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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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00HARARE1901 ZIMBABWE FLOODING DISASTER SITUATION REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON THE IMPACTS AND NEEDS RESULTING FROM THE RECENT FLOODING DISASTER IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ZIMBABWE, PRESENTED IN A DRAFT REPORT BY THE GOZ'S CIVIL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT RECENTLY OBTAINED BY THE MISSION. [...]
2000-04-07 07:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ZI
00HARARE2102MPINGA: MNANGAGWA PLAYS BOTH ENDS AGAINST THE
[...] (C) MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS EMMERSON MNANGAGWA TOLD ME APRIL 14 THAT HE HAS KNOWN SOUTH AFRICAN/CONGOLESE BUSINESSMAN KALAA MPINGA FOR FOUR YEARS. MPINGA, WHOSE AGE HE GUESSED TO BE 38- 40, IS THE NEPHEW OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO'S MINISTER OF STATE [...]
2000-04-15 10:09:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ZI CG
00HARARE3084DETENTION OF CUBAN DEFECTORS BY ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUESTED MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 7. 2. (C) PER REFTEL INSTRUCTION, ON JUNE 8 AMBASSADOR MCDONALD TELEPHONED MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERMANENT SECRETARY MACHIVENYIKA MAPURANGA, THE HIGHEST AVAILABLE OFFICIAL, TO REGISTER THE USG'S SERIOUS CONCERN WITH THE W [...]
2000-06-08 11:41:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF CMGT ZI CU
00HARARE3105CUBANS STILL IN JAIL, INS OFFICER ATTEMPTING TO
[...] (C) ON JUNE 8 AMBASSADOR MCDONALD SPOKE WITH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERMANENT SECRETARY MACHIVENYIKA MAPURANGA TO REITERATE OUR DESIRE TO SOLVE QUICKLY THE REFUGEE CASE OF CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS PENA MARTINEZ. THE AMBASSADOR INFORMED THE PERMANENT SECRETARY THAT [...]
2000-06-09 11:10:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF CMGT ZI CU
00HARARE3162KENYANS REFUSE TO ISSUE TRANSIT VISAS FOR CUBAN
[...] (C) ON JUNE 13, AMBASSADOR MCDONALD SPOKE WITH AMBASSADOR DR. HUKKA WARIO, HIGH COMMISSIONER OF KENYA TO ZIMBABWE, TO SECURE THE LATTER'S ASSISTANCE IN ISSUING TRANSIT VISAS FOR CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ. OVER THE JUNE 10-11 WEEKEND HIGH COMMISS [...]
2000-06-13 09:18:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU KE
00HARARE3231 UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES ATTEMPTS TO
[...] (C) ON JUNE 14 LUSAKA-BASED UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR) REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD THAT HE HAD MET WITH A NUMBER OF OFFICIALS IN HARARE WITH RESPECT TO THE CASES OF CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PEN [...]
2000-06-14 17:55:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3263UNHCR: PRESIDENT MUGABE TO MAKE DECISION ON
[...] (C) ON JUNE 15 LUSAKA-BASED UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR) REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD THAT HE HAD MET WITH A NUMBER OF OFFICIALS IN HARARE WITH RESPECT TO THE CASES OF CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PEN [...]
2000-06-15 18:34:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE3563ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO DEFER
[...] (C) IN INTRODUCING CONSUL TO DOMINIC BARTSCH, UNHCR SENIOR DURABLE SOLUTIONS OFFICER (THE UN OFFICER REPLACING ATTORNEY MICHIEL SALOMONS),UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OLUSEYI BAJULAIYE SAID THAT MOVEMENT ON THE RELEASE OF THE CUBAN DOCTORS HAD GROUND TO A HALT. HE TOLD US THAT THERE HAD BEEN [...]
2000-06-29 16:14:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU
00HARARE4767AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW ENVIRONMENT MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 24, AMBASSADOR MCDONALD PAID AN INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO NEW MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM FRANCIS NHEMA, WHO IS ONE OF THE YOUNGEST MEMBERS OF THE NEW CABINET. HAVING SPENT MOST OF THE LAST 11 YEARS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA, NHEMA GENERALLY SEES THE U.S.-ZIMBABWE R [...]
2000-08-29 11:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SENV EIND EAID ZI
00HARARE6282 UNDP LAND REFORM INITIATIVE UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UNDP RESREP VICTOR ANGELO DEBRIEFED DONORS ON NOVEMBER 1 ON THE UNDP TEAM'S REPORT ON THE "LAND REFORM PROCESS IN ZIMBABWE". THE RESREP OPENED THE MEETING BY STATING THAT THE REPORT WAS A DRAFT, WORKING DOCUMENT, COMPLETED BY AN INDEPENDENT MISSION, WHICH, THUS REFLECTS THE TEAM'S [...]
2000-11-07 16:12:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAGR PGOV EAID ZI
00HARARE6318SYMBOLIC MEETING BETWEEN ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR MCDONALD SUPPORTED A DINNER HOSTED BY MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE NKOSANA MOYO NOVEMBER 7 AIMED AT GETTING ZANU-PF AND MDC PARLIAMENTARIANS TALKING TO EACH OTHER. AMONG THE GUESTS WERE TWO MDC AND TWO ZANU-PF MPS. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS CORDIAL AND BOTH [...]
2000-11-09 15:50:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PINR ZI
00STATE229009OFFICE OF CITIZEN EXCHANGES GRANT TO THE AMERICAN
[...] ACTION SUMMARY: THIS TELEGRAM HAS BEEN CLEARED WITH M/PP (SEP). U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE#S OFFICE OF CITIZEN EXCHANGES IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A GRANT AWARD TO THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS (AAM) FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AMONG MUSEUMS (IPAM) PROGRAM. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM [...]
2000-12-01 23:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL
00THEHAGUE1664ICTY: ICTY COMMENTS ON USG PROPOSAL FOR WITNESS
[...] (U) Begin Summary: As a follow-up to Ambassador Scheffer's 28 March letter to the Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) regarding possible relocation of Tribunal witnesses to the United States (Ref A),Embassy legaloffs had discussions with represe [...]
2000-06-05 14:58:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM NL ICTY ICTR
01ABUJA1861NIGERIA: CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) Canadian High Commissioner Ian Ferguson called the Ambassador on July 26 to fill him in on information he had picked up during the High Commissioner's farewell calls, including on President Obasanjo. Ferguson said he thought the U.S. would be particularly interested in what he had learn [...]
2001-07-28 04:59:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL AS ZI CA UK SF NI
01ABUJA2253NIGERIA TURNS ZIMBABWE AROUND ON LAND SEIZURES
[...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo and Nigeria played the critical role in extracting GOZ commitment to stopping land seizures at the Abuja Ministerial on Zimbabwe September 6. The UK agreed to a "significant financial contribution" to land reform but views that commitment as contingent upon the [...]
2001-09-07 14:55:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PHUM SOCI EAID PINR NI ZI UK
01ABUJA3128NIGERIA: DONORS DISCUSS 2002 BUDGET, PRSP AND
[...] Summary. A donors meeting in Brussels November 19-20 focused on Nigeria's macroeconomic situation, the 2002 budget and the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) process. Although GON economic progress for most of the year has been languid, donors agreed that the GON showed fourth quarter improvem [...]
2001-12-07 09:09:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PREL NI
01COLOMBO2233 SRI LANKA/MALDIVES: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORTS
[...] POST'S RESPONSE TO REF B REQUEST FOR INPUT FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOLLOWS. DATA ON SRI LANKA IS CONTAINED IN PARA TWO AND DATA ON THE MALDIVES IN PARA THREE. PARAS 2-3 ALSO CONTAIN INFORMATION RESPONSIVE TO REF A CONCERNING UPGRADING HOST COUNTRY ANTI-TERRORISM LA [...]
2001-12-12 11:51:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PREL CE MV
01HANOI1554 MID-TERM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING FOR VIETNAM - UPBEAT MOOD, IMPROVED DONOR COORDINATION
[...] SUMMARY: ON JUNE 18 AND 19 IN HOI AN, IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL REGION, DONORS GATHERED FOR AN INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING TO TAKE STOCK OF PROGRESS. IMF AND WORLD BANK GROUP REPRESENTATIVES WERE PLEASED THEIR EXECUTIVE BOARDS HAD APPROVED MAJOR STRUCTURAL REFORM/POVERTY ALLEVIATION CREDI [...]
2001-06-28 09:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN VM SOE FINREF
01HANOI2136STAFFDEL REES VISIT TO CATHOLIC CHARITY IN HCMC
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ROBERT PORTER. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02136 01 OF 02 300933Z REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH STAFFDEL AT A SHELTER FOR GIRLS IN HCMC, A CATHOLIC NUN DESCRIBED A GRADUAL TENDENCY ON THE PA [...]
2001-08-30 08:19:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPHUM KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
01HANOI2987 PUBLIC SECURITY PUBLISHES BOOK AGAINST BIN LADEN
[...] (U) EMBASSY HAS OBTAINED A COPY OF A BOOK PUBLISHED (IN VIETNAMESE) BY THE PEOPLE'S PUBLIC SECURITY PRESS SOMETIME SINCE SEPTEMBER 11 ENTITLED "THE LIFE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST OSAMA BIN LADEN (MANY SECRET THINGS)." IT INCLUDES PHOTOS OF THE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS CONNECTED WITH THE SE [...]
2001-11-15 09:18:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL VM CTERR
01HANOI566 TREATY OF AMITY AND COOPERATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: VIETNAM PRESSES FOR ARF MEMBER ACCESSION
[...] ON FEBRUARY 6 MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT CALLED IN LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES OF ARF MEMBER-COUNTRIES FOR A BRIEFING ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE TREATY OF AMITY AND COOPERATION (TAC) IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR PHAM HUU CHI PRESIDED; REPRESENTATIVES FROM CANADA, CHINA, DPRK, I [...]
2001-03-09 10:18:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL VM ASEAN ARF
01HARARE1169UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE CONSULTS WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO CONVENED A MEETING OF DIPLOMATIC HEADS OF MISSION MARCH 28 TO DISCUSS THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO THE MALLOCH-BROWN LETTER (REFTEL). MOST OF THE DIPLOMATS SAID THAT THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNME [...]
2001-03-29 15:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
01HARARE2012AJELLO IN HARARE TO DELIVER EU ULTIMATUM ON RULE OF LAW
[...] (U) AMBASSADOR HOOKS ATTENDED A DINNER ON JUNE 26 HOSTED BY HIS SWEDISH COUNTERPART, LENNARTH HJELMAKER, IN HONOR OF VISITING EU GREAT LAKES ENVOY ALDO AJELLO. ALSO IN ATTENDANCE WERE UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO AND THE CHIEFS OF MISSION FROM AUSTRALIA, DENMARK, NORWAY, AND CAN [...]
2001-06-27 14:54:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE2787 FM MUDENGE LECTURES THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: IN AN EXCRUCIATING TWO- HOUR LECTURE TO THE FULL DIPLOMATIC CORPS SEPTEMBER 20 ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE EXTOLLED THE GREAT SUCCESS OF THE ABUJA AGREEMENT BECAUSE "EVERYONE AGREED ON THE CENTRALITY OF THE LAND ISSUE", PRAISED THE SADC HEADS OF STATE MEETING (S [...]
2001-09-21 10:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE292ZANU RECLAIMS PARLIAMENTARY SEAT FROM OPPOSITION
[...] (C) THE RULING ZANU-PF WON A SPECIAL PARLIAMENTARY BY- ELECTION IN THE RURAL BIKITA CONSTITUENCY JANUARY 13-14, RECLAIMING THE SEAT FROM THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC). TURNOUT WAS HIGHER THAN FOR THE JUNE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION AND A HEAVY POLICE PRESENCE HELPED ENSURE [...]
2001-01-16 15:26:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS ZI
01HARARE3241MEDIA REPORT ABUJA COMMONWEALTH FOLLOW-UP;
[...] FOLLOWING THE VISIT LAST WEEK BY A COMMONWEALTH TEAM TO ZIMBABWE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE COUNTRY IS MEETING ITS COMMITMENTS UNDER A NIGERIAN-LED LAND AGREEMENT SIGNED IN ABUJA ON SEPTEMBER 6, ALL THREE SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 28 CARRIED EDITORIALS CENTERING ON [...]
2001-10-30 06:42:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3366MEDIA REPORT U.S. AND EU UNDER FIRE; HARARE
[...] THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED WEEKLY "CHRONICLE" DEDICATED ITS NOVEMBER 6 EDITORIAL TO DENOUNCE THE UNITED STATES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION FOR ALLEGEDLY "GANGING UP AGAINST ZIMBABWE." UNDER HEADLINE "GANGING UP AGAINST ZIMBABWE WON'T WORK," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. "WHAT IS IT THAT [...]
2001-11-13 12:37:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE507 MDC MP URGES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO GET TOUGH
[...] (C) MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) MP DAVID COLTART TOLD POLOFFS ON JANUARY 24 THAT ZIMBABWE'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION MUST BE HELD BETWEEN JANUARY 1 AND MARCH 31, 2002, AND SAID ANY ATTEMPT TO CALL AN EARLIER ELECTION WOULD BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. HE CLAIMED THAT THE MDC HAS THE SUPPORT TO [...]
2001-01-25 05:34:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS ZI
01STATE157182TASK FORCE SITREP 2
[...] (U) THE PRESIDENT WILL RETURN TO WASHINGTON TONIGHT. THE SECRETARY IS ALSO ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON. 2. (U) THE PRESIDENT EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION TO THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MESSAGES OF CONDOLENCES. 3. (U) POSTS SHOULD REVIEW THE SEPTEMBER 11 STATEMENT OF WHITE HOUSE COUNSELOR KAREN HUGH [...]
