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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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00KINSHASA8578CODEL WOLF'S VISIT TO EASTERN CONGO AND KINSHASA
[...] EMBASSY KINSHASA POLITICAL CHIEF KENT BROKENSHIRE WILL PROCEED TO GOMA ON JANUARY 5 TO PREPARE FOR CODEL WOLF'S VISIT TO THE KIVUS. WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE RECEIVING A PROPOSED ITINERARY FOR THE CODEL, AS WELL AS A LIST OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WITH WHOM CONGRESSMAN WOLF WOULD LIKE TO MEE [...]
2000-12-27 13:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDOREP ASEC AFIN CG RW
01ABUJA1380NIGERIA: VISA FRAUD ON LAGOS/NYC FLIGHT--MEETINGS
[...] (U) Summary. Ambassador Jeter met with Aviation Minister Kema Chikwe and Minister of Internal Affairs Afolabi during the week of June 11 to discuss the problem of fraudulent U.S. visas and other travel documentation on the direct Lagos-New York flight, and to discuss solutions. The Ambassado [...]
2001-06-18 14:28:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEAIR CVIS PGOV NI
01ABUJA2415NIGERIA ON ICAO RESOLUTION AND AVIATION INSURANCE
[...] On September 20 and 21, Econoff delivered Ref A and B demarches to Assistant Director M.K. Ibrahim of the International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and separately to Chief Owodu, Technical Advisor to the Minister of Aviation. Ref C information was delivered Septembe [...]
2001-09-21 15:50:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC ATRN NI
01ABUJA2984NIGERIA: LOCAL MEDIA REPORTS - NIGERIA AND SOUTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Press reporting from "The Guardian" newspaper on November 21, repeated in para 2, indicates that Nigeria and South Africa will sign a military pact. The pact apparently will focus on naval cooperation, primarily training, maintenance and joint exercises, and joint patrol of the S [...]
2001-11-26 19:14:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS SF NI
01LONDON7384UNITED KINGDOM: 2001 ANNUAL TERRRORISM REPORT
[...] POST HAS KEYED ITS RESPONSES TO REFTEL PARAGRAPHS. A) DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN TO SUPPORT THE ANTI-TERRORISM COALITION, PARTICULARLY IN ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST AL-QAEDA AND THE TALIBAN. THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS AN EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG RECORD OF ACTIONS TO COUNTER THE TERRORIST THREA [...]
2001-12-21 16:23:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UK
02ABUJA1429NIGERIA: AIR ACCIDENT KILLS OVER 100 IN KANO
[...] No summary [...]
2002-05-09 09:11:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEAIR CASC PREL NI
02ABUJA1430NIGERIA: MINISTER OF AVIATION REQUESTS U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2002-05-09 10:11:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PREL NI
02ABUJA1910NIGERIA: KANO AIR CRASH INVESTIGATION SLOWS; CAUSE
[...] (C) Summary. Seven weeks after the May 4 crash of an EAS BAC 1-11 in Kano, the GON response has lost momentum. NTSB investigator Jones indicated official investigation was substandard and likely to produce inaccurate results. Aviation Minister Chikwe continues to change personnel and bruit new [...]
2002-06-25 15:49:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEAIR CASC PREL NI
02ABUJA2509NIGERIA: MEETING WITH MINISTER OF AVIATION-
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 9. 2. (U) On August 15 Ambassador Jeter met Minister of Aviation, Kema Chikwe to discuss the status of code sharing requests by Northwest, Delta and American Airlines with their European partners. The Minister assured the Ambassador that Northwes [...]
2002-08-23 12:29:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR PREL PGOV NI
02AMMAN4832REINFORCED COCKPIT DOORS: JORDANIAN VIEWS
[...] (U) Jordanian Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director General Hanna Najjar informed us August 22 that he fully expects state-owned carrier Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) will be able to comply with the FAA regulation on reinforced cockpit doors by April 9, 2003. RJ is currently in the process [...]
2002-08-26 10:13:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ASEC JO
02AMMAN5331PEACE AIRPORT REVIVED? ISRAELI-JORDANIAN OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) On the heels of an Israeli government decision to prohibit jets from using Eilat Airport, officials from the Jordanian and Israeli Civil Aviation authorities, Israeli Ministry of Transportation, Eilat and Aqaba Airport officials, and the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) Chi [...]
2002-09-17 14:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PTER ETRD IS JO
02AMMAN5412BOEING PRESENTS "AGGRESSIVE" FINAL OFFER TO ROYAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Boeing Company, which has been in negotiations with Jordanian national carrier Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) for the purchase and leasing short-haul aircaft in competition with Airbus, presented its final offer to the airline September 19. The offer marks the climactic sta [...]
2002-09-20 09:03:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EFIN EAIR JO
02AMMAN5994JORDAN: AIR MARSHALS PROGRAM, ACTION REQUEST
[...] Action Request: Post received via a diplomatic note from the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs the following letter regarding new U.S. procedures pertaining to foreign air marshals programs. The note and letter formally request U.S. government permission to allow Royal Jordanian Airlines [...]
2002-10-16 07:32:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PTER JO
02ANKARA9084ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-23 13:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02KATHMANDU495HEMORRHAGING FROM ON HIGH: COMMISSION RECOMMENDS
[...] (SBU) A commission has recommended the partial privatization of the state-owned national air carrier Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation (RNAC) to inject fresh, badly needed capital into the teetering enterprise and to limit the political interference that has bled the once profitable Corporatio [...]
2002-03-08 11:38:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON NP
02ROME1239JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER: STRENGTHENING THE THIRD LEG
[...] (C) VARIOUS PLAYERS IN THE DECISION FOR ITALY TO BECOME A PARTNER IN THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER HAVE PREVENTED U.S. INDUSTRY FROM BUILDING THE TRI-PARTITE COALITION NECESSARY TO SIGN ON TO JSF. WHILE WE HAVE BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT SIGNING JSF IS A 'DONE DEAL', WE BELIEVE THAT ONLY TWO OF TH [...]
2002-03-11 07:29:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS EIND ETRD IT AVIATION
02ROME1251ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER ON ISAF/OEF PARTICIPATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY MAY EXTEND ITS PARTICIPATION IN ISAF UNTIL LATE JUNE IF REQUESTED, ACCORDING TO FRANCESCO GRECO (PROTECT),DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO DEFENSE MINISTER ANTONIO MARTINO. GRECO CONFIRMED COMMENTS MARTINO MADE TO THE PRESS DURING A RECENT TRIP TO VISIT ITALIAN TROOPS IN THE PERSIAN [...]
2002-03-11 11:38:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEU IT MARR MOPS PARM PREL AFGHANISTAN
02ROME1826ITALY: COALITION CONTRIBUTIONS INITIATIVE
[...] (U) EMBASSY ROME CONCLUDES THAT IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE TO DELIVER REF A DEMARCHE TO ITALY. THE GOI IS ALREADY MAKING SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL, MILITARY, AND TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS TO OEF, THE STABILIZATION OF THE BALKANS, ISAF, THE RECONSTRUCTION OF AFGHANISTAN, AND THE PROTECTION OF THE FORMER [...]
2002-04-12 06:31:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR EAID IT
02ROME4122ITALY STATIONING AND SOVEREIGNTY WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE ITALY STATIONING AND SOVEREIGNTY WORKING GROUP (ISSWOG) WAS HELD IN ROME ON MAY 7. SENIOR US MILITARY OFFICIALS MET WITH EMBASSY ROME REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS ISSUES EFFECTING US PERSONNEL STATIONED AT MILITARY FACILITIES IN ITALY. PARTICIPANTS AND AGENDA ITE [...]
2002-08-22 17:11:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR FORCES IN ITALY
02TEGUCIGALPA2444 SOTO CANO AIRBASE TO BECOME COMMERCIAL AIRPORT?
[...] (U) Summary: On August 15, President Maduro announced his intention to convert the Soto Cano military airstrip into an international airport for commercial use. The Comayagua business community embraces the concept, which seeks to transform the area into a new commercial center with an eye [...]
2002-08-28 20:40:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEAIR MARR PREL ECON ECIN HO
03ABUDHABI2798 SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL FRANKS'
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) General Franks: Your Emirati friends and the U.S. mission to the UAE are looking forward to your valedictory visit. As always, UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) [...]
2003-06-11 10:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI4135 SCENESETTER FOR VICE ADMIRAL KEATING'S VISIT TO
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5(b) and (d). 2. (S) Vice Admiral Keating: I look forward to welcoming you back to the UAE in a few days. The staff at the Embassy in Abu Dhabi and Consulate General in Dubai are making all the arrangements to ensure your visit to [...]
2003-09-10 14:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PGOV PARM MOPS TC
03ABUDHABI5133 SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT TO THE
[...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Chargi d'Affaires, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) General Abizaid: I would like to welcome you back to the UAE. The highlight of December in the UAE will be the 2003 Dubai Air Show, the third largest air show in the world and the premier a [...]
2003-12-01 12:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5138 SCENESETTER FOR AIR FORCE LEADERSHIP VISITS TO
[...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Chargi d'Affaires, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) I would like to welcome you to the UAE. The highlight of December in the UAE will be the 2003 Dubai Air Show, the third largest air show in the world and the premier aviation and air industr [...]
2003-12-01 15:18:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI53902004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY ----------------------------- The UAE in 2003 continued its outstanding record as a valuable strategic partner in the Global War on Terrorism and in supporting key U.S. regional strategic policy goals. Among the highlights of the UAE's contributions to the common [...]
2003-12-23 12:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MCAP MARR MASS TC
03ABUDHABI734UAE PREPARES ROBUST FORCE DEPLOYMENT TO
[...] (U) Classified by Charge Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b,d). 2. (C) The UAEG is prepared to begin deploying a brigade-plus military force to Kuwait by as early as February 16, but is waiting for clearance from the GOK with regard to acceptance of forces and basing/logistical arrang [...]
2003-02-12 13:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV MOPS GCC KU TC
03ABUJA221NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP JANUARY 31
[...] (U) This periodic economic report from Abuja and Lagos includes: --Dutch Firm Wins BPE Management Contract for NITEL --Think Tank Offers Economic Rebuilding Plan --Nigeria Airways in Trouble Again --Political Conventions Delay 2003 Budget Dutch Firm Wins BPE Management Contract for NITEL [...]
2003-01-31 14:03:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR ECPS EFIN NI
03ABUJA2216NIGERIA: CHRISTMAS EVE ECONOMIC ROUND-UP
[...] (SBU) Summary: We report another telecommunications victory for a United States company and another GON milestone in transparency as CODEM systems won a USD 28 million telecommunications contract after months of wrangling over alleged corruption by GON officials and European companies. U.S. ai [...]
2003-12-26 07:38:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD KISL PTER NI
03ABUJA440 NIGERIA: SLOW GOING AT THE MINISTRY OF AVIATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by Econoff and USTDA representatives Steingass and Hardy, met with Minister of Aviation Chikwe in late January. Despite Nigerian participation at a November 2002 Air Cargo Roundtable in Washington, the Minister showed little interest in expanding a [...]
2003-03-06 09:43:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR BEXP PGOV NI
03ABUJA576NIGERIA: CLEAR SKIES AHEAD FOR WORLD AIRWAYS?
[...] (SBU) Summary: World Airways' troubles securing landing rights from the Ministry of Aviation for charter service between Lagos, New York, and Atlanta could soon be over. On March 21, Minister of Aviation Kema Chikwe signed a memo approving World Airways' application and forwarded it to Presiden [...]
2003-03-26 15:42:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PREL PGOV NI
03ADANA91 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 31, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Hurriyet/Tercuman/Radikal/Dunya/Milliyet/ Evrensel/Bolge: [...]
2003-03-31 17:01:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03AMMAN1798TFIZ01: KING ABDULLAH, GOJ RETRENCH IN FACE OF
[...] (S) The sharp and angry public reaction to the start of war in Iraq has forced King Abdullah and the GOJ to alter their public line to deal with the public ire. In a speech by King Abdullah on March 21, a press conference the next day with the PM, FonMin and InfoMin, and official news agency [...]
2003-03-25 15:56:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL MOPS IZ JO
03AMMAN5025SKIES CLEARING FOR RJ?
[...] (SBU) COMMENT: Royal Jordanian Airline officials have apparently taken on board strong messages regarding airline security, service to Iraq, and other issues delivered by the Ambassador June 16 (REF B). A successful visit by a follow-up TSA inspection team and an informal discussion between R [...]
2003-08-10 10:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD ASEC PREL JO
03AMMAN7647IRAQ MOT, RJ, AND BOEING MOVE FORWARD ON NEW IRAQI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Ministry of Transport (IMOT) is moving ahead on a proposal to replace defunct Iraqi Airways with a new Iraqi airline that will be majority-owned by private Iraqi investors, managed by Royal Jordanian Airways (RJ),and receive assistance from Boeing. The proposed new air [...]
2003-11-23 15:48:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV JO IZ
03ANKARA1477ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-07 13:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1913THY PRIVATIZATION: ON TRACK...FOR NOW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish Airlines (THY - Turk Hava Yollari) is scheduled for tender in the third quarter 2003, and the GOT official heading THY privatization said that plans are on schedule. THY has managed, largely through timely sales of old planes, to remain profitable in bad times general [...]
2003-03-24 15:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA3011ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-08 11:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA8023 Update on Civair Security
[...] (SBU) Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials told us that they had not yet examined TSA's emergency amendments which could require armed law enforcement officers to be posted on certain flights, and pointed out the risks of posting such officers without adequate training. They [...]
2003-12-31 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR TU
03BRASILIA3982BRAZIL: UPDATES TO 2003 NTE
[...] Per Ref A, this cable transmits post's draft of the 2003 NTE. A separate copy is being emailed directly to USTR (Cronin and Blue). IMPORT POLICIES Brazil's arithmetic average applied tariff was an estimated 11.5 percent in 2003. Brazil currently maintains no applied tariff rates in exce [...]
2003-12-23 14:33:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EFIN ECON EINV PGOV BR
03COLOMBO277 MANPADS: Information for possible bilateral
[...] (S) Per Reftel, Mission's input for the request for information on Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) follows. Responses are keyed to the questions in Reftel Paras 7-13. Sri Lanka --------- 2. (S) Begin Text: -- General Information: To our knowledge, the Sri Lankan military [...]
2003-02-18 11:33:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPREL PARM PTER ETTC CE MV
03FRANKFURT1549 FRANKFURT AIRPORT EXPANSION: 2006 COMPLETION TOO
[...] (U) Summary and Comment: The expansion of Frankfurt airport, Europe's second largest, is moving forward, though several obstacles may delay the new runway planned for 2006. Legal complaints, a chemical factory in the flight path of the planned northwest runway, a controversial night flight b [...]
2003-02-20 08:10:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EFIN PGOV SENV GM
03HANOI2489 VIETNAM - PREPARATIONS FOR POSSIBLE RETURN OF
[...] (U) Summary. In anticipation of the resurgence of SARS, Mission plans to encourage vaccinations against the flu and will continue to promote healthy practices in the work place. Consular Sections at both posts are in the process of a systematic updating, appraisal, and testing of our Warden S [...]
2003-09-29 10:01:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED AMGT CASC TBIO VM
03KUWAIT1005KUWAIT AIRWAYS PREPARES FOR WAR
[...] SUMMARY. In the face of a potential US-led attack on Iraq and any retaliatory strikes, Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) unveiled its emergency plan, which includes reduced flights and the possibility of relocating operations to Dubai. Officials at Kuwait International Airport will continue to [...]
2003-03-20 04:28:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR CASC KU
03KUWAIT1009SITREP NO. 3
[...] SITREP NO. 3 AS OF 1159 HOURS LOCAL, 0359 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP: -------- Security -------- All reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three. At 0615hrs on 20 March 2003, POTUS addressed the nation and stated that American and Coalition Forces were i [...]
2003-03-20 09:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1242 TFIZ01: USAID/PRM DART UPDATES FROM SOUTHERN IRAQ
[...] On 31 March, DART members, accompanied by Coalition forces, conducted a rapid assessment of Basra International Airport and a water treatment plant located on the airport property. On 2 April, the DART received updates from Coalition forces on the status of Umm Qasr Port, as well as food and [...]
2003-04-05 08:03:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT806KUWAIT AIRPORT PLANS TO MAINTAIN CIVILIAN FLIGHTS
[...] SUMMARY. Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCI) announced that Kuwait International Airport does not intend to close operations in face of a potential war in Iraq unless military action jeopardizes the safety of civilian flights. Commercial airlines, however, may decide individ [...]
2003-03-05 14:19:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KU
03MONTREAL1076Phased Expansion Plans for Montreal's Dorval Airport
[...] This cable contains input from Embassy Ottawa. 2. SUMMARY: Montreal's Dorval International Airport recently opened Phase 1 of a planned three-stage, C$700 million expansion that will include new and improved facilities as well as integration of the airport into the local and regional transp [...]
2003-08-11 21:28:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EFIN PREL CA
03MONTREAL553 Air Canada Bankruptcy and Restructuring
[...] SUMMARY: Air Canada's recent filing for bankruptcy protection follows efforts over the past several months to restructure its operations and lower its costs in order to remain competitive during a difficult time in the airline industry. However, a combination of its own business decisions, th [...]
2003-04-30 13:06:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ETRD EFIN ECON CA
03MONTREAL910Bombardier Aerospace Focuses on Regional Jet
[...] This cable contains contributions from Embassy Ottawa. 2. SUMMARY: The flagship of Quebec's aerospace industry, Bombardier Inc., identifies itself as the number three airplane maker after long-haul jet makers Boeing and Airbus. But the company is known in the aerospace business as the leadi [...]
2003-07-11 21:05:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAIR BEXP ETRD PREL CA
03OTTAWA385Air Canada's financial woes may spur GOC to alter fees
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-07 20:07:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EINV CA
03ROME2045REVIEW OF ITALY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO OIF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY ANSWERED THE CALL TO ASSIST THE COALITION WIN THE WAR IN IRAQ. THE GOI MADE A STRATEGIC CHOICE TO KEEP ITS POLICY ALIGNED WITH THE U.S. AND STUCK TO IT, DESPITE INTENSE INTERNAL POLITICAL PRESSURE TO FOLD. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ROME 02045 [...]
2003-05-12 17:21:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME3109ALITALIA REPLY TO OCPA ISSUES AIR CARRIER
[...] On July 8, 2003, Alitalia CEO Francesco Mengozzi sent the Ambassador a copy of a letter to L. Paul Bremer (OCPA). The letter has been faxed to EB/TRA/AN. Post has confirmed with Mr. Mengozzi's office that the same text was sent via email July 8 to biap@orha.centcom.mil. Begin text: To: [...]
2003-07-08 17:41:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR IZ IT FAA AVIATION
03ROME353ITALY: 2003 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-29 16:37:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDIT MARR MCAP NATO PREF
03ROME3576ITALIAN REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSPORT AXUM
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST from Embassy Rome DAO and Pol-Mil. See paras 4 and 5. 2. (U) On August 4, Embassy received an Aide Memoire from the Italian MFA (informal translation in para 6) asking whether the USG would authorize the use of US military aircraft to transport an ancient ston [...]
2003-08-07 13:33:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS IT AVIATION
03ROME5057 ITALY STILL UPSET ABOUT FLAGS TO POSTS
[...] (C) Summary. DEFMIN Martino's office and the MFA's NATO Office warn that Italy will break silence if the Chairman of NATO's Military Committee follows through on a reported plan to put forward a flags to posts proposal to which Italy has registered strong objections. As related to SECDEF at l [...]
2003-11-06 16:00:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL MARR MCAP PGOV IT AF IZ NATO
03ROME5687ITALIAN CHIEF OF DEFENSE ON MILITARY TRANSFORMATION
[...] (U) Summary. CHOD Moscha Moschini told an audience of high-level military officials that Italy's armed forces must focus on neutralizing the threat from non-state actors and contribute to international peace and security. Procurement policy should be calibrated to equip them to meet these o [...]
2003-12-22 18:13:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IT NATO
03ROME5694ITALY: 2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] (U) The following is Rome's contribution to the 2004 burdensharing report to Congress. For the purpose of this cable, US. dollar amounts are calculated at the exchange rate of USD 1 = Euro .90 except when noted. Embassy point of contact for this report is Pol-Mil Officer Susanne Rose, tel: [...]
2003-12-23 11:24:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJA KS KU MCAP PREL SA US MARR IT QU TC NATO
03SANAA481PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ON IRAQ: YEMENI IDEAS
[...] (SBU) I spent two days this week in Aden publicizing U.S. development and security projects to remind the Yemeni government and public of their stake in our bilateral relationship as we move toward conflict in Iraq. One of my more interesting encounters was with the editors of Al Ayyam newspa [...]
2003-03-12 07:54:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL IZ YM
03THEHAGUE2733KLM CEO SAYS 'BREAKTHROUGH' MERGER TO SPUR MORE
[...] (C) KLM's "breakthrough" merger with Air France sets a precedent that will spur further consolidation within the airline industry, KLM President and CEO Leo van Wijk told the Ambassador in an October 9 meeting. Van Wijk likened the pact to the Netherlands' first-ever Open Skies agreement with [...]
2003-10-30 10:42:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALEAIR EU NL
04ABUDHABI1059 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: USEMBASSY ABU DHABI DOMINATES
[...] SUMMARY: DESPITE OVERWHELMINGLY BAD NEWS EMANATING FROM IRAQ AND ISRAEL, THE COVERAGE OF PA ACTIVITIES DURING THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF MARCH WAS REMARKABLE FOR ITS QUANTITY AND UPBEAT TONE. FOLLOWING SPECIAL MEDIA TOUR AND EXTENDED COVERAGE OF THE NEW EMBASSY COMPOUND EARLY IN THE MONTH, POST ARR [...]
2004-04-07 13:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI3925 SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL THOMAS TO THE UAE
[...] (U) Chairman Thomas: On behalf of Ambassador Sison, I would like to welcome you and your delegation to the UAE. Your visit comes during a dynamic period in the U.S.-UAE bilateral relationship. I understand that you have been briefed on the UAE, so I just wanted to highlight some issues for y [...]
2004-11-01 13:18:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN TC
04ABUJA1126NIGERIA: ALIYU MOHAMMED COMES TO DINNER
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-23 15:44:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALNI PGOV PREL US
04ABUJA2119GON AVIATION MINISTER RESTATES CASE THAT VIRGIN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-23 07:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EINV PREL NI
04ACCRA1978UPDATE ON U.S. INVESTOR'S PLANS TO TAKE OVER FOR
[...] (C) Charge and EconChief met with Amcit representatives of Ghana International Air (GIA) to discuss its agreement with the Government of Ghana (GoG) to create a new airline to take over Ghana Air's routes. GIA reps confirmed that the GoG and GIA have agreed to form a partnership, with the GoG [...]
2004-10-04 18:13:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV GH
04ACCRA2526FAA REASSESSMENT OF GHANA: INITIAL READOUT
[...] (C) Summary. FAA Safety Inspectors Fred Dryden and David Everett completed a three-day review of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on December 16. FAA's representative for Sub-Saharan Africa, Ed Jones, and EconOff observed the process. The team reviewed the new Civil Aviation Act, G [...]
2004-12-22 08:27:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALEAIR GH
04AMMAN3306JORDANIAN INFORMATION ON HOST GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to a reiterated request for information on Jordan's contribution to the reconstruction of Iraq, the Jordanian Ministry of Planning provided to the Embassy a report detailing Jordan's Iraq-related activities. The report highlights several areas in which the GOJ has of [...]
2004-04-29 13:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN JO IZ
04AMMAN351EXIM AND EB/CBA ADVOCATE FOR BOEING WITH RJ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with representatives from Ex-Im Bank and the State Department, Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) CEO Majali stated that he is willing to allow a Boeing team to review RJ's estimates of the costs associated with a potential Boeing purchase so that they can form their own [...]
2004-01-15 16:34:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAIR BEXP JO
04AMMAN7528BOEING VS. AIRBUS: WHAT IS GOING ON??
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The past month of the Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) Boeing purchase saga has seen an increasingly clear-cut paradox. All available signs point to a clear decision by the GOJ, especially including the Palace, in favor of a continued RJ relationship with Airbus as sole provider of [...]
2004-09-09 13:51:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEAIR BEXP PINR JO LY
04ANKARA2214 TURKISH LAWS REGARDING CARGO HANDLING
[...] The Turkish Customs Undersecretariat provided information in response to questions on cargo handling posed in reftel. The following is an informal Embassy translation of Customs' written response. 2. Begin Embassy Translation of Customs U/S Note: Shipping/Cargo Manifests: Carg [...]
2004-04-19 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PARM PREL EWWT KNNP TU
04ANKARA2680BOEING FEELS PRESSURE IN THE TURKISH MARKET
[...] (C) Summary: Boeing representatives continue to be concerned over attempts by a senior official of the AKP cabinet to pressure the company into hiring one of his associates as Boeing's representative in Turkey. Boeing is currently competing with EADS-Airbus for the potential sale of 19 narro [...]
2004-05-12 12:22:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETBEXP ECON ETRD TU
04ANKARA3736 GOT REACTION TO TSA EMERGENCY AMENDMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and TSA personnel briefed GOT agencies, airport authorities, carriers and the airport security contractor on the June 29 Emergency Amendment and Security Directive. GOT officials said they would cooperate in implementing the new requirements, but maintained that screen [...]
2004-07-01 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PTER TU
04BANGKOK7313THAI VIEWS OF A MORE ASSERTIVE CHINA
[...] (C) Summary. When analyzing China's growing influence in the region, Thai experts tend to: accept China's growing power as inevitable; hope that problems associated with China's growing strength will either fix themselves or be mitigated by other powers like the United States or India; and, [...]
2004-10-20 11:19:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PGOV TH CH ASEAN BURMA
04BOGOTA3676COLOMBIAN AVIATION: THE ONLY WAY IS UP
[...] (U) Summary: 2003 was a tough year for Colombian airlines due to a drop in passenger traffic and high operational and fuel costs. Avianca, the nation's largest carrier, entered Chapter 11 reorganization in New York, and is up for sale. A Brazilian consortium has offered to take over Avianc [...]
2004-04-12 15:13:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAIR CO
04BRASILIA1018BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR BILATERAL POL-MIL
[...] (C) Summary: Mission warmly welcomes your visit to Brazil. Much is changing in Brazil. Under President Lula there has been renewed focus on social issues and structural reform; economic performance, meanwhile, has been mixed. Urban crime poses an increasing threat to public security. The m [...]
2004-04-28 15:41:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA2781SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S TRIP TO
[...] (C) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Manaus. Your arrival comes on the heels of a major shakeup in Brazil's Ministry of Defense. The resignation of Minister Jose Viegas and his replacement on November 8 by Vice President Jose Alencar is intended to repair a r [...]
2004-11-08 20:31:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MCAP BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA2939 UPCOMING SHAKEOUT IN BRAZILIAN CIVIL AVIATION
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS BASED UPON INPUT PROVIDED BY ECON AND FCS SECTIONS AT AMEMBASSY BRASILIA, AMCONSULATE SAO PAULO, AND AMCONSULATE RIO DE JANEIRO. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. DESPITE RISING PASSENGER LOADS IN THE BRAZILIAN CIVIL AVIATION MARKET, TWO CARRIERS - VARIG AND VASP, WHICH TOGETHER ACCOUNT [...]
2004-12-01 18:38:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EINV BEXP PGOV ETRD BR
04BRASILIA3106BRAZIL: BOEING EXECUTIVES DISCUSS INVESTMENT,
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS BASED UPON INPUT PROVIDED BY ECON, POL, AND FCS SECTIONS AT AMEMBASSY BRASILIA AND AMCONSULATE SAO PAULO. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. DURING A NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER FCS-ORGANIZED GOLD KEY MISSION, BOEING VICE PRESIDENT THOMAS PICKERING, ACCOMPANIED BY ALEXANDER WATSON [...]
2004-12-20 09:11:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV BEXP ETRD BR FTAA
04BRUSSELS5308EUROPEAN UNION DEFENSE POLICY: WHERE IS THE EU
[...] (C) Summary. The November 22 announcement by the Foreign and Defense Ministers of the EU member states of pledges to establish 13 Battlegroups is the latest step toward the creation of an EU military capacity. EU heads of state are committed to giving the EU an effective capacity in global se [...]
2004-12-16 15:07:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BUENOSAIRES3490ARGENTINE CHAPTER OF 2004-2005 INCSR PART I
[...] Argentina is not a major drug producing country, but it is a transit country for cocaine flowing from neighboring Bolivia, Peru and Colombia primarily destined for Europe. Argentina is also a transit route for Colombian heroin en route to the U.S East Coast (primarily New York). Due to its a [...]
2004-12-17 20:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV AR PREL
04CARACAS3536LEVIATHAN'S RETURN: CHAVEZ'S NEW ECONOMIC
[...] (C) With his pockets full of petro-dollars, Chavez has created new Ministries of Food, Housing, Popular Economy, and Development Finance. He is also moving forward with the creation of a new state airline and a telecommunications enterprise. The establishment of the Ministries of Food and [...]
2004-11-16 20:07:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV VE
04DJIBOUTI1227DJIBOUTI AIRPORT MANAGER ON EXPANSION AND U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: David Hawker, Dubai Ports International representative in Djibouti who manages Djibouti International Airport, confirmed to Ambassador the Government of Djibouti's interest in expanding the country's existing international airport at Ambouli. Nothing firm is on the table, but iss [...]
2004-09-21 13:34:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MARR ASEC DJ
04DUBLIN867SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO IRELAND
[...] (C) Summary: Irish President Mary McAleese and Prime Minister Bertie Ahern are looking forward to welcoming the President to Dromoland Castle in the west of Ireland for the U.S.-EU Summit June 26. Ahern can be justly proud of his management of the EU Presidency to date, including his lead [...]
2004-06-08 16:45:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM ETRD EAIR MASS MARR CASC CVIS EUN
04HANOI3092VIETNAM'S AVIATION INDUSTRY TAKES OFF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Vietnam's aviation industry is seeking to catch up with those of other countries in the region. The government has dramatically changed its approach to the industry by allowing foreign carriers to increase their share of the market, but the change is unlikely to harm its domestic [...]
2004-11-17 03:59:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EINV PREL VM
04LAGOS1106NIGERIAN DOMESTIC SHIPPING LAW TAKES EFFECT
[...] SUMMARY. Nigeria's sweeping Cabotage Act took effect on May 1, requiring all vessels used for domestic trade to be Nigerian built, owned and manned. Nigeria has little capacity to meet any of the three requirements, and one-year waivers are allowed under the law. The GON has done little to i [...]
2004-05-25 13:12:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT EPET EINV ECON PGOV NI
04LAGOS1469POLITICAL UNDERTONE OF SLOK AIR'S GROUNDING
[...] (U) Summary: Since the suspension and subsequent revocation of its license in March, Slok Air remains grounded. Though accused of having violated aviation regulations, the airline's travails have been associated with a political face-off between Orji Kalu, Abia State Governor and owner of Slok [...]
2004-07-19 14:24:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EINV PGOV NI
04LAGOS2025NIGERIA SIGNS VIRGIN AIRLINES DEAL; AVIATION
[...] Summary. The Government of Nigeria signed September 28 a partnership deal between Nigeria Airways (NA) and Virgin Atlantic Airways (reftel),creating Virgin Nigeria. The new carrier anticipates beginning operations early 2005. The Federal High Court ordered liquidation of NA assets July 9. [...]
2004-10-04 08:52:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ELAB EINV NI PGOV
04LAGOS74WORLD 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 16:24:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON CASC SOCI ASEC AMGT NI
04LAGOS83WORLD 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 09:41:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON CASC SOCI ASEC AMGT NI
04MADRID2554IBERIA PULLING "MINI-HUB" OUT OF MIAMI; SALVADORAN
[...] Summary: Today, Iberia Airlines announced plans to fly directly to Guatemala and Panama, avoiding the Miami International Airport for "purely financial" reasons, beginning in October. Nevertheless, an Iberia contact told us that increased layover time due to new security procedures in Miami [...]
2004-07-06 15:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON CVIS SP
04MANAMA1469BAHRAIN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH TRANSPORTATION
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with Minister of Transportation Sheikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa on September 8 to discuss efforts to expand and manage Bahrain,s transportation infrastructure. Al Khalifa,s portfolio also includes civil aviation as well as telecommunications, postal services and pub [...]
2004-09-25 12:41:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALBA BEXP EAIR ECON PREL
04MANAMA1524SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S VISIT TO
[...] (S) Mr. Secretary, we warmly welcome you to Bahrain. While the genesis of your trip is meeting with Operation Iraqi Freedom coalition Ministers of Defense on the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy, your visit comes at an important time in our bilateral relationship with Bahrain. The mil-mil re [...]
2004-10-04 15:26:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR MOPS PTER ECON OVIP BA
04MONTREAL701AEROPORTS DE MONTREAL ANNUAL REPORT 2003
[...] (U) Summary. Aeroports de Montreal (ADM) Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) James Cherry and Chairman of the Board Pierre Martin rolled out the ADM 2003 annual report at a May 6, 2004 public meeting held at the International Civil Aviation Organization Headquarters in M [...]
2004-05-13 12:51:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON CA
04NASSAU1534 TOURISM UPDATE 2004
[...] SUMMARY: The Bahamian tourism industry continues to rebound from the effects of 9/11. Visitor arrivals are up and economic indicators reflect increased growth in visitor arrivals and tourism development throughout 2004. The national flag-carrier, Bahamasair, acquired two new jets and resol [...]
2004-08-13 13:04:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD BEXP BF
04NEWDELHI7733PUTIN VISIT: FROM RUSSIA WITH TOUGH LOVE
[...] (C) Summary: Russian President Vladimir Putin's December 3-5 visit to India did little to broaden their ties beyond defense, despite efforts by both sides to infuse the relationship with new momentum. Both leaders pressed their issues with Russia extracting a promise from India to sign a defe [...]
2004-12-07 13:50:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KNNP MASS IN
04OTTAWA3473SCENE-SETTER FOR ASD/HD VISIT TO OTTAWA, CANADA,
[...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS A READAHEAD FOR THE 11-13 JANUARY 2005 VISIT TO OTTAWA OF ASST SECDEF (HOMELAND DEFENSE) PAUL MCHALE; DASD SCOTT ROWELL; AND NORTHCOM CHIEF OF STAFF MG FRED REES. RECOMMENDED TALKING POINTS AT PARA 8. 2. (C) CANADA-U.S. POL-MIL RELATIONS. PRIME MINISTER PAUL MARTIN LEA [...]
2004-12-29 21:45:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM
04PANAMA906USG SUCCESS STORY: PANAMA REGAINS CATEGORY 1 FOR
[...] Summary: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) downgraded Panama in 2001 for not complying with international air safety standards. Over the past 18 months, the Embassy has worked to focus the GoP's highest levels on making needed changes to its aviation authority to regain the status. [...]
2004-04-20 19:33:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD BEXP CASC PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA929SCENESETTER: AUSTR VARGO'S TRIP TO PANAMA FOR THE
[...] (U) I warmly welcome your April 25-30 visit to Panama. The USDEL's visit marks the culmination of a long campaign by the GoP to move forward on an FTA with the U.S. You will have the opportunity to reiterate USG commitment to expanding trade and investment between our two countries, and to pre [...]
2004-04-22 20:43:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA954PSI: ANSWERS TO KEY QUESTIONS ON CARGO HANDLING
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-26 15:19:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP EWWT EAIR PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PARIS9171CIVAIR: DGAC RESPONSE TO U.S. CARRIER OPERATIONS IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While remaining firm in their request to eight U.S. carriers, operating under FAR 135 (commuter and on-demand operations) in French Caribbean territories to supply documentation supporting their requests for "revalidation of any non-scheduled flight authorizations," French avi [...]
2004-12-29 14:18:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON FR
04ROME2872 World Food Program/Libya Memorandum of
[...] (SBU) US Mission has received copy of the World Food Program/Libya Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) related to the transit of humanitarian assistance through Libya into Chad, Sudan and other African countries, signed in Tripoli on July 15, 2004. The MOU permits all forms of humanitarian assis [...]
2004-07-23 15:24:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID ELTN LY CD SU WFP
04ROME2993INFORMAL PRIVACY CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON INTRA-EU
[...] (SBU) On July 16, Italy,s Privacy authority hosted an informal meeting, in preparation for a formal session in Brussels this fall, to address PNR issues. Participants included EU Privacy Authorities, the European Airline Association and several European airlines. The morning conference, whi [...]
2004-08-03 09:24:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS IT EUN
04ROME4915AIREUROPE SUBSIDIARY OF BANKRUPT VOLARE GROUP
[...] On November 19, Italian authorities shut down the insolvent Volare Group Airlines, including the regional budget carrier VolareWeb and the charter carrier AirEurope. On December 27, the National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) granted AirEurope a provisional license to commence international [...]
2004-12-29 17:25:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR IT AVIATION FAA
04TAIPEI3523CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS - AIRLINES
[...] (C) Largely for symbolic reasons, the Taiwan government is pushing once again for cross-Strait charter flights to bring Taiwan investors in the Mainland home to Taiwan for Lunar New Year 2005. After losing money in 2003 and never getting off the ground in 2004, Lunar New Year charter flights [...]
2004-11-09 01:33:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALEAIR PREL ECON CH TW
04TAIPEI3734Scenesetter for DOT A/S Bhatia's Trip to Taiwan
[...] (U) The United States' unofficial relations with Taiwan focus on regional security and trade. Taiwan is considering the purchase of USD 18 billion in military equipment from the U.S. Outstanding trade issues include intellectual property rights, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications market [...]
2004-11-23 06:14:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL EAIR PGOV OVIP TW
04TAIPEI3850CROSS-STRAIT AVIATION - THE GOLDEN LINK STILL OUT
[...] (C) Direct air transportation is the last area where the "three-links" have not been realized in either name or substance. Direct air links would cut passenger travel time by up to an hour and a half; ticket prices by more than 25 percent; and airfreight costs by 20 percent or more. Taiwan's [...]
2004-12-06 07:40:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PREL ETRD EINV TW CH
04TEGUCIGALPA1280HONDURAS - KEY QUESTIONS ON CARGO HANDLING
[...] (C) Per reftel, answers to the key questions on cargo handling are provided below. Where appropriate, Post has provided clarification and context. 2. (U) Answers are listed in Q and A format: I. Shipping/Cargo Manifests Q. Are cargo manifests (or similar documentation) required in c [...]
2004-06-03 22:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP EWWT EAIR HO
04TELAVIV1721ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Assassination of Hamas Leader Ahmed Yassin 2. Mideast 3. Iraq: Anniversary of War's Outbreak ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio, followed by the other electronic media, reported that at around 5:30 this morning, Hamas leade [...]
