANY FEAR ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF [...] (C) Summary. In March 5 and 6 meetings in Salt and Aqaba with Poloff, a number of prominent Jordanian businessmen and politicians provided an "outside-the-beltway" assessment of the GOJ's recent decision to schedule Parliamentary elections in June and the issue on everyone's mind, Iraq. Whil [...]	2003-03-13 09:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI JO
03AMMAN2402	PM AFFIRMS GOJ INTENT TO HOLD ELECTIONS JUNE 17, [...] (C) PM Ali Abul Ragheb affirmed publicly on April 18 that the GOJ intends to proceed with parliamentary elections on June 17. However, the King told the British Ambassador that there were 70-30 odds that elections would go forward as planned and the King confided to the Ambassador on April [...]	2003-04-22 04:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN2682	JORDAN'S JUNE 17 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: TIMELINE [...] (U) Jordan is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on June 17. This cable provides basic information regarding the legal requirements candidates must fulfill in the run-up to the election, as well as a timeline of when specific actions must occur prior to the sitting of the new Parliament [...]	2003-05-06 14:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN2822	ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT ANNOUNCES LIST OF 29 [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-13 15:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN2989	JORDAN'S POLITICAL PARTIES: ISLAMISTS, LEFTISTS, [...] (U) This cable provides background on Jordan's political parties participating in upcoming parliamentary elections on June 17. Jordan's political landscape, runs the gamut from religious to secular and from left to right, complicated by tribal and family loyalties. The Islamic Action Front, t [...]	2003-05-20 16:13:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN3039	JORDANIAN CAMPAIGNING AQABA STYLE; INSIGHT INTO [...] (U) PolOff attended a luncheon in Aqaba on May 15 hosted by Dr. Mohammed Badri, a former member of the parliament for the Aqaba Governorate and current candidate for the June 17 parliamentary elections. The Aqaba governorate is composed of one district with two Muslim seats. Dr. Badri discuss [...]	2003-05-21 14:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN3420	ZARQA ELECTION PRIMER [...] (c) Summary: Mohammed Arsalan, a long-time Embassy contact and candidate for the "Chechen" seat representing Zarqa in the new parliament, spoke with econoff at some length about the election process (Byzantine),his chances (good),and the primary concerns of the Zarqa constituency (surpris [...]	2003-06-10 07:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO INRB
03AMMAN4038	Jordan MEPI Strategy [...] Following per State 126550 is the post's integrated MEPI strategy divided into the three MEPI Pillars: A) Economic Reform and Private Enterprise b) Political Reform and C) Education. Our approach is based on the good governance and citizen awareness strategy outlined in reftel B plus the Jor [...]	2003-07-03 12:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID BTIO PGOV SOCI KWMN PREL KDEM SCUL BEXP PHUM KPAO XF JO ETRO
03AMMAN4538	HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRESS: GOJ CREATES TWO NEW HUMAN [...] (C) Over the past few months, the GOJ has created two new governmental human rights organizations -- the National Center for Human Rights and a Directorate of Human Rights in the Foreign Ministry. While the work of these new institutions has ramped up too slowly for local activists, their c [...]	2003-07-23 12:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI JO
03AMMAN4737	JORDAN'S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: CONTROVERSY, [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's municipal elections concluded July 27 with little fanfare but some controversy. Despite the efforts of the Islamic Action Front (IAF) to seek delay, more than 80 percent of municipal councils held contested elections over the weekend. The IAF remained firm in its ins [...]	2003-07-30 12:08:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI JO
03AMMAN4764	PARLIAMENT OPENS, ERRANT MP'S SWEAR PROPER OATH; GOJ BEGINS TO FEEL PARLIAMENTARY PRESSURE [...] (C) The just-begun special session of the Parliament will examine Parliamentary bylaws, consider a vote of confidence in the new cabinet, begin to examine more than 200 temporary laws promulgated by the government, and adjudicate complaints of irregularities in the June polls. The Lower Ho [...]	2003-07-31 09:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI JO
03AMMAN4831	CPA SENIOR HEALTH ADVISOR HAVEMAN'S VISIT TO AMMAN [...] (sbu) Summary: CPA Senior Health Sector Advisor Jim Haveman and a team of CPA staff visited Amman July 28-29 on a fact-finding and appeal tour. During meetings with an array of local and international groups, Haveman described current conditions in the Iraqi health sector, elicited outside [...]	2003-08-03 14:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL IZ JO
03AMMAN4849	POLL RESULTS REFLECT GROWING POPULAR DESIRE FOR [...] (C) A Jordanian pollster who has conducted a number of studies in the country over the past several years believes that there is a growing disconnect between government pronouncements on democracy and the popular perception of Jordanian "half-democracy." In a recent conversation with Pol In [...]	2003-08-04 07:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL JO
03AMMAN4891	JORDAN LOOKS TO REHABILITATE MUNICIPAL SECTOR WITH [...] (U) In line with GOJ's new Municipal Elections Law, which empowers the GOJ to appoint all mayors and up to 50 percent of the seats in the country's 99 municipal councils, the Cabinet recently announced the names of mayors and non-elected municipal council members (see reftels for more inform [...]	2003-08-05 06:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI JO
03AMMAN4894	AMBASSADOR GNEHM DISCUSSES U.S.-GOJ ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Ambassador Gnehm visited newly elected Speaker of the Parliament, Saad Hayel Srour, and discussed issues related to the new Parliament including the ongoing debate on temporary laws, Iraq, and the peace process and U.S.-Jordanian relations.END SUMMARY. ---------------------- INITIAL PRA [...]	2003-08-05 09:29:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI JO
03AMMAN5012	LOWER HOUSE TRYING TO ROLL BACK ON WOMEN'S [...] (U) The Lower House of Parliament voted on August 3 to reject two of the 211 temporary laws passed since Parliament was disbanded two years ago and sent another 86 temporary laws to special committees for further examination. The laws in question--which deal with marriage/divorce and honor cri [...]	2003-08-08 08:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI JO
03AMMAN5115	JORDANIAN WOMEN PROTEST AGAINST PARLIAMENTARY [...] (U) A group of Jordanian women conducted a peaceful demonstration at the gates of the Parliament August 10 to protest a recent Lower House decision to reject three temporary laws concerning women's rights. The protesters approached several MPs entering the building, some of whom argued that t [...]	2003-08-12 16:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI JO
03AMMAN5329	GOJ CONDEMNS UN HEADQUARTERS BOMBING; PRESS, [...] (U) The GOJ reacted strongly against the August 19 bombing of U.N. HQ in Baghdad. Information Minister, Nabil al-Sharif, released a statement condemning the "criminal and cowardly act" and expressing hope that it would not delay achieving the goals of security and stability in Iraq. The stat [...]	2003-08-21 14:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN5339	BIRTH OF A JORDANIAN "SUPERSTAR" -- AND SOME [...] (U) Diana Corazan, a young Jordanian singing sensation, was declared the new "Superstar" of Lebanon's Future TV August 18 after winning an Arab-world wide vote. Thousands of Jordanians got on the internet or called in to vote for their favorite daughter. After the announcement of Corazan's [...]	2003-08-22 13:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM SY JO
03AMMAN5698	BAGHDAD BASED IRAQIS SHARE THEIR PERSONAL [...] (C) PolOff discussed with two Baghdad based Iraqis what their lives in Iraq are like post-Saddam, Iraqi expectations vs. current realities, the lack of security and basic services, and observations on how the U.S. can ensure stability, democracy and prosperity in Iraq. Among their chief concer [...]	2003-09-07 16:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN5763	CHILD LABOR INFORMATION UPDATE: JORDAN [...] As requested in reftel, post is providing additional information on child labor in Jordan. Ministry of Labor (MOL) officials informed post that they are aware of DOL reporting requirements and recently provided clarifications on three issues in the 2002 DOL child labor report through the Jorda [...]	2003-09-09 07:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN5971	GOJ CALLS U.S.-JORDAN-IRAQI FRATRICIDE INCIDENT AT [...] (U) Acting PM Faris Nabulsi stated that the September 12 U.S.-Jordan-Iraqi fratricide incident at Falluja, was "unintentional" and would not deter the GOJ from its commitment to assist the Iraqi people. In that incident at the Jordanian military hospital, a Jordanian sergeant was killed, and [...]	2003-09-16 16:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN6027	HONOR CRIMES IN JORDAN ON THE AGENDA [...] (U) Press reports have highlighted recent "honor killings," the reduction of a stiff sentence against one perpetrator, and the rejection by the Lower House of the Jordanian Parliament of amendments to the "honor crimes law." However, honor crimes are both a complex issue and a deeply-rooted [...]	2003-09-18 15:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI KWMN PREL KMPI JO
03AMMAN6122	MODERATE IRAQI PARTIES SEEK CPA PARTICIPATION IN [...] (U) Jamal Rifai, member of Jordan's al Mustaqbel Party and freelance journalist, told us September 22 that there will be a conference September 25 in Baghdad including 17 Iraqi political parties. Rifai outlined his involvement with the Iraqi Salam party and its participation in the conference, [...]	2003-09-23 15:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN6221	IRAQI "EMBASSY" IN AMMAN SERVES TEA WHILE WAITING [...] (C) By their own admission, Iraqi Interests Section staff (six diplomats and six admin. staff) have been mostly idle since the end of the war. They while away the time by fielding -- but not being able to do anything about -- Iraqi citizens' consular questions by phone and in person. Activity [...]	2003-09-29 14:46:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN673	THE VIEW OF A POTENTIAL FEMALE CANDIDATE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 21, PolOff met with Nadia Alool, a long-time human rights contact who is contemplating a bid for a parliamentary seat in the forthcoming elections scheduled for this summer. Alool attended Post's political campaign workshop in January. She "is about 65 percent certa [...]	2003-02-02 04:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN7340	SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS HELP FOREIGN DOMESTIC [...] (U) This cable contains an action request for G/TIP, see para 20. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) UN, diplomatic and other sources indicate that the GOJ has made significant strides in 2003 to secure and protect the rights of foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in Jordan. In January, [...]	2003-11-10 13:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB SMIG PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN7804	JORDANIAN ELITE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT NEW GOVERNMENT, [...] (SBU) A recent opinion poll showed that, despite falling confidence in government on the part of "ordinary" citizens, "opinion leaders" have higher hopes for the success of the new government's reform agenda. Embassy sources split along similar lines, with members of the well-educated elite m [...]	2003-12-02 09:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KDEM JO
03AMMAN8044	JORDAN'S FAMILY PROTECTION PROJECT WINS UN PRIZE [...] (U) On December 10, the UN General Assembly President will present the Family Protection Project Management Team of Jordan one of six 2003 UN Prizes in the Field of Human Rights, which are awarded every five years. The Family Protection Project is being recognized as "a ground-breaking initiat [...]	2003-12-10 10:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PHUM KWMN JO
03AMMAN859	ONE IRAQI HOPES FOR WAR WHILE JORDANIANS PROTEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the weekend of January 31, which saw a large Jordanian anti-war protest (ref),political FSN spoke at length with a middle aged Iraqi woman, who fumed about the hypocrisy of her Arab brethren and hoped that war would soon sweep away Saddam and the misery besetting her [...]	2003-02-06 16:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ JO PHUM SOCI
03AMMAN893	SUPPORT FOR KING ABDULLAH SOLID, BUT CHANGING: [...] (C) This is the first cable in a series that will examine the stability of the Hashemite regime based on the support of its traditional pillars. 2. (C) Despite troubling times in the region and a majority Palestinian population angry over continued Arab-Israeli violence, King Abdullah maint [...]	2003-02-09 13:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI ECON KPAL JO
03AMMAN967	PILLARS OF THE REGIME PART II OF IV: THE EAST BANK [...] (C) Traditionally, the most important pillar of the Hashemite regime has been its East Bank constituency, including both Bedouin and non-nomadic tribes. East Bank tribes have also played an integral role in the other pillars that have emerged--the military/security services and the economic e [...]	2003-02-12 10:18:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC SOCI ECON KPAL JO
03ANKARA1511	TURKS MAY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT CBW PROTECTIVE GEAR [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-10 16:24:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL SOCI MCAP TU IZ
03ANKARA5326	CHILD LABOR INFORMATION UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Turkey's new labor law, drafted to conform with European Union law, became effective June 10, 2003. It prohibits all employment of children under the age of fifteen; fifteen-year olds who have completed their primary education may be employed in "light positions." Fifteen-year [...]	2003-08-20 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID TU
03ANKARA6677	Ambassador Discusses Iraq Reconstruction, [...] (SBU) In their first meeting, Health Minister Recep Akdag told the Ambassador that Turkey wanted to contribute to Iraq reconstruction by building hospitals in Kirkuk and Baghdad. He identified decreasing infant/childbirth mortality, public education on AIDS/HIV and curbing smoking as public h [...]	2003-10-24 08:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ETRD KIPR SENV TU
03ANKARA7492	BLACK SEA STATES TO CREATE NETWORK TO COMBAT AIDS [...] Action Request -- See para 7. 2. Summary: The Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC),in cooperation with UN agencies, wants to establish a regional network to address the growing risk of an AIDS outbreak in the Black Sea region. The concept has been endorsed by BSEC Foreign Ministers; [...]	2003-12-05 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECIN KHIV SENV SOCI TU
03BEIRUT5454	LEBANON: ISLAMIC REFORM: THE BEGINNING OF A [...] (C) Summary. Meeting in Beirut to address the misuse of Islamic endowments by extremist groups, the Executive Council of the Ministers of Islamic Endowments rejected any link between Islam and terrorism, denouncing terrorists as "infidels." Prime Minister Hariri called for reforming Islamic [...]	2003-12-23 10:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL KIRF SOCI EFIN LE SA
03BRASILIA3122	NEW DECREE TO FACILITATE IMPORTATION OF COPIED DRUGS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GoB has taken its latest step in laying the legal groundwork necessary to import copied versions of patented pharmaceuticals. President Lula signed a decree on September 4 revising the implementation of Article 71 of Brazil's 1996 patent law, which governs the granting of co [...]	2003-09-26 19:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD PGOV ECON EINV SOCI BR
03BRASILIA3682	BRAZIL'S PROSPECTS FOR A RETURN TO ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] SUMMARY. Brazil's government, economists and media all now voice expectation of forthcoming relative economic relief. Hardly anyone dissents from the forecast of 3/3.5% GDP growth in 2004. Optimists suggest a parallel with 2000, when Brazil's GDP grew 4.4% after the previous year's 0.7%, des [...]	2003-11-18 13:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB PHUM PREL EINV SOCI BR
03BRASILIA3813	BRAZIL: MORE BUZZING AT BNDES [...] Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) remains in media focus, with totally divergent forecasts as to the fate of its leftist Lula- appointee President, Carlos Lessa. Lessa last week flaunted his lack of remorse over the maverick actions and comments which had rai [...]	2003-12-03 09:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV EIND ETRD EAGR PGOV SOCI BR
03BRASILIA3910	LULA'S PENSION REFORM PASSES. WHEN'S THE NEXT ONE? [...] After seven-plus months of legislative tussle, Lula's pension-reform bill passed its required second Senate floor vote on December 11 by 51 votes to 24, two votes over the minimum 49 (three-fifths) required. The twelve votes of opposition-party PSDB and PFL senators -- spurred by the fiscal [...]	2003-12-12 18:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV EINV SOCI BR
03BRASILIA3953	LULA'S TAX REFORM PASSES: WHAT IT LEAVES TO BE [...] LULA'S TAX-REFORM BILL PASSED ITS SECOND SENATE VOTE ON DECEMBER 17 BY 64 VOTES TO FIVE AND WILL BECOME LAW WHEN PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE ON DECEMBER 22. HAVING ALREADY GAINED PASSAGE OF HIS PENSION REFORM BILL LAST WEEK (REF A),LULA HAS THUS ACHIEVED HIS TOP TWIN LEGISLATIVE PRIOR [...]	2003-12-18 14:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV EINV SOCI BR
03BRASILIA80	BRAZIL'S PENSION ("PREVIDENCIA") PROBLEM: A BASIC [...] Lula's GoB is set to tackle the abysmal fiscal problem of Brazil's pension system (current budget drain: five-plus percent of GDP.) Of that system's total deficit in 2002, its three million public-sector pensioners accounted for Rs 53 billion; its 20.8 million private sector retirees for just [...]	2003-01-09 09:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV ECON EINV SOCI BR
03COLOMBO101	Sri Lanka: Five things that upset Sinhalese [...] (C) Always a lively crowd, Sri Lanka's Sinhalese extremists have been raising a ruckus over five issues of late. They have demanded, for example, that (#1) the Norwegian Ambassador be expelled from the country, and complained about (#2) a pro-Tamil movie that opened in Europe recently and (# [...]	2003-01-17 05:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1075	In visit to central region, some interlocutors [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 15-16 visit, Kandy, an important city in Sri Lanka's Sinhalese belt, was quiet and peaceful. Many interlocutors, however, expressed anxiety about Tamil Tiger intentions. Buddhist monks, an influential group, were more serene. There was much comment -- in a favorable [...]	2003-06-18 10:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SOCI CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1253	Political Islam in Sri Lanka and the Maldives [...] (C) In response to Reftel action request, country descriptions of political Islam as a factor in Sri Lanka and the Maldives are contained in Paras 2-7. --------- SRI LANKA --------- 2. (C) OVERVIEW: Political Islam is not an important factor in Sri Lanka at this time. Sri Lanka is [...]	2003-07-17 09:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PTER PREL SOCI MV CE
03COLOMBO1266	Excitement over Maldivian economic growth [...] (C) SUMMARY: During recent Embassy meetings in the Maldives, government and business interlocutors spoke about the positive social and economic developments in the country in recent years, spurred especially by the growth of the tourism industry. These contacts worried, however, about the g [...]	2003-07-21 10:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD SOCI MV
03COLOMBO1436	SRI LANKA CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR [...] Following is information on Child Labor in Sri Lanka for GSP Trade and Development Act. 2. Responses are keyed to Reftel. (a) Whether the country has adequate laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor: Sri Lanka has shown its commitment to protecting children fr [...]	2003-08-18 10:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CE USAID
03COLOMBO1466	Sri Lanka's hill country: Strong support for [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 18-19 visit to Sri Lanka's central highlands, interlocutors expressed strong support for the peace process. The local political situation in the region was badly fractured, however, due to personality clashes and differences over a dam project. Contacts also n [...]	2003-08-21 10:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR SOCI CE KWMM ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1471	GSL reviewing proposed anti-conversion bill as [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent development on the religious freedom front, a draft bill prohibiting the conversion of Hindus is being reviewed by the GSL. In addition, the Sri Lankan Supreme Court has re-affirmed Buddhism's "foremost" place in society and ruled that the propagation of other faith [...]	2003-08-22 05:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI CE
03COLOMBO1674	During visit by U.S. team, southern Maldives [...] (C) SUMMARY: A U.S. team visited the southern Maldivian island of Gan on September 23. With roughly a fifth of the population of the Maldives, the southern region was placid politically, showing little tension in the wake of the recent riots that rocked the capital of Male'. In discussions [...]	2003-09-26 05:57:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI MV ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1708	Key Muslim Minister discusses peace process [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met September 30 with Rauf Hakeem, Muslim party leader and Minister of Ports and Shipping. Asked for his views regarding the peace process, Hakeem expressed his concern over the Tigers' absence from the negotiating table and their apparent efforts to marginalize [...]	2003-10-01 11:05:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI EINV CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1718	Maldives appears calm in aftermath of recent [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Maldives appears calm in the wake of the recent unrest in Male' that was triggered by a violent prison disturbance. President Gayoom has launched investigations into the incidents and transferred the police chief. During his recent visit, DATT spoke to the acting police ch [...]	2003-10-02 10:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PHUM SOCI MV
03COLOMBO1789	Ending a long-standing dispute, Parliament [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's Parliament passed a bill granting citizenship to over 160,000 tea estate Tamils on October 7. The bill ends a decades-old dispute that pitted the majority Sinhalese community against the wider Tamil community and involved the GSL in years of tense negotiations with [...]	2003-10-09 01:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI PREL CE IN LTTE
03COLOMBO1819	Maldivian President wins another five-year [...] (C) SUMMARY: Maldivian President Gayoom handily won reelection for a sixth term in a national referendum held on October 17. In other local political developments, the government continues to investigate the causes of the rare outbreak of unrest last month. Although he won the referendum in [...]	2003-10-20 10:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI MV
03COLOMBO1832	In Mission visit, Jaffna seems calm, but deep [...] (C) SUMMARY: DCM and SA/INS desk officer visited Jaffna for one day of meetings with military, government, and NGO officials on October 17. Based on the team's observations, a semblance of normal life is steadily returning to this war-torn area in Sri Lanka's far north. As they have in pas [...]	2003-10-22 11:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS SOCI PREF CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1916	President's moves place spotlight on deep [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga's dramatic November 4-5 moves against the UNP government have placed the spotlight on Sri Lanka's deep cohabitation divisions. The Constitution gives her office overwhelming executive powers. Without access to Parliament, which has been suspended, the Pri [...]	2003-11-05 13:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL ASEC SOCI CASC CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1927	Amid tentative signs that the President may [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the dust begins to settle after President Kumaratunga's rapid-fire November 4-5 moves against the UNP government, speculation abounds as to what her true motives are. She and her supporters say she only wants to protect Sri Lanka's "national interest." There are strong indi [...]	2003-11-06 12:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ASEC SOCI CE
03COLOMBO2010	Sri Lanka's Sinhalese extremist Sihala Urumaya [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sihala Urumaya (SU) party is minuscule as an electoral force. The party packs a political wallop, however: its leadership is articulate and generates press coverage; its cadre are devoted to the party's extremist views; and it maintains strong support in the influential Bu [...]	2003-11-20 10:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI CE
03COLOMBO2191	Political Gleanings: President hits out at PM; [...] (C) This edition of Political Gleanings for Sri Lanka reviews the following: -- In more bad news for cohabitation, President Kumaratunga lashes out at Prime Minister in interview. -- Troubling questions arise as to the length of the President's term in office. -- Muslim leader Rauf Hak [...]	2003-12-24 14:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM SOCI PINR ELTN CE
03COLOMBO296	Some Buddhist monks protest peace process, but [...] (C) SUMMARY: A small group of Buddhist monks aligned with the radical JVP party is regularly taking to the streets to protest the GSL's peace initiative. The vast majority of Sri Lanka's monks, however, seem favorably inclined or at least neutral toward the peace process. The GSL continues t [...]	2003-02-21 06:05:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR SOCI PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO364	Government considering re-imposition of [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan government is considering whether to re-impose capital punishment, which remains on the books, but has not been used since 1976. Some in the GSL say the death penalty would be useful to counter rising crime rates. The Prime Minister's view is not yet clear. The p [...]	2003-03-04 10:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI PHUM PINR ASEC CE
03COLOMBO536	Sri Lanka's Supreme Court rules that [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court ruled March 25 that the previous government violated the fundamental rights of numerous Tamils by preventing them from voting in the December 2001 general election. Human rights activists applauded the ruling, stating that it set a precedent for freer-an [...]	2003-03-28 05:57:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS SOCI CE LTTE
03COLOMBO543	In positive move for peace process, Tigers [...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 27 meeting between Muslims and the Tamil Tigers has gone some way toward dealing with a long-standing dispute over land. The dispute revolves around Muslim claims that the Tigers have kicked them off land they own in the east. Muslim and Tamil representatives laud the [...]	2003-03-31 10:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM ECON SOCI CE LTTE
03COLOMBO613	Action Request: Sri Lankan nominee for UN [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) This message contains an Action Request -- Please See Para 5. 3. (SBU) On April 9, the Ambassador was approached by Desmond Fernando, a well known local lawyer, seeking support for his nomination as U [...]	2003-04-09 09:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI PHUM CE UN
03COLOMBO66	Journey of a human rights activist: From a [...] (C) SUMMARY: Father Harry Miller (AMCIT -- strictly protect),a Catholic priest and resident of Sri Lanka for almost 55 years, is changing his tune on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka. Prior to the start of the peace process in December 2001, Miller was for many years harshly critica [...]	2003-01-10 06:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER SOCI CE LTTE
03COLOMBO994	Domestic Politics Update: Meeting between PM- [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's domestic political situation reviews the following: -- In meeting, prime minister and key presidential aide reportedly discuss coalition government -- Supreme Court ruling puts provincial chief ministers in jeopardy -- Sri Lanka debates whether to lift lo [...]	2003-06-09 11:44:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PHUM SOCI CE
03FRANKFURT5937	"RUSSIAN-GERMANS": IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The immigration and integration of ethnic Germans and their families from the former Soviet Union (Aussiedler) is a major social problem in Germany. Newcomers' lack of German language skills makes them unemployable and drug-related crimes and ghettoization are endemic among Aus [...]	2003-07-21 13:50:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG SOCI PGOV PREF PHUM GM
03GUATEMALA1189	SPURNED EX-PACS KIDNAP OFFICIALS, BURN PROPERTIES [...] Summary: Former civil patrol members (ex-PACs) on Guatemala's south coast rioted on May 5 to protest continued delays in promised GOG payments for their war-time service. In San Francisco Zapotitlan, a small municipality in Suchitepequez Province, former members of civil-defense committees too [...]	2003-05-07 20:53:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS SOCI ASEC CASC GT
03GUATEMALA1464	AMCIT LAND DISPUTE IN ALTA VERAPAZ [...] Summary. "Finca Esmeralda," a coffee farm in Alta Verapaz province owned by Carlos Ardebol, and AmCit, has been occupied since February by organized landless peasants who have damaged personal property and prevented the return of the Ardebol family. There are of over 40 such occupations by [...]	2003-06-06 18:28:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC ELAB PHUM SOCI GT
03GUATEMALA1751	GUATEMALA DEMARCHED ON OCCUPIED TERRITORIES [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-08 18:54:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI GT ECOSOC
03GUATEMALA2108	CHILD LABOR UPDATE: GUATEMALA [...] Summary: In response to Ref A, this cable provides update information to supplement Refs B (last year's Child Labor report, which otherwise remains valid) and C (Guatemala Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report). Significant child labor developments over the past year include publication of a ne [...]	2003-08-19 15:42:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI GT USAID
03GUATEMALA2630	GUATEMALA SEEKS SUPPORT FOR AIDS PROGRAM [...] Summary: On October 9, the Ambassador attended a GOG presentation to elicit support for its latest attempt to secure funding from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. The Guatemalan AIDS proposal, slightly modified since its last presentation in Geneva in March, will be v [...]	2003-10-10 17:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TBIO EAID GT UNDP UNESCO
03GUATEMALA759	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON LABOR ISSUES [...] Ref A requests information about current or recently completed technical cooperation activities in the labor field. That information was included in Ref B and is included in Paras 2-9 below. Information about USAID bilateral projects in the labor sector is included in Paras 10-11, and USAID [...]	2003-03-21 18:47:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID KSUM ECON SOCI GT
03HANOI1063	NAM CAN BORDER OPEN FOR BUSINESS [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Vietnam - Laos Nam Can border crossing in Nghe An province opened to foreigners in January 2003. There appears to be a frenzy of building activity in and around the border, but cross border traffic remains modest. Smuggling of drugs and other contraband in the border are [...]	2003-05-01 23:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR SOCI PGOV ETRD ECON EAID LA VM CNARC
03HANOI1144	VIETNAM: Have Money? Get ESPN (and CNN)! [...] Summary: Although the Vietnamese government (GVN) regulates access to foreign television, particularly news channels, enforcement of restrictions is limited and many Vietnamese citizens have access to CNN and other foreign channels. High-level CPV and GVN officials, as well as foreigners are [...]	2003-05-09 05:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI VM
03HANOI1362	Cadre Rotation - Grooming the next generation of [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam is attempting to breathe new life into "cadre rotation" in order to train the next generation of leaders as well as to improve the quality of government service and to fight systemic local corruption. Cadre rotation was common during wartime and in the years immediatel [...]	2003-06-03 10:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI VM DPOL
03HANOI1411	TRAINING VIETNAM'S JUDGES: MORE WORK NEEDED [...] (U) Summary: The low quality of professional skills among Vietnamese judges at all levels -- local, provincial and national -- is a well-recognized problem (refs c & d). Judges for the high-profile Nam Cam trial in Ho Chi Minh City (ref a) were carefully picked from among the best available [...]	2003-06-09 06:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM EAID SOCI VM
03HANOI1437	VIETNAM: Ongoing evolution of the role of [...] (U) Summary: The gradual process of judicial reform and development of a "rule-of-law" state in Vietnam have contributed to the rise in the prominence of lawyers. The just-concluded Nam Cam trial (ref b) showcased pilot changes in court proceedings that are supposed to put defense attorney [...]	2003-06-11 08:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD EINV SOCI VM
03HANOI155	DESIGNATION OF COUNTRIES OF PARTICULAR CONCERN [...] (SBU) Embassy understands that a recommendation from Ambassador Hanford to the Secretary on designation of Countries of Particular Concern under the International Religious Freedom Act is imminent and would like to weigh in arguing against a possible designation of Vietnam. 2. (SBU) Ref [...]	2003-01-17 09:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HANOI1554	Khmer and Cham in Vietnam -- [...] (U) Summary: The Mekong Delta province of An Giang on the Cambodian border is home to members of all of Vietnam's recognized religious faiths and two of its larger ethnic minorities, the Khmer and the Cham. The Khmer follow Theravada Buddhism, while most Vietnamese Buddhists belong to the [...]	2003-06-20 09:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PGOV SOCI VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI1555	GVN Complains TIP Report Shorts Its Efforts [...] (U) Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Duc Hung complained to DCM during a June 20 meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) that Vietnam's placement on Tier II and in particular the evaluation of Vietnam's law enforcement efforts against Trafficking in Persons do not "truly reflect re [...]	2003-06-20 09:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV SOCI VM TIP
03HANOI1671	An Giang: TIP Problem Depends on Point of View [...] (U) Summary: An Giang local government and mass organization officials do not agree on the seriousness of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in their province. Women's Union and the Department of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs (DOLISA) officials portray a fairly serious problem while loc [...]	2003-07-02 07:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN SNAR PGOV SOCI VM CNARC TIP
03HANOI1687	PROTESTANTS CLAIM MORE HARASSMENT [...] (U) Summary. Unconfirmed reports continue to indicate efforts by local authorities to pressure ethnic minority Protestants in some locations to renounce their faith. These reports claim at least one recent murder and more detentions. Some ethnic minority Protestants have reportedly also ha [...]	2003-07-03 07:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINS SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
03HANOI175	Central Committee on minorities, religious, land [...] (SBU) Summary. The second session of the 7th plenum of the Communist Party of Vietnam's (CPV) 9th Central Committee (CC) apparently focused on key human rights issues of national solidarity, treatment of ethnic minorities, implementation of religious policy, and land use. The CC as well as [...]	2003-01-22 09:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE DPOL
03HANOI1797	NEW EFFORTS TO COMBAT PROSTITUTION IN VIETNAM [...] (U) Summary. A new ordinance should strengthen efforts aimed at combating prostitution in Vietnam and its related effects. The most striking point of the new ordinance is its inclusion of purchasers of sex, specifically focusing on government officials, thus expanding prohibited acts to inc [...]	2003-07-15 07:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PGOV SOCI VM TIP
03HANOI1805	CPV WRAPS UP 8TH PLENUM -- DEFENSE, SALARY [...] (U) The Communist Party of Vietnam's (CPV) Ninth Central Committee held its eighth plenum in Hanoi July 2-12, with major addresses by General Secretary Nong Duc Manh and issuance of a formal communiqu. (Ref a provides translation.) The major themes, which CPV insiders said had been determi [...]	2003-07-15 10:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR PREL SOCI ECON VM DPOL
03HANOI1840	HANOI'S TOURIST LANDSCAPE AND POST-SARS TERRAIN [...] (U) Summary. Tourism dropped significantly in Vietnam due to SARS -- at least 30 pct nationwide and as much as 90 pct in Hanoi -- in spring 2003. The GVN is trying to get back on track with new promotions and reach earlier targets for 2005. Europeans and Americans, combined, make up about [...]	2003-07-21 06:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON CASC SOCI VM
03HANOI1932	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM THRU THE LENS OF A DAK LAK VILLAGE [...] (U) This is a joint Hanoi/HCMC reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: On July 25, during an otherwise tightly controlled visit to the Central Highlands (septels),the Ambassador, Emboffs, and ConGenoffs made an unscripted visit to a mostly Protestant ethnic minority M'nong village along [...]	2003-07-30 08:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM PGOV PREF SOCI VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI197	VIETNAM: LAUNCH OF SMARTWORK LABOR COOPERATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) funded Strategically Managing AIDS Responses Together (SMARTWork) project officially commenced on January 23. The Charge and senior GVN officials spoke at the launch. The SMARTWork project focuses on the prevention of HIV/AIDS in the workpl [...]	2003-01-24 05:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID ECON ETRD SOCI VM HIV AIDS
03HANOI2042	WHAT'S (NOT) AVAILABLE AT HANOI'S BOOKSTORES [...] (U) Summary: Government controls continue to ensure that both imported and locally printed books stay within acceptable bounds. Fictional works increasingly are the most popular offerings in Hanoi's bookstores, instead of previous foci on ideological or political titles. Some political publ [...]	2003-08-11 09:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI VM
03HANOI2047	FAMILY PLANNING POLICY AND PRACTICE IN VIETNAM [...] (U) Summary. A new ordinance on family planning enshrines individual choice of family size and timing, while "encouraging" small families and seeking "rational" population structure and distribution. There is a clear concern about growing over-population in urban areas and a need to keep p [...]	2003-08-12 07:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PGOV VM
03HANOI2175	KEEPING A FOCUS ON CORRUPTION [...] (U) Summary. According to CPV officials and official media reports, corruption remains an endemic problem in Vietnam at all levels, but the GVN and CPV are actively taking steps to go after at least some officials. Sweden is assisting with a grant for a "research" project on "root causes" [...]	2003-08-27 06:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI VM DPOL
03HANOI220	MORE SENTENCES FOR PUBLIC PROTESTS [...] (U) An official of the Nam Dinh Provincial People's Court confirmed to emboff on January 28 the substance of media reports (ref a) about the sentencing on December 18 of ten people involved in public protests in Hong Thuan commune of Giao Thuy district in that province. He also confirmed th [...]	2003-01-28 09:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PHUM PGOV SOCI VM

03HANOI247	Punishing Minor Crimes "Administratively" [...] (U) Summary: The National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) issued a new ordinance on "Administrative Violations" effective October 1, 2002. In the Vietnamese legal environment, administrative violations are not "serious" enough for court trial, but are handled by government officials. T [...]	2003-01-31 03:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINS ECON SOCI CASC VM
03HANOI2532	Vietnamese Catholics install new Bishop [...] (U) In an open air ceremony in Son Tay town of Ha Tay province (adjacent to Hanoi),Vietnamese Catholics formally installed Father Anton Vu Huy Chuong as Bishop of Hung Hoa diocese, which covers most or all of the provinces of Ha Tay, Son La, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, and Phu Tho. As note [...]	2003-10-01 09:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI2546	Regulating religion [...] (SBU) Summary. Vietnamese continue privately to debate the contents -- but not the merits -- of a new formal ordinance on religion that would supersede existing Government-issued regulations with a more definitive and, it is hoped, clearer version, to be passed by the National Assembly Stan [...]	2003-10-03 05:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI2996	THE CPV TRIES TO RE-VET ITSELF; PR STUNT? [...] (U) Summary. By Ho Chi Minh's 115th birthday anniversary in 2005, the CPV will in principle have re- certified the qualifications of each and every member to ensure that all meet the CPV high standards for behavior. Only then may they receive one of the new, more hi-tech membership cards. [...]	2003-11-19 09:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI VM DPOL
03HANOI3156	ANOTHER CORRUPTION CASE HITS SOME HI-FLIERS [...] (U) Vietnamese media reported on December 3 the convictions of a former director of a real estate and marketing subsidiary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) -- La Thi Kim Oanh, who received a death sentence -- and two former MARD vice ministers -- Nguyen Thien Luan a [...]	2003-12-03 09:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI VM DPOL
03HANOI3350	2003 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY -- REPORT (INCSR) - VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-29 10:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CNARC EFIN HIV KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI VM
03HANOI353	DRUG TREATMENT CENTERS IN VIETNAM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Vietnamese provincial drug treatment centers range from the most basic to relatively modern. Most suffer from a lack of physical and material resources. The addict population is a combination of those who enter voluntarily and others who are undergoing "compulsory" treatment. W [...]	2003-02-13 09:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV SOCI VM CNARC