2001-09-11 21:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL
01STATE157224TF UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER ATTACK SITUATION REPORT NO. 004 AS OF 2300 EDT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
[...] No summary [...]
2001-09-12 10:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC
01VATICAN2213VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL"
[...] THE APRIL 13 - 20 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 02213 212018Z CONTENTS: - POPE SPEAKS OUT ON MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE - EASTERN FOCUS AT POPE'S EASTER MASS - POST-EASTER REST FOR POPE CUT SHORT - NEW VATICAN AMBA [...]
2001-04-20 11:31:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PINR IS VT MEPP
01VATICAN2600VATICAN VERBATIM
[...] THE MAY 5 - MAY 11 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 02600 01 OF 02 122002Z - VATICAN SAYS POPE'S ILL HEALTH PART OF HIS LEGACY - VATICAN DECLARES PAPAL VISIT TO GREECE AND SYRIA A SUCCESS - SWISS GUARD [...]
2001-05-11 12:37:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM GR SY VT VTPREL
01VATICAN5566VATICAN VERBATIM
[...] THE OCTOBER 20-26 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05566 01 OF 02 261515Z CONTENTS: - POPE DECRIES MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE - POPE APOLOGIZES TO CHINA AND HOPES FOR DIPLOMATIC TIES - CARITAS APPEAL FOR AFGHANISTAN [...]
2001-10-26 14:32:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SOCI SMIG MARR MCAP AF CH IS WE VT VTPREL
01VATICAN5849 CANADIAN ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER DUBOIS
[...] (C) AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON ATTENDED DINNER HOSTED BY AMBASSADOR OF CANADA, WILFRED GUY LICARI, IHO OF CANADIAN ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER PAUL DUBOIS ON NOVEMBER 5. DUBOIS TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT IT WAS VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT WHEN PRESIDENT BUSH SPOKE TO CONGRESS IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE SEPTEMBER [...]
2001-11-13 16:03:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL CA VT
02ABUJA1027NIGERIA: NEPAD MEETING SIDESTEPS ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Summary: Despite high-level attendance (including nine Heads of State),the March 26 NEPAD Summit did not produce any dramatic developments; the meeting was basically a planning session. The final communique was silent on Zimbabwe. However, Summit discussions and public statements by key [...]
2002-03-28 17:06:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID ZI NI
02ABUJA1232NIGERIA: ABUJA ROUND-UP APRIL 8-19
[...] (C) Summary. The States' decision to hold local government elections May 18 has sparked controversy and additional lawsuits which apparently the Supreme Court will have to resolve (paras 2-4). Canadian PM Chretien visited Abuja for talks centering on NEPAD and the G-8 with Obasanjo and severa [...]
2002-04-19 13:56:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON PREF NI
02ABUJA1597NIGERIA: A SLIDE IN THE BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary: The return of democratic government in Nigeria brought relief and great expectations in both Abuja and Washington. Visions of a strategic partnership between the world's preeminent republic and Africa's largest democracy tantalized policymakers in both capitals. Committing to sign [...]
2002-05-23 19:54:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID NI
02ABUJA254NIGERIA: SMALL ARMS/LIGHT WEAPONS
[...] (U) This is an action request; Please see para 11. 2. (U) SUMMARY: During a January 3 conversation with PolMilOff, the Chairman of the Nigerian Committee on the ECOWAS Moratorium on Small Arms/Light Weapons (SA/LW) Musa Yahaya said Nigeria was making progress combating SA/LW proliferation [...]
2002-01-28 14:37:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KOMC NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA2831FRIENDS OF NIGERIA HEADS OF MISSION MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter hosted a meeting with Chiefs of Mission of Germany, France, Canada, and the U.K. on October 7 to discuss upcoming Nigerian elections. The Ambassador identified the need to coordinate exchanges of information and to possibly develop coordinated policies among t [...]
2002-10-11 15:45:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA3033NIGERIA: FRIENDS OF NIGERIA MEET ON INEC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter hosted a second meeting with Chiefs of Mission of Germany, France, Canada, and the U.K. on October 15 to discuss upcoming Nigerian elections. This meeting concentrated on the flawed registration process, elections monitors and the need for an agreed upon standar [...]
2002-11-06 08:31:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM NI
02ABUJA3303NIGERIA: NOVEMBER 25 "FRIENDS GROUP" MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter hosted the third meeting of Chiefs of Mission of Germany, France, Canada, and the U.K. Deputy High Commissioner on November 25 to discuss upcoming Nigerian elections. The November 25 meeting concentrated on the need for uniform standards by which to judge Niger [...]
2002-12-12 15:58:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL NI
02AMMAN3242JORDANIANS AWAIT PRESIDENT'S MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Jordanians, confused about the direction of U.S. Middle East policy, are nervously awaiting President Bush's Middle East policy statement, hoping (but doubting) that it will bring clarity and the prospect of genuine progress for the Palestinians. Most Jordanians see U.S. engagement in th [...]
2002-06-17 13:53:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL ASEC IS JO
02AMMAN3495JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT'S SPEECH,
[...] No summary [...]
2002-06-27 11:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
02AMMAN5207PRINCE HASSAN TRAVELING TO US OCTOBER 3-8
[...] (C) The office of Prince Hassan Bin Talal has notified us that Prince Hassan will be traveling to the U.S. October 3-8. The Prince will arrive in New York from Jordan on a private or GOJ aircraft on October 3 to participate in a meeting of the International Crisis Group. The Prince and his par [...]
2002-09-12 11:14:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP ASEC JO
02AMMAN5510AMMAN CENTER FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT SEEKS U.S.
[...] (U) On September 19, poloff met with Dr. Muhammad Kheir Mustafa, Director of the Amman Center for Peace and Development (ACPD) to discuss a proposed ACPD project "to develop an operational definition to the security aspect of the Arab Initiative." The ACPD, one of the few remaining active pro [...]
2002-09-24 15:43:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL IS JO MEPP
02ANKARA90802003 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKISH CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] This is Embassy Ankara's submission to the 2002 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. = = = = = = = = = = General Assessment = = = = = = = = = = 2. (SBU) Turkey experienced a major political change in 2002 when the governing coalition of Prime Minister Ece [...]
2002-12-23 10:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PREL TU NATO
02COLOMBO1422GSL minister cautiously optimistic on direction of peace process based on meeting with Tiger spokesman
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In a July 31 meeting, Milinda Moragoda, a senior GSL minister, provided the Ambassador a detailed readout of his recent talks with Anton Balasingham, the spokesman of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The atmospherics were excellent, he related. On substantive issues, pro [...]
2002-08-01 11:11:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PTER PINR PREL PARM CE NO LTTE
02COLOMBO1682 Biographic sketches of members of Tamil Tiger
[...] (C) Para two contains brief biographic sketches of the members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) team attending the upcoming talks with the Sri Lankan government. (Note: The talks are scheduled to take place in Thailand, September 16-18.) The four members of the LTTE team are: [...]
2002-09-11 10:29:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINR CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2101 Voting with their feet on the peace process,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Returns of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to points of origin in Sri Lanka have surged, with a large percentage of the 213,000 total returns this year transiting in the past eight weeks alone. Most of the returns are to points in Jaffna, but many have returned to the Tiger [...]
2002-11-07 11:27:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM PTER EAID CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2147 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 162 (11-19-02)
[...] (SBU) The Japanese Ambassador rang the Ambassador last night to report on his and Mr. Yosikawa's attendance at the first Subcommittee meeting on North-East Reconstruction. The atmosphere was "positive and friendly" but the details of how the Subcommittee and related North-East Reconstruction [...]
2002-11-19 10:15:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2174 High hopes for Oslo conference, as Sri Lankans
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Expectations in Sri Lanka are running high for the November 25 Oslo conference. Observers see the conference as a chance for the international community to send a strong signal of support for the peace effort. Amid this focus on a political message, expectations have been lowe [...]
2002-11-20 14:02:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID CE NO LTTE
02COLOMBO2188FY-2003 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM:
[...] PAS COLOMBO REQUESTS FOR A FUNDED VOLVIS (TWO INDIVIDUALS TRAVELING TOGETHER - ITT) PROGRAM ON JUDICIAL PROCESS AND RULE OF LAW. POST NOMINATES JUSTICE NISSANKA UDALAGAMA AND JUSTICE NIMAL DISSANAYAKE, BOTH JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEAL OF SRI LANKA, FOR PARTICIPATION IN A 14-DAY VOLUNTARY VI [...]
2002-11-26 03:12:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
02HANOI102VIETNAM: SRILA POLASKI BRIEFS GVN OFFICIALS ON
[...] SUMMARY: STATE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR INTERNATIONAL LABOR AFFAIRS (SRILA) SANDRA POLASKI BRIEFED VIETNAMESE TRADE AND LABOR OFFICIALS AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES ON THE LABOR PROVISIONS OF THE U.S.-CAMBODIA TEXTILE AGREEMENT. BECAUSE NEITHER THE U.S. NOR VIETNAM HAS YET MADE [...]
2002-01-15 07:37:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD ECON PHUM VM CB LABOR
02HANOI1169 HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS:
[...] (U) SUMMARY. AMBASSADOR DINH THI MINH HUYEN, DIRECTOR OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS' DEPARTMENT OF UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 01169 100714Z INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, TOLD DCM ON MAY 7 THAT THE GVN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE [...]
2002-05-10 07:06:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM VM HUMANR ETMIN
02HANOI2612 VIETNAM AND HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02612 01 OF 02 300231Z REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) THE NOVEMBER 8 HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH VIETNAM WILL BE ANOTHER IMPORTANT STEP IN OUR EFFORTS TO DEEPEN OUR BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...]
2002-10-30 02:22:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINS PREL SOCI VM HUMANR
02HARARE1182MEDIA REACTION G8 SUMMIT AND NEPAD; HARARE
[...] Under headline "NEPAD's Zim quarantine a false start" the independent weekly "Zimbabwe Independent" warns the G8 countries meeting in Canada next month not to ignore the crisis in Zimbabwe. Excerpts: 2. "Remarks by the Canadian High Commissioner to South Africa's Thabo Mbek [...]
2002-05-17 08:51:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1237MAY 22 DISCUSSIONS WITH MDC MP DAVID COLTART
[...] (c) Summary: Ambassador and DCM met with MDC MP and shadow justice minister David Coltart over breakfast on May 22. Coltart addressed his personal security and his upcoming trip abroad, then described developments in the MDC's legal challenge of the results of the March 2002 presidential [...]
2002-05-22 14:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAGR ECON PHUM ZI
02HARARE1455Text of Letter from Zimbabwe Opposition Leader to
[...] (SBU) On June 19, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) delivered to all G-8 embassies in Harare a letter from its president, Morgan Tsvangirai, to their respective heads of government. Below is the verbatim text of the letter addressed to President Bush. A copy of the origina [...]
2002-06-19 14:43:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ZI
02HARARE1901UNDP-DONOR MEETING: MORE DOOM AND GLOOM
[...] (SBU) Summary. UNDP Resrep (and newly-named UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator) to Zimbabwe Victor Angelo met with donors on August 20 in a refreshingly frank session. He listed upcoming events, including a proposed regional scientific conference on GMO issues, and detailed where food impor [...]
2002-08-21 12:10:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PHUM PGOV ZI
02HARARE2803ZIMBABWE PROMISES MORE OF THE SAME AT ZANU-PF
[...] (C) ZANU-PF,s annual conference, concluded in Chinhoyi December 14, proved to be another platform from which the senior party leadership could blast their critics and blame others for the country,s economic woes. President Mugabe tacitly admitted that the land reform exercise had not gone we [...]
2002-12-16 14:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ZI ZANU PF
02HARARE704MUGABE INAUGURAL REMARKS PROMISE MORE OF THE SAME
[...] (U) PRESIDENT MUGABE WAS SWORN IN FOR A FIFTH TERM ON MARCH 17, ONLY TWO DAYS AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE APPARENTLY HASTILY- ARRANGED INAUGURATION CEREMONY. FIVE AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE WERE IN ATTENDANCE -- TANZANIA'S BENJAMIN MKAPA; MOZAMBIQUE'S JOAQUIM CHISSANO; MALAWI'S BAKILI MULUZI; N [...]
2002-03-18 14:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
02HARARE786ZIMBABWE: MDC URGES USG TO LET SOUTH AFRICA AND NIGERIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSITION MDC LEADERSHIP ARE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S EFFORTS TO FACILITATE DIALOGUE WITH ZANU-PF THAN WITH PRESIDENT MBEKI'S. THE PARTY'S SECRETARY-GENERAL, WELSHMAN NCUBE, ADVISED THE USG AGAINST SIPDIS PRESSING PUBLICLY FOR A NEW ELECTION A [...]
2002-03-26 13:06:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
02KATHMANDU921Tibetan Refugees Hard Hit by Maoist Insurgency
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's Tibetan refugee community has been seriously affected by the violent Maoist insurgency, most directly by a recent string of bombings at Tibetan- owned carpet businesses and threats to Tibetan-run tourist facilities. Tibetans have made a significant contribution to Nepa [...]
2002-05-10 10:34:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PTER PGOV KCRM PHUM SMIG NP
02PRETORIA506THE NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ECONOFF MET JANUARY 24 WITH DAVID MALCOLMSON, DFA NEPAD COORDINATOR, TO REVIEW RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEPAD PROGRAM. AT THE JANUARY 24-27 CONFERENCE IN BENONI, SOUTH AFRICA AIMED TO MOVE BEYOND SLOGANS TO FORGE AGREEMENT ON CONCRETE PLANS AND NATIONAL COMMI [...]