2004-03-22 12:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04THEHAGUE51ARMED FLYING DUTCHMEN: DEBATE OVER SKY MARSHALS IN
[...] (C) Summary. After a promising start, Dutch carriers, under pressure from pilots, are at this stage not ready to allow sky marshals on their flights and would likely choose instead to ground flights. However, carriers are working with the pilots' unions and the Ministry of Justice to dev [...]
2004-01-09 14:04:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALEAIR NL PTER
04YEREVAN812 ARMENIA'S MAIN AIR CARRIER SCOTCHES PLANS
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Completely reversing its previous investment policy, Armenia's main flag carrier, Armavia Airlines, is halting its plans to expand towards Europe and move to European standards a [...]
2004-04-05 10:01:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON RS AM
05ABUDHABI1680AMB. JONES CONSULTS WITH SHEIKH HAMDAN ON IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Ambassador Richard Jones consulted with Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed on April 12 on Iraq developments. Ambassador Jones, who had been in Iraq three days earlier, briefed Sheikh H [...]
2005-04-14 10:48:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON IZ IR TC
05ABUDHABI2975CENTCOM DEPUTY COMMANDER GENERAL SMITH VISITS UAE
[...] (C) Summary: CENTCOM Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Smith met July 2 with UAE Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Mohammed Al Kaabi and UAE Air Force and Air Defense Commander Staff Pilot Major General Khaled Al Buainnan. Smith briefed Al Kaabi on international troop deploym [...]
2005-07-05 03:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALMCAP MASS AF IZ IR PK SA TC
05ABUDHABI326SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO THE UAE
[...] (C) I look forward to welcoming you back to the United Arab Emirates January 30-February 1. Your visit will provide a timely opportunity to discuss our common concerns about the Iranian nuclear program with the UAEG as well as to review progress on the UAEG,s export controls program. The UAE [...]
2005-01-23 11:06:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM ETTC KNNP KOMC KSTC IZ IR TC
05ABUDHABI3264UAE DISMISSES ISLAMIST WEB SITE WARNING
[...] An Islamist Web site features a statement warning the UAE to expel non-Muslims and Westerners within 10 days or risk attack. The statement, which appears to be a copy of a March 2005 statement posted on another Islamist Web site, was posted on the Al Sakifah Web site on July 19 by an unidenti [...]
2005-07-25 11:25:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PREL KPAO MCAP TC
05ABUDHABI3966ABU DHABI CIVIL AVIATION: RAISING THE PROFILE
[...] (C) Summary: Abu Dhabi is raising its profile in the civil aviation arena, building a new government-sponsored airline and renovating the airport to accommodate significant growth, as it begins investing money to raise Abu Dhabi's international profile. Although Abu Dhabi is the capital cit [...]
2005-09-19 12:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAIR ETRD PREL PINR TC
05ABUDHABI4102SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR JEFFREY AND TEAM'S
[...] (C) Summary: The United Arab Emirates has been a key Arab partner and has supported our objectives in Iraq, condemned terror attacks, allowed Coalition forces access to UAE air force bases and ports, and hosted German training for the Iraqi military and police. UAE aid to Iraq, both pledged an [...]
2005-09-28 08:48:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PGOV MASS EFIN IZ IR SY TC
05ABUDHABI4735 BOEING WINS BIG AT DUBAI AIR SHOW
[...] (U) On November 20, during the 9th Annual Dubai Air Show, the Dubai-based Emirates Airline awarded Boeing a $9.7 billion order to buy 42 B-777s with an option to purchase 20 more. With this newest order, the Emirates fleet will increase to more than 200 making it the largest carrier in the Ar [...]
2005-11-21 13:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON TC
05ABUDHABI5021UAE: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM - ADDENDUM
[...] (U) This is the UAE Mission's classified addendum to the 2005 Annual Terrorism Report transmitted to the Department on December 12 (ref A). Subject headings are keyed to the headings in the unclassified report, and information contained in each paragraph is strictly supplemental to the corres [...]
2005-12-13 11:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC AE
05ABUDHABI5171UAE: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM ADDENDUM --
[...] (U) This is the UAE Mission's classified addendum to the 2005 Annual Terrorism Report transmitted to the Department on December 12 (ref B). (Note: This message is being re-sent with corrected paragraph classifications. End note.) Subject headings are keyed to the headings in the unclassified [...]
2005-12-21 14:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPTER ASEC AE
05ABUJA2073A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR
[...] (C) Summary: On 24 October, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer met with Nigerian National Security Advisor Aliyu Mohammed. They discussed the Sudan Peace Process, recent Liberian elections, Cote D'Ivoire, the Bakassi dispute with Cameroon, upcoming Nigerian elections, the s [...]
2005-10-27 11:55:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM NI XY XW
05ACCRA2382GHANA CIVAIR UPDATE - POSITIVE CHANGES AND REAL
[...] (U) Summary: Ghana's civil aviation sector has entered a period of rebuilding after a year which saw the demise of Ghana Airways, the crash of Ghana-based MK Airlines' 747 in Nova Scotia, and the subsequent downgrade of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA),which barred all Ghanaian carrie [...]
2005-11-21 17:11:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EAIR GH ECON
05ACCRA407FAA COMPLETES REASSESSMENT OF GHANA
[...] (SBU) Summary: FAA has completed its reassessment of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). The FAA team was impressed with the progress made by the GCAA staff since the last visit in December 2004 (reftel). In the short term, however, Ghana will be downgraded to Category II status somet [...]
2005-02-25 12:37:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALECON EAIR EINV GH
05ALMATY4196INTERNATIONAL AIR TRAVEL TO KAZAKHSTAN: A CHOICE
[...] (SBU) Summary: There may be some clear skies ahead following the recent turbulent environment facing international carriers serving Kazakhstan. For all intents and purposes, the GOK has abandoned its previous demand that all international air flights that now land in Almaty, instead, arrive [...]
2005-11-28 21:15:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON KZ ECONOMIC
05AMMAN1959SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL RICHARD MYERS
[...] (S//NF) GENERAL KHALID SARAIREH, CHAIRMAN, JORDAN ARMED FORCES IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT TO JORDAN. IT WILL PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE JAF LEADERSHIP FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT TO OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, AND WILL HELP ENSURE JORDAN'S [...]
2005-03-08 15:56:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL MARR PARM MASS JO
05AMMAN9195JORDAN RELEASES GROUNDED IRAQI AIRWAYS PLANES
[...] (U) Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Suleiman Obeidat confirmed to emboff 11/28 a recent AP report that the Government of Jordan (GoJ) has authorized the release of six Iraqi Airways planes grounded in Amman after Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Obeidat added that Iraqi technicians w [...]
2005-11-28 13:54:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON JO IZ
05ANKARA1048TURKISH MFA CONTINUES TO PUSH FOR DIRECT U.S. -
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 6. 2. (C) Meeting with Econ Counselor and Econoff on February 15 on a range of aviation and maritime subjects (septel),MFA Deputy Director General for Maritime and Aviation Affairs Vakur Gokdenizler raised the continuing GOT interest in est [...]
2005-02-28 08:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAIR PREL CY TU
05ANKARA2555TURKEY APPROVES USE OF INCIRLIK AIR BASE AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ten months after the US requested to establish a multi-directional cargo hub at Incirlik Air Base to support Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF),the Government of Turkey (GOT) has agreed to the establishment of a cargo hub on terms slightly more re [...]
2005-05-04 14:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU
05ANKARA2764 TURKISH AIRLINE BANNED BY NETHERLANDS
[...] (SBU) The Netherlands embassy confirmed press reports that on May 12 the Netherlands Transportation Ministry's civil aviation authority banned Turkish charter carrier Onur Air from operating to or from the Netherlands for a period of one month. Germany has implemented a similar decision. T [...]
2005-05-13 16:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR TU
05ANKARA3104ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-02 14:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4126TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, JUNE 2005
[...] A new National Security Policy document outlining the government's priorities with regard to threats to Turkey's internal and external security, and based on input from all Council member agencies, was expected to be finalized at the June 21 National Security Council meeting. The new draft do [...]
2005-07-15 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL TU
05ANKARA5727ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-29 15:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA88ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-06 14:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ATHENS1903AEGEAN CEO: IT'S JUST BUSINESS, AIRBUS FITS OUR
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Aegean Airlines CEO Theodoros Vassilakis and fellow Board-member and son, Eftihios Vassilakis, to discuss Aegean's recent decision to purchase six Airbus aircraft over Boeing aircraft. Theodoros denied any political angle in the Airbus decision, claiming tha [...]
2005-07-18 07:17:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON GR
05ATHENS2470GREEK GOVERNMENT UNDECIDED ON FUTURE OF OLYMPIC
[...] (U) A European Commission decision ordering Olympic Airlines to pay back some 500 million euros in illegal state aid, although widely expected by industry observers, appears to have taken the Greek government by surprise. The decision, which came in the midst of a final Greek government effor [...]
2005-09-21 06:16:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON GR OLYAIR
05BANGKOK1038SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CDR SEVENTH FLEET VADM
[...] (C) Admiral Greenert, your visit to Bangkok and Phuket will come as we are winding down the critical U.S. military role in providing assistance to Thailand and the other tsunami-hit nations in the region. Your meetings with senior SIPDIS Thai officials follow on the heels of visits by a n [...]
2005-02-09 09:58:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR TH
05BANGKOK1187THAILAND: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON ROYAL THAI NAVY
[...] (C) During a February 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Royal Thai Navy Commander-in-Chief, ADM Sampop Amrapala, noted that over half of the RTN's Phang Nga Naval Base had been destroyed by the December 26 tsunami and that it would be at least six months before the facility was operational. No [...]
2005-02-16 06:48:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK5681THAILAND CIVAIR: READOUT ON FAA CONSULTATIONS WITH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Consultations between a visiting team from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and officials from the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) met pursuant to reftel and previous consideration of problems relating to the Thai carrier Phuket Air on August 13, 2005. The discussions [...]
2005-09-06 02:09:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON TH
05BOGOTA10950COLOMBIA,S AIR SAFETY CONCERNS
[...] (C) Summary. Troubling developments in Colombia,s civil aviation sector have brought to post,s attention that Colombia,s last FAA safety assessment took place in 1999. Recent plane crashes and questions concerning the integrity of the CAA,s safety oversight function suggest, at the least, th [...]
2005-11-23 19:56:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALEAIR CO
05BOGOTA3863COLOMBIA COPES WITH CHAVEZ
[...] (S) This cable responds to Ref A taskings regarding Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's activities and Colombian responses. 2. (S) Summary: Border incidents, Venezuela's harboring of the FARC and ELN FTOs, and a potential arms race have done much to mobilize opinion leaders against Chavez. [...]
2005-04-22 15:47:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPREL PTER MARR MASS VE CO PGOV
05BRASILIA1566VARIG FINANCIAL CRISIS DEEPENS
[...] (U) This cable is based upon information gathered by the Econ and FCS Sections at AmEmbassy Brasilia. 2. (SBU) Summary. The financial situation of VARIG, Brazil's troubled flagship carrier, is worsening. Airline officials have told Deputy Senior Commercial Officer that in the absence of so [...]
2005-06-10 13:53:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EINV PGOV ETRD BR
05BRASILIA1608VARIG BOARD STRUGGLES TO SAVE AIRLINE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. In a June 14 meeting with the Ambassador, key members of the VARIG board outlined the predicament in which the airline finds itself. ILFC (International Leasing Finance Corporation),a subsidiary of of AIG and a key aircraft leasing company, has indicated that [...]
2005-06-15 15:06:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EINV
05BRASILIA1839BRAZIL - NEXT STEPS FOR VARIG UNCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Summary. Boeing Sales Director for Brazil, Jose Sicilia, told Emboffs that Boeing is still trying to assess what the immediate future holds for Varig after the carrier's recent move to obtain bankruptcy protection. While under Brazilian law the company has until August to file a reorgan [...]
2005-07-11 20:36:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EINV
05BRASILIA2806BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT INTERVENES IN VARIG - TOO
[...] (SBU) Summary. For months the Brazilian government has been urging a market solution to the debt-laden airline Varig, which filed for bankruptcy protection in June 2005. The new Varig management council has, nevertheless, continued to struggle to maintain adequate cash flow and pay its lessor [...]
2005-10-20 15:19:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EINV PGOV ETRD
05BUENOSAIRES141ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER'S INNER CIRCLE
[...] (C) This cable takes an in-depth look at President Nestor Kirchner's closest advisors. It is based on interviews with the Ambassador, DCM, and other Embassy Officers who have met with members of Kirchner's inner circle, numerous discussions with Embassy contacts in the Argentine political [...]
2005-01-20 15:25:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AR
05COLOMBO1992 AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA INFORMATION - SRI
[...] (U) THIS IS THE SECOND CABLE REPORTING ON PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PREVENT A HIGHLY PATHENOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA (HPAI) IN SRI LANKA (REF A) AND RESPONDS TO REF B QUESTIONS REGARDING SRI LANKA'S EFFORTS TO CONTROL AVIAN FLU AND ITS CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC. PREPAREDNES [...]
2005-11-23 10:13:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO ECON PREL SOCI EAGR CASC CE KSTH WHO
05DUBLIN1488U.S.-EU OPEN SKIES, BOEING, AND CBP PRE-CLEARANCE:
[...] (C) Summary: Discussion of the proposed U.S.-EU air services agreement in the December 5 EU Transport Council meeting was "extraordinarily positive," Transport Minister Martin Cullen told the Ambassador in a December 6 meeting. He expressed confidence that the U.S. Department of Transportati [...]
2005-12-07 15:48:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEAIR ETRD ECON EI
05DUBLIN1516SHANNON: IRELAND ASKS USG OPINION ON SEARCHING
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) On December 7, DCM met with Rory Montgomery, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Political Director to follow up on the December 1 meeting between Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern and Secretary Rice in Wa [...]
2005-12-13 16:34:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PROV KDEM KPAO IZ EI
05DUBLIN276IRELAND - 2005 ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Once a poor nation characterized by large scale emigration, Ireland is now economically prosperous and an attractive destination for thousands of asylum and job-seekers. The unprecedented flow of people into Ireland has prompted the Government to address issues relating to bo [...]
2005-03-04 17:47:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
05DUBLIN606GOI UNVEILS AVIATION POLICY PACKAGE
[...] (C) Summary: On May 18, the Irish Government announced an aviation policy package that includes plans to sell a majority stake in Aer Lingus, the national carrier, and to build a second terminal at Dublin Airport. The package capped months of negotiations between the governing party, Fianna [...]
2005-05-23 14:37:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETRD EFIN ELAB
05DUSHANBE2130PROGRESS, BUT NO ETA FOR TURKISH AIR IN TAJIKISTAN
[...] Turkish Airlines (TKA) has moved one step closer to introducing a new Istanbul-Dushanbe. The Turkish Ambassador Altay Cenziger reported a framework agreement was signed December 23, allowing Turkish Airlines to conduct technical assessments and preparations for the new route. He estimated f [...]
2005-12-30 07:41:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAIR ECON TI
05GUATEMALA162GUATEMALAN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS WALK OFF JOB
[...] Guatemalan air traffic controllers walked off the job on January 11, shutting down Guatemala's airports for 20 hours. They were protesting the GOG's refusal to renew their employment contracts, which had expired December 31. At least one commercial aircraft landed without tower assistance [...]
2005-01-21 18:47:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAIR ELAB ASEC CASC MOPS SNAR GT FAA
05HALIFAX16AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO NOVA SCOTIA -- SECURITY AND TRADE
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Cellucci visited Nova Scotia January 13-15, stressing key policy goals of security and trade. He met with U.S. and Canadian military officers and the leadership of the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, the Lt-Governor and the Premier of the province. He gave several media in [...]
2005-01-25 14:09:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD BEXP ASEC MARR PINR CA US
05KABUL5033REHABILITATING STATE-RUN ARIANA AIRLINES
[...] (SBU) The President of state-owned flag carrier Ariana, Nadir Atash, has ambitious plans to revamp the airline by upgrading its personnel, aircraft, systems and maintenance. Today Atash confronts a large and largely ineffective workforce, massive corruption and persistent nepotism. Even with [...]
2005-12-13 10:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAIR ECON AF
05KUWAIT4510JAZEERA AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH LOW-COST FLIGHTS FROM
[...] (U) SUMMARY On October 18, Econoff met with Suhail Homsi of the new Jazeera Airways (JA). JA is a publicly-traded company with the Boodai Corporation holding a controlling stake of 30% of the shares. The new airline will begin flights to Dubai on October 30 and to other regional destinatio [...]
2005-10-19 11:14:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KU FAA
05LAGOS1289VIRGIN NIGERIA PLANS TO SEEK APPROVAL FOR DIRECT
[...] (C) Summary. Virgin Nigeria (VN) soon plans to formally apply for a direct flight between Nigeria and the U.S. The airline sees New York, Chicago, and Houston, in that order, as the three most profitable routes. If approval is granted, VN hopes to begin operations by Christmas 2005. End Summar [...]
2005-08-17 06:13:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV PREL NI
05LAGOS1512VIRGIN NIGERIA RILES DOMESTIC COMPETITORS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Many Nigerian airline executives continue to view Virgin Nigeria (VN) as a foreign carrier, which in its bid to look Nigerian, receives far too much government support. The other airlines contend that this alleged preferential treatment has made it difficult for them to compet [...]
2005-09-29 08:47:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV PREL NI
05LAGOS1722AVIATION MINISTER SUPPORTS U.S.-NIGERIA DIRECT AIR
[...] (C) Summary. The Consul General met Aviation Minister Borishade on October 20 for a readout on the aviation industry and the issues the Minister will likely raise during his October 28 meeting with Transportation Secretary Mineta. (This meeting occurred before the October 22 Bellview air cras [...]
2005-11-04 12:29:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV PREL NI
05LAGOS1784AVIATION MINISTER PUSHING FOR U.S. DIRECT ROUTE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Consul General met Aviation Minister Borishade on November 21 for a readout on the aviation industry and to discuss the Minister's tentative plans to visit the Department of Transportation December 5-9. His visit would focus on the same areas he planned to raise prior to t [...]
2005-11-25 11:34:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV PREL NI
05LAGOS1934DOMESTIC AIRLINES GROUNDED;LOW PUBLIC CONFIDENCE
[...] (U) Summary. In a vote of no confidence in the domestic aviation sector, many would-be air travelers seem to be opting for road transportation following recent air mishaps. After the December 19 emergency landing of a Bellview flight in Accra, the GON temporarily suspended Bellview's operating [...]
2005-12-21 16:06:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV PREL NI
05MANAMA1570GULF AIR'S FUTURE IN WAKE OF UAE PULLOUT
[...] (C) Minister of Transportation Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa discussed with the Ambassador Gulf Air's future in the wake of the UAE's withdrawal from ownership of the airline. Shaikh Ali said the GOB would expect the UAE to honor its existing financial commitment to the carrier. He fears [...]
2005-10-26 12:51:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ETRD ECON BEXP BA
05MANILA4814Air Traffic Controller Staffing "Not Unsafe"
[...] (SBU) Summary. Our most recent discussions and observations indicated no aviation safety threat at this time due to air traffic controller (ATC) staffing. In a meeting October 6 with DCM, econoffs, and a senior U.S. FAA rep, GRP officials acknowledged a staffing deficit but provided credibl [...]
2005-10-11 01:06:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PGOV EINV RP
05MANILA5276Philippine Airlines Eyes Boeing Purchase
[...] (SBU) Philippine Airlines (PAL) plans to re-fleet to remain competitive and fulfill expansion plans. PAL is now considering the purchase of up to twelve wide-body Boeing 777s. The sticking point appears to be a $114 million deposit on aircraft that PAL forfeited when it canceled a Boeing p [...]
2005-11-08 09:31:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BEXP EINV EAIR ECON RP
05NDJAMENA1547NINTH JOINT COMMISSION MEETING: WIDESPREAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Joint Commission (JC) on the Darfur Humanitarian Cease-fire met October 13-14 in N'Djamena. The key agenda item, strengthening the cease-fire, was never completely covered, but participants vowed to rejuvenate the JC and reaffirmed their commitments to participate regularl [...]
2005-10-17 11:32:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NEWDELHI1764SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL PRAKASH,S MARCH 19-28 VISIT TO USA
[...] (C) Summary: Admiral Clark, we greatly appreciate your willingness to host the upcoming visit to the USA of your counterpart, Admiral Arun Prakash, India's Chief of Naval Staff and Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee. President Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agree that Indo-US relati [...]
2005-03-08 05:08:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA MASS MOPS PTER PK XD IZ IN
05NEWDELHI2511 Scenesetter for Transportation Secretary Mineta's
[...] (SBU) Mr. Secretary, I want to welcome you to India, a vibrant, diverse, multiethnic, multifaceted democracy that is emerging as an economic powerhouse and has growing global ambitions. Your visit comes close on the heels of an extraordinarily successful visit of Secretary Rice, who unveiled [...]
2005-04-04 13:42:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR BEXP ECON IN US
05NEWDELHI2550SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON,S APRIL 13-16 VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: Admiral Fallon, we welcome your upcoming visit to India, coming at a time of excellent relations in a fast maturing defense cooperation relationship. You also come soon after Secretary of State Rice's first visit last month, which has been characterized as the most successful visit o [...]
2005-04-05 14:21:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL MASS MOPS PTER IN US
05NEWDELHI3147BOEING WINS $8.5 BILLION AIR INDIA ORDER, LARGEST
[...] Summary: (C) On April 26, Boeing won a $8.5 billion order from Air India to supply 50 wide body B777-B787 class aircraft powered by GE engines. Embassy believes it is unlikely that the PIB or the cabinet would reverse the selection, but advises we use high level visits to urge the GOI to qui [...]
2005-04-27 12:27:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALEAIR BEXP IN
05NEWDELHI4721SCENESETTER FOR INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTER MUKHERJEE,S 25 JUNE - 2 JULY VISIT TO THE USA
[...] (C) Summary: Secretary Rumsfeld, we appreciate your willingness to host the upcoming visit of Indian Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee, and see many opportunities to accelerate our burgeoning defense cooperation with a nation we believe to be the key to a prosperous and peaceful future for South A [...]
2005-06-21 12:09:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL ETTC ETRD KNNP MASS PTER IN NP PK IZ IR
05NEWDELHI9133INDO-RUSSIAN SUMMIT TUNED TO DEFENSE COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: The GOI hopes to expand Indo-Russian defense and space cooperation at the December 4-6 Sixth Annual Summit in Russia, but a sluggish economic relationship is dragging down bilateral ties. President Putin and Prime Minister Singh are expected to sign four agreements on defense In [...]
2005-12-03 03:50:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG EPET PGOV KNNP MASS IN
05OTTAWA1668FY 2006 IVLP Individual Program - Peter Gregg
[...] Post is pleased to nominate Peter Gregg, Vice President, Corporate Communications, Hydro One, Toronto for a 21-day individual project on U.S. Energy Policy and Security. Mr. Gregg has full country team approval. EVDB- formatted nomination follows. 2. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE D [...]
2005-06-03 14:22:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV
05OTTAWA1669FY 2006 IVLP Individual Program - Peter Gregg
[...] Post is pleased to nominate Peter Gregg, Vice President, Corporate Communications, Hydro One, Toronto for a 21-day individual project on U.S. Energy Policy and Security. Mr. Gregg has full country team approval. EVDB- formatted nomination follows. 2. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE D [...]
2005-06-03 14:23:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV
05OTTAWA3732PRECLEARANCE CONSULTATIVE GROUP REVIEWS POLICIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The inaugural meeting of the Preclearance Consultative Group (PCG) took place in Ottawa on December 13. The U.S. side was represented by the State Department, Customs and Border Protection (CBP),and the Transportation Security Administration. Canadian officials were from Fo [...]
2005-12-22 15:30:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECIN ASEC CA
05OTTAWA755Discount Airline Jetsgo founders, strands passengers
[...] Passengers at Canadian airports expecting to board Jetsgo aircraft on Friday, March 11 were surprised to find no staff at ticket counters, and no Jetsgo flights operating. There has been no official announcement, but it is expected that Jetsgo will seek bankruptcy protection later today. [...]
2005-03-11 15:20:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ETRD CA
05PARIS1382FRANCE: POSITIVE ON TSA INTERMODAL DIALOGUE, TEPID
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In February 24 meetings with TSA International Programs Assistant Administrator David Tiedge, French officials -listened to U.S. concerns about Emergency Amendment implementation, agreed to continue discussion, but sidestepped new commitments; -agreed to continue discussion [...]
2005-03-03 12:34:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALEAIR PTER FR
05PARIS2677MEDIA REACTION REPORT - POPE BENEDICT XVI CHINA
[...] POPE BENEDICT XVI 2. CHINA B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: NOT SURPRISINGLY ALL FRONT PAGES AND EDITORIALS ARE DEVOTED TO THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH'S CHOICE OF CARDINAL JOSEPH RATZINGER, WHO BECOMES POPE BENEDICT XVI. THE VARIETY COMES IN THE NATURE OF THE COMMENTARY. FOR LE FIGARO THE CHOICE MA [...]
2005-04-20 11:55:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS3183FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR ONE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-11 13:27:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS3190FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR.
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-11 13:48:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS4201FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR ONE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-15 09:31:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS4203FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR ONE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-15 09:33:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS4208FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR.
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-15 09:41:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS5995TFUS01: FRENCH OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE
[...] SUMMARY: Following specific French offers of disaster assistance, repeated below, we relayed acceptance per ref D. The GOF still awaits notification of where and when to send the material accepted. END SUMMARY. ----------------- GOF OFFERS of AID ----------------- 2. France announced [...]
2005-09-05 12:22:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON ASEC CASC AMGT EAID PREL FR
05PARIS6026TFUS01: UPDATE ON FRENCH ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOF acknowledged notification of flight clearance for its aircraft to Little Rock on September 6, and remains ready to provide further assistance as the evolving situation in the US warrants. END SUMMARY. ----------------- FRENCH ASSISTANCE ----------------- 2. (SBU) [...]
2005-09-06 16:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDFR PGOV ECON ASEC CASC AMGT EAID PREL
05PARIS6109AIR FRANCE ADDRESSES LETTER TO AMBASSADOR ON JULY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 29 letter to Ambassador, Air France CEO Jean-Cyril Spinetta raised a number of concerns about the July 8 diversion of AF flight 50 to Chicago due to the presence of a passenger on the "no-fly" list (reftel). He argues that Air France followed TSA procedures in this [...]
2005-09-09 08:18:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PTER FR
05PARIS619AVIATION SECURITY: DOES NO-FLY MEAN "NO FLY?"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Paris applauds Washington agencies' development of joint criteria for the inclusion of names on the Transportation Security Administration-managed No-Fly list (REF EMAIL). Rigorously applied criteria should greatly enhance the credibility of the list while ensuring it is [...]
2005-02-01 16:38:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALEAIR PTER FR
05PARIS6934AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER: FRENCH
[...] (C) Summary: In an introductory meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie conveyed French support for NATO operations in Kosovo and Afghanistan, as well as the NATO Response Force (NRF). The minister emphasized that NATO and European defense (ESDP) are not mutually ex [...]
2005-10-07 17:09:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS AF FR NATO
05PARIS8548 FRENCH NAVAL COURTSHIP CREATES DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOF, Thales, and state-owned shipbuilder DCN, have confirmed that the French defense electronics group has agreed to buy a 25% stake in DCN. Their messages echoed the widespread expectation that the Thales-DCN tie-in would be applauded by its architects as a first step towa [...]
2005-12-20 09:57:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND MARR MASS PARM ECON FR
05QUITO2127 CIVAIR COMMUNITY EAGERLY AWAITS NEW GPS PROCEDURE
[...] Summary. Global Positioning System (GPS) procedures for Quito's Mariscal Sucre airport are close to becoming a reality. GOE civil aviation regulators, the airlines, and the Quito Airport all see positive benefits to introducing GPS procedures. Benefits include preventing frequent weather-r [...]
2005-09-15 14:45:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV EC
05RABAT2139MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] Ahmed Lahlimi, High Commissioner for Planning announced during an October 4 press briefing on the 2004 census results that the poverty rate in Morocco in 2004 stood at 14.2%, 2.3% lower than in 1994. The census showed improvement in both urban (2.5% decrease) and rural areas (1% decrease). [...]
2005-10-13 16:41:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EWWT PTER KTEX EAGR EAIR ETRD MO SOCI
05RABAT2491MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] Moroccan Government unemployment statistics registered 10.9 percent during the third quarter of 2005, up half a percent from the same period one year earlier. The economy created 65,000 jobs in the building and public works sector, and 41,000 in services; but it lost 24,000 jobs in industry [...]
2005-12-14 16:17:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB EAIR SENV SOCI MO
05RIODEJANEIRO973 Rio Pol/Econ Roundup July 2005 - I
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-22 10:31:00Consulate Rio De JaneiroUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EMIN ENRG EFIN ECON BR
05ROME2624ALITALIA DEFACTO COMPLIANCE WITH TSA REGULATION;
[...] Alitalia has been recently implementing the DHS/TSA No-Fly/Selectee requirements, albeit without explicit Italian legal authority. An Italian citizen (Claudio DIONESALVI, DOB: 6APR71, Italian PPT: 47478963Z) on the No-Fly list attempted to board a KLM flight from Rome to Mexico City July 29, [...]
2005-08-05 15:40:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR IT AVIATION
05ROME2991ITALY: CODESHARING ON FLIGHTS TO THE RUSSIAN
[...] Summary and comment. In response to reftel request, Econoffs met September 2 with GOI chief aviation negotiator Aldo Sansone, who described the Italy-Russia Air Services Agreement as "liberal." The Agreement includes a key third-country code-share provision; Sansone believed American carrier [...]
2005-09-09 15:21:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ETRD IT RS AVIATION
05ROME3600SCENESETTER FOR TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY MINETA'S
[...] (C) Summary. Italy has been a key U.S. ally and steadfast partner. Italy is the third largest contributor of troops to coalition forces in Iraq, the largest contributor to NATO Balkans operations, and commands international security assistance forces (ISAF) and a Provincial Reconstruction T [...]
2005-10-27 10:48:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEAIR ELTN EWWT IT OTRA OVIP AVIATION
05SINGAPORE178SFA: AMB LAVIN CALLS ON DEFENSE MINISTER TEO
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Lavin reviewed with Defense Minister Teo Chee Hean progress to date in negotiations on the U.S.-Singapore Strategic Framework Agreement, in a meeting December 30. The Ambassador expressed the frustration the U.S. government felt at the current stage of discussions, in [...]
2005-01-19 10:04:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MASS SN
05TAIPEI1091ECONOMICS COULD DIMINISH PRC INTEREST IN
[...] (C) The next Chairman of the Taipei Airlines Association (TAA) believes that Chinese airlines are not interested in cross-Strait charter cargo flights because they don't have the capacity to compete with China Airlines (CAL) and EVA Air. He says that CAL has unrealistic expectations of the lo [...]
2005-03-15 01:08:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON CH TW
05TAIPEI1919CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC ROUNDUP - FIRST QUARTER
[...] (U) During the first quarter of 2004, EVA Air and China Airlines (CAL) both made progress in establishing air cargo ventures in Mainland China. The airlines also applied for permission to fly through PRC airspace on flights to Europe and other parts of Asia. Taiwan's Investment Commission fi [...]
2005-04-26 07:26:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ETRD EINV EWWT CH TW
05TAIPEI2311BOEING ASKS CHINA AIRLINES TO LAUNCH 747 ADVANCED
[...] (C) Summary: Boeing executives are optimistic that China Airlines will accept its invitation to be a launch customer for the new 747 Advanced model. The proposed package would include CAL's purchase of as many as 24 747 aircraft and the Boeing purchase of much of CAL's Airbus fleet. Recent p [...]
2005-05-26 03:10:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALEAIR ETRD TW
05TAIPEI3967MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS PROCUREMENTS, U.S.-
[...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies centered their coverage September 27 on the suicide of a well-known local psychiatrist; the controversy sparked by President Chen Shui-bian's proposed "Jung Pang" project (to set up a US$250 million fund for financing development in Central Americ [...]
2005-09-27 09:00:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI4161TAIWAN'S AIR CARGO MARKET LOSING ALTITUDE
[...] (U) Taiwan's international air cargo volume grew by a minuscule 0.7 percent in the first half of 2005 after a decade of nearly uninterrupted strong growth. Although transit cargo increased, exports and imports both declined. July monthly figures showed declines across all three categories. [...]
2005-10-12 22:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETRD CH TW
05TAIPEI4779 Economic Briefing for November 2005
[...] This cable summarizes selected economic events in Taiwan in November 2005: --New accounting system for national income statistics --Alternate Minimum Tax Bill --Foreign investor acquires local bank --Compulsory licensing for Tamiflu --National Communication Commission --Hong Kon [...]
2005-12-02 08:27:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW IPR ESTH
05TAIPEI5MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-03 07:47:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI711CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS - LOOKING BACK AND
[...] (C) Cross-Strait Lunar New Year charter flights ended February 20. Passenger loads were up from 2003, the last time charter flights were implemented, and airline financial losses were lower. The Taiwan government wants to proceed with cargo charter flights, but will attempt to insist on bil [...]
2005-02-23 10:10:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON CH TW
05TELAVIV417ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Bush Inauguration ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that FM Silvan Shalom will meet with Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice tomorrow. All media reported on Monday's "historic" UN [...]
2005-01-25 10:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05THEHAGUE161NETHERLANDS/EU: EXPECTATIONS FOR JAN 31 FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S. and EU need to agree to disagree on China and prepare a soft landing for the transatlantic relationship after the inevitable lift of the China arms embargo, Jaap Werner (MFA, Political Director) and Bahia Tahzib (MFA Deputy European Correspondent) told Poloff during di [...]
2005-01-21 15:32:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER EAID KPAL BK CU IR IZ UP CH NL EUN
05THEHAGUE164NETHERLANDS/EU: EXPECTATIONS FOR JAN 31 FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S. and EU need to agree to disagree on China and prepare a soft landing for the transatlantic relationship after the inevitable lift of the China arms embargo, Jaap Werner (MFA, Political Director) and Bahia Tahzib (MFA Deputy European Correspondent) told Poloff during di [...]
2005-01-21 16:54:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER EAID KPAL BK CU IR IZ UP CH NL EUN
05VIENNA1340LIGHTER BAN DEMARCHE - AUSTRIAN REACTION
[...] This message includes a request for guidance in paragraph 3. 2. On April 21, Manfred Bialonczyk, Civil Aviation Director General in the Ministry of Transportation, Innovation and Technology, told us that the GoA is taking a pragmatic view of the lighter ban and accepts the ban of lighter [...]
2005-04-21 14:07:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER AU
05VIENNA3292AUSTRIAN AIRLINES ON RUSSIA, IRAQ AND ITS BOEING
[...] (SBU) Walter Reimann, Austrian Airlines' (AUA) Director of International Relations and Governmnet Affairs, confirmed to post recently that AUA would focus on markets in China, India, and, especially, in Eastern Europe, where AUA has more destinations than any carrier. AUA would like [...]
2005-10-05 12:22:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR AU
05WARSAW1201LOW-COST AIRLINES FACE CHALLENGES WITH POLISH
[...] (SBU) Low-cost airlines continue to expand their operations in Poland. During this rapid growth, air carriers have encountered difficulties dealing with the Polish airport authority, PPL. SkyEurope, in particular, has publicly announced that it will not increase its Warsaw operations due to [...]
2005-03-03 11:24:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PREL PL
05WARSAW1369LOT AIRLINES CEO DISCUSSES BOEING'S OFFER
[...] (SBU) The CEO of LOT Airlines met with the Ambassador to discuss the LOT tender for wide-body aircraft. LOT still does not know when the final decision on which aircraft it will purchase will be made. The CEO expects, however, that if the decision is postponed past the middle of April the en [...]
2005-03-10 14:06:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PREL PL
05WARSAW985BOEING CEO MEETS WITH POLISH MINISTER OF TREASURY
[...] (SBU) Boeing CEO, Harry Stonecipher, met with the Polish Minister of State Treasury, Jacek Socha, on February 18, to discuss Boeing's activities in Poland. The meeting centered on LOT's tender for long-haul aircraft and also touched on Boeing's plans to cooperate with Polish companies for tool [...]
2005-02-24 13:17:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD EFIN PREL PL
05WELLINGTON157REQUEST FROM AMBASSADOR SWINDELLS FOR INTERAGENCY
[...] (S/NOFORN) After the horrific earthquake and tsunami in our region, there are far weightier U.S. foreign policy issues to manage in Asia than our relationship with New Zealand. But I am writing to request that U.S. Government agencies nevertheless conduct a quick review of our policies here, [...]
2005-02-22 20:30:00Embassy WellingtonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV NZ
05YEREVAN1986MONOPOLY CONTROL OF JET FUEL IMPORTS UNDERMINING
[...] (SBU) Armenia is currently suffering from a severe jet fuel shortage which is undermining the profitability of the aviation sector and may have a long-term negative impact on Armenia's competitiveness. According to Executive Director of Armenia International Airports (AIA) Juan Pablo Gechijyan [...]
2005-11-09 12:46:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETRD AM
06ABUDHABI2855SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes the July 22-23 visit of Deputy Secretary of Treasury Kimmitt and Counselor Zelikow to discuss the Iraq Compact. Your visit follows Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's July 3 visit to the UAE, where President Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and other senior UAE [...]
2006-07-11 11:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNEAID ECON EFIN IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2882005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] (U) The UAE in 2004 and 2005 continued its outstanding record as a valuable strategic partner in the Global War on Terrorism and in supporting key U.S. regional strategic policy goals. Among the highlights of the UAE's contributions to the common defense are: -- (C) Providing basing for USA [...]
2006-01-29 13:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP MARR MASS AE
06ABUDHABI2930SCENESETTER FOR GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH UAE
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to the June 27 Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) as an opportunity to clarify key areas of potential cooperation with the UAE, particularly vis-a-vis the very real threat that the Emirates feels from Iran. The UAE is also likely to want to expand the a [...]
2006-07-17 14:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI813UAE AVIATION UPDATES
[...] (SBU) Summary. The UAE,s aviation sector is rapidly growing in both the private and public sectors. During a recently held aviation conference in Abu Dhabi, the Directors General of Arab Civil Aviation Authorities formed an aviation security panel. In addition, commercial aviation services i [...]
2006-03-04 13:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAE EAIR ECON PREL
06ABUJA213NIGERIA MAKES SOME PROGRESS ON U.S. AVIATION TIES
[...] (U) The Nigerian Ministry of Aviation sent correspondence to Embassy Abuja dated January 12, 2006, stating that Minister of Aviation Babalola Borishade "accepted the designation" of North American Airlines (NAA) to begin passenger, cargo, and mail service between New York City and Lagos, Niger [...]