03HANOI549	COMMUNITY DRUG TREATMENT IN VIETNAM: NOT MUCH TO IT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite improved national guidance on community drug treatment as well as an increasing awareness among authorities of the need for more rehabilitation services at different levels, implementation appears rather thin and uneven, primarily due to a lack of trained personnel and i [...]	2003-03-07 08:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV SOCI VM HIV AIDS CNARC
03HANOI551	Reported attempts at forced renunciation of faith [...] (SBU) A reliable contact within the Evangelical Church of Vietnam - North (ECVN) provided Embassy with copies of 13 handwritten letters from Hmong Protestants in the Northwest Highlands province of Lao Cai, detailing harassment by local authorities and attempts at forced renunciation of faith [...]	2003-03-07 09:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PINS SOCI VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI592	Religion in Lao Cai and Yen Bai - Different Stories [...] (U) Summary: Local officials in two mountainous, predominantly minority northwestern provinces appear to be taking differing approaches towards religion. Lao Cai officials talked a cautious and rigid line while trying to explain how they have supported religious practice within legal guide [...]	2003-03-12 03:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF SOCI PGOV VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI619	GVN CONCERNED OVER VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT [...] (U) In a meeting with Charge on March 13, Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Duc Hung, concurrently Director of the MFA's America's Department, expressed concern that the Vietnam Human Rights Act (VHRA) will be reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. Such legislation is "not in th [...]	2003-03-13 09:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI PGOV VM HUMANR
03HANOI655	SARS IN HANOI: CURRENT SITUATION AND REQUEST FOR [...] Please see action/guidance requests in paras 9 and 10. What Happened? -------------- 2. Hanoi is one of the areas most affected in the current, worldwide epidemic of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The first Hanoi case was identified February 26th, when an American citizen (H [...]	2003-03-17 14:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AMED TBIO SOCI VM
03HANOI669	VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA: LOOKING FORWARD [...] (U) SUMMARY. Vietnam and Cambodia have a complex relationship with a volatile history, but both sides now appear to focus on the future. Cross border smuggling of drugs and other goods as well as human trafficking have emerged as significant problems. Vietnam reportedly does not view the [...]	2003-03-19 02:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR SOCI PHUM ETRD ECON EAID CB VM ETMIN CNARC ASEAN TIP
03HANOI752	Turning Highlanders into Rice Farmers [...] (U) Summary: Many efforts to improve the living standards of highland ethnic minorities center on transforming their way of life from slash-and-burn agriculture to sedentary farming, particularly production of rice and, increasingly, cash crops. This agricultural transformation complements [...]	2003-03-26 09:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI SNAR EAGR VM ETMIN
03HANOI812	THE ROLE OF THINK TANKS IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GVN supports an extensive network of research institutes ("think tanks") under the National Center for Social Sciences and Humanities (NCSSH). Among its 25 think tanks, five focus on Vietnam's external relations. While their influence appears modest, the think tanks provid [...]	2003-04-02 03:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI VM
03HANOI935	Lay Assessors: More symbolic than useful [...] (SBU) Summary: "Lay assessors" in courts below the appellate level are Vietnam's rough equivalent of trial by jury. Officials describe this system as an example of the GVN's commitment to promote public democracy. Training remains inadequate and is likely to continue to be underfunded, virt [...]	2003-04-15 09:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI VM
03HARARE1130	AFTER MUGABE: POST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A U.S. [...] (c) Summary: While it is still uncertain whether President Robert Mugabe will depart in the next days or months, Post considers it prudent to offer policymakers "day after" recommendations at this stage. Assuming a transition government is committed to political and economic reform, the U.S. [...]	2003-06-04 10:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV ECON EFIN KDEM PHUM PREL SENV SOCI ZI EXIM
03HARARE1185	ASSISTING ZIMBABWE AFTER DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS [...] (c) Summary: This message provides recommendations for U.S. assistance to a reformist, democratically-elected government. These recommendations go well beyond the assistance we recommended for a transition government in reftel. End summary. 2. (c) Reftel outlined programs and activities we [...]	2003-06-11 12:39:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV ECON EFIN KDEM PHUM PREL SENV SOCI ZI
03HARARE1712	ZIMBABWE WAFFLING ON EFFORT TO CONTROL FOOD RELIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings with House International Relations Committee Africa Subcommittee staffer Malik Chaka August 20-21, Minister for Special Affairs (and ZANU-PF Party Chairman) John Nkomo and Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Services July Moyo emphasized the government's pr [...]	2003-08-28 15:01:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI SA ZI
03HARARE1731	OPPOSITION SCORES WELL IN ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS [...] SUMMARY. (C) The MDC retained its parliamentary seat, won six out of seven mayoral races, and gained more than half of the urban council seats that were up for grabs in local elections held August 30 - 31. Voting at polling stations, observed by independent observers including emboffs, was g [...]	2003-09-02 17:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI ZI
03HARARE1805	Tsvangirai Treason Trial Postponed Until [...] (SBU) Lawyers for Morgan Tsvangirai advised the Embassy on September 12 that by mutual agreement of the parties, resumption of Tsvangirai's treason trial was postponed from September 15 to September 22. Presiding Justice Garwe approached the parties on September 11, noting that he had schedu [...]	2003-09-12 10:26:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI ZI MDC
03HARARE1861	MINISTER OFFERS INSIGHTS ON ZANU-PF POSTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Mines Edward Chindori-Chininga on September 11 spoke with Ambassador Sullivan on ZANU-PF succession issues and internal party elections. Chindori-Chininga did not break any new ground but confirmed party elections' potential implications for succession and the govern [...]	2003-09-15 13:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI PREL ZI ZANU PF
03HARARE1935	COURT DECISIONS CLOUD CIVIL RIGHTS, POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Supreme and High Courts of Zimbabwe this month have made several notable judgments that may shape the future of jurisprudence in the country. Judgments in cases involving The Daily News (TDN) and High Court Justice Paradza set precedents with potentially far-reaching impl [...]	2003-09-23 05:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI ZI
03HARARE1971	MDC SHADOW MINISTERS PREVIEW PARTY'S ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MDC shadow minister for economic affairs and MDC MP Tendai Biti on September 23 summarized to emboff the elements of the party's economic plan, called RESTART. The plan, which he cast as essentially a social democratic platform, was being circulated for comment and could be exp [...]	2003-09-29 15:22:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD SOCI ZI MDC
03HARARE2105	VIOLENCE IN REDCLIFF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Inter-party violence in Redcliff over the weekend reportedly left the homes of eight MDC members and two former ZANU-PF urban councilors damaged and one former ZANU-PF urban councilor (the father of an Embassy FSN) hospitalized. Hundreds of MDC supporters assaulted a senior ZANU [...]	2003-10-23 12:51:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI ASEC ZI
03HARARE2132	POLICE STYMIE COURT JUDGMENT FOR DAILY NEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a ruling by the Administrative Court in its favor October 24, The Daily News (TDN) published a truncated October 25 issue before a police raid closed the offices of parent Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) later that day. The Media and Information Commission (M [...]	2003-10-27 14:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE2309	RECUSAL OF JUDGE MUDDIES DAILY NEWS CASE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Administrative Court Justice Michael Majuru recused himself from the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) case on November 25 following reports that he was to be investigated for bias in the case. A Media and Information Commission (MIC) application to h [...]	2003-11-26 14:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE2454	GOVERNMENT SHUTTERS DAILY NEWS -- AGAIN [...] SUMMARY: Armed riot police prevented The Daily News (TDN) from publishing following an administrative court ruling December 19 permitting the paper to resume operations. The developments confirm the government's intention to keep TDN closed regardless of any court rulings [...]	2003-12-23 15:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE2455	MDC CONSOLIDATES PLATFORM AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under the firm leadership of Party President Morgan Tsvangirai, the MDC's national conference in Harare December 20-21 yielded a comprehensive policy platform and "blueprint" for national recovery. The party reiterated its commitment to unconditional ta [...]	2003-12-23 15:27:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI ZI MDC
03HARARE967	BUSINESS SLOW TO ACT ON HIV/AIDS [...] Zimbabwe has one of the highest HIV infection rates in the world but the private sector has done surprisingly little to help stem the spread of the disease. The sector only recently began actively supporting HIV initiatives in the workplace, in part because absenteeism and deaths had begun to [...]	2003-05-20 08:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV SOCI ECON ZI HIV AIDS
03HOCHIMINHCITY1000	UNITED BUDDHIST CHURCH OF VIETNAM: GENERAL SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) General Secretary Thich Tue Sy told ConGen today that he has been placed SIPDIS under a two-year administrative detention, effective October 11. He confirmed that Thich Nguyen Ly and Thich Thanh Huyen -- two other UBCV monks riding in the van [...]	2003-10-14 13:34:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY1009	LEGAL PROTESTANTS HOLD UNAUTHORIZED MEETING: WANT [...] (SBU) In violation of their own GVN-approved charter, approximately 400 legal pastors and another 400 "lay volunteers" of the Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) met in Ho Chi Minh City September 10-11. While the 2001 charter allows for only one conference every four years, the lead [...]	2003-10-16 14:29:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PREL KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY1010	STILL NO OFFICIAL DETENTION ORDERS FOR TOP UBCV MONKS [...] (SBU) Continuing to work the few remaining telephones that haven't been cut off or rerouted, ConGen received confirmation today that Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang is in good condition at his pagoda, although he is being closely watched. While neither he [...]	2003-10-16 14:37:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY1059	A/S DEWEY IN VIETNAM CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: LAM DONG [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings with Lam Dong provincial authorities, PRM Assistant Secretary Dewey expressed strong U.S. concern about the treatment of ethnic minorities and a lack of religious freedom for unregistered Protestant house churches. Lam Dong officials stressed that the pract [...]	2003-10-30 11:46:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KIRF VM CB RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
03HOCHIMINHCITY1080	HCMC LAND PROTEST: POLICE TURN MOLEHILL INTO MOUNTAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A protest against land expropriation drew extra attention after police attempted to remove ConGen personnel, who were observing the protest from the sidelines. The protesters -- illegal migrants, squatters, and legal land owners - - whose land had been seized in Ho Chi Minh C [...]	2003-11-04 11:25:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINS PREL SOCI VM HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY1087	AMBASSADOR HANFORD CALLS ON LOCAL OFFICIALS, LEGAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 18 meeting with Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford, three leaders of the GVN-recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) urged continued, focused USG pressure on the GVN to relax restrictions on unregistered house chur [...]	2003-11-06 11:18:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY1093	MIXED PICTURE ON HOUSE CHURCHES IN AMBASSADOR HANFORD'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with several Protestant house church pastors and "victims" of religious oppression during his visit to HCMC, Ambassador at Large for Religious Freedom John Hanford heard several credible-sounding reports of arrests, beatings, forced renunciations, and church closures [...]	2003-11-08 07:18:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF PREL SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY1100	BALANCING ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY IN SOC TRANG AND [...] (SBU) Summary: DCM (then Charge) and ConGen Poloff visited Soc Trang and Tra Vinh Provinces during October 1-3, to examine firsthand the situation for the ethnic Khmer in the Mekong Delta, in light of continuing reports of discrimination from sources overseas. Situated in an area that once be [...]	2003-11-10 07:29:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON PGOV PREL EINV ETRD SOCI KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
03HOCHIMINHCITY111	HCMC PASTORS: CHRISTMAS CELEBRATED WITHOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a stream of reports from U.S. sources proclaiming a new "crackdown" on Protestant worshippers in the Central Highlands and elsewhere in Vietnam over the Christmas holidays, conversations with well- connected pastors in HCMC over the past weeks revealed surprisingly fe [...]	2003-02-06 09:22:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY1141	CA MAU PROVINCE: AT THE END OF THE LINE, BUT BLESSED BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Lying at the southern tip of Vietnam, Ca Mau is one of the country's more isolated provinces. Heavily dependent upon aquaculture, especially shrimp, the province has enjoyed strong recent economic growth. While the province actively touts its natural resources and advantages, [...]	2003-11-21 11:06:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON SOCI PGOV PREL EFIS VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY1142	KIEN GIANG PROVINCE: PRACTICALLY PERFECT, IF NOT FOR THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The southern Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang faces significant challenges in attracting foreign investment and reducing poverty. Despite impressive recent economic growth, mostly due to rice farmers converting to more profitable shrimp farming, the province is still underd [...]	2003-11-21 11:18:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ECON PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF VM
03HOCHIMINHCITY1143	AMBASSADOR HANFORD INVESTIGATES ABUSES IN THE CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford traveled to Gia Lai and Dak Lak provinces from October 20-22 to meet with local officials and gain a firsthand view of conditions for Protestant worship in Vietnam's Central Highlands. Raising the specter of C [...]	2003-11-24 11:12:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF PREL SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
03HOCHIMINHCITY1215	PROTESTANT POSSIBLY BEATEN, DETAINED FOR DISTRIBUTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At least one Protestant religious worker in Ho Chi Minh City was reportedly beaten and detained on December 9 for involvement in the distribution of religious leaflets designed to look like official Southeast Asia (SEA) Games pamphlets. Other Protestant leaders held a "sit-in" [...]	2003-12-10 12:49:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY1222	SEA GAMES RELIGIOUS PAMPHLET INCIDENT FOLLOW-UP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ConGenoffs met with Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang on December 11, 2003, to discuss the events of December 9-10 (reftel). Quang was also accompanied by the allegedly beaten religious worker. An agreement between Protestants and police had reportedly resulted in the release of all b [...]	2003-12-11 11:12:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY1233	FACE TO FACE WITH SMUGGLERS AND OFFICIALS ALONG THE [...] An Econ trip to the town of Chau Doc and the border area of An Giang Province revealed energetic levels of small time smuggling that is largely tolerated by local authorities. That fat man on the motorcycle may simply have his clothing stuffed full of cartons of cigarettes, locals say, but th [...]	2003-12-15 11:00:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	VM ECON CB ETRD PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI CNARC TIP
03HOCHIMINHCITY235	A LONG TIME COMING: PROTESTANT SEMINARY OPENS IN HCMC [...] (U) In keeping with longstanding GVN promises to allow the opening of a new Protestant seminary, the leaders of the Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) recently inaugurated their new Institute of Bible and Theology before a crowd numbering close to 1000 at their main HCMC church. ( [...]	2003-03-11 11:40:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY251	MENNONITES TURN UP THE VOLUME ON COMPLAINTS OF [...] (SBU) In a flurry of conversations with ConGenoffs over the past week, a Mennonite church leader and several of his colleagues have lodged serious complaints of stepped-up religious repression by government officials. The allegations include arrests, beatings, destruction of property, and si [...]	2003-03-18 03:27:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF MOPS SOCI PGOV PREL KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY342	HARASSED UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE: DON DUONG AND FAMILY [...] (SBU) Summary: Actor Bui Don Duong, his wife, and their two sons departed Ho Chi Minh City today on the first leg of their journey to the U.S. as intending immigrants. Up to the last minute, GVN security forces delayed and humiliated the family at Tan Son Nhut Airport, almost causing them to [...]	2003-04-10 00:55:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SOCI PGOV VM HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY412	SHOTGUN WEDDING: UBCV AND VBS TOGETHER AT LAST? [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Consul General on May 9, Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang spoke hopefully of a new openness on the part of the GVN toward efforts to unite the UBCV with the officially recognized Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS). The Pat [...]	2003-05-09 18:14:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY450	KON TUM: STILL STRUGGLING..... AND GOING NOWHERE FAST [...] (SBU) Returning to Kon Tum for the first time in a year, the Consul General found little changed in the poorest and least developed of the four Central Highlands provinces. While poverty continues to be the biggest story in Kon Tum, local officials seemed hopeful that construction of new hig [...]	2003-05-20 13:38:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PHUM PREL SOCI ETRD EINV VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE LABOR
03HOCHIMINHCITY468	THE YIN AND YANG OF THE SEA STAR CATHOLIC SEMINARY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Father Tran Thanh Phong, director of the Nha Trang Sea Star Seminary during a visit to Khanh Hoa province, May 15-17. During the discussion, which took place in a large, well- maintained reception hall, Father Phong was careful not to explicitly critic [...]	2003-05-31 08:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY492	NAM CAM TRIAL IN FINAL STAGES [...] (U) Convening after a 10-day recess that capped a trial which ran from February 25 - May 24, the People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City gathered June 4 to read the results of the case investigations and the verdicts for the 155 defendants in the trial of the underworld kingpin Truong Van Cam (a.k. [...]	2003-06-05 02:35:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV SOCI VM
03HOCHIMINHCITY496	NAM CAM RECEIVES TWO DEATH SENTENCES, GVN OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-05 11:29:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PGOV SOCI KJUS VM
03HOCHIMINHCITY499	NAM CAM TRIAL: A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR [...] Summary. One day after the conclusion of the biggest trial related to corruption and organized crime in the history of Vietnam, the Vietnamese press is claiming that the judicial system has fundamentally changed. The conviction of 18 GVN officials on charges of corruption and 136 private cit [...]	2003-06-06 18:34:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KCRM PGOV PINR SOCI VM
03HOCHIMINHCITY520	PROTESTANTS IN QUIET STAND OFF WITH POLICE OVER NEW HOUSE [...] (SBU) A group of 50-100 Protestant believers has been working around the clock for two days to construct a new (unrecognized) branch church in HCMC, in defiance of local police and government officials. The situation has remained peaceful thus far, but at least one pastor on the scene has en [...]	2003-06-10 13:14:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY551	POLICE QUESTION BUILDER AS CHURCH CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Mr. Le Van Dung, unofficial contractor for a Protestant house church currently under construction in HCMC's District 2 (reftel),met with police this morning in response to a third invitation to discuss his activities at the site. The first invitation, delivered June 9, summoned him to [...]	2003-06-17 11:51:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY572	NEWEST HCMC VICE CHAIRMAN: BAD HABITS TO BLAME FOR [...] (SBU) HCMC People's Committee's newest Vice Chairman, Nguyen Van Dua, discussed urban planning and quality of life issues with Consul General in an initial courtesy call on June 11. Vice Chairman Dua focused on HCMC's serious waste management, land use and trafffic issues, and its efforts to [...]	2003-06-23 11:09:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SENV SOCI PREL EINV
03HOCHIMINHCITY585	THICH QUANG DO -- HOW FREE AT LAST? [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 30 meeting with Consul General, recently "released" United Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) deputy Thich Quang Do launched into a two- hour plus discourse on religion, democracy, freedom, and capitalism. Confirming press reports, he said he would soon attempt [...]	2003-06-30 17:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL EAID EINV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY604	CAN THO AND AN GIANG UNIVERSITIES - SEEKING [...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent trip to the Mekong Delta region, DCM met with the Vice-Rector of Can Tho University and the Rector of An Giang University. Both expressed disappointment at the slow start to the Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) scholarship program and expressed hope that it [...]	2003-07-03 10:48:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI EAGR ECON OEXC VM
03HOCHIMINHCITY621	HO CHI MINH CITY: COMPUTER RETAILING GETS MODERN - WITH [...] Summary. On a visit to Ho Chi Minh City's newest Computer and IT superstore, ConGen EconOff, accompanied by a Vietnamese assistant, saw a local attempt at modern American-style computer retailing, but with the same old Vietnamese IPR problems. The computers assembled by the company and sold [...]	2003-07-10 09:27:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR SOCI VM IPROP
03HOCHIMINHCITY65	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: THE VIEW THROUGH THE VISA [...] (SBU) Consular associate recently interviewed a Korean missionary affiliated with the Global Mission Society of the Presbyterian Church in Korea for a nonimmigrant visa (NIV). The applicant, who described himself as a missionary pastor with an "underground" Protestant church, said he conducte [...]	2003-01-16 09:56:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY650	Leader of the Hue Branch of the Outlawed United [...] (SBU) An influential leader of the Hue branch of the outlawed UBCV discussed his views with DPO and A/PAO on the current state of the Buddhist Church, the status of Thich Huyen Quang, and the need for continued U.S. pressure on the GVN to allow greater religious freedom. The meeting was marr [...]	2003-07-18 07:48:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY655	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT AS A GATEWAY TO THE U.S.? [...] Summary: Recent advertisements carried in local Ho Chi Minh City newspapers for a real estate investment opportunity in Houston, Texas, attracted significant interest among local investors and the local press. Post interest was aroused by implications in the advertisements that this investme [...]	2003-07-21 10:27:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CJAN ECON SOCI VM EINV
03HOCHIMINHCITY670	VIETNAM: THICH QUANG DO VISITS THICH HUYEN QUANG [...] (SBU) The Venerable Thich Quang Do, Deputy Head of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV),met with UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang at the Nguyen Thieu Monastery in Quy Nhon July 15-20. This was Thich Quang Do's first trip outside of HCMC since being placed under "probationary [...]	2003-07-24 11:56:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY691	SURPRISING REVELATIONS ON PROTESTANTS IN CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: While the official rhetoric seemed to focus on respect for religion and the importance of meeting the "spiritual needs" of the people during the Ambassador's recent visit to Dak Lak and Lam Dong provinces, local Protestant church leaders told a story of continuing limits on or [...]	2003-08-01 00:13:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY710	PROTESTANT CHURCH CAN STAY -- FOR NOW [...] (SBU) Summary: The HCMC People's Committee has decided that an illegally constructed Protestant church in the Thu Thiem area of District 2 can remain open as a house of worship, pending approval of the required permits. While city officials made clear that they hold both church leaders and [...]	2003-08-06 12:58:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PREL KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY766	POLICE RAID "ILLEGAL" HOUSE CHURCH IN HCMC DURING A/S [...] (SBU) Summary: Just prior to the return of Assistant Secretary Eugene Dewey to Ho Chi Minh City from the Central Highlands on Monday, August 18 (septels),ConGen HCMC learned of an altercation at an unrecognized "illegal" Protestant house church in the city's District 11. According to reliabl [...]	2003-08-21 12:56:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SOCI PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY770	A/S DEWEY PRESSES HO CHI MINH CITY LEADERSHIP ON [...] (SBU) Summary. A/S Dewey raised issues of religious freedom during several official meetings in Ho Chi Minh City on August 19. Describing the GVN's record as uneven in the Central Highlands provinces he had visited, he registered disappointment that even in HCMC, there were sporadic reports of [...]	2003-08-23 07:41:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PREF SOCI PGOV VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY777	COFFEE AND COCOA IN DAK LAK PROVINCE -- THE POT [...] (U) Summary: Hopes for economic prosperity in Vietnam's Dak Lak province remain centered on agriculture, especially cash crop coffee. While low coffee prices have meant continued slow growth, they have also spawned diversification programs. During a visit to the largest of the four Central [...]	2003-08-27 00:36:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PREL EINV ETRD EAGR SOCI VM
03HOCHIMINHCITY784	MORMONS MAKE BID FOR A QUIET COMEBACK IN HCMC [...] (SBU) Summary: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) has recently taken steps to reestablish a "branch" in HCMC, pending approval of its June request to local government officials that Vietnamese members be allowed to meet regularly on Sundays. While efforts to receive recogn [...]	2003-08-27 12:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV VM KIRF HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY833	A/S DEWEY IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: KON TUM [...] (U) Summary: In a visit to Kon Tum Province, PRM Assistant Secretary Dewey met with Provincial People's Committee Chairwoman Y Veng and with the province's Committee on Ethnic Minority and Religious Affairs. He also visited a village in Ia Sia commune where 15 UNHCR- repatriated ethnic mino [...]	2003-09-09 06:04:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KIRF VM CB RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
03HOCHIMINHCITY836	POTENTIAL P1 REFUGEES TO STAND TRIAL FOR ESPIONAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hoa, Mr. Nguyen Truc Cuong and Mr. Nguyen Vu Viet -- the niece and nephews of jailed Catholic priest Father Nguyen Van Ly -- will go on trial in Ho Chi Minh City People's Court for "espionage" on September 10. Under Article 80 of the Criminal Code, "espionage" [...]	2003-09-09 13:18:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY842	A/S DEWEY VISIT TO VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: [...] (SBU) Summary: PRM Assistant Secretary Dewey visited Gia Lai Province in the Central Highlands on August 16-17. His meeting with Provincial People's Committee Chairman Ha was cordial, with a frank exchange of ideas on treatment of ethnic minorities and freedom of worship. Ha said that at le [...]	2003-09-10 08:46:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KIRF VM CB HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY933	UNLICENSED PROTESTANT HOUSE CHURCH REPORTEDLY TORN DOWN [...] (SBU) In what looks to be a replay of recent events surrounding an illegally constructed house church in District 11 of HCMC (reftels),Post has received information regarding the possible destruction of a small Seventh Day Adventist house church at No.42 Binh Loi, Binh Khanh, Can Gio Distric [...]	2003-09-26 10:05:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PREL RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY942	UBCV LEADERS MEET DESPITE GVN INTERFERENCE [...] (SBU) Leaders of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) met September 18-20 in Binh Dinh Province, according to UBCV Deputy Thich Quang Do, despite some overt GVN efforts to prevent the meeting from taking place. This is the first time the UBCV leadership has been able to gathe [...]	2003-10-01 01:24:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY949	THE SEA-MY SIDE OF THE SEA GAMES: HCMC CRACKS DOWN ON [...] (SBU) Effective September 30, 2003, Ho Chi Minh City authorities will round up and classify all street persons living and working in public places around the city as part of a new program run by the HCMC Committee on Population, Family, and Children. Street children picked up under the progra [...]	2003-10-01 04:27:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PHUM PGOV VM LABOR HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY978	POLICE DISRUPT TRAVEL OF UBCV LEADERS TO HCMC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Police apparently stopped United Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) leaders Thich Huyen Quang, Thich Quang Do and Thich Tue Sy from leaving Binh Dinh Province to drive to Ho Chi Minh City on October 8 (local time). Although various reports differed on details, there was genera [...]	2003-10-08 13:41:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF SOCI PGOV PREL VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY993	UBCV LEADERS IN LIMBO: INQUIRIES CONTINUE CONCERNING [...] (SBU) ConGen has confirmed that UBCV leaders Thich Huyen Quang, Thich Quang Do and Thich Tue Sy were detained by police on October 9 in Khanh Hoa Province about 10 km north of the provincial capital Nha Trang. They had left Thich Huyen Quang's pagoda in Binh Dinh Province to travel to HCMC t [...]	2003-10-10 13:29:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF SOCI PGOV PREL VM RELFREE HUMANR
03ISTANBUL1395	SLIPPERY SLOPE TO SHARI'A?: ISTANBUL DEBATES AKP [...] (sbu) Summary: Ask anyone in Istanbul what's wrong with the Turkish education system and you are likely to get the same answer: overcrowded, under-funded schools tied up in bureaucratic red tape. Fixing the problem, however, has been the subject of considerable acrimonious political debate. C [...]	2003-09-19 12:20:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KISL SOCI TU
03ISTANBUL349	RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN: CLUES FROM ISTANBUL [...] (U) Summary: In assessing the outlook for the new government to be led by Justice and Development (AK) Party leader Tayyip Erdogan, we look back at his only major previous government experience --- as Istanbul Mayor from 1994 to 1998. End Summary. Refah and Grassroots Politics ---------- [...]	2003-03-14 14:11:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KISL TK
03ISTANBUL953	SULTANBEYLI: A HIGHWAY RUNS THROUGH IT... AND [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: A recent visit to Sultanbeyli, one of Istanbul's poorer Asian districts, highlights how Turkey's uneven economic gains in recent years have widened the gap between the "haves" and "have-nots." The modern Istanbul-Ankara highway runs right through this conservative, [...]	2003-07-09 08:32:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI TK
03JEDDAH828	TWO SAUDI PROFESSIONALS: BET ON THE PEOPLE, NOT [...] (C) ON APRIL 2, POLOFF MET WITH A LOCAL SAUDI LAWYER, DR. BASIM ALIM (STRICTLY PROTECT),TO DISCUSS HIS OPEN LETTER TO CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH CALLING FOR REFORM. A "SELF-MADE" LAWYER, ALIM WAS CHOSEN IN DECEMBER 2002 TO REPRESENT SEVERAL SAUDI CHARITIES IN THE SEPTEMBER 11 LAWSUIT AND ADMITS T [...]	2003-04-14 13:18:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI KISL SA
03KABUL1215	Second update on USG support for the [...] Summary: The Commission for Reform of Justice and the Judiciary (CRJJ) continues to make strides in implementing elements of its Master Plan, which includes 29 reform tasks and a rough budget and timeline. The entire Plan has not been officially approved, which impedes needed upgrades in do [...]	2003-05-11 11:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID SOCI AF SNAR
03KATHMANDU1542	NEPALI STUDENT LEADERS WARN OF MORE "AGITATION [...] In meetings with the Nepali Student Union and the Nepal National Student's Union-the two largest of Nepal's seven united student unions-backed by the Nepali Congress (NC) party and the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) respectively, student leaders said they intended [...]	2003-08-14 05:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI NP
03KATHMANDU185	NEPAL: MAOISTS CALL OFF GENERAL STRIKE; [...] (U) The Maoists issued a press release on February 2 cancelling the general strike, or "bandh," scheduled to commemorate the seventh anniversary of their insurgency on February 13-14. The press statement said the strike is being called off in consideration of the "present changing circumstan [...]	2003-02-03 07:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV CASC SOCI NP
03KATHMANDU440	NEPAL: MAOIST STUDENTS LOCK OUT UNIVERSITY [...] (SBU) On March 9 members of the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal National Independent Student Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) padlocked administrative offices at 25 branches of Tribhuvan University. Maoist student leaders threaten that the lock-out will continue until the Government of Nepal (GON) [...]	2003-03-11 11:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER SOCI PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU623	NEPAL: CEASEFIRE SEES INCREASE IN TORTURE CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary: PolOff and USAID Mission's Deputy Director of Special Programs Office met with the program director of the USAID-supported Center for Victims of Torture (CVICT) in Biratnagar, Morang District, on March 27-28 to discuss the center's operation since the January 29 cease fire between [...]	2003-04-04 12:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID SOCI PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU723	NEPALI MAOISTS POSTPONE FIRST ROUND OF TALKS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Maoist negotiators have postponed the first round of "introductory" talks with their Government of Nepal (GON) counterparts that were scheduled to begin on April 21. The postponement reportedly took the Palace by surprise. Maoist negotiator Krishna Bahadur Mahara told the media t [...]	2003-04-21 10:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PTER ASEC
03KATHMANDU80	NEPAL COMPARES FAVORABLY IN CORRUPTION SURVEY [...] In December 2002, Transparency International-Bangladesh (TIB) completed a citizen survey of five South Asian countries on the incidence of corruption in accessing and using government services in education, health, power, land administration, taxation, police, and the judiciary. In almost all [...]	2003-01-16 10:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI NP
03KUWAIT1075	FLOOD OF SUPPORT FROM KUWAITI POPULATION [...] At 7:45am March 25, Op Center Kuwait received a call from a Kuwaiti woman expressing support for our role in the military action in Iraq. She said her call was the result of a text message she received on her cell phone telling her to call the Embassy to let us know her opinion of the conflic [...]	2003-03-25 14:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI MOPS PREL KU
03KUWAIT1105	(C) HOW THE WAR COULD AFFECT KUWAIT POLITICALLY [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Reftel examined how a US-led war against Saddam's regime could affect US relations with Kuwait. This message looks at the closely-related topic of the political effects the war could have on Kuwait itself. In both cases, the answer is highly scenario-dependent. [...]	2003-03-26 18:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV SOCI KISL KU
03KUWAIT1199	SADDAM'S SECRET WEAPON: THE MIGHTY MENGASH! [...] Summary: The forced landing of a U.S. Apache attack helicopter behind Iraqi lines in the early days of the war, and the resulting implausible Iraqi claims that a heroic farmer named Mengash was responsible, have spawned a cottage industry of derision in Kuwait. Today's date (April 01),and Ku [...]	2003-04-01 15:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PREL IZ KU
03KUWAIT1334	REACHING OUT AT THE SHI'ITE FEAST OF AL-ARBA'EEN [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Both the people and the Government of Kuwait support U.S. actions in Iraq very strongly. Even here, however, the constant drumbeat in the Arabic press of U.S. anti-Muslim intent is having an effect. In recent conversations wo [...]	2003-04-09 16:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KISL PGOV PREL SOCI IZ
03KUWAIT15	(U) GOK WINS SOCIAL SECURITY AND PENSION BATTLE, [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On December 30, the National Assembly defeated budget-busting amendments to Kuwait,s social security and pension law, and approved GOK-sponsored ones instead, temporarily allaying fears that Kuwait,s Social Security fund would be bankrupt by 2026. While the victory [...]	2003-01-06 09:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN SOCI KU
03KUWAIT1927	(C) TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: SOURCE COUNTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reftels reported on GOK's efforts to address the issue of trafficking in persons, an issue on which it is increasingly engaged. This message provides an update on GOK initiatives as well as a snapshot of opinions of source country embassies in Kuwait voiced during a May 7 lunc [...]	2003-05-08 11:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI KU
03KUWAIT2276	IRAQ'S SHIA HEARTLAND: PROMINENT SHIA SHARES [...] (S) Summary: One week after returning to Iraq, noted Shia leader Mohammed Bahr al-Uloum and his party are encountering an Iraqi populace disillusioned with the lack of security and disgruntled at the fact that Ba'ath Party members still hold positions of power, according to Kuwaiti Shia busine [...]	2003-05-28 06:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PGOV KISL SOCI IZ KU IR
03KUWAIT2949	(U) MEPI 03-04: COUNTRY STRATEGY FOR KUWAIT [...] (SBU) Post welcomes the opportunity to present this MEPI country strategy for Kuwait. As we consider how best to engage on these issues, particularly on sensitive issues such as political reform and education (where the U.S. has already been unjustly accused of inappropriate interference),[...]	2003-07-03 06:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD KPAO KU PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI
03KUWAIT4071	LACK OF NAJAF SECURITY THREATENS SHIA SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: Reacting to the death of Sayed Mohammed Baqer Al-Hakim, prominent Kuwaiti Shi'is have again (reftels) warned the Embassy that the absence of increased security for Shi,a religious leaders based in the city of Najaf is threatening coalition efforts in Iraq and turning the country' [...]	2003-09-03 13:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL SOCI KU IZ
03KUWAIT4503	(U) ISLAMISTS PROTEST SUPERSTAR CONCERT [...] (C) Summary: A small gathering of Islamists, members of the National Assembly among them, protested the Sept. 18-19 "Superstar" pop music concert held in Kuwait as "unIslamic." The protest highlights a major division in Kuwaiti society, and could backfire given the popularity of such entertainm [...]	2003-10-01 10:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL SOCI PGOV PINR KU
03KUWAIT5343	(C) SHAYKH SABAH'S AMBITIOUS AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs met with Senior Adviser to the Prime Minister and former GCC Secretary General Abdullah Bishara on November 19. Amongst other topics (septel),Bishara described an ambitious agenda Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed hopes to implement in the near-term. End Summary. 2 [...]	2003-11-22 11:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI PHUM KWMN KU

03KUWAIT5561	(C) MAID IN KUWAIT: DOMESTIC SERVANTS FACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The estimated half-million or so domestic servants in Kuwait lack a well-developed system to protect their rights, monitor working conditions, and resolve labor disputes. Source country embassies have filled the void and assist runaway domestics on an ad hoc basis, navigating thr [...]	2003-12-09 14:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KWMN SOCI KU
03KUWAIT5692	(C) DEPUTY SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] (C) Charge, accompanied by Acting DCM, delivered the Deputy Secretary's oral message (ref A) to MFA Undersecretary Khaled al-Jarallah December 16. He took the opportunity to deliver ref B demarche asking the GOK to use its influence on Iraqis -- especially tribal leaders -- to urge them to p [...]	2003-12-16 13:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SOCI KU IZ