2002-01-28 13:47:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID PREL SF CA
02ROME1196AS PREDICTED, ITALY’S HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AS POST PREDICTED, THE U.S. COUNTRY REPORT FOR ITALY PROVIDED IMMEDIATE GRIST FOR DOMESTIC POLITICAL MILLS. PAPERS POUNCED ON THE REPORT TO TRUMPET "HUMAN RIGHTS: U.S. "˜FLUNKS' ITALY;" "POLICE ABUSES IN ITALY;" AND ESPECIALLY "MISTREATMENT OF DETAINEES" BY THE ITALIAN POLICE DURING G [...]
2002-03-07 10:13:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPHUM OPRC IT HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME2322ITALIAN VIEWS ON THE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S OPINION ON
[...] (U) SUMMARY: SENIOR ITALIAN TRANSPORT MINISTRY AND CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY (ENAC) OFFICIALS, AS WELL AS INFORMED SECTOR EXPERTS, AGREE THAT THE BILATERAL U.S.-ITALY OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT UNTIL A NEW U.S.-EU AGREEMENT IS SIGNED. ITALIAN OFFICIALS EXPECT TO BE INVOLVED I [...]
2002-05-13 13:16:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD IT AVIATION FAA
02ROME2382 REPORT OF SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF IFAD'S
[...] SUMMARY: THE SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) MET IN ROME CONDUCTED THEIR SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION IN ROME, APRIL 22-23, 2002. MARK JASKOWIAK (DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF SPECIALIZED DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF T [...]
2002-05-15 14:54:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID IFAD
02ROME2387FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE NOTES DETERIORATING
[...] SUMMARY: THE FAO FINANCE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES MET AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME MAY 6-10. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL EMPHASIZED THE LACK OF RESOURCES APPARENT IN THE DOCUMENTS BEFORE THE COMMITTEES, FORESHADOWING A CALL FOR MORE INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURE AT THE UPCOMING WORLD FOOD SUMMIT; FIVE YEA [...]
2002-05-15 15:30:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR WFPO
02ROME2487 WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER: INFORMAL
[...] SUMMARY: AN INFORMAL MEETING WAS HELD AT THE FAO TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON THE DRAFT DECLARATION FOR THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT: FIVE YEARS LATER MEETING (WFS5YL) TO BE HELD IN ROME JUNE 10-13, 2002. PARTICIPANTS AGREED TO START FROM THE DRAFT LEFT UNFINISHED BY THE OPEN ENDED WORKING GROUP [...]
2002-05-21 08:16:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID FAO AGR
02ROME2565WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER:TWO WEEKS TO GO
[...] SUMMARY: THIS CABLE UPDATES ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE JUNE 10-13 WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL) MEETING IN ROME, JUNE 10-13, 2002. SOME 50 HEADS OF STATE/HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ARE EXPECTED, MOSTLY FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. ITALY, SPAIN, BELGIUM AND SWEDEN ARE THE ONLY OECD HEADS OF [...]
2002-05-28 12:40:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID FAO AGR
02ROME2629 ANNUAL SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE
[...] THE BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF EVER- INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS AND HOW BEST TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR WFP. ON PROTECTION FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSES OF POWER BY UN PERSONNEL IN HUMANITAR [...]
2002-05-31 07:54:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
02ROME2648 SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
[...] DESPITE PRECIPITOUSLY DECLINING RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT, THE BOARD APPROVED COUNTRY PROGRAMMES FOR RWANDA, ZAMBIA AND BOLIVIA, WITH A TOTAL COMMITMENT OF USD (U.S. DOLLARS) 116.3 MILLION. A COUNTRY STRATEGY OUTLINE (CSO) WAS APPROVED FOR ETHIOPIA. BUDGET INCREASES FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, [...]
2002-05-31 14:24:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
02ROME2673 WFP POST-DELIVERY LOSSES IN BANGLADESH
[...] IN BANGLADESHI PORTS DURING 2001, WFP SUSTAINED POST- DELIVERY LOSSES OF 2,824 METRIC TONS (VALUED AT USD 343,388). WFP HAS INSTITUTED A POLICY (CONTAINED IN ITS 2001-2005 COUNTRY PROGRAM OPERATIONAL CONTRACT WITH THE GOB) WHICH STIPULATES THAT FOR BULK WHEAT SHIPMENTS LANDED QUANTITIES WILL E [...]
2002-06-03 15:10:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
02ROME3093 REPORT OF FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY
[...] SUMMARY. THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS) MET JUNE 6-9 AND UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03093 01 OF 05 241459Z CONCLUDED NEGOTIATIONS ON THE DECLARATION FOR THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER MEETING. THE UNI [...]
2002-06-24 15:18:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID EAGR FAO
02ROME3174 LOOKING AHEAD TO FAO COMMISSION ON GENETIC
[...] SUMMARY: OPERATING AS THE INTERIM GOVERNING BODY (IGB) OF THE NEWLY-APPROVED INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES, THE OCTOBER 9-18 FAO COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE WILL DISCUSS (AND POSSIBLY APPROVE),INTER ALIA, IGB RULES OF PROCEDURE AND TERMS OF REFE [...]
2002-06-28 06:09:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR SENV FAO
02ROME3214 OUTCOME OF WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER
[...] SUMMARY: DESPITE POSTPONEMENT AND COMPETING EVENTS, THE JUNE 10-13 WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL) MEETING WAS WELL ATTENDED AND UNMARRED BY VIOLENT PROTESTS. 47 HEADS OF STATE ATTENDED, OF WHICH TWO WERE OECD COUNTRY LEADERS (SPAIN AND ITALY). THE U.S. DELEGATION, LED BY SECRET [...]
2002-07-02 07:32:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID FAO AGR
02ROME3296GDIN PAVES WAY FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE
[...] SUMMARY: ON JUNE 19-21, 2002, THE GLOBAL DISASTER INFORMATION NETWORK (GDIN) HELD ITS FIFTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, ENTITLED "TAKING OFF: GDINS CONTRIBUTION TO HUMAN HEALTH, SURVIVAL, AND WELL-BEING," AT THE SANTO SPIRITO MONUMENTAL BUILDING IN ROME, ITALY. EXPERTS WERE PRESENT FROM GOVERNMENT, IN [...]
2002-07-05 11:38:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDECON IT TSPL KSCA
02ROME3357 EU TAKES ON TERM LIMITS FOR FAO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. THE EU PRESIDENCY HAS BEEN GIVEN A MANDATE IN ROME TO SEEK SUPPORT AMONG ALL REGIONAL GROUPS FOR A PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE FAO BASIC TEXTS TO REINSTITUTE DIRECTOR GENERAL TERM LIMITS. THE EU INITIATIVE STRENGTHENS THE EXISTING GENEVA GROUP DECISION TO TAKE UP [...]
2002-07-09 11:56:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KUNR FAO
02ROME3594 FAO INVOKES HELMS-BIDEN IN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON
[...] SUMMARY. THE FAO'S DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM BUDGET AND EVALUATION RESPONDED AT LENGTH IN WRITING TO THE U.S. DEMARCHE (REFTEL B) ON THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION. OF PARTICULAR NOTE IS HIS COMMENT: "I DO NOT QUITE UNDERSTAND WHY THE U.S. SHOULD REQUEST AN E [...]
2002-07-22 12:22:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ETRD EAGR ECON FAO WHO
02ROME4303ITALIANS RECEPTIVE TO MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. IN MEETINGS WITH ITALIAN OFFICIALS ON JULY 24, DOD DAS IAN BRZEZINSKI AND AN INTERAGENCY TEAM UPDATED CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 04303 01 OF 02 050734Z THE GOI ON THE US MISSILE DEFENSE (MD) PROGRAM, DISCUSSED THE NEW POST-SEPTEMBER 11 SECURITY EN [...]
2002-09-05 07:13:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MNUC IT CBW
02ROME4561FAO FINANCE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES CONSIDER
[...] SUMMARY: THE FAO FINANCE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES MET AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME SEPTEMBER 9-13, 2002. THE MAIN TOPIC IN THE JOINT SESSION WAS THE MEDIUM TERM PLAN (MTP) 2004-09 AND PRIORITIZATION OF RESOURCES. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL MADE A STRONG BID FOR INCREASED RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT THE [...]
2002-09-20 09:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR WFPO
02ROME4755 EC MEMBERSHIP IN FAO CODEX COMMISSION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. MISOFF SHARED REFTEL INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING EUROPEAN COMMISSION (EC) UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 04755 020543Z MEMBERSHIP IN THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S (FAO) CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION WITH CANADIAN DEPUTY [...]
2002-10-02 05:12:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR FAO
02ROME4989PRESSING ITALIAN POLICYMAKERS ON EU BIOTECH ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN DEMARCHES ON SENIOR GOI OFFICIALS OCTOBER 8-10, DCM, ECMIN, AGMIN AND SCIENCE COUNSELOR PRESSED THE U.S. POSITION ON EU TRACEABILITY AND LABELING (T/L) AND FOOD AND FEED (F/F) PROPOSALS. EMPHASIZING THAT THE UPCOMING AGRICULTURE MINISTERS COUNCIL AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS COUN [...]
2002-10-11 16:26:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR TBIO IT EUN
02ROME5134GENEVA GROUP DISCUSSES TERM LIMITS
[...] SUMMARY: THE GENEVA GROUP DISCUSSED TERM LIMITS ON OCTOBER 16. GERMANY HAS REQUESTED THAT THE ISSUE BE INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA OF THE FAO COUNCIL WHICH MEETS OCTOBER 28 TO NOVEMBER 2. ACCORDING TO THE GROUNDWORK DONE BY DENMARK AS PRESIDENT OF THE EU, THERE IS CONSIDERABLE OPPOSITION TO TH [...]
2002-10-22 07:00:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR FAO
02ROME5226 WFP BOARD DISCUSSION OF BIOTECH FOOD
[...] SUMMARY: DURING THE OCTOBER 21, 2002 DISCUSSION OF BIOTECH ENGINEERED FOOD AID AT THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM, EU MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD ARGUED THAT WORKABLE ALTERNATIVES TO BIOTECH ENGINEERED FOOD AID MUST BE FOUND AND THAT THE SOVEREIGN RIGHT OF COUNTRIES TO ACCEPT OR REJECT BIOTECH FOOD [...]
2002-10-25 09:00:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR SENV FAO WHO
02ROME5252 PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES INTERIM COMMITTEE SETS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. OBJECTIVES WERE LARGELY MET AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S (FAO) COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, ACTING AS THE INTERIM COMMITTEE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE [...]
2002-10-28 07:22:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EAGR SENV FAO
02ROME5323 REPORT ON FAO COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THE NINTH SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE MET OCTOBER 14-19, CHAIRED BY ROB BERTRAM OF THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE COMMISSION ENDORSED A DRAFT MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT (MT [...]
2002-10-31 07:24:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR SENV FAO
02ROME5324 WFP'S SURGING FOOD AID REQUIREMENTS FOR 2003 -
[...] WFP'S PROJECTED 2003 NEEDS (ALL PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS) ARE ESTIMATED AT 5.3 MILLION TONS (MTS). EMERGENCY OPERATIONS ARE FORECASTED TO REQUIRE 2.6 MILLION MTS, EXCLUDING NORTH KOREA, WESTERN SAHEL REGION AND COTE D'IVOIRE WHERE ASSESSMENTS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS. PROJECTED REQUIREMENTS FOR PR [...]
2002-10-31 07:27:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN
02ROME544WFP MONITORING - STUDY UNDERTAKEN BY THE ROYAL
[...] A FIVE COUNTRY STUDY OF ONGOING WORLD FOOD PROGRAM OPERATIONS, UNDERTAKEN BY THE ROYAL DANISH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, CONCLUDES THAT: WFP HAS STRENGTHENED THE QUALITY OF ITS OPERATIONS; THERE IS A CLEAR ROLE FOR CAREFULLY TARGETED DEVELOPMENT FOOD AID INTERVENTIONS; IN- KIND FOOD AID SHOU [...]
2002-02-05 13:22:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID
02ROME5446 REPORT OF 123RD FAO COUNCIL
[...] SUMMARY: DURING THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZTION (FAO) COUNCIL'S 123RD SESSION (OCTOBER 28- OVEMBER 2),THE U.S. DELEGATION WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ENSURING THAT THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF AN INTERSSSIONAL "FRIENDS OF THE CHAIR" GROUP ON DIRECTOR ENERAL TERM LIMITS DID NOT PREJUDGE THE OUTCOM [...]
2002-11-07 12:51:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR KUNR FAO EAG
02ROME5511GERMAN GOVERNMENT (BMZ) PROPOSES AN EXTERNAL
[...] THE GERMAN MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (BMZ) HAS PROPOSED AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF WFP'S DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO AND EXPRESSED THE WISH THAT THE EVALUATION BE CONDUCTED WITH OTHER DONOR PARTNERS. DENMARK AND THE NETHERLANDS ARE SUPPORTIVE. A TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) PAPE [...]
2002-11-13 09:39:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
02ROME5831 FODAG AMBASSADOR CONVEYS U.S. MESSAGE ON FOOD AID
[...] SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR TONY HALL, U.S. MISSION ROME, PRESENTED U.S. VIEWS ON THE GROWING HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA ON DECEMBER 2 TO SELECTED ROME-BASED PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES. AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE HOLY SEE ALSO PARTICIPATED. EU AND AFRICAN REPRESENTA [...]