2006-01-31 07:58:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EINV EFIN ECON PREL NI
06ABUJA3008NIGERIAN AVIATION ROUNDUP
[...] (U) Summary. A five-member team from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) arrived in Nigeria on November 8 to audit the country's aviation industry over a 10-day period. Nigerian President Obasanjo signed a new civil-aviation law on November 16 to improve the country's aviation [...]
2006-11-17 12:04:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR CASC AMGT ASEC NI
06ACCRA1409GHANA CIVIL AVIATION WRAP UP -- JUNE 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-20 15:13:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR GH
06ADANA96SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 13:40:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06AITTAIPEI1115TAIPEI AMCHAM SHARES BUSINESS CONCERNS WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an initial meeting with Director Young on March 28, AmCham leaders provided AIT Director with a sneak preview of their White Paper for 2006. AmCham has seen little progress this year and expects to hit the same themes as last year's paper. AmCham members see the Chen [...]
2006-03-31 04:32:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW
06AITTAIPEI1303MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage April 13 on the corruption scandals surrounding former Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-General Chen Che-nan; the opposition parties' veto of President Chen Shui-bian's nomination of Hsieh Wen-ting as the state public p [...]
2006-04-13 08:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2110MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, RECALL OF
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 20 on President Chen Shui-bian's decision to deliver a televised speech Tuesday evening in response to the recall motion; the pan-Blue camp's moves to bring Chen down; further investigations into the alleged role of F [...]
2006-06-20 07:57:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06ALMATY1068SECRETARY BODMAN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Bodman met President Nazarbayev for nearly an hour on March 14. Bodman conveyed President Bush's desire to send VP Cheney to Kazakhstan in May, and invite Nazarbayev to the White House in the early fall. Nazarbayev accepted both parts of the proposal, but said that hi [...]
2006-03-27 07:27:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL KZ POLITICAL
06AMMAN1261SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT
[...] (C) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 22-24 FEBRUARY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAI [...]
2006-02-21 12:25:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL MARR JO
06AMMAN1657SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT
[...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 8-9 MARCH 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAIN [...]
2006-03-07 05:29:00Embassy AmmanSECRETJO MARR PREL
06AMMAN2234SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF GENERAL
[...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 28-29 MARCH 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTA [...]
2006-03-28 12:05:00Embassy AmmanSECRETJO MARR PREF
06AMMAN234SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT
[...] (C) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT 16-17 JANUARY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAI [...]
2006-01-12 18:09:00Embassy AmmanSECRETJO MARR PREL
06AMMAN3180SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT
[...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 6-7 MAY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAIN RE [...]
2006-05-04 14:34:00Embassy AmmanSECRETJO MARR PREL
06AMMAN4124SCENESETTER FOR THE CONUS VISIT OF GENERAL KHALID
[...] (S) GENERAL KHALID JAMIL SARAYREH WILL VISIT THE UNITED STATES AT THE INVITATION OF GENERAL PETER PACE, CJCS, 15-24 JUN 2006 UNDER THE COUNTERPARTS' VISIT PROGRAM. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. THIS VISIT WILL ALLOW US TO FURTHER ENHANC [...]
2006-06-08 09:19:00Embassy AmmanSECRETJO MARR PREL
06AMMAN863SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN LIEUTENANT
[...] (C) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 8 FEBURARY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAI [...]
2006-02-06 15:23:00Embassy AmmanSECRETJO MARR PREL
06ANKARA4279TURKEY INSPECTS SUSPECT FLIGHT FROM IRAN TO SYRIA
[...] (S/NF) State Ops alerted us July 23 that the Syrians may once again be attempting to fly an IL-76 with suspect cargo from Iran to Syria. We contacted MFA Head of Department for Aviation Affairs Hamit Olcay, who informed us that the flight approaching Turkey was actually an Iranian civilian car [...]
2006-07-24 11:53:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPARM ETTC PREL IR SY IS TU LE
06ANKARA4354TFLE01: UPDATE ON EVACUEE PROCESSING IN TURKEY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Of the 1,700 evacuees received in Turkey, approximately 700 remain on the Incirlik Air Base as of July 28, awaiting chartered aircraft. All three of the flights scheduled to depart July 28 were canceled. These repeated cancellations and delays are seriously undermining morale o [...]
2006-07-28 16:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC ASEC TU LE CY
06ANKARA4448ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-02 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6160ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-30 14:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA803ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-21 07:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANTANANARIVO1413 AIRBUS WOOS AIR MAD, BUT BOEING PITCH REQUESTED
[...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request for the Department in para 5. 2. (SBU) National carrier Air Madagascar, 80 percent owned by the Government of Madagascar and privately managed by Lufthansa Consulting, is considering a switch to Airbus equipment from Boeing when it renews its flee [...]
2006-12-19 12:01:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR BEXP ECON EFIN PREL MA
06ANTANANARIVO177 Air Mad Privatization Delayed, Boeing Interest
[...] (SBU) Air Madagascar Commercial Senior Vice President Andriamialisoa told EconOff February 14 that Air Madagascar, the national airline, would continue to be managed by Lufthansa Consulting for an additional two years. He confirmed a once-planned privatization date of May 2006 had been cance [...]
2006-02-22 13:07:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR BEXP ECON EFIN PREL MA
06ASTANA42KAZAKHSTAN: ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER MEETS WITH TRANSPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 5 meeting with Assistant Secretary Boucher and Elisabeth Millard of the NSC, Minister of SIPDIS Transport and Communications Mamin discussed the new $26 billion Transportation Strategy, ambitious plans for Air Astana, and ideas for infrastructure projects aimed t [...]
2006-05-10 16:07:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAIR KZ AF TI UZ KG TX ZK
06ATHENS2031ARMS PROCUREMENT PLAN 2006-2010 APPROVED
[...] (U) Summary: On July 25, the GoG announced plans to spend an estimated EUR 27 billion for arms procurement over the next decade. The first five-year leg of the program does not include appropriations for a new fighter in an apparent effort by the Karamanlis administration to relieve political [...]
2006-08-03 08:25:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MCAP MASS NATO PREL PINR TU GR
06BAGHDAD4698SECDEF MEETS WITH IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During Secretary of Defense Gates' December 21 meeting with Minister of Defense Abdul Qader Mufraji, Minister of Interior Jawad Bolani and National Security Advisor Mowaffuk al-Rubaie, Iraq's key security officials focused on institutional challenges and capacity building. They al [...]
2006-12-24 13:51:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PTER IZ
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN148ADMIRAL FALLON'S CALLS ON THE SULTAN AND CROWN
[...] (C) Visiting USPACOM Commander, Admiral William Fallon, accompanied by Ambassador Skodon and POLAD Huso, had an audience March 1 with the Sultan of Brunei, Haji Hossanal Bolkiah. Also in attendance was the Commander of the Brunei Armed Forces, Major General Halbi. The Sultan, dressed in the [...]
2006-03-16 09:03:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PGOV BX
06BANGKOK1236SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF PACFLT COMMANDER ADM
[...] (C) Gary, your trip to Bangkok will take place as Prime Minister Thaksin faces his most serious political crisis since taking office. Speculation about the future of his government will likely arise during all of your meetings. We are asking all U.S. visitors meeting with Thai officials to u [...]
2006-03-01 10:25:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PREL MARR TH
06BANGKOK2484SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF
[...] (C) Summary. Admiral Giambastiani, your trip to Bangkok will take place as Thailand recovers from its most serious political upheaval in over a decade. We are asking all U.S. visitors meeting with Thai officials to encourage continued respect for the democratic process. Your visit is also a [...]
2006-04-28 08:07:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV MARR MASS TH
06BANGKOK2643SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM ADM FALLON
[...] (C) Summary. Fox, I'm looking forward to your visit and hope to host you and Mary for lunch while you are here. While things have settled down for the moment on the domestic political front, a great deal of uncertainty remains over who the next Prime Minister will be and the makeup of the new [...]
2006-05-04 10:01:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV MASS MARR TH
06BANGKOK2644SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USARPAC LTG JOHN M.
[...] (C) Summary. John, we are looking forward to your visit and appreciate USARPAC's support of Cobra Gold. We are pleased that Cobra Gold this year includes the active participation of Japan, Singapore and Indonesia. We are working closely with your staff to make Cobra Gold a capstone event f [...]
2006-05-04 10:05:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV MASS MARR TH
06BANGKOK3012 THAILAND CIVAIR: FAA-DCA CONSULTATIONS ON AVIATION SAFETY
[...] SUMMARY: On May 15, 2005, pursuant to REF A, visiting representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) met with counterparts at the Royal Thai Government (RTG) Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) to discuss RTG aviation safety oversight of Thai air carriers. Discussions focused [...]
2006-05-18 10:48:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON TH
06BANGKOK3111THAILAND-WASHINGTON STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ON
[...] Summary. The State Partnership Program (SPP) between the Washington State National Guard and the Royal Thai Armed Forces has evolved from humble beginnings addressing "niche" disaster response/consequence management areas to become an invaluable Embassy tool allowing us to advance objectives [...]
2006-05-24 00:31:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER MARR MASS TH POL MIL
06BANGKOK5148SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE USS KITTY HAWK
[...] (C) Summary. Admiral McClain and the men and women of the USS Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group, your trip to Bangkok is a terrific opportunity to demonstrate America's commitment to regional security and meshes with a series of initiatives the United States has with Thailand. Thailand affords t [...]
2006-08-23 05:44:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP MARR PREL PGOV TH
06BANGKOK5268SCENESETTER FOR PACOM DEPUTY J2 TOM MCNAMARA
[...] (C) Summary. Mr. McNamara, your trip to Bangkok will allow you to observe the difficulties the Thai military face in sharing intelligence and information. A lack of basic analytical skills coupled with information firewalls between the services and with other agencies hampers the Thai militar [...]
2006-08-29 04:29:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOTRA PREL MARR PGOV TH
06BANGKOK7388LUNCH WITH PM SURAYUD
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Surayud assessed his government's progress on key issues during a discussion with me over lunch on December 8. He said that the government was improving the security force organization in the South, although violence there was continuing. He said that police refo [...]
2006-12-13 10:29:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
06BANGKOK821SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SEVENTH FLEET COMMANDER
[...] (C) Jonathan, all of us in Bangkok look forward to your return visit and the big top reception aboard the USS Blue Ridge. Our military-to-military relationship is strong. Nonetheless, our relationship with the Royal Thai Navy could be improved. We hope during your stay that you will be able [...]
2006-02-10 10:06:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV MARR TH
06BANJUL68THE GAMBIA: U.S. FIRM'S INTEREST IN LEASING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 12:06:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAIR ETRD KTIA PIRN EINV GA GH
06BEIJING13010AMBASSADOR AND ZHENG BIJIAN DISCUSS CHINA'S
[...] (C) China Reform Forum Chairman Zheng Bijian advocated regular discussions to enhance strategic trust during a June 16 lunch meeting with the Ambassador. Americans believe in establishing trust through concrete actions and, while dialogue is necessary, it is not a substitute for results, the [...]
2006-06-20 07:58:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PHUM CH
06BEIJING16631CODEL Stevens: U.S.-China Inter-Parliamentary
[...] (SBU) CODEL Stevens, accompanied by the Ambassador, discussed issues including Taiwan, North Korea, Lebanon, China?s defense policy, energy security, intellectual property rights (IPR),the exchange rate and bilateral trade with members of the Chinese National People?s Congress (NPC) in Guilin [...]
2006-08-14 07:52:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG SENV KIPR OREP CH TW
06BEIJING23776NOVEMBER 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINESE SUBMARINE
[...] Key Points made at the November 9, 2006 Press Briefing were: -- MFA Spokesperson Jiang Yu claims ignorance of reports that a Chinese submarine followed the USS Kitty Hawk. He said China is an &adamant force8 in the region and the world for peace and stability. -- Jiang deflected questio [...]
2006-11-14 11:45:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL TBIO KN CH EC JA IN PK
06BEIJING8836PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON'S DIALOGUE WITH
[...] (C) Pacific Command Commander Admiral Fallon stressed the importance of transparency and engagement between militaries in the Asia-Pacific region during a May 10 discussion with Chinese academics hosted by the Ambassador. Admiral Fallon reviewed U.S. commitments and responsibilities in the ar [...]
2006-05-12 01:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS CH TW KN JP
06BEIRUT3721LEBANON: GENERAL SLEIMAN ASKS ASD RODMAN FOR
[...] (C) An interagency delegation led by ASD Rodman met with LAF Commander Michel Sleiman and pledged USG support for Lebanon and the LAF. Sleiman assured the visiting delegation of the LAF's commitment to democracy, human rights, and the fight against terrorism. Sleiman pointed out the difficult [...]
2006-11-29 10:02:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MOPS LE
06BELGRADE168PROGRESS NOTED IN FAA TECHNICAL REVIEW
[...] A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) team completed its technical review of the Serbia and Montenegro Civil Aviation Directorate (CAD) on January 27 in Belgrade. The review results found significant progress in all areas of the CAD's oversight capabilities since the last technical review [...]
2006-02-06 10:01:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR SR MW KTIA ICTY
06BERLIN3173DHS A/S BAKER ENGAGES ON PNR, SEEKS GREATER CT
[...] (C) Summary. Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Policy Stewart Baker urged greater bilateral SIPDIS biographic and biometric information sharing and explained U.S. objections to the recent U.S.-EU Passenger Name Records (PNR) agreement. A/S Baker urged Germany to accep [...]
2006-10-31 12:06:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKHLS PGOV PTER PREL EAIR GM EU
06BERLIN3477A GOOD TWO WEEKS: BOEING COMPLETES OVER $10
[...] (SBU) Summary: Boeing reports it is winning orders from Germany's two largest air carriers, Lufthansa and Air Berlin, worth almost $11 billion. Air Berlin and Boeing announced November 28 they were finalizing a deal for 85 Boeing 737-type aircraft worth $5.1 billion. The order would represen [...]
2006-12-11 16:57:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON ETRD GM
06BERLIN3519GERMAN POSITION ON EU EMISSIONS TRADING AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Per action request in reftel, post has discussed points with a broad range of German officials in the Foreign Office, Ministry of Environment, Economic Ministry, Transportation Ministry, and the Bundestag. All contacts noted the Environment Ministry has the lead on this issue [...]
2006-12-15 17:22:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON SENV GM
06BRASILIA1185BRAZIL'S VARIG AUCTION: DESTINED TO FAIL, IT DID
[...] (SBU) VARIG, Brazil's troubled airline with USD 3.5 billion in debt, went for auction in two rounds on June 8. After failing to attract any bids at the USD 860 million minimum in the first round, the company received a USD 449 million bid from an employees' group (TGV) in the no-minimum-bid se [...]
2006-06-13 16:40:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EIND OPRC BR
06BRASILIA1302BRAZIL: VARIG'S DEATH THROES
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 23, Rio Bankruptcy court Judge Luiz Roberto Ayoub declared the bid by VARIG workers group TGV as failed since it unsurprisingly was unable to make its first required payment of USD 75 million. Judge Ayoub also said that he will now focus on the USD 485 million bid for VA [...]
2006-06-29 10:00:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EIND OPRC BR
06BRASILIA139BRAZIL: U.S. CARRIERS EXPLORE NEW ENTRY POINTS DESPITE
[...] (U) This cable contains business-proprietary information. It has been coordinated with AmConsulate General Sao Paulo. 2. (SBU-NOFORN) Summary. During a recent trip to Sao Paulo, Charge met with local United and American Airlines representatives to gauge their interest in offering air conne [...]
2006-01-23 11:33:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR CVIS CMGT BR
06BRASILIA157BRAZIL: U.S. CARRIERS EXPLORE NEW ENTRY POINTS DESPITE
[...] (U) This cable contains business-proprietary information. It has been coordinated with AmConsulate General Sao Paulo. 2. (SBU) Summary. During a recent trip to Sao Paulo, Charge met with local United and American Airlines representatives to gauge their interest in offering air connections [...]
2006-01-24 13:44:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR CVIS CMGT BR
06BRASILIA2315 BRAZIL: CHAOS IN AIRPORTS NATIONWIDE AS AIR TRAFFIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 1 and 2, were two particularly bad days to be an airline worker or passenger in Brazil. The national holiday on Nov. 2, start of a long weekend for many travelers, saw frayed tempers and more than one fracas in airports throughout the country as fl [...]
2006-11-05 12:30:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA CASC BR
06BRASILIA2680 BRAZILIANS FEAR MORE AIRPORT CHAOS OVER CHRISTMAS WEEKEND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Air travelers in Brazil fear a difficult holiday season after inclement weather in southeast Brazil, overbooking by the country's principal carrier-TAM, malfunctions in TAM computers, and unscheduled maintenance required on six TAM airlines aircraft caused generalized flight del [...]
2006-12-27 10:07:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA CASC ECON BR
06BRASILIA631BRAZIL'S NEW AIR REGULATORY AGENCY FACES CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) Summary. The National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) was formally inaugurated in a March 20 ceremony in Brasilia. Emboffs met with ANAC officials March 16 to discuss the agency's plans for the airline industry. Settled are issues like where the agency will be headquartered -- Brasilia -- an [...]
2006-03-31 10:51:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EINV ECON CASC BR
06BRASILIA694VARIG'S DOWNWARD SPIRAL: WE'LL PAY YOU LATER
[...] (U) The following cable has business sensitive information, please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) VARIG's downward spiral continues with a recent spate of cancellations that have left passengers stranded and caused outcries from local and international creditors clamoring for GoB action. The [...]
2006-04-11 15:23:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EIND OPRC BR
06BRIDGETOWN1165ST. VINCENT AIRPORT PLANS RELY ON FOREIGN AID AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The ambitious plan put forward by the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOSV) to expand two of the nation's existing airports and construct a major new international airport will rely on substantial foreign aid and runs the risk of miring the country in debt. These [...]
2006-07-07 13:06:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAIR ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CU MY TW
06BRIDGETOWN466THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN
[...] (U) The opposition Antigua Labor Party (ALP) claimed it has been denied access to Government broadcast media and called for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to investigate the matter. The ALP, according to opposition leader Lester Bird, believes that the Government breach [...]
2006-03-15 17:53:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAIR ENRG KCRM PHUM SMIG HA VE TW
06BRUSSELS3748 BELGIAN STEWPOT: November 7, 2006
[...] Sustainable Development Week 2-3. NIKE Expands, Gets Green Approval Seal 4. GDP Growth Exceeds Forecast 5. Belgian "Peace Corps" Volunteers Chosen 6. World's Biggest Diamond sold in Antwerp 7. Northwest: New Brussels-Detroit Flight 8. By Their Snacks You Shall Know Them 9. Ri [...]
2006-11-07 15:47:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EIND ELTN BE
06BUDAPEST710HUNGARY'S ELECTIONS: BALATON RESORT TOWNS POISED
[...] (SBU) The FIDESZ campaign in the western resort towns of Keszthely and Heviz is tagging the MSZP for high unemployment and a sagging economy and hoping to use FIDESZ's improved organizational skills to get unhappy voters to the polls on April 9. A FIDESZ politician already in Parliament pegs h [...]
2006-04-06 18:16:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM SOCI HU
06CAIRO1678EGYPT POSSIBLE UNAUTHORIZED END-USE: METROLOGY
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7 below. 2. (C) Summary: The Office of Military Cooperation, Egypt (OMC-E) has discovered that the GOE is possibly engaging in an unauthorized end-use of FMF-purchased equipment at the Metrology Engineering Calibration Center (MECC) [...]
2006-03-16 15:47:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS EG
06CARACAS3082MEETING WITH VENEZUELAN CIVAIR AUTHORITIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 10, Econoffs met with the president and representatives of the National Civil Aviation Institute (INAC) to discuss various pending aviation issues. The group discussed formalizing a Federal Air Marshals program in Venezuela, rumors about Caracas-Tehran-Damascus flight [...]
2006-10-13 13:15:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON VE
06CARACAS723VENEZUELA CIVAIR UPDATE
[...] (SBU) On March 15, EconCouns met with INAC General Manager for Air Transport, who stood firm on the March 30 deadline to cancel U.S. carrier flights if the FAA hadn't sent an IASA team by then, despite an informal agreement with FAA for an April 17 visit. Blanco also pushed for a meeting bet [...]
2006-03-17 17:29:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR VE
06CARACAS776CARRIER VISIT TO BENEFIT US POLICY TOWARD VENEZUELA
[...] (U) See Ambassador's comment para 9. 2. (S) Post supports Southcom's planned "Partnership of the Americas" maritime surge to the Caribbean to be led by the aircraft carrier U.S.S. George Washington. The deployment will help us to counter President Hugo Chavez' courtship of Caribbean co [...]
2006-03-23 19:26:00Embassy CaracasSECRETPGOV MOPS MASS VE
06COLOMBO559 SRI LANKAN AIRLINES INTERESTED IN BOEING AIRCRAFT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lankan Airlines (SLA),Sri Lankas national carrier, is in contact with Boeing and Airbus regarding gradual replacement of its current all Airbus fleet. Boeing will have tough competition from Airbus, due to its existing hold on Sri Lankan Airlines and its partner Emirates [...]
2006-04-10 05:39:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EFIN ECON CE
06COLOMBO584 CIVIL AIR IN SRI LANKA 3 NEW CARRIERS
[...] Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is taking some steps to liberalize civil aviation. The GSL has issued provisional licenses to three new airlines registered in Sri Lanka to operate international air services, although initially they will be restricted to Sri Lanka-India routes. U [...]
2006-04-12 04:18:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR CE
06CURACAO336VENEZUELANS COME "A-COURTIN'" TO CURACAO
[...] (C) Summary. A high level Venezuelan Navy delegation led by CNO VADM Luis Chirinos Medina met with RADM Frank Sijtsma, Commander of Dutch Forces in the Caribbean, April 3. Sijtsma characterized the meeting as a "good step" in furthering naval cooperation with Venezuela in a follow up conversati [...]
2006-04-07 20:17:00Consulate CuracaoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NA AA NL
06DAKAR957AVIATION SAFETY AND SECURITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: South African Airlines begins daily flights from Johannesburg to Washington Dulles via Dakar next month. Delta Air Lines is scheduled to begin service from Atlanta through Dakar to Johannesburg in December. Recent FAA and TSA safety and security assessments [...]
2006-04-20 13:24:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EAID SG
06DAMASCUS1952AIRLINES IN SYRIA SEEKING TO OBTAIN AIRCRAFT
[...] (C) Summary: According to a recently commissioned International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) report, only four to six of Syrian Arab Airlines' 16 airplanes are currently fit to fly. As a result of U.S. sanctions, SyrianAir is facing difficulty obtaining U.S. or European-sourced aircra [...]
2006-04-30 13:31:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETTC SY SANC
06DARESSALAAM616SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA VITAL FOR TANZANIA
[...] (U) Post considers Safe Skies for Africa (SSFA) a highly valuable program that advances two key goals of the U.S. Mission in Tanzania and in the region: (i) counterterrorism and (ii) economic growth and development. As set forth in Tanzania's FY 2008 Mission Performance Plan (MPP),post's obj [...]
2006-04-14 13:57:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAIR ECON TZ
06DARESSALAAM617SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA VITAL TO TANZANAI
[...] (U) Post considers Safe Skies for Africa (SSFA) a highly valuable program that advances two key goals of the U.S. Mission in Tanzania and in the region: (i) counterterrorism and (ii) economic growth and development. As set forth in Tanzania's FY 2008 Mission Performance Plan (MPP),post's obj [...]
2006-04-14 13:57:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAIR ECON TZ
06DUBAI3675SHARJAH AIRPORT - IRBIS FOLLOW-UP
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 13:13:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR ETTC PGOV PINS SOCI KCRM LI AE
06DUBAI4121IRBIS FOLLOW-UP - SHARJAH, RAS AL-KHAIMAH, AND FUJAIRAH
[...] SUMMARY: (C) Poleconoff met with the directors of Sharjah, Ras al-Khaimah (RAK),and Fujairah airports in June to follow-up on the closure of Irbis and other UN designated operations belonging to Viktor Bout. Sharjah and RAK airport directors gave assurances that all of Bout's operations had be [...]
2006-07-05 12:54:00Consulate DubaiSECRET//NOFORNECON EAIR ETTC PGOV PINS SOCI KCRM LI AE
06DUBAI4348AIRPORTS IN THE EMIRATES - SHARJAH, RAS AL-KHAIMAH, AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-11 07:57:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALEAIR PINS TSPA EINV IR AE
06DUBAI6051BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APPLICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-26 05:40:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPK ETTC KOMC AE
06DUBLIN1020EMERGING CONSTRAINTS ON U.S. MILITARY TRANSITS AT
[...] (C) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Although supportive of continued U.S. military transits at Shannon Airport, the Irish Government has informally begun to place constraints on U.S. operations at the facility, mainly in response to public sensitivities ov [...]
2006-09-05 14:45:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL EAIR PTER EI
06DUBLIN1122UP AND AWAY WITH AER LINGUS FLOTATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The privatization of Aer Lingus, Ireland's national airline, is all but complete, with the Government expected to reduce its share in the carrier from 85 percent to 25 percent following the October 2 stock market flotation. Informal trading has already pushed Aer Lingus shares [...]
2006-09-29 15:17:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EI
06DUBLIN1359AER LINGUS CEO PRESSES FOR BILATERAL OPEN SKIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 21 discussion with the Ambassador, Aer Lingus CEO Dermot Mannion recommended bilateral talks to establish U.S.-Ireland Open Skies, with a view to providing Aer Lingus additional access to the U.S. market. Mannion said that he and the Irish Government doubted that [...]
2006-11-24 15:50:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD PREL EI
06DUBLIN1403TRANSPORT MINISTER WANTS CLARITY ON U.S.-EU CIVAIR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 11 discussion with Transport Minister Martin Cullen, the Ambassador highlighted the USG's continuing commitment to conclude the U.S.-EU air transport agreement, while noting that the USG was not prepared to pursue bilateral Open Skies options with Ireland. Cullen [...]
2006-12-12 17:33:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PREL EI
06DUBLIN262IRELAND - 2006 ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The most significant trafficking development in Ireland in 2005 was an increase in government attention to the problem. The government formed a working group between the Department of Justice and the police and wrote legislation bringing Ireland into conformity with UN and EU [...]
2006-03-13 15:33:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EI
06DUBLIN361GOI APPROVES STOCK FLOAT FOR AER LINGUS, BUT DOES
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 5, the Irish Government Cabinet followed through on an earlier decision to privatize Aer Lingus, the national airline, by approving a stock flotation, but left key questions unanswered, such as when the transaction would take place. The level of union support for the [...]
2006-04-06 16:08:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PREL EI
06DUBLIN493AMBASSADOR ADVOCATES FOR BOEING AND CBP WITH AER
[...] Summary: In a May 2 meeting with Aer Lingus CEO Dermot Mannion, the Ambassador advocated Boeing aircraft for the carrier's long-haul needs and sought Mannion's help in pushing the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) to upgrade U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations in Ireland. Mannion [...]
2006-05-04 15:16:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD EI
06DUBLIN93AER LINGUS CEO DEBUNKS REPORTS ON AIRBUS DECISION
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 25 meeting with Charge and Emboffs, Aer Lingus CEO Dermot Mannion said that recent media reports on the airline's alleged plans to purchase Airbus aircraft were inaccurate. Mannion noted that, while a decision had not been made, Aer Lingus regarded two Airbus A330 [...]
2006-01-27 07:22:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PREL PGOV ETRD EI
06DUSHANBE1314TAJIK AIR STILL DOESN'T GET IT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Five months after taking the helm of Tajikistan State Airlines (TSA),Director Hakimsho Tilloyev declined to identify any improvements or changes under his leadership and instead complained about Turkish Air stealing TSA's passengers to Istanbul. He informed PolOff July 12 tha [...]
2006-07-13 12:23:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EAIR EINV TI
06DUSHANBE1573TAJIK AIR STILL NOT SOARING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On the surface, two recent developments in the airline sector appeared to signal forward progress. However, despite opening the long-completed air terminal at Khujand and coming closer to leasing two Airbus aircraft, Tajik Air remains a protectionist, Soviet-style state-run enti [...]
2006-08-16 11:55:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EAIR EAID TI
06DUSHANBE698TAJIKISTAN'S TRANSPORTATION SECTOR: BY PLANE, TRAIN, OR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Improving Tajikistan's air, rail, and road transportation network supports Secretary Rice's Infrastructure Integration Initiative for Greater Central Asia. Creating a cohesive transportation network passable throughout the year decreases transportation costs and promotes trade th [...]
2006-04-13 10:06:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EINV EAID ELTN ETRD AF PK TI
06FLORENCE32PISA AND BOLOGNA LEAD EXPANSION OF NORTHERN-CENTRAL ITALY'S
[...] National and international air passenger traffic in Emilia Romagna and Tuscany has increased substantially in 2005, and prospects for a further increase over the next three years are excellent. All three major airports in the two regions (Bologna, Pisa and Florence) reported two-digit growth o [...]
2006-03-27 12:27:00Consulate FlorenceUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR ETRD IT AVIATION FAA
06FUKUOKA21IWAKUNI REFERENDUM BOOSTS MAYOR'S PROSPECTS, BUT WORRIES
[...] (SBU) The March 12 referendum in Iwakuni City, in which 87% of the participants voted to oppose the transfer of the USS Kitty Hawk air carrier wing from Atsugi to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni under proposed U.S. forces realignment plans, appears to have produced one clear winner: c [...]
2006-03-15 08:37:00Consulate FukuokaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MARR PREL SOCI JA
06FUKUOKA27RE-ELECTED IWAKUNI MAYOR TO BE MORE FLEXIBLE ON U.S. NAVAL
[...] (U) On April 23, Katsusuke Ihara easily defeated an LDP-supported opponent and a third candidate in the Iwakuni City mayoral election. Ihara, who was mayor of Iwakuni City prior to its March 20 merger with seven smaller towns, obtained 69% of the votes compared to the 28% and 2% obtained by [...]
2006-04-24 09:13:00Consulate FukuokaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MARR PREL JA
06FUKUOKA47NEW KITAKYUSHU AIRPORT: GOOD START, BUT UNCERTAIN FUTURE
[...] (SBU) The new Kitakyushu Airport, which opened to much local fanfare on March 16, is facing a gradual decline in flight load factors as the initial novelty wanes. According to Kitakyushu Air Terminal Co. President Teruaki Okuno, the airport's long-term success will depend on its ability to str [...]
2006-07-31 06:22:00Consulate FukuokaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD JA
06GEORGETOWN12152006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] The following text is post's narrative for Part I of the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Drugs and Chemical Controls for Guyana. BEGIN TEXT: 2. Guyana is a transshipment point for cocaine destined for North America, Europe, and the Caribbean. Interdictions and s [...]
2006-11-16 11:31:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN GY
06GEORGETOWN162Firearms Seized from US Commercial Aircraft
[...] Action request para 5. 2. On February 11, 2006, Guyanese Customs Officials intercepted 3 firearms at Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) that were found in exported cargo from the U.S. on North American Airlines flight 091 from JFK International Airport. Customs official examined a [...]
2006-02-16 12:11:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR PGOV GY
06GUANGZHOU11471China Southern Airlines Wary of U.S. Competition
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the lead-up to the U.S.-China aviation talks on April 19-20, China Southern Airlines is in a weak financial position and would not want any U.S. airlines competing directly against it. China Southern is resigned to a gradual expansion of its U.S. routes because of continued [...]
2006-04-12 07:21:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON KTIA CH
06GUANGZHOU16330SHENZHEN AIRLINES PLANS TO SOAR
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent meeting, Shenzhen Airlines Vice President Zhang Pei laid out the airline's ambitious expansion strategy. Operating mostly Boeing aircraft, Shenzhen Air runs an efficient operation that has made it China's most profitable airline after flag carrier Air China. H [...]
2006-06-01 05:51:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON KTIA CH
06GUANGZHOU18105XIAMEN AIRLINES: LOYAL BOEING CUSTOMER LOOKS AHEAD
[...] (SBU) Summary. Xiamen Airlines, a regional airline whose biggest shareholder is China Southern Airlines, plans to add 30 new Boeing aircraft to its fleet by 2010, augmenting its current all-Boeing fleet of 35. The fleet's simple structure is credited in part for helping the airline confront [...]
2006-06-21 08:42:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON KTIA CH
06GUANGZHOU32347China Southern Airlines: Turning a Profit but No Plans for
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In a November 28 meeting with the Consul General, China Southern Airlines President Si Xianmin discussed his airline's improving financial health, its relationship with U.S. suppliers and airlines, the state of the Chinese airline industry, and the recent technical t [...]
2006-11-29 09:01:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON KTIA CH
06GUANGZHOU8841HAINAN AIRLINES APATHETIC ABOUT UPCOMING U.S.-CHINA
[...] (U) Summary. Hainan Airlines expressed little interest in the upcoming April 19-20 U.S.-China aviation talks, citing its inability to operate flights to the United States at this point. This inability stems from three reasons: the airline is not a designated carrier; it does not have the nec [...]
2006-03-29 05:35:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON KTIA CH
06HANOI3092Vietnam Airlines Gets Serious About Flights to USA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Anticipating a surge in U.S. business and tourist travelers to Vietnam, Vietnam Airlines (VNA) intends to begin flights to the United States in early 2008. It will submit a plan for the operation to the Prime Minister in the beginning of January, Vietnam Airlines officials told [...]
2006-12-29 09:18:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD EIND EINV VM
06HONGKONG2404CATHAY AND DRAGONAIR ANNOUNCE MERGER
[...] (U) In a joint news conference in Hong Kong on June 9, Air China and Cathay executives announced a deal that would lead to Cathay Pacific assuming 100 percent ownership of Hong Kong's second largest carrier Dragon Air. Cathay Pacific and Air China would each own 17.5 percent of the other. Cat [...]
2006-06-09 10:35:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PREL PGOV HK CH
06JAKARTA12825INDONESIA - CIVAIR UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesian transportation officials are focusing on aviation and airport security as tens of millions of Indonesians travel to their home villages and back during the Idul Fitri holiday break. A record 1.5 million Indonesians will take to the skies during the week- long celebr [...]
2006-10-27 07:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD ID
06JEDDAH244SAUDIA TECHNICAL INSPECTION AND PROSPECTS FOR
[...] SUMMARY. This is one in a series of cables reporting on the civil aviation sector in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) technical repair facility in Jeddah was subject to an FAA re-certification inspection in mid-March. The inspectors found no serious deficiencies. Corrective ac [...]
2006-03-29 06:57:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH770GACA'S NEED FOR FAA ASSISTANCE IN ITS NEW AGE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (U) Summary. EconOff from Riyadh and Jeddah Pol-Econ Chief met with the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) to follow up on a June 2006 meeting with the Ambassador regarding GACA's need for regulatory training, update [...]
2006-12-20 06:11:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETRD PGOV SA
06KABUL1719ARIANA FLIGHTS TO UAE SUSPENDED
[...] (SBU) Afghan Ministry of Transport officials informed Embassy's FAA representative that an April 14, 2006 ramp inspection of an Ariana aircraft by UAE Civil Aviation Authorities found numerous, serious safety infractions and violations. UAE authorities allowed the plane to return to Kabul wi [...]
2006-04-17 10:47:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON AF
06KABUL359CIV AIR SHAKE UP
[...] (C) Lufthansa Consulting's team at Afghan state-owned flag carrier Ariana fills key senior management positions at the airline. Lufthansa,s earlier announced resignation, made in response to a series of questionable procurement and aircraft lease contracts entered into by Ariana,s Preiden ov [...]
2006-01-26 10:06:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON AF
06KABUL444ARIANA UNSCHEDULED FLIGHT DIVERSIONS ON JANUARY
[...] (C) On January 23, 2006, Minister of Transport Qasimi requested expedited landing clearance at Kandahar Airfield for two flights from Ariana Afghan Airlines, the state-owned carrier. While the Minister gave no details to justify the request, Post learned from Ariana that passengers (pilgrims [...]
2006-02-01 12:48:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON AF
06KABUL4890FRENCH AVIATION AUTHORITY TO DECIDE ARIANA AIRLINE'S LEASE
[...] (SBU) Ariana Airlines is attempting to wet-lease two Boeing aircraft to fly between Kabul and Frankfurt, among other routes. The aircraft are to be based in Dubai and operated by Eagle Aviation France, with Eagle flight operations and maintenance crews. The French civil aviation authority is t [...]
2006-10-07 13:08:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON BEXP AF
06KABUL5547POSSIBLE MILAIR SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN HAJJ
[...] (SBU) Afghanistan was scheduled to begin its Hajj operation on November 22. Failure on the part of the Afghan state airline, Ariana, to source reliable aircraft, get the necessary Saudi approvals, and get schedule slots for arriving and departing Jeddah has thrown the planning badly off track. [...]
2006-11-20 11:23:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PGOV ECON AF
06KABUL5620AIR TRANSPORT FOR AFGHANS TO HAJJ - SITUATION IMPROVED WITH
[...] (SBU) Afghanistan began its Hajj operation on November 22, and to date has transported slightly over 4000 Hajjis, in spite of some ongoing hurdles. GoA and Afghan air carriers have managed to solidify their plans for moving the some 24,000 Hajjis from four Afghan cities to Jeddah. State-owned [...]
2006-11-29 02:10:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PGOV ECON AF
06KATHMANDU1665COMMERCIAL TURBO PROP AIRCRAFT CRASHES, NO
[...] (C) On June 21, a Yeti Airlines DeHavilland DH-6 Twin Otter aircraft crashed in a failed landing attempt at the remote Jumla airport in western Nepal killing all nine Nepalis on board. Mohan Adhikari, Officiating Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN),explained to E [...]
2006-06-23 12:43:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAIR CASC NP
06KHARTOUM1475SUDAN/DARFUR: SUDAN REJECTS UN PKO; UN DEVISES
[...] (C) Summary: In separate readouts, joint AU-UN Technical Assessment Mission officials stated that Sudan had decided not to permit a transition from the African Union Mission to Sudan to a UN peacekeeping operation, and a UN military planner provided details about its plans for a transition to [...]
2006-06-22 18:30:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO MARR AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1699UNSR PRONK CONSULTS WITH INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
[...] (C) Summary: During a July 15 consultation with the diplomatic community, UN Special Representative Jan Pronk characterized AMIS as weak and unable to address the realities in Darfur, which now featured fighting among SLM factions. He faulted the Ceasefire Commission and said that Darfur Pea [...]
2006-07-18 07:21:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU
06KIEV3463UKRAINE: A/S FRIED AND PM YANUKOVYCH DISCUSS NATO,
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Fried highlighted USG willingness to work with PM Yanukovych's government and our belief that Ukraine needed to move at a speed it sets towards NATO membership. Fried also stressed the importance of Ukraine developing as an open, democratic, prosperous societ [...]