03LAGOS1196	THE BIRTH OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA: [...] Nigerian universities, once among the best in Africa, deteriorated badly under 30 years of military rule. Nor was their plight alleviated during the last four years of democratic governance. They remain overcrowded, poorly funded and decrepit. Currently, there are 42 universities: 25 feder [...]	2003-06-12 10:37:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL CMGT CVIS SOCI PGOV EAID ECON EINV
03LAGOS1851	SOWING THE BEANS OF HOPE [...] Summary: The Shagamus of Ogun State have for many years grown only kola nuts, and sold them only to Hausas in northern Nigeria. Dr. Gabriel Ogunmola, the President of the Nigeria Academy of Science, recently told us of a hands-on, grassroots success: showing the Shagumus near his university [...]	2003-09-04 13:58:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SOCI TBIO EAID NI
03LAGOS2045	THE SEX TRADE TO THE US AND EUROPE: MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF met with Gerrit Van Hemert, Deputy Head of Mission for the Netherlands Consulate General in Lagos on 17 September to discuss patterns of trafficking of women for the sex trade to Europe. Van Hemert, who has studied the subject for three years, laid out a pattern of traffick [...]	2003-10-02 10:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SMIG SOCI SNAR CVIS NI
03LAGOS2060	THE IMPENDING STRIKE: THE VIEW FROM LAGOS [...] (SBU) The looming showdown between the unions and the GON over fuel deregulation in Nigeria is about more than the fuel price. Anecdotal comments from people in Lagos tell us they are very angry about the way the price increase was implemented without any direct announcement, as if the gover [...]	2003-10-03 18:13:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PGOV SOCI NI
03LAGOS2081	LASCO: NEW STRIKE, NEW PLANNING: NOT A REPEAT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Chima Ubani, Executive Director of the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO),told us that labor and civil society leaders meeting on October 4 and 6 decided to begin a two-week general strike on Thursday, October 9. Demonstrations will be held on Thursday in Lagos, Abuja and Kano, [...]	2003-10-09 05:31:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EPET PHUM SOCI NI
03LAGOS2200	NIGERIA: TALK OF "MASS PROTESTS" ON FUEL [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-24 16:18:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EPET PGOV PHUM SOCI NI XY
03LAGOS2232	ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL: TEX-MEX MEETS EDO OGA [...] (SBU) Summary: Chief Odidi of Edo State spent 18 years in the U.S., became a U.S. citizen, and made enough money to return to his native town and go into politics. While in the U.S., he absorbed American values and political culture, and now balances those ideas and aspirations against the [...]	2003-10-29 14:30:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SOCI NI
03LAGOS2283	EBONYI STATE: FIELD OF DREAMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Making something out of Ebonyi state will be a challenge. It's in the middle of nowhere, and with Nigerian agriculture in the doldrums the state's prospects seem modest. It's a new state, though, and to beat the odds its leadership has seized on careful fiscal policy, low ov [...]	2003-11-03 17:00:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SOCI NI
03LAGOS2330	OBASANJO, OIL MARKETERS WIN OVER LABOR AND CIVIL [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-10 18:29:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EPET PGOV PHUM SOCI NI XY
03LAGOS2349	OUT IN AFRICA: A VISIT TO EKITI STATE [...] (U) Summary. PolOffs made a one day familiarization visit to the tiny land-locked State of Ekiti. In April 2003, Ekiti, like its neighboring states in the southwest except Lagos, got rid of its Alliance for Democracy governor and elected a representative of the ruling Peoples Democratic Part [...]	2003-11-13 12:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN SOCI NI
03LAGOS2354	FMR BIAFRAN PRESIDENT GENERAL OJUKWU MEETS WITH CG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Consul General and POLOFF (notetaker) met with former Biafran President General Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and his assistant Prince Bob J. Onyema on 10 November. Ojukwu has plans to travel to the US at the end of November. Ojukwu discussed court cases contesting the res [...]	2003-11-14 10:44:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PREL PGOV PNAT SOCI EPET NI XY
03LAGOS2363	OBASANJO SHOULD RESIGN CLAIMS CIVIL SOCIETY GROUP, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Civil society organizations continue to agitate on the national scene in an attempt to realize public policy and institutional reform, but have yet to produce real movement in that direction. Calls for protest against the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) [...]	2003-11-17 15:49:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EPET PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI NI XY
03LAGOS2387	FOUR WORN AND UNDER-UTILIZED REFINERIES FOR SALE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has set November 14 as the deadline for investors to submit expressions of interest to be core investors (51 percent) in the country's four refineries. Major U.S. oil companies tell us they are not interested. Labor is taking a cautiona [...]	2003-11-20 14:54:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ELAB PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI NI
03LAGOS239	NIGERIA: AD PARTY - CONSENSUS OF YORUBA NATION? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite recent factionalization, the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in Lagos State presented the public with a face of party consensus in their January 8 gubernatorial congress. Following his challengers' disqualification, incumbent Governor Bola Tinubu took the nomination unopposed. [...]	2003-01-30 15:41:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI KWMN NI
03LAGOS2464	CIVIL SOCIETY HOLDS RALLY AGAINST CHOGM AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: The United Action for Democracy (UAD) held a rally in the Yaba district of Lagos on December 3 to protest President Obasanjo's policies and governance, as well as the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) taking place December 5-8 in Abuja. Mobile Police (MOPOL) ar [...]	2003-12-05 18:29:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI XY NI
03LAGOS2535	A PEACE FORUM FOR WARRING PEOPLE OF WARRI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ConGen Lagos officers observed the initial meeting of the Warri Forum on Peace, Security, and Human Rights organized by USG grantee Academic Associates PeaceWorks (AAPW) November 18-20 in the Delta State capital of Asaba (reftel). Partially funded through USAID and DRL, the me [...]	2003-12-16 10:45:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINS EPET PINR MCAP SOCI NI
03LAGOS813	NIGERIA: SOUTHWEST POLITICS UPENDED AS [...] (U) SUMMARY. The April 19 gubernatorial and presidential election will be a remarkable test of incumbent power-players and ethnic politics in the Southwest. After stunning defeats in the National Assembly elections on April 12, the Alliance for Democracy (AD) is fighting for its political l [...]	2003-04-18 08:45:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI KDEM ASEC CASC ECON NI
03LAGOS886	NIGERIA: SOUTH-SOUTH ELECTION LOSERS PLAY WAITING [...] (C) SUMMARY. In Nigeria's South-south, all six of the incumbent governors of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) had their reelection confirmed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after the April 19 election. The degree of election tampering varied starkly across [...]	2003-04-28 12:18:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM ASEC SOCI NI
03MONTREAL4	APPARENT ILLEGAL ALIENS FROM PRIMARILY PAKISTAN RESIDING [...] SUMMARY: SOME 200 ALIENS, MOST OF THEM OF PAKISTANI ORIGIN, FLOCKED TO THE NEW YORK-QUEBEC BORDER POST OF CHAMPLAIN-LACOLLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO FILE FOR THE STATUS OF POLITICAL REFUGEE AT THE CANADIAN BORDER IMMIGRATION OFFICE BEFORE THE START OF THE NEW YEAR. PAKISTANI CLAIMANTS SAID THEY WERE N [...]	2003-01-03 21:27:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG KPAO SOCI KISL PGOV PTER PREL PBTS CA
03MONTREAL453	Census Data Shows Quebec More Bilingual Since 1996, [...] SUMMARY: Statistics Canada (Statscan) has released several tranches of 2001 census data in the last four months regarding language usage and immigration, figures which are closely watched in Quebec, by both the media and government. The Statscan numbers show Quebec to be 3 percent more bilingu [...]	2003-04-02 18:07:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG SOCI CA
03MONTREAL999	YOUTH GROUP VISITS CONSULATE ON PLIGHT OF AFRO- [...] Summary. Two leaders of Black Youth in Action (BYIA),a Montreal NGO, paid a visit to the Consul General (CG) on Monday, July 21. The purpose of the visit was to deliver a letter describing the displacement of the Afro-Colombian population in Colombia and to request the names of African- A [...]	2003-07-30 13:47:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI PREF CA CO
03NASSAU2421	BISHOP ELLIS RELISHES ROLE AS POLITICAL [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-09 18:04:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	BF PGOV PINR SCUL SOCI
03OTTAWA1049	WGSARS: Update 8 - Ontario SARS Health Emergency [...] Ottawa transmitting text of AmConsul Toronto. 2. Fatalities: As of COB April 9, no new SARS deaths have been reported, leaving the number of SARS fatalities in Ontario at ten. 3. Number of cases: Health Canada's April 9 SARS advisory lists approximately 195 cases of SARS in Ontario, inc [...]	2003-04-11 13:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED SOCI TBIO ECON CASC CA SARS
03OTTAWA1876	Update 44 - Ontario SARS (July 2, 2003): WHO [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-03 13:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED SOCI TBIO ECON CASC CA
03OTTAWA899	Ontario Declares SARS Health Emergency [...] Summary: Late on March 26, the province of Ontario, faced with growing numbers of cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS),officially declared a "provincial emergency." This represents a dramatic upgrade of measures to contain the potential spread of SARS in the greater Toronto ar [...]	2003-03-27 17:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED SOCI TBIO CASC CA
03OTTAWA947	CLONING AND STEM CELL BILL PROGRESSING WELL [...] Bill C-13, "An Act Respecting Assisted Human Reproduction," was introduced into the Canadian House of Commons on October 9, 2002. If enacted, it would ban human cloning for both reproductive and research/therapeutic purposes. The legislation, itself a clone of Bill C-56 (Ref A),which died w [...]	2003-04-02 17:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PHUM TSPL SOCI KSCA CA
03RANGOON1489	EXPOSING RISKS OF HIV/AIDS IN BURMA [...] SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health held Burma's second annual HIV/AIDS exposition in Rangoon, attracting 70,000 visitors, raising HIV/AIDS awareness, and administering on-site HIV/AIDS tests to those interested. However, whether the expo successfully reached Burma's high-risk populations is un [...]	2003-11-20 07:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI PGOV EAID PHUM PREL BM NGO
03RANGOON1564	WORLD AIDS DAY IN BURMA [...] SUMMARY: The GOB, close on the heels of its well-attended HIV/AIDS Exposition (reftel),on World AIDS Day held ceremonies and HIV/AIDS activities in Rangoon and other cities. According to two government-controlled weeklies, the GOB ranks HIV/AIDS as the number three national health concern. [...]	2003-12-04 08:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TBIO EAID PHUM PREL SOCI BM NGO
03RANGOON1598	A VISIT TO CHINA'S BURMESE PROVINCE: MONGLA AND [...] (C) Summary: Some clear themes emerged from a trip to the Burmese corner of the Golden Triangle. The area's cities are relatively affluent, thanks to border trade. However, this affluence, combined with low education levels, poor healthcare, and very little international attention, has helpe [...]	2003-12-15 04:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID SNAR ECON SCUL PHUM KHIV KWMN PREL PGOV BM CM NGO
03RANGOON1606	UN TRIES AGAIN TO MAP BURMA'S PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: A new UN resident representative for Burma is attempting to complete a humanitarian needs assessment and strategy report that his predecessor failed to extract from the UN bureaucracy. The report is intended to come alongside an ambitious data collection project, which should he [...]	2003-12-17 03:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI ECON PGOV BM
03RANGOON194	UN SEES LOOMING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: The UN country team in Burma has painted a stark picture of the nation's humanitarian situation. It has also forecast dire consequences for Burma's poor, and for regional stability, if the situation is not addressed quickly. The UNDP Resident Representative in Rangoon will prese [...]	2003-02-13 08:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID SOCI ECON BM
03RANGOON261	NEW HEALTH MINISTER PROGRESSIVE ON VCT [...] (U) This is an action request for EAP/BCLTV. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: The COM had a productive courtesy call on the new Health Minister, pressing him on expanded VCT, discussing an expected private health care law, and presenting the case for visits to Burma by Orbis and [...]	2003-02-27 11:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI ECON BM NGO
03RANGOON433	NEW FUNDING INITIATIVE: WHY NOT KEEP AN OPEN MIND? [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (C) Summary: The language of the recent FY 2003-04 omnibus spending measure's managers' report (asking us to work with the NLD on a "new initiative" to outline a comprehensive needs assessment) seems at odds with subsequent guidan [...]	2003-04-08 02:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID SOCI BM
03RANGOON657	UNFPA'S BURMA SCORECARD IS GOOD, SO FAR [...] (SBU) Summary: UNFPA, into the second year of its four-year "special program" in Burma, is encouraged by its successes. To help ensure further progress, though, the agency's Rangoon office hopes that a chronic shortage of contraceptives will be remedied in short order. The agency plans to ex [...]	2003-06-05 10:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAID SOCI BM UNFPA NGO
03SANAA1559	YEMEN'S MEPI STRATEGY [...] (U)Summary: Embassy Sanaa presents the MEPI Strategy 2003/04 at para 2, prepared by the Embassy Development Team that includes Pol/Econ, PD and USAID. This strategy reflects Embassy Sanaa's long-term goals for MEPI. Embassy Sanaa believes MEPI will become a substantive part of our engagement [...]	2003-06-30 14:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI KPAO EAID YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM ECON COM
03SANAA2464	A/S BURNS IN YEMEN: MEPI AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS [...] (u) Summary: During his October 3-4 visit to Yemen, Assistant Secretary Burns experienced first-hand how development programs complement and support Post's counter-terrorism goals. Meetings with President Saleh and FM Qirbi reported in septels. A/S Burns received comprehensive briefings fro [...]	2003-10-08 06:52:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI YM MEPI DEMOCRATIC REFORM
03SANAA672	YEMEN: CURBING VOLUNTEERS FOR IRAQ [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Yemeni volunteers are being discouraged by the ROYG from joining the Iraqis in fighting against the coalition, although some volunteers will probably continue to make their way to Baghdad from intermiediate stops in Damascus and Amman. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) The Yemeni g [...]	2003-04-07 08:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI YM IZ
03SANTODOMINGO4415	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: UPDATE ON CHILD LABOR [...] The GODR is making progress in implementing its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. Updated information for 2003 Trade and Development Act (TDA) reporting purposes follows. BEGIN ANSWERS TO REFTEL QUESTIONS. A) Whether the country has adequate laws and r [...]	2003-08-22 21:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
03SANTODOMINGO5020	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NGO PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION [...] INSTRAW is an unfunded UN-affiliated research organization that has loose connections with six NGOs. All six NGOs work to promote women's issues. The NGOs are known to the mission and none of them is known as a group whose mission includes the promotion of pedophilia. 2. INSTRAW does no [...]	2003-09-17 17:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM SOCI
03SANTODOMINGO5118	EARTHQUAKE SHAKES DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - NO AMCITS [...] At 12:45 a.m. on September 22, an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck the Dominican Republic approximately nine miles south of the resort town of Puerto Plata and 12 miles north of the interior city of Santiago. No AmCit deaths or injuries have been reported by the US Consular [...]	2003-09-22 21:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC DR EAIR EWWT SENV SOCI
03SANTODOMINGO5330	EARTHQUAKE AFTERSHOCKS AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT [...] Aftershocks from the earthquake that hit the Dominican Republic on September 22 (reftel) continue to be felt in the northern region of the country. More than 200 aftershocks have been reported, measuring up to 5.1 on the Richter Scale. The original quake and the aftershocks have produced dam [...]	2003-10-01 15:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI EAIR EWWT CASC DR
03SANTODOMINGO5392	PROTESTS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DRIVEN BY ECONOMIC [...] (C) Scattered demonstrations disrupted some peripheral neighborhoods in Santo Domingo and a few interior towns in the Dominican Republic September 29-30, temporarily shutting down businesses and a major highway and leaving one person dead, a dozen including several policemen injured, and dozens [...]	2003-10-02 21:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV SOCI ECON PINS
03STATE217991	ASSISTANT SECRETARY KELLY'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. A/S KELLY MET JULY 21 WITH COORDINATING MINISTER JUSUF KALLA, WHO SAID HE LOOKED FORWARD TO VYING FOR GOLKAR'S PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION IN THE 2004 ELECTIONS. KALLA SPOKE OF THE GOI'S NEED TO COMBAT POVERTY AND IMPROVE PRIMARY EDUCATION TO REDUCE THE APPEAL OF RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM [...]	2003-07-29 12:09:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SOCI ID
03TEGUCIGALPA1085	CHANGING THE POLITICAL PARADIGM-MUNICIPAL [...] SUMMARY: The Honduran Municipal Association (AMHON) preserved its political independence and nonpartisan character by selecting a municipal development professional as Executive Director despite a six month effort by the Minister of Government and dark-side members of Congress to impose a pol [...]	2003-05-08 22:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID PREL SOCI PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1462	ANTI-CAFTA PROTEST ANTICLIMACTIC [...] Only 100-200 protesters turned out on June 18 to voice their opposition to CAFTA negotiations, signaling that there is little focused, popular resistance in Honduras to the U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). The demonstration, which so far has been the only organized protest [...]	2003-06-23 14:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD SOCI PREL ECON ELAB ASEC PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA185	HONDURAS: INVENTORY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON [...] Honduras is receiving the following technical assistance on labor issues. Sources for this information include the Honduran Ministry of Labor, ILO/IPEC, the Department of Labor, and other international donors. Post notes that due to the wide range of projects and sources of information some [...]	2003-01-22 21:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PREL EAID KSUM ECON SOCI TBIO HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2025	CHILD LABOR IN HONDURAS: INFORMATION FOR THE TRADE [...] Summary. Over the past several months, Labor Attache and other EmbOffs have spoken with government officials, private sector, labor unions, non-governmental organizations, and child advocates regarding the situation of child labor in Honduras. The Embassy has been active in promoting an agend [...]	2003-08-27 14:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2222	PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION OUTSIDE EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-18 21:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC PREL PTER PHUM SOCI HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2544	ARABS VIEWED AS ETHNIC COMMUNITY WITH MOST [...] A recent survey conducted in Tegucigalpa of 200 people over the age of 18 indicated that the majority of those polled view Arabs as having the most economic power in Honduras. Those surveyed were asked two questions: which ethnic community do you view as the most powerful economically; and a [...]	2003-10-30 14:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ELAB SOCI PHUM KIRF HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2765	THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE: SETTING OBJECTIVES FOR A [...] Summary. On October 27, President Ricardo Maduro received the results of the National Dialogue which, by means of consensus, attempts to prioritize national objectives in order to benefit the most vulnerable groups of society. Following the idea that the National Dialogue should be participa [...]	2003-11-25 16:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID ELAB EIND PGOV SOCI HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2861	AIDS DRUGS AND THE WTO: THE EXPERIENCE OF HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The GOH has been seeking to be the first country to use the August 30 WTO decision on Access to Medicines in order to stretch its limited HIV/AIDS treatment funds. Discussions with USG officials have revealed that the GOH would not need to use this decision fo [...]	2003-12-08 16:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD SOCI TBIO PGOV HO WTRO
03TEGUCIGALPA2912	CARDINAL RODRIGUEZ CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF SERVICE; [...] On December 8, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez celebrated 25 years as a bishop (he has 33 years total in the priesthood). For his service, the Government of Honduras awarded him the "Great Extraordinary Cross", considered to be the highest award given by the GOH. At two separate ceremonies, attended [...]	2003-12-16 20:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PHUM PGOV ETRD PINR KIRF HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2915	HONDURAN TEACHERS UNIONS OPPOSED TO ANY REDUCTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Honduran teachers' unions are a key player in the ongoing effort by the GOH to complete the domestic requirements of a deal with the IMF (ref A). The five teachers' unions, three for primary teachers and two for secondary teachers, strongly oppose a proposed civil service law [...]	2003-12-17 14:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EFIN EAID PGOV SOCI ASEC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2938	HONDURAS INDICATES IT WILL SIGN UN ANTICORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Honduras was surprisingly absent among the 94 countries that gathered December 11 in Merida, Mexico to sign the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. According to press reports, apart from Honduras, the only other Latin American and Caribbean countries not to sign were Uruguay, [...]	2003-12-18 21:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KTIA KCRM KJUS EFIN ECON PHUM SOCI HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2970	ACCUSATIONS OF WRONGDOING PLAGUE HONDURAN CHIEF OF [...] (U) On December 10, Aida Romero, Special Prosecutor for Human Rights, accused Chief of Police, Coralia Rivera Ramos, Commissioner Mirna Suazo, and the assistant to the Minister of Public Security, Juan Manuel Aguilar, with obstruction of justice and abuse of power. According to the prosecutor, [...]	2003-12-23 21:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KCRM PHUM SOCI PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA425	DEMONSTRATIONS IN TEGUCIGALPA: FOCUS IS ON GOH [...] (SBU) Political demonstrations continue off and on in Tegucigalpa, led by various small organizations, the loose political alliance known as the Popular Block, secondary teachers (COPEMH),and others. Sometimes the protests are staged outside the Embassy, but more commonly they are held downt [...]	2003-02-13 17:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB ETRD PHUM PINR SOCI ASEC CU HO
03TEGUCIGALPA558	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FUTURE OF AMHON EXECUTIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Honduran Minister of Government and Justice, Dr. Jorge Ramon Hernandez Alcerro, hosted a lunch at his home for Ambassador Palmer on February 14. Hernandez requested the meeting to discuss issues of bilateral importance but dominating the discussion was the effort underway to rep [...]	2003-02-28 21:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PREL SOCI PHUM PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA754	TFIZO1: ANTI-WAR PROTEST OUTSIDE EMBASSY SMALLER [...] On March 24, from about 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., a demonstration against the war in Iraq took place outside the Embassy. The event was organized by Carlos Reyes, President of the Popular Block, an anti-U.S. leftist organization. Participating in the demonstration were other like-minded organiz [...]	2003-03-26 15:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI IZ HO
03THEHAGUE2128	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO DUTCH ON GEORGIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) DCM AND POLOFF MADE REFTEL POINTS TO DUTCH MFA OSCE TASK FORCE CHIEF AMB. DAAN EVERTS AND TASK FORCE STAFF IN SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS ON AUGUST 22. AMB. EVERTS TOLD DCM THAT DESPITE BEING "VERY DISAPPOINTED" WITH THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN GEORGIA, THE OSCE WOULD ENGAGE IN THE SELECTION OF TH [...]	2003-08-22 16:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI KDEM GG NL OSCE DU
03VATICAN1378	VATICAN CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION TO [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-01 08:55:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI TBIO VT UN
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 05:32:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO MZ VT VTPREL
03VATICAN1880	IRAQI CLERGY CALL FOR RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC [...] (SBU) LOOKING TO LAY DOWN SOME MARKERS ON IRAQ'S RELIGIOUS FUTURE, THE HOLY SEE FORWARDED TO POST UNDER DIPLOMATIC NOTE A COPY OF A DECLARATION ISSUED BY THE IRAQI PATRIARCHS AND BISHOPS (I.E. OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC, CHALDEAN, AND EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCHES) ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN IRAQ. THE [...]	2003-05-02 14:38:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ PGOV PHUM SOCI VT
03VATICAN2046	HOLY SEE EXPRESSES MORAL SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN'S [...] (C) HOLY SEE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PAROLIN CONTACTED DCM APRIL 28 TO CONVEY THE VATICAN'S MORAL SUPPORT FOR TAIWANESE PARTICIPATION IN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, WHICH THEY HAVE CAST AS A "HUMANITARIAN ISSUE." PAROLIN UNDERSTOOD FROM THE TAIWANESE, WHO HAD CALLED ON HIM THAT DAY, T [...]	2003-05-13 04:31:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI TBIO CH TW VT
03VATICAN3917	VATICAN PREPARING FOR NOVEMBER BIOTECH CONFERENCE [...] (C) FRANK DEWANE, UNDER SECRETARY OF THE VATICAN'S COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE TOLD CHARGE AUGUST 27 THAT THE COUNCIL'S RECENTLY ANNOUNCED BIOTECH CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER WAS BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE. WHILE THE SPECIFICS ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT, DEWANE SAID THAT THE COUNCIL WAS SEEKING [...]	2003-08-28 15:05:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON PREL SENV SOCI VT
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 15:42:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO MZ VT
03VATICAN4090	VATICAN CALLS ANTI-SEMITISM "A PLAGUE THAT MUST BE [...] (U) THE HOLY SEE HAS REEMPHASIZED THE NEED TO UPROOT DISCRIMINATION AND ANTI-SEMITISM IN A NEW DOCUMENT MARKING THE CELEBRATION OF JEWISH CULTURE IN EUROPE. ISSUED BY GERMAN-BORN CARDINAL WALTER KASPER, THE HEAD OF THE VATICAN OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR RELATIONS WITH JUDAISM, THE PAPER REITE [...]	2003-09-08 14:18:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI VT
03VATICAN4461	POPE SELECTS 31 NEW CARDINALS, REINFORCING [...] (SBU) Pope John Paul II's nomination of 31 new cardinals September 28 consolidates the group that will name his successor, reinforces Church leaders facing threats from Islam or restrictive regimes, and rewards several long- serving bishops for their service to the Church. The surprise announ [...]	2003-09-30 04:40:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR SOCI VT
03VATICAN4570	VATICAN MIFFED, REALISTIC ABOUT GEORGIAN ABOUT [...] (C) VATICAN AUTHORITIES WERE SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA'S DECISION NOT TO SIGN AN INTERSTATE AGREEMENT THAT HAD BEEN NEGOTIATED WITH THE HOLY SEE. FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN LOUIS TAURAN HAD UNUSUALLY STRONG WORDS IN THE MEDIA AS HE CONCLUDED HIS FRUITLESS VISIT TO G [...]	2003-10-06 15:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	GG KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI VT
03VATICAN4751	JOHN PAUL II: 25 YEAR CHAMPION OF HUMAN DIGNITY [...] (U) Pope John Paul II marked the 25th anniversary of his Pontificate October 16 with over 70,000 well-wishers in St. Peter's square. The Pope is one of the most compelling public figures of the 20th Century, and continues to garner international attention even as he struggles with physical li [...]	2003-10-17 11:20:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR SOCI VT
03VATICAN5192	VATICAN TO CONTINUE EFFORTS ON BANNING HUMAN [...] (SBU) Holy See Acting Foreign Minister Pietro Parolin expressed disappointment with the UN decision to postpone a vote on competing resolutions that propose bans on human cloning in a November 13 meeting with the Charge. He added, however, that the Vatican was buoyed by the progress that had [...]	2003-11-17 11:45:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI TBIO VT UN
03VATICAN5427	HOLY SEE -- WORLD AIDS DAY [...] SUMMARY: CARE AND TREATMENT FOR SUFFERERS OF HIV/AIDS AND FIDELITY AND ABSTINENCE TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE WERE THE HOLY SEE'S KEY MESSAGES FOR WORLD AIDS DAY 2003. IN A STATEMENT DELIVERED NOVEMBER 30, POPE JOHN PAUL II LAMENTED THE CONTINUED SPREAD OF THE VIRUS, "ESPECIALLY I [...]	2003-12-03 11:41:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM TBIO SOCI VT
03VATICAN5521	AMBASSADOR MEETS NEW IRAQI CHALDEAN PATRIARCH [...] (C) IN TWO MEETINGS WITH THE AMBASSADOR, THE NEWLY ELECTED PATRIARCH OF THE CHALDEANS AND FORMER BAGHDAD AUXILIARY ARCHBISHOP EMMANUEL-KARIM DELLY, LED OFF HIS REMARKS BY CONVEYING HIS GRATITUDE FOR U.S. ACTIONS IN IRAQ TO REMOVE SADDAM HUSSEIN FROM POWER AND HIS HOPE FOR RAPID IMPROVEMENT IN [...]	2003-12-10 13:14:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL VT SOCI PGOV IS
03YEREVAN2891	Yerevan's commemoration of World AIDS Day [...] SUMMARY: Per reftels, Yerevan participated in several activities focused on raising AIDS awareness in Armenia, including an online chat, the launching of a website and an information seminar on the facts about HIV/AIDS. END SUMMARY. 2. On December 1, Ambassador Ordway kicked off an onlin [...]	2003-12-02 09:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV EAID KPAO SOCI TBIO KSCA AM
03ZAGREB213	IMPLEMENTATION OF USAID POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON [...] SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, USAID/CROATIA IS CURRENTLY FUNDING TWO ACTIVITIES FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) AND ONE FOR HIV/AIDS AND PLANS TO FUND TWO ADDITIONAL HIV/AIDS ACTIVITIES IN MID-MARCH. ALL PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CONTRACTS APPROPRIATELY REFLECT USG P [...]	2003-01-30 13:16:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI HR
03ZAGREB306	TRIPS MORATORIUM: CROATIA WILL JOIN CONSENSUS, HAS [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 6. 2. WE SENT USTR ZOELLICK'S LETTER ON THE U.S. TRIPS MORATORIUM TO MINISTER OF ECONOMY JURCIC UNDER COVER OF A NOTE FROM THE AMBASSADOR JANUARY 2 (REF A),WITH COPIES TO THE MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND HEALTH. WE PASSED REF B FOLLOW-UP POINTS J [...]	2003-02-12 06:58:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR SOCI HR
04ABUDHABI1016	UAE: TALK ABOUT TOWN [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) The "Talk About Town" series by the U.S. Mission in the UAE -- Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai -- is provided on a periodic basis, and intended to report on local business atmo [...]	2004-04-06 11:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EPET PGOV PREL SOCI TC
04ABUDHABI1289	UAE LABOR CONDITIONS UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: Following is an update of UAE labor issues in March and early April. Topics include: an update of the proposed labor law; discussions of working conditions for domestic servants; an inter-ministry proposal to create a nation-wide labor court system; employer/employee disputes reporte [...]	2004-04-25 12:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI1436	LABOR CONDITIONS REPORT DELIVERED TO PRESIDENTIAL COURT [...] SUMMARY: The UAE Ministry of Labor has submitted a new 14- point recommendation report on workers' rights to the office of the President and the Dubai Executive Council for review. The report's aim is to address the "growing tide of complaints against employers, primarily over unpaid wages an [...]	2004-05-05 13:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI163	UAE LABOR MINISTRY REGISTERS 13,000 UNEMPLOYED, [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE Ministry of Labor released a landmark report this week confirming that 13,000 UAE nationals currently are unemployed. An official from Tanmia -- the national emp [...]	2004-01-14 13:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB KWMN SOCI TC
04ABUDHABI1809	UAE TO REBUT ICFTU CAMEL JOCKEY REPORT AT ILO GENEVA [...] SUMMARY: During this week's ILO 92nd Session in Geneva, the UAE Minister of Labor and Social Affairs will rebut allegations that the UAE is not doing enough to curb the employment of underage foreign boys as camel jockeys. The UAEG will use the forum to highlight the UAE's progress over the ye [...]	2004-06-02 06:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI1985	LABOR UNIONS [...] UAE Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Mattar Humaid Al- Tayer has confirmed that the Cabinet of Ministers will approve a new law this year allowing workers to join labor unions. Al-Tayer, speaking at the 92nd Session of the International Labor Organization in Geneva, said the draft law is [...]	2004-06-16 11:25:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI2131	UAE - MANDATORY SUBMISSION OF JOB OFFERS ALONG [...] (U) STARTING OCTOBER 1, 2004, THE UAE MINISTRY OF LABOR WILL REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO SUBMIT JOB OFFERS STATING THE SALARY AND JOB TITLE OF THEIR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES AT THE SAME TIME EMPLOYERS SUBMIT VISA APPLICATIONS. THE CURRENT PRACTICE IS FOR EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT DETAILS ON THE VI [...]	2004-06-29 03:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI2154	UAE CABINET APPROVES SETTING UP LABOR UNIONS [...] (U) THE UAE'S CABINET OF MINISTERS ON JUNE 28 APPROVED A MEMO SUBMITTED BY THE MINISTER OF LABOR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS CALLING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LABOR UNIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS IN THE UAE. THE GOVERNMENT'S NEXT STEP WILL BE TO FORM A MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE TO DRAFT A FEDERAL LAW CREATING UNION [...]	2004-06-29 13:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI3210	LOCAL VIEWS ON PROSPECTS FOR UAE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Michele J. Sison for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This message was jointly drafted by Embassy Abu Dhabi and ConGen Dubai. 3. (C) SUMMARY: The slow but steady regional trend toward democratization has triggered some, albeit limited, discussion in Emirati c [...]	2004-09-16 06:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN KDEM KMPI TC SA
04ABUDHABI498	LABOR CONDITIONS IN THE UAE [...] SUMMARY: THE UAE GOVERNMENT HAS COMMITTED ITSELF TO STRICTLY REGULATING AND ENFORCING LABOR LAWS. THIS CAN BE WITNESSED BY ITS ONGOING EFFORTS TO BRING LOCAL LABOR STANDARDS INTO COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL NORMS. THE MINISTRY OF LABOR IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON REVISING THE LABOR LAW, WHICH IS [...]	2004-02-25 14:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI932	OPIC VISIT READOUT [...] SUMMARY: A delegation from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) visited the UAE February 27 to 29 to assess progress on labor rights issues. They met with representatives from the Ministries of Finance and Industry, Labor, Foreign Affairs, and the Central Bank, as well as U.S. ba [...]	2004-03-31 12:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
04ABUJA1132	THE STATE OF PLAY: POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE [...] (U) Summary: The international media is reporting a surge of polio cases in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa. In response, and with the support of the Nigerian Federal government, non-governmental organizations are pushing to implement the oft-delayed efforts to immunize children throughou [...]	2004-06-24 08:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SOCI NI
04ABUJA116	NIGERIA: POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE AND DS/HHS [...] This cable highlights recent dialogue between USAID and other donors intended to develop and implement a new strategy to address the resurgence of wild polio virus transmission in Nigeria. Key elements of the strategy include: (1) A Ministerial-level declaration of commitment to end po [...]	2004-01-22 13:42:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI NI AID
04ABUJA1164	CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT AT ABUJA'S NATIONAL HOSPITAL: [...] (C) CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. Summary: The GON's decision to terminate International Hospital Group's (IHG) management contract at the National Hospital appears to stem not from irregularities on the part of the British management group, but rather on its intolerance for irregularit [...]	2004-07-01 07:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PINR TBIO SOCI NI
04ABUJA1185	NIGERIA: STATUS OF POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE [...] It is still anticipated that Kano will begin catch-up immunization programs this summer and rejoin the nationwide schedule when it resumes. It is less clear now, however, what the schedule will be or when it will begin. The Governor has now convened another panel to examine the latest test [...]	2004-07-07 04:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID SOCI NI
04ABUJA1186	NIGERIA: NEXT STEPS: POLITICAL ACTION TO RESTART [...] (C) Summary. As the World Health Organization (WHO) pressures Kano State to resume the polio vaccination campaign, the National Coordinator/Chief Executive of the National Program on Immunization has refused to make state and local governments stakeholders in the process, frustrating the int [...]	2004-07-07 04:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SOCI NI
04ABUJA1258	POLIO: A NIGERIAN SOLUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kano State Governor termed the new polio vaccines safe at a July 15 meeting held in Kano. A prelude to a public announcement that vaccinations can reconvene, we hope the announcement can come by this weekend but await the official signs. Several northern politicians discus [...]	2004-07-16 14:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SOCI NI
04ABUJA1289	POLIO: VACCINATION PROGRAM RAMPING UP? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kano Governor Ibrahim Shekarau issued a statement authorizing the resumption of the polio vaccination program on July 16, saying that he was satisfied as to the safety of the vaccine. It remains unclear whether the federal or state government will control the program, but the d [...]	2004-07-23 12:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SOCI NI
04ABUJA133	NIGERIA: POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE AND DS/HHS [...] This cable highlights recent dialogue between USAID and other donors intended to develop and implement a new strategy to address the resurgence of wild polio virus transmission in Nigeria. Key elements of the strategy include: (1) A Ministerial-level declaration of commitment to end po [...]	2004-01-27 04:54:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI NI AID
04ABUJA1391	NIGERIA: AMBASSADORS GIRLS' SCHOLARSHIP [...] This is a reply to the action cable STATE 111151 2. The Nigerian Mission applauds the laudable work AFR/SD/ED has accomplished in the promotion of girls education across Africa through the Ambassadors' Girls Scholarship Program (AGSP),implemented through the Education for Development and D [...]	2004-08-13 11:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID SOCI KHIV NI AID
04ABUJA2152	NIGERIA: BASICS II CONTRIBUTION TO CHILD [...] Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival (BASICS),both I and II, has been the flagship child survival program of USAID/Nigeria since 1993, addressing the issues of immunization, nutrition and malaria. BASICS I ended in 1999 and BASICS II became operational in 2000 in three state [...]	2004-12-29 14:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID SOCI NI HUMANRIGHTS
04ABUJA363	NIGERIA: STATUS OF POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE [...] This cable highlights the current situation related to polio eradication in Nigeria. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. Nigeria is the largest remaining polio reservoir globally. As recently as mid-2003, transmission was confined to the northern portion of the country in just 8 sta [...]	2004-03-02 03:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI NI AID
04ABUJA524	NIGERIA: STATUS OF POLIO ERADICATION [...] This cable provides an update on the current situation related to polio eradication in Nigeria, including actions in process and to be undertaken over the next two-week period. Kano State remains the lone hold-out since the last cable, with Zamfara State hosting the well attended and well p [...]	2004-03-26 03:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV NI SOCI KHIV AID

04ABUJA553	KANO STATE GOVERNOR ON POLIO, ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge Roberts took advantage of Kano Governor Ibrahim Shekarau's applying for a U.S. visa to meet with him on March 30 about the polio vaccination campaign in Kano. The Charge said to Shekarau that the polio vaccination campaign is a major concern outside Nigeria, as well as [...]	2004-03-31 04:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI NI AID