2002-12-03 14:26:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AF EAID ETRD EU TBIO FAO WFP FAS
02ROME895 WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER STATE OF
[...] SUMMARY. THE RESCHEDULED UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 00895 01 OF 03 221143Z ORGANIZATION (FA0) WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL) WILL MEET JUNE 10-13 IN ROME. THE FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (MEETING IMMEDIATELY BEFO [...]
2002-02-22 11:13:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID FAO AGR
02TEGUCIGALPA1927ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN HONDURAS
[...] This cable responds to the action requested in Reftel. 2. SUMMARY: Over the course of the last three years, there has been considerable activity in the battle against corruption in Honduras, in which the government of Honduras (GOH),civil society and the private sector have been involv [...]
2002-07-02 15:01:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS KCRM KSEP PGOV EAID HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2871MEDIA REACTION: "INTEGRATION AND LEADERSHIP"
[...] No summary [...]
2002-10-15 13:32:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO HO PA
02TEGUCIGALPA2959HONDURAN MINDEF OUTLINES REGIONAL DISARMAMENT PLAN; EMERGES AS LEADING NATIONAL SECURITY FIGURE IN GOH
[...] No summary [...]
2002-10-25 19:02:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALETRD HO MASS MCAP PARM PIRN PREL XK
02TEGUCIGALPA2972HONDURAN-U.S. BILATERAL TRADE AND NON-TRADE ISSUES
[...] (U) In response to refs a & b, Post identifies the following outstanding bilateral trade and non-trade issues that could negatively impact perception of a U.S.-Central American free trade agreement in the U.S. private sector and Congress. Agriculture Import Restrictions ------------------- [...]
2002-10-28 21:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ECON ELAB EINV PREL XK HO USTR
02VATICAN2146BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT APRIL 1-15.
[...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1-15, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE MONTH. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: -- AMBASSADOR DELIVERS GLOBALIZATION SPEECH -- AMBASSADOR/FM TAURAN ON MEPP -- PR [...]
2002-05-03 14:00:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KWMN EAGR VT VTPREL
02VATICAN3985POPE APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE IN MIDDLE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: IN HIS AUGUST 11 ANGELUS MESSAGE, POPE JOHN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03985 01 OF 02 131618Z PAUL II MADE A STRONG AND EMOTIONAL APPEAL FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, CALLING ON ISRAELIES AND PALESTINIANS TO RETURN TO THE PATH OF NEGOTIATIONS, A [...]
2002-08-13 16:13:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALIS PREL PHUM KIRF VT VTIS
02VATICAN3986POPE APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE IN MIDDLE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: IN HIS AUGUST 1 ANGELUS MESSAGE, POPE JOHN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03986 01 OF 02 150143Z PAUL II MADE A STRONG AND EMOTIONAL APPEAL FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, CALLING ON ISRAELITES AND PALESTINIANS TO RETURN TO THE PATH OF NEGOTIATIONS, A [...]
2002-08-13 16:15:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALIS PREL PHUM KIRF VT VTIS
02VATICAN5753THE HOLY SEE AND THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION:
[...] (SBU) ALTHOUGH THE HOLY SEE IS PRESSING HARD FOR THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTINENT'S CHRISTIAN HERITAGE, THIS DRIVE IS IN NO WAY INTENDED TO SUGGEST HOLY SEE OPPOSITION TO TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP. ON THE CONTRARY, THIS EFFORT PREDATES THE CURRENT DEBATE OVER TURKEY, AND THE [...]
2002-11-27 13:53:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PINS EU PGOV VT
03ABUDHABI1100ABU DHABI ALUMINUM SMELTING PROJECT FOR OMAN
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b and d). 2. (C) The UAE Offsets Group (UOG) has under the aegis of de facto Defense Minister Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MBZ) become Abu Dhabi Emirate's strategic business development platform, responsible for many innovat [...]
2003-03-08 09:08:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALENRG PGOV ETRD OM TC
03ABUDHABI1414UAE: 2003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is Poloff Marlene M. Menard, office: + 971 (0)2 4436691 ext. 2502, fax: + 971 (0)2 4434771; unclass email: menardmm2@state.gov. 2. OMB Reporting Requirements: One FS-04 officer spent about 30 hours writing the report. One FS-04 officer [...]
2003-03-24 13:31:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
03ABUDHABI1478EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK PROSPORTS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-29 09:28:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC TC
03ABUDHABI2161UAEG SIGNS DOUBLE TAXATION AGREEMENTS WITH 65
[...] (U) ADDRESSING A SEMINAR ON LEGAL AND TAX ISSUES RELATING TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ON 5/4, UAE MINISTRY OF FINANCE UNDERSECRETARY FOR BUDGET AND REVENUE KHALID AL- BUSTANI CONFIRMED THAT THE UAEG HAS SIGNED BILATERAL AGREEMENTS WITH 65 COUNTRIES ON AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND INCOME TAX. T [...]
2003-05-04 09:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN EFIN ELAB ETTC PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI4133DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE AL-QAIDA AVIATION THREAT
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASON 1.5(B & D). 2. (S) Econchief delivered ref a demarche to Mohammed Al-Ghaith, Director General of the UAE Civil Aviation Authority, which sets airport security policy. The Director General called in his chief of security policy and [...]
2003-09-10 13:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC TC
03ABUDHABI4408 UAE STUDENT VISA APPLICATIONS LOW BUT HOPE ABOUNDS
[...] SUMMARY: UAE NATIONALS CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR STUDENT VISAS IN LOW NUMBERS, ATTRIBUTED MOSTLY TO VISA REQUIREMENTS, SYSTEMIC COMPLICATIONS WITH THE TIMING OF FINAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADES, AND PARENTS' MISPERCEPTIONS ABOUT US DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIMS AND ARABS. DESPITE THIS, POSITIVE SIGNS [...]
2003-10-01 06:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI4792 UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFICIALS REACT
[...] SUMMARY: ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003, ABU DHABI CONOFF AND EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR VISITED THE SCHOLARSHIP OFFICE AT THE UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION (MOHE). DURING THIS MEETING, CONOFF DISCUSSED ADDRESSED THE CURRENT COMPLICATIONS FACING UAE STUDENTS, INCLUDING VISA PROCESSING DELAYS AND NA [...]
2003-10-29 03:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO CVIS CMGT TC
03ABUDHABI4845 UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFICIALS WARMLY
[...] SUMMARY: ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003, ABU DHABI CONOFF AND EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR VISITED THE SCHOLARSHIP OFFICE AT THE UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION (MOHE). DURING THIS MEETING, CONOFF ADDRESSED THE CURRENT COMPLICATIONS FACING UAE STUDENTS, INCLUDING VISA PROCESSING DELAYS AND NATIONAL SE [...]
2003-11-03 09:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO CVIS CMGT TC
03ABUDHABI4859 UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFICIALS WARMLY
[...] SUMMARY: ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003, ABU DHABI CONOFF AND EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR VISITED THE SCHOLARSHIP OFFICE AT THE UAE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION (MOHE). DURING THIS MEETING, CONOFF ADDRESSED THE CURRENT COMPLICATIONS FACING UAE STUDENTS, INCLUDING VISA PROCESSING DELAYS AND NATIONAL SE [...]
2003-11-04 08:33:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO CVIS CMGT TC
03ABUDHABI560POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF US EXPORT LAWS AND REGULATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-03 12:38:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC TC CA
03ABUDHABI882 CIVIAR SUMMIT: UAE DECLINES PARTICIPATION
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-23 10:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR TC
03ABUJA1340NIGERIA: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF MEMBERS OF THE
[...] (C) This is the second of Post,s biographic cables on newly appointed GON ministers. This cable focuses on the President,s new economic team. According to Embassy sources and press reports, President Obasanjo is promoting his economic team as a new generation of internationally respected tec [...]
2003-08-07 09:17:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL KISL NI
03ABUJA558 TFIZ01: NIGERIAN CRUDE PRODUCTION DROPS ABOUT 33%
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ongoing ethnic strife may cut Nigeria's crude production by 33% and its exports by 43% -- larger cuts than most media are reporting. The evacuation of Escravos, hub for 440,000 of ChevronTexaco's 510,000 bpd, is expected to conclude March 24. ChevronTexaco seeks U.S. imagery [...]
2003-03-24 13:34:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET CASC AINR ASEC PINS ELAB PREF NI IZ
03ABUJA658NIGERIA: ELECTION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN SAYS
[...] (C) Summary: During a March 12 meeting, Independent National Election Commission (INEC) Chairman Abel Guobadia told Ambassador Jeter that INEC preparations were on schedule; INEC would be ready to conduct elections in April and a postponement was not contemplated. To demonstrate INEC's readin [...]
2003-04-09 16:34:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL EAID NI
03ACCRA592ACCRA CANADIAN REP VOICES INTEREST IN TAKING
[...] (C) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: Regional Refugee Coordinator (Refcoord) for Admissions, Carla Nadeau met with Canadian High Commission Immigration Officer Elizabeth Snow to discuss refugee admissions issues in West Africa. Snow voiced interest in reviewin [...]
2003-03-25 10:45:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALGH PREF
03AMMAN1210EMBASSY AMMAN'S HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post is providing the following report on actions taken by the USG in Jordan during 2002. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Introduction Our human rights strategy in Jordan seeks to promote human rights through a) direct dialogue with the Jordanian Government and others, b) progra [...]
2003-03-02 06:30:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KSEP XE XF XM JO
03AMMAN154IRAQIS IN JORDAN: WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT TO EXPECT
[...] (S) Most political observers in Jordan predict that the great majority of the large Iraqi expat community in the Kingdom (estimated by the GOJ to number approximately 300,000) will stay quiet should military action against Saddam commence, and will then exercise caution before deciding to retu [...]
2003-01-08 13:56:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PREF XF IZ JO
03AMMAN2427950 ASYLUM SEEKERS AT JORDAN-IRAQ BORDER, UNHCR
[...] (C) The GOJ is not admitting most asylum seekers to the UNHCR refugee camp at Ruweished. As of mid-day on April 22, 950 people (roughly 800 Iranian Kurds, 50 Iranian oppositionists and 100 Palestinians) are being held in no-man's land between the Iraqi and Jordanian border posts, where they [...]
2003-04-22 15:47:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREF PREL EAID MOPS IZ JO
03AMMAN3175FY-03 MRP: "ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND THE GLOBAL
[...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES TWO IRAQI CANDIDATES, MS. NISREN KAZIMI, MULTI-MEDIA GRAPHICS DESIGNER, AND MS. WAFA AL-DADA, WEBSITE DESIGNER AND E- COMMERCE EXPERT, RUBICON-JORDAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP. FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM WILL BE ALLOCATED FROM A SPECIAL FUND FOR IRAQI CANDIDATES. F [...]
2003-06-01 07:30:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL JO
03AMMAN3242UNRWA MAY 21-22 DONORS MEETING: BUDGET
[...] (U) Summary: UNRWA's May 21-22 meeting of major donors and host governments revealed an agency in an atypically sound cash-flow position but troubled by overall budget shortfalls and underfunded emergency needs in the West Bank and Gaza, with only USD 25 million received against its current [...]
2003-06-03 14:45:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL KPAL KWBG EAID IS JO
03AMMAN3931OIL AND JOBS FOR JORDAN: AMERICAN FIRM HAS BIG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Washington Group International (WGI) executives updated post on lurching, but continuing, progress on the commissioning of a magnesium oxide plant for the Arab Potash Company (APC) and shared ideas on proposed energy synergies that could result in significant cost savings and j [...]
2003-06-30 13:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD ENRG JO
03AMMAN4185JORDAN/SINGAPORE: US FTA PARTNERS LINK UP?
[...] (u) This is a joint Embassy Singapor/Embassy Amman cable. 2. (sbu) Summary: Singapore Trade Minister George Yeo passed King Abdullah a letter from Prime Minister Goh Chok Yong on the margins of the World Economic Forum proposing a Free Trade Agreement between Jordan and Singapore. Jord [...]
2003-07-10 05:57:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETRD PREL SN JO
03AMMAN4417US-FUNDED NEIRAB REFUGEE HOUSING PROJECT NEARS
[...] (U) Embassy Damascus cleared this message. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: The first U.S.-funded units in UNRWA's Neirab housing project in Syria are ready for an August handover to Palestinian refugees, with all 28 units scheduled for completion in December 2003. While there have been some [...]
2003-07-17 10:32:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL KPAL SY JO
03AMMAN5793VOLVIS PROGRAM ON EDUCATIONAL REFORM, CIVIC
[...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES DR. RAED QAQISH FOR A VOLVIS PROGRAM, MEMBER OF THE LOWER HOUSE OF THE JORDANIAN PARLIAMENT FROM OCTOBER 20-30, 2003. FULL BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOLLOWS: PREFIX: MR. F-NAME: RAED M-NAME: K. L-NAME: QAQISH M-ADDR1: P.O. BOX 1355 M-CITY: AL SALT 1911 [...]
2003-09-10 05:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL JO
03AMMAN6706UNRWA BEGINS PLANNING FOR JUNE 2004 GENEVA
[...] This is an action request; see para 11. 2. Summary: At an October 17 core group meeting, UNRWA opened discussions on the agenda and participation of its planned June 2004 extraordinary Geneva conference. UNRWA and conference co-chair Switzerland view the Geneva event as an opportunity t [...]
2003-10-21 07:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL KPAL JO UNRWA
03AMMAN6961AJEX EXPO 2003 SELLS JORDAN AS GATEWAY TO IRAQ AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The American Jordanian EXPO 2003 drew 900 participants to its opening plenary on October 22, focused on the Iraq transit trade, and pitched Jordan as the "gateway" to Iraq and other markets in the region. Sessions on the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement and qualifying indus [...]