2006-09-08 15:37:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ENRG PGOV NATO UP
06KIEV3553UKRAINE: EUR A/S FRIED'S NATO-RELATED DISCUSSIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Ukraine-NATO relations was a primary theme in EUR Assistant Secretary Fried's meetings September 6-7 with FM Borys Tarasyuk, Defense Minister Anatoliy Hrytsenko, and PM Viktor Yanukovych. Holdover "orange" Ministers Tarasyuk and Hrytsenko have been the two staunchest advocates [...]
2006-09-18 12:46:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM UP
06KIGALI221SN BRUSSELS SUSPENDS OPERATIONS TO RWANDA
[...] (SBU) Summary. SN Brussels, the only carrier flying directly from Rwanda to Europe, has suspended all flights to Rwanda until further notice. High-level diplomatic discussions regarding the three-day grounding (February 21-24) of an SN Brussels flight by the Rwandan Civil Aviation Authority ( [...]
2006-03-06 15:49:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PREL PGOV BE KY RW
06KINGSTON2314(C) AIR JAMAICA: REPORTS OF MY DEMISE ARE NOT
[...] (C) The GOJ simply does not grasp the dire predicament faced by Air Jamaica. The carrier literally could cease operations at any time, much like the situation with Swissair in October 2001. A cocktail of enormous and growing debt, a lack of political will to make painful and expensive choices [...]
2006-11-29 19:37:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PGOV JM XL
06LAGOS793NORTH AMERICAN AIRLINES JULY 17 INAUGURAL FLIGHT
[...] (SBU) On June 9, the North American Airlines (NAA) Nigeria Country Manager, Henry Seymour, confirmed to Econoff the airline plans to begin its first direct flight from Lagos Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on July 17. Seymou [...]
2006-06-12 14:16:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT EAIR EINV KFRD PREL NI
06LAGOS962ARIK AIR - POLITICS TAKES WINGS
[...] (C) Summary. Arik Air, financed by Rivers State Governor Peter Odili, is set to begin regional and international operations July 29. Aviation Ministry officials and competitor private airline executives claim the airline has the political and financial clout to become Nigeria's second nation [...]
2006-07-11 11:12:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV PREL NI
06LAPAZ1078BOLIVIA'S TROUBLED AVIATION SECTOR
[...] (U) Summary: Lloyd Aero Boliviano's crisis continues, but it is not alone in its troubles. The carrier's principal competitor, AeroSur, is rumored to be struggling with its own financial problems, and civil and military airlines only narrowly avoided serious accidents over the weekend. Taken [...]
2006-04-20 18:13:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1518LLOYD: CLOSER TO COLLAPSE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivia's national airline, Lloyd Aero Boliviano, moved closer to collapse following the chief executive's failed attempt to relinquish ownership to employees. In a bizarre turn of events June 3, disgruntled pilots accosted two members of the company's board of directors and he [...]
2006-06-05 20:48:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV CASC BL
06LAPAZ1629LLOYD SECURES INSURANCE EXTENSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivia's national airline, Lloyd Aereo Boliviano, narrowly avoided collapse June 15 by securing a new extension on its aircraft insurance, set to expire the same day. The extension will allow the carrier to continue operating, but with board members' June 15 decision to resign [...]
2006-06-16 19:27:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1923AIRLINES SEEK TO EXPLOIT LLOYD'S TROUBLES
[...] (SBU) Summary: As Lloyd Aereo Boliviano struggles, American Airlines and AeroSur seek to expand. American plans to add La Paz-Miami flights in August and September, and AeroSur hopes to operate public charters to Miami from late July. Both see opportunities in Lloyd's near-complete departure [...]
2006-07-13 14:54:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3053A NEW OUTLOOK FOR BOLIVIA'S NATIONAL CARRIER?
[...] (SBU) Lloyd Aereo Boliviano's general manager recently predicted a new outlook for Bolivia's national carrier, noting that the firm now has seven jets, up from one a few months ago, and has renewed service to a range of domestic and international destinations. Executives have made progress id [...]
2006-11-14 15:32:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ567BOLIVIAN NATIONAL AIRLINE FIGHTS FOR SURVIVAL
[...] (U) Summary: Since the end of an early February pilots' strike (reftel),Lloyd Aero Boliviano has encountered a string of difficulties. Two U.S.-based firms, Aviation Capital Group and Pegasus Aviation, have repossessed or are in the process of repossessing leased aircraft, and the GOB has ma [...]
2006-03-03 20:34:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ816LLOYD LIMPS ALONG
[...] (U) Summary: Mid-way through a 90-day government intervention, Bolivian national airline Lloyd Aero Boliviano is barely limping along. With its chief executive under attack, its finances increasingly shaky, and a U.S.-based company initiating legal proceedings to repossess the four aircraft L [...]
2006-03-23 20:09:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV BL
06MANILA1135PAL intends to lease a few Boeing planes
[...] (SBU) Philippine Airlines (PAL) CEO Lucio Tan recently told the Charge that he intends to lease two or three wide body Boeing planes. He said that he wants to test them out before making a decision on re-fleeting for his North American routes, citing reservations over the safety of the twin [...]
2006-03-13 08:09:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD BEXP RP
06MINSK653EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - June 20, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. Putin Signals Hike in Gas Price to Belarus, Impatient on Union During a Shanghai Cooperation Organization Press Conference, Russian Preside [...]
2006-06-20 10:01:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ETRD EINV
06MUMBAI1707BOEING IDENTIFIES SITE FOR PLANNED MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN
[...] (SBU) A senior Boeing official told the Consul General on September 15 that his company has now identified a site for its planned maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Nagpur. Seattle-based Dinesh Keskar, who briefed us on the margins of the CG's visit to Nagpur, had met with offi [...]
2006-09-18 13:40:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR PREL ETRD EFIN IN
06MUMBAI2090MAHARASHTRA'S GRAND VISION FOR THE NAGPUR AIRPORT
[...] (SBU) The Government of Maharashtra (GOM) has ambitious plans to convert Nagpur into a major regional transportation hub. During our recent trip to the city, located at the geographic heart of India, the Maharashtra Airport Development Corporation (MADC) explained its plans to build an integrat [...]
2006-12-28 09:52:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR PREL ETRD EFIN EIND EINV PINR IN
06MUSCAT1299SCENESETTER: VISIT OF COMMERCE DAS HOLLY VINEYARD
[...] (U) Greetings and welcome to the Sultanate of Oman. My team and I look forward to your arrival on September 16 to promote the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement. In addition to your attendance at a reception for labor and customs officials, we are seeking meetings with the Minister of Commerce a [...]
2006-09-04 05:20:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON ETRD EAIR EIND PGOV PREL OTRA MU
06MUSCAT1600SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER GENERAL JOHN P.
[...] (S) Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your return to Oman. Oman remains a strong friend and ally in the Global War on Terrorism, but prefers to maintain a low profile and is reluctant to deploy its forces in support of OIF or OEF. Our continued engagement with the Omani security forces cont [...]
2006-11-15 14:11:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER KNNP MARR MASS MNUC MOPS OVIP
06MUSCAT1646SCENESETTER: VISIT OF AUSTR FOR EUROPE AND THE
[...] (U) Greetings and welcome to Oman. My team and I look forward to your arrival on December 4 to promote the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement. In addition to your participation as the keynote speaker and panel participant in the December 6 U.S.-Oman FTA Awareness Conference, we have confirmed me [...]
2006-12-02 14:50:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON ETRD EAIR EIND PGOV PREL OTRA MU
06MUSCAT385TWO AIRLINES BETTER THAN ONE?
[...] (SBU) Profitable Oman Air plans to expand its medium and long-haul fleet with Boeing aircraft in a bid to compete directly with Gulf Air, as the latter relocates part of its operations from Abu Dhabi to Muscat's Seeb International Airport. End Summary. ------------ PROFIT FIRST ---------- [...]
2006-03-15 15:15:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR BEXP ETRD PREL MU
06MUSCAT896LOFTY AIRLINE PLANS REMAIN INTACT
[...] (SBU) Heady expansion plans for both Gulf Air and Oman Air remain on track. While it is still unclear if the Omani market, and Muscat's undersized airport, can support such lofty ambitions, the commitment of both airlines to Oman appears firm. End Summary. ---------------------- Gulf Air [...]
2006-06-05 13:47:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR BEXP ECON PREL MU
06MUSCAT990COMMERCIAL CONSIDERATIONS KEY TO GULF AIR PURCHASE
[...] (SBU) Conversations with the Minister of Transportation and Communications and the Under Secretary for Civil Aviation Affairs indicate that Gulf Air's upcoming purchase of aircraft will be based on purely commercial grounds, with fuel efficiency being the top concern. While careful not to tip [...]
2006-06-19 12:56:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EAIR ECON ETRD PREL BA MU
06MUSCAT993TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION MINISTER SETS SIGHTS
[...] (U) Contains business proprietary information - please protect. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Ambassador called upon the Transport and Communications Minister to review recent developments in the sectors and to advocate for Gulf Air's purchase of Boeing aircraft (ref A). The Mi [...]
2006-06-20 05:39:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BEXP EAIR ECPS ELTN MU
06NEWDELHI1854SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOND
[...] (SBU) Senator Bond, your delegation's 22-23 March visit to India provides a significant opportunity to assess the accelerating India-US relationship on the heels of President Bush's historic summit and help shape the next phase of this growing partnership. After forty years of mutual indiffe [...]
2006-03-17 14:25:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM INCB IN
06NEWDELHI20SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTERT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Speaker Hastert, your delegation's upcoming visit to India on January 10-13 provides a significant opportunity to advance the burgeoning India/US relationship. After forty years of drift during the Cold War, the US and India are making up for lost time. Thanks to the energy a [...]
2006-01-03 12:49:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM PK INCB IR
06NEWDELHI2231SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HAGEL
[...] (SBU) Senator Hagel, your delegation's 8-12 April visit to India provides a significant opportunity to assess the accelerating transformation of the India-US relationship following President Bush's historic March 1-3 meeting and help shape the next phase of this growing partnership. After fo [...]
2006-03-31 15:07:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM INCB PTER
06NEWDELHI2255SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTERT
[...] (SBU) Speaker Hastert, your delegation's 9-12 April visit to India provides a significant opportunity to assess the accelerating transformation of the US-India relationship following President Bush's historic March 1-3 meeting and help shape the next phase of this growing partnership. After [...]
2006-04-03 13:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM PTER ECON
06NEWDELHI7514INDIA STRONGLY DENIES HOWITZER SALES TO BURMA, BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy contacts have confirmed press reports that India has supplied Burma 105 mm Howitzers and associated equipment. However, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) denied that any such deals had transpired. India's rationale for supplying weapons to the junta is ostensibly [...]
2006-11-02 07:59:00Embassy New DelhiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MOPS MARR BM IN
06NEWDELHI889MEETING WITH INDIA'S CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF
[...] (C) Summary: On February 3, the Ambassador, US Naval Attach, and the Navy Programs Officer from the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) met with Admiral Prakash, India's Chief of Naval Staff. The primary purpose of the meeting was to inform ADM Prakash that the Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft [...]
2006-02-08 00:48:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP ENRG MNNC ETTC IN IR
06OTTAWA2388AMERICAN LOW COST CARRIERS SERVICE TO CANADA SET TO INCREASE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 21:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR CA
06OTTAWA2555TRANSBORDER USE OF VERY LIGHT JETS
[...] Summary: For frequent business travelers, Very Light Jets (VLJs) offer important advantages, including less time spent on the ground before flights, direct flights that avoid multiple legs that often occur under the hub-and-spoke model, and the ability to land on shorter runways than other jet [...]
2006-08-25 22:02:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDCA EAIR
06OTTAWA3455Ottawa Studies Further International Aviation
[...] (U) Summary: The Conservative government is set to announce a new international air policy in early 2007 that aims to open Canada's skies to more foreign competition and will focus on an "Open Skies" model. Some observers think the move promises to benefit consumers, but not necessarily the co [...]
2006-11-24 16:35:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EINV CA
06OTTAWA617SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT POLICIES: CANADA
[...] The GOC's response to the questions posed in SECSTATE 225777 has been sent as an email attachment, with formatting to make the GOC points clearer, to Mr. Frederick Matos, Office of Spectrum Management, National Telecommunications and Information Administration. We recommend that others inter [...]
2006-03-07 16:24:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS CA
06PARAMARIBO80SURINAME SEEKS OPEN SKIES (SORT OF)
[...] Suriname's Minister of Transportation Amafo has indicated that an Open Skies Agreement with the United States is possible, but her comments suggest Suriname is anxious to preserve CARICOM's dominance on intra-Caribbean routes. This pronouncement comes at a time when the national carrier, Suri [...]
2006-02-08 19:21:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PBTS PGOV NS
06PARIS1141MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Middle East - Iraq
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-24 11:18:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS1510SOME MOD THINKING ON NATO, DARFUR, AND ARM SALES
[...] (S) Summary: In a March 8 meeting, senior MOD officials affirmed that the French Government has embargoed arms sales to Venezuela, although the decision may still not be final. On Darfur, France is not opposed to a NATO assistance role, but officials cautioned that the West, whether NATO or EU, [...]
2006-03-09 13:12:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL MARR FR EUN NATO
06PARIS2348TOGO: APRIL 5 MEETING WITH EX-MINISTER BOKO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Togo's ex-Interior Minister Francois Boko said during an April 5 meeting that the regime in Togo feared active U.S. intervention in Togo's affairs and that the U.S. could readily influence events in Togo if it chose to do so, and even compel the leadership to step down, as in Ha [...]
2006-04-10 14:29:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM TO FR
06PARIS3540MEDIA REACTION REPORT - NATO - Parliamentary Assembly -
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 11:35:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS6075TSA & FRENCH CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY ON AVIATION
[...] (SBU). In a detailed September 5 discussion, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Kip Hawley and France DGAC Director General Michel Wachenheim discussed aircraft security in the wake of the recent foiled plot in the UK. [...]
2006-09-11 15:31:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PTER ASEC FR
06PARIS6896FRENCH DEFENSE BUDGET STABLE AMID WIDESPREAD
[...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Defense's 2007 budget would increase defense spending a modest 2.2 percent to 47.7 billion euros, according to the draft budget presented by Finance Minister Thierry Breton on September 27. The draft budget dispels earlier rumors that defense spending could diminis [...]
2006-10-19 14:59:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP EFIN PINS KCFE FR
06PARIS715EMBASSY PARIS SUBMISSION TO THE 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-03 07:04:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDFR MARR MCAP PREL
06PARIS718EMBASSY PARIS SUBMISSION TO THE 2005/2006 REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: This telegram constitutes Embassy Paris's country submission for the 2005/2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense (requested Ref A). We report on developments that took place during calendar years 2004 and 2005 and offer cost sharing information fo [...]
2006-02-03 10:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MCAP FR
06PARIS719EMBASSY PARIS SUBMISSION TO THE 2005/2006 REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-03 10:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MCAP FR
06PARIS720EMBASSY PARIS SUBMISSION TO THE 2005/2006 REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-03 10:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MCAP FR
06PORTAUPRINCE864AMERICAN AIRLINES DOMINATES INTERNATIONAL AVIATION
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Emboffs recently toured Haiti,s Toussaint Louverture international airport in Port-au-Prince as guests of American Airlines. American is the largest presence at the airport with approximately 70 percent of int [...]
2006-05-15 18:43:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PGOV HA
06PORTAUPRINCE866POSTCARD FROM LES CAYES
[...] (U) Summary. Poloff traveled to Haiti's South Department capital of Les Cayes, near the westernmost end of Haiti,s "southern claw" (peninsula),to observe the final round of parliamentary elections. The Les Cayes region is more prosperous and orderly than Port-au-Prince, though drug traffick [...]
2006-05-15 19:58:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC SNAR MARR HA
06PORTOFSPAIN1349SECRETARY AND CARICOM: BROAD DIALOGUE NEEDED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Secretary Chertoff,s October 26 meeting with CARICOM representatives highlighted the potential for greater cooperation building on existing structures for Cricket World Cup 2007. CARICOM is happy to receive assistance for Cricket World Cup, and further collaboration on interdic [...]
2006-11-24 10:31:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAID XL TD
06PORTOFSPAIN1358TRINIDAD ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - NOVEMBER PT 1
[...] Farewell BWIA, welcome Caribbean Airlines 2. Inflation - who's to blame? 3. Crushing blow to music pirates 4. Telecom - Digicel goes to court; Paltel drops out 5. HBO to plug Flow 6. T&T/India to sign BIT 7. U.S. consultants derailed 8. GOTT convenes smelter symposium, but... [...]
2006-11-28 14:22:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ELNT ETRD KIRP TD
06PORTOFSPAIN884TRINIDAD ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS JULY, PART 1
[...] Caribbean Star/Sun expanding operations in T&T --------------------------------------------- ------- To better support an expansion in service from Trinidad, Caribbean Star Airlines has established a new crew base and maintenance facility at Piarco Airport in Port of Spain. The new crew bas [...]
2006-07-25 14:33:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAIR EIND KCOR TD
06PRAGUE166CZECH REPUBLIC: 2005-2006 REPORT ON ALLIED
[...] The following information is provided in response to reftel. Note that one dollar equals approximately 23 Czech crowns (CZK). 2. General Assessment. The Czech Republic is a close ally of the United States, operating in support of U.S. objectives both in Europe and farther afield. The Czechs [...]
2006-02-15 13:49:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PREL NATO EZ
06PRETORIA2873 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ACOTA - WILLIAM G. (CHIP)
[...] Embassy Pretoria welcomes and grants country clearance to ACOTA Coordinator William G. (Chip) Beck and John Sevold from July 15-22, 2006. The purpose of the visit is follow-up on the JUN DEFCOM meeting requirements and for a site visit to Bloemfontein Mission Readiness Training center and ot [...]
2006-07-14 04:35:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREL MARR ASEC SF TZ
06PRETORIA4978DELTA AIRLINES LAUNCHES SOUTH AFRICA SERVICE
[...] (U) Summary. Delta Airlines launched daily direct service from Atlanta to Johannesburg South Africa December 5. The route is heavily booked through January with high passenger load factors and full cargo utilization. End Summary. 2. (SBU) U.S. carrier Delta Airlines launched a new service [...]
2006-12-08 12:21:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON KHLS KTIA SF
06RABAT355WESTERN SAHARA: MINURSO REPORTS CONTINUED CALM IN
[...] (C) MINURSO Political Officer Alexandr Sporys telephoned Polcouns at 8 pm local time February 27 to brief on the day's activities in Tifariti. Sporys said MINURSO peacekeepers based in Tifariti had observed part of the day's festivities in keeping with MINURSO's mandate. MINURSO estimated th [...]
2006-02-28 13:00:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKPKO MO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT557SPANISH AMBASSADOR ON WESTERN SAHARA, MIGRATION,
[...] (C) Summary: Over lunch March 20, Spanish Ambassador Planas Puchades told Ambassador Riley that Spain continued to encourage Morocco to produce a credible autonomy plan for the Western Sahara. He dismissed alleged splits within the Polisario, suggesting the recently emerged faction "Line of Martyrs [...]
2006-03-29 14:46:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PGOV PREL SNAR
06ROME1303MILANO-MANHATTAN/EUROFLY: GOI HAS NOT AUTHORIZED,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 1, Eurofly representatives told Rome TSA attache the company will start flying an all-business-class service between Milan-Linate and New York-JFK May 8, though an official at Italian aviation regulator ENAC said the agency has yet to approve the plan. Unless instructed [...]
2006-05-02 16:46:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR IT
06ROME1661LINATE AIRPORT: GOI WANTS TO WAIT ON CONSULTATIONS
[...] (U) Summary: In response to ref A letter from DAS John Byerly, ENAC Director General Silvano Manera stated his agency wants to wait on holding bilateral consultations until the new GOI has a chance to review Linate airport restrictions. End summary. New GOI Will Review Linate Rules -------- [...]
2006-06-05 13:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR IT
06SAOPAULO965 AMBASSADOR'S AUGUST 23-24 VISIT TO SAO PAULO
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Clifford Sobel passed two eventful days in Sao Paulo August 23-24, beginning his visit with an appearance at the opening of a Calder exhibit at the Pinacoteca, one of the major art museums in Sao Paulo. The following day he met separately with the heads of the Brazilian subsi [...]
2006-09-05 16:57:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD BEXP KIPR BR
06SINGAPORE88DEFENSE MINISTER TEO ON SECURITY TIES AND
[...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's introductory call on Minister of Defense Teo Chee Hean, Minister Teo stressed the importance of active U.S. engagement with Southeast Asia. He affirmed that the U.S.-Singapore security relationship was built on strong institutional ties and common values. [...]
2006-01-12 09:41:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL MARR SN
06TAIPEI2376CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS - AIRLINES STILL
[...] (C) Summary: Taiwan airlines have begun preparing for new cross-Strait charter flights announced June 14 but complain that the number of flights for the holiday charters is too small. China Airlines (CAL) hopes that it will be able to fly cargo charters as often as once a week, but EVA Air be [...]
2006-07-13 08:19:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALEAIR PREL ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI3044Taipei Economic Brief for August 2006
[...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in August 2006: --Taiwan firms in China boost economy; --419 Microsoft Managers from PRC Attend Taipei Meeting; --Cross-Strait tourism ready; --Evergreen rolls out modified 747; --TSMC sues PRC-based SMIC again; --Foreign inv [...]
2006-09-06 03:51:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI3099MOTC MINISTER ON HIGH-SPEED RAIL, DIRECT LINKS,
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 5 meeting with AIT Director Young, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) Minister Tsai Duei expressed confidence that Taiwan high- speed rail will open in October as scheduled after a one- year postponement. He also affirmed that the private sector w [...]
2006-09-07 07:59:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALELTN EAIR ECPS PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3446TAIWAN AVIATION - DIRECT LINKS, HIGH-SPEED RAIL,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the face of challenges detailed in ref D, Taiwan's small airlines are struggling. Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration is encouraging them to merge, but the airlines are reluctant. To survive, they are expanding regional service and look to tap into profitable cross-St [...]
2006-10-05 03:37:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALEAIR ELTN ECON PREL TW CH
06TAIPEI3473TAIWAN AVIATION - DIRECT LINKS, HIGH-SPEED RAIL,
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. firms have different views on the potential impact of direct cross-Strait air links on their business. United hopes regular cross-Strait flights on other airlines will increase the attractiveness of its planned non-stop service to San Francisco. Northwest and FedEx believe [...]
2006-10-11 08:31:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PREL CH TW
06TELAVIV3041ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (S) Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) Director General Gideon Frank told the Ambassador on August 2 that Iran's rejection of what Frank characterized as a generous P-5 1 offer to Iran suggests that Iran has never been serious about negotiations on its nuclear program. Frank said the pas [...]
2006-08-03 16:46:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETKNNP PARM PREL PTER MNUC AORC EU IR IS
06TELAVIV700ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Muhammad Cartoon Controversy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz is expected to present to Acting PM Ehud Olmert today recommendations formulated by the defense establishment [...]
2006-02-17 11:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06THEHAGUE528SCENESETTER FOR WHA PDAS SHAPIRO'S VISIT TO THE
[...] (C) Summary: Your visit comes at a time when GONL concern about Venezuela is growing. You could use this opportunity to press the Dutch to actively campaign against Venezuela's UNSC bid, and to help ensure a stronger EU response toward Venezuelan human rights and weapons procurement activities [...]
2006-03-10 16:20:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR VE NT NL
06TOKYO1048JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/28/06
[...] Date of submission 2. Proponents 3. Reasons 4. Result  [...]
2006-02-28 06:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1126JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/03/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-03 01:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1159AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH VFM YACHI: MAR 2, 2006
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a working lunch with VFM Yachi on March 2nd, the Ambassador: -- Warned a realistic solution on beef must be found soon. -- Expressed concern over leaks of the KEEN EDGE exercise. -- Praised PM Koizumi's warning to Iranian FM Mottaki. -- Urged Japan to participate in a PRT [...]
2006-03-03 08:17:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP ECON ETRD EAGR PARM PREL CH JA
06TOKYO1169JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/06/06-2
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-06 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1170JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/06/06-2
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-06 01:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1224JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-08 01:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1249 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-08 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1306JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-13 01:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1319IWAKUNI REFERENDUM WILL NOT IMPACT AIRCRAFT
[...] (C) Summary. Eighty-nine percent of participating voters opposed the relocation of the aircraft carrier wing to Iwakuni, in an Iwakuni City referendum held on March 12. However, Defense Minister Nukaga made it clear the same day that the proposed plan "must be implemented." Chief Cabinet Sec [...]
2006-03-13 07:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PREL JA
06TOKYO1321 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-13 07:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1327JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-14 01:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1342 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-14 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1382JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-16 01:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1415JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/17/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-17 00:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1521 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/23/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-23 07:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1536JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-24 00:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1616 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-28 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1801JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/05/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 02:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1818 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/05/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 08:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1842 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/06/06
[...] The speech lasted for more than an hour, and he devoted a large part of it to economic issues. He noted, "We must create a small but strong government." He thus added his own view to the ongoing argument calling for a small government in order to indicate that he is not a mere successor to t [...]
2006-04-06 07:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1883 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-07 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1897HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY CHERTOFF MEETS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff visited Tokyo March 26-28 (as part of a wider trip to Asia) for meetings with Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe, Foreign Affairs Minister Aso, Justice Minister Sugiura, Finance Minister Tanigaki, Public Safety and Security Minister Kutsu [...]
2006-04-08 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHLS PTER ETRD EAIR EWWT JP
06TOKYO1919HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY CHERTOFF MEETS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff visited Tokyo March 26-28 (as part of a wider trip to Asia) for meetings with Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe, Foreign Affairs Minister Aso, Justice Minister Sugiura, Finance Minister Tanigaki, Public Safety and Security Minister Kutsu [...]
2006-04-10 06:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHLS PTER ETRD EAIR EWWT JP
06TOKYO1925 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/06-3
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-10 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1977 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/12/06-1
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-12 08:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1984EAP A/S HILL'S APRIL 12 MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH
[...] (C) During an April 12 meeting, MOFA North American Affairs DG Kawai told EAP A/S Hill that Prime Minister Koizumi hopes to resolve several outstanding bilateral issues before he visits Washington in June 2006. Japan understands issues remain concerning the relocation of some Marine Corps as [...]
2006-04-12 10:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EAGR MARR MNUC KNNP PARM KN IN IZ
06TOKYO2048JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/17/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-17 00:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2063 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/17/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-17 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2074CHERNOBYL DISASTER COMMEMORATED IN TOKYO
[...] (SBU) Summary. On April 16, Japanese anti-nuclear and Chernobyl assistance organizations hosted a 20th anniversary symposium on the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Yuri Scherbak, current Foreign Policy Advisor to outgoing Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) Speaker Lytvyn and former Ukrainian Ambassador [...]
2006-04-17 23:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SOCI PARM TRGY JA
06TOKYO2075JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/18/06
[...] Top headlines 2. Editorials 3. Prime Minister's daily schedule Middle East focus: 4. Government plans to freeze aid to Palestinian Authority, lining up with US, EU 5. Vice foreign minister lining up talks with Iranian officials on nuclear issue China affairs: 6. Anot [...]
2006-04-18 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2094 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/18/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-18 08:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2207JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-24 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2216 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-24 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2298JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-27 08:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2311 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-27 22:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2341 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2400JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/02/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-02 01:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2433 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/02/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-02 07:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2445JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-08 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2630JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/15/06
[...] The legislation is valid for only ten years. 2. Establish a realignment-related council in the Cabinet Office chaired by the prime minister. 3. Designate realignment-related special defense facilities to provide subsidies with municipalities in the vicinity. 4. Map out promotional p [...]
2006-05-15 01:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2768 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-19 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2973THE DCM'S MAY 26 MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 26th luncheon, MOFA North America Bureau Director General Chikao Kawai told the DCM that the Japanese government would push DPRI implementation and urge Yokosuka's mayor to proceed with the plan for Kitty Hawk replacement. On beef, Kawai expected the risk communication [...]
2006-05-31 06:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SCUL EAGR UNSC AMGT AF ID IZ KN
06TOKYO3012 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/01/06
[...] Japan and the United States have held intergovernmental consultations, in which the Japanese and US governments reviewed the structure of US forces in Japan as well as the Self-Defense Forces' roles, tasks, and capabilities. On Oct. 29, 2005, the Japan-US Security Consultative Committee (SCC) a [...]
2006-06-01 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3119JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3250 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-13 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3264JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 02:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3289JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 02:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3324 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 08:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3337JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 08:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3368JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 07:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3388JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3632JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-30 01:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3844JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/11/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-11 02:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3879JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/12/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-12 02:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3909 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/12/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-13 05:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4100JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-24 01:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4204 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-27 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO43652006 JAPAN DEFENSE AGENCY WHITE PAPER FOCUSES ON
[...] (C) Summary. Alliance Transformation, Chinese activities in the East China Sea, and the proposed upgrade of the Japan Defense Agency(JDA) to a ministry are highlighted in the 2006 White Paper released on August 1. JDA Defense Councilor Tokuchi, the editor of the volume, told the embassy that [...]
2006-08-03 08:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL JA
06TOKYO4626KANAGAWA GOVERNOR MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Schieffer confirmed to Kanagawa Governor Matsuzawa on August 14 that there was no conventional alternative to forward deployment of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at Yokosuka. When Matsuzawa tried to enlist the Ambassador into seeking GOJ funding for a Kanagawa Prefectu [...]
2006-08-15 07:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL JA
06TOKYO4686JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/17/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-17 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4725JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-18 01:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4762JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/21/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-21 01:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4834JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-24 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO484JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 02:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4855ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ASO
[...] (C) Summary. During an August 23 meeting with Admiral William J. Fallon, Foreign Minister Taro Aso expressed appreciation for the Admiral's efforts to strengthen the U.S.-Japan security alliance and praised the "2 plus 2" statement as a "historical accomplishment in our bilateral relations." [...]
2006-08-24 06:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR OVIP PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO4970IMMIGRATION ADVISORY PROGRAM: NOTE VERBALE AND MOO
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo greatly appreciates the efforts made by the joint Department of State-Department of Homeland Security delegation to secure agreement on the Immigration Advisory Program (IAP) documents. As agreed during the negot [...]
2006-08-30 09:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER JA
06TOKYO5213SECNAV WINTER MEETINGS AT JDA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent North Korean missile launches have heightened interest in ballistic missile defense cooperation, Japan Defense Agency (JDA) civilian and service chief counterparts told visiting Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter August 28. Self Defense Forces chiefs told Secretary [...]
2006-09-11 22:47:00Embassy TokyoSECRETMARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO536JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-01 02:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5605 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-27 07:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5758 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/03/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-03 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5887The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3 - EB DAS Moore Discusses IPR, Economic Relationship in Tokyo 4 - Investment Initiative Looks Toward Future under Abe Government 7 - Michalak Meetings Signal Progress on Some Investment Issues 11 - AIG flags interest in Japan Post, retirement serv [...]
2006-10-11 02:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO593 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/02/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-02 08:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO599JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/03/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-03 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6229JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-26 01:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO625MEDIA REACTION QDR/IRAN - TOKYO
[...] "QDR Reflects US Alarm over Looming Chinese Military Buildup" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (2/5): "The quadrennial defense review (QDR),issued by the Department of Defense, reflects rising US alarm over China, which has been building up its military arsenal. [...]
2006-02-06 05:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6292 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-30 22:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6294The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanran Signals Renewed Opposition to Foreign Triangular Merger 4. Japan Ag: More Talk About Reform? 5. Unblocking Beef in Japan's Pipeline 6. Japan's Annual Southern Bluefin Tuna Catch Halved 7. Azadegan: EMIN Calls on METI, MOFA to Discuss Contract Chan [...]
2006-10-30 22:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6492 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/13/06-2
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-13 07:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO658JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-07 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO660MEDIA REACTION US-JAPAN ALLIANCE - TOKYO
[...] "QDR: Heighten the Effectiveness of the US-Japan Alliance" The conservative Sankei editorialized (2/7): "The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) put together by the Department of Defense not only reveals the future approach to the war on terrorism but also reexamines the fundamental nature of Jap [...]
2006-02-07 03:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6614The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. METI Minister Calls for Deepening of U.S.-Japan Economic Relations 4. Keidanren Joins Call for a U.S.-Japan FTA 5. ACCJ Business White Paper Says Economic Integration Agreement Is Needed 6. Kansai Business Leaders Meet Finance Minister in Osaka; FTAs, EPAs St [...]
2006-11-20 07:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6690 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/22/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-22 08:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6749JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/29/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-28 23:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6858CCS SHIOZAKI-DUSD LAWLESS ON DPRI IMPLEMENTATION,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-05 23:14:00Embassy TokyoSECRETMARR PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6897JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-08 00:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO693 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 01:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7010LAWLESS/ISHIHARA ON YOKOTA, FCLP, AND US
[...] (C) Summary: During a Friday, December 1 meeting with Under Secretary of Defense For Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Richard Lawless, Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara: referenced the recent Abe-Bush discussion on civil-military dual-use of Yokota Air Base; explained his rationale for reques [...]
2006-12-17 23:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL JA
06TOKYO727 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/09/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-09 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO761 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-13 02:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO777 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/06-2
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-13 23:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO820 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-15 08:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO827JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-16 01:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TUNIS2743FOREIGN MINISTER ABDALLAH LAYS IT ON THICK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FOREIGN MINISTER ABDALLAH ON NOVEMBER 6 CONVOKED CHARGE, "FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON." IN REALITY, THE GOAL OF THE MEETING WAS QUITE CLEAR: ABDALLAH SOUGHT TO EMPHASIZE THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE U.S.-TUNISIAN BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP, WHICH HE ENTHUSIASTICALLY CHARACTERIZED AS "TR [...]
2006-11-09 16:25:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM TS
06VIENNA121 AUSTRIAN AIRLINES WILL BEGIN REGULAR FLIGHTS TO
[...] On January 9, the Austrian Airlines group (AUA) announced plans to start regularly scheduled service to Iraq on March 9. AUA plans two weekly flights (Thursdays and Sundays) from Vienna to Erbil. Starting May 2, AUA will add a third weekly flight (Tuesdays). AUA will use Airbus A319 aircra [...]
2006-01-13 14:58:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR AU
06VILNIUS818LITHUANIAN DEFENSE UNDER SECRETARY ON BALTIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MOD Under Secretary Renatas Norkus gave the Ambassador areadout of the recent Baltic Defense Ministers' meeting and a sketch of his plans for his upcoming visit to Washington during a meeting September 1. The Baltic Defense Ministers agreed they would try to encourage NATO to [...]
2006-09-05 13:55:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MARR PREL AF LG EN LH
06WARSAW207POLAND: 2005/2006 ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the last two years, Poland has been a staunch ally of the United States. According to the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, Poland spent about 1,213,151,800 Zloty ($370,994,434) and committed 4,122 troops to Iraq-coalition and NATO operations in 2005. In 2004, Polan [...]
2006-02-09 12:54:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MCAP PM KS KU QA SA US PL TC NATO
07ABUDHABI103 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY BURNS TO
[...] Summary: Print and electronic media gave extensive coverage to the visit of Under Secretary Nicolas Burns to the UAE January 22-23. 2007. The Arabic and English print media prominently carried photos and news agency story of Ambassador Burns meeting with Mohammed Bin Rashid (1/23) and Moha [...]
2007-01-25 13:17:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI1479SCENE SETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON'S SEPTEMBER VISIT
[...] (S) Admiral Fallon, Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes you for your second visit to the UAE as CENTCOM commander. As you are aware, deepening ties with the UAE is all about relationships, and the relationship that most matters on the military front is that with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zaye [...]
2007-09-05 13:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE SY AE
07ABUDHABI1700UAE SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL WHITCOMB
[...] (S) General Whitcomb: Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes you for what we understand will be your final visit to the UAE in your current capacity. As you are aware, deepening ties with the UAE is all about relationships, and we appreciate the effort you have made to keep your UAE counterparts engaged [...]
2007-10-10 14:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE
07ABUJA1508NIGERIAN PEACEKEEPING INITIATIVES PARALYZED BY
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: There has been little progress in recent months within the Government of Nigeria (GON) to expand its peacekeeping role in Darfur and Somalia under the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) and African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM). The GON has been without ministerial le [...]
2007-07-13 12:54:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNMARR MASS PINR PREL NI
07ADDISABABA2561ETHIOPIA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW FOR JULY 2007
[...] SUMMARY. --FEDERAL BUDGET: The Ethiopian Parliament unanimously approved a USD 4.9 billion budget for fiscal year 2007/08. The budget is Ethiopia's highest, representing a 24 percent increase over the 2005/06 budget, and a 44 percent increase over 2004/2005. The defense budget officially ro [...]
2007-08-16 10:55:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EAGR EAIR ET
07ADDISABABA2620ADDIS ABABA EAC MEETS TO ASSESS SECURITY SITUATION RELATED
[...] (SBU) On August 22, the Addis Ababa Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to assess the security situation in regards to the Ethiopian Millennium (celebrated September 12). EAC members present included COM, A/DCM, ORA, DAO, CJTF HOA, POL/ECON, USAID, CDC, CONS, Peace Corps, Health Unit, MGT, PA [...]
2007-08-23 09:28:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC ASEC PTER ET
07ADDISABABA2860ETHIOPIA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW FOR AUGUST 2007
[...] SUMMARY --Council of ministers approved salary increase for civil servants; --The consumer price index still on the rise; CPI inflation reached 18% in August; Government action to curb price hike; minister asks to expose speculators; --The official exchange rate of the Ethiopian Birr again [...]
2007-09-19 12:18:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EAGR ENRG EAIR ET
07ADDISABABA979NO-FLY WAIVER OR FEDERAL ESCORT REQUESTED FOR AMIR
[...] (C) Per CA/OCS SOP ref A and 7 FAM 194.4, Post requests a high level review of the no fly case of American citizen Amir Meshal. 2. (S/NF) American citizen Amir Meshal was captured by Kenyan authorities leaving Somalia following the Ethiopian military action against the Islamic Court governm [...]
2007-04-02 13:09:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNCASC EAIR PTER KHLS ET
07AITTAIPEI2137INVESTIGATION CONTINUES ON CAL FIRE - BOLT OR
[...] (SBU) Although Japanese aviation safety authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire that destroyed a Boeing 737-800 operated by China Airlines (CAL) on August 20, Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration has suggested that an aircraft design flaw may be behind the incident. Tai [...]
2007-09-19 08:21:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD JA PGOV PREL TW
07AITTAIPEI2585MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 8-10 on the removal of the old inscription and the debut of the new inscription -- "Liberty Square" -- on the main arch of the Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall (formerly known as the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall) ov [...]
2007-12-10 09:19:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2648MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY RICE'S STATEMENT ON TAIWAN'S UN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 27 on Taiwan's Central Election Commission (CEC)'s retreat from insistence on the "one-step" voting format at the upcoming legislative election; and on the alleged vote-buying cases in various legislative precincts [...]