04ABUJA731	NIGERIA: STATUS OF POLIO ERADICATION [...] This cable provides an update on the current situation related to polio eradication in Nigeria, including actions in process and to be undertaken over the next two-week period. The Deputy Governor of Kano State told Chargi April 26 that GON, UN and Kano were in agreement that polio vaccine wo [...]	2004-04-27 15:03:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI NI KHIV AID
04ABUJA734	NIGERIA: STATUS OF POLIO ERADICATION [...] This cable provides an update on the current situation related to polio eradication in Nigeria, including actions in process and to be undertaken over the next two-week period. The Deputy Governor of Kano State told Charg April 26 that GON, UN and Kano were in agreement that polio vaccine w [...]	2004-04-27 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI NI KHIV AID
04ABUJA971	NIGERIA: STATUS OF POLIO ERADICATION [...] (U) The GON has agreed with the Kano State government on terms to re-start polio immunizations. Kano will begin catch-up immunization programs this summer and rejoin the nationwide schedule when that schedule resumes in September. END SUMMARY ------------------ CURRENT ACTIVITIES ---------- [...]	2004-06-01 15:13:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID SOCI NI
04ACCRA1720	GHANA: UPDATE OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR [...] This cable responds to the action in reftel to provide information on child labor for mandatory DOL reporting requirements. The information is presented in question/answer format based on the questions asked in reftel. 2. Post's responses are as follows: a) Does the country have adequate [...]	2004-08-24 08:16:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM EIND ETRD SOCI GH AID
04ACCRA266	FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER IN GHANA FEBRUARY 3-5: [...] (SBU) Former President Jimmy Carter and members of the Carter Center visited Ghana February 3-5 to rally support to eradicate the last one percent of guinea worm cases worldwide. Carter attended a Country Team briefing and reception hosted by Ambassador Yates, visited guinea worm infested area [...]	2004-02-10 13:51:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OVIP SOCI GH
04AMMAN1918	IRAQI BUSINESSMAN "CAUTIOUSLY" OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. An Iraqi businessman who operates a small office supply factory in Baghdad told us that he is cautiously optimistic about social and economic developments in Iraq, and that he has increased production and is operating two shifts at his Baghdad factory. He hopes for better bankin [...]	2004-03-13 07:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL SOCI JO
04AMMAN2071	Monitoring and Evaluating the International Rescue [...] As requested ref, regional refcoord and Embassy Beirut poloff monitored PRM-funded activities at Association Najdeh on March 10. Association Najdeh is the local implementing partner of the International Rescue Committee and the Women's Commission for Refugees for the sexual and gender- based [...]	2004-03-18 09:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL SOCI KPAL KWMN LE JO
04AMMAN277	U.S.-FUNDED ILO CHILD LABOR PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY [...] (U) The Ministry of Labor announced on January 5 the commencement of a one milion USD ILO project to combat child labor in Jordan. To be undertaken with the cooperation of the Ministries of Education and Social Development, it aims to rehabilitate working children under 18 years of age, helping [...]	2004-01-13 06:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM SOCI PGOV JO
04AMMAN2789	DEMARCHE ON BERLIN ANTI-SEMITISM CONFERENCE: JORDAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-13 15:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI JO OSCE
04AMMAN3225	ABU MAHJOOB MEETS BART SIMPSON AND NEMO [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-27 13:29:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KPAO US JO
04AMMAN3907	IRAQ FY 05 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM [...] NAME: MS.AMAL UMRAN AL RUBAIEE TITLE: MANAGER, WOMENS'S CENTER COUNCIL PROJECT: RP: "YOUNG LEADERS," JULY 7-JULY 22, 2005 NOMINATING SECTION: PAO- KARBALA- R. ANDREW DICKSON III RANK 1 2. NAME: MS. NIHAL ABDULZAHRA TITLE: MEMBER OF PROVINCIAL CONCIL PROJECT: MRP: "GRASSROOTS DE [...]	2004-05-19 10:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI OEXC SCUL JO PGOVE
04AMMAN4625	FY'05 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM NOMINATIONS [...] THE FOLLOWING IS MISSION'S REVISED LIST OF FY 2005 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR NOMINEES AS DETERMINED BY THE IV SELECTION COMMITTEE. 2. ALL NOMINEES LISTED BELOW HAVE RECEIVED "COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL" FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE IV PROGRAMS. --NAME: MS. EVA ABU HALAWEH TITLE: DIRECTOR AN [...]	2004-06-07 13:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI OEXC SCUL JO PGOVE
04AMMAN6951	QIZ GARMENT FACTORIES IN JORDAN: STITCHING A NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) in Jordan have created thousands of semi-skilled industrial jobs, attracted foreign investment, and increased exports. Less evident are the ensuing impacts that the factories have had on individuals, families, and villages - particularly in th [...]	2004-08-18 05:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ETRD PREL KTIA ECON ELAB IS JO
04AMMAN6977	CHILD LABOR INFORMATION UPDATE: JORDAN [...] Post has contacted appropriate ministries, international organizations and NGOs as requested in reftel to update the Department of Labor's 2003 "Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor" report. The majority of the information found in the 2003 report remains unchanged and the worst forms of [...]	2004-08-19 05:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI JO
04AMMAN9226	ZARQAWI'S HOMETOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Zarqa, Jordan,s second-largest city, is the home of the bulk of Jordan,s heavy industry and infamous terrorist Abu Mus,ab Al-Zarqawi. Zarqa has been on a losing streak for the past decade. Underrepresented in the Jordanian government and the Parliament because of its large Pales [...]	2004-11-18 12:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SENV EINV ETRD SOCI JO IZ
04AMMAN979	IRAQI GC MEMBER AND FRIENDS SHARE VIEWS ON IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) member, Dr. Rajaa H. Khuzai (please protect),and a group of female Iraqi Shi'a, Sunni and Christian friends, expressed to us a mixture of gratitude for the U.S. liberation and criticism for post-liberation mistakes and squandered goodwill. Dr. Khuza [...]	2004-02-09 13:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SOCI IZ JO
04ANKARA1007	OUTREACH TO MUSLIM AUDIENCES IN TURKEY [...] While Turkey's 20th century history is completely different from other countries in the Greater Middle East, the issues we are dealing with in this 99 percent Muslim country are at their base only different in degrees. Like the rest of the region, Turkey has been governed by an elite intent [...]	2004-02-21 07:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PHUM SCUL SOCI KISL TU
04ANKARA1151	TURKEY: DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN [...] (U) Regional Environment Officer briefed Health Ministry officials on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, per instructions reftel. Kamuran Ozden, Head of the Ministry's External Relations Department, was pleased to receive the information, adding that he agreed with the U.S. glob [...]	2004-02-27 07:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV PREL SENV SOCI TU
04ANKARA152	CONGRESSIONAL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOLOCAUST [...] As requested reftel, post contacted Curriculum Board (Board of Education) officials at the GOT Ministry of Education, which determines the national curriculum and sets guidelines for all textbooks used in public and private schools in Turkey. According to our contacts, there are a) no natio [...]	2004-01-09 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TU
04ANKARA4870	2004 CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] (U) In response to reftel A, Embassy Ankara submits this report to update its August 2003 report on child labor in Turkey. 2. (U) In pursuing its EU candidacy Turkey continues to work to eliminate the worst forms of child labor (WFCL). The information in this telegram builds upon material [...]	2004-08-26 16:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TU
04ANKARA6213	A GLIMPSE OF URBAN POVERTY IN TURKEY [...] (Sbu) Summary: With the USG about to disburse $9 million to supplement a social welfare project providing cash payments to poor mothers who keep their children in school, and with $6 million in the pipeline from the Department of Labor with similar objectives to combat child labor, econoffs me [...]	2004-11-03 06:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI TU
04ANKARA6490	LABOR UNION OPPOSITION TO TURKISH GOVERNMENT PLANS [...] (C) Summary: International financial institutions recommend the transfer of Ministry of Labor and Social Security hospitals to the Ministry of Health. With public sector health care costs rising faster than inflation, the idea is to assure more efficient and cost-effective delivery of healt [...]	2004-11-19 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB SOCI TU
04BAGHDAD531	SHAHRISTANI COMMENTS ON NAJAF [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his call on Ambassador Negroponte, Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani was critical of the Iragi Interim Government's (IIG) handling of the situation in Najaf, believing that it has made Muqtada al-Sadr stronger and has cost the Government much support. He urged against a military solu [...]	2004-08-17 17:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PARM KISL SOCI IZ
04BEIRUT3300	LEBANON: THE "BEIRUT DECLARATION" -- BACKGROUND, [...] (C) Lebanese authorities inadvertently gave the "Beirut Declaration" -- a ringing denunciation of Lebanon's political status quo covered by the press in both Lebanon and France (Ref A) -- widespread publicity as a result of their ham-handed attempt to block the document's public unveiling. T [...]	2004-06-25 15:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI SY LE
04BEIRUT3713	LEBANON: THE TWO FACES OF HIZBALLAH; PART ONE -- [...] (C) A number of Lebanese observers who favor the idea of transforming Hizballah into a normal political party see hopeful signs of this happening. Specifically, they point to expressions from some Hizballah members of common interest with Christian oppositionists and more recently the suppor [...]	2004-07-30 17:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL PGOV SOCI LE SY
04BEIRUT408	LEBANON: BERRI EMPHASIZES AL-SISTANI'S IMPORTANCE [...] (C) IN A JANUARY 15 CONVERSATION WITH AMBASSADOR, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER NABIH BERRI SAID HE AND HIS AMAL MOVEMENT FOLLOWERS LOOKED TO IRAQ'S GRAND AYATOLLAH ALI AL-SISTANI AS THEIR PRIMARY SOURCE OF RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY. ACCORDING TO BERRI, AMAL HAD PREVIOUSLY LOOKED TO ITS FOUNDER, IMAM M [...]	2004-01-22 16:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL PINR SOCI LE IZ
04BOGOTA112	NOTES FROM THE FIELD: VALLEDUPAR AND CESAR [...] (C) Politics and economics in the northern department of Cesar are heavily influenced by the interests of a small number of prominent families and the depredations of illegal armed groups. Despite the distractions posed by feuds within the local aristocracy and the active presence of the FARC, [...]	2004-01-07 16:09:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR PINS MCAP ECON SNAR SOCI CO
04BOGOTA3913	FOUR CASE STUDIES OF LABOR VIOLENCE IN COLOMBIA [...] (C) During a meeting with four participants in a USDOL-funded exchange program for at-risk trade unionists, we learned that paramilitaries had targeted at least three of them because of their leftist political activism, rather than their trade union membership. Carlos Rodriguez, the moderate [...]	2004-04-19 13:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PTER ELAB SOCI CO
04BOGOTA3943	PRM'S A/S DEWEY'S VISIT TO COLOMBIA [...] (U) PRM Bureau's Assistant Secretary Gene Dewey visited Colombia March 7-10. Most interlocutors agreed that there has been a significant reduction in the number of internally displaced persons since the Uribe Administration took office 18 months ago. Many cautioned, however, that this positiv [...]	2004-04-20 13:56:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL SOCI CO
04BOGOTA3944	PRM'S A/S DEWEY DISCUSSES DISPLACEMENT, PEACE [...] (SBU) As part of his March 7-10 visit to Colombia, PRM Bureau's Assistant Secretary Gene Dewey met with PRM partner organizations that provide short- and medium-term assistance to displaced persons. Most interlocutors agreed that there has been a significant reduction in the number of internal [...]	2004-04-20 13:56:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL SOCI CO
04BRASILIA1000	BRAZIL'S INDIANS - PART III: LAND DISPUTES AND [...] (U) This is Part III of a three-part series about Indians in Brazil. This cable discusses current land disputes. Part I (ref B) provided an overview and Part II (ref C) discussed concerns of indigenous leaders. 2. (U) Summary. The government of Brazil is facing unhappiness among indigeno [...]	2004-04-27 19:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON BR TIP
04BRASILIA1055	BRAZIL'S MUNICIPAL ELECTION PRIMER - PART I [...] This is Part I of a two-part series on Brazil's October municipal elections. This cable describes the structure and implementation of the elections, and Part II examines the various races in play around the country. SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW -------------------- 2. On October 3, Brazilians go [...]	2004-05-03 15:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI ECON BR
04BRASILIA1076	BRAZIL TO GET A NEW SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Mauricio Correa, Chief Justice of Brazil's Supreme Federal Tribunal, will step down May 9 when he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70. This will be a great relief to the Lula administration because Correa has been a frequent and personal critic of President Lula and Chief [...]	2004-05-04 18:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PINR SOCI BR
04BRASILIA1098	BRAZIL'S 2004 BUDGET BLUES [...] (U) A high debt-service burden and extensive earmarking leave Brazil's federal government with little room for maneuver in its Reals 413 billion (USD 137 billion) 2004 budget as it tries to pursue its social-policy goals while addressing public concerns over security, unemployment and growth. [...]	2004-05-07 09:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV EINV SOCI PREL BR
04BRASILIA1144	LULA SUFFERS TWIN SETBACKS IN CONGRESS [...] (C) On May 5, two developments starkly demonstrated the Lula administration's reduced authority in Congress and the weakness of the coalition's Congressional leadership. The first development was the creation of a joint congressional committee to discuss the increase in the minimum wage that [...]	2004-05-11 19:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI BR
04BRASILIA1218	DEATH BY A THOUSAND BITES: MUNICIPAL LEVEL [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: In recent months, Brazil's press has focused intently on municipal-level graft and corruption. Many of the horror stories are being planted by the Federal Comptroller General's (CGU) office that is conducting random audits and inspections of many of Brazil's 5 [...]	2004-05-19 11:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PGOV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA1275	AFTER 500 DAYS, THE QUESTION IS: CAN LULA GOVERN? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Lula's man-of-the-people rhetoric and heartfelt commitment to social progress quickly captured imaginations inside Brazil and abroad, but practical results of his first 500 days in office have been far less soaring. Without better economic news, stronger executive capacity and a [...]	2004-05-25 17:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN EINV ENRG PREL SOCI BR
04BRASILIA1450	BRAZIL'S PRISONS IN STATE OF CRISIS [...] SUMMARY. The three-day rebellion in Benfica Prison in Rio de Janeiro ended May 31, taking place six weeks after the gruesome rebellion in the Urso Branco prison in Brazil's western Rondonia state. The two uprisings were not isolated events, but rather are manifestations of the crisis in Bra [...]	2004-06-14 13:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI KCRM BR
04BRASILIA1533	MAKING ENDS MEET IN BRASILIA [...] SUMMARY. Notwithstanding all its ministry buildings, rigid urban design and untypical (for Brazil) physical separation from slums and shantytowns, Brasilia is permeated with low-income earners working on the fringes of the formal economy or filling informal jobs. They are endemic at the liv [...]	2004-06-22 17:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAID PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON BR
04BRASILIA1560	LULA FINALLY GETS A BREAK - CONGRESS SUPPORTS HIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazilian President Lula da Silva broke his losing streak on June 23 when the Chamber of Deputies voted to ratify his Presidential Decree raising the minimum wage from R$240 to R$260 (about US$ 87) per month. This vote follows a series of defeats Lula has suffered in Congress, [...]	2004-06-23 20:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI BR
04BRASILIA1635	ACAUA TRIP REPORT: THE POLITICS OF HUNGER IN [...] SUMMARY. Acaua is a modest municipality of 5,430 people in northeastern Brazil that was selected as one of two pilot communities for President Lula's flagship social program "Fome Zero" (Zero Hunger) in February of 2003. Econoff's June 2, 2004 trip to Acaua provided a sharp contrast to deso [...]	2004-07-01 15:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAID PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON BR
04BRASILIA1670	BRAZILIAN JUDGE OPENS NEW EXCEPTION TO ABORTION BAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 1, a judge on the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court issued a temporary ruling allowing pregnant women whose fetuses suffer from anencephaly (not having a brain) to undergo an abortion. This ruling is now in force, but to become permanent it must be approved by the full C [...]	2004-07-07 13:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA1750	REVIEW OF A TOUGH SEMESTER AS THE BRAZILIAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-14 14:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI BR
04BRASILIA1756	LULA'S INTERNATIONAL HUNGER INITIATIVE BANKS ON [...] (U) Summary: Brazil, in coordination with France, Chile and Spain, is preparing for circulation this month a set of proposals for new mechanisms to finance international development, health and anti-hunger efforts, primarily through the UN agencies. These proposals would be presented for dis [...]	2004-07-14 19:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID SOCI PREL BR UN
04BRASILIA181	LULA FINALLY MAKES HIS BIG CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Thirteen months into his term, Brazilian President Lula da Silva on January 23 announced his long-awaited first cabinet shuffle. The changes affect twelve of 35 cabinet posts and address all three of Lula's goals: bringing the PMDB party officially into the governing coaliti [...]	2004-01-26 15:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ECPS SOCI BR
04BRASILIA1832	MERCOSUL/EU TALKS BREAK-OFF: NOT JUST A BRAZILIAN [...] (U) Top GoB negotiators on Wednesday July 21 abruptly broke off EU/Mercosul trade talks in Brussels and returned to Brazil leaving only lower-level staff to continue eventual exchanges on technical parameters or detail. The GoB move was a reaction to the EU's latest agricultural market access [...]	2004-07-23 19:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV SOCI PGOV PREL BR
04BRASILIA1835	U/S LARSON LAYS DOWN A MARKER ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings across Brasilia September 21, U/S Larson made clear to GoB interlocutors that while the USG shares Brazil's deep commitment to fighting hunger on a global scale, elements of President Lula's anti-hunger initiative that call for international taxation were non-starte [...]	2004-07-26 10:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID SOCI PREL BR UN
04BRASILIA1849	RACE, RURAL POVERTY, AND LAND REFORM - BRAZIL'S [...] SUMMARY. As it struggles to find resources to implement programs from agrarian land reform to Zero Hunger, the government of Brazil faces another challenge to its busy social agenda in bringing Brazil's quilombos (communities originally founded by fugitive slaves) into the modern world. The t [...]	2004-07-26 20:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI BR TIP
04BRASILIA1923	BRAZILIAN SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE KEY CASES THIS [...] (SBU) Judge Nelson Jobim, who in May rotated into a two-year stint as Chief Justice of the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF),is already putting his stamp on the court's way of doing business (ref A). On July 30, Jobim marked the end of the July recess by doing something no other Chief J [...]	2004-08-02 14:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS ECON SOCI BR
04BRASILIA2052	LULA'S POPULARITY TICKS UPWARD ON ECONOMIC OPTIMISM [...] SUMMARY. A CNT/Sensus poll released August 10 in Brazil shows that President Lula da Silva's approval ratings have ticked upwards to 58%, after slipping steadily since he took office. Similarly, the GoB's approvals, which tend to run lower than Lula's personal numbers, also showed signs of [...]	2004-08-16 12:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SOCI BR
04BRASILIA2129	AMBASSADOR SICHAN SIV'S BRASILIA MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Brazilian Foreign Ministry officials assured Ambassador Siv that Brazil will wholeheartedly back the USG TIP agenda item at the 59th UNGA, but sounded more ambivalent on the four other U.S. UNGA initiatives (Ref C). To Ambassador Siv's suggestion that UNHCR has become a group mingling " [...]	2004-08-24 19:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC SOCI BR UNGA UN
04BRASILIA2240	REAL LIFE BRAZIL: THE DOWNS AND UPS OF RUNNING A [...] Summary: Despite recent discussion of reforms to aid small businesses and reduce red tape, owners of small businesses in Brazil still struggle with suffocating bureaucratic requirements, unfavorable labor laws and expensive credit. This cable is a case study of a Sao Paulo state small busine [...]	2004-09-03 18:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI EFIN BR
04BRASILIA2468	SCENESETTER: THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO BRAZIL, 4-6 [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Sao Paulo and Brasilia. You are the senior USG official to travel to Brazil during the administration of President Lula da Silva. Your visit has been much sought after by the GOB, and the President and Foreign Minister A [...]	2004-09-29 20:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL SOCI BR US
04BRASILIA2506	RESULTS OF BRAZILIAN OCTOBER 3 ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-04 19:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI BR
04BRASILIA2684	HERZOG CASE REOPENS WOUNDS FROM BRAZIL'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In 1975, during Brazil's military dictatorship, leftist journalist Vladimir Herzog died under suspicious circumstances in a government facility in Sao Paulo. The regime classified his death as a suicide, but most believed he had been murdered, and Herzog became a case study fo [...]	2004-10-27 13:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PINR BR
04BRASILIA2742	RESULTS OF SECOND ROUND OF BRAZIL'S MUNICIPAL [...] SUMMARY. Brazil's 2004 election cycle has come to an end. With second-round runoffs in 43 cities on October 31, Brazilians have elected mayors and city councils in all 5,562 municipalities nationwide. The most closely-watched races went as expected: Jose Serra (PSDB) defeated incumbent Marta [...]	2004-11-01 15:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA2745	FEAR AND INTIMIDATION EVIDENT IN MURDER CASE OF [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: In an October 15, 2004 meeting with poloff, a Brazilian Ministry of Labor (MOL) Inspection Counselor agreed with recent press reports that finger local agricultural magnates in the January 28, 2004 assassination of three MOL labor inspectors and their driver ne [...]	2004-11-01 15:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB KCRM KJUS CASC SOCI BR
04BRASILIA2774	BRAZILIAN HIGH COURT STRIKES DOWN EXCEPTION TO [...] SUMMARY. On October 20, after a stormy debate, Brazil's Supreme Federal Tribunal struck down a temporary injunction issued in July that created a narrow exception (only the third) in Brazil's abortion ban. The exception would allow abortions in cases of anencephaly (where the fetus has no br [...]	2004-11-08 11:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PHUM BR
04BRASILIA281	CEARA: GETTING BY -- WITH OR WITHOUT LULA, FTAA, ET [...] Ceara state had an especially bleak economic year in 2003, but with better-than-ever trade trends: exports 40% up from 2002, a record surplus, new markets, product diversity, and more small/medium-business activity. State revenues shrank, but the budget evidently stayed well-run. Jobs became [...]	2004-02-06 17:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BEXP EAGR PGOV ELAB EFIN EINV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA290	"FOLHA" COMMENTARY SAVAGES GOB ENERGY MODEL [...] The bill to establish the GoB's would-be new energy- model has been passed by the Chamber of Deputies and is now in the Senate committee-stage (Septel.) Over most of the model's key detail there continues to hang a heavy fog of general unclarity. Increasingly, though, private-sector and ind [...]	2004-02-06 18:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV EINV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA291	GOB BACK-AND-FORTH OVER EARLY 2004 BUDGET FREEZES [...] SUMMARY. FINANCE MINISTER PALOCCI'S AUSTERITY APPROACH HAS PREVAILED YET AGAIN, WITH PRESIDENT LULA'S DECISION TO ENDORSE THE FREEZE OF 4.5 BILLION REALS (USD 1.6 BILLION) IN 2004 GOB BUDGET EXPENDITURES. LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LAST WEEK HAD BEEN REPLETE WITH REPORTS THAT LULA'S CHIEF OF STAFF [...]	2004-02-09 08:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EINV EIND EAGR SOCI BR
04BRASILIA2919	JUVENILE DETENTION IN BRAZIL: A LOOK AT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 24, Poloffs called on Iolete Carvalho, the Director of Brasilia's juvenile detention facility, CAJE. CAJE houses 375 youths who range from 12- 20 years of age. Director Carvalho answered Poloffs' questions and gave a thorough tour of the physical plant. Despite num [...]	2004-11-29 11:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BR SOCI PHUM
04BRASILIA3048	LULA REACHES HALFWAY POINT WITH RISING APPROVAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After a two-year roller coaster ride, Brazilian President Lula da Silva has reached the halfway point of his term with his approval rating back up to 63%. His first year was marked by high approval numbers and unrealistic expectations, both by his administration and the public [...]	2004-12-14 12:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI BR
04BRASILIA3105	BRAZIL LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT POLITICAL REFORMS TO [...] SUMMARY. In 2003, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies (lower house) restarted discussions on "Political Reform" - - a catch-all term covering proposals to strengthen political parties, reform campaign financing, and improve the country's electoral system. Many proposals have been debated since [...]	2004-12-20 09:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA450	BRAZIL'S PUBLIC-DEBT VULNERABILITY LESSENS, FOR NOW [...] (U) Brazil's nominal net public debt and debt/GDP ratio both continued to rise in 2003, but there are grounds for guarded hope that the debt burden is not now the imminent threat it has been in recent years. The debt/GDP ratio (58.2% end-December) is far down from its brief late- 2002 spik [...]	2004-02-29 13:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA531	BRAZIL: EXTERNAL DEBT NOTES [...] (SBU) Summary: The GoB hopes to use current relatively positive market sentiment and stronger foreign exchange rates to quietly rebuild reserves. In contrast to very active reshaping of its domestic debt profile, the GoB has been fairly passive on external debt management. While the recent [...]	2004-03-08 10:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA564	LULA'S PERSONAL APPROVAL UNSCATHED BY RECENT [...] SUMMARY: The administration of Brazilian President Lula da Silva is facing the worst crisis of its fifteen months in power, yet Lula's personal approval rating remains at 60%, according to a recent poll. However, his government's approval number stands at 38%, suggesting that Lula will have [...]	2004-03-09 20:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI ECON BR
04BRASILIA572	WORST OF BRAZILIAN SCANDAL HAS PASSED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 4, Brazil's Workers' Party (PT) quashed efforts to set up a congressional inquiry (CPI) into the gaming sector and the "Waldomiro Diniz" scandal (refs A,B). This, coupled with the fact that no new allegations pointing to wrongdoing by PT leaders have emerged in recent d [...]	2004-03-10 20:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI KCRM BR
04BRASILIA613	LULA HANGS FISCALLY TOUGH AMID INFLATION/INTEREST- [...] SUMMARY: Amidst fresh inflation nerves over the pass- through of world commodity and domestic wholesale price pressures to the Brazilian retail level, the Central Bank (CB) is now expected to further delay new interest-rate cuts this week at its monthly COPOM meeting, perhaps at April's also [...]	2004-03-15 17:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV ECON EINV ETRD PREL SOCI BR
04BRASILIA784	BRAZIL: FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF MILITARY COUP [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary. Unlike the civil-military contretemps surrounding the 28th anniversary of Argentina's military coup (reftel),Brazil has marked the 40th anniversary (March 31) of its coup in a more circumspect fashion. The monumental transition to full democracy during the l [...]	2004-04-01 13:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SOCI BR
04BRASILIA790	BRAZIL'S STATE OF GOIAS: RIDING THE AGRICULTURAL [...] (U) Summary. The central Brazilian state of Goias, from which the Federal District of Brasilia was carved 47 years ago, has grown above the average for Brazil over the last several years. The state's economy, fueled primarily by agriculture and an emerging agribusiness, has a growing awarene [...]	2004-04-01 15:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SOCI EFIN EINV ETRD TBIO PGOV BR
04BRASILIA873	BRAZIL'S LANDLESS MOVEMENT - BACK ON THE MOVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After months of relative quiet, Brazil's Landless Movement (MST) has initiated a wave of land occupations timed to coincide with the anniversary of a 1996 massacre. Many occupations are in the northeastern state of Pernambuco, where other groups besides MST are active. In Bah [...]	2004-04-12 19:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV EAGR SOCI BR
04BRASILIA935	GOB'S FINANCIAL-MARKET HONEYMOON FINALLY COOLING? [...] Top front-page story in most national media Friday April 16 was JP Morgan's scaling-back of its recommendation for Brazil bonds from overweight to market-weight, and the sharp market reaction. News accounts generally headlined the JPM report's unease over the direction of GoB fiscal policy, a [...]	2004-04-19 11:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EINV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA936	LULA'S NEXT FISCAL LITMUS TEST: 2004'S MINIMUM-WAGE [...] The annual adjustment of Brazil's official minimum wage takes effect May 1, meaning the GoB usually announces the new number by mid-April. A 'strawman' figure is always included, and funds programmed accordingly, in the GoB's initial budget presentation to Congress the preceding August, but t [...]	2004-04-19 11:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ELAB ECON PGOV PREL EINV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA941	BRAZILIAN INDIANS KILL 29 PROSPECTORS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 7, some 29 diamond prospectors working illegally on an Indian reservation in the western Brazilian state of Rondonia were slain by members of the Cinta-Larga tribe. Three bodies were found on April 11 and another twenty-six on April 16. Authorities now fear reprisals a [...]	2004-04-19 19:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KCRM SOCI BR
04BRASILIA985	BRAZIL'S INDIANS - PART II: INDIAN CONCERNS [...] (U) This is Part II of a three-part series about Indians in Brazil. This cable reviews the concerns of indigenous leaders. Part I provides an overview and Part III discusses ongoing land disputes. 2. (C) Summary. During the 2002 presidential campaign Lula spoke about Indian rights and pro [...]	2004-04-26 16:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON BR TIP
04BRATISLAVA1016	GOS ROMA STRATEGY: EMPLOYMENT TACTICS [...] Summary. Many Roma settlements in eastern Slovakia suffer from high rates of long-term unemployment due to low job creation, poor education, and in large part, discrimination. In the beginning of 2004, the government instituted needed changes to the social benefit system, which had been wide [...]	2004-11-09 07:35:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV ELAB SOCI LO
04BRATISLAVA1018	SLOVAK TIP MID-YEAR UPDATE [...] Summary. Jennifer Topping, from the Office of Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),visited Slovakia from October 22 to 26. Topping applauded the efforts of law enforcement officials in investigating trafficking cases. She also encouraged officials to consider broader governmental coordination on [...]	2004-11-09 08:01:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI LO
04BRATISLAVA191	SUPERMARKET RAIDS SPUR GOS TO FOCUS ON ROMA NEEDS [...] (SBU) Summary. Throughout February, Roma activists raised the alarm about coming changes in the welfare system and have called for national strikes. Beginning February 18, organized groups of Roma have raided grocery stores, primarily in South-Eastern Slovakia to steal alcohol, cigarettes, an [...]	2004-02-26 06:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB SOCI LO ECONOMIC REFORM
04BRATISLAVA192	ECONOMIC REFORM: THE VIEW ON THE GROUND [...] Summary. A radical tax overhaul, price liberalization and tightening of social benefits in recent months have combined to drastically alter the way most Slovaks view their incomes. Approximately 90 new laws came into effect on January 1, 2004 along with a host of other changes in recent mon [...]	2004-02-26 06:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB SOCI LO
04BRATISLAVA215	A TRIP TO THE EAST: THE ROMA PERSPECTIVE [...] Summary. On February 26 and 27 embassy staff traveled to the Presov and Spisska Nova Ves regions to meet with activists, city councilmen, and experts about the causes of the recent unrest in the Roma community (reftel). After the arrival of additional police and military in Eastern Slovakia, R [...]	2004-03-04 08:48:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI PINR LO
04BRATISLAVA26	SLOVAKIA: HOLOCAUST EDUCATION MANDATORY BUT NEEDS [...] IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL QUESTIONS CONCERNING HOLOCAUST EDUCATION IN SLOVAKIA, POST OFFERS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION DRAWN FROM THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE 1998 REPORT ON "THE TREATMENT OF JEWISH THEMES IN SLOVAK SCHOOLS" AND FROM DISCUSSION IN EARLY JANUARY 2004 WITH MRS. MARIA SLUGENOVA A [...]	2004-01-09 17:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI LO CONGRINT OSCE
04BRATISLAVA524	PARLIAMENT ADOPTS ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 20, the Slovak Parliament adopted the Law on Equal Treatment. The Director of the GOS Human Rights Section of the Government Office, Jana Kviecinska, told POL Specialist that this is one of the most important laws adopted in the post-communist parliament and brings Slovak [...]	2004-05-28 04:56:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI LO OSCE
04BRATISLAVA740	GOS ROMA STRATEGY: SOCIAL TERRAIN WORKERS [...] Summary. Six months have passed since the February lootings in eastern Slovakia, as Roma protested changes to the welfare system. The response of the Roma community shocked Bratislava, and the GOS immediately initiated steps to soften the impact of reforms (reftel). The GOS continues to impro [...]	2004-08-05 09:13:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB PHUM SOCI LO
04BRATISLAVA789	GOS ROMA STRATEGY: INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS [...] Summary. Poor infrastructure, primarily housing, in settlements remains one of the worst problems confronting Roma in Slovakia. The level of development in each settlement varies, but most communities lack sewage systems, adequate access to clean water, and suitable housing. Both the GOS and [...]	2004-08-25 11:42:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV ELAB SOCI LO
04BRATISLAVA855	GOS ROMA STRATEGY: STEPS FORWARD IN EDUCATION [...] Summary. In Slovakia, Roma comprise an estimated twenty- five percent of the population under 16 years old. Children with Romany ethnicity, particularly in Eastern Slovakia, are more likely to be placed into "special schools" for the mentally disabled and less likely to attain secondary educa [...]	2004-09-17 13:35:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV ELAB SOCI LO
04BRATISLAVA88	POST WILL FUND TWO SLOVAK TEACHERS FOR HOLOCAUST [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-26 15:44:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KNAR PREL SOCI LO
04BRUSSELS1122	USEU LABOR/SOCIAL AFFAIRS HIGHLIGHTS FIRST QUARTER [...] (SBU) Summary: This quarterly report provides readers with analysis, priorities, and outreach/meetings related to EU labor and social affairs January-March 2004. We examine EU efforts to recast its employment goals debate and EU concerns on the impact on enlargement on EU labor and social obj [...]	2004-03-17 10:08:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB SOCI PHUM SMIG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS14	EUROPEAN SECURITY STRATEGY IN CONTEXT: ANALYSIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The final draft of EU HiRep Javier Solana's European Security Strategy (ESS) -- adopted by EU heads of state at their December 12-13 Brussels Summit -- envisages a world of dangerous but preventable threats, multilateral solutions, and stabilizing partnerships. The ESS identifies [...]	2004-01-05 14:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM KNNP MARR MCAP EAID SOCI NATO OSCE UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3979	DEMARCHE TO EU: OSCE ANTI-SEMITISM AND TOLERANCE [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-17 16:53:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI OSCE EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4055	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: THE DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Development Committee in the European Parliament (EP) is responsible for EU development assistance policy (over which the EP and the Council share legislative power). Its new chairperson is Italian Communist EP Deputy (MEP) Luisa Morgantini. We do not expect its customary [...]	2004-09-23 12:19:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SOCI EAID SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BUCHAREST3421	CENTER-RIGHT CANDIDATE TRAIAN BASESCU WINS [...] (C) Summary: Center-right National Liberal-Democratic (PNL-PD) alliance candidate Traian Basescu has won Romania's presidency, according to official results released early afternoon December 13. PNL-PD leaders tell post that the alliance is still absorbing the surprise win, but will soon beg [...]	2004-12-13 12:45:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI ECON RO
04BUCHAREST3442	ROMANIA'S NEW PRESIDENT: FORMER SAILER PILOTS SHIP OF STATE [...] (C) Summary. Romania's President-elect, National Liberal Party-Democratic Party (PNL-PD) alliance co-leader Traian Basescu, is a skilled political campaigner and popular politician, renowned for his tenacity, but also for his approachability and straightforward style. Basescu is a long-standing dom [...]	2004-12-15 13:46:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI RO
04BUCHAREST3447	ROMANIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT TRAIAN BASESCU SETS OUT [...] (U) Summary. In his first speech after acknowledging his win in presidential run-off elections, Romanian President- elect Traian Basescu emphasized EU integration, poverty, political influence on state institutions and corruption, all key Basescu themes in his presidential campaign. He highl [...]	2004-12-15 17:00:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI RO
04BUCHAREST3448	COALITION POLITICS LEAVE ROMANIANS WONDERING WHO WILL FORM NEW GOVERNMENT; NASTASE TRIES TO HANG ON [...] (C) Summary. Center-left Social Democratic Party (PSD) Prime Minister Adrian Nastase is attempting to remain in power through a coalition deal negotiated before his December 12 presidential defeat. Two small parties - the Romanian Humanist Party (PUR) and the ethnic Hungarian Party (UDMR) - hold th [...]	2004-12-15 17:09:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI RO
04BUCHAREST3479	ROMANIA: BIOGRAPHICAL DATA ON KEY FIGURES IN THE NATIONAL LIBERAL-DEMOCRATIC PARTY ALLIANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. In the wake of President-elect Traian Basescu,s upset victory over PM Adrian Nastase December 12,key members of the center-right National Liberal Party-Democratic Party (PNL-PD) Alliance, which Basescu heads, have moved to the center of Romania,s political stage. While it is too earl [...]	2004-12-20 05:36:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI ECON PHUM RO
04BUCHAREST3524	ROMANIAN PM DESIGNATE PROPOSES NEW CABINET, [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister designate Calin Popescu Tariceanu announced his proposed cabinet December 26, with parliament's vote of confidence on the list likely to take place as early as December 28. Many of the proposed ministers are relatively young, with limited experience. The Humanist [...]	2004-12-27 15:06:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON PINR RO
04BUENOSAIRES2228	WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR 2004 UPDATE [...] In 2002, the Ministry of Labor estimated that 7.1 percent of children ages 5 to 14 were working in Argentina. Such statistics have not been updated to reflect the severity and consequences of the 2001 economic crisis. According to the Minister of Health, there are more children than adults [...]	2004-08-04 13:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI KOCI KWMN ELAB AR
04BUENOSAIRES2310	INDIGENOUS RIGHTS SUPPLEMENT: RIGHTS TO LAND AND [...] Argentina's Northwest province of Salta is undergoing a gradual economic transformation with prices for agricultural products, mining, oil up, and the tourism sector growing. Life, however, for the region's rural poor and indigenous communities remains difficult, characterized by high unemploy [...]	2004-08-12 17:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI ELAB PGOV EAID SENV AR

04CALCUTTA428	NEPALESE MINORS RESCUED FROM A CIRCUS IN EASTERN INDIA [...] SUMMARY: On October 6, the District Magistrate of Madhubani District in north Bihar handed over five minor Nepali girls to the Nepalese NGO Maiti Nepal. The girls were rescued from a circus performing in the district. This is the first instance in eastern India wherein an NGO, the state Lab [...]	2004-10-29 09:10:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN IN