2003-10-28 17:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL IZ JO EFTA
03AMMAN7422DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-16 13:52:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL IR JO UNGA
03AMMAN8071IRAQI POLICE TRAINING CENTER IN JORDAN SPUTTERS TO
[...] (C) The new Iraqi police training center in Jordan recently received its first class of approximately 500 trainees. The center ultimately plans to provide basic police training to 32,000 Iraqi recruits. The GOJ and the training staff, some of whom trained police in Kosovo, understand the i [...]
2003-12-10 17:31:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV IZ JO
03AMMAN8194CONSENSUS REACHED ON UNRWA GENEVA CONFERENCE;
[...] (C) Summary and comment: UNRWA officials briefed donor and host government representatives on preparations for the June 2004 UNRWA Geneva conference during a December 11 steering committee meeting in Amman. Apparent EC agreement to drop its previous insistence on a separate workshop on huma [...]
2003-12-15 18:14:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL KPAL KWBG JO UNRWA
03ANKARA1805DART: DISCUSSIONS WITH NATO/EADRCC ON HUMANITARIAN
[...] (C) On March 13, Dart Field Office/North and Embassy PMA Scott Oudkirk met with Col. Bernie Hunstad and Tom Nett from NATO,s Euro-Atlantic Response Coordination Center (EADRCC). The one-hour meeting covered an overview of NATO,s role in providing humanitarian supplies to the Government of Tur [...]
2003-03-21 07:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA1955TURKS SEEKING NO-COST VACCINES, DELAY DECISION ON
[...] (C) MFA advised Economic Officer 3/25 that the GOT is waiting for no-cost vaccine offers through the NATO Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center (EADRCC) before accepting or declining our offer to sell through FMS pre-event smallpox and anthrax vaccines. Through NATO EADRCC, Denm [...]
2003-03-25 16:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALTBIO MARR MASS AMED TU
03ANKARA4003TURKEY: KURDISH YEZIDIS SPEAK UP
[...] (U) Among Turkey's estimated 12-15 million Kurds exists a minority within a minority -- the Yezidis. According to Veysi Bulut, a leader of the Yezidi community in Turkey: -- Yezidism (note: a non-Islamic religion derived from Zoroastrianism. End note) was once the dominant form of worshi [...]
2003-06-20 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA441Turkish Officials Responding to Quarantine Concerns
[...] (SBU) Summary. In the weeks following the implementation of Turkey's new phytosanitary regulations, Turkish agriculture and quarantine officials have been socked with objections and concerns expressed by Turkish industry, importers and embassies. Although Turkish quarantine officials have t [...]
2003-01-17 10:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
03ANKARA611 QUENCHING THE THIRST: WATER FOR TURKEY'S
[...] Summary. Turkey has invested $30 billion over the past five decades in a massive water management system that challenges the limitations of its semi-arid climate. As a result, Turkey provides household water supply systems to 70 percent of its population, including 62 percent in rural areas [...]
2003-01-24 15:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO PGOV ECON TU
03ANKARA7493IRAQI TURKMEN FRONT REPS SAY ITF WILL SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) Ankara and London reps Ahmet Muratli and Asif Sertturkmen called on PolMilOff Dec. 5. They complained that Kurdish parties were flying flags all over Kirkuk, an act they considered provocative. They also complained that Kurds were disproportionately being giv [...]
2003-12-07 12:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PREF MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA7541MEETING WITH BRSA VICE PRESIDENT
[...] (Sbu) Bank Regulatory and Supervisory Agency (BRSA) V.P. Ercan Turkan struck a surprisingly conciliatory note on the Government's idea of separating the BRSA's board from the Deposit Guarantee Fund's. However, he described morale at BRSA as "below zero." Turkan saw GOT commitments to remove [...]
2003-12-09 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV TU
03ANKARA76492004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKEY'S CONTRIBUTION
[...] (U) This is Embassy Ankara's submission to the 2004 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. = = = = = = = = = = General Assessment = = = = = = = = = = 2. (SBU) In aiming to accelerate democratization, pursue its EU candidacy, revive the economy and tackle ch [...]
2003-12-15 08:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PREL TU
03BRASILIA311DEFINING DTV HITS A BUMP; MISSION STRATEGY FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 23, new Minister of Communications Miro Teixeira proposed that the GoB form an inter-ministerial group to study and present findings on the viability of a made-in-Brazil digital television (DTV) standard. The announcement immediately followed Teixeira's review of a [...]
2003-01-29 16:35:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ETRD EINT BR
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
03BRASILIA907BRAZIL: SERVICES HELD HOSTAGE TO AGRICULTURE
[...] (U) Econoff met on March 12 with Felipe Hees of the Services, Investment and Financial Issues Division of Itamaraty to discuss prospects for Brazil's submission of services offers in the WTO (reftel) and FTAA negotiations. WTO - Submission by Deadline Is Doubtful 2. (U) Although Hees stre [...]
2003-03-24 13:12:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO FTAA
03BRUSSELS2375EUROPOL - U.S. COOPERATION
[...] Summary. The mission of Europol (the European Police Office) has steadily expanded from its initial focus on fighting drugs to encompass all serious crimes, including terrorism, illicit migration, trafficking in persons, child pornography, money-laundering and counterfeiting of the Euro. W [...]
2003-05-06 15:20:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAINF KCRM KJUS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS3243CENTRAL DUBLIN GROUP MEETING: JUNE 2003
[...] This cable contains an action request. See para. 9. 2. Summary. In a productive June 9-10 meeting in Athens, the members of the Central Dublin Group reviewed regional reports from Central Asia (Italy),Eastern Europe (Germany),Southwest Asia (UK) and Southeast Asia and China (Australia). [...]
2003-06-23 16:13:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KCRM PREL SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS4996PARIS PACT ROUNDTABLE ON IRAN
[...] Summary. The second roundtable convened by the "Paris Pact" for countries affected by the Afghanistan Opium Economy was held at the headquarters of the World Customs Organization in Brussels on October 15. This meeting was a considerable improvement over the first roundtable on the Balkans h [...]
2003-10-28 08:14:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF KCRM SNAR IR RS XD EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03COLOMBO1131FY-2004 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINATION FOR
[...] POST NOMINATES MR. M. P. ASOKA DIAS, NEWS DIRECTOR- SIRASA, MBC AND MTV, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should [...]
2003-07-01 07:39:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
03COLOMBO1453 No movement regarding Tiger camp, as GSL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: There has been no movement regarding the unauthorized Tiger camp in the east. As the Norwegian facilitators continue to work on the issue, key ministers are giving us differing views on the possibility that the GSL may use force to try to resolve matters. In other peace track [...]
2003-08-20 10:19:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER PHUM CE NO FR LTTE
03COLOMBO1517 MEDIA PLAY: SRI LANKAN MEDIA ACCUSE U.S. of
[...] In a 9/1 editorial, "Self-inflicted wounds," the DAILY MIRROR (independent English daily),launched one of the most vigorous criticisms of U.S. policy seen in Sri Lanka's mainline press since the occupation of Iraq. "Self- inflicted wounds" accuses the U.S. of searching for "a new bogeyman" [...]
2003-09-02 09:38:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE
03COLOMBO1583 British shadow foreign secretary's meeting
[...] (C) In a September 5 meeting with the Ambassador, British High Commissioner Stephen Evans provided a readout of a recent meeting between Michael Ancram, the shadow foreign secretary, and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) representatives. Evans said Ancram, joined by Lord Ashcroft, a fo [...]
2003-09-10 10:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV CE UK LTTE
03COLOMBO1606 Donors reaffirm support for peace process at
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador participated in the follow-up meeting to the Tokyo conference held on September 12 in Colombo. Japanese Special Envoy Akashi chaired the meeting. In their remarks, donors and international agency heads reiterated their support for assistance to Sri Lanka, but un [...]
2003-09-15 11:19:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PTER CE NO JA UN LTTE
03COLOMBO172SRI LANKA: THE LTTE BUILDS A FINANCIAL
[...] SUMMARY: DUE TO AN INTERNATIONAL CRACKDOWN ON TERRORIST FINANCING POST SEPTEMBER 11, THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EALAM (LTTE) HAS SHIFTED OVER THE PAST YEAR FROM FOREIGN FUND-RAISING TO LARGELY DOMESTIC FINANCING. WHILE THE LTTE TRADITIONALLY LEVIED TAXES IN AREAS UNDER ITS CONTROL, RECEN [...]
2003-01-30 06:02:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL PTER PGOV CE
03COLOMBO1958 Maldivian President Gayoom inaugurated for
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 11, Maldivian President Gayoom was inaugurated to his sixth term in office. In a brief speech given at the ceremony, Gayoom called for increased democratization and announced that he was creating a "human rights commission." He did not refer to the September unrest [...]
2003-11-07 18:59:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM MV
03COLOMBO460 TFIZ01: PM negative on possible UNGA
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The PM told the Ambassador that he agreed that there was no need for UNGA involvement re Iraq. He said he would look into possibly issuing a "constructive" statement re the overall situation. Mission has reviewed Department's points re Iraqi intel officers, but does not think f [...]
2003-03-19 11:16:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KPAO ASEC CE MV IZ
03COLOMBO600FIFTH CORE TOKYO GROUP AND WIDER GROUP MEETING
[...] SUMMARY: The Core Group meeting provided an update on the status of the upcoming Seminars, workshops and planning sessions in Washington, Colombo and Japan in preparation for the June 9-10 Tokyo Donor Conference. The agenda for Tokyo is evolving and the latest version referenced below has be [...]
2003-04-09 03:54:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID CE LTTE
03COLOMBO606 DRAFT DONOR STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES RE FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This is an ACTION message. This cable contains the latest draft of the Donors' statement of principles regarding provision of foreign assistance to Sri Lanka as the peace process proceeds. It has been agreed to (ad referendum) by all of Sri Lanka's major bilateral donors at [...]
2003-04-09 07:37:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL CE LTTE
03COLOMBO657REVISED DONOR STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES RE FOREIGN
[...] (U) This is an ACTION request, please see para. 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: This cable contains the latest draft of the Donors' statement of principles regarding provision of foreign assistance to Sri Lanka as the peace process proceeds. The text has been agreed to (ad referendum) by all of Sri L [...]
2003-04-16 09:24:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL CE LTTE
03COLOMBO914 OFDA ASSESSMENT: FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES IN
[...] SUMMARY: USAID/OFDA ASIA REGIONAL ADVISOR TRAVELED TO SRI LANKA FROM MAY 21-25 TO ASSIST THE MISSION WITH RESPONSE TO THE FLOOD DISASTER. SHE TRAVELED WITH USAID/SRI LANKA MISSION DISASTER RELIEF OFFICER (MDRO) TO THE WORST HIT DISTRICTS IN SOUTHWESTERN SRI LANKA. WHILE THE FLOODWATERS HAV [...]
2003-05-29 11:16:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL CE
03COLOMBO970 GSL looks forward to Tokyo and hopes for big
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GSL is looking forward to the Tokyo donors conference, hoping for a big impact both politically and financially. That said, the Tigers' apparent non-participation is casting a bit of a shadow. The Norwegians plan to be represented in Tokyo by development officials. India m [...]
2003-06-05 11:16:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID CE NO JA IN LTTE
03DJIBOUTI1703DJIBOUTI: EXPULSIONS UPDATE
[...] (U) On July 26 Djiboutian Interior Minister Abdoulkader Wais announced that all undocumented foreigners must leave Djibouti by August 31, a deadline which was later extended to September 15. According to Djiboutian security officials 180 illegal aliens were seized in the Ambouli neighborhood o [...]
2003-09-18 12:14:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF PHUM DJ
03GUATEMALA1596LAST CHANCE FOR JUSTICE IN MACK CASE
[...] (C) Summary: On June 19, Helen Mack, the prosecution, and the defense presented oral arguments before the Supreme Court for the final appeal in the case against the three retired military officers allegedly responsible for ordering the murder of Myrna Mack in September 1990. All three officers [...]
2003-06-20 18:11:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV MOPS PREL KJUS GT
03GUATEMALA1815BILATERAL TIP WORKING GROUP FORMED
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to RefTel, on July 7, the Ambassador and visiting G/TIP Program Officer Greg Holliday met with an inter-governmental group including the Minister of Government, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vice Minister of Labor, Secretary of Social Welfare, a Supreme Court m [...]
2003-07-15 22:15:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM SMIG PREL ASEC KSEP KFRD CA CVIS GT
03GUATEMALA188 AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH G-13
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met on January 14 with members of the Donor Dialogue group (6 major bilateral donors, plus 4 multilaterals, MINUGUA, USAID, and UNDP) to discuss development cooperation and preparations for the May consultative group meeting. Ambassadors and IFI Reps queried the [...]
2003-01-23 22:24:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID SNAR PGOV PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA1904FRG PROTESTS CONTINUE
[...] (U) An estimated 3,000 to 5,000 pro-Rios Montt protesters remained overnight at several locations in the capital and continue to surround the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal building. A tense calm has returned to Guatemala City for the moment, with v [...]
2003-07-25 16:33:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC PHUM KDEM PINR PINS GT
03GUATEMALA605ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT--GUATEMALA
[...] (U) The following are responses to questions in Ref A. Additional information on Embassy projects and strategies to combat trafficking can be found in Ref B. 2. (SBU) Country Overview: A. Is the country a country of origin, transit or destination for international trafficked men, wome [...]
2003-03-07 13:17:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
03HALIFAX10 CANADIAN PORT SECURITY MEASURES ANNOUNCED IN HALIFAX
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Atlantic Canada and Halifax port officials are satisfied that the Canadian government's port security initiative, announced at a Halifax news conference by four federal cabinet ministers on January 22, is a step in the [...]