2007-12-27 09:08:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI521MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 7 on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's "Four Wants and One Without" remarks Sunday, on Vice President Annette Lu's announcement to run for the DPP's presidential primary Tuesday, and on the 2008 presidential [...]
2007-03-07 09:07:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07ALGIERS1096SONATRACH GOES GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As speculation mounts regarding the date of the next international licensing round for Algerian exploration blocks, Sonatrach has signaled that either downstream market access or partnership in foreign projects will be a precondition for foreign firms wishing to partake in Algeri [...]
2007-08-01 18:19:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ECON PREL AG
07ALGIERS1772TRANSPORT OFFICIAL OPTIMISTIC ON OPEN SKIES,
[...] SUMMARY: Although the main impasse to an Open Skies agreement remains unchanged, the Algerian transport ministry is optimistic about progress in 2008. Meanwhile, despite American firm FSI losing a Boeing 737 flight simulator contract to Canadian firm CAE, Algeria seems committed to continue s [...]
2007-12-11 10:09:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ETRD ECON AG
07AMMAN1299NATIONAL CARRIER ROYAL JORDANIAN SIGNS UP FOR
[...] After an intense and long-term advocacy effort by Boeing and the USG, Boeing has struck a breakthrough deal with Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ). RJ's Board of Directors decided on March 19 to commit to the purchase of four 787's, as well as lease an additional three 787's. RJ previously signe [...]
2007-03-21 14:39:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EAIR ETRD JO
07AMMAN4426ROYAL JORDANIAN IPO ON SCHEDULE FOR DECEMBER
[...] (U) Summary: Royal Jordanian (RJ) Airlines president Samer Majali said that RJ's initial public offering is on schedule for completion in 2007. Majali expects that 60 percent of shares will be Jordanian-owned. RJ selected the GEnx engine for its previously-ordered Boeing 787s due in 2010. RJ [...]
2007-11-01 11:54:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EINV KPRV JO
07ANKARA132U/S BURNS MEETING WITH TURKISH MFA U/S APAKAN --
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 19 meeting in Ankara, Turkish U/S Ertugrul Apakan told U/S Burns that Turkey supports the U.S. strategy of reinforcing Iraq with additional troops. He appealed for U.S. help on the PKK and for a delay in Kirkuk referendum. Apakan expressed concern about Iranian infl [...]
2007-01-24 08:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS TU IZ IR
07ANKARA188ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 12:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1987ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-02 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2214TURKEY DENIES OVERFLIGHT CLEARANCE FOR IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-28 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR SY TU
07ANKARA2597SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF GATES MEETING WITH TURKISH
[...] (C) Summary: USD/P Edelman's October 13 visit here reinforced to the Turks the Administration's intensive efforts to defeat the Armenian genocide resolution (HR 106) and our wish that the bill not derail relations. Senior officials tell us they are deeply frustrated and will be forced to resp [...]
2007-10-19 13:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS MASS PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2708TURKEY APPROVES ECONOMIC MEASURES AGAINST NORTHERN
[...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Council of Ministers approved a set of economic measures directed against the PKK and Northern Iraq on October 31, but did not announce what measures they had approved. The GOT said November 2 that it has not yet implemented any of the approved economic measures. Tu [...]
2007-11-02 15:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKFPC ECON ETRD ETTC PREL EAIR TU
07ANKARA439TURKISH LOGISTICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO COALITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Incirlik Air Base (IAB) in southern Turkey has been a strategic asset to coalition efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan since the first Gulf War. Current Turkish authorization to use IAB as air-refueling, cargo transit and FAA navigation aid operation hubs has saved the US hundreds of [...]
2007-02-28 08:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU IZ AF
07ASHGABAT1303TURKMENISTAN: LOSS OF BLANKET CLEARANCE - WHAT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After first declining to renew an existing blanket clearance for U.S. aircraft, Turkmenistan changed its position and granted the renewal when the U.S. government challenged the decision. A combination of factors probably led to the initial denial, includig pressure from Russia, [...]
2007-11-29 14:33:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL EAIR MARR MCAP MOPS US TX
07ASUNCION742TURBULENCE HITS PARAGUAY'S AVIATION INDUSTRY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite low passenger volumes and unprofitable conditions, several airlines are expanding operations to Paraguay. Regional politics, as opposed to market realities, drive their decisions. Additionally, concerns over Bolivia's nationalization of key industries prompted one ai [...]
2007-09-06 19:01:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR PREL PA
07ATHENS110TRUST BUT VERIFY: GREEK CHOD CONFIRMS CYPRUS ARMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Greek Chief of Defense (CHOD) Admiral Panagiotis Chinofotis laid out the GoG's plan for dealing with the Cyprus arms issue in line with U.S. legal requirements, consented to an American inspection team, and promised to consult with the [...]
2007-01-18 15:40:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS NATO PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS872GREECE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Per ref a, Embassy has assessed Greece's ability and willingness to contribute military or civilian resources to enhance the security mission in Iraq. Greece has made financial, logistical, equipment, and training contributions to Iraq and may be amenable to further similar contr [...]
2007-05-02 15:16:00Embassy AthensSECRETMARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ GR
07BAGHDAD3074SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER--FOCUS ON IMMIGRATION--NO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, Immigration Minister Tobias Billstrom, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director Bjorn Lyrvall, and Swedish Ambassador to Iraq (stationed in Jordan) Niclas Trouve discussed a wide range of political issues with Ambassador Crocker and suggested Sw [...]
2007-09-12 08:33:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ SW
07BANGKOK358SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF OSD PRINCIPAL
[...] (C) Summary. General Toolan, your visit to Bangkok will be the first by a senior Pentagon official since the September 19 coup in Thailand and will provide an excellent opportunity to press Thai officials to rescind martial law and maintain timetables for drafting a new constitution and hold [...]
2007-01-18 09:04:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OVIP MARR MASS TH
07BANGKOK502VISIT TO THAILAND OF OSD ASIA PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR
[...] (C) Summary. During his meetings with Thai officials, OSD Asia Director Brigadier General Toolan provided Thai military and civilian officials with Washington's perspective on the September 19 coup, underscoring our desire that Thailand rescind martial law and maintain timetables for drafti [...]
2007-01-24 09:46:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MARR PTER TH
07BANGKOK548TARMAC, PUBLIC CONFIDENCE CRACKING AT NEW THAI
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi Airport has been taking a beating in the press, with reports critical of the airport's design, construction, and management. There has been recent speculation that cracking pavement could result in the return of some or all operations to the old Don Mu [...]
2007-01-29 00:00:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR TH
07BANGKOK5503THAILAND TO DIVERSIFY FIGHTER JET INVENTORY
[...] (C) Summary. The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) this week decided to purchase SAAB Gripen fighter planes to replace aging F-5 aircraft. The decision to purchase the Gripens, and not F-16s, was publicly justified by the RTAF due to an urgent need to replace the F-5s and by pointing to U.S. post- [...]
2007-10-21 23:47:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PGOV PREL TH
07BANGKOK5504THAILAND TO DIVERSIFY FIGHTER JET INVENTORY
[...] (C) Summary. The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) this week decided to purchase SAAB Gripen fighter planes to replace aging F-5 aircraft. The decision to purchase the Gripens, and not F-16s, was publicly justified by the RTAF due to an urgent need to replace the F-5s and by pointing to U.S. post- [...]
2007-10-21 23:48:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PGOV PREL TH
07BANGKOK5689SCENESETTER FOR REAR ADMIRAL TYSON
[...] (C) Summary. Admiral Tyson, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand return to democratically elected government th [...]
2007-11-06 05:58:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
07BANGKOK6011SCENESETTER FOR LIEUTENANT GENERAL LEAF
[...] (C) Summary. General Leaf, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand return to democratically elected government thr [...]
2007-11-30 09:40:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
07BEIJING1566MARCH 8TH MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT,
[...] Key points made at the March 8 MFA Press Conference were: -- China's State Council issued a report on the Human Rights Record of the United States in 2006 as "a mirror for the United States to view its own human rights" situation and to question American "double standards" in criticizing othe [...]
2007-03-09 04:45:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM ENRG XM JA AO PE CH
07BEIJING3311JAPANESE AMBASSADOR ON WEN VISIT, YASUKUNI SHRINE
[...] (C) Chinese and Japanese leaders made calculated decisions that allowed Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 visit to Japan to succeed, Japanese Ambassador to China Miyamoto told the Ambassador in a May 9 meeting. Japanese PM Abe judged that a successful Wen visit would help his domestic [...]
2007-05-17 08:11:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD JA CH
07BISHKEK627MANAS: KYRGYZ TRY TO TONE DOWN THE VOLUME, BUT NOT
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Kydyrov's May 25 conversation with the Ambassador revealed what is likely to be the main Kyrgyz talking point during the visit of Secretary Gates: renegotiation of the base agreement. The SIPDIS Ambassador disabused Kydyrov of the notion that an "administ [...]
2007-05-25 14:11:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR PREL KG
07BRASILIA290 AMBASSADOR LOBBIES MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CIVAIR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On Feburary 13, Ambassador Sobel, EconCouns and Civair Officer met with Minister of Tourism Walfrido dos Mares Guia Neto, and National Civil Aviation Agency Director-President, Milton Sergio Silveira Zuanazzi, to discuss flight frequency issues and tourism development in Brazil [...]
2007-02-16 18:32:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ECON BR
07BRASILIA297 AMBASSADOR LOBBIES MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CIVAIR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On Feburary 13, Ambassador Sobel, EconCouns and Civair Officer met with Minister of Tourism Walfrido dos Mares Guia Neto, and National Civil Aviation Agency Director-President, Milton Sergio Silveira Zuanazzi, to discuss flight frequency issues and tourism development in Brazil [...]
2007-02-18 18:15:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ECON BR
07BUCHAREST238ROMANIA STOPS MILSPEC LIQUID-OXYGEN GAS CONVERTERS
[...] (S) On February 27, Gicu Pop from the National Agency for Export Control (ANCEX) alerted Polmiloff to the disposition of five U.S.-origin, Liquid-Oxygen Gas Converter capsules en route to Iran, but held by Romanian Customs Authorities at Otopeni Airport. The Customs officials notified ANCEX w [...]
2007-03-01 16:01:00Embassy BucharestSECRETPINR PREL PARM ETTC KOMC IR RO
07BUENOSAIRES1046ARGENTINA: CIVAIR TURBULENCE ON THE GROUND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Argentina has been seized recently with media stories alleging unsafe skies and a "broken" civil aviation regime, with some analysts and pilot and controller groups weighing in to support this charge. What began with a March 1 electrical storm that knocked out the primary radar se [...]
2007-05-24 21:26:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALECON EAIR AR
07BUENOSAIRES1456PLANNING MINISTER DE VIDO ON ENERGY CRISIS AND
[...] (SBU) Argentina will successfully weather current and future energy shortages, according to Planning Minister De Vido, via a combination of short term fixes (including imports of Brazilian electricity and GoA subsidies for the import of diesel fuel for generators),plans for a post-election nat [...]
2007-07-27 19:21:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ENRG EPET EAIR BEXP AR
07BUENOSAIRES1629FAA'S FILIPPATOS DISCUSSSES ARGENTINA AVIATION TRANSITION,
[...] (SBU) The August 13 visit to Argentina of FAA Assistant Administrator for International Aviation James Filippatos and Acting Western Hemisphere Director Cecilia Capestany reinforced close ties with senior-level GOA aviation officials. FAA officials also met with U.S. carriers operating here. [...]
2007-08-21 12:03:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON KTIA EINV ETRD AR
07BUENOSAIRES2214Ambassador Attends Post-Election Business Conference,
[...] (SBU) During Argentina's major private sector conference, November 7-8, former Brazilian President Cardozo subtly warned about the need to control inflation, and Argentine business leaders discussed privately with the Ambassador whether president-elect Christina Fernandez de Kirchner will carry [...]
2007-11-15 12:54:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAR ECON EINV ENRG BEXP PREL OTRA TPHY TSPA SCUL
07BUENOSAIRES343MEDIA REACTION; IRAN, IRAQ, VENEZUELA, ANTI-TERRORISM,
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Lead international stories today include the US decision to deploy a second aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf area, Prime Minister Tony Blair's reported plan to announce today the trimming of UK forces in Iraq and regional politics in light of President Nestor Kirchner's [...]
2007-02-21 21:06:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES624MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; MEETING BETWEEN BUSH AND LULA;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the impact of the capture of 15 British soldiers on the status of the war against Iran; and the implications of the meeting between US President George W. Bush and Brazilian President Lula da Silva for Brazil's strategic interests. [...]
2007-04-03 18:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07CAIRO2440EGYPT: GROWING ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH CHINA
[...] (C) Summary: Egyptian-Chinese relations have expanded over the last several years, primarily in the economic realm. Egypt is courting Chinese trade and investment but is wary that China could undercut Egypt in low-cost, labor-intensive sectors, complicating Egyptian efforts to combat persistent [...]
2007-08-07 14:22:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EINV ECON CH EG
07CARACAS505CARACAS-TEHRAN FLIGHT: BUILDING A BOLIVARIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 2, an Iran Air Boeing 747 touched down in Caracas, carrying 60 passengers on the inaugural flight of the Caracas-Damascas-Tehran route. Iran Air will operate this route once a week as a code-share with Conviasa, the BRV's fledgling state carrier. The inauguration of t [...]
2007-03-08 15:42:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAIR VE
07CARACAS766CHAVEZ PRESSES RADICAL AGENDA DURING FIFTH
[...] (C) Summary. President Chavez exploited the April 11-13 commemorations of the fifth anniversary of the short-lived April 2002 coup to convey some of his most extreme political positions to date, and to buttress "Bolivarian" myths. Specifically, the Venezuelan president ruled out any meaningfu [...]
2007-04-18 12:46:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM VE
07COLOMBO135MALDIVES: A NEED TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met government officials and the leader of the opposition in Male' on January 16 to discuss the lagging democratic reform process. Ambassador also promoted the Maldives' purchase of Boeing aircraft and a potential joint venture with an American wind power firm. Int [...]
2007-01-23 10:19:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MV
07COLOMBO227 MALDIVES: AMBASSADOR ADVOCATES BOEING AND WINDPOWER SALES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Blake advocated for the purchase of Boeing aircraft by a Maldivian airline and the expansion of an upcoming wind power pilot project utilizing US-made wind turbines during his January 16 visit to the Maldives. Either of these sales could significantly boost US exports [...]
2007-02-06 11:37:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ENRG EAIR ETRD MV
07COLOMBO328ATTACK ON AMBASSADOR'S CONVOY IN BATTICALOA
[...] On February 27, 2007 Ambassador Blake and the German, Italian, Japanese and French Ambassadors accompanied Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe and representatives of the United Nations and international non-governmental organizations on a day trip to observe [...]
2007-02-27 09:49:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PREL PGOV MOPS
07COLOMBO394SRI LANKA: ALLEGATIONS OF IMPROPRIETY IN CONNECTION WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Government of Sri Lanka plans to launch in March 2007 a state-run airline aimed at providing low-cost travel for migrant workers and tourists to the Middle East and India. The budget carrier, called Mihin Lanka, has elicited criticism from politicians, the press [...]
2007-03-09 10:26:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ETRD EAIR EINV KCOR CE
07COLOMBO646COLOMBO EAC MEETING: APRIL 29 ATTACK ON PETROLEUM
[...] (SBU) On May 2, 2007, Charge chaired a meeting of the Colombo Emergency Action Committee. Representatives from RSO, Consular, Management, Political, Econ, Public Diplomacy, IPC, USAID, DAO, ODC, IBB, and CSI attended. The EAC was convened to discuss the April 29 attack by LTTE light aircraf [...]
2007-05-02 14:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL AORC CE
07CONAKRY181TFGV01: SITREP 41: GUINEA UNREST, FEB. 15, 2007,
[...] (SBU) As of this morning, there were a few military patrols in several areas of Conakry. Most Guineans in the capital are respecting the curfew and do not circulate between the hours of 1800 and 1200 the next day. During the curfew, the military patrols the neighborhoods, often firing warni [...]
2007-02-15 10:34:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC CASC ELAB PINS AEMR GV
07DAMASCUS1056EU PUTS SYRIAN AIR ON NOTICE
[...] (C) On the margins of the 40th Annual General Meeting of the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) in Damascus on October 23-25, Post learned that the European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA) was frustrated at Syrian Air,s continued non-compliance with EASA safety standards and planned t [...]
2007-10-30 04:39:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALEAIR EIND ETRD EU FAA
07DAMASCUS185 Syria/Spain, Lavrov, Palestinian Territories, Arab League,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 22 reported FM Walid al-Mouallem's visit to Madrid and his meeting with his Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos on Feb. 21. Talks focused on bilateral relations, regional issues, most importantly the situation in the occupied territories following the Mecca Accord [...]
2007-02-26 12:47:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS38 Syria/Spain, Syria/Indonesia, German Aid to Iraqi
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 10 reported Vice President Farouq al-Shara's meeting with Mr. Miguel Lawrance, First Assistant Secretary of the Spanish Socialist Party of Catalonia, who SIPDIS emphasized Syria's right to restoration of the Golan and condemned the current policies based on s [...]
2007-01-11 11:00:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS41 Syria/Australia, Shara, President Bush's Iraq Strategy,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan 11 reported Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Abrash's meeting on Jan. 10 with an Australian Parliamentary delegation headed by the President of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, Meredith Burgmann, focusing on prospects for bilateral cooperation. Mrs. Burg [...]
2007-01-11 14:04:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS567SYRIAN PRIVATE AIRLINES: SAME LEOPARD, NEW SPOTS
[...] (C) Summary. The SARG has dusted off two options to upgrade its aging fleet of commercial aircraft: buying Russian planes, or leasing Boeing or Airbus planes with assistance from ICAO/UNDP. President Asad's cousin, Rami Makhlouf, appears to be progressing with his plan to establish a private [...]
2007-06-11 09:37:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETTC PREL SY
07DAMASCUS58Syria/Iraq, Syria/Israel, Syria/Ecuador, Rice Visit, Iraq,
[...] Summary: For a third consecutive day the Syrian press continued to report extensively on Iraqi President Talabani's visit to Syria. Headlines reported that President Asad and Talabani held a closed meeting on Jan. 16, during which they reviewed ways to develop relations between the two countr [...]
2007-01-17 12:41:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS61Syria/Iraq, Syria/Israel, Syria/Ecuador, Rice Visit, Iraq,
[...] Summary: For a third consecutive day the Syrian press reported extensively on Iraqi President Talabani's visit to Syria. Headlines reported that Presidents Asad and Talabani held a closed meeting on Jan. 16, in which they reviewed ways to develop relations between the two countries in all fi [...]
2007-01-17 13:04:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS716Primakov, Syria/China, Syria/Iran, Mousa, Lebanon,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 11 featured a press conference on July 11 held by Yevgeny Primakov, Chairman of the Russian Chamber of Trade and Industry and former Russian Premier, at the headquarters of the Rossiiskaia Gazeta newspaper on July 10 emphasizing that it is impossible to achieve [...]
2007-07-13 09:02:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS723 Syria/US, Syria/UAE, Syria/Guinea-Bissau Syria/France,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 13 reported President Asad's meeting on July 12 with Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, and Catholic Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of the Brooklyn Diocese, focusing on the tense situation in the Middle East. President Asad reiterated the [...]
2007-07-15 14:14:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DOHA1021QATAR AIRWAYS SECURITY UPDATE
[...] (C) Econoff visited Doha International Airport October 29 to observe security screening procedures for the direct Doha to Washington/Dulles flight (see reftel for background). The flight had 90 passengers flying out of the economy terminal and another 20 from the separate first and business c [...]
2007-10-29 13:32:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ASEC KSAC QA
07DOHA979QATAR AIRWAYS U.S. FLIGHTS - GETTING SECURITY RIGHT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Barely two months after the inauguration of direct Doha to U.S. flights via Qatar Airways, an assessment by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) inspectors found several major areas of concern for the flights, including insufficient passenger screening, particularly for wo [...]
2007-10-09 09:41:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALASEC KSAC EAIR QA
07DUBLIN171IRELAND - SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ireland's awareness of and positive performance on trafficking in persons (TIP) issues increased significantly in 2006, while the overall estimated number of suspected trafficking victims remained small. Numerous public awareness campaigns, sponsored by the Government and NGOs [...]
2007-03-02 08:39:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAP EI
07DUBLIN391AER LINGUS DECIDES AGAINST BOEING FOR NEW
[...] On May 16, Aer Lingus CEO Dermot Mannion told the Ambassador that the carrier had effectively decided against Boeing for a planned purchase of 8-12 long-haul planes, which could have netted the U.S. manufacturer roughly USD one billion. Mannion noted that he had ended talks with Boeing on Ma [...]
2007-05-17 16:11:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR ETRD PREL EI
07DUBLIN919DELIVERY OF DRAFT U.S.-IRELAND PRECLEARANCE AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) Per Ref A, on December 18, 2007, Post delivered a hard copy of the draft U.S.-Ireland Agreement on Air Transport Preclearance to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs under cover of a diplomatic note. The texts of the diplomatic note and draft agreement follow. 2. (SBU) Departmen [...]
2007-12-27 16:35:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV PREL EI
07FRANKFURT1218Blue Lantern Level 3: Pre-License End-Use Check Completed
[...] (SBU) On March 8, ConGen Frankfurt Pol-Econ officer and Pol-Econ specialist visited MSI Aircraft Maintenance Services International GmbH, located in Ruesselsheim (near Frankfurt) to conduct a Blue Lantern pre-license end-use check on application 050025683 (export of EC-135 helicopter spare part [...]
2007-03-13 15:08:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKOMC ETTC GM
07GEORGETOWN1042INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT, PART I
[...] (U) Post presents its 2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control Guyana: I. Summary Guyana is a transit point for cocaine destined for North America, Europe, and the Caribbean, but not in quantities sufficient to impact the U.S. market. In [...]
2007-11-26 18:31:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR GY
07GUANGZHOU1143Shenzhen Airlines to Buy 100 Boeing Aircraft
[...] (SBU) Summary: Shenzhen Airlines will soon announce a deal to buy 100 Boeing Aircraft -- the largest Boeing order for a Chinese airline -- according to senior executives. The carrier claims it is China's most profitable airline. It opened a pilot training school this year, which will graduate [...]
2007-10-17 07:00:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD CH
07GUANGZHOU206Fedex moving forward on South China Hub
[...] (SBU) Summary. Fedex is moving strongly forward on both of its China hubs: one in Hangzhou for domestic operations and the other in Guangzhou to serve as its Asia Pacific Headquarters and international hub. A key draw for Guangzhou officials is the proven ability Fedex has demonstrated to att [...]
2007-02-14 09:02:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EINV ETRD CH
07GUANGZHOU681Airline Expansion in South China
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rich and populous South China has become an air traffic hotspot. To win market share, airlines in the region are sharpening their competitive edge by opening new routes, buying more aircraft, and expanding cooperation with other airlines. As the Chinese Government deregulates [...]
2007-06-13 08:47:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON CH HK
07HAMBURG72AIRBUS GROUNDED BY POWER8 AND THE DOLLAR?
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Airbus, the renowned producer of the new A380 super jumbo jet, is one of the largest and most publicized firms in Europe. The civilian and military aircraft manufacturer has struggled to stay ahead of its competitor Boeing amid a corporate restructuring program, an executive scand [...]
2007-12-18 18:10:00Consulate HamburgUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD EIND GM
07HANOI1974BOEING INKS DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT WITH VIETNAM AIRLINES AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a ceremony and press event on November 16 in Hanoi, the Boeing Company signed a definitive agreement for the purchase of 12 787 Dreamliners with Vietnam Airlines (VNA) and the newly formed Vietnam Airlines Leasing Company (VALC). Prior to the evening signing ceremony, Boeing [...]
2007-11-21 09:20:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EIND EINV ETRD BEXP KTEX OTRA OVIP KIPR
07HANOI367VFM LE VAN BANG ON UPCOMING HIGH-LEVEL VISITS, OUTSTANDING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GVN is placing great stock in the upcoming visit of DPM/FM Khiem to the United States as "preparing the atmosphere" for President Triet's own travel to the United States later this year, VFM Le Van Bang told the Ambassador February 26. The DPM's visit will also provide the o [...]
2007-02-27 10:20:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON VM
07HAVANA1036U.S. CHARTER AIRLINES IN CUBA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is a follow-up to HAVANA 01011, regarding the 10/7-22 visit by a delegation from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This cable addresses specifically the operations of OFAC-licensed U.S. charters in Cuba. Based on information gathered during the trip, we [...]
2007-11-02 15:31:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL ASEC EAIR CU
07ISLAMABAD2954ATTACK ON MUSHARRAF / RED MOSQUE STANDOFF CONTINUES
[...] (C) Summary: Government sources confidentially confirmed that a rocket was fired at President Musharraf's airplane at Chaklala Air Base this morning; the Pakistan Army continues to publicly deny the attack took place. Security forces and militants at the Red Mosque continue to exchange spora [...]
2007-07-06 12:17:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER PGOV PK
07JAKARTA2854BALI AIRPORT COMPLIANCE NOTICE DELIVERED TO
[...] (SBU) On October 10, 2007, A/DCM met with Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal and delivered Secretary Chertoff,s letter regarding the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) finding of compliance with international security standards for Bali,s Ngurah Rai International Airport. [...]
2007-10-10 08:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PGOV PTER ASEC ID
07JAKARTA2998INDONESIA FAULTS PILOT FOR GARUDA CRASH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Commission said pilot error caused the March 7, 2007 Garuda plane crash in Yogyakarta that killed 21. The report, issued on October 22, 2007, also faulted the airline's training practices, the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) supervision o [...]
2007-10-26 07:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETRD PGOV ID
07JAKARTA931INDONESIA - CIVIL AVIATION UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary. On March 22, the Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA) unveiled a new, three-tier rating system for Indonesian Airlines that places the majority of domestic carriers in the middle, or "not fully compliant" category, including state-owned Garuda. Despite complaints about [...]
2007-04-01 22:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD ID
07KATHMANDU653NEPAL: PEACE NEGOTIATOR EXPECTS FORMATION OF
[...] (C) Pradip Gyawali, the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) representative on the Government talks team with the Maoists, told the Ambassador March 28 that he expected the formation of an interim government would be delayed until after the South Asian Association for Region [...]
2007-03-29 09:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER EAIR ETRD SAARC NP
07KATHMANDU831NEW CIVIL AVIATION MINISTER PROMISES ACTION ON
[...] (C) On April 19, the Ambassador met with recently appointed Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prithvi Gurung to reiterate his concern about the presence of Maoist porters at the cargo terminal at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport. The Maoists were a designated terroris [...]
2007-04-24 11:52:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINR EAIR ETRD NP
07KHARTOUM1599SUDAN'S UNSCR 1769 COORDINATOR SIDDIQ: AMIS ASKED
[...] (C) Summary. In an October 9 meeting with CDA Fernandez, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Mutriff Siddiq said that AMIS asked the GoS to intervene militarily in the wake of the attack on the Haskanita MGS. On other topics, Siddiq said he would consult with the GoS on the U.S. offer to speed [...]
2007-10-11 06:03:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU
07KHARTOUM1735UNAMID: CHINESE ENGINEERING COMPANY BEGINS
[...] (SBU) Chinese Embassy Defense Attache Colonel Dong Jian Dong told poloff November 6 that, starting November 7, the first of eleven flights using IL-76 aircraft will begin to arrive in Nyala. Over a period of ten days, the flights will transport equipment and supplies for the construction of th [...]
2007-11-07 06:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU
07KINGSTON897JAMAICA: AIR JAMAICA SELLS LONDON ROUTES, WANTS TO
[...] (C) Summary: Air Jamaica Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Michael Conway considers the recent sale of the airline's prestigious London-Kingston route essential to the airline's long-term viability. He also says he is willing to work with the USG however he can to combat the problem of drug smugg [...]
2007-06-07 20:46:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PGOV SNAR JM XL
07KUALALUMPUR924SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL PACE,
[...] (C) General Pace: Welcome to Malaysia. During your meetings here with the Deputy Prime Minister and other senior officials, we recommend in your discussions you: -- Applaud Malaysia's success in the reduction of piracy attacks in the Straits of Malacca and inquire what are the next steps Ma [...]
2007-05-24 09:36:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUWAIT1393KUWAIT AIRWAYS BOARD RESIGNS; ORDERS CANCELED FOR
[...] (U) On 10 September, the Government of Kuwait announced that it had accepted the resignation of the board of directors of Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC). The board, headed by ruling family member Shaykh Talal Mubarak Al Sabah, submitted its resignation on 9 September citing differences with [...]
2007-09-13 10:29:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEAIR BEXP ECON KU
07KUWAIT450KUWAIT'S AMBASSADOR TO IRAN: APPROACHING THE U.S.
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Kuwait's Ambassador to Iran, Majid Al-Thufiri, who claims good access to senior Iranian officials, shared his impression of Iran's views towards the U.S., regional policies, and domestic political and economic situation in a March 28 meeting with the Ambassador. His key point [...]
2007-03-29 09:38:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAN REALTIONS
07KUWAIT50TOP KUWAITI JOURNALIST CLAIMS U.S. TO STRIKE IRAN
[...] (SBU) In a January 14 editorial, one of Kuwait's top journalists asserted that a U.S. strike on Iran would occur before April. Quoting an unnamed "reliable source," Ahmed Al-Jarallah, the Editor-in-Chief of Al-Seyassah (local Arabic daily) and the Arab Times (local English Daily),said top a [...]
2007-01-15 14:36:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
07KUWAIT914KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH'S LEADERSHIP AND IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-13 07:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KYIV1912UKRAINE: AEROSVIT, BOEING SIGNING WORTH UP TO $1 BILLION
[...] On August 2, Ukraine's largest carrier Aerosvit and Boeing signed a purchase agreement for seven 737s valued at $523 million. Aerosvit also secured an option to purchase another seven 737S, potentially making the deal worth more than $1 billion. This order marks Aerosvit's first direct purchas [...]
2007-08-06 11:34:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EAIR UP
07KYIV2496UKRAINE: MYKOLAYIV -- RUNNING ON ISSUES BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The southern industrial city of Mykolayiv wrestles with a number of local issues revolving around the question of who will control the city's economic assets. Controversy centers in particular on ownership of the Black Sea Shipyard, currently in the hands of Russian businessmen, [...]
2007-09-28 12:54:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV EIND EINV PREL RS UP
07KYIV693UKRAINE: NEW ECONOMY MINISTER ONBOARD FOR WTO
[...] (C) Summary: At a March 23 meeting with Ambassador, new Minister of Economy Anatoliy Kinakh described Ukraine's integration with Europe as "irreversible." Ambassador encouraged Kinakh to help find a solution to the OPIC/Alliant issue, as well as a laundry list of other important bilateral iss [...]
2007-03-27 07:14:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV EINV WTRO UP
07LAGOS278AVIATION OFFICIALS SUPPORT NEW CARRIERS, ROUTES
[...] (U) Summary: In an April 3 meeting with the Director General (DG),Nigerian Civil Aviation Administration (NCAA),a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) official promised Virgin Nigeria's application to operate Lagos-JFK routes would be approved by the end of May. The NCAA DG promised to rec [...]
2007-04-18 14:22:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EINV CVIS PREL NI
07LAGOS393A TRAGECOMEDY ON THE STAGE OF NIGERIAN AVIATION
[...] (C) Summary: Virgin Nigeria (Virgin) and British Airways (BA) have recently faced a number of obstacles to their operation in Nigeria. Airline insiders claim Virgin and BA have been subjected to a series of arbitrary and inconsistent politically motivated attacks by the Minister of Aviation, F [...]
2007-05-25 16:34:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS566ARIK AIR BUYS BOEING FLEET
[...] (U) Summary: Arik Air, a wholly Nigerian-owned airline, recently purchased a new Boeing 737-700 and announced USD 3 billion of orders for a Boeing 777, 787 Dreamliner, 15 737-800s; and four Q400 Bombardier aircraft. Arik's capitalization is unprecedented for a fully-owned Nigerian airline, how [...]
2007-08-10 10:04:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS737NIGERIA: NORTH AMERICAN AIRLINES CHIEF SEES MARKET GROWING
[...] (U) Summary: North American Airlines (NAA) Chief Henry Seymour says NAA's code share arrangement with Virgin Nigeria will continue until March 2008, when Virgin will begin flights to the United States. Delta Airlines begins flights to Nigeria in December and Continental Airlines hopes to begin [...]
2007-11-13 08:40:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON NI
07LAPAZ725BOLIVIA'S NATIONAL CARRIER: FLYING ON EMPTY AGAIN
[...] (SBU) Just months after Lloyd Aereo Boliviano executives outlined a bright future for Bolivia's national carrier (ref A),the airline finds itself struggling to make ends meet. Aircraft problems have forced the carrier to reduce services, and rising expenses have cut into profits and constraine [...]
2007-03-16 16:30:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ850WOULD-BE IMMIGRANTS TEMPORARILY TAKE SANTA CRUZ
[...] (U) Frustrated by repeated delays, an estimated 300 Lloyd Aereo Boliviano passengers temporarily "took" Santa Cruz' Viru Viru International Airport March 27, angrily confronting Lloyd employees and demanding that the carrier operate scheduled flights to Madrid. Thousands of Bolivians have dep [...]
2007-03-28 18:16:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ855AIRLINE EXECUTIVES DETAINED, MADRID FEVER RISES
[...] (U) Bolivian authorities detained three Lloyd Aereo Boliviano executives March 28 on charges of fraud. Passengers have accused the carrier of collecting an estimated $2.4 million in ticket sales for flights it never intended to operate; according to the Santa Cruz district attorney, the money [...]
2007-03-29 16:49:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV BL
07LEIPZIG13FLIGHTS TRANSPORTING U.S. TROOPS RECEIVE EXEMPTION FROM
[...] (U) Summary. On June 29, 2007, a Saxony state agency for regional infrastructure issued an amendment to the operating regulations for Leipzig/Halle airport, one effect of which will be that commercial charter flights transporting U.S. military personnel between CONUS and Middle East/Central A [...]
2007-07-06 10:21:00Consulate LeipzigUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR EAIR MOPS PREL NATO GM
07LILONGWE799AIR MALAWI PRIVATIZATION REDUX
[...] Summary. Privatization for Air Malawi is again being discussed, this time through a liquidation and sale of assets to COMAIR of South Africa. Finance Minister Gondwe has supported the plan, but potential divestiture of the flag carrier has drawn fire from Air Malawi's board and from some op [...]
2007-10-25 10:27:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR KPRV MI
07LIMA106COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of the following FAA Personnel: Carmen Di Giacomo Jr. January 22-25, 2007 and February 25-26, 2007. Patrick McLaughlin January 22-25, 2007 The purpose of the visit is to conduct substantial maitenance facility i [...]
2007-01-12 17:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA2652NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR JULY 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in July 2007: ** Strikes, violent marches, roadblocks, and airport shutdowns require heightened security measures. ** Plan VRAE, the GOP development program for Peru's main coca growing--and most poverty ridden--area, is stalled because the security component remai [...]
2007-08-03 21:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA3016NAS MONTHLY REPORT, AUGUST 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in August 2007: ** Joint operations by the Peruvian National Police and Army have captured a total of 28 Shining Path terrorists. ** To date, CORAH has eradicated 5,480 hectares of coca and eliminated 29,595 square meters of seedbeds. ** In support of USAID, erad [...]
2007-09-06 23:20:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA3273NAS MONTHLY REPORT, AUGUST 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in August 2007: ** Joint operations by the Peruvian National Police and Army have captured a total of 28 Shining Path terrorists. ** To date, CORAH has eradicated 5,480 hectares of coca and eliminated 29,595 square meters of seedbeds. ** In support of USAID, erad [...]
2007-09-28 12:09:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA3365NAS MONTHLY REPORT, SEPTEMBER 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in September 2007: ** IEDs in coca fields kill a coca farmer and seriously injure a 12-year-old boy. ** During eradication, 21 IEDs were either disarmed or exploded, injuring four eradicators and two police. ** As of September 30, CORAH has eradicated a total of [...]
2007-10-05 20:35:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA3588NAS MONTHLY REPORT, OCTOBER 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in October 2007: ** Ambassador makes his inaugural trip to NAS-sponsored police and eradication facilities in Santa Lucia. ** Eradication total reaches 9,179 hectares of illegal coca and no booby traps (IEDs) encountered by eradicators. ** CORAH eradicated replan [...]
2007-11-07 18:01:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA3776NAS MONTHLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in November 2007: ** CORAH surpasses the coca eradication goal of 10,000 hectares for CY 2007. ** President Garcia tells visiting ONDCP Director John Walters that he strongly supports controls on precursor chemicals, money laundering, and asset forfeiture. ** N [...]
2007-12-06 19:22:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PREL SNAR KCRM PE
07LIMA397COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: SUTTON, DI
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Larry D. Sutton, Carmen Di Giacomo and Samuel Perry from March 4-10, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct substantial maintenance facility inspection to Centurion Air Cargo, Inc., (CLCA, SEMAN-PERU (SPUY),Amerijet (PCS [...]
2007-02-09 13:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LONDON438(C) DARFUR: UK MULLING TOUGHER MEASURES
[...] (U) Action Request - please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) FCO is drafting a strategy for Darfur that will probably go to ministers next week. HMG continues to support the Addis Ababa and Abuja agreements but "patience is running out" over their non-implementation, according to Paul Norris of th [...]
2007-02-02 16:38:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR UNSC SU UK
07LONDON4472SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PETERS’ DECEMBER 7 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your December 7-8 visit to London comes after Prime Minister Gordon Brown has finished putting his own stamp on the government, following this summer's transition from Tony Blair's tenure, and begins focusing on governing. It also comes at a time during which major infrastructure pro [...]
2007-12-05 11:58:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAIR ICAO ECON SENV ELTN UK
07LONDON894INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The combined annual meeting for both the 1972 London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the 'London Convention') and the 1996 Protocol to the London Convention (the 'London Protocol') took place in London, October 30 to November 3, [...]
2007-03-07 17:45:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO PHSA SENV AORC ASEC UK
07LUANDA693EU BLACKLISTS TAAG ANGOLAN AIRLINES
[...] (C) Summary: The EU has included TAAG (Angolan National Airlines) on its black list as of July 6. Angola flirted with banning all EU flights to Angola in retaliation, but strong words of advice from the Ambassador and other foreign diplomats convinced the GRA to act sensibly to confront the i [...]
2007-07-10 17:06:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON AO
07MADRID2240DCM HOSTS CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY DISCUSSION
[...] (U) Summary. On November 14, the DCM along with various sections of the Embassy hosted an interagency group of key representatives from Spain's civil aviation security sector. The DCM expressed the Embassy's appreciation for GOS security efforts and pledged to continue and increase dialogue an [...]