04CARACAS1781	ANTI-SEMITIC TRACTS IN INTERIOR MINISTRY OFFICES [...] (U) VISITING AN OFFICE IN THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND JUSTICE (MIJ) ON APRIL 29, POLOFF FOUND A LARGE STACK OF PRO-CHAVEZ RELIGIOUS TRACTS IN THE WAITING AREA. THE COLOR-PRINTED LEAFLETS, CONTAINED APOCALYPTIC ANTI-SEMITIC AND ANTI-AMERICAN LANGUAGE AND THREATS. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAPER, [...]	2004-05-26 17:37:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI VE
04CARACAS1800	CORRECTED COPY: ANTI-SEMITIC TRACTS IN INTERIOR [...] (U) VISITING AN OFFICE IN THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND JUSTICE (MIJ) ON APRIL 29, POLOFF FOUND A LARGE STACK OF PRO-CHAVEZ RELIGIOUS TRACTS IN THE WAITING AREA. THE COLOR-PRINTED LEAFLETS, CONTAINED APOCALYPTIC ANTI-SEMITIC AND ANTI-AMERICAN LANGUAGE AND THREATS. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAPER, [...]	2004-05-27 12:20:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI VE
04CARACAS198	DENGUE AND THE POLITICS OF HEALTH CARE IN VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) A significant increase in the number of dengue cases in Caracas in December sparked concern about an epidemic among city residents (including the Embassy community). The upsurge in dengue, following shortly after an October 2003 outbreak of yellow fever, triggered questions about the G [...]	2004-01-20 21:50:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ECON PGOV VE
04CARACAS2003	NO PROGRESS ON POVERTY UNDER CHAVEZ - UNDP [...] (SBU) The Chavez government appears to have made little progress on its alleged "flagship" issue - that of alleviating poverty, according to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) office in Caracas. There is no mechanism in place to track the results of its various ad hoc social welf [...]	2004-06-17 11:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SOCI VE
04CHENNAI1315	"NON-FUNCTIONAL" TAMIL NADU ANTI-CONVERSION ACT NOW [...] (U) SUMMARY: After defeat at the polls in May, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa quickly reversed a number of initiatives that she had undertaken during the previous three years. Among the reversals was the controversial Tamil Nadu Anti-Conversion Law banning forcible religious conversi [...]	2004-11-02 08:35:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SOCI IN
04CHENNAI1470	BJP'S BID TO EXPLOIT PONTIFF'S ARREST A FLOP IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the BJP and Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) shouted themselves hoarse about the arrest of Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi, their protests have fallen on deaf ears in Tamil Nadu. A call for a bundh (strike) failed, no non-Brahmin parties joined the protests, and even Tam [...]	2004-11-23 09:23:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI IN
04COLOMBO1396	SRI LANKA CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR TRADE AND [...] Sri Lanka Child Domestic Labor, A Rapid Assessment, 2. A Study of young domestic workers in Sri Lanka: proposals for legal amendments and a code of conduct, 3. List of hazardous employment approved by the National Labor Advisory Commission. ENTWISTLE [...]	2004-08-23 04:56:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CE USAID
04COLOMBO1594	SRI LANKA: TIGER CHILD RECRUITMENT OUTSTRIPS [...] (U) Summary: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continue to recruit children under the age of 18 at a rate outpacing the number of child soldiers it has released under a UNICEF-sponsored Action Plan signed last year. UNICEF has been forthright in publicizing and criticizing the Tige [...]	2004-09-24 15:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER SOCI CE LTTE
04COLOMBO164	Maldivian Democratic Party organizers harshly [...] (C) SUMMARY: Conoffs and Poloff recently held separate meetings with organizers for the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). Both men harshly criticized President Gayoom's government and advocated the creation of a multi-party system in the Maldives (political parties are currently not allowed [...]	2004-01-28 10:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM SOCI PINR MV
04COLOMBO17	Ambassador underscores importance of respect [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador underscored the importance of respect for religious freedom in separate January 5 meetings with Sri Lanka's Buddhist and Hindu Affairs Ministers (see bio-data in Para 8). Both ministers asserted that the GSL was trying to tamp down religious tensions, noting that [...]	2004-01-06 11:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI PINR CE
04COLOMBO181	New Maldivian Human Rights Commission: [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent trip to Male', PAO met with Ahmed Mujuthaba, the Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives. Mujuthaba said he wanted the newly formed Commission to help the democratization process in the Maldives, and later provided PAO a copy of the Commission's [...]	2004-01-30 06:05:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM SOCI PINR MV
04COLOMBO1811	SRI LANKA: RIVAL MUSLIM SECTS CLASH IN THE EAST [...] (U) Local authorities imposed a night-time curfew in a town in the eastern district of Batticaloa November 1-3 after ten people were injured in violence between mainstream Muslims and members of a rival Sufi sect. According to M.L.A.M. Hizbullah, a local politician, the curfew was lifted th [...]	2004-11-04 10:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI CE
04COLOMBO192	Church attacks continue, but pressure for GSL [...] (C) SUMMARY: There have been several attacks on churches in recent weeks, continuing the trend that began in 2003. The President and the PM have both condemned the attacks, but, as of yet, there have been few arrests and no prosecutions. On the positive side, pressure on the government to [...]	2004-02-03 11:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL PHUM SOCI KPAO CE
04COLOMBO452	In visit, a tense, brooding Jaffna is [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff visited Jaffna District in northern Sri Lanka, March 13-14. Preparations for Sri Lanka's April 2 parliamentary elections were proceeding apace, and interest in the campaign seemed relatively high. The pro-LTTE Tamil National Alliance (TNA) appears poised to do well. Ta [...]	2004-03-15 10:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM SOCI CE LTTE
04COLOMBO470	Sri Lanka: Background on long-standing [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since his split with the LTTE, rebel commander Karuna has made a big pitch that eastern Tamils have been mistreated by the main LTTE organization in the north. In wider societal terms, it is true that there have been long-standing tensions between eastern and northern Tamils. [...]	2004-03-17 11:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PTER SOCI CE LTTE
04COLOMBO477	Sri Lanka: Latest poll results appear to [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two recent polls on the attitudes of Sri Lankans ahead of the April 2 parliamentary elections seem to indicate that PM Wickremesinghe's UNP government is in trouble. While the polls do not breakdown which party Sri Lankans plan to vote for, per se, they do show that the UNP gov [...]	2004-03-18 10:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI CE
04COLOMBO503	Sri Lanka: Radical JVP party ramps up [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ahead of Sri Lanka's April 2 parliamentary election, the radical JVP party is running hard in Sri Lanka's south. The party appears to be garnering strength, though some of its support may be siphoned away by a small party running an all-Buddhist monk slate of candidates. In a [...]	2004-03-22 11:23:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM PINR SOCI CE
04COLOMBO564	New party with all-monk candidate slate [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unprecedented move, the JHU, a new political party, is fielding an all-Buddhist monk slate of candidates. While its platform is vague, the party is basically anti-peace process. It has also taken a tough stance against corruption. The JHU effort has drawn flak from the [...]	2004-03-28 03:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI PHUM CE
04COLOMBO714	In Ambassador's first visit to Jaffna, Tamils [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his April 28 visit to the Tamil-majority northern city of Jaffna, Ambassador Lunstead saw life in Jaffna since the April 2 parliamentary elections. A key topic that emerged in conversations with Tamil interlocutors was a deep sense of reservation and skepticism regarding [...]	2004-04-30 04:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM SOCI MASS KHDP CE LTTE
04COLOMBO760	Amid decline in number of church attacks, new [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the course of the past several months, there has been a sharp decline in the number of attacks on Christian churches in Sri Lanka compared to the late 2003 - early 2004 timeframe. The decline seems attributable, at least in part, to the public condemnation of the attacks b [...]	2004-05-11 11:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KIRF CE
04COLOMBO856	Maldives: Proposals for Human Rights and [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Per Ref B, Mission submits two small-grant project proposals for DRL Human Rights and Democracy funding for the Maldives. Detailed below, the first project involves the Maldivian Human Rights Commission [...]	2004-05-21 06:18:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM SOCI EAID ELAB MV
04DJIBOUTI1124	DJIBOUTI CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Even though child labor subsists in Djibouti, all our sources confirmed that the worst forms of child labor do not exist. In Djibouti, laws against the worst form are found in the Constitution, the Penal Code and ratified International Conventions such as ILO Convention 182. In [...]	2004-08-24 10:05:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI DJ AID
04DJIBOUTI1279	DEAF SCHOOL OPENS AT GIRLS' ORPHANAGE [...] (U) Summary: The Association for the Protection of Mother and Child opened 15 September a school for deaf children on the grounds of the Girls' Orphanage. Pol/Econ and Pol Assistant visited the school and toured the orphanage on 30 September. At the moment the center runs three classes daily [...]	2004-10-04 10:59:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI SCUL ECON EAID DJ
04DJIBOUTI325	DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS [...] (U) PolOff delivered the President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief to Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, March 8, 2004. Bogoreh said that even though Djibouti's HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of two percent may not make it eligible for assistance, the volume of [...]	2004-03-08 12:36:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID SOCI DJ
04DJIBOUTI340	INVESTMENT IN DJIBOUTI DOMINATED BY ARAB WORLD [...] (U) SUMMARY: President's Advisor on Investment, Fahmi Ahmed Al-Hag, says Djiboutians favor Arab development funds over western funds because of the simplicity of their financing procedures. Al-Hag detailed the current investments to Djibouti from the Arab world. He twice commented that both [...]	2004-03-09 14:12:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV PREL EAID ENRG EWWT SENV SOCI ABLD SA KU DJ TC
04DJIBOUTI540	UNUSUALLY HEAVY RAINS CAUSE SEVERE FLOODING IN [...] (U) Summary: Heavy rains and flooding earlier this week have resulted in loss of life and severe damage to Djibouti's infrastructure. This damage will present longer term dangers to the economic and social health of the country, including possible outbreaks of cholera, typhoid and malaria. [...]	2004-04-14 13:36:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SOCI EAID DJ
04DJIBOUTI563	MINISTER OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS EFFORTS TO RAISE [...] (C) Minister of Women's Affairs Hawa Ahmed Youssef credits her awareness programs, first and foremost, with enlarging the voting lists of women in Djibouti. She told Ambassador that women are, unfortunately, still reluctant to become candidates for Parliament or for regional positions, despit [...]	2004-04-16 09:19:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI PINR DJ
04DJIBOUTI578	MINISTER OF AWQAF AND ISLAMIC AFFAIRS: RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Mogueh Samatar Dirir described to Ambassador, during her courtesy call April 7, the role of his ministry as one of having authority over all Islamic issues affecting Djibouti. These issues include the manner in which mosques and religious schools shou [...]	2004-04-18 14:20:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI SA DJ
04DJIBOUTI583	PRESIDENT GUELLEH REVIEWS FIVE YEARS IN OFFICE [...] (U) SUMMARY: To commemorate the fifth anniversary of his election April 9, 1999 President Guelleh held a press conference with local journalists (not the opposition) April 7 to outline what he described as his accomplishments. He began with a short speech and answered questions for more than a [...]	2004-04-19 11:04:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EINV SO ECON PHUM SOCI DJ
04DJIBOUTI645	AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES SELF-HELP SEWING WORKSHOP [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-03 06:50:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ECIN SOCI DJ
04DJIBOUTI758	DJIBOUTI CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL ANTI-TOBACCO DAY [...] (U) The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization co-hosted Djibouti's celebration of the "Journee Mondiale Sans Tabac (International Anti-Tobacco Day) on May 31. Pol/Econ officer joined international organization members and women's groups in attendance at the mini-conference the [...]	2004-06-01 06:55:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EINV SOCI PREL DJ
04DJIBOUTI793	TRIP REPORT: SELF-HELP SITE VISITS TO OUTER [...] (U) Summary: Pol/Econ officer and Self-Help Clerk (SHC) traveled to the Southern districts of Dikhil and Ali Sabieh, May 16 and 17 and to the Northern districts of Tadjourah and Obock, June 1,2 and 3 to visit FY02 and FY03 projects for follow-up and close-out visits, as well as initial visits [...]	2004-06-09 08:45:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SCUL SENV SOCI PREL DJ
04DJIBOUTI913	DJIBOUTIAN ATTENDANCE AT AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT [...] (U) Ambassador met with Director of the International Organizations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Idriss Farah, to discuss Djibouti's representation at the upcoming African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Farah stated that President Guelleh would attend and [...]	2004-07-01 12:14:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON SOCI DJ
04DUBLIN1753	IRELAND'S 2005 GOVERNMENT BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary: Tax relief and social welfare spending increases are the marquis features of the 2005 Irish Government Budget, a reflection of the Government's newly embraced "caring" image. The Budget provides for a 9 percent increase in government spending over 2004, slightly above the incr [...]	2004-12-06 14:24:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN SOCI
04DUBLIN1770	SHANNON/IMMIGRATION: PM EXPRESSES CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary. During a meeting with the Ambassador and Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham, the Irish Prime Minister raised his concerns about two separate issues: the U.S. military's use of Shannon and the immigration bill pending in Congress. He also updated the Senators on the Nort [...]	2004-12-08 16:38:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET	MOPS PREL SMIG SOCI
04FRANKFURT10386	Muslim Political Observers On Risk of Extremist [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Muslim political contacts in Frankfurt's district see the predominantly secular character of Germany's largely Turkish Muslim community as a bulwark against Islamic extremism but cite the area's growing North African population and the presence of far-right German groups as po [...]	2004-12-10 10:15:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV SMIG SOCI PHUM GM NL EUN
04FRANKFURT2404	FRANKFURT'S MODEL DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM [...] In just a decade, Frankfurt has evolved from being Germany's drug capital to a city that uses an innovative and widely-praised initiative to treat and rehabilitate addicts. In meetings with Pol/Econ reps, police and city officials report new challenges, namely dealing with crack use and copin [...]	2004-03-24 07:41:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR SOCI GM
04FRANKFURT3507	BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG REMAINS SKEPTICAL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) state authorities stand by their designation of the Church of Scientology (CoS) as an extremist sect and will continue official surveillance of CoS activities for the time being. State government representatives are still considering our request (per ref A [...]	2004-04-22 14:28:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PHUM PREL PGOV GM
04FRANKFURT4974	Turks in Germany Press Issue of Turkey's EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish community in Germany voiced their frustration with opponents of Turkey's EU membership at a high-profile May 25 debate in Frankfurt in which the four major German parties sought to win the Turkish community's support in the June 13 European and local elections. At t [...]	2004-06-14 05:43:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SMIG SOCI PHUM GM EUN
04FRANKFURT5072	BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG REJECTS SCIENTOLOGIST REQUEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 4 letter to Church of Scientology (CoS) President Helmuth Bloebaum, Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) State Secretary Rudolf Boehmler refused CoS Germany's request for dialogue with B-W state authorities (reftels),listing "widespread parliamentary opposition" as a primary concer [...]	2004-06-16 08:03:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL	GM PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI
04FRANKFURT567	Hesse Integration Emphasizes German Language, [...] (U) Beginning this month, Hesse becomes the first state in Germany to mandate German-language pre-school instruction in public schools, part of a broader campaign by the CDU government to promote German language and culture among the state's large immigrant community (12% of the total populat [...]	2004-01-23 11:36:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG SOCI PGOV PREF PHUM GM
04FRANKFURT6697	TIP: Rheinland-Pfalz Pioneers Innovative Concept to [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The government of Rheinland-Pfalz (R-P) has developed a victim-oriented approach to combating human trafficking that offers police protection, NGO (non- governmental organization) counseling, and immigration advice for trafficked women. The initiative supports women willing to [...]	2004-08-05 08:41:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN SOCI SMIG GM
04GUATEMALA1455	ECLAC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-10 22:38:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KWMN SOCI
04GUATEMALA1519	GOG RESPONSE ON ECLAC MEETING IN PUERTO RICO [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-17 22:25:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI EAID PHUM XL XM GT UN ECLAC
04GUATEMALA2415	CHILD LABOR UPDATE: GUATEMALA [...] Summary: Significant child labor developments in Guatemala over the past year include the introduction in Congress of legislation raising the minimum age to work and NGO efforts to help children leave the fireworks industry for less hazardous jobs. ILO-IPEC programs launched since 2001 aim [...]	2004-09-21 19:05:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD EAID PHUM SOCI GT
04HANOI105	STILL REUNIFYING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS: [...] (U) Summary. Construction of a new major highway system designed further to link northern and southern Vietnam and to increase access to mountainous areas is underway. The portion through central Vietnam is largely completed -- with some major exceptions -- and provincial and local officia [...]	2004-01-14 08:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SOCI VM
04HANOI1869	LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS [...] (U) Summary. Ninety nine point five per cent or about fifty million voters allegedly cast the polls on April 25 to elect deputies to local legislatures -- known as People's Councils -- at the provincial, district, and commune levels. Percentages of women, "young," and Communist Party (CPV) mem [...]	2004-07-02 07:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI VM DPOL
04HANOI1871	VIETNAMESE ACADEMICS RETAIN SUSPICIONS OF THE U.S. [...] (U) SUMMARY: At least some Vietnamese think tankers continue to view the United States with suspicion, both regarding our international strategy in general and actions more specifically toward Vietnam. Much of the domestic sensitivities by these academics nowadays relate to efforts by "hos [...]	2004-07-02 07:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI VM ETMIN RELFREE CTERR
04HANOI2284	TALKING THE TALK AND WALKING THE WALK DURING DRUG [...] (U) SUMMARY. June is "Drug Awareness Month" in Vietnam, and this year's campaign was billed as a success. Typically energetic government-encouraged anti-drug publicity events were accompanied by atypically successful drug trafficking enforcement operations throughout the country, with severa [...]	2004-08-18 00:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM SOCI VM CNARC
04HANOI2960	HIV/AIDS: AMBASSADOR VISITS U.S. GOVERNMENT- [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 29 trip to Haiphong, the Ambassador visited three HIV/AIDS projects supported by the President's Emergency Plan (EP) and met with city officials. Haiphong is Vietnam's fourth most-populous city and suffers from the country's second highest HIV incidence rat [...]	2004-11-02 10:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI VM HIV AIDS
04HANOI3246	AMBASSADOR VISITS VIETNAM'S SOUTH-CENTRAL COAST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited the south-central coast of Vietnam and found economic development plans in their infancy. Senior officials called for U.S. investment and humanitarian assistance. The Ambassador raised religious freedom, HIV/AIDS, and educational and cultural exchanges an [...]	2004-12-03 11:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV PREL SOCI ETRD VM HUMANR RELFREE HIV AIDS
04HANOI327	RESURGENCE OF TRADITIONAL BELIEF CELEBRATIONS [...] (U) Summary. The expansion of religious freedoms and resurgent interest in local culture over the past two decades has also sparked new pride in local folk belief and led to the resurgence of large, well-organized festivals dedicated to local gods and heroes. Poloffs attended one major fes [...]	2004-02-06 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI PGOV VM RELFREE
04HANOI3356	2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR) - VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-20 10:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EFIN HIV KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI VM
04HANOI51	Listening to the views of "the people" [...] (U) Summary. The GVN has set up a comprehensive system of offices to receive public complaints, including direct contact with local officials on a regular basis. It appears that these offices mostly give guidance on where to go for more specific resolution of problems rather than actually [...]	2004-01-08 10:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI VM DPOL
04HANOI548	RAPE -- OR CORRUPTION? -- TAKES DOWN SENIOR OFFICIAL [...] (U) According to media reports, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai on February 25 suspended Vice Chairman of the National Committee for Sports Luong Quoc Dung following his arrest February 19 on charges of child abuse. Dung reportedly has already confessed to having sex with a 13 year old girl in [...]	2004-02-26 05:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM VM DPOL
04HANOI638	A PRISON FOR THE WORST OFFENDERS [...] (U) Summary. At what was described as only one of two prisons nationwide for serious male criminal offenders, conditions were basic, clean, and orderly. Prisoners must work without pay on prison farms, which produce most of the prison food. Almost 40 pct of the prisoners were convicted on [...]	2004-03-03 05:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINS PGOV SNAR SOCI VM CNARC CTERR HUMANR
04HANOI64	FAMILY PLANNING IN PRACTICE ALONG THE HCM HIGHWAY [...] (U) Summary and Comment: Reftel described Vietnam's new ordinance on family planning that went into effect on May 1, 2003, "encouraging" families of one or two children but highlighting individual choice. Under the revised national guidelines, no fines or administrative sanctions are to be [...]	2004-01-09 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PGOV PHUM VM ETMIN HUMANR
04HANOI712	GVN CONFIRMS CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DECREE ON CHURCHES [...] (U) Summary: The Government Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) envisions its December 2003 decree on relations with the Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) as reestablishing a "normal" situation for the Protestants in the Central Highlands. The CRA sees the approval of ten new con [...]	2004-03-10 08:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI729	NORTHERN CATHOLICS RELY ON TIES SOUTH, ABROAD [...] (SBU) Summary: The Catholic Church remains strong in the northern provinces of Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh, the historic heartland of Catholicism in Vietnam. With government acceptance, the Church is expanding the number of clergy, renovating colonial-era churches, and planning new charitable pro [...]	2004-03-12 01:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI916	HUE POLICE RUN INTERFERENCE IN MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: A political reporting trip to Hue by Embassy poloff and congenoff was marred by police obstruction of attempted meetings with non-recognized religious figures. These unfortunately successful attempts at blocking access are more damaging to GVN credibility on religious freedom [...]	2004-04-01 10:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HANOI956	DEPUTY AG MINISTERS GET OFF ON APPEAL [...] (U) Summary. The suspension of jail sentences of two former deputy Ministers of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) by the Hanoi Court of Appeals on April 5 will undermine public credibility in the GVN's determination to stem official corruption, even though the Court upheld the death [...]	2004-04-06 03:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI VM DPOL
04HARARE124	TREASON TRIAL CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai's treason trial resumed in the High Court on January 19. The defense concluded its direct examination of Tsvangirai on January 22 and the case now moves to Tsvangirai's cross- examination by the prosecution. The trial will likely conclude [...]	2004-01-22 13:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI ZI MDC
04HARARE1386	2004 ZIMBABWE CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The continuing political, economic, and social crises in Zimbabwe overwhelm any attempt to eliminate child labor. With 1.1 to 2 million HIV/AIDS orphans, many children must work to survive. As in Ref B, increased enforcement of existing child labor laws awaits resources from GO [...]	2004-08-17 14:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI ZI
04HARARE1417	MUGABE TAKES ON CATHOLICS AT ARCHBISHOP'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: At the August 21 installation of the new Archbishop of Harare, President Mugabe stressed the need for Church and state to work with each other on issues of shared responsibility, including human rights and education. He invited the new Archbishop to work with him but blasted Cat [...]	2004-08-23 15:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI ZI
04HARARE1518	THE DIVINE COMRADE M [...] (U) An op-ed piece in the September 1 edition of the GOZ-controlled Herald newspaper declared President Mugabe to have been divinely appointed. Drawing from the books of Daniel, Romans, Amos, Timothy and John, the rambling piece suggests that God speaks to Mugabe (COMMENT: but, inquiring min [...]	2004-09-08 15:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAO SOCI ZI
04HARARE1943	COURT CASES UPDATE -- ZIMBABWE'S STRESSED JUDICIARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several noteworthy cases over the last few months suggest the continuing vitality of elements within Zimbabwe's beleaguered judiciary despite political and professional pressures. Courts dismissed charges in the Cain Nkala murder trial, for example, and ordered Information Mini [...]	2004-11-30 14:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI ZI
04HARARE220	NCA MARCH VIOLENTLY SUPPRESSED; LEADER BEATEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Police on February 4 quickly and violently dispersed an early afternoon demonstration organized by the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) in support of a new constitution. According to a local human rights lawyer, police arrested 118 protesters and beat up about 50. At l [...]	2004-02-05 11:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI ZI
04HARARE638	HIV/AIDS, ECONOMY EXACTING TOLL ON CHILDREN [...] (SBU) Almost one-tenth of Zimbabwe,s population consists of AIDS orphans-having lost one or both parents to the disease. Most try to carry on living as they had before, although some do take to the streets of the major cities to hustle for a living and/or turn to commercial sex work to make e [...]	2004-04-14 13:08:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI KHIV ZI HIV AIDS
04HELSINKI1490	FINNISH FM TUOMIOJA OPINES ON THE EVILS OF [...] (C) Finland's Foreign Minister, Erkki Tuomioja (SDP),raised eyebrows by posting an essay to his personal website alleging a "systematic campaign" by the Finnish mainstream media to promote a "rightwing" social and foreign policy agenda. Tuomioja's essay was directed against Finland's leadi [...]	2004-11-22 12:46:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI FI
04HOCHIMINHCITY1002	ACTIVIST NGUYEN DAN QUE SENTENCED [...] (U) On July 29, a HCMC criminal court sentenced prominent activist Nguyen Dan Que to 30 months imprisonment for "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State." Que was originally charged with the much more serious charge of "espionage" after calling for political and [...]	2004-07-30 00:48:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1024	(SBU) DPRK REFUGEE "UNDERGROUND RAILROAD" RUNS THROUGH [...] (SBU) We met August 3 with a counterpart at the ROK Consulate in HCMC to follow up on press reports that the four hundred and fifty North Korean refugees that defected recently to South Korea did so via HCMC. (On July 27 and July 28, 450 North Koreans refugees arrived in Seoul, the single lar [...]	2004-08-05 01:17:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF SOCI PREL PGOV KS KN CH VM DPRK
04HOCHIMINHCITY1060	POLITBURO MEMBER WELCOMES CG: GOVERNMENT WORKINGS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an initial courtesy call Consul General Winnick asked Secretary Triet about the relationship between the Communist Party and the legislative assemblies; the role of the Politburo in Vietnamese government, and preparations and expectations for the Tenth Party Congress. On the [...]	2004-08-17 11:21:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PROP SOCI VM DPOL
04HOCHIMINHCITY1074	VIETNAM DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Recently-released dissident, Tran Van Khue, and Ms. Tam Van, the wife of jailed activist Dr. Nguyen Dan Que, told us that Vietnam remains far from meeting international human rights standards, particularly in areas such as freedom of association and expression. Despite the inju [...]	2004-08-19 11:16:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1129	VIETNAMESE PASTOR TRAN MAI RELEASED FROM DETENTION [...] (SBU) We spoke with Pastor Tran Mai, at home and in good health on September 7, and confirmed his release on September 6 after eight days detention. The pastor said he was unclear as to why he was detained at the Cambodia/Vietnam border on August 29 (ref a). He stated that, as on previous occa [...]	2004-09-07 11:19:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1140	STAFFDEL JANNUZI FOCUSES ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to the Central Highland Province of Pleiku September 2 to 4, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staffer Jannuzi focused on religious freedom issues, particularly among the region's ethnic minorities. The response of local GVN officials to Jannuzi's call for great [...]	2004-09-09 10:52:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1173	SFRC STAFFER FOCUSES ON PLIGHT OF VIETNAM'S CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Paternalism, racism, bureaucratic ineptitude, communist orthodoxy, economic and educational marginalization, and war legacy issues were all on display when SFRC staffer Frank Jannuzi assessed the status of ethnic minorities -- Montagnards -- in the Central Highlands province of [...]	2004-09-17 07:55:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM HUMANR ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY1240	RELIGIOUS ISSUES IN DANANG [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to Danang September 30 and October 1, religious leaders from GVN-recognized Catholic and Protestant denominations painted a picture of provincial leadership that is tolerant of organized religion. While bemoaning their lack of "complete religious freedom," they t [...]	2004-10-05 12:23:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1258	RECURRENCE OF AVIAN FLU IN VIETNAM - WHERE'S THE CHICKEN? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Both price and availability of poultry in southern Vietnam declined sharply during a five-month period following the March outbreak of avian flu, despite government efforts to reassure the public that avian flu is "under control." Vietnam has not replenished stocks of poultry a [...]	2004-10-08 03:53:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SENV PGOV SOCI VM AFLU
04HOCHIMINHCITY1270	DANANG - WAITING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT TO PAY OFF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Consulate visit to Danang led by the CG highlighted the city's eagerness to serve as a gateway to Central Vietnam and mainland Southeast Asia. City leaders have boosted infrastructure investment, developing roads and a deep-sea port; now they are hoping their efforts will pay [...]	2004-10-08 10:27:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ETRD EINV SOCI VM ASEAN LABOR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1308	AMCIT PASTOR AND 17 HMONG DETAINED IN RELIGIOUS TRAINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: HCMC authorities on October 11 detained two Protestant pastors, one of whom was an American citizen, and 17 ethnic Hmong Protestant deacons from Northern Vietnam attending a Bible training class at a private house in HCMC. Police told the participants their meeting was illegal. [...]	2004-10-19 12:20:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CASC SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM ETMIN RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1321	(SBU) PESONNEL CHANGES IN VIETNAM'S COMMUNIST PARTY [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Personnel shifts within the Communist Party in Southern Vietnam indicate that jockeying for position ahead of the party's 10th Congress in 2006 is underway. A contact close to the Party told us that the Party's Central Committee had begun to consider who might succeed Prime M [...]	2004-10-21 11:07:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI VM DPOL
04HOCHIMINHCITY1359	KHANH HOA PROVINCE: DELAYED DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Khanh Hoa Province on Vietnam's central coast is attempting a development strategy based on tourism, seafood and maritime transport. Geography, natural resources, and workforce give the province excellent development potential and some infrastructure investment is underway. However, a [...]	2004-10-27 11:40:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ETRD EINV SOCI PHUM PREL KIRF KPAO VM SOE HIV AIDS RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1386	CONTROVERSIAL KONTUM PASTOR FANS RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY [...] (U) On November 4 post received from EAP/BCLTV an electronic copy of letter from Kon Tum Mennonite Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh dated October 26 containing two highly inflammatory allegations: -- in late September, Kon Tum provincial police detained and tortured seven new converts for three days [...]	2004-11-04 13:57:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1388	GVN AND HCMC RELIGIOUS LEADERS CONSULT ON NEW LEGAL [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: GVN officials in Ho Chi Minh City are in the process of consulting with the religious community in southern Vietnam on new draft implementation guidelines for Vietnam's new religious ordinance. These officials are also making overtures to Vietnam's evangelical Protes [...]	2004-11-05 00:45:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1422	CONTROVERSIAL VIETNAMESE MENNONITE PASTOR CONVICTED IN [...] (SBU) According to Pham Dinh Nhan (strictly protect),a leader of the Vietnam Evangelical Fellowship (VEF),an association of house church groups, in a trial the morning of November 12, the HCMC Criminal Court sentenced controversial Mennonite Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang to three years imprisonme [...]	2004-11-12 10:47:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1464	RELIGIOUS ISSUES IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCE OF DAK LAK [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak are keeping a tight lid on religious activities, particularly in the Protestant community. According to GVN- recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam, only 4,300 of 125,000 believers worship in "official" churches; [...]	2004-11-23 12:13:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF PHUM VM KREF HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1468	DAS DUGAN VISITS UBCV BUDDHIST LEADER IN HCMC [...] (SBU) Summary: Thich Quang Do, Secretary General of the outlawed United Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) told DRL DAS Elizabeth Dugan that he strongly opposes the GVN communist government. In his first meeting with USG officials since he was placed under de facto "pagoda arrest" in October [...]	2004-11-24 09:47:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY147	GVN DECREE ON NORMALIZATION OF PROTESTANTISM IN THE [...] (SBU) A December decree from the GVN National Committee on Religious Affairs, provided to ConGen by the Dak Lak province Representative Board of the Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV),promised new steps to "normalize" the operation of Protestant churches in the Central Highlands. [...]	2004-02-13 09:17:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1482	AMBASSADOR VISITS UBCV PATRIARCH THICH HUYEN QUANG [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited the Most Venerable Thich Huyen Quang, Patriarch of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV),at Quy Nhon General Hospital November 21. Thich Huyen Quang confirmed that he remains under unofficial pagoda arrest, although local officials arranged [...]	2004-11-26 08:34:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1491	ETHNIC MINORITY ISSUES IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLAND DAK [...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Highlands Province of Dak Lak appears to be following Hanoi's directives to improve the economic and educational status of ethnic minorities. Discrimination and a plantation economy have left the ethnic minorities poor and disenfranchised. Provincial officials clai [...]	2004-11-30 10:07:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV PREF KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1493	DAK LAK PROVINCE - CONTROL INHIBITS GROWTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local leaders in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak loathe to relinquish economic control are missing the chance for growth in tourism, industry and agriculture. Agriculture, the mainstay of Dak Lak's economy, has been hit by falling world coffee prices and drought. State [...]	2004-12-01 01:04:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EAID PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM VM SOE ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY1494	DRL DAS DUGAN IN HCMC: HUMAN RIGHTS, RELIGION, WOMEN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Religious leaders and human rights dissidents told DRL DAS Dugan that despite strict GVN controls, they have seen improvement in human rights and religious freedom. They welcomed continued pressure on Vietnam but cautioned against sanctions. Recognized religious groups planned [...]	2004-12-01 04:19:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL KIRF PREF PGOV VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY153	CIRFDEL SURVEYS RELIGION IN VIETNAM: MEETINGS IN HANOI [...] (SBU) Local religious leaders offered up fewer specific complaints of violent or coercive acts of religious oppression and called for greater activism during meetings with a delegation from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in January. While some government offici [...]	2004-02-13 11:13:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV OTRA KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1554	SHRIMP, DEVELOPMENT AND MINORITY RIGHTS IN SOC [...] (SBU) Shrimp farming in the coastal Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang is driving economic growth and poverty eradication. Beneficiaries include the large ethnic Khmer minority. Reports from exile groups of disenfranchisement and oppression of the Khmer appear out of date. The GVN began a l [...]	2004-12-17 03:46:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EAGR PREL SOCI PHUM PGOV KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR HIV AIDS
04HOCHIMINHCITY1581	CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCE OPEN TO U.S. AID [...] (U) This is a Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi joint reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: An ECON HCMC-Hanoi and USAID visit to the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum revealed the area's economic and development situation is particularly desperate, even compared with its impoverished Central Highl [...]	2004-12-22 11:06:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV PREL SOCI ETRD PHUM VM SOE ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY1590	CHRISTMAS IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (SBU) Summary: According to contacts in the Catholic and Protestant communities, Christmas services in the Central Highlands provinces of Gia Lai and Kontum were numerous and peaceful, although under heavy police and military scrutiny. In contrast, Protestant services in Dak Lak province were [...]	2004-12-28 10:16:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV PREF KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY196	TRAFFICKING RETURNEES IN AN GIANG UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An Giang province's program to help trafficking returnees resettle has met with mixed success, according to provincial officials. The NGO-supported project, working in conjunction with the provincial Women's Union and the Ho Chi Minh City-based Little Rose Shelter, has so far [...]	2004-02-26 13:02:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN SOCI PGOV SMIG VM TIP