2003-01-23 15:13:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PGOV ETRD EWWT CA
03HALIFAX108 ALIEN SMUGGLING AT HALIFAX PORT
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The port of Halifax is facing a growing problem of stowaways, primarily of Romanian nationality, who arrive here hidden in shipping containers on board commercial freight vessels originating at southern European ports. Certain s [...]
2003-04-03 20:43:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG CVIS PBTS EWWT CA
03HALIFAX110 FDA BIOTERRORISM MEASURES: NEWFOUNDLAND SEEKS
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The province of Newfoundland-Labrador believes its exporters of fish and other perishable products should get special consideration when the USG implements new FDA border measures to combat bioterrorism. Newfoundland, which depe [...]
2003-04-04 21:08:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PBTS ETRD EFIS EAGR CA US FDA
03HALIFAX167NEWFOUNDLAND CHALLENGES OTTAWA OVER FISH
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Newfoundland-Labrador government, stung by Ottawa's decision to shut down the province's cod fishery, is seeking a constitutional amendment to force the federal government to share control of the fishing industry. (END SUMMAR [...]
2003-05-15 15:47:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EFIS ECON CA
03HALIFAX27 ATLANTIC CANADA WORRIED BY IMPACT OF BORDER
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Nova Scotia officials have raised with CG the deep concerns in Atlantic Canada over the potential that USG border screening systems, including the regulations emanating from the Bioterrorism Act, will hurt the large volume of agri [...]
2003-02-12 19:07:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PBTS ETRD EFIS EAGR CA US
03HALIFAX329PICKING UP THE PIECES AFTER HURRICANE JUAN
[...] (U) Nine days after Hurricane Juan, life in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island has largely returned to normal, although several thousand people still remain without power in a number of hard-hit areas, including some near the center of Halifax. While Juan's human toll was relatively small - [...]
2003-10-08 09:39:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON AEMR MOPS CA
03HALIFAX348PRELIMINARY REACTION TO PROPOSED MERGER OF CA AND TORY
[...] News of the proposed merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Parties is getting mixed reaction throughout Canada's four Atlantic Provinces. Most local representatives of the two parties appear optimistic that the tentative merger will actually work and will result in a ne [...]
2003-10-17 15:16:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CA
03HALIFAX352AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO NOVA SCOTIA: SECURITY, ECONOMY,
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador's visit to Nova Scotia October 9 - 14 was useful in reinforcing a traditionally good relationship between the province and the U.S., as well as dispelling misperceptions about U.S. energy, environmental and foreign policy. Primary topics of discussion were security, econo [...]
2003-10-21 13:52:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD EFIS ECON EPET MOPS SENV ASEC CA
03HALIFAX356NEWFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR PROVINCIAL ELECTION: TORY SWEEP ENDS
[...] SUMMARY: There could be a new round of political wrangling between the federal government and the newly elected Progressive Conservative Party in Newfoundland-Labrador. In an October 21 provincial election campaign, the Tories led by the charismatic business leader Danny Williams, solidly to [...]
2003-10-23 11:13:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ENRG EPET CA
03HALIFAX367PEARSON PEACEKEEPING CENTRE CAPABILITIES AND IRAQ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Pearson Peacekeeping Centre in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, has extensive expertise in training military, civilian and police personnel for peace operations in a variety of environments, but has as yet received from the Canadian government no taskings related to Iraq. Ottawa [...]
2003-10-31 11:19:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS KPKO PGOV PREL ASEC IZ CA
03HALIFAX372FDA BIOTERROR RULES: POSITIVE LOCAL REACTION
[...] (U) Government and fishing industry officials in Atlantic Canada have told us that they are generally pleased with the FDA's anti-bioterrorism regulations, principally those concerning the prior notice time for perishable shipments. Our contacts were deeply concerned that the 24-hour notice ti [...]
2003-11-07 10:15:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIS EAGR TBIO PREL CA US FDA
03HALIFAX394PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS PRODUCE NEW LINEUP OF ENERGY MINISTERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canada's four Atlantic Provinces have all held provincial elections this year: Newfoundland-Labrador (October 21),Prince Edward Island (September 29),Nova Scotia (August 5),and New Brunswick (June 9). With the exception of Newfoundland-Labrador, the incumbent governments we [...]
2003-11-21 11:39:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET PGOV CA
03HALIFAX51 U.S. CUSTOMS AT HALIFAX PORT
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED Q ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) officials in Halifax are pleased with the cooperation they have enjoyed over the past year with the U.S. Customs inspectors assigned to work at the Halifax port. Since U.S. Customs began ass [...]
2003-02-27 21:02:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PREL ETRD EWWT CA
03HALIFAX52 NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY MINISTER STILL OPTIMISTIC
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Nova Scotia provincial government remains optimistic about the future of the Deep Panuke offshore natural gas project despite EnCanaQs decision to halt work for the time being. The province is eager to persuade USG officials of Atlantic [...]
2003-02-28 17:41:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET PGOV ETRD CA US
03HALIFAX86 ANTI-WAR PROTESTS IN HALIFAX
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) AS REPORTED VIA E-MAILS OVER THE PAST WEEK, CONGEN HALIFAX HAS BEEN THE SITE OF THREE MAJOR (BY ATLANTIC CANADA STANDARDS) ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATIONS SINCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF HOSTILITIES IN IRAQ. ALL THREE PROTESTS---ORGANIZED BY A COMBINAT [...]
2003-03-26 20:01:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PREL CA US
03HALIFAX91 CANADIAN PUBLIC OPINION ON THE IRAQ WAR:
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) CANADIANS IN THE ATLANTIC PROVINCES, MOST OF WHOM CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO HAVE A STAUNCHLY PRO-U.S. WORLD VIEW ON MOST ISSUES, ARE DEEPLY DIVIDED OVER THE WAR IN IRAQ. IN DISCUSSIONS DURING THE PAST WEEK WITH A WIDE RANGE OF PEOPLE INCLU [...]
2003-03-26 21:17:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC KPAO CA US
03HALIFAX93 CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
[...] THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA (TSB) TODAY RELEASED ITS FINAL REPORT ON SWISSAIR FLIGHT 111, WHICH CRASHED OFF THE COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1998, KILLING ALL ABOARD, INCLUDING 103 AMERICAN CITIZENS. THIS REPORT MARKS THE CONCLUSION OF THE TSB'S LONGEST AND MOST EXTENSIVE [...]
2003-03-27 19:08:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EAIR CA US
03HANOI1510 ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM'S
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A new Prime Ministerial degree in March 2003 reaffirmed the MFA's main diplomatic functions as the GVN's main foreign affairs agency and also confirmed its leadership over Vietnam's Border Commission and increasingly active Committee for Overseas Vietnamese. The new decree is u [...]
2003-06-18 03:54:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL VM
03HANOI2042WHAT'S (NOT) AVAILABLE AT HANOI'S BOOKSTORES
[...] (U) Summary: Government controls continue to ensure that both imported and locally printed books stay within acceptable bounds. Fictional works increasingly are the most popular offerings in Hanoi's bookstores, instead of previous foci on ideological or political titles. Some political publ [...]
2003-08-11 09:05:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI VM
03HANOI2860VIETNAM'S EXPERIENCE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's series of human rights dialogues with foreign governments are broad-based and generally non-confrontational. Many are linked to ongoing aid programs related to governance reform, but few dialogues result in -- or are expected to - produce concrete short- term results [...]
2003-11-07 02:35:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV SW SZ AS NO VM HUMANR
03HANOI33502003 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY -- REPORT (INCSR) - VIETNAM
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-29 10:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CNARC EFIN HIV KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI VM
03HANOI475 AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW INSTITUTE OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a February 26 courtesy call, Ambassador Trinh Quang Thanh, the new Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Institute of International Relations (IIR),told Ambassador Burghardt that IIR "greatly appreciates" Embassy Hanoi's support and looks forward to a co [...]
2003-02-27 09:24:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINS VM
03HANOI527VIETNAM - ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) As instructed ref A, post provides input for the 2003 Anti-trafficking in Persons report. The point of contact in Vietnam is Tim Swanson, tel. 84-4-772-1500 and fax 84-4-772-2614. Post estimates that collecting information for and drafting the report required 48 hours, including 8 hours [...]
2003-03-06 08:00:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB VM TIP LABOR
03HANOI714WARDEN MESSAGE - action request in paraS 1 and 5
[...] Mission has received and transmitted the travel warning ref a. However, Mission wishes to point out that the comment in the third paragraph, ".the Department of State has suspended official travel to Vietnam until further notice" is not the Mission's understanding of the current situation. M [...]
2003-03-24 10:04:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDCASC VM
03HANOI789WGSARS: Vietnamese Medical Situation - Update 3/28
[...] (U) To our knowledge, no new SARS cases were reported on March 28 (but Mission was unable to get a hold of WHO in Hanoi by COB today to verify this information). The French Hospital discharged another four persons on the evening of March 27 for a total of 13 cases discharged since the beginni [...]
2003-03-28 10:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED AMGT CASC TBIO VM
03HANOI812 THE ROLE OF THINK TANKS IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The GVN supports an extensive network of research institutes ("think tanks") under the National Center for Social Sciences and Humanities (NCSSH). Among its 25 think tanks, five focus on Vietnam's external relations. While their influence appears modest, the think tanks provid [...]
2003-04-02 03:54:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI VM
03HARARE1256TSVANGIRAI FREE ON BAIL; TREASON TRIAL CONTINUES
[...] (C) After two weeks in prison, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai was today granted bail on fresh treason charges. SIPDIS Bail conditions are high for Zimbabwe but should be doable. Tsvangirai's trial on old treason charges resumed this week SIPDIS as well. Under cross examination Central [...]
2003-06-20 10:23:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR ZI MDC
03HARARE132UN PREPARES TO BEGIN FOOD MONITORING
[...] SUMMARY: Systematic UN monitoring of humanitarian assistance flows in Zimbabwe appears--finally--to be on the verge of proceeding. Two of the expatriate staff who will conduct this effort are on the ground, and plan shortly to open the first of five offices. Limited monitoring will begin in [...]
2003-01-17 09:00:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAGR ZI
03HARARE1419MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA;
[...] There has been an outpouring of articles, op-ed and opinion pieces in the mainstream newspapers following talks on Zimbabwe between President George W. Bush and his South African counterpart Thabo Mbeki, including President Bush's visit to Botswana, in the lead [...]
2003-07-11 09:43:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE360TSVANGIRAI TRIAL: BEN-MENASHE CROSS-EXAMINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-21 10:31:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ZI
03HARARE484TSVANGIRAI TRIAL: BEN-MENASHE STILL UNDER CROSS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-07 09:45:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ZI
03HOCHIMINHCITY604CAN THO AND AN GIANG UNIVERSITIES - SEEKING
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent trip to the Mekong Delta region, DCM met with the Vice-Rector of Can Tho University and the Rector of An Giang University. Both expressed disappointment at the slow start to the Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) scholarship program and expressed hope that it [...]
2003-07-03 10:48:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI EAGR ECON OEXC VM
03HOCHIMINHCITY777COFFEE AND COCOA IN DAK LAK PROVINCE -- THE POT
[...] (U) Summary: Hopes for economic prosperity in Vietnam's Dak Lak province remain centered on agriculture, especially cash crop coffee. While low coffee prices have meant continued slow growth, they have also spawned diversification programs. During a visit to the largest of the four Central [...]
2003-08-27 00:36:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL EINV ETRD EAGR SOCI VM
03ISTANBUL1596SECURING UNDELIVERED IRAQI MEDIA EQUIPMENT: UPDATE
[...] P/E Chief met on Monday, October 27 with al-Huda San Company General Manager Mutasem Mujahed and his new parter Ibrahim Kahraman of the Kaptan Foreign Trade Company to review the status of the equipment order cited in Ref a. The two confirmed that all links between Sega Dis Ticaret and al-Hu [...]
2003-10-28 11:27:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN IZ KPAO TU
03KABUL303NO LONGER IN ARREARS, AFGHANISTAN HAS BUDGET
[...] (C) In a chance meeting with the Ambassador and Security Coordinator MG Karl Eikenberry at the presidential palace on February 4, a clearly pleased Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani noted that Japan had come through with pledged funding the day before. As a result, Afghanistan was no longer in a [...]
2003-02-06 15:17:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID PREL AF IMF IBRD
03KATHMANDU1237NEPAL: UNHCR BRIEFING ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES
[...] (C) Summary. In a briefing to the donor community in Nepal on June 30, UNHCR Country Director Abraham Abraham expressed strong concern over the results of the verification of the first camp of Bhutanese refugees. These results, he said, present "serious difficulties" for some refugee familie [...]
2003-07-01 09:06:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL NP BH
03KATHMANDU2281NEPAL: LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION OFFERS TO PROVIDE
[...] (C) A Geneva-based representative of The Lutheran World Federation, Peter Prove, has suggested that the faith-based organization could provide third-party monitoring of the repatriation of Bhutanese refugees from Eastern Nepal to Bhutan. Prove also advocated that the donor governments hold an [...]
2003-11-21 08:06:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF BH NP
03KATHMANDU90NEPALIS LAUNCH PRIVATE EFFORT TO SOLVE BHUTANESE
[...] Summary: A team of distinguished Nepali former diplomats and former officials met with Ambassador Malinowski on January 17 to encourage US support for efforts to repatriate Bhutanese refugees residing in seven camps in Eastern Nepal. The delegation recently returned from a trip to New Delhi, [...]
2003-01-17 11:02:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV NP IN
03KUWAIT1044KUWAITI PARLIAMENT MOVING FORWARD ON
[...] (C) On March 22, the Ambassador joined the French ambassador and the ambassadors of Italy, Canada and Russia as well as the British and German DCM's to carry out the G8 demarche on adherence to counter terrorism conventions with Mohammed al-Sagr, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee o [...]