2007-12-14 12:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSP ECON PREL ICAO EAIR AORC
07MANAMA338FINANCE MINISTER SEEKS TO REVAMP, STREAMLINE GULF
[...] (C) Finance Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa told Ambassador Monroe April 5 that under new Chief Executive Officer Andre Dose, Gulf Air's newly designed network plan was practically complete. The long-term focus of the carrier would emphasize narrow-body Airbus 320s or Boeing 737s [...]
2007-04-11 14:43:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON REGION ECTRD OFFICIALS BA
07MANAMA408BAHRAIN MAJORITY GULF AIR STAKE TO CLEAR THE WAY
[...] (C) The GOB is set to increase its stake in Gulf Air from fifty to eighty percent, with possible plans to fully acquire and privatize the carrier. However, Finance Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalifa suspects that Gulf Air partner Oman may have lingering reservations about ceding joint [...]
2007-05-03 09:58:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV ETRD PREL BA REGION ECTRD
07MANILA193Exporting Labor as a Development Strategy?
[...] Summary: Though no one in the Philippines is talking about exporting labor as a development strategy, this is effectively what the country is doing. Foreign remittances are the most dynamic sector of the Philippine economy, and have been for some years now. The key accomplishment of the recen [...]
2007-01-17 08:23:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ELAB EINV PGOV RP
07MANILA3160 U.S. BUSINESS PLAYING MAJOR ROLE IN DYNAMIC CLARK REGION
[...] (U) Summary. During an August 16 visit to Clark Freeport Zone, the Charge d'Affaires focused public and corporate attention on the positive role of U.S. business in the Philippines. Joining Philippine President Arroyo, the Charge attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Texas Instruments new [...]
2007-09-18 09:24:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CASC BTIO BEXP EAIR ECON RP
07MANILA388Manila Airport Showcases Security Improvements to
[...] Ambassador toured the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on February 1. The Manila Airport Authority described and pointed out its recent security enhancements to ensure secure, efficient, and comfortable passenger travel. The Authority started charging an additional four dollar (200 peso) s [...]
2007-02-02 00:39:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EINV ETRD RP
07MANILA3964AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PHILIPPINE FOREIGN SECRETARY ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 17 private breakfast, the Ambassador and Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo discussed Burma, assessed the peace process in Mindanao, and explored opportunities to strengthen U.S.-Philippine ties. Romulo, who was frank and relaxed, inquired about the prospec [...]
2007-12-18 09:02:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MOSCOW2189SCENESETTER FOR RUSSIA CIVAIR NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. This cable lays out some key U.S.-Russian bilateral aviation issues in preparation for the bilateral Civilian-Aviation Negotiations May 16-17 in Moscow. The Russians have told us they are preparing draft updates to the six annexes to our agreement, which they propose to use as t [...]
2007-05-11 12:50:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW2462RUSSIA BILATERAL CIVAIR NEGOTIATIONS: FRUITFUL
[...] (C) The U.S. and Russian civil aviation delegations had productive discussions May 16-17 on updates to the Annexes of our 1994 Bilateral Air Transport Agreement, but no deal was reached. On overflights, the GOR continues to bar any use of the Trans-Siberian routes without a commercial agreemen [...]
2007-05-25 13:14:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW2553BOEING RUSSIA: CHILLING THE BUBBLY FOR THE "BIG"
[...] (C) Boeing Russia and Economics Minister Gref confirmed to us that preparations are underway for three contracts to be signed on June 9 on the margins of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum. The contracts include the $4 billion sale of 22 787 Dreamliners to Aeroflot, an "enhanced role" for Boein [...]
2007-05-31 12:23:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW404RUSSIA: DELTA AND SHEREMETYEVO AIRPORT OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) Delta and Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO) officials met January 29 to discuss delays in take off - and as a result, of its overall "block time" - of its Moscow-Atlanta flight. (Block time refers to push back from departure gate to arrival at gate at entry point.) Delta Flight 47's "block tim [...]
2007-01-31 14:46:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON RS
07MOSCOW5630RUSSIA STILL A SMOKER'S PARADISE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Duma session that ended November 16 failed to approve legislation placing greater restrictions on smoking in public places. The outgoing Duma also did not approve the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which Russia has neither signed nor ratified. Observe [...]
2007-12-02 08:08:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SCUL PREL SOCI RS
07MOSCOW648RUSSIA AND INDIA: MAKE NEW FRIENDS, BUT DON'T
[...] (C) Summary: Russia's goal is to "revitalize" its ties to India by concentrating on energy security and hi-tech joint projects according to the MFA, which provided a readout on Putin's trip to India and a look ahead at high-level meetings in February. Moscow heralded an agreement to sell f [...]
2007-02-14 13:07:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KNNP MASS ETRD IN RS
07MUSCAT1079SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ROBERT GATES'
[...] (SBU) Secretary Gates: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. We have requested an audience for you with Sultan Qaboos bin Said, Oman's head of state, as well as a meeting with your Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defense Affa [...]
2007-11-27 10:14:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER MARR MASS MNUC MOPS OVIP KNNP
07MUSCAT129SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER GENERAL JOHN P.
[...] (S) General Abizaid: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your return to Oman. Sultan Qaboos and your colleagues in the Omani armed forces look forward to seeing you and hearing your perspective on activities in the region, especially in Iraq and Iran. Oman remains a strong friend and ally in [...]
2007-02-06 15:15:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER KNNP MARR MASS MNUC MOPS OVIP
07MUSCAT155SCENESETTER FOR NAVCENT COMMANDER VADM PATRICK
[...] (S) Vice Admiral Walsh: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your return to Oman. Oman remains a strong friend and ally in the Global War on Terrorism. Like other GCC countries, it is becoming increasingly concerned with Iranian intentions in the Gulf. Oman expressed high-level interest i [...]
2007-02-18 08:41:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER KNNP MARR MASS MNUC MOPS OVIP
07MUSCAT378OMAN AIR RAMPS UP FOR EXPANSION
[...] (C) Officials in the government and the airline industry confirmed press reports that Oman would draw down its stake in Gulf Air to focus on developing its own carrier, Oman Air, with the primary purpose of bringing tourists to the Sultanate. Oman Air faces the near-term challenge of leasing [...]
2007-04-18 11:39:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV ETRD PREL MU
07MUSCAT38SCENESETTER: VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
[...] (U) Greetings and welcome to Oman. The Embassy staff and I look forward to your arrival on February 5 to promote the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement in the context of our overall bilateral relationship. In addition to your planned participation as the keynote speaker at an Oman Chamber of Com [...]
2007-01-14 14:25:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON ETRD EAIR EIND PGOV PREL OTRA MU
07MUSCAT416SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL WILLIAM
[...] (S) Admiral Fallon: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you and your wife to Oman. Sultan Qaboos and your colleagues in the Omani armed forces look forward to meeting you and hearing your perspective on events in the region, especially in Iraq and Iran. As one of our oldest allies in the Mid [...]
2007-04-29 13:11:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER KNNP MARR MASS MNUC MOPS OVIP
07MUSCAT825OMAN AIR TO BEGIN LONG-HAUL OPERATIONS
[...] (SBU) On August 20, Econoff discussed Oman Air's long-haul service plans with Alan Arch, the airline's commercial director. Arch confirmed that Oman Air would begin nonstop service from Muscat to London beginning on November 15, though airport selection would depend on obtaining commercially- [...]
2007-08-29 10:58:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR BEXP MU
07MUSCAT860MINISTER CONFIDENT OF OMAN'S FISCAL POSITION
[...] (C) Omani Minister of National Economy Ahmed Macki is upbeat on the Sultanate's financial health, despite the significant damage and expense of recovery from Tropical Cyclone Gonu in June. Of greater concern to the Minister is the general rise in prices, which is leading to a lack of affordab [...]
2007-09-09 12:33:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ENRG EPET PREL EAIR MU
07NAIROBI3100Kenya Will Allow Somalia Flights, But Via Wajir Only
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Kenya (GOK) announced that, effective August 1, it would end its suspension of flights to/from Somalia, but that all flights from Somalia must stop first at Wajir Airport for immigration, customs and security processing before proceeding to their final Kenyan de [...]
2007-07-30 11:03:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PTER KCRM ECON ETRD KE
07NAIROBI3968Delta Announces New York-Nairobi Service Starting June
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: U.S. carrier Delta Airlines has announced plans for Nairobi-New York service via Dakar starting in June 2008. Since Kenya is an FAA Category 2 country, Nairobi passengers, luggage and cargo must be offloaded, checked, and re-load [...]
2007-10-04 14:42:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR AGOA ECON ETRD PTER KE
07NAIROBI4252Open Skies on GOK Agenda for Air Services Negotiations
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ministry of Transport officials confirmed Kenya is ready to negotiate an Open Skies Agreement with the U.S. and requests confirmation of the proposed dates so it can complete its internal consultations and provide proposals on the model Open Skies text. Ikiara also suggested Nai [...]
2007-10-30 12:30:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR KTIA ECON KE
07NAIROBI4441Kenya Air Services Negotiations; Questions from Kenya
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: Kenya Airways sees no real benefit from Kenya signing an Open Skies Agreement with the U.S. until Kenya achieves Category 1 status. In fact, it is concerned about the potential competition from U.S. airlines that could ser [...]
2007-11-14 05:47:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR KTIA ECON KE
07NDJAMENA593COST AND RESOURCE ESTIMATE FOR US OUTPOST IN ABECHE
[...] (U) RSO N,djamena was tasked on July 3 to produce a survey to address the creation of a diplomatic outpost in Abeche, Chad. US Embassy Chad has recognized since early 2007 the desirability of a permanent base of operations (or at the very least, a facility) to house the numerous TDY,rs in the [...]
2007-07-13 13:09:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CD
07NEWDELHI2391NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 14-18, 2007. INDIA AND CIVIL AVIATION -------------- 2. (U) In a productive meeting with Deputy Economic Counselor, Civil Aviation (CA) Joint Secretary RK Singh reviewed several key issues - in [...]
2007-05-18 13:42:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV ETRD IN
07NEWDELHI2766DELHI DIARY, JUNE 6 - 13
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for June 6 - 13, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: POL-MIL: -- India, China announce joint military exercises -- Russian Ground Force commander visits India -- Russia continues to gouge I [...]
2007-06-13 13:18:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM PGOV MASS MARR KOMC KSTC RS
07NEWDELHI2865DELHI DIARY, JUNE 13-20
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for June 13-20, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Gloomy Pakistan Envoy -- GOI Ministry of Defense sends Shekhar Dutt to Bait the Bear -- Doctor in India Arrested for Female Feticide -- [...]
2007-06-20 11:47:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IN
07NEWDELHI3528NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 30 - August 3, 2007. Contains Business Proprietary information. TATA RUNS INTO TROUBLE IN TAMIL NADU --------------- 2. (SBU) Tata Steel's $620 million project proposed Tamil Nadu titanium d [...]
2007-08-03 12:36:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN EINV ETRD ENRG SENV IN
07NEWDELHI3756NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST 13-17, 2007
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 13-17, 2007. NO BANK FUNDING FOR DOMESTIC M AND A ACTIVITIES IN INDIA --------------------- 2. (U) In a conversation with Vishwavir Ahuja, Managing Director and Country Chief of Bank of Amer [...]
2007-08-17 12:28:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN EINV ETRD ENRG SENV IN
07NEWDELHI3972DELHI DIARY, AUGUST 22-30
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for August 22-30, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Narayanan in Moscow for Defense Talks -- India and Russia to Conduct Indra 2007 War Games in Russia in September Narayanan in Mosc [...]
2007-08-31 09:09:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR MASS MOPS RS IN
07NEWDELHI4414DELHI DIARY, SEPTEMBER 15-27
[...] (U) This week's product is a joint effort of Embassy New Delhi and Consulate General Mumbai in conveying items of interest for September 15-26, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- India to Launch Israeli Spy Satellite? -- BJP President Urges UN Resolution 1373 Sa [...]
2007-09-28 05:19:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL PTER MARR MOPS PHUM IS PK TI
07NEWDELHI4761INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTER CHIDES RUSSIANS ON ARMS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: While meeting with his Russian counterparts for high-level military discussions in Moscow October 16 ) 20, Indian Defense Minister Antony signed an agreement with Russia to co-develop a fifth generation fighter jet intended to rival the F/A-22 Raptor and the F-35 Joint Strike Figh [...]
2007-10-26 11:53:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MASS MARR KOMC KSTC IN RS
07NEWDELHI5148NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 26-30, 2007. GOI ANNOUNCES ITS TAX REFORM AGENDA -------------- 2. (U) At a November 29 seminar on Indirect Tax Reforms, Dr. Parthasarthi Shome, Advisor to the Finance Minister, discussed [...]
2007-11-30 11:21:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
07NEWDELHI5275EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INDIAN AIRLINES
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. On November 19, 2007, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Indian Airlines Ltd. (IA),Ne [...]
2007-12-11 12:10:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NICOSIA217CYPRUS TO QUIETLY SUPPORT U.S.-EU OPEN SKIES PLUS
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche March 13 to Cypriot Communications Minister Charis Thrassou and PermSec Makis Constantinides. Thrassou noted that the GoC's positions on aviation issues do not carry much weight within the EU, given that Cypriot carriers possess only around 15 ai [...]
2007-03-13 14:17:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA EAIR ECON PREL EUN CY
07OSLO1161NORWAY'S DEFENSE POLICY AT A CROSSROADS: CLARITY
[...] (SBU) Norway is undergoing a philosophical, bureaucratic and public debate on what its defense policy, obligations and needs will be for the next five to ten years. The outcome will have significant implications for Norway,s ability to fulfill NATO obligations as well as its ability to cope wi [...]
2007-12-18 13:17:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MCAP PREL PINR PINS PGOV NO
07OTTAWA108IMPLEMENTATION OF WHTI AIR RULE: CANADA IS MOSTLY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The general view of Mission Canada, from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, is that the January 23 implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) passport requirement will take place with little disruption to air travel from Canada to the United States. Under [...]
2007-01-22 20:43:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KHLS EAIR ASEC CPAS CA
07PARIS1063DOD USDP EDELMAN AND FRENCH POLITICAL DIRECTOR
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a March 15 meeting with USDP Edelman, MFA Political Director Araud accepted fully the U.S. right to deploy MD in the Czech Republic and Poland while noting the need for careful Russia management. Agreeing with Edelman that this was more a problem of politics than physics, A [...]
2007-03-19 15:45:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL FR NATO PARM AF IZ IR MOPS MNUC KCFE
07PARIS1270FRANCE: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL OBERSTAR VISIT APRIL
[...] (SBU) We would like to extend a warm welcome to Codel Oberstar for your April 3 - 6 visit to France. During your stay here you will have meetings with senior French officials, including Transportation Minister Dominique Perben, Minister Delegate for Trade Christine Lagarde, and Director Genera [...]
2007-03-30 10:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR ETRD PREL FR
07PARIS1709CODEL OBERSTAR VISIT TO FRANCE, APRIL 3-6 2007
[...] (SBU) Chairman James Oberstar and seven members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee visited France April 3-6. They met with the Minister of Transportation, the Minister Delegate for Trade, the Director General of Civil Aviation, as well as CEOs from Airbus, Air France and [...]
2007-04-27 16:40:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD PREL FR
07PARIS218 WEEKLY MEDIA WRAP-UP: IRAN; SECRETARY RICE IN THE MIDDLE
[...] (SBU) Iran dominated international news this week with the visit to Latin America of Iranian president Ahmadinejad, the deployment of an American aircraft carrier to the Gulf (described as a "warning to Iran" by right-of-center Le Figaro on January 16); and President Chirac's initiative to send [...]
2007-01-19 14:22:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC PREL KPAO FR
07PARIS27FLYING IN STYLE: FRENCH STARTUP ELYSAIR EYES
[...] (SBU) Summary: French start-up Elysair inaugurated flights on its Paris-New York route January 3 using its all business-class "L,Avion" brand. Touting fares that are 50% lower than Air France business-class and the convenience of using nearby airports at Orly and Newark, Elysair hopes to grab [...]
2007-01-04 16:18:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON FR
07PARIS285FRANCE STANDS BY ITS RIGA COMMITMENTS; NO NEW
[...] (C) On January 22, the Ambassador raised our agenda for the Informal NATO Foreign Ministerial with Elysee NSA-equivalent Maurice Gourdault-Montagne (MGM). Per ref C, MGM expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the NATO Summit at Riga, and, looking ahead to the Informal Ministerial on Janua [...]
2007-01-24 14:32:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO AF FR
07PARIS4201FRANCE: DAS ANDERSON BILATS ON UN REFORM, WIPO, ICAO, UNEP,
[...] (SBU) On October 3, DAS Gerald Anderson met with MFA PDAS-equivalents Marc Giacomini of the Directorate for UN and International organizations, and Jean-Hughes Simon-Michel of the Directorate for Strategic Affairs, Security and Disarmament. Anderson presented an overview of the U.S. transparenc [...]
2007-10-05 17:01:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON UN ETRD EAIR FR
07PARIS422 WEEKLY MEDIA WRAP-UP: CHIRAC's IRAN-GAFFE, IPCC CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Left-of-center weekly Le Nouvel Observateur devoted its cover story to climate change with an interview of President Chirac, which the magazine characterized as "The President's Legacy for the Environment." In this interview the French President stated: "I want the U.S. to adopt Kyoto and [...]
2007-02-02 15:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC PREL KPAO FR
07PARIS4522USD/P EDELMAN DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 9, USD/P Eric Edelman met with senior GOF officials to discuss Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, missile defense, Russia, NATO and ESDP, and Georgia. There are internal discussions about future French contributions to Afghanistan, but there is no consensus yet on fielding [...]
2007-11-19 09:09:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR MCAP AF IR RU PK GG FR
07PARIS701WEEKLY MEDIA WRAP-UP: TRIPARTITE SUMMIT ON THE MIDDLE
[...] (SBU) The leading international story was the tripartite meeting in Jerusalem between Condoleezza Rice, Mahmoud Abbas and Ehoud Olmert. Media called it a "summit for nothing," achieving only the goal of agreeing to meet again. The announcement from London of the upcoming British troop withdra [...]
2007-02-23 18:28:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC PREL KPAO FR
07PARIS702WEEKLY MEDIA WRAP-UP: TRIPARTITE SUMMIT ON THE MIDDLE
[...] (SBU) The leading international story was the tripartite meeting in Jerusalem between Condoleezza Rice, Mahmoud Abbas and Ehoud Olmert. Media called it a "summit for nothing," achieving only the goal of agreeing to meet again. The announcement from London of the upcoming British troop withdra [...]
2007-02-23 18:29:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC PREL KPAO FR
07PARIS743CODEL TANNER: MEETING WITH FRENCH POLITICAL
[...] (C) During a meeting with Codel Tanner on February 22, French MFA Political Director Gerard Araud reviewed the current state of the bilateral relationship, commented on NATO's continuing purpose, and compared France's and Britain's historically distinct orientations towards the U.S. He also [...]
2007-02-27 13:14:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR
07PARIS777SARKOZY PRESS CONFERENCE ON FOREIGN POLICY
[...] SUMMARY: Interior Minister and center-right presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy, appearing relaxed and confident in a February 28 press conference and Q-and-A session, laid out a foreign policy vision that focused straight-forwardly on strengthening Europe, preserving the importance of the [...]
2007-02-28 17:14:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL FR EUN UNO NATO IR MNUC IS KPAL
07PARIS807WEEKLY MEDIA WRAP-UP: IRAN -- AMERICAN INTERVENTION?;
[...] (SBU) Iran and Iraq dominated French media coverage, with editorialists playing up stories about the possibilities of an eventual American intervention in Iran (although all coming to the conclusion that intervention was unlikely for the moment). Journalists also emphasized what they termed a " [...]
2007-03-02 12:58:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC PREL KPAO FR
07PARIS921FRENCH FOREIGN POLICY UNDER NICOLAS SARKOZY OR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign policy has not and probably will not play a prominent role in the French presidential election campaign, and neither Nicolas Sarkozy nor Segolene Royal has enunciated a fleshed out foreign policy vision. (This message does not discuss emerging "third man" centrist Francois [...]
2007-03-09 16:19:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV FR EUN NATO ETRD ECON UNO IR PHUM
07PORTOFSPAIN652SOUTHCOM COMMANDER STAVRIDIS VISITS TRINIDAD &
[...] (C) SUMMARY - Southcom Commander Admiral James Stavridis visited Trinidad and Tobago June 29 for meetings with Ambassador Austin and Embassy Senior Staff, Prime Minister Patrick Manning, Chief of Defense Staff Edmund Dillon and his regiment chiefs. PM Manning seemed particularly pleased with [...]
2007-07-05 14:07:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL SNAR MASS MOPS TD
07PORTOFSPAIN657SOUTHCOM COMMANDER STAVRIDIS VISITS TRINIDAD &
[...] (C) SUMMARY - Southcom Commander Admiral James Stavridis visited Trinidad and Tobago June 29 for meetings with Ambassador Austin and Embassy Senior Staff, Prime Minister Patrick Manning, Chief of Defense Staff Edmund Dillon and his regiment chiefs. PM Manning seemed particularly pleased with [...]
2007-07-05 17:41:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL SNAR MASS MOPS TD
07PRETORIA152SOUTH AFRICA CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY WORKS TO
[...] (C) Summary. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has made some progress but must take additional corrective actions in order to maintain its desirable Category One status when the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conducts a technical review in May. SACAA has been working w [...]
2007-01-12 14:56:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON SF
07QUITO245ECUADOR'S COMPLEX MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL DIVESTMENT
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 22 meeting with DATT and EconOff, senior managers of HoldingDINE, one of Ecuador's military-industrial conglomerates, expressed confidence that they would continue to enjoy freedom of operation even as a newly ratified law aims to impose strict limitations on the mili [...]
2007-01-30 20:16:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON MARR PINR EIND ETRD SNAR EC
07RABAT423MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS; FEBRUARY 2007
[...] (U) The following is a round-up of recent economic developments of note in Morocco: 2. (U) Money Laundering Law Advances: Morocco's long-delayed anti-money laundering/counter terrorism finance statute was unanimously approved by members of the Justice, Legislation and Human Rights Committee [...]
2007-03-05 16:33:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ECPS EINT ELAB ETRD KTEX MO
07RANGOON1098BURMA'S INTERNATIONAL AVIATION INDUSTRY CRASHING
[...] (C) Summary. Two of Burma's three international air carriers, Air Bagan and Myanmar Airways International (MAI),have begun to shut down their operations, although for very different reasons. Air Bagan, feeling the financial pinch of the latest round of U.S. sanctions, stopped its service to [...]
2007-11-09 06:09:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV EAIR BM
07SANAA473(S) UNMANNED USG AIRCRAFT WASHES ASHORE, OFFICIAL
[...] (S) On March 27, Yemeni military officers discovered an unmanned USG reconnaissance aircraft (Scan Eagle) that had washed ashore on the Arabian Sea coast in the province of Hadramaut. The President's Office immediately protested the incident to CDA and requested an explanation. Initially unawa [...]
2007-04-02 05:35:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL MASS YM
07SANTODOMINGO1355COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA OFFICIALS DANIEL D.
[...] US Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Standards Services Inspectors Daniel D. Castro and Joaquin Ochoa to travel to Santo Domingo from June 11 to 15, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct surveillance of U.S. reg [...]
2007-06-06 20:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA DR
07SANTODOMINGO1850RADAR BREAKDOWN RAISES FINANCIAL AND SAFETY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Dominican Republic is currently operating without radar redundancy for tracking inbound and outbound flights into Dominican airspace. The radar has been out of service for roughly six months and has suffered repeated breakdowns over the course of the past four years. The ra [...]
2007-08-07 19:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR FAA PREL DR
07SAOPAULO673MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN; SCO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-09 13:05:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO900BRAZIL CIVAIR: BUDGET AIRLINE BRA SHUTS DOWN OPERATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After operating for eight years, the Brazilian low-fare airline BRA (Brasil Rodo Aereo Transportes) suspended operations on November 7 and gave thirty days notice to its 1100 employees of a possible dismissal. In a last-ditch effort to avoid shutting down entirely, BRA is seek [...]
2007-11-08 16:24:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV ECON EINV BR
07SAOPAULO915DESPITE PROBLEMS, BRAZILIAN AIRLINES OPTIMISTIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Sobel met with the Presidents of the two leading Brazilian airlines TAM and Gol on October 22 to discuss developments in the aviation sector. Both firms noted that Brazil's underdeveloped infrastructure is buckling under increased air traffic in recent years. The T [...]
2007-11-14 09:52:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PREL MARR PGOV ECON EINV BEXP BR
07SEOUL1211THE POLITICS OF ALLIANCE RELATIONS (1 OF 3)
[...] (C) SUMMARY OF CABLE SERIES: This report, the first in a series of three on the U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Alliance, examines South Korean perceptions of their security environment. The second looks at what role the ROK sees for the Alliance in its security. The final report addresses how [...]
2007-04-26 07:20:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV PINS MARR MCAP KS KN CH JA
07SEOUL3536RESPONSE BLUE LANTERN: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON
[...] Per reftel, post contacted Korean Air and the Korea Civil Aviation Safety Authority (KCASA) by phone and e-mail. Korean Air confirmed that the company received a set of T-36M Communication/Navigation equipment in January 2007 under license 05-050020811 from U.S. exporter Tel-Instrument Elect [...]
2007-12-14 06:31:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDAU ETTC KOMC KS
07SHANGHAI316EAST CHINA CONTACTS ON EAST CHINA LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary. During a series of recent meetings, East China contacts commented on top leaders in Shanghai and Jiangsu. With his recent appointment as Shanghai Party Secretary, Xi Jinping was likely out of the running for a top-level job for the next 5-10 years. Meanwhile, Shanghai Mayor Han [...]
2007-05-25 10:03:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI43SHANGHAI SCHOLARS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT NORTH KOREA
[...] (C) Summary: During a January 19 lunch with PDAS Stephens, Shanghai scholars were pessimistic that there would be progress on North Korea in the near term. One scholar said that while North Korea would continue to participate in the Six-Party Talks, it would never give up its nuclear program. [...]
2007-01-23 02:53:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH TW JA KN
07STATE112505PRESIDENT SIGNS VISA WAIVER PROGRAM REFORM LAW
[...] Summary and Introduction. Department would like to applaud posts for continued outstanding efforts in managing the VWP issue from both a policy and public diplomacy perspective. This cable provides guidance for use in responding to questions about amendments to the Visa Waiver Program, as ma [...]
2007-08-10 19:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL EUN JA
07STATE141724AVIATION EMISSIONS: 36TH ICAO ASSEMBLY SUPPORT
[...] (U) Portions of this message are sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary: The 36th SIPDIS ICAO Assembly reached agreement on a set of actions to address an array of aviation environmental issues, including aircraft noise, local aircraft emissions, and greenhouse ga [...]
2007-10-09 16:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD SENV
07STATE142219AVIATION EMISSIONS: 36TH ICAO ASSEMBLY SUPPORT
[...] (U) Portions of this message are sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary: The 36th SIPDIS ICAO Assembly reached agreement on a set of actions to address an array of aviation environmental issues, including aircraft noise, local aircraft emissions, and greenhouse ga [...]
2007-10-10 14:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD SENV
07STATE146665NIGHT FLIGHTS: FRANKFURT BAN INCONSISTENT WITH BALANCED
[...] Summary and Action Request: In conjunction with issuance of the zoning authorization for a new runway at Frankfurt Airport (anticipated at the end of November, 2007) the Hessen Economic Ministry is expected to mandate a complete or near complete ban on night flights at the airport beginning in [...]
2007-10-19 18:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD EUN
07STATE4858FOLLOWING UP ON THE EU'S DRAFT PROPOSAL ON
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 6-7. 2. In November, Reftel A asked posts to reach out to appropriate EU member state representatives to seek their views on a European Commission proposal to include international aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme [...]
2007-01-13 12:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON SENV EUN
07TAIPEI1704TAIWAN'S INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES THRIVE, BUT LOCAL
[...] (SBU) Faced with rising fuel costs, some of Taiwan's airlines are struggling to stay in business. The two international carriers, China Airlines and EVA Airways, are expanding routes in Asia as a central component of their future growth, and the Taiwan to Hong Kong and Macau routes are extrem [...]
2007-07-31 09:32:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PREL EINV ETRD TW CH
07TELAVIV1019ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran-Britain Crisis ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Wednesday Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that his government would release the 15 detained British sailors and marines as a gift t [...]
2007-04-05 08:22:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1912ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (banner in Yediot) quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying at a fundraising event in Haifa on Thursday that his meeting with PA President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday will create a "new be [...]
2007-06-22 11:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2124ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Pakistan 3. Iraq 4. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and The Jerusalem Post reported that the Arab League delegation composed of Egyptian FM Ahmed Ali Abu al-Gheit and Jordanian FM Abdelel [...]
2007-07-11 09:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV378ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media reported that the Quartet decided on Friday to maintain the boycott of the Hamas government until it renounces terrorism and recognizes Israel and [...]
2007-02-05 11:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TOKYO1321JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/26/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-26 02:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1344 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 08:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1541The Japan Economic Scope - April 6, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from April 6, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Japan Feels the Pressure from US-Korea FTA 4. Japan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Signed 5. Hokkaido Gubernatorial Candidates Oppose EPA with Australia 6. Fukuoka Company Officials C [...]
2007-04-10 00:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1679PM ABE ASSURES PACOM OF FULL SUPPORT FOR SECURITY
[...] (S) Summary. During an April 12 meeting, Prime Minister Abe assured Commander of the US Pacific Command, Admiral Timothy Keating, that he regards the US-Japan Alliance as critical to Japan's security. Abe stated that in view of China's rapid military build-up and the threat posed by North Ko [...]
2007-04-17 23:01:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL POL PGOV MARR CH JA
07TOKYO1800The Japan Economic Scope - April 20, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from April 20, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Japan joins China/IPR WTO case as third party 4. ANRE's Mochizuki Discusses East China Sea, G8 Summit, IEA 5. Japan Issues Annual Report on Trade Compliance, U.S. Remains Top of List [...]
2007-04-24 00:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1848PACFLEET COMMANDER MEETS WITH MOFA AND MOD
[...] (C) Summary: During April 18 meetings with PACFLT Admiral Gary Roughead, MOFA North American Affairs Director General Shinichi Nishimiya and Ministry of Defense (MOD) Administrative Vice Minister Takemasa Moriya lauded the current atmosphere of cooperation between the U.S. and Japan. Both Ni [...]
2007-04-25 04:54:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO1865JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-26 06:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1918ABE'S REPORT CARD: UNPRECEDENTED PROGRESS ON THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Abe has had a string of legislative and policy successes on alliance issues -- including realignment, BMD data-sharing, and extensions of Japan's maritime support for Operation Enduring Freedom in the Indian Ocean and for coalition forces in Iraq. Complaints about [...]
2007-04-30 22:51:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPGOV JA MARR PREL
07TOKYO2025DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-07 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2113JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-11 01:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2168JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-15 01:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2194 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-16 23:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2195MEDIA REACTION - US-RUSSIA RELATIONS - TOKYO
[...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's conservative Sankei front-paged a report quoting a source familier with Japanese and Taiwanese military affairs as disclosing on Tuesday that China is developing anti-ship missiles to possibly counter US aircraft carriers in the event of a cross-straits milit [...]
2007-05-16 23:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2239JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-18 01:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2251The Japan Economic Scope - May 18, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 18, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. LDP and DPJ Staff Members Discuss Upper House election 4. Keidanren Joins G-8 Business Declaration (SBU) 5. KORUS Creates Some Pressure for Japan-U.S. FTA (SBU) 6. FTA/EPA Debate Cont [...]
2007-05-18 06:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO226 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-18 08:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2282PACOM COMMANDER KEATING AND DEFMIN KYUMA DISCUSS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PACOM Commander Admiral Timothy Keating told Defense Minister Kyuma May 15 that his efforts to engage China's military leaders will not come at the expense of a strong U.S.-Japan alliance. Stopping in Tokyo on his return from Beijing, Keating said Chinese officials claimed their [...]
2007-05-22 05:31:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PINR PREL CH TW KS JA
07TOKYO2312 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/23/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-23 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2336 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-24 08:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2411 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-30 09:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2533 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-06 08:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO30 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-05 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3031 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/03/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-03 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3073 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-05 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3236The Japan Economic Scope--July 12, 2007 Part 1
[...] (U) This cable contains the part one of the Japan Economic Scope from July 12, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Informal Civ Air Talks in Tokyo (SBU) 4. Star Flyer to Open KIX -- HND Flight (U) 5. Centrair Strongly Supports USG Cargo Position (SBU) 6. Nuclear Fusion Research Cen [...]
2007-07-17 00:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3321The Japan Economic Scope--July 19, 2007 Part 1
[...] (U) This cable contains the part one of the Japan Economic Scope from July 19, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Reaction to Doha Draft Texts 4. Japan Agriculture: Doha Draft Text Triggers Customary Hyperbolic Response 5. Battered Agriculture Minister Faces Press 6. FSA Creates [...]
2007-07-20 04:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3362JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-24 01:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO375DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-26 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3798The Japan Economic Scope--August 16, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 16, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Tokyo Markets Respond to Global Turmoil 4. Limited Subprime Impact on Japanese Financial Institutions 5. Carry-Trade Unwind: More Bark than Bite (U) 6. Japan: Second Quarter Real GDP [...]
2007-08-17 04:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3919JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/24/07
[...]In Tokyo, members of the Tokyo Action Committee stood outside the West Entrance of Shinjuku Station and campaigned. Many people stopped to talk with them. A woman (36) from Saitama Prefecture stated: "I am absolutely against Japan cooperating with the war. It only makes terrorism worse. They [...]
2007-08-24 07:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO401 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 07:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4015JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-30 01:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4052The Japan Economic Scope--August 30, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 30, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents Political Moves 3. Abe Reshuffles Cabinet 4. New Appointees and Postal Privatization 5. ACCJ T&L Committee Meets with CPRR on Aviation Policy Money Matters 6. Minimum Wage Non-Compli [...]
2007-08-31 05:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4094 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-04 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO44The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Unemployment Dips to Under 4% 4. Cabinet Approves Conservative Regular Budget for FY07 5. New Tax Commission Chairman Pro-Growth 6. METI "Investment Security" Study Group: Japan's "Exon-Florio"? 7. CPRR Issues Mixed Final Reform Recommendations 8. Japan Pos [...]
2007-01-09 05:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4400JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-21 01:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4416 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-21 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4424JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-25 01:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4542JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-28 01:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4570JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/01/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-01 01:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4588 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/01/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-01 08:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4638JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/03/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 01:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4648JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-04 01:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4666 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/04/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-04 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4673JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-05 01:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4674JAPAN PREPARING NEW OEF LEGISLATION
[...] (C) Summary: The Japanese government is preparing the text of a new Anti-Terror Special Measures Law to authorize the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces (MSDF) to continue providing fuel to coalition forces engaged in OEF Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO). MOFA Foreign Policy Bureau D [...]
2007-10-05 02:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV JA
07TOKYO4689The Japan Economic Scope--October 4, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 4, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Reform 3. CPRR, CEFP No Longer "Wheels of Change" Under Fukuda Administration 4. What Kansai Business Executives Expect of the Fukuda Cabinet 5. PM Fukuda's Strong Initial Polls, "Th [...]
2007-10-05 05:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4715JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/09/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-09 04:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4721 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/09/07
[...] Purpose of the law In order to contribute positively and independently to the efforts of the international community to stop and eliminate international terrorism, refueling operations by the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) toward the vessels of each country participating in maritime interdiction [...]
2007-10-09 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4732JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/10/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-10 02:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4746 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/10/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-10 10:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4766JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-11 01:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4775 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-11 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4784JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-12 01:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4803 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/15/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-15 02:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4813 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/15/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-15 07:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4822JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-16 01:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4829 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-16 22:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4843JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/17/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-17 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4857JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-18 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4913JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/22/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-22 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4925 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/22/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-22 08:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4931JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/23/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-23 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4950 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/23/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-23 07:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4967 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5039JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 01:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5063JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-01 01:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5070 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/01/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-01 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5099 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/02/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5106JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 01:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5258JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5290 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 22:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5320 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5345 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-27 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5410JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/03/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-03 01:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5510 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-11 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5571HOST NATION SUPPORT: DETAILS ON SUBSTANTIVE
[...] (U) Action Request in Paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: The Country Team has reached a substantive agreement with Japan for a new three-year Special Measures Agreement (SMA) for Host Nation Support to U.S. Forces in Japan. The new SMA includes a cosmetic reduction in Utilities Cost Sharing (UC [...]
2007-12-14 08:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR JA
07TOKYO5633JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-21 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5641The Japan Economic Scope--December 21, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 21, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents International Assistance 3. Japan to Provide Humanitarian Protection Assistance in Chad 4. Japan Increases Donation to International Development Association Taxation 5. Ruling Pa [...]
2007-12-21 04:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5657 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-26 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5668 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-27 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO7JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/04/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-04 05:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO979(U) DEFENSE POLICY REVIEW INITIATIVE FOUR
[...] (C) Summary. In a Defense Policy Review Initiative Roadmap for Realignment Implementation Oversight meeting on February 13, the Four Principals: (1) confirmed steady progress in most areas of realignment implementation; (2) identified differences related to Camp Foster returns as part of the [...]
2007-03-07 22:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL JA
07TUNIS753TUNISIA: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH CHAMBER OF ADVISORS
[...] (C) In a June 8 courtesy call with the Ambassador, Chamber of Advisors President (and ruling RCD party Treasurer) Kallel focused on the necessity of taking an offensive posture in combating Islamic extremism. He noted that Tunisia had made great strides in promoting economic development, unive [...]
2007-06-13 15:39:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER ELAB SOCI TS
07ULAANBAATAR245Mongolia's Newest Domestic Private Airline: EZnis
[...] Summary: Mongolia's second domestic private airline, EZnis Airways, was launched in December 2006, taking advantage of the vacuum created when the country's flag carrier MIAT sharply reduced domestic routes (reftel a). Mongolian telecom/IT company Newcom has funneled substantial amounts of mon [...]
2007-04-25 06:33:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR257Mongolia's Newest Domestic Private Airline: EZnis
[...] Summary: Mongolia's second domestic private airline, EZnis Airways, was launched in December 2006, taking advantage of the vacuum created when the country's flag carrier MIAT sharply reduced domestic routes (reftel a). Mongolian telecom/IT company Newcom has funneled substantial amounts of mon [...]
2007-04-30 08:30:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR297Turbulence Ahead for Mongolia's Airline Sector?
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See action requested in of the FAA in para 12. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The General Director of Mongolia's Civil Aviation Authority (MCAA) dismissed reports that Aero Mongolia is suffering serious financial difficulties, despite a series of safety related incidents an [...]
2007-05-23 05:37:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR418TRAGIC CRASH FOCUSES ATTENTION ON HELICOPTER SAFETY.