04HOCHIMINHCITY210	MORE FRIEND THAN FOE? THE CHAM MUSLIMS OF AN GIANG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An Giang Province's small ethnic minority Cham Muslims expressed delight at U.S. interest in them and a willingness to meet again. Poloff informally visited three Cham Muslim mosques on February 20, 2004, meeting with lay followers and one Imam. The Cham shared current inform [...]	2004-03-02 09:46:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM KIRF RELFREE ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY232	LATEST CLAIMS OF "RELIGIOUS OPPRESSION" DON'T WASH [...] (SBU) On March 4, ConGen received information from U.S.-based sources that Vietnamese public security officers had surrounded the home of Mennonite Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang in District 2 of HCMC, at 16:15 local time on March 2. The security officials were alleged to have ordered everyone who w [...]	2004-03-05 10:51:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE

04HOCHIMINHCITY252	HOW NOW HOA HAO? RELIGION IN AN GIANG PROVINCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The leadership of the government-recognized Hoa Hao Administrative Council (HHAC) provided a predictably positive report on the condition of the indigenous Hoa Hao faith in Vietnam, during PolOff's recent visit to An Giang Province. The HHAC, recognized by the GVN in 1999, was [...]	2004-03-09 09:38:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY255	HO CHI MINH CITY OPENS THE DOOR TO CATHOLIC CHARITABLE [...] (SBU) In a small dinner on March 1 at his 100-year-old residence, Cardinal Pham Minh Man, Archbishop of HCMC, told the Consul General that he had just received a letter from Ho Chi Minh City authorities seeking assistance in dealing with the growing HIV/AIDS problem. The letter, signed by the [...]	2004-03-09 13:12:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL KIRF VM HIV AIDS RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY303	CLAIMS OF CHURCH CLOSURES AND BEATINGS IN CENTRAL [...] (U) Summary: Protestant sources reported that while the overall religious situation in the Central Highlands was still showing signs of improvement, as evidenced by six new ordinations, additional cases of house church closures, destruction of church properties, and arrests and beatings of tho [...]	2004-03-18 09:21:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREF PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY315	LETTERS FROM HOA HAO DISSIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Leading HCMC-based Hoa Hao "dissident" Tran Huu Duyen recently provided Post with two letters detailing his views on the status of religious freedom and the Hoa Hao. One letter was addressed to the Consulate General and one to Congress. While few of his points are new, they pro [...]	2004-03-22 13:09:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY336	FORMER UBCV MONK THICH TRI LUC: RELIEVED AT HIS RELEASE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Pham Van Tuong (protect),formerly known as Thich Tri Luc, met with CG and ConGenoffs for two hours on March 30, 2004, four days after his release from prison. The former monk from the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) appeared to be in good physical and mental c [...]	2004-03-31 00:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY343	REPORTS OF HOUSE CHURCH CLOSINGS, BEATINGS, AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Three new Protestant contacts, introduced by a trusted HCMC-based source, shared information on several recent incidents in Kon Tum and Quang Ngai provinces with Poloff in two meetings in HCMC on March 31. At the first meeting, two lay pastors provided firsthand accounts of hou [...]	2004-04-01 12:23:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY374	A KINDERGARTEN FOR CAN GIO: THE U.S. NAVY CONNECTS WITH [...] (SBU) On March 14, 2004, Consul General participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open a kindergarten built with the assistance of the U.S. Navy and funding from a U.S. NGO. Ground was first broken on this project back in November 2003, during a port call to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) by the U [...]	2004-04-07 03:48:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SENV SOCI PREL VM
04HOCHIMINHCITY391	REPORTS OF ETHNIC UNREST IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (SBU) The Consulate General has received credible reports of ethnic unrest in the Central Highlands Province of Dak Lak. According to several reliable second-hand sources, groups of ethnic Ede began moving into the provincial capital of Buon Me Thuot early on the morning of Saturday, April 10. [...]	2004-04-10 07:08:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY401	MONTAGNARDS PROTEST IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OVER EASTER [...] (SBU) Summary: ConGen HCMC has spoken with numerous sources in Ho Chi Minh City and the Central Highlands regarding reports of violence during demonstrations by ethnic minority residents ("Montagnards") of Dak Lak and Gia Lai provinces. The demonstrations began early on the morning of Saturda [...]	2004-04-12 12:55:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PREL KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY406	MFA IN HCMC ASSURES CONGEN SITUATION IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Mr. Le Hung Quoc, Senior Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City External Relations Office (ERO),downplayed reports of widespread protests and high casualty numbers in the Central Highlands (refs A and B) during a meeting with Acting Consul General on April 13, assuring her tha [...]	2004-04-13 14:35:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY45	PASTOR BUI VAN BA TO STAND TRIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ho Chi Minh City District 11 People's Court will try Pastor Bui Van Ba on the morning of January 13, 2004. Pastor Ba, of the Full Gospel Assembly, is charged with assaulting a police officer in the course of his duties. The charge stems from an August 18, 2003, altercati [...]	2004-01-09 11:09:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY507	HCMC ERO BRIEFS FOREIGN DIPLOMATS ON THE CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In a briefing for the Consular Corps on April 20, Director Le Quoc Hung of the Ho Chi Minh City External Relations Office (ERO -- the southern branch office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) blamed "extremist elements" inside and outside of Vietnam for demonstrations that turn [...]	2004-04-23 03:57:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV PREF SOCI SCUL KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY510	PROTESTANTS CRITICIZE MFI ROLE IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite continued assertions from Human Rights Watch, the Transnational Radical Party, Montagnard Foundation, Inc. (MFI) and various other groups that police and military units brutally beat, raped, killed and arrested ethnic minority demonstrators in the Central Highlands durin [...]	2004-04-23 18:13:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF PREL SCUL SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY572	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH UBCV LEADER THICH HUYEN QUANG [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-30 00:13:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY573	EMBASSY/CONGEN TEAM VISITS DAK LAK, ASSESSES EXTENT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and ConGen poloffs discovered more questions than answers concerning reports of recent ethnic unrest (refs A and B),during an April 26-27 trip through the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. While everyone from government officials to some of the protesters themselv [...]	2004-04-30 00:14:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV SOCI SCUL KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY673	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM MAKES SLOW PROGRESS IN HUE [...] (SBU) Both religious leaders and government officials in Thua Thien-Hue Province expressed a generally positive outlook on religious freedom during recent official meetings. However, Embassy and Consulate General officers were prevented from making unannounced visits to dissident Buddhist and [...]	2004-05-18 00:31:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY75	HIV INFECTION RATES CLIMBING IN HCMC -- NEARING [...] Summary: On a visit to Ho Chi Minh City, Staffdel McCormick from the House Committee on International Relations met with local government officials and NGO partners involved in the city's fight against HIV/AIDS. Current estimates indicate that the infection rate in Vietnam is approaching one [...]	2004-01-27 09:29:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP EAID KHIV SOCI VM HIV AIDS
04HOCHIMINHCITY751	HO CHI MINH CITY BUDDHISTS (OFFICIAL AND UN-) MARK [...] (U) Several thousand Buddhist believers joined hundreds of Buddhist monks and nuns at a June 1 dawn celebration of the 2548th anniversary of the Buddha's birth. The event featured speeches by various leaders of the government recognized Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) and local government offici [...]	2004-06-03 01:03:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SCUL PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY752	PROTESTANT S0URCE DISCUSSES CENTRAL HIGHLANDS UNREST AND [...] (SBU) In a May 28 meeting with the Consul General, a reliable Protestant source reported that the April 10-11 Easter weekend unrest in the Central Highlands had resulted in the deaths of 10 ethnic minority persons in Gia Lai Province and another 190 in Dak Lak Province -- contrary to GVN claims [...]	2004-06-03 01:03:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SCUL PREL SOCI PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY758	LEGAL PROTESTANTS SEE MOVEMENT ON SEMINARY, NEW CHURCHES [...] (SBU) Several members of the Executive Board of the government- recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) told the Ambassador they were moving ahead with plans for construction of a new seminary campus during a meeting last month at their offices in HCMC. The Protestant leaders [...]	2004-06-04 13:31:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SCUL PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY76	CIRFDEL SURVEYS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN VIETNAM: CATHOLICS [...] (U) Dr. Scott Flipse, senior policy analyst at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) traveled through Hanoi, Hue, the Central Highlands, and Ho Chi Minh City on an official fact-finding mission from January 7-16. He was joined by Mr. George Phillips, from the office o [...]	2004-01-28 00:34:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV OTRA KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY789	WELL KNOWN MENNONITE PASTOR DETAINED IN HCMC [...] (SBU) On the evening of June 8, ConGen HCMC received information from several reliable Protestant contacts that police in HCMC had "arrested" Mennonite Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang at his home in District 2. This followed earlier reports that police were searching the home, which doubles as an un [...]	2004-06-09 13:12:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV SCUL PREL KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY796	LOCAL PROTESTANTS TAKE CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO MENNONITE [...] (SBU) Summary: ConGen followed up with several local Protestant leaders on June 10, to obtain additional details on the June 8 detention of Mennonite pastor Nguyen Hong Quang (ref A) in HCMC. ConGen also obtained a copy of an official "announcement" of the arrest, which the District 2 police [...]	2004-06-12 10:51:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY824	FORMER UBCV MONK TO PURSUE IMMIGRANT VISA AFTER [...] (SBU) Mr. Pham Van Tuong, formerly known as Thich Tri Luc while still a monk with the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, has confirmed that he is now scheduled to depart Vietnam on June 22 under UNHCR auspices for resettlement in Sweden. He will travel with his wife and child. Mr. Tuo [...]	2004-06-18 13:08:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CVIS PREF SCUL SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY84	CIRFDEL/STAFFDEL GROVE SURVEY RELIGION IN VIETNAM: [...] (SBU) The religious situation for Protestants in Gia Lai and Dak Lak provinces has seen some real improvements in the last three months, according to both government officials and Protestant leaders who met with two USG delegations in early January. Official registrations for new Protestant ch [...]	2004-01-28 12:58:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV OTRA KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY870	HCMC RELIGION COMMITTEE DISCUSSES DETAINED MENNONITE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 23, ranking officials from the HCMC Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) met with Vietnam Evangelical Fellowship (VEF) leader Pham Dinh Nhan (please protect) to admonish him over his activities on behalf of detained Mennonite Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang and, more general [...]	2004-07-01 01:06:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV SCUL PREL KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY873	RECENT NGO STATEMENTS ON DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST KHUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post has spoken separately with the wife and two of the adult children (strictly protect) of detained democracy activist Tran Khue over the past two weeks, to follow up on a recent report from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) concerning the status of his case. While t [...]	2004-07-01 08:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PREL VM HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY881	HCMC OFFICIALS -- STILL ON TRAINING WHEELS? [...] Summary: Since the Prime Minister signed "Decree 93" in December 2001, granting Ho Chi Minh City some level of municipal autonomy from the national government, the city is still struggling to interpret how much autonomy has actually been devolved from Hanoi and is treading cautiously. Althoug [...]	2004-07-03 15:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	VM ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI DPOL
04HOCHIMINHCITY917	DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST TRAN KHUE SENTENCED TO TWENTY MONTHS [...] (SBU) The Ho Chi Minh City People's Court convicted detained democracy activist Tran Khue of violating administrative detention and abusing democracy and freedom to undermine national interests on July 9th. Khue was sentenced to 19 months, with credit for 18 months and nine days time served. [...]	2004-07-12 04:04:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PREL SCUL VM HUMANR
04ISTANBUL1868	THE NEW EU? ARRANGING MARRIAGES ON TURKISH [...] (u) Summary: With Turkey on the verge of receiving a historic invitation on December 17 to begin membership negotiations, Europe is seized with the question of whether Turkey is sufficiently "European." Religion and economic disparities aside, Turkish television provides a window into some ke [...]	2004-12-15 05:01:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI TU
04KATHMANDU1215	NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEE CAMPS FACE VIRAL INFLUENZA [...] As has happened in past years during the early to mid- monsoon period in Nepal, the Bhutanese refugee camps are facing widespread cases of viral influenza. According to UNHCR, the western refugee camps (Beldangi 1-3 and Sanischare) are suffering the peak of the disease, whereas the numbers o [...]	2004-06-29 08:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF SOCI NP
04KINSHASA1573	UPDATED CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] Summary. The GDRC has made nominal efforts to comply with international calls for child labor reform. The resulting legislation provides a proper framework to fight the worst forms of child labor. However, a lack of financing, personnel, transparency, and government follow-through has left [...]	2004-08-23 05:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EIND ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI CG
04KINSHASA1576	ANTI-TUTSI PREJUDICE RISES [...] (C) Summary: On August 16, moderate Banyamulenge community leader Enock Ruberangabo Sebineza told us that he was concerned about increased anti-Rwandan/ Banyamulenge sentiments in Kinshasa and eastern DRC. Many Congolese are again becoming increasingly hostile towards Rwanda, Ruberwa and the R [...]	2004-08-23 12:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM CG
04KUWAIT1274	(C) NEW ICM LEADERS STRIVE FOR MAINSTREAM [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-18 07:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM PHUM SOCI KU
04KUWAIT1346	(SBU) PM MOVES TO NIP SECTARIANISM IN THE BUD [...] (C) Summary: The liberation of Iraq,s Shiite majority has increased the assertiveness of Kuwaiti Shiites (about one-third of Kuwaitis),who were already making progress against institutionalized discrimination. They now have their own family-law court, more building permits for mosques, appr [...]	2004-04-25 10:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PHUM PGOV KISL SOCI KU
04KUWAIT1699	(C) CATHOLIC CHURCH OPERATES FREELY, BUT [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-30 12:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF KISL PGOV SOCI PREL KU
04KUWAIT1701	(C) LIBERALS ON THE OFFENSIVE IN FACE OF GROWING [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-31 06:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM PHUM SOCI KU
04KUWAIT1811	(C) HARDLINE ISLAMISTS LASH OUT AT US -- FEELING [...] (C) SUMMARY: An Islamist MP issued a lengthy diatribe accusing the US Embassy of interfering in Kuwait's internal affairs; he was clearly reacting to the report detailing our activities in support of human rights, posted on the DoS website. GOK officials including the Foreign Minister quick [...]	2004-06-08 13:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL SOCI KWMN KU
04KUWAIT326	MEPI EDUCATION: DEVELOPING THE PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PAO and APAO met with Kuwait's Minister of Education, Rashid al-Hamad, to discuss the MEPI Partnership Schools concept and other issues. The minister told us that he is interested in principle in working with the USG in establishing 2-3 such schools in Kuwait, and said that he [...]	2004-01-28 09:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KMPI EAID ECON PREL KPAO OEXC XF KU
04KUWAIT350	(C) TIP: KUWAITI EFFORT TO HELP REPATRIATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kuwaiti Ambassador to Indonesia is working with the Kuwait Red Crescent Society and the Indonesian Embassy to expedite repatriation of domestic servants stranded in Kuwait, and to ensure payment of wages owed to them. He hopes to be able to extend this initiative to Filipin [...]	2004-01-31 12:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB PGOV SOCI PREL KU ID RP
04KUWAIT3876	ISLAMISTS WIN ANOTHER BATTLE: RAMADAN TV SPECIAL [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The recently banned Ramadan television special 'Donia Al-Quwy' has become a nationwide hit for the very reasons it is not being aired by local stations: its focus on taboo societal issues. While the ban reflects the growing influence of Kuwaiti Islamists in this cons [...]	2004-11-10 13:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI KU
04LAGOS105	World Airways and Rite Time Both Plan to Assist [...] Summary: On Thursday, January 15, 2004, Conoff participated in a telephone call initiated by representatives of World Airways. World Airways executives asked if Post could provide an approximate number of World Airways passengers still stranded in Lagos, adding that the carrier plans to opera [...]	2004-01-16 17:00:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON CASC SOCI NI
04LAGOS1068	NIGERIA: NOBEL LAUREATE WOLE SOYINKA ARRESTED, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) arrested and later released Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka and six other human rights activists on May 15 during a rally held in Lagos opposing President Olusegun Obasanjo's administration and its policies. Soyinka later met with the CG and POLOFF o [...]	2004-05-20 16:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI PGOV PINR NI
04LAGOS1201	MEASURABLE SUCCESS IN NIGERIAN HIV/AIDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassadors Tobias and Campbell and USAID Country Director Liberi met with Nigerian Minister of Health Lambo on June 4 to discuss coordination between the GON national HIV/AIDS strategy and USG objectives under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Reflecting [...]	2004-06-09 15:59:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI ECON ELAB NI
04LAGOS1247	INITIATION OF EMBASSY EST&H REPORTING: [...] Introduction. This report is the first of what will become regular reports by the officer responsible for environment, science, technology, and health (EST&H) at Embassy Abuja. Pending the assignment in Abuja of such an officer, the Mission's economic officers, assisted by USAID colleagues, [...]	2004-06-18 08:27:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI ECON PGOV NI
04LAGOS126	World Airways [...] On Monday, January 19, 2004 at 8:07 a.m. EST, 318 passengers arrived at JFK aboard World Airways flight 817. In an advertisement being handed out by World Airways staff to passengers, World Airways claims the flight was being operated at their own expense and that they have not received paym [...]	2004-01-21 12:10:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON CASC SOCI NI
04LAGOS1268	FINDINGS OF THE 2003 DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH [...] Summary. The findings below on women's health and their social status are from the executive summary of the 2003 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. The nutritional status of Nigerian women falls within the internationally accepted normal range. The total fertility rate is 5.7 children, hig [...]	2004-06-22 05:29:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI ECON PGOV NI
04LAGOS1291	CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT AT NATIONAL HOSPITAL, [...] Summary. In early May 2004, President Obasanjo canceled the contract of the expatriate management team of the National Hospital of Abuja, a year before it was to be up for review. The British managers had been facing discontented staff, equipment breaking down, and the envy of Nigerian profes [...]	2004-06-24 10:55:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI ECON PGOV NI
04LAGOS1341	FINDINGS OF THE 2003 DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH [...] Summary. The findings below were drawn from the executive summary of the 2003 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. Malaria remains a major public health problem in Nigeria. Infant mortality is worse than what may have been commonly believed. Most children are under-weight or stunted, espe [...]	2004-07-01 09:19:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI ECON PGOV NI
04LAGOS1369	HIV/AIDS FINDINGS OF NIGERIA'S 2003 [...] Summary: The findings below are from the 2003 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) and expand on the findings presented in reftel. Knowledge of AIDS in Nigeria is fairly widespread, but knowledge of prevention is less so. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to prevention and co [...]	2004-07-07 10:32:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI ECON PGOV NI
04LAGOS1462	NIGERIA'S SPECIAL BRAND OF ISLAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with the Secretary General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs Lateef Adegbite in early July to discuss the nature of Islam in Nigeria, includingthe dividends of democracy, procedural safeguards inherent in Sharia law, the urgent need to restar [...]	2004-07-19 09:21:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS PINR PREL SOCI KISL NI
04LAGOS1477	NIGERIA'S SPECIAL BRAND OF ISLAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with the Secretary General of the Nigeria Supreme Council SIPDIS for Islamic Affairs Lateef Adegbite in early July to discuss the nature of Islam in Nigeria, including procedural safeguards inherent in Sharia law, the urgent need to restart of the polio va [...]	2004-07-20 14:21:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS PINR PREL SOCI KISL NI
04LAGOS2064	A LAGOS STATE PERSPECTIVE ON HIV/AIDS [...] Summary. To gather input to develop the Five Year Strategy for Nigeria for the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, USG team members met officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Health and the Lagos State Action Committee on AIDS (LSACA) on September 20. The HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in the state (4 [...]	2004-10-08 05:46:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KHIV PGOV NI
04LAGOS2383	LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS TO GO AHEAD DESPITE [...] SUMMARY: The government of Delta State plans to hold local council elections in Warri November 27 in three areas where elections were suspended March 2004. The majority ethnic group in the area, the Ijaws, have threatened to boycott the elections because they believe the configuration of the [...]	2004-11-27 15:31:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI CASC NI
04LAGOS2396	WARRI ELECTIONS POSTPONED AGAIN, RESCHEDULED FOR [...] Late November 26, the Delta State government again postponed the Warri local council elections. Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC) representatives reportedly announced the elections were being postponed for "logistical reasons." The elections are rescheduled for December 2. [...]	2004-11-30 06:16:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI CASC NI
04LAGOS2574	Person-on-the-street in Lagos: How's the [...] (U) Summary: Official statements and statistics emanating from the GON give a picture of an economy on the rebound. However, the official position is at variance with what one hears in the market stalls and living rooms of Lagos. Consulate staff interviewed a cross-section of Lagosians, sol [...]	2004-12-28 12:15:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI PGOV NI
04LAGOS300	NIGERIA: CHILD TRAFFICKING IN OGUN STATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 3 POLOFF visited quarry sites in Ogun State where trafficked Beninese children had been rescued in September and October 2003 (reftel). POLOFF was accompanied by Bose Akinola of the NGO Voice of Women in Africa and members of the Women's Consortium of Nigeria (WOCO [...]	2004-02-06 16:04:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR SOCI SMIG KOCI NI BN
04LAGOS31	WORLD AIRWAYS' PASSENGERS STRANDED IN LAGOS [...] On January 5, 2004, Embassy Econoff spoke with Senior World Airways officials who confirmed the suspension of all World Airways flights between the United States and Nigeria effective January 1, 2004. World Airways told Econoff that the airline chose not to renew its contract with Ritetime, [...]	2004-01-08 05:57:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC SOCI NI
04LAGOS337	THEY STARTED IT: WORLD AIRWAYS AND RITETIME [...] (U) Summary: World Airways and Ritetime Aviation and Travel Service executives called on Mission personnel February 9 and 10, respectively. Both groups related the series of events leading to World's December 2003 decision to suspend its scheduled charter flights between the United States and [...]	2004-02-13 15:26:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON CASC SOCI ASEC AMGT NI
04LAGOS54	UPDATE ON STRANDED WORLD AIRWAYS PASSENGERS [...] On Thursday, January 8, 2004, approximately fifty stranded World Airways passengers appeared at the Consulate demanding assistance in returning to the U.S. Some of the passengers claim they have been stranded since December 31 and have been staying overnight at the airport while awaiting wor [...]	2004-01-11 10:41:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC SOCI NI
04LAGOS547	NIGERIA: WAR ON NAFDAC: THE BATTLE AGAINST [...] (U) Summary: Just three months after an attempted assassination of Director General Dr. Dorothy Akunyili, Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) seems to be under attack. Fires gutted the agency's Lagos office on March 7, and less than 72 hours later, [...]	2004-03-12 15:09:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SOCI TBIO PINR NI
04LAGOS598	NIGERIA: PRISONS CONDITIONS AT KIRI KIRI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 19, POLOFF and LEGATT met with prison officials of the Lagos State Command and interviewed detainees awaiting trial at Kiri Kiri Medium Security Prison. Officials and prisoners alike highlighted problems with overcrowding, healthcare, and poor record keeping. They [...]	2004-03-18 16:47:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI KOCI CASC NI
04LAGOS74	WORLD AIRWAYS SUSPENDS SERVICE, LEAVES PASSENGERS [...] (U) Summary: World Airways recently announced the indefinite suspension of its charter flights between the United States and Nigeria. Company executives say World's booking agent, Ritetime Aviation and Travel Service, owes the airline nearly US $2 million and argue that World cannot continue [...]	2004-01-14 16:24:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON CASC SOCI ASEC AMGT NI
04LAGOS83	WORLD AIRWAYS SUSPENDS SERVICE, LEAVES [...] (U) Summary: World Airways recently announced the indefinite suspension of its charter flights between the United States and Nigeria. Company executives say World's booking agent, Ritetime Aviation and Travel Service, owes the airline nearly US $2 million and argue that World cannot continue [...]	2004-01-15 09:41:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON CASC SOCI ASEC AMGT NI
04LAPAZ2814	PRESIDENT MESA AND CONGRESS TO WORK TOGETHER ON [...] (C) Summary: The Chamber of Deputies' Economic Development Committee has proposed nullifying all of the contracts signed under the current (soon-to-be-invalid) hydrocarbons law. This follows three days of intense meetings in the MAS/NFR-led committee. Minister of Economic Development and h [...]	2004-09-03 20:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON SOCI EFIN EINV ENRG PGOV PREL BL
04LILONGWE148	PRESIDENT GETS PERSONAL ABOUT AIDS AT LAUNCH OF [...] (SBU) At the February 10 launch of the National AIDS Policy, President Muluzi made the surprise announcement that one of his brothers had died three years ago as a result of AIDS. In the address attended by UNAIDS Executive Director Dr. Peter Piot, Muluzi also declared he knows his HIV status [...]	2004-02-23 14:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	KHIV TBIO EAID SOCI MI HIV AIDS
04LILONGWE497	GLOBAL FUND'S EFFECTIVENESS IN MALAWI STIFLED [...] (SBU) The Global Fund's effectiveness in Malawi, the largest HIV/AIDS award recipient, has been stifled by operational and administrative problems. The goal of "limited oversight" has become unstructured and unwritten operational guidelines that are often confusing rather than liberating. Th [...]	2004-06-08 12:38:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV EAID TBIO SOCI MI WHO HIV AIDS
04LILONGWE696	CHILD LABOR REMAINS AN ISSUE IN MALAWI [...] One-third of Malawian children aged five to seventeen are involved in child labor, according to the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training's recently released Malawi Child Labour 2002 Report. The report, funded by the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) through the International La [...]	2004-07-23 10:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID MI
04LILONGWE706	NEW MINISTER OF EDUCATION SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR [...] SUMMARY. Newly appointed Minister of Education Yusuf Mwawa, formerly the Minister of Health under President Muluzi, said his first major task is to find a solution to the dwindling number of teachers in primary schools. In his estimation, improving the teacher training colleges will fill th [...]	2004-07-27 12:15:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAID MI
04LILONGWE775	MALAWI EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM WORSE OFF THAN [...] SUMMARY. According to the recently released "Free Primary Education For All" report, dropout rates, repetition rates, and qualified teacher-to-pupil ratios in public primary schools have all worsened over the past ten years. At the same time, overall enrollment and government expenditures on [...]	2004-08-10 15:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAID MI
04LILONGWE821	2004 MALAWI CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] This message is an update of reftel A, as requested reftel B. Laws and Regulations Proscribing Child Labor -------------------------------------------- 2. According to Labor Commissioner Zebron Kambuto, the GOM is currently preparing a code of conduct to serve as a guide for labor officers [...]	2004-08-23 14:22:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM EAID EIND ETRD SOCI MI AFIN
04LILONGWE933	GLOBAL FUND: BUYING ON CREDIT IN MALAWI [...] Per reftel A request, post provides the following update on Global Fund activities in Malawi. SUMMARY ------- 2. As the end of year two of Global Fund in Malawi approaches, the GOM will likely exceed anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment and voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) goals, but wil [...]	2004-09-24 09:26:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV EAID SOCI TBIO ECON PGOV MI HIV AIDS
04LJUBLJANA324	SLOVENIA: FOMIN TO ATTEND BERLIN ANTI-SEMITISM [...] (U) POL/ECON CHIEF AND POL-MILOFF DELIVERED REFTEL TALKING POINTS AND DELEGATION LIST ON 15 APRIL TO MFA OSCE TASK FORCE MEMBERS URSKA AJDISEK AND KATARINA GRADIC, BOTH OF WHOM WORK ON HUMAN DIMENSION ISSUES. AJDISEK SAID THAT FOMIN DMITRIJ RUPEL AND AT LEAST TWO OF HIS KEY STAFFERS, INCLUDIN [...]	2004-04-15 12:22:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SOCI SI OSCE
04MADRID1213	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC SEAN GALLAGHER [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Sean Gallagher, Research Physiologist, MIPB, NIOSH, CDC, DHHS to travel to Oviedo June 5-9 to visit the El Valle Gold Mine and the Carles Gold Mine to discuss the development of cooperative agreements and to observe gold mine operations. 2. [...]	2004-04-14 10:43:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI OTRA SP
04MADRID1769	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC MARK EBERHARD [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mark Eberhard, Director, Division of Parasitic Diseases, NCID, CDC, DHHS to travel to Valencia July 18-24 to be the keynote speaker at a symposium and to participate in congresses, meetings and workshops during the IX European Multicolloquium o [...]	2004-05-17 09:24:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI OTRA SP
04MADRID3835	MADRID PUBLIC HEALTH TIDBITS [...] Madrid's ESTH Officer periodically groups together and reports ESTH developments that might otherwise "fall below the reporting bar." Key issues will continue to be reported via "stand alone" cables. ESTH Officer Ken Forder welcomes feedback at forderk@state.gov. 2. INDEX: A. HIV i [...]	2004-10-04 12:35:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KHIV SP
04MADRID3887	EMBASSY MADRID STRENGTHENS MUSLIM OUTREACH [...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy Madrid began its efforts for Muslim outreach in Spain by hosting the visit of Abdulwahab Alkebsi, Program Officer for the Middle East at the National Endowment for Democracy and the Department's first participant in the "Citizen Diplomat" program, September 29 - October [...]	2004-10-05 13:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KPAO KISL SP
04MADRID3899	MADRID SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TIDBITS [...] Madrid's ESTH Officer periodically groups together and reports ESTH developments that might otherwise "fall below the reporting bar." Key issues will continue to be reported via "stand alone" cables. ESTH Officer Ken Forder welcomes feedback at forderk@state.gov. 2. INDEX: A. Polic [...]	2004-10-06 08:31:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCI SOCI SP
04MADRID4290	SPANISH GOVERNMENT POLICY ON HIV/AIDS AT HOME AND [...] Secretary of the Spanish National AIDS Plan Lourdes Chamorro Ramos briefed ESTHOFF November 4 on her office's domestic and international activities/priorities. Chamorro Ramos, the highest ranking Spanish Government official focusing solely on HIV/AIDS, indicated that her office has a good ha [...]	2004-11-08 12:00:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KHIV SP
04MANAGUA1783	RESPONSE T O ECLAC DEMARCHE: NICARAGUA WILL SUPPORT USG POSITION [...] (C) Ambassador delivered demarche contained reftel to Nicaraguan Minister of Health Jose Antonio Alvarado. After carefully reviewing the materials, Alvarado subsequently informed the Ambassador that he completely agreed with the US position. He noted that though he is not likely to attend the San J [...]	2004-06-17 20:51:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM SOCI NU ECLAC UN
04MANAMA1924	Sports Programming Works [...] (U) The Bahraini reaction to the highly successful visit of former Georgetown University Basketball players Omari Faulkner and Courtland Freeman was summed up by the Bahrain's National Basketball Team coach: "More sports programs are needed to foster greater dialogue." The two Cultural Envoy [...]	2004-12-22 13:06:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL SOCI OEXC KPAO BA
04MANAMA376	LABOR MINISTRY ISSUES FINANCIAL REGULATIONS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In early March, Bahrain's Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs issued more stringent regulations for charities' financial activities. The rules require charities to maintain accounts and share them with ministry inspectors on a quarterly basis. Charities' accounts must be audite [...]	2004-03-17 14:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN SOCI KISL BA
04MAPUTO1366	MOZAMBIQUE: 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 16:25:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAID PHUM SOCI ETRD MZ
04MONTREAL410	International Women's Day - Event at ICAO in [...] Summary: On Monday, March 8, Consul General (CG) Bernadette Allen joined Lieutenant Governor Lise Thibault and Transport Canada Assistant Deputy Minister for Policy Kristine Burr in addressing the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ambassadors, delegates and staff and other in [...]	2004-03-11 20:52:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN SOCI PREL CSW ICAO
04MUSCAT1957	SULTAN QABOOS' MAJLIS SPEECH [...] (SBU) Sultan Qaboos' annual address to the Majlis Oman on October 12 stuck to familiar themes in economic and foreign policy. He emphasized the usual twin pillars of economic diversification and human resource development and focused on the newly established Ministry of Tourism as sign of gov [...]	2004-11-08 09:59:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI MU
04MUSCAT1983	OMAN ONLINE: THE NATIVES ARE RESTLESS [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat room "Sablat al-Arab" -- or simply "Al-Sablah" -- is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totall [...]	2004-11-13 07:12:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI MU
04MUSCAT1991	OMAN'S NEW MINISTER: "THE RIGHT WOMAN AT THE RIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dr. Sharifa bint Khalfan bin Nasser al-Yahyai, Oman's new Minister of Social Development, is still getting used to her new job. Working late into the Ramadan nights to get up to speed on the workings of her ministry, she reflected on her sudden transition from academia to a sen [...]	2004-11-13 12:46:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KMPI KWMN PREL SOCI MU
04MUSCAT2079	EFFORT TO LAUNCH OMAN'S FIRST HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER [...] (SBU) An aspiring activist intent on establishing Oman's first human rights center has been invited to discuss his proposal with the Ministry of Social Development. In an effort to obtain government registration, Abdullah bin Salem al-Barami solicited the Embassy for support, saying that the [...]	2004-11-30 13:45:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV EAID SOCI MU
04MUSCAT2094	OMAN ONLINE: TOPICS IN FREEDOM [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat room "Sablat al-Arab" -- or simply "Al-Sablah" -- is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totall [...]	2004-12-01 11:51:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI MU
04MUSCAT2142	OMAN ONLINE: VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY, VISAS, INCREASED GAS [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat room "Sablat al-Arab" -- or simply "Al-Sablah" -- is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totall [...]	2004-12-08 13:35:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI MU EAC
04MUSCAT2143	ECA CULTURAL ENVOYS HAVE A BALL IN OMAN [...] ECA Cultural Envoys Omari Faulkner and Courtland Freeman engaged a wide range of Omani basketball players, coaches, and students during their highly successful four-day visit to the Sultanate. Welcomed by dignitaries including the newly appointed Minister of Sports Affairs, the duo established [...]	2004-12-08 13:37:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL SOCI MU
04MUSCAT2160	CHALLENGE FOR NEW JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION: [...] (U) The Ministry of Social Development has approved the registration of Oman's first journalism association. Under the purview of the Ministry of Information (MOI),the association has been received with considerable skepticism by journalists. Its purpose is to strengthen recognition and res [...]	2004-12-13 07:56:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI AORC PGOV MU
04MUSCAT2187	OMAN ONLINE: MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, PRISONS, AND [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat room "Sablat al-Arab" -- or simply "Al-Sablah" -- is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totall [...]	2004-12-15 13:31:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI MU
04MUSCAT2222	OMAN: IFES ELECTIONS ASSESSMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Under the sponsorship of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI),the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) recently concluded an assessment visit to the Sultanate. The team identified several key areas for potential electoral assistance, including a need f [...]	2004-12-21 05:04:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KMPI KDEM SOCI MU
04MUSCAT2231	MINISTRY CONSIDERS HUMAN RIGHTS NGO [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Social Development is considering the proposed establishment of a human rights center in Oman. In response to a letter from activist Abdullah al-Barami (reftel) (protect),the Ministry met with him December 6 to discuss the idea. The Director of Charitable Associations [...]	2004-12-21 12:24:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EAID SOCI MU
04MUSCAT2251	OMAN ONLINE: DRUG USE, WORK IN IRAQ, AND HINDUS IN OMAN [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat room "Sablat al-Arab" -- or simply "Al-Sablah" -- is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totall [...]	2004-12-26 02:27:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI MU
04MUSCAT2292	OMAN'S VICTORIOUS DEFEAT [...] (SBU) The wave of public excitement cresting with Oman's unprecedented finish in a regional soccer tournament has boiled over into uncharacteristic manifestations of spontaneous crowds and flag-waving patriotism. In a country bereft of past sports successes, the Gulf Cup tournament unleashed [...]	2004-12-29 13:47:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI MU
04NEWDELHI8267	UPDATE: INDIAN FOREIGN TSUNAMI RELIEF [...] (U) Reflecting the very positive Indian reaction to the US initiative to create a Core Group for tsunami relief, and New Delhi's resolve to do even more to assist India's neighbors, on December 30 the MEA provided us with a further update on GOI support for Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Indone [...]	2004-12-30 12:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AEMR EAID MASS SOCI ID CE MV IN GOI