2003-03-23 12:37:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN PREL PGOV KU
03KUWAIT3950(U) "SCIENTIFIC SALAFIS" PRESS FOR BIDOON RIGHTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Hardline Islamists are spearheading a push to resolve the status of the Bidoon, stateless persons resident in Kuwait who number in the tens of thousands. This appears to be an attempt by the so-called Scientific Salafis to portray themselves as principled, compassionate defender [...]
2003-08-26 12:35:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KISL PINR KU
03LAGOS2465VISIT OF AF A/S WALTER KANSTEINER: US/UK DISCUSSION
[...] Classified confidential by Ambassador Howard F. Jeter; Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. Summary: Visiting AF Assistant Secretary Walter Kansteiner and Ambassador Jeter met July 25 with British High Commissioner Phillip Thomas to discuss Nigeria's pre-election political climate and tensions [...]
2003-12-05 19:35:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL
03LAGOS470NIGERIA: OUTREACH TO NCEMA AND NISER
[...] Introduction and summary. Staff of ConGen's Economic Office reached out to two institutions of learning in the city of Ibadan in Oyo State on February 25. This former capital of Nigeria's old Western State is notable for several research institutions including the University of Ibadan, the p [...]
2003-03-05 09:45:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EAID PINS NI
03LAGOS827NIGERIA ENERGY UPDATE, April 22
[...] (U) This update includes: -- Slowly but Surely: Delta Oil Operations Ramp Up -- Between the Lines: Fuel Shortages Continue During Elections -- Fits and Starts: NEPA Privatization Continues while Power Capacity Expands Amidst Crises and Outages --------------------------------- [...]
2003-04-23 06:29:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI
03MAPUTO17522003-2004 INCSR SUBMISSION - MOZAMBIQUE
[...] Per ref A, below is post's submission for 2003-2004 INCSR: I. Summary Mozambique is a transit country for illegal drugs (hashish, herbal cannabis, cocaine, mandrax (methaqualone),and heroin) consumed in Europe and South Africa. Some hashish shipments passing through Mozambique find their [...]
2003-12-18 10:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EFIN KCRM PTER PGOV MZ KCOR
03MONTREAL1CLONING CLAIM PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON QUEBEC-BASED
[...] SUMMARY: THE FOLLOWING IS SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE MONTREAL-BASED RAELIAN GROUP, WHOSE MEMBER DR. BRIGITTE BOISSELIER ANNOUNCED AT A DECEMBER 27 PRESS CONFERENCE IN HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA THE BIRTH OF THE FIRST CLONED HUMAN BEING, A 7 POUND BABY GIRL NICKNAMED EVE. AND ITS TWO MAIN FIGUR [...]
2003-01-03 16:05:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO ECON KIRF CA
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
03MONTREAL1212WALK-IN REPORTS SUSPICIOUS PILOT IN TRAINING
[...] (C/NF) On September 4, 2003, Canadian Citizen Michel Boissoneault (Source) approached the United States Consulate in Montreal and advised that in his employment as a valet and a night security guard of an upscale condominium complex in downtown Montreal (million dollar condominiums),that he h [...]
2003-09-04 19:47:00Consulate MontrealCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER
03MONTREAL1222POTENTIAL THREAT TO POTUS, SECSTATE AND SECDEF
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On September 4, 2003, the RCMP in Montreal notified the RSO's Office that during the month of August, a subject identified as Eric FOREST, a Canadian citizen, DOB: 04/30/1976, indicated to the RCMP that he would travel [...]
2003-09-05 20:18:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
03MONTREAL1377World Anti-Doping Agency has Financial Problems
[...] SUMMARY: The World Ant-Doping Agency (WADA) is experiencing financial problems because member countries, including the United States, are behind on paying dues, according to WADA President Richard Pound. The agency collected 80 percent of its U.S.$20 million budget in 2002 and thus far, has r [...]
2003-09-29 20:48:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDKOLY SCUL SNAR TBIO PREL CA CH
03MONTREAL1747 CHAREST GOVERNMENT, QUEBEC LABOR UNIONS
[...] Summary: Premier Charest's Liberal government and Quebec's powerful unions are headed for a showdown over proposed revisions to provincial labor laws on subcontracting and the health care system. Both sides are playing for public support, though neither particularly successfully so far. Uni [...]
2003-12-10 19:53:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PGOV CA
03MONTREAL204BORDER UPDATE - CANADIAN IMMIGRATION DIGS OUT OLD
[...] SUMMARY: A LONG-STANDING CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION CANADA (CIC) PRACTICE HAS CHANGED. ILLEGAL ALIENS WHO PREVIOUSLY WOULD HAVE BEEN ADMITTED IMMEDIATELY INTO CANADA ARE NOW TURNED OVER TO USINS UNTIL A CIC APPOINTMENT IS SCHEDULED. END SUMMARY. 2. STARTING IN LATE 2002, LARGE NUMBERS [...]
2003-02-14 16:30:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PREF KPAO PBTS KISL PGOV PREL CVIS CA CIC
03MONTREAL245QUEBEC TELECOMS STRUGGLE WITH OVERCAPACITY, LACK OF
[...] SUMMARY: QUEBEC'S TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY, A SECTOR WHICH AT ITS PEAK IN 1999 SUPPORTED 114,500 JOBS, CUT MORE THAN 21,000 JOBS IN 2002. ANALYSTS ARE PREDICTING ANOTHER ROUGH YEAR WITH LOW INVESTMENT RATES AND A POSSIBLE INCREASE IN BANKRUPTCIES IN SMALLER COMPANIES. END SUMMARY. 2. MON [...]
2003-02-25 12:19:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EFIN EINV ETTC CA BEXP
03MONTREAL266TRAFFICKING VIOLATIONS: SEX AND SMUGGLING IN QUEBEC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MONTREAL, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS "THE PARIS OF THE WEST," HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A REPUTATION IN THE SEX-TOURISM INDUSTRY AS "THE BANGKOK OF THE WEST." NOT SURPRISINGLY, MOST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN QUEBEC PROVINCE INVOLVES WOMEN WHO ARE TRAFFICKED INTO THE SEX TRADE. IN FEBRUA [...]
2003-02-27 15:01:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB SMIG PREF PHUM
03MONTREAL4APPARENT ILLEGAL ALIENS FROM PRIMARILY PAKISTAN RESIDING
[...] SUMMARY: SOME 200 ALIENS, MOST OF THEM OF PAKISTANI ORIGIN, FLOCKED TO THE NEW YORK-QUEBEC BORDER POST OF CHAMPLAIN-LACOLLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO FILE FOR THE STATUS OF POLITICAL REFUGEE AT THE CANADIAN BORDER IMMIGRATION OFFICE BEFORE THE START OF THE NEW YEAR. PAKISTANI CLAIMANTS SAID THEY WERE N [...]
2003-01-03 21:27:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG KPAO SOCI KISL PGOV PTER PREL PBTS CA
03MONTREAL453Census Data Shows Quebec More Bilingual Since 1996,
[...] SUMMARY: Statistics Canada (Statscan) has released several tranches of 2001 census data in the last four months regarding language usage and immigration, figures which are closely watched in Quebec, by both the media and government. The Statscan numbers show Quebec to be 3 percent more bilingu [...]
2003-04-02 18:07:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG SOCI CA
03MONTREAL476 MONTREAL ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATORS COALITION OF
[...] SUMMARY: Quebecers have traditionally been known for anti-war sentiment; in the lead-up to the current war in Iraq, polling data, media coverage and the largest demonstrations in Canada have indicated that pacifism is alive and well in the province. But the picture of Quebec pacifism presented [...]
2003-04-08 14:59:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV 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
03MONTREAL743Varroa Parasite Infests Quebec Honeybee Hives
[...] SUMMARY: Quebec's honeybee population is under threat from a Varroa Mite parasite infestation that will likely reduce the province's modest honey production. Quebec beekeepers' ability to combat the mite has been limited by delayed discovery of the parasite's resistance to the widely used pesti [...]
2003-06-10 15:18:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EIND ETRD PREL CA
03MONTREAL819FRAUDULENT CANADIAN ACADEMIC DOCUMENTATION
[...] (C) Summary: An active Canadian Public Security Anti-terrorism Unit investigation has revealed that an organized group of Pakistani males in Canada and Pakistan are presenting academic documentation purporting to be issued by the Ottawa Business College. This school exists in name only wit [...]
2003-06-25 19:51:00Consulate MontrealCONFIDENTIALKFRD CVIS PTER PINR ASEC
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
03MONTREAL979TAMIL TIGERS FUND-RAISER IN MONTREAL
[...] (S/NF) Summary: A Local Canadian Law Enforcement Source has informed Post that there will be a "Tamil Olympics" the week of 28 July 20O3 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Source reports that this event is a fund raiser for the Tamil Tigers Terrorist Organization (LTTE). 2. (S/NF) According [...]
2003-07-25 21:59:00Consulate MontrealSECRETPTER KVPR PINR
03MONTREAL999YOUTH GROUP VISITS CONSULATE ON PLIGHT OF AFRO-
[...] Summary. Two leaders of Black Youth in Action (BYIA),a Montreal NGO, paid a visit to the Consul General (CG) on Monday, July 21. The purpose of the visit was to deliver a letter describing the displacement of the Afro-Colombian population in Colombia and to request the names of African- A [...]
2003-07-30 13:47:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI PREF CA CO
03OTTAWA1014CANADA-IRAQ: PUBLIC OPINION MORE FAVORABLE;
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In his first comprehensive statement on Canada's Iraq policy, and an effort to make amends with the U.S., Prime Minister Chretien urged the House of Commons April 8 to vote for a resolution supporting "our friends in battle" and hoping "for a quick victory with minimum casualti [...]
2003-04-08 21:41:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS IZ CA
03OTTAWA1018CANADA-CUBA: FOREIGN MINISTER STRONGLY PROTESTS
[...] (C) On April 7, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Bill Graham called in Cuba's ambassador to Canada to formally protest the recent arrests and trials of Cuban opposition members. According to Louise Branch, DFAIT's Deputy Director for Central America and Cuba, who was present at the meeting [...]
2003-04-09 13:48:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CU CA UNCHR
03OTTAWA1021DONOR SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO, ESPECIALLY RETURNS
[...] Canada's International Development Agency (CIDA) confirmed April 9 that Canada has committed C$5.4 million to Kosovo for calendar year 2003. (The Canadian dollar is worth about 68 US cents.) They do not, at this point, specifically support the Office of Returns and Communities, but will provi [...]
2003-04-09 16:14:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM EAID PREF YI CA CIDA AID
03OTTAWA1022IAEA/IRAN: CANADIAN DEMARCHE TO EL-BARADEI
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-09 16:14:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP ENRG IR CA IAEA
03OTTAWA1026CANADA: RESPONDING TO IRAQ HUMANITARIAN APPEALS,
[...] (C) We delivered ref A talking points on April 7 to Norman Macdonnell, Chief of Operations for International Humanitarian Assistance at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). On April 8, poloff met with Mcdonnell, Louise Marchand, CIDA's Director General for International Assist [...]
2003-04-10 12:09:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF IZ CA CIDA AID
03OTTAWA1036BANK OF CANADA PROMOTES FROM WITHIN
[...] The Bank of Canada's April 9 announcement that Paul Jenkins will be promoted to Senior Deputy Governor reverses a recent trend of drawing on outside talent for top leadership. Jenkins, a Deputy Governor for 10 years, had been a front-runner for the SDG job in 1999, but was edged out by Malco [...]
2003-04-10 20:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN CA PBIO
03OTTAWA1038CANADIAN RESPONSE TO INVITATION TO ATTEND
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-10 20:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PREL CA NO IN JA
03OTTAWA1043WGSARS: Canada-wide Status Report April 10
[...] As of April 9, 2003, Health Canada has received reports of 242 probable or suspect cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Canada. There have been 10 deaths in Canada. All Canadian cases have occurred in persons who have traveled to Asia or had contact with SARS cases in the house [...]
2003-04-10 21:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED CA SARS
03OTTAWA1049WGSARS: Update 8 - Ontario SARS Health Emergency
[...] Ottawa transmitting text of AmConsul Toronto. 2. Fatalities: As of COB April 9, no new SARS deaths have been reported, leaving the number of SARS fatalities in Ontario at ten. 3. Number of cases: Health Canada's April 9 SARS advisory lists approximately 195 cases of SARS in Ontario, inc [...]
2003-04-11 13:48:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDAMED SOCI TBIO ECON CASC CA SARS
03OTTAWA1057 THE WORLD'S TOP TRADING PARTNERSHIP
[...] U.S. and world trade have declined significantly in the past two years from their peaks in 2000. This decline is an unusual event which is partly explained by the technology/telecoms crash. The world's largest bilateral trading relationship has been affected, with the value of trade decli [...]
2003-04-11 20:10:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EFIN CA
03OTTAWA1061WGSARS: Canada-wide Status Report April 11
[...] Health Canada reports 253 probable or suspect cases across Canada, a net increase of 9. Health Canada, as a precaution, has asked blood collection agencies not to accept blood donations from those who have traveled outside Canada to SARS affected regions, or have been to a facility under SARS [...]
2003-04-11 20:19:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED CA SARS
03OTTAWA1062 THE SILENT MAJORITY: CANADIAN OPINION OF THE U.S.
[...] Summary. Ambassador Cellucci's public expression, March 25, of U.S. "disappointment" over the Canadian government's posture on the war in Iraq has led to an outpouring of response from the general public. Since the speech, public opinion polls have consistently shown growing public approval o [...]