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See action requested in of the FAA in para 12. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The crash of a Mongolia Border Forces Russian-built MI-8 helicopter that claimed the lives of 15 firefighters has led to renewed focus on the safety of the country's dwindling helicopter fleet, [...]
2007-07-18 06:07:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PGOV ECON MG
07USNATO115NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT FEBRUARY 21, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SYG proposes two steps to advance NATO's Comprehensive Approach in Afghanistan. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault reported on ISAF manning issues and detailed recent Taliban movements in country. Canadian PermRep informed the Council that his govern [...]
2007-02-23 16:14:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO649NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - DECEMBER 19, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-20 18:01:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USUNNEWYORK895DARFUR: RWANDANS DRIVING HARD APC BARGAIN WITH UN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With United States Air Force C-17's standing by on October 19 in Kigali to facilitate transport to Darfur, a Rwandan infantry battalion balked at boarding. The Rwandans wanted an assurance that any damage in Darfur to the 18 armored personnel carriers they were bringing with th [...]
2007-10-20 00:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF PGOV PHUM PREL SU
07VIENNA2003 LATEST AVIATION DEVELOPMENTS IN AUSTRIA
[...] New non-stop services from Austria to the U.S. include a Delta Airlines Atlanta-Vienna flight and an Austrian Airline's (AUA) Vienna-Chicago flight. AUA has increased the frequency of its Vienna-Erbil, Iraq flights, and added new destinations, such as Astana, Kazakhstan. AUA's has intensifie [...]
2007-07-27 15:01:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR AU
07VIENNA478AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 23, 2007
[...] Erika Rumpold, head of public relations company 100 Percent Communications, which received over 6 million Euros to promote Eurofighters refused to answer questions at the parliamentary inquiry looking into the purchase of the planes. Committee members said Rumpold may face a fine similar to tha [...]
2007-02-23 14:54:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
07VILNIUS86THE CURIOUS STATE OF LITHUANIA'S AIRPORTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuania's main international airport in Vilnius is small, expensive, and inefficient, yet operates quite profitably. The airport, like Lithuania's air transport sector in general, has tremendous potential for growth, but the airport's management is oddly indifferent to it, an [...]
2007-02-07 08:56:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EINV ECON PREL LH LG EN EUN
07VLADIVOSTOK135VISALESS IN SEATTLE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Vladivostok Consul General Tom Armbruster's trip to Seattle last week provided a chance to encourage American companies to take advantage of an improved business climate and new opportunities in the Russian Far East. Seattle is already deeply involved in Russia through trade, [...]
2007-12-11 04:16:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON RU
07WARSAW1843LOT AIRLINE MANAGEMENT ON CHALLENGING POLISH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-28 13:24:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PL
07ZAGREB789FIXED-WING FIGHTERS: TIME TO ENGAGE CROATIANS ON
[...] (C) Since my arrival just over a year ago, I have repeatedly stressed to GoC officials that, as a future NATO member, Croatia did not need to procure fixed-wing fighter aircraft. I, along with my DAO and ODC staff, have argued consistently that the GoC could rely on NATO partners for air poli [...]
2007-08-27 08:05:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ABUDHABI460CNO VISIT TO UAE
[...] (C) Admiral Roughead: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to your April 16-18 visit to the UAE, arguably the most important facilitator of naval operations among the Gulf countries. We are seeking meetings with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Moh [...]
2008-04-10 14:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS IR IZ AF AE
08ABUDHABI975ABU DHABI MEGA PROJECTS: POWERS BEHIND THE DREAM
[...] (SBU) Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE and one of the richest cities in the world, is taking bold steps to change its landscape (reftels A, B, C). With approximately 1,460,000 residents in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (the majority in the city of Abu Dhabi itself),one-tenth of the planet's oil, [...]
2008-08-28 10:37:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EIND SENV PGOV AE US
08ABUJA2045NIGERIA: INFRASTRUCTURE CONDITIONS HINDER EXPORT
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The overall state of Nigeria's infrastructure is poor. Rapid population growth and lack of investment and maintenance have greatly deteriorated existing infrastructure. In many areas of Nigeria, water supply, sewerage, sanitation, drainage, roads, electricity and waste disposal [...]
2008-10-16 12:34:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ENRG EAIR ELTN ECON PGOV EAID NI
08ABUJA2118NIGERIA'S FORCE CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNAMID AND AMISOM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 21 meeting with DATT and Poloff, Defense Headquarters Director of Peacekeeping Operations Major General F.N. Osokogu confirmed that the GON will meet its stated commitments to deploy troops to UNAMID and AMISOM. He shared a number of details about the status of t [...]
2008-10-27 17:03:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU NI
08ABUJA23NIGERIA: POL/ECON UPDATES FOR DECEMBER 2007
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nigeria's fragile democracy continues to face several challenges. Domestic and international observers assessed the April elections, which brought President Umaru Yar'Adua (of the People's Democratic Party, PDP) to power as marred by gross irregularities, intimidation of voters [...]
2008-01-07 07:05:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM KCOR KJUS NI
08AITTAIPEI1637MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-23 21:28:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1667MEDIA REACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS IN TAIWAN, CHINESE MILITARY
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 27-28 on the economic difficulties that Taiwan need to deal with now; on the former first family's corruption scandals; on the political confrontation in Thailand; and on the Mumbai attacks. 2. In terms of edit [...]
2008-11-28 08:07:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI21MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-07 10:04:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI23MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-08 09:01:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI271MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage February 27 on the island's March presidential poll and the UN referenda; on a Taiwan policy report recently released by former U.S. officials Randall Schriver and Dan Blumenthal; on Taiwan's officials being barred from att [...]
2008-02-27 09:16:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI422MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, U.S.
[...] Summary: The Chinese-language and English-language dailies in Taiwan gave significant reporting and editorial coverage March 22-24 to Saturday's presidential election, in which KMT's Ma Ying-jeou won a landslide victory over DPP's Frank Hsieh. The two controversial referenda proposed by the K [...]
2008-03-24 23:23:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI497MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 9 news coverage on the speculation that incumbent Soochow University President Liu Chao-shiuan will be appointed as the next premier; on the upcoming Boao Forum hosted by China; on the international torch relay for the Beijin [...]
2008-04-09 09:48:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI550MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, TIBET
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 19-21 on President-elect Ma Ying-jeou's cabinet lineup; on the reform of the DPP; and on speculation over the alleged dispatch of U.S. Marines to guard AIT's new office in the future. The pro-independence "Liberty Ti [...]
2008-04-21 09:59:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI618MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-05 09:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI63MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS,
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies all gave significant reporting and editorial coverage January 12-14 to Saturday's island-wide legislative elections, in which the KMT scored a landslide victory over the ruling DPP, winning a two-thirds majority in the newly [...]
2008-01-15 02:45:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI71MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S REFERENDA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-15 09:34:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI966MEDIA REACTION: THE LAUCHING OF DIRECT CHARTER FLIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-03 09:10:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08ALGIERS1108AIRBUS DETERMINED TO BREAK BOEING IN ALGERIA
[...] (U) Airbus has dramatically increased pressure on Algeria to dump Boeing, going so far as to offer to buy Air Algerie's entire Boeing 737 fleet and replace it with Airbus aircraft, simulators and training. As reported in reftel, Airbus has been lobbying Air Algerie intensely for some time, but [...]
2008-10-14 07:01:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR BEXP AG
08AMMAN146JORDAN 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO
[...] Since King Abdullah succeeded to the throne in 1999, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward- oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in the info [...]
2008-01-15 09:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR
08AMMAN1487ROYAL FALCON ASPIRES TO SERVE U.S. MARKET
[...] (C) Summary: Jordan's cargo and charter carrier Royal Falcon Air Services currently operates from Amman's Marka airport to destinations in Azerbaijan, Europe, and Africa and wants to begin charter passenger service to the U.S. The airline's plan was based on a business plan developed togethe [...]
2008-05-15 06:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON JO
08ANKARA1512ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-21 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1532ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-25 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA843ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-01 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA931ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-14 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ASHGABAT1024TURKMENISTAN'S AIR NAV FEE PROPOSAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Turkmenistan government has proposed an administrative solution to resolve the air navigation fee issue in which bills presented to USG aircraft commanders will now only show a total charge for all ground and other services [...]
2008-08-06 10:22:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL EAIR MARR MCAP MOPS TX
08ASHGABAT155 TURKMENISTAN: USCENTCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USCENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon, discussed with Defense Minister General Agageldi Mammetgeldiyev and State Border Service Chief General-Major Bayram Alovov Turkmenistan's security situation, ongoing military reforms, and regional issues during separate meetings o [...]
2008-01-31 10:49:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR MASS SNAR IR AF RS TX
08ASMARA493ERITREAN AIRLINES' DYSFUNCTIONAL OPERATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Eritrean Airlines' operations are hampered by internal conflicts, incompetent management, and general socio-economic conditions in Eritrea. The Eritrean government appointed managers based on patronage rather than skill or experience, resulting in poor decision making and an unc [...]
2008-10-08 12:40:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ER
08ASTANA1286KAZAKHSTAN SHARES INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-18 10:01:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPARM PREL MNUC KN KZ
08ASTANA1669 KAZAKHSTAN - FAA DISCUSSES CIVIL AVIATION ISSUES WITH
[...] (SBU) Brian Staurseth, Moscow-based Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Senior Representative for the CIS, visited Astana from August 25-28, 2008 for meetings with Mukhit Kubayev, Chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee; Marat Dautaliyev, Deputy Director General of KazAeroNavigatsiya; Johar [...]
2008-09-05 06:21:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PGOV PREL KZ
08ATHENS665AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO RHODES DURING USS TRUMAN
[...] (U) Ambassador Speckhard visited Rhodes May 7-9 in conjunction with the visit of the USS Truman, a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier transiting the Mediterranean on its return to Norfolk from nearly seven months in the Persian Gulf. The visit afforded the Ambassador the opportunity [...]
2008-05-15 06:50:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TU GR PARM NATO
08ATHENS896U.S./GREECE MIL-TO-MIL COOPERATION: THE GOOD, THE
[...] (C) The U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship is facing a particularly difficult time, as Washington and Athens have differing views on issues such as the Macedonian name, the independence of Kosovo, and relations with Russia. However, the U.S./Greek military-to-military relationship and the wor [...]
2008-06-24 12:09:00Embassy AthensSECRETMASS MOPS MARR PREL PGOV GR
08BAKU729BOEING TO SELL ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT TO AZERBAIJAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 4, Boeing Regional Sales Director Serdar Gurz, visiting from London, reported a successful upgrade of Azerbaijan Airlines's (AZAL's) aircraft order from a total of five aircraft (three 787s and two 737-900s) to a total of eight aircraft: two 787s, two 767-300ERs, and fou [...]
2008-08-05 04:43:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON EINT EAIR AZ TX
08BANGKOK2591SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL BOONSRANG'S COUNTERPART
[...] (C) Summary. Embassy Bangkok is extremely appreciative that General Boonsrang Niumpradit will be able to conduct a counterpart visit with CJCS Admiral Mullen. The visit will reinforce the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 [...]
2008-08-29 09:41:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3094THAI AND CAMBODIAN TROOPS CLASH NEAR DISPUTED
[...] (C) Despite initial indications that tensions surrounding the Preah Vihear border dispute had eased (ref A),Thai and Cambodia troops exchanged fire mid-afternoon October 15 in the area near the temple. Initial media reports indicated that at least four Thai soldiers had been injured in the [...]
2008-10-15 11:28:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CASC ASEC TH CB
08BANGKOK3531DECEMBER 2: UPDATE ON THAILAND'S MAKE-SHIFT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy is assisting Amcits 24 hours a day though a call center manned by consular officers and volunteers from the Embassy community, to find hotel rooms and/or outbound transportation from Thailand. Neither United nor Northwest, the only U.S. carriers that serve Bangkok, [...]
2008-12-02 11:23:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC CMGT EAIR EFIN PGOV PREL ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3532DECEMBER 2: UPDATE ON THAILAND'S MAKE-SHIFT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy is assisting Amcits 24 hours a day though a call center manned by consular officers and volunteers from the Embassy community, to find hotel rooms and/or outbound transportation from Thailand. Neither United nor Northwest, the only U.S. carriers that serve Bangkok, [...]
2008-12-02 23:30:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC CMGT EAIR EFIN PGOV PREL ETRD TH
08BANGKOK585SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING
[...] (C) Summary. Admiral Keating, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 years of relations. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's [...]
2008-02-22 11:11:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK833SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL MONTREE,S COUNTERPART
[...] (C) Summary. General Montree Sungkasap's counterpart visit will afford the chance to reinforce the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 years of relations. This visit to the U.S. will be the first by a senior Thai military [...]
2008-03-14 09:59:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BEIJING1814TAO DIRECTOR CHEN YUNLIN MANAGES EXPECTATIONS FOR
[...] (C) Taiwan Affairs Office Director Chen Yunlin told visiting DAS Thomas Christensen that there has been a positive change in cross-Strait relations, but that the situation remains complex and sensitive. He said the two sides need time to rebuild mutual trust and the United States should neith [...]
2008-05-12 14:11:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM CH TW
08BEIJING2087SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 4 SECURITY DIALOGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-29 10:45:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM PGOV CH
08BEIJING3049BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-07 08:34:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3060BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/02/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following numbers: XXXXXXXXX [...]
2008-08-08 07:21:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING4251MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S THREAT, FINANCIAL CRISIS
[...] CHINA'S THREAT "China has constructed an aircraft carrier; the story heats up" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(11/18): "Recently the director of the Foreign Affair's Office of China's Ministry of National Defense indicated that the [...]
2008-11-18 09:07:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4252NOVEMBER 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: FOOD SAFETY, SED, TIBET,
[...] Key points at the November 18 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- The United States should lift recently announced restrictions on Chinese imports "sooner rather than later." -- China hopes the United States will "retain" the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) in the next administration. [...]
2008-11-18 09:50:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EFIN IN TW CH RS CU PE CO SO
08BEIJING4679 ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN HITS CHINA'S TRANSPORT SECTOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China's maritime transport and civil aviation sectors are beginning to show signs of stress from the global economic slowdown. After nearly 10 straight months of double digit growth this year, November port volumes were up just 2 percent over the previous year. Shipping compan [...]
2008-12-29 03:37:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EWWT EAIR ETRD CH FR
08BEIJING980TIBET: MARCH 15 UPDATE ON SITUATION IN LHASA
[...] (C) The situation in Lhasa, Tibet on March 15 remains fluid, with reports that the city had calmed after a night of explosions and gunfire later giving way to reports of increased violence and the arrival of more military (or possibly paramilitary) personnel during the afternoon. The U.S. Mis [...]
2008-03-15 13:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PGOV PREL KIRF CH
08BEIRUT627LEBANON: MARCH 14 DECLARES BEIRUT AIRPORT BELONGS
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: With the road to Beirut International Airport still blocked by Hizballah tents and barricades, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt urged Arab and international support for Lebanon. Jumblatt and March 14 colleague Saad Hariri believe the May 8 UNSC discussion on UNSCR 1559 implementat [...]
2008-05-07 20:21:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC EAIR SA IR USUN LE
08BEIRUT709BEIRUT EAC MEETING MAY 16, 2008 (1600 EST)
[...] (C) At 1730 local time (1030 EST) on May 16, 2008, CDA Sison convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee to discuss the current situation and to adopt a series of "reverse tripwires" which will be used to consider if and when the Embassy Beirut Logistical Support Missions (EBLSM) from [...]
2008-05-16 16:52:00Embassy BeirutSECRETCASC ASEC PTER MOPS LE SY
08BEIRUT722LEBANON: ECONOMY DEMONSTRATES RESILIENCE (ECONOMIC WEEK IN
[...] (U) Following the endorsement of the Arab Ministerial Committee agreement by all political leaders on May 15, all roads that were blocked since May 7 immediately reopened, including the road leading to Beirut International Airport (BIA) and the Masna (Biqa') border crossing; national and intern [...]
2008-05-19 13:01:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BELGRADE892SERBIA: PRIVATIZATION AND CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING MOVING
[...] On August 28, the Embassy met with Branislav Zec, Executive Director of Serbia's Privatization Agency (PA). He offered details into the PA's handling of the privatization and restructuring process for the more than 800 small and medium-sized public enterprises remaining in Serbia. These firm [...]
2008-09-02 14:00:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV SR
08BISHKEK1217KYRGYZ CIVIL AVIATION DIRECTOR IDENTIFIES PROBLEMS
[...] (C) Summary: The new Kyrgyz civil aviation director briefed the Charge December 2 about civil aviation shortcomings and the likelihood that the Kyrgyz Republic would fail a scheduled April 20 ICAO audit. The director said his personnel needed aviation safety training, and suggested that ICA [...]
2008-12-10 05:17:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEAIR MARR PREL KG
08BISHKEK874INVESTIGATION OF FATAL KYRGYZ BOEING 737 CRASH
[...] (U) Summary: On August 24, an Iranian Aseman Airlines flight crashed outside of Bishkek killing 65 of the 90 people on board. The plane, a Boeing 737, was leased from a Kyrgyz company, Itek Air, and was operated by a Kyrgyz crew. The majority of the passengers (and victims) were Kyrgyz and [...]
2008-08-26 10:45:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PGOV PREL KG
08BRASILIA1325BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR CEO FORUM - OCT 9/10 - SECRETARY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-07 13:12:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
08BRASILIA1621Brazil Civil Aviation: Liberalization/Privatization Update
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil is currently considering Brazilian civil aviation liberalization/privatization legislation that the government hopes would result in greater direct foreign investment, domestic market liberalization, transference of air traffic functions from military to civilian control, [...]
2008-12-17 18:33:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EINV ECON BR
08BRASILIA222 BRAZIL CIVAIR: MEETINGS WITH MINISTRY OF DEFENSE, ANAC
[...] (SBU) On February 13, during a meeting with Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim primarily to discuss Jobim's March visit to Washington, the Ambassador raised the issue of the proposed aircraft parking fee increase at Sao Paulo's Guarulhos airport. The measure was announced in December by [...]
2008-02-15 17:57:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ECON BR
08BRASILIA638CARRIER STRIKE GROUP 8 VISITS BRAZIL, STRENGTHENS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Carrier Strike Group Eight (CSG8),centered on the USS George Washington, visited Brazilian waters April 16-May 2. While in Brazilian waters to participate in the UNITAS 08 exercise, the priority objective for the visit was to enhance the strategic partnership between the U.S. [...]
2008-05-12 14:21:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS BR
08BRASILIA847U.S. AIRCRAFT IN CONTENTION TO BE BRAZIL'S NEXT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. On June 10, MLO Brasilia obtained an unofficial copy of a Request for Information (RFI - passed electronically to Washington agencies) from the Brazilian Air Force (BRAF) concerning the upcoming competition for Brazil,s next fighter aircraft. One U.S. origin fighter, the F- [...]
2008-06-20 18:02:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRET//NOFORNMARR ETTC BR PREL ETRD EAIR EIND
08BRASILIA94BRAZIL CIVAIR: AVIATION BILATERALS HELD IN RIO DEC. 5-6,
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. and Brazilian delegations met in Rio de Janeiro December 5-6, 2007 for their first formal bilateral aviation consultations in 10 years to focus on liberalization. While the Brazilian negotiators offered a limited number of increased frequencies to limited destinations in t [...]
2008-01-16 10:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON MARR PGOV PREL EINV BEXP BR
08BRUSSELS1629CLIMATE AND ENERGY PACKAGE PASSES COMMITTEE IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The European Parliament's Environment Committee (ENVI) on October 7 passed legislation on the revisions to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS),Member State burdens to meet the EU's emissions reduction goals, and the implementation of carbon capture and storage (CCS). These thre [...]
2008-10-21 16:01:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ENRG EU EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TRGY
08BRUSSELS1804EU MILITARY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN ON ESDP AND EU-NATO
[...] (C/NF) BEGIN SUMMARY: French General Henri Bentegeat met with us on 20 Nov 08, saying there may have been sufficient progress on ESDP during the French EU Presidency to enable President Sarkozy to move France more fully into NATO. Bentegeat highlighted plans to reorganize the EU Council Se [...]
2008-11-28 19:01:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PREL EUN
08BRUSSELS1879DISCUSSIONS AT NOVEMBER 14 U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING
[...] (C) Discussions at the November 14 U.S.-European Union (EU) Troika meeting on Drug Issues confirmed U.S.-EU convergence on most drug issues. Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Affairs David Johnson led the inter-agency U.S. Delegation as a sign [...]
2008-12-12 15:30:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUN
08BRUSSELS1910(C) IRAN: EU TO CONSIDER MORE DESIGNATIONS ON
[...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The French Presidency will convene a meeting of capital-based experts in Brussels on December 17 to evaluate names of Iranian individuals and entities for possible designation by the EU under its Common Policy on Restrictive Measures Against Iran (insert ref number). [...]
2008-12-16 15:57:00USEU BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNPREL ETTC EFIN KNNP ENRG MNUC PINR EUN IR
08BRUSSELS609Aviation Emissions: EU Willing to Negotiate, but
[...] (SBU) Summary: EU interlocutors told FAA Assistant Administrator Daniel Elwell that the EU proposal to include aviation emissions in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) would probably be enacted by end 2008. The EU is committed to going forward with a unilateral proposal, and many EU entiti [...]
2008-04-22 15:29:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ELTN ECON EPET EUN
08BUCHAREST608ROMANIA: BOEING SETS UP FOR A 1 BILLION DOLLAR DEAL
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The Regional Boeing sales representative advised the Ambassador of plans for a multi-plane deal to sell new Boeing 737s to TAROM, the Romanian state owned airline. From Boeing's perspective the 737s fit naturally into TAROM's existing fleet structure and will support TAROM's [...]
2008-07-31 12:03:00Embassy BucharestSECRET//NOFORNEAIR ECON PGOV RO
08BUCHAREST963 ROMANIA: THREE BOEING 737-800S JOIN TAROM'S FLEET
[...] (U) Post EconOffs and Commercial Attache attended a December 4th ceremony at Bucharest Otopeni Airport to mark the arrival of the newest addition to the fleet of state-owned airline Tarom. Minister of Transportation Ludovic Orban, State Secretary Antonel Tanase, Tarom CEO Gheorghe Birla, Boein [...]
2008-12-09 15:39:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON BEXP PREL PGOV RO
08BUENOSAIRES1038(C) ARGENTINA: SENATE PRESIDENT SAYS CRISIS JUST
[...] (C) Summary: Senate President Pampuro told the Ambassador on July 24 that the GOA is in a delicate situation, tension is high throughout the government and society, and the crisis is just beginning. He said it is far from clear that a congressional majority can be pulled together at present f [...]
2008-07-25 23:20:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON AR
08BUENOSAIRES1275Argentina Renationalizes Flag Carrier Aerolineas Argentinas
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 3, Argentina's Senate approved the re-nationalization of Aerolineas Argentinas (AR) and its sister carrier Austral, formally marking the return of the financially troubled flag carrier from the Spanish travel conglomerate Marsans Group to state hands. In announcing [...]
2008-09-12 18:54:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV ELAB AR
08BUENOSAIRES1277Argentina Renationalizes Flag Carrier Aerolineas Argentinas
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 3, Argentina's Senate approved the re-nationalization of Aerolineas Argentinas (AR) and its sister carrier Austral, formally marking the return of the financially troubled flag carrier from the Spanish travel conglomerate Marsans Group to state hands. In announcing [...]
2008-09-12 20:42:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV ELAB AR
08BUENOSAIRES1324Argentina and Brazil Pledge Increased Cooperation
[...] (SBU) Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva (Lula) pledged increased cooperation and agreed on a number of economic and infrastructure deals during a September 6-8 CFK state visit to Brazil. The fact that the summit constitut [...]
2008-09-23 12:12:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL EINV ENRG EFIN EIND MARR MCAP SENV AR BR
08BUENOSAIRES1409Argentina: Civair Tour d'Horizon
[...] (SBU) Summary. Argentine civil aviation authorities are slowly working the transition from military to civilian control of Argentine civil aviation with support from ICAO and the Mitre Corporation, and the GoA hopes to sign a new technical assistance agreement soon with the FAA. The profitabi [...]
2008-10-14 13:36:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV ELAB UY AR
08BUENOSAIRES1451SPANISH-ARGENTINE RELATIONS: SPAIN WAITING OUT TOUGH TIMES
[...] (SBU) SBU Ambassador met with Spanish Ambassador to Argentina, Rafael Estrella Pedrola, on October 16 to compare notes on recent developments. Estrella (protect) explained that Spanish-Argentine relations have been going through difficult times, in large part due to the GoA decision to nationa [...]
2008-10-23 09:38:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAIR EFIN EINV PREL AR SP
08BUENOSAIRES1489BRAZIL-ARGENTINA COORDINATE ON G-20, DIFFER ON
[...] (C) On October 27, Brazilian Ambassador to Argentina Mauro Vieira (protect strictly) told the Ambassador that while Brazil and Argentina differed on the proper trade policy response to the current economic crisis, Brazil would be patient with its neighbor and would work to encourage a constru [...]
2008-10-29 19:28:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD MARR MOPS PGOV PREL AR BR
08BUENOSAIRES1588Public Diplomacy Best Practices: Countering
[...] SUMMARY. The level of anti-Americanism in Argentina is the highest in the Western Hemisphere. For the last two years, we have been working hard to reverse our negative image, making this the Mission's highest priority. We believe we have found a formula for success through substantially incre [...]
2008-11-21 17:13:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OEXC OIIP SCUL KPAO AR PGOV
08BUENOSAIRES1653ARGENTINA: GOA CHARGES AES AFFILIATE WITH
[...] (C) Argentine Planning Minister De Vido convoked Ambassador December 2 to inform him that that the GoA plans to take civil and criminal action against AES Corporation for tax evasion and intentional decapitalization of its Edelap electricity distribution subsidiary. De Vido emphasized that th [...]
2008-12-03 19:58:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALEINV ECON EFIN BEXP AR
08BUENOSAIRES1746Argentine Congress Approves GoA Expropriation of Flag
[...] (SBU) On December 17, the Argentine Senate approved a bill to expropriate the troubled national airline, Aerolineas Argentinas, and its smaller sister carrier Austral. The action followed a lower house vote on December 3, and marked the end of almost two decades of Spanish control of the flag [...]
2008-12-24 13:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EINV EIND PGOV ELAB AR
08BUENOSAIRES216ARGENTINE MOD GARRE AND AMBASSADOR REVIEW BROAD
[...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: The Ambassador called on Argentine MOD Nilda Garre February 19 to review ongoing and future cooperation. Garre expressed interest in enrolling Argentine personnel in U.S. courses related to civil-military relations, peacekeeping operations and peace maintenance [...]
2008-02-21 18:53:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS AR
08BUENOSAIRES495ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HARVARD TRIP, DOW
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met April 15 with the mayor of Bahia Blanca, Cristian Breitenstein, who had recently returned from a brief course of study at Harvard University. Young, dynamic and pro-American, Breitenstein identified priorities for his first full term in office, including expan [...]
2008-04-17 15:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL BEXP EINV ENRG EPET ETRD SOCI AR
08BUENOSAIRES572ARGENTINE FLAG CARRIER AEROLINEAS FOCUS OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Aerolineas Argentinas (AR) has again become the focus of GOA and Government of Spain (GOS) tensions amidst public accusations by AR Spanish owners Marsans and GOS officials of "harassment" of the carrier. Marsans and the GOS accuse AR unions and some GOA officials of pressing f [...]
2008-05-02 10:24:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON EINV ELAB AR SP
08BUENOSAIRES64Argentina International Airport: Labor Woes, Overbooking
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Flight delays and cancellations at Argentina's Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires erupted into chaos on January 12, affecting 4,000-5,000 passengers. The conflict began with Aerolineas Argentinas ground workers and pilots staging slowdowns in the middle of the high sum [...]
2008-01-17 15:15:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV ELAB AR
08BUENOSAIRES836"Argentinization:" Government Promotes Greater Local
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A decade after its great privatization wave, and followed by the 2001/02 economic collapse, Argentina has undergone a paradigm shift, with the Government of Argentina (GOA) promoting a heavy hand in the economy. While this trend has been much in the news over the GOA's price sta [...]
2008-06-18 19:48:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL ENRG AR
08BUENOSAIRES994GOA NATIONALIZES ARGENTINA'S FLAGSHIP AIRLINE
[...] (SBU) On July 21, Argentina's Minister of Planning Julio De Vido and Secretary of Transport Ricardo Jaime signed an agreement with Marsans, Spanish owner of Argentine flag carrier Aerolineas Argentina (AA) and its sister carrier Austral (together referred to as AA),to transfer management and [...]
2008-07-22 10:02:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON EINV AR SP
08CAIRO1126EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF TWO
[...] (SBU) Description. In REF B, the GOE submitted a request to procure two UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters to augment the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) Search and Rescue capability. This capability will directly support the GOE National Crisis Response Plan. The primary role of these designated SAR ai [...]
2008-06-04 07:09:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS MARR EG
08CAIRO1128EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF TWO
[...] (SBU) Description. In REF A, the GOE submitted a request to procure two UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters to support their Border Security Mission. These designated aircraft will perform tasks associated with border security and surveillance. These helicopters will support an existing military f [...]
2008-06-04 09:40:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS MARR EG
08CANBERRA709AUSTRALIA AVIATION - EU OPEN SKIES AND RISING FUEL
[...] (SBU) Summary: As Australia and the EU prepare to begin Open Skies talks in September, environmental issues such as emissions will be the hardest point to resolve. Qantas expects to increase its European operations under an Open Skies deal. Qantas and Virgin Blue are both coping reasonably [...]
2008-07-15 03:38:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR AS
08CARACAS1237VENEZUELA THREATENS TO ELIMINATE U.S. AIRLINES'
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 28 the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed receipt of a Diplomatic Note reiterating the August 8 statement to the Venezuelan Charge in Washington that TSA would issue a Public Notice on September 8 if the Venezuelan Government continues in its refusal to all [...]
2008-09-04 19:19:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PGOV MARR VE ASEC SNAR
08CARACAS1293VENEZUELAN NATIONAL GUARD HARASSES DELTA FLIGHT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 14, Delta Airlines Corporate Security contacted the Embassy to report that Delta crew members going through security for their September 13 flight felt threatened by Venezuelan National Guard comments to the point that the captain ordered a second, precautionary secur [...]
2008-09-17 13:16:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALVE CASC ASEC MARR PGOV ECON EAIR
08CARACAS1513VENEZUELAN AIRLINES ADMIT THEIR OWN CONCERN WITH
[...] (C) On October 28, Emboffs met with 13 members of the Venezuelan Air Transport Chamber (CEVETA),one of whom raised serious concerns with Venezuelan airport security and spoke out in favor of immediate TSA security assessments. The association, which represents Venezuelan passenger and cargo [...]
2008-10-31 17:00:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALVE CVIS ASEC MARR PGOV ECON EAIR
08CARACAS1702VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT TO ASSUME PERMANENT CONTROL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Aeropostal president Dr. Mustafa Flores reports he expects the government to take permanent control of the airline by December 12 and will then bankrupt it. He, along with all but two of the Aeropostal board of directors, plan to resign as they fear they will ultimately be blamed. [...]
2008-12-11 13:45:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON CASC CVIS ASEC MARR PGOV EAIR PREL ETRD
08CARACAS583VENEZUELAN AVIATION UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: Sources within the Venezuelan airline industry report that once again, Venezuela's civil aviation authority, INAC, is facing change. Less than two months after INAC's restructuring, American Airlines reports the BRV is creating a new office to supervise INAC. The office will li [...]
2008-04-29 12:11:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON PGOV VE
08COLOMBO471SRI LANKA: MIHIN LANKA LOSES MONEY, SUSPENDS OPERATIONS,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mihin Lanka, a budget airline started by the government of Sri Lanka a year ago, has been hemorrhaging public money. The airline stopped flying on May 1 when the last of its two wet-leased aircraft was reclaimed after Mihin was unable to make lease payments, but plans to resume [...]
2008-05-15 09:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EINV EFIN CE
08DAMASCUS599MAKHLOUF AIRLINE TO PURCHASE BOMBARDIER AIRCRAFT
[...] (C) Reliable media sources are reporting that the first private Syrian airline is in negotiations to purchase Bombardier passenger aircraft from the Canadian manufacturer. The airline, known as Cham Pearl, is principally backed by President Asad's cousin (and Specially Designated National) Ra [...]
2008-08-20 14:53:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALEAIR EFIN ETRD PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS646SARKOZY'S VISIT YIELDS VICTORY FOR FRENCH OIL
[...] (C) The most significant economic development resulting from French President Nicholas Sarkozy's visit to Damascus was the signing of an MOU with the SARG that would position the French petroleum company Total to take the lead on any potential projects linking Syria's petroleum infrastructure [...]
2008-09-15 15:12:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALEINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV FR SY
08DAMASCUS70MAXIMIZING THE IMPACT OF RAMI'S DESIGNATION
[...] (S/NF) As Washington moves towards designating Rami Makhlouf, Embassy Damascus recommends that the Department's roll-out strategy focus on linking his corrupt activities to consequences suffered by the Syrian people (see para 11). In some of the largest economic sectors -- electricity, petrol [...]
2008-01-31 10:27:00Embassy DamascusSECRETECON EINV EPET ETTC PGOV PINR KCOR SY
08DHAKA407BANGLADESH TO BUY BOEINGS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Biman Bangladesh Airlines March 15 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Boeing to purchase eight wide-body aircraft, representing a total value of $1.26 billion. The purchase involves four 777 aircraft to be delivered in 2013 and four 787 aircraft for delivery in 2017, [...]
2008-04-07 02:51:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ETRD BEXP BG
08DHAKA48CIVIL AVIATION IN BANGLADESH: NOWHERE TO GO BUT UP
[...] (U) SUMMARY: After years of little or no progress there are signs that the civil aviation sector in Bangladesh is attempting to climb out of its hole of poor safety and abysmal performance. For a decade the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has been under a Category Two rating by [...]
2008-01-12 09:13:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PGOV BG
08DHAKA645DESPITE SHORT TENURES, CARETAKER GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Two top officials of the Caretaker Government in separate meetings with the Ambassador on June 10 outlined ambitious agendas to improve the quality of education, promote industry and fix Bangladesh's moribund national air carrier. Although they emphatically stated they would be gone from [...]
2008-06-16 10:30:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAIR EIND ETRD SCUL BG
08DJIBOUTI412DJIBOUTI-ERITREA: ACTING DEFENSE CHIEF REPORTS ON
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Djibouti's Acting Chief of Defense, MG Zakaria Cheikh Ibrahim, reports that an April 24 meeting with the Eritrean military resulted in an agreement to establish a buffer zone (along disputed territory in Ras Doumeira),but that such a zone had not been implemented. However, M [...]
2008-04-28 14:00:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPREL MOPS PBTS PHSA ER DJ
08DOHA539SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GORDON
[...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. During your last visit here, in July 2005, you met with Qatari Armed Forces Chief of Staff MG Hamad al-Attiyah and other Qatari officials following MG al-Attiyah's unfortunate experience at a Florida airport. You also met with MG al-Attiyah durin [...]
2008-07-30 13:56:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL MOPS QA
08DOHA587SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 26 CENTCOM COMPONENT
[...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes CENTCOM leadership, staff, and component commanders to Qatar. During the last CCC, in May 2008, both GEN Petraeus and LTG (P) Dempsey met with Qatari Armed Forces Chief of Staff (COS) MG Hamad al-Attiyah. During this visit, we hope to arrange meetings with MG al-Att [...]
2008-08-18 13:51:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL MOPS PGOV QA
08DOHA820QATAR AIRWAYS U.S. FLIGHTS: KEEPING SECURITY ON
[...] (C) During summer and fall 2007, a series of U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) assessments revealed major problems in passenger and baggage screening and other aviation security areas at Doha International Airport, including for flights to the U.S. Since then, the GOQ worked i [...]
2008-11-20 13:39:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ASEC QA
08DOHA868TSA ASSESSMENT FINDS QATAR'S AVIATION SECURITY
[...] (C) A TSA team comprising Amman-based TSA Representative (TSAR) Bryant Chevalier and Frankfurt-based Transportation Security Specialists Alva Ellis and Christopher Brown visited Doha November 29 to December 8 to assess Doha International Airport (DIA) against ICAO Annex 17 security standards an [...]
2008-12-17 06:46:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ASEC QA
08DUBLIN106IRELAND - EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Summary: On the verge of passing new comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation, Ireland made great strides during the reporting period to shore up protections against trafficking in persons (TIP) in the country. In addition to the new Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007, which [...]
2008-03-03 10:21:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EI
08DUBLIN51IRELAND -- INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008
[...] Per reftel, the following is Embassy Dublin's 2008 Investment Climate Statement submission. 2. The text of the submission follows. BEGIN TEXT ---------- IRISH GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Irish Government actively promotes foreign direct investment (FDI),[...]
2008-01-28 13:41:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR EI
08DUSHANBE210Tajik Commercial Air Service Modernization - Baby Steps
[...] (SBU) In the past six months Tajik Air, the state-owned national carrier, has acquired four Boeing aircraft, all on wet-lease. It's not quite the improvement that it seems. The first two aircraft acquired were 25-year old Boeing 737s. They are not allowed to land in Russia or the European Un [...]
2008-02-07 12:10:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAIR TI
08GEORGETOWN685INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT, PART I
[...] (U) Post presents its 2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control Guyana: I. Summary Guyana is a transit point for cocaine destined for North America, Europe, and the Caribbean, but not, it is thought, in quantities sufficient to impact the [...]
2008-12-03 19:10:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR GY
08GUAYAQUIL296ECUADORIAN AIRLINE AEROGAL CONTINUES EXPANSION
[...] (C) Summary. Ecuador's fast-growing privately-held airline, Aerogal, began direct flights to Miami on December 7. In little over a decade, Aerogal has leapfrogged other domestic carriers to become Ecuador's second largest carrier. However, the Government of Ecuador has taken aim at Aerog [...]
2008-12-09 21:53:00Consulate GuayaquilCONFIDENTIALCO EC PA PGOV PREL
08HANOI1113VIETNAM CIVAIR: SCENESETTER FOR OCT 6-8 OPEN SKIES TALKS
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Vietnam's civil aviation negotiator for upcoming negotiations with the U.S. stated that he is willing to discuss Open Skies, but noted that fifth freedom passenger services between Japan and Vietnam continue to be a concern. All-cargo liberalization is less problema [...]
2008-09-26 09:44:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR EIND EINV ETRD VM
08HANOI114VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR MEETS MINISTER OF TRANSPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 29, the Ambassador met with Minister of Transport Ho Nghia Dung to promote an Open Skies Treaty, request GVN funding for the follow-on phases of the USTDA Aviation Safety Technical Assistance Project, and advocate for ratification of the Cape Town Convention on aircra [...]