04PANAMA2153	PANAMA CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR TRADE DEVELOPMENT [...] Has the GOP developed a list of occupations considered to be the worst forms of child labor? -------------------------------------------- - In 2002, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) fully funded a $1 million program with the International Labor Organization/International Programme on [...]	2004-08-24 11:47:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA564	NEW PANAMA POLLS SHOW TORRIJOS WITH LARGE LEAD. [...] (SBU) New polls from two different not necessarily reliable sources are ranking presidential candidates in the usual order. In the Assembly, legislators seeking to rejuvenate their rotten image have proposed forward-leaning reductions in their own privileges, but may lack the political will t [...]	2004-03-08 22:32:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI PM POL SPECIALIST

04PANAMA76	PANAMA'S CHANCES FOR QUICK CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) Due to a lack of support from the two biggest political parties and disagreements over procedure, the possibility that Panama's legislators will enact constitutional reforms in the near future is fading rapidly. Many politicians have acknowledged publicly a need to reform Panama's curr [...]	2004-01-14 17:04:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PM
04PANAMA828	PANAMA PUBLIC OPINION POLLS NOT DEPENDABLE [...] (SBU) Panama's nationally-published public opinion polls are probably biased, do not offer a dependable measure of Panamanians' voting preferences, and probably will not accurately predict outcomes for the May 2 elections. While we still think Martin Torrijos will win the May 2, 2004 presiden [...]	2004-04-08 15:13:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PARAMARIBO169	TEACHER UNION STRIKE FORCES CASH-STRAPPED [...] In the first case of labor unrest this year, the Union of High School Teachers (BVL) began a strike on February 17 to protest the government's refusal to fulfill terms of a 1998 agreement between the Wijdenbosch administration (1996- 2000) and civil servants. In response, Minister of Educati [...]	2004-02-24 19:15:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB ECON SOCI NS
04PARAMARIBO527	JAZZ AMBASSADORS THRILL CROWDS IN SURINAME, HELP [...] On July 8-11, the Embassy hosted Jazz Ambassadors Deborah Davis and a Few Good Men in the first ever visit of a Jazz Ambassadors group to Suriname. The dynamic quartet thrilled school children in a workshop entitled "What is Jazz?," invitees to a private concert at the Ambassador's residence [...]	2004-07-19 19:07:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI NS
04PARAMARIBO529	SURINAME TO CONDUCT NEW CENSUS IN AUGUST [...] According to Surinamese media reports, the National Assembly unanimously approved legislation on July 8 to permit the conduct of a new census in August. The census will be undertaken by the General Statistics Bureau (ABS) August 2-15 and will be financed by the government and the Inter Ameri [...]	2004-07-20 18:03:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SOCI NS
04PARAMARIBO545	CHINESE DELEGATION VISIT TO SURINAME: JUST REGULAR [...] In a July 22 conversation with the Embassy, Political Officer Yumin Zhao of the Chinese Embassy downplayed a recent visit by a delegation from the Peoples National Congress to Suriname. Zhao stressed that the July 6-9 visit was part of a regular orientation of Chinese government officials to [...]	2004-07-27 13:10:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID SOCI CH NS
04PRETORIA3539	NEW SOUTH AFRICAN AIDS STATISTICS [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-04 14:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV SOCI KSCA SF
04PRETORIA4545	PERSPECTIVES ON NEPAD, ISLAM AND THE USA IN SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary: S/P consultations in South Africa October 6-10, 2004 confirmed strong public and private sector support for NEPAD, due largely to Presidents Mbeki and Obasanjo's strong leadership. Expecting legal status as an African Union (AU) entity, the NEPAD Secretariat was optimistic, [...]	2004-10-12 14:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KDEM PHUM PINR SOCI SF
04PRETORIA4610	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH OCTOBER 15 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this we [...]	2004-10-15 15:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
04PRETORIA4800	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH OCTOBER 29 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, this post publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's news [...]	2004-11-01 14:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
04PRETORIA4947	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH NOVEMBER 12 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]	2004-11-12 08:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
04PRETORIA4950	South Africa may reintroduce culling to manage its [...] (SBU) South Africa is working to identify an acceptable solution to the problem of elephant overpopulation in its national parks. An October conference with stakeholders held at Kruger National Park reviewed different elephant management methods, including relocation, contraception and culli [...]	2004-11-12 09:13:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV SOCI SF ETRD
04PRETORIA5119	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH NOVEMBER 26 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]	2004-11-24 14:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
04PRETORIA5285	South Africa establishes National Biodiversity [...] On December 2, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) Marthinus Van Schalkwyk officially launched the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) at Pretoria's National Botanical Gardens. The institute came into being in September 2004, transforming from the National [...]	2004-12-07 14:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI TBIO KSCA ECON SF
04PRETORIA5334	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH DECEMBER 10 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]	2004-12-10 07:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
04PRETORIA5363	South Africa recognizes, supports and [...] Summary. South Africa continues to support the protection and development of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) through a variety of government and private efforts. In the late 1990s, the new South African Government encouraged deeper investigation into IKS through research projects and sur [...]	2004-12-13 14:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI TBIO KSCA ECON ETRD KIPR SF
04PRETORIA5509	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH DECEMBER 24 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]	2004-12-23 12:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
04QUITO2448	ECUADOR CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. Child labor remains a major problem in Ecuador. However, the GoE, NGOs and other institutions are taking steps to combat worst forms of child labor in Ecuador. More clearly needs to be done, particularly in the enforcement of child labor laws and the rehabilitation of child la [...]	2004-09-08 17:00:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI EC
04RANGOON1030	BURMA GETS FIRST PIECE OF GLOBAL FUND PIE [...] (U) Summary: On August 4 the GOB Ministry of Health facilitated a signing ceremony in Rangoon which initiated the tuberculosis (TB) component of a Global Fund (GF) grant to Burma, the country's first tranche of funding from the GF. The first two-year phase of the TB component is for $6.9 milli [...]	2004-08-10 10:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO SOCI PGOV EAID PHUM PREL BM NGO
04RANGOON110	BURMA CAN'T FIGHT PHONY PHARMAS FROM INDIA AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Sick Burmese are suffering under a flood of fake, unregistered, or sub-standard pharmaceuticals primarily imported from India and China. Though honest importers and the government are making some efforts to deal with the situation, little can be done without a better regulatory [...]	2004-01-23 04:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI ECON BM
04RANGOON137	AVIAN FLU: BURMA TIGHTENS DEFENSES TO REPEL NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: There appears to be no avian influenza yet in Burma and the government has taken the initiative to keep it that way. An interagency committee has begun a broad prevention program, which includes cutting off imports of baby chicks from Thailand. Though we are relatively confide [...]	2004-02-02 07:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO SOCI PGOV BM
04RANGOON1386	PUSHING A BIG ROCK UP A STEEP HILL: UNFPA TRIES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The UNFPA's three-day tour through upper Burma in mid-October for members of the diplomatic community and INGOs presented a microcosm of life today in this country: a graceful, capable people burdened by a Government that takes decisions based on its own interests. End Summary [...]	2004-10-22 12:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV EAID SOCI BM NGO
04RANGOON1519	EMBASSY RANGOON CONDUCTS HIV/AIDS TRAINING FOR ALL [...] Summary. Embassy Rangoon has completed HIV/AIDS awareness training for all current mission staff in accordance with the Department of State's HIV/AIDS workplace policy and a Plan of Action established at the July 2003 HIV/AIDS Chiefs of Mission Conference in Bangkok, at which COMs committed [...]	2004-11-30 09:45:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI KHIV APER BM
04RANGOON1556	BURMA: THE EYES HAVE IT [...] (SBU) Summary: A favorite of ASSK's, U.S.-based NGO ORBIS, arrived in Mandalay on December 5th. The flying eye hospital and 11 foreign doctors will spend two weeks providing free operations for patients and education and hands-on training for nearly 100 Burmese medical staff. Despite clear be [...]	2004-12-09 03:30:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI ECON BM ASSK NGO
04RANGOON369	BURMA WELCOMES PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY AIDS PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Burma is interested in new program possibilities under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (ref A) and has requested further consultations with the Embassy and USAID Bangkok to examine details of what the emergency plan actually means for Burma. Probably for reasons o [...]	2004-03-19 08:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID SOCI KHIV PHUM PGOV BM NGO
04RANGOON945	THE WHO JOINS GOB TO FIGHT HIV/AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, [...] Summary: Dr. Jack Chow, Assistant Director-General for the World Health Organization for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (HTM),called on the COM on July 21 to discuss his visit to Burma during which he met with the GOB Minister of Health and other health officials, announced 92 million in [...]	2004-07-26 10:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI PGOV EAID PHUM PREL BM NGO
04RIODEJANEIRO1105	BRZAIL'S MINAS GERAIS: PT INCUMBENT COULD [...] (U) SUMMARY: The mayoral race in the capital city of Minas Gerais state, Belo Horizonte, one of Brazil's largest cities in one of the largest states, is close, according to the most recent poll: 38 percent for ex-soccer idol and State Deputy Joao Leite (Brazilian Socialist Party/PSB) and 31 [...]	2004-08-13 09:59:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SOCI BR
04ROME1472	ITALY SUGGESTS MODIFIED LANGUAGE FOR OSCE [...] (C) FOLLOWING UP ON REF A CONVERSATION, MFA OSCE OFFICE DIRECTOR FABIO CRISTIANI TOLD POLOFF THAT THERE WAS LITTLE SUPPORT AMONG OSCE MEMBER STATES FOR LANGUAGE IN THE OSCE ANTI-SEMITISM CONFERENCE DRAFT DOCUMENT LINKING ANTI-SEMITISM TO ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAEL. HE CLAIMED THAT ITALY COULD LIVE [...]	2004-04-14 17:05:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI IT OSCE
04SANAA2015	YEMEN CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR TDA REPORT [...] Summary. In Yemen, children augment family and household incomes as street vendors and workers in family businesses or on the family farm. Slavery, child prostitution and trafficking are not major issues in Yemen. Some donors express concern that child trafficking may be on the rise. Govern [...]	2004-08-21 13:25:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI YM HUMAN RIGHTS TRAFFICKING PERSONS
04SANAA2757	AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO ADEN AND TAIZ [...] Summary. Ambassador visited the port city of Aden and the city of Taiz October 11-13. Aden and Taiz, the two former capitals of North and South Yemen respectively, are the two largest and most commercially vibrant of Yemeni cities outside the capital Sanaa. NGOs, social activism, commercial [...]	2004-10-30 13:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT SOCI PGOV PHUM KMPI YM
04SANTODOMINGO3422	DEMARCHE, ECLAC CONFERENCE ON WOMEN, DELIVERED TO [...] Embassy delivered reftel talking points as a non-paper to MFA deputy director of international organizations Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, with a request that they be shared with the Dominican delegation to the Ninth Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, in Mexico City Jun [...]	2004-06-09 22:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC SOCI KWMN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5501	SECTION 102(G) PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION: INSTRAW [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy obtained from the UN Institute for Training and Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) a list of 385 NGOs that have some link with INSTRAW, from being on a mailing list to, in a few cases, collaborating in research or training projects. 2. (SBU) Embassy has carefully rev [...]	2004-10-04 21:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM SOCI KWMN DR
04SANTODOMINGO6524	U.S. COMS' HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS [...] Summary: In a packed three days in early October, the U.S. Government's senior HIV/AIDS team and Caribbean-based U.S. Ambassadors, with the help of Dominican President Leonel Fernandez, his health team and the winners of an HIV/AIDS song contest for youth, threw the spotlight on HIV/AIDS in a [...]	2004-12-06 17:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI EAID DR
04SAOPAULO1472	PT AND PSDB GAIN STRENGTH IN BRAZILIAN STATE OF [...] (U) Polls are leaning towards a PSDB win for mayor in Florianopolis, the capital of the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The PSDB candidate, Dario Berger, has a 16 point lead over PP/PFL candidate, Chico Assis. State Governor Luiz Henrique da Silva (PMDB) has endorsed Berger and o [...]	2004-10-22 17:51:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SOCI BR
04SAOPAULO1541	MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS IN THE SOUTH: PT [...] Summary. In Sao Paulo and the South, the PSDB was the big winner and the PT the big loser in the second round of the Brazilian municipal elections on October 31. The PT lost control of the two biggest prizes in the region, Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre, the second of which the party had govern [...]	2004-11-01 20:33:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR SOCI BR
04SAOPAULO843	RACE RELATIONS IN BRAZIL: THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION [...] (U) Affirmative action measures aimed at improving the socioeconomic situation of Afro-Brazilians are fundamental to the "Movimento Negro," or Black Movement. Though affirmative action remains controversial, even among Afro- Brazilians, the controversy itself is drawing public attention to t [...]	2004-06-04 19:20:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EINV SOCI BR TIP
04SOFIA2338	BULGARIAN COURT RULING ENDS MUSLIM LEADERSHIP [...] SUMMARY: A recent court ruling has resolved -- at least for the time being -- the leadership dispute that has divided the top echelons of Bulgaria's Muslim community since December 2003. A new chief mufti (the spiritual head of the denomination) has been appointed; however the community's new a [...]	2004-12-09 10:33:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PGOV KIRF BU
04TAIPEI3707	TAIWAN'S CULTURAL CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent conversations with Taiwan artists and academics have revealed their growing concern that the ruling DPP's political drive to create a new national identity has created a battleground in the arenas of art and education. Artists and officials alike lament the fact that culture [...]	2004-11-19 07:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI TW
04TEGUCIGALPA1067	LIMITED OPPORTUNITY EXISTS FOR WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] Summary: Opportunities for women to participate in Honduran politics remains quite limited, particularly for those seeking elected office. While women account for well over half of the Honduran population, they hold only a fraction of elected positions, both on the national and local level. D [...]	2004-05-10 21:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN SOCI PHUM PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1355	HONDURAS SEIZES 1,460 MORE KILOS OF COCAINE; [...] (SBU) With DEA assistance, on June 9, 2004, Honduran authorities seized approximately 1,460 kilos of cocaine and arrested four suspects near Puerto Cortes on Honduras' Caribbean coast. The cocaine which originated in Colombia was seized at a property in a zone known as La Laguna de Alegria We [...]	2004-06-14 21:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS SOCI PHUM HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1372	NATIONAL ARMS REGISTRY BEGINS 18 MONTHS AFTER [...] (U) On June 14, the Honduran Ministry of Public Security officially inaugurated a national firearms registry in the cities of Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, and La Ceiba. The opening of the registry comes some 18 months after the Honduran National Congress approved legislation to regulate the s [...]	2004-06-16 22:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KJUS SNAR SOCI PHUM HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1439	TEACHERS' PROTEST FAILS TO SHUT DOWN HONDURAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 24, approximately 5,000 striking Honduran teachers temporarily blocked the four main arteries connecting Tegucigalpa with the rest of the country, bringing traffic to a standstill and disrupting commerce. Teachers also blocked traffic in other parts of the country, primari [...]	2004-06-24 22:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC ELAB PHUM SOCI PREL HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1466	MULTIPLE PROTESTS CONVERGE, MADURO'S REACTION IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 29 Honduran President Ricardo Maduro went on national television to explain the Government of Honduras' (GOH) position after teachers' unions rejected the latest government offer. Protests continue (refs A and B) and both sides are at loggerheads. Also, the March for Life [...]	2004-06-30 22:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC ELAB PHUM SOCI PREL HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1472	MADURO STIFFENS RESOLVE AS PEACEFUL PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary: Peaceful protests continued in Tegucigalpa on July 1 as the Government of Honduras (GOH) rejected the latest counter-proposal from the teachers' unions, calling it "absurd" and launching a media campaign in the newspapers against the teachers. The March for Life (Marcha Por La V [...]	2004-07-01 22:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC ELAB PHUM SOCI PREL HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1490	Millennium Challenge Corporation Visit to Honduras [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),visiting Honduras from June 8- 16, held a productive set of meetings with Honduran government officials, members of civil society and the private sector, and representatives of other donor organizations and nation [...]	2004-07-06 16:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV SOCI PREL PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1508	Review of the Consultative Group meeting in [...] Summary: The Honduran Consultative Group (CG) meeting was held on June 10-11 with more than 300 participants from the GOH, civil society, and the international donor community. President Maduro made a key-note presentation on the importance of this meeting to report on the progress made on a [...]	2004-07-07 12:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EINV SOCI PREL PGOV HO MCC NSC
04TEGUCIGALPA1581	March For Life Focused on Forests Reenergizes [...] (U) SUMMARY: The March for Life (Marcha por la Vida) appears to have successfully launched a new committed environmental protection movement in the country. It remains to be seen if the movement can sustain its momentum and maintain political pressure on the government and Congress, and whet [...]	2004-07-16 22:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV KCRM KJUS PHUM SNAR SOCI HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1583	Maduro Launches Investigation of Forestry Agency [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 2, Honduran President Ricardo Maduro established an "intervention" into the operations of the Honduran Corporation for Forest Development, COHDEFOR. A three-person commission was named to conduct an in-depth analysis of COHDEFOR's operations, report back to Maduro within [...]	2004-07-19 13:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV EAGR KCRM KJUS KCOR PHUM SOCI HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1599	Maduro Reaches $33 Million Deal with Teachers; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 10, President Ricardo Maduro and representatives of teachers' unions signed an agreement reinstating certain salary benefits which had been cut in December, thus bringing an end to the 33-day teachers' strike. The GOH did not offer an across-the-board salary increase, [...]	2004-07-20 17:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAID ELAB SOCI PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1611	CONVICTED HONDURAN NARCO-CONGRESSMAN PANCHAME [...] On July 11, Armando Avila Panchame (52),a Honduran National Party ex-Congressman serving a 20-year sentence at the National Penitentiary (PN) in Tamara for narcotrafficking, was murdered by another prison inmate, Juvernal Alvarado Diaz (23). Diaz, sentenced in January 2004 to 12 years in pr [...]	2004-07-21 13:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KJUS ASEC SOCI PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1626	LA MOSQUITIA MAYORS CALL FOR MORE RESOURCES TO [...] The mayors of two communities in La Mosquitia (in the northeast corner of Honduras) called on central authorities to increase police presence and equipment in the region as it has become the foremost narcotrafficking zone in the country. The complaint was issued June 20 by the mayor of Puerto [...]	2004-07-23 21:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KJUS ASEC SOCI PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2057	UNDER SIEGE FOR MONTHS, HONDURAN MINISTER OF [...] (U) During a national press conference on September 13, Honduran President Ricardo Maduro announced the resignation of the embattled Minister of Education Carlos Avila Molina. Maduro praised Avila's accomplishments and noted that Avila was leaving strictly for personal reasons. Replacing Avila [...]	2004-09-14 22:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB EAID ECON SOCI PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA236	TEGUCIGALPA PROTEST PLANNED FOR FEBRUARY 5: IMF [...] (C) Summary: The leftist organization Popular Block is planning a large protest march for February 5 in Tegucigalpa. The protest, which may include over a thousand demonstrators, will focus on controversial domestic legislation linked to the recent IMF agreement and various U.S. foreign polic [...]	2004-01-30 23:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB SOCI ETRD PREL ECON ASEC PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA265	HONDURAS SEIZES 90 MORE KILOS OF COCAINE; 2004 [...] On January 31 Honduran police seized 15 kilos of cocaine in Bonito Oriental, and on February 1 the police seized another 75 kilos in Balfate. Both towns are on the Caribbean coast of Honduras near Trujillo. In addition, in the February 1 action police arrested five suspects, and seized cash [...]	2004-02-04 21:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS SOCI HO
04TEGUCIGALPA298	LARGE BUT PEACEFUL TEGUCIGALPA PROTEST COMES OFF [...] As promised, the leftist organization Popular Block held a large protest march February 5 in Tegucigalpa, and a smaller protest in San Pedro Sula. The protest also included temporary morning road blocks on main highways near major cities in several parts of the country. The largely peaceful [...]	2004-02-10 21:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB SOCI ETRD PREL ECON ASEC PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA707	Popular Block Protests Presence of Honduran Troops [...] The Popular Block (Bloque Popular-BP) pulled together a small and peaceful two-hour demonstration on March 20 at the Embassy to protest the "War on Iraq." The BP convoked its member labor unions, indigenous groups, affiliated leftist political party, the Democratic Union, student organization [...]	2004-03-24 21:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ETRD PINR ASEC HO
04TEGUCIGALPA751	HONDURAS SEIZES 700 MORE KILOS OF COCAINE; 2004 [...] (U) On March 30, Honduran authorities confiscated approximately 700 kilos of cocaine and arrested six individuals in the vicinity of Santa Cruz de Yojoa, near Puerto Cortes on Honduras' Caribbean coast. Police arrived in the area as the traffickers were in the process of preparing a false com [...]	2004-03-31 23:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS SOCI HO
04TEGUCIGALPA792	HONDURAS SEIZES 122 MORE KILOS OF COCAINE; 2004 [...] (U) On April 3, Honduran authorities confiscated approximately 108 kilos of cocaine and arrested Luis Armando Juarez Pineda (46) at a make-shift check point police established at Bonito Oriental in the Department of Colon on the Caribbean coast. The cocaine was discovered hidden in a false co [...]	2004-04-05 20:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS SOCI HO
04TEGUCIGALPA80	IN FIRST MAJOR BUST OF THE YEAR, HONDURANS SEIZE [...] On January 10, Honduran authorities seized approximately 1,000 kilos of cocaine after a drug-laden aircraft, en route from Colombia, crashed landed in an attempt to avoid interdiction. The plane, under escort by the Honduran Air Force and apparently low on fuel, crash landed on the Caribbean [...]	2004-01-13 21:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS SOCI HO
04TELAVIV1909	PALESTINIANS ANSWER "NO" TO QUESTION, "ARE YOU [...] (C) Summary: Starting in October 2003, the World Bank and Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) have conducted a series of monthly surveys to measure Palestinian attitudes and expectations concerning their economic and humanitarian circumstances. An average of 1253 households and 5 [...]	2004-03-29 14:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID SOCI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
04TELAVIV2300	FM SHALOM LIKELY TO HEAD GOI DELEGATION TO OSCE [...] (SBU) MFA Minister Counselor for Anti-Semitism and Holocaust Remembrance Martin Flax told poloff on April 21 that it is the MFA's "working assumption" that FM Silvan Shalom will head the GOI's delegation to the OSCE's Anti-Semitism Conference in Berlin April 28-29. He anticipates the delegat [...]	2004-04-21 14:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI IS GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV6049	AIDS STILL AT LOW LEVELS, BUT HEPATITIS C VIRUS [...] Summary: The incidence of HIV/AIDS remains low in Israel, with about half of new cases from sexual transmission. Most cases of infection from intravenous drug use are among immigrants from the former Soviet Union. At the same time, the incidence of Hepatitis C is high among drug users, and [...]	2004-12-01 14:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV TBIO SNAR SOCI ECON EAID IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ISRAELI SOCIETY
04TELAVIV6614	Consular Field Trip to Haifa [...] Begin summary: On 13 December 2004, the American officers of the Consular Section traveled to Israel's northern port city of Haifa for meetings with community leaders, including the mayor, the chief of police, and others, as well as from a tour of the Haifa Consular Agency. Officers benefite [...]	2004-12-28 13:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT SOCI PINS IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
04VATICAN1164	VATICAN OPEN TO TURKEY'S EU BID [...] (C) HOLY SEE COUNTRY DIRECTOR FOR TURKEY JAN PAWLOWSKI REAFFIRMED MARCH 5 THE VATICAN'S OPENNESS TO TURKISH EU MEMBERSHIP, DESPITE THE IMPRESSION OF OPPOSITION GENERATED BY THE HOLY SEE'S CONTINUED EFFORTS TO INTERJECT A REFERENCE TO EUROPE'S CHRISTIAN ROOTS IN THE EU CONSTITUTION. NEVERTHELES [...]	2004-03-23 17:26:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	EU PHUM PREL SOCI TU VT
04VATICAN1171	HOLY SEE TAKING SMALL STEPS IN RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Cardinal Walter Kasper, the Holy See official responsible for relations with the Orthodox Church, judged his February trip to Moscow to meet with Russian Orthodoxy's highest officials "not easy, but helpful." Kasper told the Ambassador that Patriarch Alexei II and Metropolitan Kirill, th [...]	2004-03-24 08:58:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PREL RS SOCI VT
04VATICAN1231	OSCE BOSNIA HEAD PRESSES HOLY SEE AND FRANCISCANS [...] (U) This telegram contains a guidance request. Please see paragraph 9. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) OSCE Bosnia Head of Mission Robert Beecroft emphasized the importance of inter-ethnic reconciliation in Mostar for Bosnia's future stability during March 23-24 meetings with the Hol [...]	2004-03-26 18:35:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PREL SOCI VT BK BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA OSCE
04VATICAN1299	TOP JESUIT: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM UNDER PRESSURE IN [...] (SBU) DURING A MARCH 31 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, SOCIETY OF JESUS (JESUIT) SUPERIOR GENERAL HANS-PETER KOLVENBACH EXPRESSED HIS MOUNTING CONCERN ABOUT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR CHRISTIANS IN INDIA. KOLVENBACH, WHO RECENTLY RETURNED FROM A TRIP TO INDIA, SAID THAT HINDU FUNDAMENTALISM SEE [...]	2004-04-02 04:41:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IN KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT XD
04VATICAN1302	RELATIONS WITH JEWS AND ANTI-SEMITISM HIGH ON [...] (SBU) The Holy See has placed its dialogue with Judaism and efforts to combat anti-Semitism high on its agenda, as reflected in recent Papal statements, high profile meetings, and an increasingly active inter-religious dialogue. Vatican relations with Judaism have been steadily improving sin [...]	2004-04-02 07:57:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI IS VT
04VATICAN1389	HIV/AIDS: COUNTERING VATICAN MISCONCEPTIONS ON [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-08 06:40:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI TBIO VT
04VATICAN1471	OSCE ANTI-SEMITISM CONFERENCE: HOLY SEE WANTS [...] (c) Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister Monsignor Pietro Parolin told the DCM April 8 that the Holy See was committed to a successful OSCE Anti-Semitism Conference in Berlin, and agreed with the U.S. on the importance of achieving concrete results. To this end, the Holy See will be sending a hig [...]	2004-04-14 15:39:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI VT OSCE
04VATICAN1988	VATICAN DELEGATION SEES PROGRESS IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Vatican representatives who visited Vietnam April 27 - May 2 were pleased by their surprisingly cordial reception by Vietnamese officials. Authorities allowed the delegation to visit the diocese of Xuan Loc for the first time, as well as Ban Me Thuot, where there were clashes in April [...]	2004-05-21 12:44:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH KIRF PHUM PINR PREL VT VM PGOV SOCI
04VATICAN1989	SERB AMBASSADOR CONCERNED ABOUT KOSOVO, ISLAM [...] (SBU) DARKO TANASKOVIC, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO (SAM) AMBASSADOR TO THE HOLY SEE, PASSED THE AMBASSADOR MAY 19 SAM'S DISCUSSION PAPER ON KOSOVO (REF A) AND IMPRESSED UPON HIM HIS CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE SERBIAN MINORITY IN THE PROVINCE. TANASKOVIC DESCRIBED A GROWING EXTREMISM AMONG [...]	2004-05-21 13:11:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF MW PREL SOCI SR VT YI UNMIK
04VATICAN2518	TIP CONFERENCE ENERGIZES, EDUCATES ON FAITH-BASED [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-30 04:38:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SMIG SOCI VT
04VATICAN2712	VATICAN SEES NO CAMPAIGN AGAINST NICARAGUAN CHURCH [...] (C) Vatican Country Director for Nicaragua Lucio Sembrano said July 8 that he did not regard current Church-State tensions (reftels) as a result of any government campaign against the Church. While not entirely excusing government offenses against Catholic hierarchy, Sembrano (protect throug [...]	2004-07-13 04:40:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	NU PHUM PREL SOCI VT
04VATICAN2989	POPE CONDEMNS IRAQ CHURCH BOMBINGS; CHALDEAN [...] (U) The Pope reacted strongly to Sunday's Iraq church bombings in an August 2 message to Emmanuel III, Patriarch of Iraq's Chaldean Catholic Church. The Pope said that he "firmly deplored the unjust aggressions against those whose only aim is to collaborate for peace and reconciliation in t [...]	2004-08-03 04:39:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT
04VATICAN3057	DVC PROMOTES HIV/AIDS PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN USG AND [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-06 15:56:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO VT
04VATICAN3196	VATICAN STILL OPEN TO TURKEYâ€™S EU BID [...] (C) Acting Holy See Foreign Minister Parolin reaffirmed August 18 that the Holy See remained open to Turkish EU membership, notwithstanding recent critical comments by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. Parolin emphasized that the Holy See's position on Turkish membership in the EU had not changed from the [...]	2004-08-18 16:27:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	EU PHUM PREL SOCI TU VT
04VATICAN3308	POPE RETURNS ICON TO ORTHODOX, HOPING FOR THAW IN [...] (SBU) Pope John Paul II is returning a copy of an historic icon of the Virgin Mary to the Russian Orthodox Church, a gesture he hopes will help thaw relations between Rome and Moscow. The Pope had wanted to return the icon to Moscow in person, but continued coolness from Orthodox Patriarch Al [...]	2004-08-30 04:33:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI RS VT
04VATICAN337	IRF: CARDINAL SEES OBSTACLES, PROGRESS IN VIETNAM [...] (C) AMERICAN CARDINAL BERNARD LAW REVIEWED WITH POLOFF JANUARY 28 HIS MID-DECEMBER TRIP TO VIETNAM AT THE INVITATION OF VIETNAM'S NEW CARDINAL, JEAN-BAPTISTE PHAM MINH MAN. LAW SAID HE SAW NO SIGNS THAT THE GVN WAS EVEN INCHING TOWARDS ALLOWING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH A ROLE IN CIVIL SOCIETY [...]	2004-01-30 12:07:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KIRF PHUM PINR PREL VT VM PGOV SOCI
04VATICAN3581	Sant'Egidio Inter-Religious Conference Calls for [...] (U) The Sant'Egidio Community brought together over 7,000 religious and political leaders September 5-7 in Milan to promote inter-religious dialogue and understanding as a means to combat terrorism and build peace. The shadow of the Beslan massacre hung over the annual gathering, reinforcing [...]	2004-09-17 13:31:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI KIRF VT
04VATICAN3810	MOVING THE VATICAN ON BIOTECHNOLOGY: EMBASSY [...] (U) To build support within the Holy See and overcome opposition within the Catholic Church, Embassy brought together scientists, ethicists, and developing nation farmers to address a one-day conference on the moral imperative of using biotechnology to feed the world's hungry. Scientists from [...]	2004-10-01 15:20:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM TBIO EAGR EAID SOCI VT
04VATICAN4205	VATICAN, SANT'EGIDIO PROMOTE JEWISH-CHRISTIAN [...] (SBU) The Holy See and the Vatican-affiliated lay community Sant'Egidio are actively promoting Christian- Jewish dialogue and initiatives to combat anti-Semitism. In October, delegations from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Holy See's Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews met [...]	2004-11-02 10:55:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI KIRF IS VT
04VATICAN4517	VATICAN HOLDS FIRM ON ADDING CHRISTIAN REFERENCE [...] (SBU) Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister Pietro Parolin told the Ambassador November 26 that the Vatican intended to continue pressing to add a reference to Christianity in the title of the proposed OSCE Special Representative on Tolerance and Combating Racism, Xenophobia, and Discrimination. [...]	2004-11-29 14:34:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI KIRF IS NL VT OSCE VTPREL
04VATICAN4572	WORLD AIDS DAY: VATICAN CALLS FOR TOTAL CARE [...] The Vatican has called for total care and services for persons with HIV/AIDS in its 2004 message for World AIDS Day. The message, from the head of the Vatican's Council for Health Care issues, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, reports that the Catholic Church provides almost 27 percent of care [...]	2004-12-02 08:44:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO VT
04VATICAN4839	NEW IRAQI AMBASSADOR CALLS FOR TIGHTER BORDERS, [...] (C) Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See Edward Ismail Yelda called for tighter controls on his country's borders in a December 16 meeting with the Ambassador. He urged particular attention to the Jordanian border, which he cited as a source of foreign fighters and weapons. Yelda said the situat [...]	2004-12-21 15:32:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT
04VATICAN4911	Pope in Meeting with Anti-Defamation League Calls [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-29 16:10:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI VT
04VATICAN886	VATICAN OPPOSED TO BRAZILIAN SEXUAL ORIENTATION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-05 16:47:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI VT UN
04VILNIUS1065	AMERICAN RABBI CONTENDS LITHUANIAN PROPERTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Escalating discord within Lithuania's Jewish community has surpassed the bounds of a religious dispute and threatens to become a fight over community property. At the center of the dispute is Rabbi Sholom Ber Krinsky, an American citizen, who publicly contends that Jewish commu [...]	2004-09-02 14:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI CASC LH
04VILNIUS1239	LITHUANIAN CHEESE CAPITAL NODS LEFT, BUT WITH [...] SUMMARY: Rokiskis is a town of approximately 16,000 located in northeastern Lithuania and the capital of a productive agricultural region famous for the cheese brand that bears its name. The director of the cheese factory, sharing the spotlight with the visiting Prime Minister, was the local [...]	2004-10-08 10:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI LH
04WELLINGTON1010	NEW ZEALAND AIDS CASES MINIMAL, BUT CONCERN [...] (U) While the number of people infected with HIV/AIDS in New Zealand remains relatively small, the numbers have risen sharply in the past two years, with homosexual cases (53%) outnumbering heterosexual (21%) modes of transmission. NZ Aids Foundation executive director Rachael Le Mesurier po [...]	2004-12-06 04:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TBIO PGOV EAID NZ
04YEREVAN1838	ARMENIA CHILD LABOR REPORT: EXPLOITIVE CHILD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Armenia's constitution prohibits child labor, and the use of children in the workforce is very rare. The high demand for jobs, especially for unskilled workers, and the cultural premium on fa [...]	2004-08-18 13:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI ECON ELAB AM
04YEREVAN522	GOAM ON PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) We delivered demarche and talking points regarding President Bush's Emegency Plan for AIDS Relief to MFA America's Department Chief Lilit Toutkhalian February 23 per reftel instructions. Toutkhalian said the GOAM was in ov [...]	2004-03-02 10:42:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV PREL SOCI EAID ECON AM
04YEREVAN550	ANOTHER LOOK AT HIV/AIDS IN ARMENIA [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Summary: Armenia's proximity to countries hit hard by the HIV/AIDS epidemic (Russia, Georgia and Ukraine) raises concerns about its vulnerability and the actions the GOAM is taking to address t [...]	2004-03-05 13:20:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV SOCI EAID ECON AM
04YEREVAN757	SUNDAY SCUFFLE AT OPPOSITION RALLY: EARLY [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Heckling, a fistfight and the subsequent arrest of four opposition supporters overshadowed the start of a Justice Bloc-sponsored political rally in the northern city of Gyumri on March 28 (ref). [...]	2004-03-29 12:27:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV PREL SOCI EAID ECON AM
04ZAGREB1335	CROATIA HALTS VAT EXEMPTIONS FOR MOST NGOS [...] (SBU) A recent change to taxation law means Croatian NGOs will again be required to pay VAT on purchases financed with foreign donations. Though some NGOs have raised alarms over alleged unfairness and lack of transparency, GoC efforts to clean up its tax policy are welcome steps. Although the [...]	2004-07-22 07:18:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PHUM EFIN PREL HR
04ZAGREB1527	CROATIA: UPDATE ON CHILD LABOR [...] This cable responds to reftel questions on Croatia's efforts to prevent the worst forms of child labor. 2. Croatia has taken solid steps to counter the worst forms of child labor, enacting legislation proscribing the problem and ensuring the implementation and enforcement of existing legisl [...]	2004-08-27 15:05:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI HR
04ZAGREB737	IMF MISSION DIRECTOR OPTIMISTIC; GOC PLANNING [...] (C) The recent visit of IMF Mission Director to Zagreb showed that there is political will (for the moment) to conclude a Standby Agreement, but considerable political blood will have to be spilled along the way. While the government is figuring out how to backtrack on promises to the pensio [...]	2004-04-24 22:13:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON SOCI HR
05ABUDHABI1153	CHILD MARRIAGE IN THE UAE [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-13 11:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN TC
05ABUDHABI1274	UAEG OFFICIALS: "WE WILL SOLVE THE CAMEL JOCKEY [...] (C) Summary: Senior UAEG officials have publicly and privately committed to ending the problem of underage camel jockeys. In response to reftel demarche, they have told Charge that their priority is to identify, rescue and repatriate the children, and not drive the problem underground. To [...]	2005-03-21 11:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ELAB PHUM PGOV SOCI TC
05ABUDHABI3220	UAE JUDICIAL COOPERATION WITH THE EUROPEANS [...] (SBU) Summary. The UAE does not have a robust judicial cooperation relationship with the U.S. or European countries. The Ministry of Justice would like to sign bi- lateral judicial cooperation treaties with the U.S. and is holding the judicial cooperation relationship hostage in order to mak [...]	2005-07-23 10:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJAN KJUS PGOV KTFN SOCI TC

05ABUDHABI4225	UAEG PREPARES FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (U) Summary: Recently, the UAEG established a task force to devise a contingency plan to block avian influenza from entering the country. As such, the Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry has imposed a ban on the import of live birds and their products from countries where cases of the diseas [...]	2005-10-05 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI WHO FAO OIE