2008-01-31 08:58:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR EIND EINV ETRD VM
08HANOI1186U.S. AND VIETNAM AGREE TO OPEN SKIES CARGO REGIME
[...] (U) Summary: The United States and Vietnam agreed to an Open Skies regime for all-cargo services on October 7 following two days of talks in Hanoi. The two sides renewed the 2003 Air Transport Agreement for three years and agreed to eliminate designation and frequency restrictions on passenge [...]
2008-10-17 06:36:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR EIND EINV ETRD VM
08HANOI29VIETNAM AIRLINES WILL EQUITISE PARTLY IN 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam Airlines' (VNA) new CEO Pham Ngoc Minh told the Ambassador that VNA will partly equitise in 2009 and revealed VNA's ambitious plan to become one of the preeminent air carriers in Southeast Asia. The Ambassador thanked Minh for Vietnam's recent purchase of Boeing aircraf [...]
2008-01-09 09:45:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EIND EINV ETRD BEXP VM
08HANOI814CIVAIR: SAFETY ISSUES COULD RESULT IN EUROPEAN BLACKLIST OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. aviation experts from the FAA, Boeing, and Robinson Aviation met with officials of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) and Vietnam Airlines. The team discussed the results of a December 2007 civil aviation safety audit conducted in Vietnam by the Internation [...]
2008-07-14 03:45:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD ECON BEXP KTIA VM
08ISLAMABAD2377 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 12-14, 2008
[...] "10 U.S. Soldiers Killed In Attack On Afghan Base" "Dawn" (07/14) "A multi-pronged militant assault on a small, remote U.S. base in the eastern Nuristan province and killed 10 American soldiers and wounded 15 on Sunday in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in three years." [...]
2008-07-14 09:57:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISTANBUL377COORDINATION PROBLEMS HAMPER DIRECT FLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Privately owned Turkish airline Atlasjet on June 29 started regularly scheduled commercial direct flights between Istanbul and Erbil in Northern Iraq. According to CEO Orhan Coskun, Atlasjet will run five flights per week, transporting roughly 3,000 passengers monthly. Coskun and Direct [...]
2008-07-14 07:58:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON IZ PGOV TU
08JAKARTA106INDONESIA -- CHINESE DEFENSE MINISTER'S VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Defense Minister Cao met Indonesian VP Kalla and DefMin Sudarsono on January 16 in Jakarta. The visit included discussion of exchanges and joint production of defense transport equipment. Cao also visited a base of the Army Special Forces (KOPASSUS). The visit reciproc [...]
2008-01-17 09:36:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS ID CH
08JAKARTA1262INDONESIA SEEKS BETTER FINANCING WITH CAPE TOWN TREATY
[...] (U) This is an Action Cable. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect the business sensitive information in para 4. 3. (U) SUMMARY: Indonesian airline Lion Air has requested loan guarantees from the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) for pu [...]
2008-06-27 09:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV ID
08JAKARTA2304NEW INDONESIAN CIVIL AVIATION LAW PAVES THE WAY FOR EX-IM
[...] Summary. The Indonesian parliament passed a new civil aviation law on December 17 that paves the way for Ex-Im bank to provide financing for the sale of billions of dollars worth of Boeing aircraft to Indonesian air carriers. The new law implements the provisions of the Cape Town Convention o [...]
2008-12-22 00:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD EAIR EINV ECON ID
08JAKARTA598INDONESIA'S ADAM AIR GROUNDED FOR SAFETY REASONS
[...] (U) Summary. The Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA) revoked Adam Air's operational specification effective March 19, 2008, grounding the airline's entire fleet. On March 10, 2008 Adam Air flight 292 skidded off the runway on the Indonesian island of Batam with 177 passengers on bo [...]
2008-03-25 09:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON CASC ETRD PGOV ID
08KABUL1056Safi Aviation's Future in Afghanistan Uncertain
[...] (SBU) Econoff met April 24 with Rami Alhmad, Dubai-based managing director of privately held Safi Group and Safi Afghan Airways. Alhmad fretted that Safi's business prospects were perilous but possibly salvageable with a full reorganization. He said that Safi is currently losing USD 12,000-15, [...]
2008-04-29 09:44:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV AF
08KHARTOUM1119SPLA PURCHASES RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS AND BEGINS PILOT
[...] (SBU) The newly-established Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Air Force is awaiting the delivery of ten Mi-17 helicopters that are being manufactured by the Russian Kazan Helicopter Plant. In preparation of this equipment's arrival, SPLA troops are undergoing air maintenance, repair, and fl [...]
2008-07-27 13:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1236UNAMID PLANS TO ELIMINATE CONTAINER BACKLOG
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNAMID estimates that it requires significantly enhanced cargo-transport capacity if it is to deploy planned, additional military and police personnel before the end of the year. UNAMID's ambitious goals, including additional cargo aircraft and material handling equipment, appe [...]
2008-08-15 09:02:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM992DARFUR SECURITY UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Tensions are mounting throughout Darfur, particularly in North Darfur, where a heightened Government of Sudan (GoS) military presence and tightening GoS restrictions on movement of all parties seem to signal a reassertion of GoS control over the state, possibly in response to reb [...]
2008-07-06 06:18:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU CD
08KIGALI202RECENT PROBLEMS WITH RWANDAIR EXPRESS CAUSE CONCERN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Recently Rwandair Express (Rwandair),Rwanda's regional airline carrier, has been experiencing major breakdowns in both airline safety and customer service. Concerned about the safety of American citizens and Mission staff who frequently use Rwandair to travel around the regio [...]
2008-03-19 16:23:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EFIN EINV AMGT CASC RW
08KIGALI264 RWANDAIR REPLACES CEO - CANCELS FLIGHTS TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Former CEO of Rwandair, Manzi Kayihura, was arrested March 28 on charges of abuse of office. Rwanda's national airline has been battered recently by safety concerns, poor customer service and financial woes (reftel). Incoming CEO and former Board Chairman Gerald Zirimwabagabo c [...]
2008-04-10 15:25:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EFIN EINV AMGT CASC RW
08KINGSTON51JAMAICA: NEW MINISTER OF TRANSPORT/WORKS RE:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-16 12:45:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN EWWT EAIR SENV PREL ECON IMO JM XL
08KINGSTON770JAMAICA: AUGUST ECONOMIC REVIEW AND STORM GUSTAV
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- Tropical Storm Gustav has damaged infrastructure on the island and caused at least 14 deaths (reftels A and B). Agriculture also sustained damage, mainly in the eastern parishes of Portland, St. Thomas and St Mary. It is too early to accurately estimate the total financia [...]
2008-09-03 12:22:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EAIR AID EINV ECON ETRD IADB IBRD IMF TRSY XL
08KINSHASA349PLANE CRASH KILLS DOZENS IN GOMA, EASTERN CONGO
[...] (U) Summary. A Congolese airliner carrying 79 passengers and 5 crew members crashed on takeoff from Goma airport in eastern Congo at 14:45 local time on April 15, killing dozens of people including passengers and persons on the ground. The majority of passengers appear to have survived, but exa [...]
2008-04-15 17:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC EAIR ECON PGOV
08KOLONIA62FSM OFFICIALS APOLOGIZE FOR MORI MAGAZINE INTERVIEW
[...] SBU - Entire Text 2. Summary. With chagrin, two close aides of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President Mori invited Ambassador to lunch on April 29 to apologize for the tenor of an interview with Mori published in this month's Pacific Magazine. The interview characterizes Mori as [...]
2008-04-30 02:59:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID FM CH
08KUWAIT217KUWAIT AIRWAYS: SETTLEMENT OF JUDGMENT AGAINST
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 21 meeting with the CDA and Embassy Baghdad Transportation Attache McCormick, Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) Chairman explained that the decision to settle the USD one billion judgment against Iraq Airways Company (IAC) is not within the authority of KAC, and inste [...]
2008-02-24 13:30:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAIR ECON KU IZ
08KUWAIT655SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION DISCUSSES COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) On May 28 and June 2, an eight-person Transportation delegation led by Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters met with public and private sector leaders from Kuwait's transportation sector to review plans and developments and discuss bilateral cooperation. On May 28, the Secretary hel [...]
2008-06-08 15:37:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEAIR ELTN EWWT ECIN KU
08LAGOS100NIGERIA COMMERCIAL AVIATION UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. carrier North American Airlines announced it will cease all scheduled passenger service, leaving Delta Airlines as the sole air carrier connecting the United States and Nigeria. A dispute between local airlines and the airport authorities over use of the new domestic term [...]
2008-03-13 13:34:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EINV NI
08LIMA1169LIMA NAS MONTHLY REPORT - JUNE 2008
[...] (U) Summary: - Recent economic analysis confirms considerable diminution of coca in San Martin, the first clear and measurable result of the Eradication/Alternative Development nexus. - NAS Deputy Director traveled to Quito, Bogota, and La Paz to identify areas of regional collaboration. - [...]
2008-07-09 12:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA1314LIMA NAS MONTHLY REPORT - JULY
[...] (U) Summary: -- New NAS Director Arrives -- Rumors of major changes in GOP ministries and PNP amount to nothing -- FAP Joins Eradication Efforts -- Deputy Director visits Counter Narcotics Base and FAP Radar site in Puerto Maldonado -- Aviation Safety Day Conducted -- Joint Peru [...]
2008-08-07 21:35:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA1686LIMA NAS MONTHLY REPORT - SEPTEMBER
[...] (U) Summary: * NAS Director completes Field Orientation * New Solicitor for Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Position Created * SL Threat Grounds UH-2s in Santa Lucia * FAP Budget Cuts Will Negatively Impact VRAE Operations * NAS Aviation Update * DIRANDRO Activities * Pre-Academies C [...]
2008-10-20 20:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA1808LIMA NAS END OF MONTH REPORT - OCTOBER
[...] (U) Summary: - New National Police Director and Minister of Interior Named - Eradication - New Graduating Class of the Special Counter Drugs Operations Course: Mazamari - DIRANDRO Statistics - MEDEVAC Policy/Procedures to be Revised - FLIR Back in Business - Change in FAP C-26 Contractors [...]
2008-11-17 18:27:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA228NAS MONTHLY REPORT, JANUARY 2008
[...] (U) The key developments in January 2008: ** CORAH started the 2008 eradication season on January 18 near Pizana northeast of Tocache. ** An increase in murders east of the Andes gained public attention due to the link with eradication and alternative development. ** The GOP initiated qua [...]
2008-02-07 16:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA32NAS MONTHLY REPORT, DECEMBER 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in December 2007: ** CORAH ended the year with a total of 11,056.20 hectares of coca eradicated, surpassing the 10,000-hectare goal. ** DEVIDA approved the 2008 Eradication Plan to start in mid-January, now waiting for Interior Minister's signature. ** Police gra [...]
2008-01-08 13:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA593NAS MONTHLY REPORT, MARCH 2008
[...] (U) The key developments in March 2008: ** CORAH has eradicated a total of 2,779 hectares of coca in CY 2008. ** Preparations are being made for eradication operations in high-threat area near Aucayacu. ** The first female DIRANDRO officer killed in action was a graduate of a NAS-supporte [...]
2008-04-04 22:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LONDON3181IMO: LONDON CONVENTION REPORT ON MARINE
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) annual meetings for both the 1972 London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the "London Convention") and the 1996 Protocol to the London Convention (the "London Protocol") made progre [...]
2008-12-19 16:22:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PHSA SENV KGHG KRAD UK
08LONDON981IMO: LONDON CONVENTION REPORT - 29TH
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) combined annual meetings for both the 1972 London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the 'London Convention') and the 1996 Protocol to the London Convention (the 'London Protocol') took [...]
2008-04-04 13:54:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPHSA SENV AORC ASEC UK
08LUANDA204THE ROLE OF A CIVAIR REGULATOR - TAAG AND ANGOLA
[...] (U) This is an action message. See para 6. 2. (C) Summary: Contrary to recent press accounts, European Ambassadors in Luanda report the EU ban on TAAG flights to Europe will continue at least into November. A recent EU inspection of Angola's civil aviation system found some regulatory im [...]
2008-03-12 13:13:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON AO
08LUSAKA849ZAMBIA SUMMER ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY -- Inflation Continues to Rise -- GRZ Increases Pharmaceutical Import Fees -- ZESCO Makes Plans to Recapitalize -- GRZ Issues Copper Mining License -- Aviation Sector Expands -- GRZ Achieves IPR Enforcement Success Inflation Continues to Rise 2. According to the Central Stati [...]
2008-08-22 10:52:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EMIN ENRG EINV ECON ZA
08MADRID1212CODEL SIRES VISIT TO MADRID, NOVEMBER 13-14, 2008
[...] (U) Summary: Codel Sires (Representatives Albio Sires, Lynn Woolsey, Phil Gingrey, Ron Klein, and Laura Richardson) visited Madrid November 13-14 to discuss rail transportation security, counter-terrorism, and bilateral relations. They met with Minister of Interior Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, M [...]
2008-11-18 08:10:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL SP
08MADRID64CIVAIR: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON VIOLATION OF FEDERAL
[...] On January 18, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Santiago Quiros, Case Officer from the Ministry of Infrastructure's Civil Aviation Directorate. Econoff informed Quiros that in August 2007, potential Spanish citizen Jose Munoz allegedly violated U.S. federal aviation regulations by smoking [...]
2008-01-23 08:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR SP ECON
08MANAGUA1448NICARAGUA AVIATION UPDATE - AIRLINES TSA
[...] (C) Summary: The security situation at Managua,s Augusto C. Sandino International Airport is mixed. From October 20 to 24, 2008, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) conducted a successful inspection of airlines and cargo carriers that fly directly from Sandino International Airpo [...]
2008-12-04 15:02:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALASEC EAIR ECON PTER NU
08MANAMA47EMBASSY ADVOCACY HELPS WIN $6 BILLION BOEING DEAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-27 12:25:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV ETRD ECON BA
08MANILA141RECORD YEAR FOR U.S. NAVY SHIP VISITS UNDERSCORES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The year 2007 brought a dramatic rise in U.S. Navy ship visits to the Philippines, as 81 U.S. Navy vessels visited 9 ports throughout the Philippines -- the most since the closure of U.S. military bases in 1992 -- and underscored our strong bilateral relationship, making the Philip [...]
2008-01-17 22:17:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMARR MAS MCAP PREL RP
08MANILA1521NEXT STEPS IN ASSISTING TYPHOON FRANK VICTIMS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-25 09:54:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC EAGR EAID RP SOCI
08MANILA1543U.S. AGENCIES DELIVER CRITICAL HELP
[...] Summary: U.S. recovery and relief efforts have had a huge impact in the aftermath of Typhoon Frank, which ravaged the Philippines June 21-22. The rising death toll from the typhoon itself is at least 629 and more than 287 missing. Only 57 people have survived from the capsized ferry Princess [...]
2008-06-27 09:22:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI EAGR SENV RP
08MANILA1560AMBASSADOR INSPECTS TYPHOON RELIEF EFFORTS
[...] Summary: Joined by key Philippine officials, including the heads of the Philippine armed forces and Red Cross, Ambassador Kenney viewed typhoon relief operations carried out by the USS REAGAN carrier group on Sunday, June 29, in Iloilo, the epicenter of devastation caused by Typhoon Frank, wh [...]
2008-06-30 09:34:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI EAGR SENV RP
08MANILA1582RELIEF PHASE OF TYPHOON FRANK EFFORTS COMPLETED
[...] Summary. The phase of intense and immediate support for the victims of Typhoon Frank is complete, and the Philippines will now concentrate on the long-term rebuilding of its devastated provinces. President Arroyo has personally thanked the Mission and USS REAGAN commander for the United State [...]
2008-07-02 10:05:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI EAGR SENV RP
08MANILA1624USG ASSISTANCE SAVES LIVES AFTER TYPHOON FRANK
[...] Summary: Coordinated U.S./Philippine efforts during a critical two-week period following the landfall of Typhoon Frank saved many people from thirst and hunger in the ten areas of greatest devastation. Our assistance also generated tremendous good will and emphasized for Filipinos once again [...]
2008-07-10 02:36:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI EAGR SENV RP
08MANILA1819PHILIPPINE APPRECIATION FOR U.S. HUMANITARIAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to USG humanitarian assistance provided in the wake of the June 21-22 Typhoon Frank, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto G. Romulo sent a warm, expansive letter of thanks to the Ambassador. The Foreign Secretary underscored the Philippines' heartfelt gratitude fo [...]
2008-07-31 08:03:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PTER RP
08MANILA2699 Discriminatory Philippine Taxes on Foreign Air Carriers
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Northwest Airlines has raised with us concerns about discriminatory taxes levied on foreign air carriers serving the Philippine market. The airline is asking that the Embassy lobby for the abolition of this tax, or for some solution which would mitigate its [...]
2008-12-11 08:32:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON WTRO USTR RP
08MANILA2730TRANSITIONING THE U.S.- PHILIPPINE MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: U.S.-Philippine military ties have burgeoned since 2002, moving from tentative re-engagement after a decade of limited U.S. military presence to a vigorous alliance making significant progress toward our priorities of defeating terrorists and fostering peace. That p [...]
2008-12-16 06:27:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
08MANILA836AMBASSADOR ENGAGES FOREIGN SECRETARY ON MCC,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 2 private breakfast, the Ambassador and Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo discussed the need for more prosecutions and convictions of the perpetrators of extrajudicial killings (EJKs),the importance of crafting a comprehensive Millennium Challenge Corporat [...]
2008-04-04 07:43:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER EAIR RP BM
08MAPUTO380PRIVATE AIR CARRIER FAILS, STATE AIRLINE EXPANDS
[...] Private Mozambican airline Air Corridor may not fly again as both of its Boeing 737s are grounded in South Africa with major maintenance problems. The company began operating in 2004 and suffered from several safety and maintenance incidents over the course of its existence. (Note: Embassy [...]
2008-04-30 06:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL MZ
08MBABANE197 PROBLEMS STILL PLAGUING SWAZI AIRPORT
[...] SUMMARY: Since January 2008, safety conditions at Swaziland's Matsapha International Airport have attracted increasing attention from the local press and public. The main problems affecting the airport are unreliable back-up generators, bird strikes, and an unresolved labor union dispute. I [...]
2008-07-09 14:38:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR ELAB CASC ASEC TSA WZ
08MONTREAL59ICAO: SECOND MEETING OF THE SPECIAL LEGAL SUB-COMMITTEE ON
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Special Legal Sub-Committee on New and Emerging Threats met a second time (February 19-21, 2008) to consider the issue of unlawful transport by air of particularly dangerous goods and related items and fugitives, as directed by [...]
2008-03-05 19:54:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM XX
08MOSCOW1320RUSSIA'S ELITIST VICTORY DAY CELEBRATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Russia on May 9 celebrated the sixty-third anniversary of the end of World War II with a parade on Red Square that featured approximately 8,000 soldiers and 100 military vehicles. For the first time since 1990, the parade showcased military hardware such as empty ballistic miss [...]
2008-05-13 03:38:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PGOV PINS PREL PROP
08MOSCOW2735RUSSIAN ANALYSTS ON "EGOCENTRIC" U.S., CHINA,
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 8 roundtable held at the Embassy, several Russian analysts thought that the cooling in U.S.-Russia relations in the wake of the Georgia crisis was representative of the cyclical nature of the bilateral relationship, while others were pessimistic about achieving [...]
2008-09-11 14:11:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MARR CH GG IN IR RS
08MOSCOW3308NERPA DISASTER WILL CHANGE LITTLE
[...] (C) Summary: On the evening of November 8, 20 people died and 21 were injured on the Russian nuclear submarine Nerpa when the fire extinguishing system activated, releasing Freon gas. The submarine, which was undergoing tests in the Sea of Japan before being leased to India, was not damaged, [...]
2008-11-14 14:00:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON MCAP RS
08MOSCOW3684RUSSIA DOES LITTLE ON INDIA-PAKISTAN TENSIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Russia has taken minimal action to calm tensions between India and Pakistan following the Mumbai attacks. While Medvedev stressed that the attacks should not be allowed to jeopardize India's dialogue with Pakistan, and has played up Russia's limited counter-terrorism cooperation [...]
2008-12-19 11:26:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ETRD MARR IN PK RS
08MOSCOW475RUSSIA'S MILITARY MUSCLE-FLEXING
[...] (C) Summary. Russia's recent steps to flex its military muscles are designed both to impress the Russian public in an election year that Putin has reestablished Russia as a major player on the world stage, and to underscore that Russia will no longer engage NATO and the West from a position of [...]
2008-02-21 09:47:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO PARM RS
08MUSCAT102SCENESETTER FOR AIR FORCE CHIEF OF STAFF T.
[...] (C) General Moseley: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your return to Oman. We have asked for meetings with the Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman and Mohammed al-Rasbi, Under Secretary for Defense Affairs (Deputy Minister equivalent). Al-Rasbi has been actively engaged in the Share [...]
2008-02-06 08:38:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER KNNP MARR MASS MNUC MOPS OVIP
08MUSCAT15OMAN'S 2008 BUDGET: MORE OF EVERYTHING
[...] (SBU) Oman's 2008 budget, unveiled by the Minister of National Economy on the first of the year, once again calls for increased expenditures, in anticipation of higher revenues, to boost energy production and to diversify the Sultanate's economy. The government projects a deficit for 2008; ho [...]
2008-01-06 11:40:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PGOV PREL MU
08MUSCAT162REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT TO THE 2000 U.S.-OMAN ACCESS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) The Port of Sohar is the only commercial port in Oman with deepwater berths capable of accommodating an aircraft carrier. It is located 150 miles northwest of Muscat and 90 miles west by northwest from al-Musanah airbase, the new Ro [...]
2008-02-25 12:19:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MOPS KTIA MU
08MUSCAT198SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Mr. Vice President: Embassy Muscat and my wife and I warmly welcome you and Mrs. Cheney back to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the Middle East -- the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" -- Oman remains a strong and trusted U.S. ally. The Sultan will be please [...]
2008-03-05 15:53:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PHUM PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KNNP KWMN MASS
08MUSCAT237SCENESETTER FOR DEFENSE SECRETARY GATES' VISIT TO
[...] (C) Secretary Gates: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region -- the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" -- the Sultanate remains a strong and trusted U.S. partner. We have requested an audience with Sultan Qaboos bin Sa [...]
2008-03-26 13:29:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PGOV PREL PTER KNNP MASS MNUC MOPS ECON
08MUSCAT273SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL SCHWARTZ'S VISIT TO OMAN
[...] (C) General Schwartz: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region -- the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" -- the Sultanate remains a strong and trusted U.S. partner. We have requested meetings with Air Vice Marshal Yahya [...]
2008-04-09 12:38:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPARM PGOV PREL PTER KNNP MASS MNUC MOPS ECON
08MUSCAT361SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-OMAN GULF SECURITY DIALGOUE
[...] (U) In preparation for the next round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue in Washington, D.C., Embassy Muscat provides the following updated information on the main subject areas scheduled for discussion. The final composition of the Omani delegation for the GSD has yet to be determined, [...]
2008-05-14 11:05:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER MASS MNUC MOPS KNNP MU
08MUSCAT384OMAN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS PAVE WAY FOR
[...] (SBU) Oman's investment in its infrastructure is paying dividends, as port development has led to greater foreign participation in various downstream industrial opportunities, while improvements to Oman's air transportation network will facilitate increased tourist arrivals. Road construction [...]
2008-05-26 12:23:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EAIR MU
08MUSCAT729SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Mr. Deputy Secretary: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region (the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" ),the Sultanate remains a trusted U.S. partner. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty [...]
2008-10-16 14:24:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPREL PTER ECON ENRG ETRD KNNP KPAL KTIP SMIG
08MUSCAT812BACKGROUND ON OMAN FOR CENTCOM ASSESSMENT TEAM
[...] (C) One of our oldest and most dependable friends in the region, Oman remains a valued ally. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty of Amity and Commerce," second oldest in the Middle East and North Africa. In 2009, we will begin negotiations on renewal of our bilate [...]
2008-11-24 14:01:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PGOV PREL PTER ECON EFIN ETRD MASS MOPS
08NAIROBI2326KENYA'S FLIGHT TOWARDS FAA "CATEGORY-1" STALLS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A plan by Prime Minister Odinga to provide the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) with resources to quickly hire and retain inspectors to certify Kenya Airways' (KQ) fleet is languishing in Cabinet. KCAA needs these inspectors onboard now to certify KQ's Boeing 737s, 767s, a [...]
2008-10-09 10:44:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ASEC PTER KCRM KE
08NAIROBI473Somalia -- Travel Request
[...] (U) This is an action message. See paras 2 and 10. 2. (C) Embassy Nairobi requests Department approval for Bradley G. Anderson, Colonel, Defense Attache, U.S. Defense Attache Office Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Lisa R. Schade, Lieutenant Colonel, Marine Corps Attache, U.S. Defense Attache Offi [...]
2008-02-12 15:39:00Embassy NairobiSECRETOTRA PREL ASEC PTER MOPS ET SO
08NEWDELHI1092NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of APRIL 7-11, 2008, including the following items: -- FOREIGN TRADE POLICY ANNUAL REVIEW FOCUSES ON FIGHTING INFLATION -- PM SKEPTICAL OF DEVELOPING BIOFUELS IN INDIA -- 787 DREAMLINER ORDER DELAYS IMPA [...]
2008-04-17 11:07:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI1136NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 21-25, 2008, including the following items: -- INDIA SIGNS ON TO TAPI NATURAL GAS PIPELINE -- TREASURY U/S MCCORMICK DISCUSSES CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND WITH POWER SECRETARY RAZDAN -- FDI HITS RECOR [...]
2008-04-25 10:38:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI1783NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 23 to June 27, 2008, including the following: -- RBI USING RESERVES TO STEM RUPEE DEPRECIATION -- ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING MANDATE FOR REGIONAL RURAL BANKS AND COOPERATIVE BANKS -- INDIA SIGNS FOUR E [...]
2008-06-27 13:12:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI189NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 14-18, 2008
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 14-18, 2008. VERIZON RECEIVES LONG DISTANCE LICENSES ------------------ 2. (SBU) U.S. Telecom company Verizon Business announced on January 9, 2008 that India's Ministry of Communications a [...]
2008-01-18 11:58:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI2266INDIA SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER
[...] (SBU) On behalf of Ambassador Mulford, we welcome your upcoming visit and offer this snapshot of the bilateral relationship. Coming only days after the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) plenary in Vienna, your visit gives us a chance to gauge where we stand in the NSG process and discuss next s [...]
2008-08-21 13:27:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MASS OREP KSTC KOMC IN IR PARM PK
08NEWDELHI2606INDIA SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Madame Secretary, we welcome your upcoming visit and offer this overview of the bilateral relationship. Coming only hours after hoped-for congressional approval of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement, your visit gives us a chance to mark this milestone in the relationship while pus [...]
2008-09-30 07:23:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM ECON PGOV PTER EAID IN
08NEWDELHI2764FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV VISIT TO INDIA REAFFIRMS
[...] (C) Summary. During his October 20 visit to New Delhi, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: -- brought a message that Russia's relations with India remain a priority for Moscow; -- announced Russia will assist India in building four additional nuclear reactors at the Kudankulam power project; [...]
2008-10-21 13:45:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY PREL RU IN
08NEWDELHI2879NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 3 to November 7, 2008, including the following: -- IMF Lowers World, Indian Growth -- Jet Airways Serves Notice to Expat Pilots -- GE Commercial Air Services Files for Repossession of Kingfisher [...]
2008-11-07 11:26:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP
08NEWDELHI3114PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV INDIA VISIT CONFIRMS CIV-NUKE
[...] (C) Summary. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev capped off a 24 hour visit to India by delivering as promised on agreements for civil nuclear, space and defense cooperation. Medvedev expressed Russia's solidarity with India in the war on terror in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, reiterating a [...]
2008-12-10 12:52:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNUC KNNP ECON TSPA RS IN
08NEWDELHI3127INDIA SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR KERRY
[...] (C) Senator Kerry, as you know your visit comes at a time of new tensions between India and Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks. The U.S. has encouraged the GOI to pursue a measured action. Both Secretary Rice and Deputy Secretary Negroponte have traveled to the region to meet with leaders in [...]
2008-12-11 13:46:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KMDR KPAO ECON PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC
08NEWDELHI499NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 11-15, 2008. FURTHER DE-RESERVATION OF SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRY ITEMS ----------------- 2. (U) Continuing its steady reform process to increase the competitiveness of the Indian industry, the [...]
2008-02-15 11:57:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI541INDIAN PEACOCK DOES MATING DANCE FOR VISITING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Three months after Prime Minister Singh's visit to Moscow, Prime Minister Zubkov of the Russian Federation visited New Delhi February 12, accompanied by Russian Trade Minister Elvira Nabiullina and approximately 125 senior executives representing Russian industry and business. [...]
2008-02-21 05:45:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MASS EAGR EPET ENRG TRGY ECPS
08NEWDELHI573NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 18-22, 2008. BIOTECH COTTON INCREASES FARMER INCOME ----------- 2. (U) The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications reports that biotech crops are gaining gr [...]
2008-02-22 13:05:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI776NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 10-14, 2008. AIRPORT STRIKE ENDS --- 2. (U) What started two days back as a non-cooperation movement by Airport Authority of India (AAI) workers to protest against closure of the Hyderabad and [...]
2008-03-14 09:33:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08OSLO488NORWAY WELCOMES AMBASSADOR VOLKER'S VISIT WITH A
[...] (C) Ambassador Volker's August 21-24th visit to Noway featured extensive private and public discusions on Georgia and on Russia including a well received address at Norway's leading foreign policy institute and extensive media coverage. In private, GON officials, including FM Stoere and Deput [...]
2008-09-02 13:06:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP NATO PGOV PREL NO
08OSLO594NORDIC DEFENSE COOPERATION: A RORSCHACH TEST
[...] (C) Summary: The old idea of Nordic Defense cooperation (NDC) has had new life breathed into it, bringing with it uncertain implications for NATO and the region's transatlantic ties. The momentum for this stems from a 2007 joint report on potential areas of defense cooperation issued by Norwa [...]
2008-11-03 15:11:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL MARR MCAP MOPS DA IC FI SW NO
08PARIS1086USDP DISCUSSES LEBANON, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND
[...] (S) Summary. On May 29, Eric Edelman, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, met with French interlocutors including Gerard Araud, Political Director at the MFA, Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the MOD and Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor at the Elysee, to discus [...]
2008-06-09 07:52:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL MOPS MCAP AF LE PK IR SY FR
08PARIS1333COUNSELOR COHEN ENGAGES FRENCH ON PAKISTAN,
[...] (C) Summary. On July 8 and 9, State Department Counselor Eliot Cohen discussed Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel-Palestine, terrorism, ESDP, and the French Defense White Paper with officials from the French MFA, Elysee, MOD, and Secretariat General of National Defense (SGDN). MFA interloc [...]
2008-07-15 10:13:00Embassy ParisSECRETMCAP PGOV PREL EUN AF PA IR IZ FR
08PARIS1771AIRBUSQSYRIA TALKS ON AIRCRAFT LEASE
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Recent press reporting has speculated on the possible sale or lease of Airbus aircraft to Syria's state carrier. While the GOF has downplayed the reports, speculation has centered on ways in which a deal could be structured to sidestep [...]
2008-09-22 15:07:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ECON ETRD EAIR PREL FR
08PARIS858USD/P EDELMAN,S APRIL 28 MEETINGS WITH ELYSEE AND
[...] (C) Summary. On April 28, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman met with Francois Richier, Elysee Counselor for Strategic Affairs, and Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Ministry of Defense. Richier and Miraillet said France is satisfied with the outcomes of [...]
2008-05-02 08:52:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR MCAP MNUC EUN IR LE SY UK UP
08PARIS942 FRANCE: AVIATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT: FOLLOW-UP ON
[...] (SBU): Following last fall's Grenelle environmental consultation France adopted a number of measures to fight greenhouse gases and noise from aviation. As they prepare to assume the EU presidency, in spite of some misgivings the French appear ready to follow an EU consensus toward adoption o [...]
2008-05-16 12:36:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD SENV FR
08PARTO91701SECRETARY RICE'S SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 BREAKFAST WITH
[...] (U) Classified by Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d) 2. (U) September 5, 2008, 0900, Lisbon, Portugal. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Thomas Stephenson Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Legal Advisor John Bellinge [...]
2008-09-17 03:34:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PGOV ECON EI KV RU
08PESHAWAR504FATA AND NWFP: INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION: SEPTEMBER 16 -
[...] (C) NWFP and FATA residents celebrated Eid with less enthusiasm than in past years after the September 20 Marriott bombing while battles raged in Bajaur, Swat, Darra Adam Khel, and on the outskirts of Peshawar. GOP statistics released on October 10 supported the seeming sense of fear in t [...]
2008-11-07 12:14:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
08PHNOMPENH936CAMBODIAN AIR CARRIER BANNED FROM EU
[...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission's recent decision to ban Siem Reap Airways from operating within Europe highlights significant concerns about air safety conditions in Cambodia. Future USG assistance targeting the civil aviation authorities could help to improve Cambodia's ability to e [...]
2008-11-20 10:50:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PGOV CASC CB
08PORTOFSPAIN564TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FROM MID-OCTOBER
[...] PM announces budget shortfall, spending cuts 2. Inflation rising, CBTT raises reserve requirements 3. Tight monetary policy slows credit growth 4. Parliament passes Financial Institution Bill 5. Bread and flour prices fall 6. Food initiatives stalled, except Cuban farm 7. Importers want [...]
2008-12-10 11:53:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAGR ETRD KIPR KCRM EAIR BEXP TD
08PRETORIA1003SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 9, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 19 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Activity Rebounds - Credit Data Points to a Further Rate Hike - Business Confidence Dips Again - Ford SA Secures Africa Exp [...]
2008-05-10 05:02:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1056SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 16, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 20 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Mboweni Favors Further Rate Hike - International Groups Believes SA Cannot Grow Faster Than 3.5% - Commodity Prices to Drive Growth - H [...]
2008-05-19 13:20:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA115NEW CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY HEAD OUTLINES SAFETY
[...] (SBU) Summary. South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) CEO/Commissioner Colin Jordaan discussed safety oversight and compliance with international aviation safety standards during his first interviews with the South African media. Jordaan alerted all airlines during the interviews that [...]
2008-01-18 09:01:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR ELAB SF
08PRETORIA1312SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 13, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 24 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - World Bank Upbeat on SA Economy - Another Interest Rate Hike - Current Account Deficit Raises Concern - Electricity Problems Likely to Ha [...]
2008-06-14 07:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1522SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 20, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 28 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Steps Up Growth in Currency Reserves - Big Dip in Business Confidence - House Prices Rocked by Largest Decline in Fifteen Yea [...]
2008-07-14 06:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2310SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS' NOVEMBER 8-13, 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-22 09:27:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV SF
08PRETORIA2316SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS' NOVEMBER 8-13, 2008
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Bost warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, less than two months after Thabo Mbeki resigned as President un [...]
2008-10-22 14:57:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV SF
08PRETORIA2343SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 24,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 43 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Credit Storm Drives SA into Deficit Next Year - Black Middle Class Stronger - Zimbabwean Business Leaders Promote South African Investm [...]
2008-10-27 15:19:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2515SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 14,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 46 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Standard & Poor's Dim View of Rand, Rates - JSE Out of Favor, But Not Africa - The Final Frontier: Nando's Opens a Fast-Food Restaurant [...]
2008-11-14 14:46:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2612NEW MINISTER OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES BRIGITTE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: New Minister of Public Enterprises Brigitte Mabandla brings little technical experience to her new position as government point-person for a diverse, troubled portfolio of state-owned enterprises. There is a high probability for delay in state power utility Eskom's capital expan [...]
2008-12-01 09:55:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECPS ELTN ENRG PGOV SF
08PRETORIA2689SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S DECEMBER 18-22 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Bost warmly welcomes your visit to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, just three months after Thabo Mbeki resigned as President under pressure from the [...]
2008-12-10 15:33:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA2754SAA ANNOUNCES EXPANSION PLAN DESPITE GLOBAL DOWNTURN IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. South African Airways (SAA) recently announced network expansion plans amidst a global downturn in tourism. The airline is expected to complete a two-year restructuring program in March 2009, which would allow it to increase service and implement a strategy to create hubs in Jo [...]
2008-12-24 10:32:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EIND EINV SF
08PRETORIA704SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 4, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 14 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SA Achieves a 0.9 % Budget Surplus - Manufacturing Activity Dips to Near-Five-Year Low - Trade Deficit Narrows, But Outlook Still Negative [...]
2008-04-04 14:39:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08QUITO553ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS' FIRST VISIT TO QUITO AS
[...] (C) Summary: Admiral Stavridis made his first visit as SouthCom Commander to Quito June 9-12. Along with the Ambassador, Military Group Commander and Acting DATT, he met with the Ecuadorian Minister of Defense (MOD) Javier Ponce, the Chief of Defense (CHOD) General Fabian Varela and then joi [...]
2008-06-20 17:53:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP MASS MARR EC
08RANGOON4MYANMAR AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL TO RESUME FLIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary. Myanmar Airways International (MAI),a joint venture between the Burmese Government and Region Air of Singapore, will resume flights to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur beginning January 15, 2008. In October, MAI halted its international flights when the company could no longer afford [...]
2008-01-07 08:39:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL EAIR BM
08RIYADH792 Saudi Arabia: Media Reaction to President and Mrs. Laura
[...] Summary: Editorials pinpointed three major themes during President Bush's recent visit: (1) the Middle East Peace Process, (2) regional security, and (3) oil production and energy security. News stories reporting the visit filled the front pages of all Saudi dailies. The First Lady's separat [...]
2008-05-20 04:44:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAO KDEM SA
08ROME126INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 - ITALY
[...] SUMMARY: While the Government of Italy (GOI) continues to court foreign investors, economic reforms or other steps to ensure a more welcoming investment climate have been modest. Recent positive developments include passage of a more efficient bankruptcy law and the incorporation of the EU T [...]
2008-01-29 10:20:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
08SANAA154ROYG PAINTS ROSY PICTURE FOR VISITING STAFFDEL
[...] (U) As part of a recently negotiated MOU on Parliamentary exchange, the ROYG hosted a delegation of Congressional staffers from January 20-26. The staffdel was provided access to the cream of the ROYG's power structure. Three topics arose as central issues of the visit: Yemen's need for more [...]
2008-01-28 12:41:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PREL OTRA YM
08SANAA1900CREATING INCENTIVES FOR YEMEN'S CT ENGAGEMENT
[...] (S) Embassy Sana'a wishes to express its appreciation for the collective efforts of the Washington inter-agency process that have identified both supply and financing sources for the M-113 armored personnel carriers requested by President Saleh. The purpose of this message is to ensure that th [...]
2008-11-26 07:49:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER PREL PGOV YM
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