05ABUDHABI5078	UAE'S POPULATION TAPESTRY: AN OVERVIEW [...] (C) Summary: While many UAE nationals see the ongoing rapid expansion of the country's expatriate population as a positive factor contributing to the UAE's 8% annual economic growth rate, others see a potential threat to their political and social fabric. Officially, foreigners are welcome in [...]	2005-12-18 11:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS SOCI IR PA IN AE
05ABUJA1086	MEDIA REACTION: NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL [...] In a May 24 letter to the Senate president transmitting copies of the US National Intelligence Council (NIC) Report, "Mapping Sub-Saharan Africa's Future," President Obasanjo started a firestorm of legislative and media debate that has lasted for more than two weeks. Released just days before [...]	2005-06-20 18:13:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PINR OIIP OPRC KDEM NI
05ABUJA1271	NIGER DELTA REMAINS TENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 6 meeting, NGO Director and Obasanjo associate, Judith Asuni, told the Ambassador tensions remain high in the Niger Delta. Small arms proliferation, cult/gang violence, and oil bunkering are all rampant, she said. The Peace and Security Strategy (PASS),a joint go [...]	2005-07-14 12:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI EPET SOCI DELTAVIOLENCE
05ABUJA1498	INEC'S FEATHERS RUFFLED, THEN SMOOTHED, AFTER [...] Summary: In an August 8 front page article, a Nigerian newspaper printed an article highly critical of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Maurice Iwu. The article claimed to be based on comments from an anonymous US Embassy source. Both INEC and the USAID-funded NGO [...]	2005-08-12 15:54:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PINR OIIP OPRC KDEM NI
05ABUJA1556	NO SPILLOVER FROM NIGER IN NORTHEASTERN NIGERIA'S [...] Abuja economic officer and two U.S. Army Office of Defense Cooperation humanitarian-assistance personnel visited Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in far northeastern Nigeria, on August 19 and 20, 2005. Officers observed no evidence of Nigerien refugees in Maiduguri; in Borno's Baga town [...]	2005-08-23 16:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID SOCI SMIG XY NI
05ABUJA1610	THE STATE OF HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA AS OF JUNE 2005 [...] Summary: This cable evaluates broadly HIV/AIDS' impact on Nigerians and their institutions. Roughly 4 million (UNAIDS, 2003) of the nation's 130 million people (PRB, 2002) are infected with HIV/AIDS, reflecting a national HIV/AIDS infection rate of 5 percent (NPS, 2003). Nigeria had at lea [...]	2005-08-30 08:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV SOCI TBIO ECON PREL PGOV NI HIV AIDS
05ABUJA1683	GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA ON AVIAN, PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] Embassy Abuja's Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) and an economic officer met on Sept. 9, 2005 with Ambassador Abdul Bin Rimdap, director general of the Nigerian Foreign Ministry's international organizations. 2. DCM presented ref talking points on the U.S. Government's intention to launch at t [...]	2005-09-09 16:42:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO XX NI AVIANFLU
05ABUJA1829	NIGERIA'S SOBERING SOCIAL INDICATORS [...] (SBU) Summary: USAID provided technical assistance to analyze and publish data from Nigeria's 2003 Demographic and Health survey. The data analysis from that survey demonstrates two startling facts. In many areas, Nigeria has social indicators significantly worse than its poorer neighbors, [...]	2005-09-26 15:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID SOCI TBIO PHUM NI
05ABUJA2138	Embassy on Road in Nigeria: Sokoto [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 12-14, Ambassador and members of Embassy Public Affairs, Political, Economic and Defense Cooperation Sections decamped to the far northwestern state of Sokoto, doing two Iftar dinners, outreach events, and taking a closer look at education facilities in a region that [...]	2005-11-07 08:48:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON KISL PGOV SOCI NI
05ABUJA972	MIXED REACTIONS AS NIGERIA MARKS DEMOCRACY DAY [...] Begin Summary: On May 29, 2005, Nigeria marked six years since President Obasanjo's return to power. Reactions to the celebration of Obasanjo's inaugurations were mixed. While some Nigerians say it is six years of democratic rule, others argue it is merely a return to civil rule devoid of t [...]	2005-06-03 13:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI NI
05ACCRA1226	GHANA'S TROKOSI REVISITED [...] (C) Summary: After another investigation of the issue, Post has been unable to find evidence of systematic human rights abuses in the traditional Trokosi practice. Fewer than 50 Trokosis are currently serving in shrines, and Trokosi is a dying practice. Some organizations have used fraudulen [...]	2005-06-23 16:17:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID KDEM ELAB SOCI GH
05ACCRA1386	GHANAIAN PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY SHOWS RISING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A March survey of popular opinion in Ghana, released on July 6 by the Center for Democratic Development, revealed mounting concern about the economy and corruption, especially perceived corruption by the president and his staff. Nonetheless, the survey revealed that support f [...]	2005-07-14 17:11:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON GH PGOV PREL SOCI
05ACCRA1505	RESULTS OF TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL SURVEY ON [...] (U) Summary: On July 19, the local chapter of Transparency International released a public opinion poll on perceptions of corruption in Ghana. The survey, while limited to three urban areas in the south, indicated that most people view corruption as pervasive and getting worse, although th [...]	2005-07-29 14:26:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON GH PGOV PHUM SOCI
05ACCRA1900	GHANA SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON [...] (SBU) On September 15, Charge delivered Ref A points on seeking Ghanaian participation in an international partnership on Avian Influenza to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kwasi Osei-Adjei and Deputy Minister of Health Sam Owusu-Agyei. Deputy Foreign Minister Osei-Adjei promised to coordi [...]	2005-09-19 17:09:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO GH
05ACCRA2435	EMBASSY GHANA'S RAMADAN OUTREACH TO MUSLIM [...] SUMMARY: This year Post continued to expand its Muslim outreach program during the recently completed Ramadan celebrations. The Embassy hosted more events, took the program to more areas, and reached more Muslim citizens than in any year so far. I was involved personally in several of the act [...]	2005-11-29 14:25:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH KISL KPAO PGOV PREL PTER SCUL SOCI
05ACCRA364	MEETING WITH GHANA'S NEW MINISTER OF WOMEN AND [...] (U) Summary: On February 16, A/DCM and PolChief paid a courtesy call on Alima Mahama, Ghana's new Minister of Women and Children Affairs, to inform her about USG interest in passage of a trafficking in persons law. She said the ministry had recently submitted its comments on the draft TIP [...]	2005-02-17 16:58:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB GH KWMN PHUM PREL SOCI
05ACCRA550	GHANA: SURVEY RESPONSE ON CHILD MARRIAGE [...] This message is post's response to reftel, which requested information about the prevalence and adverse effects of child marriage in Ghana. Legal Age of Marriage --------------------- 2. Under Ghana's Children's Act, the legal age required to marry is 18 for both girls and boys. There i [...]	2005-03-18 12:53:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB GH KWMN PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI
05ADDISABABA3855	FY04 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ANNUAL SUMMARY [...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. In FY04, post provided funding for six (6) Democracy and Human Rights projects totaling USD 74,783.00. Post selected these projects in accordance with the Mission Performance Plan. FY04 projects improved the quality of life for approximately 155,125 Ethiopians in f [...]	2005-11-15 10:26:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM KDEM SOCI PREL ET
05ALGIERS1366	JUDICIARY REFORM ON THE FRONT BURNER, AND THE [...] (U) Portions of this text are sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. SUMMARY AND COMMENT ------------------- 2. (SBU) A major human rights seminar presently held in Algiers in early July, coming on the heels of a highly publicized visit by Human Rights Watch, has serv [...]	2005-07-06 18:39:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI AG
05ALGIERS1917	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AVIAN FLU PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-12 15:49:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO AG
05ALGIERS2194	DESPITE PROBLEMS, ALGERIAN REFORM PROCESS MOVING [...] (C) Under the leadership of President Bouteflika, Algeria has embarked on a process of serious and sweeping reform. The process has been uneven, to be sure, and Algeria has a long way to go before it achieves real democracy, rule of law, habits of transparency, and open markets. Executive pow [...]	2005-10-30 14:59:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON KWMN AG
05ALMATY2047	Kazakhstan Proposal for Human Rights and Democracy [...] (SBU) Summary. Per reftel request on small grants for human rights and democracy projects, Mission is pleased to submit a proposal to establish a "Polyton" discussion club in Astana. At present, there is one venue where Kazakhstan's intelligentsia -- whether members of government, opposition [...]	2005-06-01 12:04:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM EAID PHUM SOCI KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY3091	KAZAKHSTAN: AVIAN FLU DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) In accordance with Ref A instructions, A/DCM delivered subject demarche to two senior GOK officials: Chairman of the Veterinary Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture Asylbek Kazhumratov and First Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations Nurakhmet Bizahnov in Astana August 24. 2. (SBU) [...]	2005-08-24 10:32:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO ECON SOCI ETRD PGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY3112	KAZAKHSTAN: UPDATE OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] Summary: In accordance with Ref A, this telegram provides updated data on Kazakhstan's compliance with international norms on the prevention of the worst forms of child labor. This cable updates Ref B. This information is provided to assist in the determination of Kazakhstan's continued eli [...]	2005-08-25 12:39:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY3486	AVIAN FLU PARTNERS MEETING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Econoff delivered Ref A talking points and invitation to Almatbek Demeseinov of the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 23. 2. On September 30, Demeseinov informed Econoff that Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Askar Shakirov had signed [...]	2005-10-05 04:52:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO ECON SOCI ETRD PGOV KZ ECONOMIC
05AMMAN1649	NEA ESTH Conference Links ESTH To Full Range of [...] (SBU) Summary: Thirty-eight officers from a range of U.S. departments and NEA missions met in Wadi Mousa, Jordan February 2-3 for a workshop to discuss U.S. environment, science, technology and health (ESTH) priorities in the region. The workshop provided an opportunity for participants to ex [...]	2005-02-27 15:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD KPAO TBIO KHIV SOCI JO XF
05AMMAN2286	JORDAN: CHILD MARRIAGE [...] Responses to reftel questionnaire on child marriage in Jordan are provided below: 2. The Jordanian government introduced a provisional law in 2001 in the absence of parliament that, among other things, raised the legal marrying age for both men and women to 18 years old. Islamic shari'a [...]	2005-03-20 16:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB ECON PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN JO
05AMMAN2394	Tour D'Horizon of Jordan's Health Sector: Cancer Driving [...] Summary: Jordan's biggest health priority is non-medical; it needs to develop a comprehensive national health strategy. Jordan strongly supports the NIH-supported Middle East Cancer Consortium. HIV/AIDS and cancer are not as problematic in Jordan as are chronic, non-infectious "lifestyle" dis [...]	2005-03-23 06:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI KHIV JO
05AMMAN4105	FY 2006 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM [...] THE FOLLOWING IS MISSION'S SLATE OF FY 2006 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM NOMINEES AS DETERMINED BY THE IV SELECTION COMMITTEE. WE ARE NOMINATING UP TO TWENTY-TWO CANDIDATES. 2. ALL THE NOMINEES LISTED BELOW HAVE RECEIVED COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PR [...]	2005-05-25 12:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI OEXC SCUL JO
05AMMAN4885	Jordan Supports Global Fund Phase 2 Renewal [...] Summary: Post recommends reftel Phase 2 renewal of Jordan's grant under the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS in Jordan. The Global Fund grant has been utilized effectively and complements efforts made by the Government of Jordan (GOJ) and other donors to combat HIV/AIDS. Jordan's Country Coord [...]	2005-06-19 03:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SOCI KHIV EAID JO
05AMMAN4889	Jordan Supports Global Fund Phase 2 Renewal [...] Summary: Post recommends reftel Phase 2 renewal of Jordan's grant under the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS in Jordan. The Global Fund grant has been utilized effectively and complements efforts made by the Government of Jordan (GOJ) and other donors to combat HIV/AIDS. Jordan's Country Coord [...]	2005-06-19 04:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SOCI KHIV EAID JO
05AMMAN5111	Jordan Supports Global Fund Phase 2 Renewal [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends reftel Phase 2 renewal of Jordan's grant under the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS in Jordan. The Global Fund grant has been utilized effectively and complements efforts made by the Government of Jordan (GOJ) and other donors to combat HIV/AIDS. Jordan's Country [...]	2005-06-27 09:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SOCI KHIV EAID JO
05AMMAN6529	Jordanian Businesswomen Tackle Gender Barriers [...] SUMMARY: Over the past decade, women's ability to succeed in Jordan's private sector has improved. Although financial and social barriers are still present, the establishment of business and gender-focused organizations combined with a general optimism suggest that many Jordanian businesswo [...]	2005-08-16 10:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KWMN ECON EFIN JO
05AMMAN6925	UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION: [...] Post has contacted appropriate ministries and NGOs per ref A in order to update ref B reporting on the worst forms of child labor in Jordan, and the efforts in place to combat them. The bulk of the information from ref B remains unchanged, and the worst forms of child labor, as defined in ILO [...]	2005-08-28 11:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI JO USAID
05AMMAN7753	Iraqi Scientists, Engineers Seek Funding for [...] Summary: The "International Conference to Engage Iraq's Science & Technology Community in Developing its Country" took place in Amman, Jordan on September 18-20 with support and participation from DOE and State. Over fifty Iraqi scientists and engineers attended to present and seek funding f [...]	2005-09-29 10:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV TBIO SOCI EAID KNNP IZ JO
05AMMAN8202	SIGNING OF AMENDMENT TO EXTEND TRAINING AT THE [...] EMBASSY AMMAN CONFIRMS THAT CHARGE DAVID HALE SIGNED ON OCTOBER 1, 2005, AN AMENDMENT TO THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE USG AND GOJ CONCERNING THE TRAINING OF IRAQI POLICE IN JORDAN, AS REQUESTED BY INL PDAS WILLIAM TODD. 2. ORIGINAL SIGNED DOCUMENT WAS SENT TO INL/RM, JAMES S. KOHLE [...]	2005-10-17 07:03:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SNAR SOCI
05ANKARA1171	LABOR-RELATED CHALLENGES AND INITIATIVES FOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-04 16:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PGOV SOCI TU
05ANKARA1321	TURK-IS LABOR UNION PROTESTS CLOSURE OF [...] (U) Summary. Turkish Izmit-based paper factory SEKA has been in continuous operation since 1934. Although the GOT's Privatization Administration closed this loss-making factory, Seluloz-Is, a branch of Turk-Is Labor Union, protested the closing and discouraged its members from taking advanta [...]	2005-03-11 08:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ELAB PGOV SOCI TU
05ANKARA1908	TURKEY: THRIVING ECONOMY IN INDUSTRIAL TOWN [...] (U) Summary. A visit to a thriving industrial town near Ankara showed the spreading positive impact of Turkey's economic recovery on ordinary citizens. It also showed what seemed to be a newfound commitment on the part of elected politicians and businessmen to practicing entrepreneurship and [...]	2005-04-03 14:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI TU
05ANKARA1909	ANKARA SUB-PROVINCES GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (U) Summary: In discussions in five of Ankara's sub-provincial towns, mayors and other leaders told PolOffs of the difficulties they face as a result of the recent Metropolitan Municipalities Law. Cities which have become part of the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality have yet to see the benefi [...]	2005-04-03 14:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SOCI TU
05ANKARA2045	TURKEY: SMALL FARMING TOWN WITH THRIVING [...] (SBU) Summary. As one of Anatolia,s small agriculture-based communities, Bala is representative of Turkey's traditional economy. Farmers rely heavily on the central government,s direct income support payments to compensate for increasing input costs. Although there are hopes to establish an [...]	2005-04-08 08:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI TU
05ANKARA2408	TURNAROUND AT PRIVATIZED STEEL COMPANY [...] (U) Summary. Karabuk Iron and Steel Works (Kardemir) was rescued from closure in 1995 through the cooperative effort of labor, business, townspeople, the Chamber of Commerce and then-Prime Minister Tansu Ciller and, today, can be considered a successful privatization story. It is not, howev [...]	2005-04-28 10:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB EMIN PGOV SOCI TU
05ANKARA2737	New Data Continue Pattern of Stubbornly-High [...] Summary: The National Statistics Office (SIS) announced that the unemployment rate was 11.5 percent in January, higher than the year-end 2004 rate of 10.3 percent. Seasonal factors and the use of a new methodology, however, mean that it is not clear the higher rate reflects a worsening unemplo [...]	2005-05-12 14:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ELAB SOCI TU
05ANKARA2784	LABOR MINISTRY ON UNEMPLOYMENT IN TURKEY [...] (U) Summary. The Labor Ministry's ISKUR, the Turkish Employment Organization, an agency charged with developing and enacting employment policies, is trying to match jobs with workers at the micro level to alleviate Turkey's official 11.5 percent unemployment rate, which may understate the se [...]	2005-05-16 14:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ELAB SOCI TU
05ANKARA482	TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP REQUIRES ADEQUATE [...] (C) Summary. European Commission social policy sector manager in Ankara Zeynep Aydemir told us EU membership will require Turkey to guarantee full rights for trade unions and to establish a clear legal definition regarding the burden of proof in legal disputes. Aydemir attaches major signific [...]	2005-01-28 10:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PGOV SOCI TU
05ANKARA5107	TURKEY: UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Turkey has made a commitment to eliminate child labor as it pursues its EU membership bid. The GOT's short-term goal is to limit and improve the conditions under which children work. The GOT's long-term goal is to increase access to basic and vocational education as a means of improving the [...]	2005-09-01 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID
05ANKARA5275	TURKEY INTERIM RESPONSE ON AVIAN FLU PARTNERSHIP [...] Turkey was not able to deliver a definite response to our request for commitment to join an international partnership on avian and pandemic influenza (REF A). Officials at MFA and the Ministries of Health and Agriculture said the proposal looked positive, but were unable to give an official r [...]	2005-09-09 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO TU
05ANKARA5943	TURKEY - INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-03 12:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI TU WHO
05ANKARA6583	SO FAR, SO GOOD ON US-FUNDED SOCIAL PROJECT [...] (U) Summary: A status check on the U.S.-funded Social Risk Mitigation Project (SRMP) found that the World Bank-led project is exceeding its goals of boosting school enrollment and vaccination rates. Reaching nearly two million people, the program is an example of the Bank's success in helping [...]	2005-11-07 16:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI TU
05ANKARA6636	CORRECTED COPY -- WORLD BANK HELPS ADDRESS DEEP [...] (SBU) Summary: Within its total $6 billion portfolio, the World Bank is currently allocating $1.7 billion to social sector projects that assist workers laid off by privatization, strengthen health care delivery through transitioning to universal health insurance, and improve school curricula [...]	2005-11-09 15:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ELAB SOCI TU
05ANKARA6695	CHARGE'S RAMADAN OUTREACH TOUCHES ANKARA'S POOREST [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Charg carried out an active program to connect with the poorer segments of Ankara's population. In each of her events, which included a visit to Ankara's largest mosque, an iftar dinner, and calls on charitable organizations, the C [...]	2005-11-14 14:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO SOCI EAID PREL TU
05ANKARA7437	HYPE VERSUS REALITY OVER TURKEY'S ALCOHOL "BAN" [...] (C) Summary: Reports of alcohol "bans" by Turkey's ruling pro-Islam Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the headlines are largely exaggerated and misleading. The reality is that control over liquor sales and licensing, once held by provincial governors, has been turned over to municipali [...]	2005-12-19 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI TU
05ANKARA7513	THE CHANGING FACE OF POVERTY IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: While the incidence of extreme poverty is very low, nearly 25 percent of Turks live below the World Bank's international poverty line, with poor people increasingly concentrated in large cities. Despite an improving economy, regional disparities in income, together with intern [...]	2005-12-22 10:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PHUM KWMN TU
05ASUNCION1072	PARAGUAY 2005 CHILD LABOR REPORT UPDATE [...] The following responses are an update to the 2004 Child Labor Report (ref. B) The responses are based on input from the Ministry of Children and Adolescents, the Ministry of Education, the International Labor Organization (ILO),and Pro Joven (Pro Youth),a non-governmental organization. 2 [...]	2005-08-25 17:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KWMN PA AID
05ASUNCION1076	PARAGUAY DISMISSIVE OF CHAVEZ SOCIAL CHARTER EVENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-26 16:08:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KSUM SOCI PA OAS
05ASUNCION1109	PARAGUAY ON ADDRESSING THE THREAT OF AVIAN [...] (U) On 9/1, the Ambassador emphasized reftel talking points in a meeting with Acting Foreign Minister Emilio Gimenez. 2. (SBU) Gimenez advised that the GOP already has established an avian influenza task force to deal with suspected cases of exposure to the disease. (Note: The GOP has not [...]	2005-09-02 14:30:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON PREL SOCI PA KSTH WHO
05ASUNCION1116	MORE FROM PARAGUAY ON ADDRESSING THE THREAT OF [...] (SBU) On 9/2, the MFA advised PolOff that the GOP has designated the Ministry of Health's Director of Epidemiology, Wilma Baswaldo, tel: 595-21-203-998, as the GOP's senior-level point of contact with respect to avian influenza. Dr. Carmen Portillo, also of the Ministry of Health, leads the a [...]	2005-09-02 15:55:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON PREL SOCI PA KSTH WHO
05ASUNCION1180	COUNTRY CLEARANCE RESPONSE FOR AMBASSADOR ELLEN [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Ambassador Ellen Sauerbrey, for travel to Asuncion during the period of 28 Sep 2005 to 01 Oct 2005, and Perlita Muirui during the period of 25 Sep 2005 to 01 Oct 2005, for the purpose of participating in the 1st Ladies Conference. The contact office [...]	2005-09-19 17:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KWMN SOCI PA
05ASUNCION1413	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, NOV.06 - [...] (U) Summary: -- SENAD Dismantles Drug Band -- Russia Plans to Open an Embassy in Paraguay -- 35 Percent of Street Children are Victims of Sexual Exploitation -------------------------- SENAD Dismantles Drug Band -------------------------- 2. (U) On 11/08, SENAD agents dismantled a drug [...]	2005-11-15 17:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM SOCI KOCI SNAR PA
05ASUNCION1416	CHILD PORNOGRAPHY IN PARAGUAY [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 11. 2. SUMMARY: Abuse and neglect of Paraguayan children is a constant problem in the country. The number of complaints of mistreated children has increased in recent years with the sexual abuse and exploitation of children cited as the main problems [...]	2005-11-16 14:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KOCI PA
05ASUNCION149	PARAGUAY: MONEY LAUNDERING IN CASINOS (C-TN4-01119) [...] (U) SUMMARY: Paraguay is a principal money laundering center. Although no figures are known, Paraguayan Government officials suspect criminals, drug traffickers, and terrorist financiers use a range of illicit and licit activities to launder funds. While laws regarding casinos and a regulat [...]	2005-01-28 14:15:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR EFIN KCRM KTFN PA SOCI
05ASUNCION387	CHILD MARRIAGE--PARAGUAY [...] Per reftel, Law 1/92 stipulates that the minimum age to contract marriage is 16. The law permits marriage at age 14 with judicial authorization. The age is the same for both boys and girls. 2. Teresa Sanchez, legal advisor to the Minister for Children and Adolescents, told PolOff that chi [...]	2005-03-21 11:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECON ELAB PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN PA
05ASUNCION587	PARAGUAY: PARTICIPATION IN FOURTH GLOBAL FORUM ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-29 14:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CPAS CVIS KCRM KFRD PINR PINS PREL SOCI PA
05BAGHDAD2622	IRAQ FY 06 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM [...] The following is PAS Baghdad's FY 2006 slate of Iraqi International Visitor nominees. PAS is nominating 75 (seventy-five) principal candidates at this time. All have Country Team approval. PAS Baghdad is proposing 33 nominees for Regional and Multi-Regional Programs, and 42 for Iraq- only [...]	2005-06-21 02:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL PHUM PGOV SOCI IZ
05BAGHDAD3066	JCRED AMMAN: Trade Session Discussion focuses on [...] (SBU) Summary: The inaugural U.S.-Iraqi Joint Committee on Reconstruction and Economic Development (JCRED) meeting held in Amman, Jordan on July 10-11, 2005 saw detailed discussions of developments in Iraq's trade and agriculture sectors. Delegates discussed the imminent July submission of I [...]	2005-07-24 14:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR SOCI IZ
05BAGHDAD3555	JCRED AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY [...] (SBU) U.S. and Iraqi delegations discussed Iraq agricultural issues in Amman during the Joint Commission on Reconstruction and Economic Development (JCRED) July 11. Minister of Agriculture Dr. Ali Hussein Al-Behadli presented his strategy to reduce poverty and increase food security. In add [...]	2005-08-31 09:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR EIND KPRV SOCI EAID IZ
05BAGHDAD3562	JCRED REVIEWS IRAQ ENERGY ISSUES [...] (SBU) U.S. and Iraqi delegations discussed Iraq energy issues in Amman during an energy bilateral on July 10, and during the Joint Commission on Reconstruction and Economic Development (JCRED) on July 11. The Ministry of Oil plans to expand oil production to 2.5 million barrels/day by year [...]	2005-08-31 14:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ENRG EPET SOCI IZ
05BAGHDAD4798	COPING WITH LIFE AND SHORTAGES IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraq's current economic conditions are adverse for many. While emigration, whether permanent or temporary, is available to a relatively small number, ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE INDICATES those who leave are often among Iraq's best and brightest. Average families have developed a compl [...]	2005-12-01 11:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ELAB ENRG EPET SMIG SOCI PGOV IZ
05BANGKOK1507	UNESCAP: May's "High-level" Ministerial to Highlight [...] (SBU) SUMARRY: At the February 24 meeting of UNESCAP's (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) Permanent Representatives, Executive Secretary Kim Hak-Su announced a High-level Tsunami Panel for the May 12-18 ministerial that would include select prime ministers [...]	2005-03-01 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KUNR OVIP SENV SOCI TPHY ID IN IR FJ TH ESCAP
05BANGKOK1924	THAILAND: CHILD MARRIAGE [...] (U) The legal age of marriage for men and women in Thailand is 18. Persons under 18 may be legally married with the consent of both parents or a single surviving parent or legal guardian. In some cases, the Court can approve a legal underage marriage. This is usually granted when requested by [...]	2005-03-16 09:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK2601	THAILAND: NOBEL LAUREATE SHIRIN EBADI DISCUSSES [...] (U) SUMMARY. On April 10, Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate (2003) Shirin Ebadi spoke in Bangkok. She focused a discussion attended by poloff on her experiences as a judge, lawyer and advocate for women,s rights in Iran, before and after the Islamic Revolution. She argued that many of the laws tha [...]	2005-04-12 10:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI IR TH IRAQ
05BANGKOK3890	THAILAND: DRIVING FORWARD ON TRAFFIC SAFETY [...] Summary: The upcoming International Road Federation (IRF) meeting in Bangkok this June affords an opportunity to engage Royal Thai Government (RTG) contacts and consider USG follow- up work on traffic safety in Thailand, including the status of two US Trade and Development Agency (TDA) projects [...]	2005-06-13 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ELTN ECON ETRD PREL SOCI TH
05BANGKOK4220	THAILAND: UPDATE ON CONTROVERSIAL PAK MUN DAM [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 15, Poloffs visited Ubon Ratchathani province, where the controversial Pak Mun Dam is located. Representatives of an NGO alleged that the Pak Mun Dam has disrupted local fishing and farming communities, without producing anticipated levels of electricity and water. The [...]	2005-06-29 05:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV SOCI EFIS TH
05BANGKOK4332	ISLAMIC CONFERENCE TONES DOWN CRITICISM OF THAILAND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The RTG appears to have been successful in getting criticism of its practices in Southern Thailand toned down. On June 29, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) released its report on the conditions of Thai Muslims in Thailand,s southern provinces, at the 32nd Session [...]	2005-07-01 09:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI TH
05BANGKOK4818	THAI JUDICIAL COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY ELECTS NEW [...] (U) On July 25, the Thai Judicial Commission (JC) unanimously elected Mr. Chanchai Likhitjittha, 59, to be the new President of the Supreme Court. Chanchai will replace Mr. Supphachai Phoo-ngam, who will retire on September 30. Chanchai has served on the Supreme Court since 1998, and is curre [...]	2005-07-27 08:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI TH
05BANGKOK5317	EASTERN SEABOARD WATER SHORTAGE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A water shortage in the industrial areas along Thailand's Eastern Seaboard raises questions about the management of the nation's water resources with important implications for the further development of Thailand's most important industrial zone. A concurrence of two dry years [...]	2005-08-18 07:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON ECPS ELAB EINV ENRG EPET KCOR KPRV SENV SOCI TH EPWR
05BANGKOK5419	MORE CONCERNS ABOUT FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AS RTG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Two recent moves by the RTG against media operations critical of Prime Minister Thaksin's government have renewed concerns within the human rights community that the government is once again resorting to legal measures to intimidate the country's press. After being warned twice, [...]	2005-08-23 10:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PROP SOCI KPAO TH
05BANGKOK5569	THAILAND CHILD LABOR REPORT - 2005 [...] (U) Contradictory statistical surveys by various Royal Thai government (RTG) agencies involved in child labor issues make an estimate of the scope of the phenomenon in Thailand difficult. Children found in street peddling/begging and other illegal industries such as prostitution are generally [...]	2005-08-30 09:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TH
05BANGKOK5626	FLU PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS: THAILAND [...] (C/NF) Summary: The responses below are in reply to questions contained in Reftel. In general, Thailand is increasingly capable and increasingly transparent in detecting, reporting, and planning for and responding to avian influenza outbreaks in animals and humans. Although Ministry of Publi [...]	2005-09-01 08:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAGR ECON PGOV PINR SOCI TBIO TH
05BANGKOK5676	'HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER' INJURED IN MOTORCYCLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 1, Mr. Chatopa "Mustafa" Awae, a prominent human rights researcher, was shot three times by unknown gunmen in Pattani. Mustafa's injuries do not appear to be life-threatening and he is conscious and under armed guard in Pattani Hospital. Mustafa reportedly had been [...]	2005-09-02 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI KPAO TH
05BANGKOK5747	POLOFFS MEETS WITH MFA TO DISCUSS FM'S MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 5, Political Counselor Susan Sutton met with Mr. Damrong Kraikuan, MFA Desk Officer for Burma, to discuss FM Kantathi Suphamongkhon's visit to Rangoon. Damrong emphasized that because this was the FM,s first meeting with Than Shwe, "sensitive issues" were not discusse [...]	2005-09-08 08:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PBTS SOCI TH
05BANGKOK5805	THAI RESPONSE TO IPAPI DEMARCHE [...] Regional Environmental, Science, and Health Officer (REO) delivered points in Reftel to Dr. Itti Ditbanjong, Ambassador attached to the Office of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and to Ms. Sansanee Sahussarungsi, Director of the Division of Economic Information of t [...]	2005-09-09 08:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON PREL SOCI TBIO XB XC TH
05BANGKOK5808	THAILAND AVIAN INFLUENZA: SITUATION REPORT 1 [...] On August 31, 2005, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) announced that it had detected another outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in central Thailand (Ayutthaya and Kamphaeng Phet). This new detection was made in so-called native chickens (free ranging, backyard poul [...]	2005-09-09 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV SOCI TH
05BANGKOK6156	THAILAND AVIAN INFLUENZA: SITUATION REPORT 2 [...] On September 16, 2005, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) announced confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in 90 birds in central Thailand (Saraburi and Kamphaeng Phet). This new detection was made in so-called native chickens (free ranging, backyard poultry) with minimum biosecuri [...]	2005-09-27 05:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV SOCI TH
05BANGKOK6440	THAI UNIONS, LABOR EXPERTS CRITIQUE DRAFT LABOR [...] (U) Summary: At an October 5 NGO-sponsored roundtable, 12 Thai labor leaders called Thailand's draft revision of the 1975 Labor Relations Act (LRA) a "step backwards" for labor rights in this country. U.S. labor advisers and ILO representatives presented a more balanced view of the LRA draft [...]	2005-10-12 01:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TH
05BANGKOK6441	NEW THAI POLICE ANTI-TIP UNIT TAKES ON FIRST [...] (U) Summary: The commander of Thailand's new anti- trafficking unit met with G and G/TIP officials on September 29 to outline future Thai government plans to combat human trafficking. Police General Camronwit Toopgrajank also recounted details of recent trafficking cases since the creation of [...]	2005-10-12 01:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN KCRM ELAB PHUM SOCI TH
05BANGKOK7574	OLD FRIENDS, BAD DEALS, AND COMMUNITY RADIO: THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 1, Embassy Officers visited controversial community radio station 92.25. Station personnel reported that the station had started up operations a week after the August raid (Reftel A) and was now technically broadcasting their programs solely on the Internet, which we [...]	2005-12-09 08:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PROP SOCI KPAO TH
05BEIJING5704	REACTION TO DISSIDENT LIU XIAOBO'S ONLINE ARTICLE [...] (C) Post has been monitoring Chinese websites and checking with contacts to track the reaction in China to an online article by dissident Liu Xiaobo criticizing racist comments toward Secretary Rice expressed by some netizens on Chinese websites at the time of the Secretary's March visit. Liu, [...]	2005-04-05 12:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI CH
05BEIRUT2285	MGLE01: BIOGRAPHY OF POTENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR [...] WE have learned that Prime Minister-designate Fouad Siniora has agreed with the two main Shiite political forces to name Fawzi Salloukh as Minister for Foreign Affairs. Salloukh is a retired diplomat and a moderate Shia figure with national standing as an independent intellectual. He is 74 y [...]	2005-07-12 12:55:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR ECON SOCI LE
05BOGOTA10448	ELN RELIGIOUS CEREMONY IN ECUADOR PREACHES [...] (U) On October 30, News Channel One (NoticieroUno) reported that several National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas had crossed the border into Ecuador to offer a Catholic mass to fellow Ecuadorian guerrillas. The footage showed ELN member alias "Diego Cristobal" preaching to roughly 30 people [...]	2005-11-05 16:57:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL SOCI CO EC
05BOGOTA2121	CHILD MARRIAGE [...] Per the Colombian Civil Code, the legal age of marriage in Colombia for both boys and girls is 18. However, with parents' consent men of 14 and women of 12 can marry. 2. Underage marriage is not a problem in Colombia. 3. There are no U.S. funded intiatives in Colombia regarding child [...]	2005-03-04 16:32:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN
05BOGOTA4808	NGO ESTIMATES 10 PERCENT INCREASE IN NEW INTERNAL [...] (C) Summary. A respected Colombian NGO, the Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES) estimated that there were 61,996 new internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the first quarter of 2005, a 10 percent increase over the same period in 2004. CODHES attributed the rise to an incre [...]	2005-05-20 12:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SNAR CO
05BOGOTA6928	CENSUS TO CAPTURE SNAPSHOT OF COLOMBIAN LIFE [...] (U) Colombia's Statistics office began the first national census in 12 years in May and hopes to conclude by December Â [...]	2005-07-25 16:21:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI KHIV CO
05BOGOTA8050	COLOMBIA ON SOCIAL CHARTER [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to MFA North America and Summit of the Americas Coordinator Francisco Gonzalez on August 24. Poloffs stressed the importance of creating a consensus Social Charter, within the framework of the OAS, and noted that Chavez's maneuver subverted the process. [...]	2005-08-25 22:18:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI KSUM VE CO OAS
05BOGOTA8545	THE EFFECTS OF LEISHMANIASIS IN COLOMBIA [...] (S) Leishmaniasis, the parasitic disease spread by the bite of infected sand flies, is a disease plaguing the military and rural poor in Colombia. Reported civilan cases have risen from 4,000 in 1990 to nearly 10,000 in 2003 to a record 13,000 in 2004. Growth in outbreaks within the Colomb [...]	2005-09-12 15:09:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	ECON PARM SOCI CO
05BOGOTA9087	NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION GETS UNDERWAY [...] (U) Colombia's Justice and Peace (J&P) Law, created to process demobilizing illegal armed fighters and compensate victims, directed the GOC to create an institution to manage the National Reconciliation and Reparations Fund. Vice President Francisco Santos structured the National Reconciliati [...]	2005-09-23 22:02:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM SOCI CO
05BOGOTA9257	RECONCILIATION COMMISSION CONFIRMS PEACE PROCESS \ [...] (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX discussed the status of the Catholic Church's role in peace \ talks between guerrilla groups and the Colombian government. \ He said he believed both negotiations were on hold ) the ELN \ would not advance during Francisco Galan's parole and the \ FARC consistently had refused all [...]	2005-09-29 20:31:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER SOCI CO ELN FARC
05BOGOTA9413	COLOMBIAN TO PARTICIPATE IN AVIAN FLU SENIOR [...] (U) PolOff met with representatives from MFA, the Ministry of Public Health and animal health experts from the Ministry of Agriculture on September 27 to discuss Colombian participation in the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) and the Senior Officials Meeting (S [...]	2005-10-03 21:21:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI KSCA CO
05BOGOTA9565	OMBUDSMAN AND UNHCR OPEN "HOUSE OF RIGHTS" IN [...] The national Ombudsman inaugurated a "casa de los derechos" (house of rights) in the Altos de Cazuca neighborhood of Soacha, with support from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on September 29. Based on a model used by the UN in El Salvador, the office establishes the first offici [...]	2005-10-07 15:28:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM SOCI CO

05BRASILIA1018	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN CONGRESSIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 12, Ambassador Danilovich met with the new Speaker of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, Severino Cavalcanti, who --in his two months leading the lower house of Congress-- has butted heads with the Lula administration and entertained the press with his untailored style. [...]	2005-04-13 20:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CVIS PINR PREL SOCI BR

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