2003-04-11 20:20:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KPLS
03OTTAWA1065IRAQI EMBASSY IN CANADA
[...] (S) We discussed reftel (A) demarche with Chris Hull, Foreign Affairs Desk Officer for Iraq, on April 11. Hull told us that the GoC continues to monitor closely the activities of the one Iraqi diplomat remaining in country, Charge Mamdouh Mustafa, and had no indication that he was destroying [...]
2003-04-11 21:31:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL IZ CA
03OTTAWA1066CANADIAN COMMENTS ON BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-11 21:32:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CA CBW BWC
03OTTAWA1075TFIZ01: MORE ON CANADA'S FREEZE OF IRAQI
[...] (SBU) Ref A reported that the GOC froze Iraqi government assets in compliance with the 1990 UNSC resolutions. The Department of Finance clarified April 14 that the amount remaining is "insignificant" (estimated at under C$20,000). Most of the US$2.73 million notified to the UN in 1991 have b [...]
2003-04-14 20:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETTC PREL CA UN
03OTTAWA1077TFIZ01: MORE ON CANADA'S FREEZE OF IRAQI
[...] (SBU) Ref A reported that the GOC froze Iraqi government assets in compliance with the 1990 UNSC resolutions. The Department of Finance clarified April 14 that the amount remaining is "insignificant" (estimated at under C$20,000). Most of the US$2.73 million notified to the UN in 1991 have b [...]
2003-04-14 20:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETTC PREL CA
03OTTAWA1078WGSARS: Canada-wide Status Report April 14
[...] As of April 13, 2003, Health Canada has received reports of 283 probable or suspect cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Canada. There have been 13 deaths in Canada - all clustered in Toronto. The information contained in this update was accurate as of 13:00 Eastern Daylight Sa [...]
2003-04-14 20:19:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED CA SARS
03OTTAWA1079 TELECOM POLICY:
[...] (U) This message is sensitive, but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Canada is clearly shifting its policy on telecommunications competition toward a more pro-competitive model. -- Following extensive public hearings, in late April a key Parliamentary committee [...]
2003-04-15 14:09:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1098CANADIAN POLITICS: QUEBEC LIBERAL PARTY
[...] By most accounts, the surprise victory of the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP) in the April 14 elections has sounded the death knell for the separatist agenda. In the words of one pundit, QLP leader Jean Charest "is the first unambiguous federalist to head a Quebec government in decades, a sign of [...]
2003-04-16 16:17:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CA
03OTTAWA1107WGSARS: Canada-wide Status Report April 16
[...] As of April 15, 2003, Health Canada has received reports of 296 probable or suspect cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Canada. There have been 13 deaths in Canada - all clustered in Toronto, Ontario. To date, transmission has been limited to specific transmission settings su [...]
2003-04-16 20:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED CA SARS
03OTTAWA1109CANADA SUPPORTS COSTA RICAN AMENDMENT TO CUBA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-16 20:54:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM CU CA UNHRC
03OTTAWA1114CANADA: WI-FI SURVEY RESULTS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-17 20:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1118CANADA TO PRESS BHUTAN ON NEGOTIATIONS,
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-17 21:08:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF BT NP CA
03OTTAWA1119CANADA NOT INTERESTED IN CONSENSUS SLATE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-17 21:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC OTRA XG CA UNESCO
03OTTAWA1120CANADA: NO IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS PLANNED
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-17 21:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM IZ CA CIDA
03OTTAWA1123CANADA-U.S SECURITY RELATIONS - GETTING PAST IRAQ
[...] (C) With U.S.-Canada relations in flux and the role of the United Nations in question, Canadian foreign policy is at a crossroads. The postponement of the President's state visit to Ottawa, after Canada chose not to participate in Iraq and senior GoC officials criticized the U.S.-led effort, h [...]
2003-04-22 12:56:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR CA IZ
03OTTAWA1124JUDGE TO LEAD CANADA'S DELEGATION TO OSCE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-22 12:57:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM CA OSCE
03OTTAWA1129CANADA SUPPORTS OAS CUBA RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-22 17:41:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV HA CA OAS
03OTTAWA1136CANADA RULES OUT BID FOR OSCE CHAIR
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-22 21:03:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL CA OSCE
03OTTAWA1139WGSARS: Canada-wide Status Report April 21
[...] Health Canada as of April 17 has begun to provide Health Alert notices to passengers departing by train from Toronto's Union Station. The Health Alert notice describes the symptoms of SARS and advises travelers to see a physician if they develop symptoms. 2. As of 13:00 Eastern Daylight [...]
2003-04-23 12:37:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED CA SARS
03OTTAWA1140CANADIAN AUTO STRATEGY
[...] An alliance of the Canadian federal government, Ontario provincial government, automotive sector manufacturers and labor unions are working to define and implement a long-term strategy to keep the Canadian automotive sector competitive (Ref B). At least one element of the multi-prong strategy [...]
2003-04-23 15:40:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EFIN ELAB ELTN CA
03OTTAWA1149ALBERTA ENERGY LEADERS ON GOOD NEWS, WORRIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. ALBERTA ENERGY SECTOR LEADERS SUPPORT U.S. GOALS IN IRAQ, ARE VERY PLEASED THE U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION (EIA) HAS BEGUN TO TREAT OIL SANDS AS PROVEN RESERVES AND ARE CONCERNED THAT NORTH AMERICA IS BECOMING OVERLY RELIANT ON NATURAL GAS FOR ELECT [...]
2003-04-24 15:46:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON SENV CA
03OTTAWA1155WGSARS: Canada-wide Status Report April 24
[...] The WHO Travel Advisory released on April 23 that recommended against travel to Toronto precipitated vigorous dissent from the Federal Health Minister Anne McLellan, from Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman and from provincial and federal public health officials (ref B). Deputy Prime Minister John Manl [...]
2003-04-24 20:34:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED CA SARS
03OTTAWA1164MEPP: CANADIAN VIEWS ON POST-IRAQ DYNAMIC,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Michael Molloy, Canada's Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, believes the U.S. victory in Iraq will have the biggest impact on the region of any event since the 1967 War. How the U.S. handles the post-conflict phase, he told us, will set the tone for the West's [...]
2003-04-25 19:15:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF CA MEPP
03OTTAWA1167WGSARS: Canada-wide Status Report April 25
[...] Health Canada provides domestic travel advisory with the message: "It's safe to come to Toronto"; federal cabinet to meet in Toronto on April 29 to lead by example. Total cases in Ontario continue to drop, but there has been an increase in suspect cases in British Columbia. End summary. - [...]
2003-04-25 20:05:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED CA SARS
03OTTAWA1168OTTAWA: LETTER FROM U/S LARSON AND TAYLOR ON
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel message April 25 to Hau Sing Tse, Vice-President of the Canadian International Development SIPDIS Agency (CIDA) and to Jonathan Fried, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister of Finance, with a copy to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The GOC is discussing al [...]
2003-04-25 20:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID PREL AF CA IMF IBRD
03OTTAWA1169CANADIAN CONCERNS ABOUT EUROPEAN DEFENSE SUMMIT,
[...] (C) Canada shares our strong concerns about the April 29 "European Defense Summit" (ref. A),and is pleased that we are making U.S. views clear to Europe. Lisa Helfand, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Defense and Security Relations, said the GoC considers the Summit very unhelpful both for [...]
2003-04-25 20:23:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO EU MK CA NATO
03OTTAWA1180MANITOBA BUDGET "STEADY AS SHE GOES" AGAIN
[...] Summary: On the eve of a provincial election this spring, Manitoba's left-of-center New Democratic Party (NDP) government delivered a cautious budget on April 22, laying out its fiscal plan for the upcoming year. As in previous NDP budgets, this years' rendition features very modest tax-cuts [...]
2003-04-29 14:42:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1181TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC RESPONSE ON
[...] (U) Action request paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade conveyed (by fax) the following response to our ref B demarche. The fax cover sheet requested that we advise the GOC of how we expect to proceed. Begin text of GOC response: -- Thank you for y [...]
2003-04-29 18:32:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN ETTC PTER PREL CA
03OTTAWA1190IRAQI RECONSTRUCTION: CANADA OFFERS AIR TRANSPORT,
[...] (C) Canadian Prime Minister Chretien issued an Iraqi reconstruction press release on April 29, announcing that Canada is ready to make available elements of its Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART); Canadian transport aircraft to support humanitarian assistance efforts and reconstruction m [...]
2003-04-29 21:42:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS EAID KCRM KJUS IZ CA
03OTTAWA1221CANADA: PRIME MINISTER SUGGESTS HE MIGHT MOVE
[...] (U) During an address at a Liberal Party fund raiser in Toronto on April 29, Prime Minster Jean Chretien stated that his government plans to introduce legislation that would decriminalize the possession of "small amounts" of marijuana. Chretien stated that the proposed bill would eliminate cri [...]
2003-04-30 21:34:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV CA
03OTTAWA123CANADA: FIRST NATIONS NATIONAL CHIEF WANTS TO WORK
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with the Ambassador on December 17, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Matthew Coon Come -- appealed specifically for U.S. collaboration with First Nations law enforcement personnel to enhance border security and help dispel negative perceptions that First Natio [...]
2003-01-13 19:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINS CA
03OTTAWA1237OTTAWA: GOC POLICY ON IRAQ DEBT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-01 21:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN CA IZ IMF
03OTTAWA1238CANADA CONTINUING TO RESPOND TO IRAQ HUMANITARIAN
[...] (U) Poloff conveyed the points contained ref A on humanitarian assistance and reconstruction of Iraq to Louise Marchand, Director General for Humanitarian Assistance at the Canadian International Development Agency, and Norman Macdonnell, CIDA's Chief of Operations for International Humanitari [...]
2003-05-01 21:10:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF IZ CA AID
03OTTAWA1241CUSTOMS: CANADA SUPPORTS CLASSIFICATION OF FANTA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-02 14:29:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD
03OTTAWA1250CANADA'S RESPONSE TO LETTER FROM UNDER SECRETARIES
[...] Hau Sing Tse, Vice-President of Canada's International Development Agency has responded on behalf of the GOC to the letter conveyed in Ref b. Following is the faxed text of the letter. 2. Begin text 2003-05-02 Mr. John B. Taylor Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affai [...]
2003-05-02 20:28:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EFIN PREL AF CA
03OTTAWA1251NEW U.S.- CANADA AVIATION PRECLEARANCE AGREEMENT
[...] The United States and Canada exchanged diplomatic notes May 2, bringing into effect the Aviation Preclearance Agreement that had been signed in 2001. Ambassador Cellucci exchanged notes with Foreign Minister Graham in a ceremony in Canada's Parliament building. Transportation Minister Colle [...]
2003-05-02 20:52:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PREF CA
03OTTAWA1252CANADIAN RESPONSE ON FLEEING IRAQI REGIME OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel requests, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) provided us the following response on April 29: "The issue of apprehending and dealing appropriately with persons who have allegedly committed crimes against humanity or war crime [...]
2003-05-02 20:53:00Embassy OttawaSECRETMARR MOPS PREL XG XH IZ CA
03OTTAWA1253MIDDLE EAST: CANADA WELCOMES ROADMAP, RECOMMENDS
[...] (U) Canadian Foreign Minister Graham issued a statement praising the release of the Quartet's Roadmap, and saying it bolsters the prospects for peace in the Middle East. Graham said the Roadmap and the confirmation of Abu Mazen as Palestinian Prime Minister were the "first positive things we [...]
2003-05-02 20:57:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL CA FAC
03OTTAWA126CANADA: ENGAGING ON VENEZUELA AT ECUADORAN
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Jose Herran-Lima, Director of DFAIT's South American Division, and Renata Wielgosz, DFAIT's Inter-American Affairs Division Director, on January 10. Wielgosz indicated Canada is very interested in joining in discussions concerning Venezuela on the margins [...]
2003-01-13 20:57:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL VE
03OTTAWA1265CANADIAN ECONOMIC UPDATE: NORTHERN TIGER BEING
[...] Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The tiger's roar is beginning to weaken. In spite of a strong energy sector, respectable domestic demand and sound provincial finances, forecasters, including the Bank of [...]
2003-05-05 19:49:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1284CANADIAN CABINET DISCUSSES MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (C) The Canadian Cabinet discussed missile defense cooperation with the U.S. in its May 6 meeting, but reached no conclusion and will continue discussions on May 13. Foreign Minister Graham and Defense Minister McCallum briefed Cabinet and encouraged a decision to engage in missile defense neg [...]
2003-05-06 21:50:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PARM CA
03OTTAWA1304Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
[...] Health Canada's response concerning reftel demarche was unequivocal: Canada will not support deletion of FCTC Article 30 at the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA). In Canada's view, the text of the Convention is now in its final form and it is too late in the process to revisit the text and [...]
2003-05-08 16:23:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL CA WHO
03OTTAWA1306Still no details on revised Canadian ITER bid
[...] In December 2002 during the 7th ITER Negotiations meeting in Barcelona, the Canadian delegation announced that in light of the competing proposals made by the European Union and Japan to host ITER, it would reassess its offer with a view to indicating a revised position early in 2003. 2. [...]
2003-05-08 16:23:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL TNGD ENRG EINV CA
03OTTAWA1322CANADA: DECRIMINALIZATION OF SMALL AMOUNTS OF
[...] (C) Summary: On May 7, poloffs were briefed by Terry Cormier, Director of DFAIT's International Crime and Terrorism Division, and Kevin O'Shea, Director of DFAIT's United States General Relations Division, on the Canadian government's plans to decrease legal sanctions for the possession of sma [...]
2003-05-08 20:41:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KRIM CA
03OTTAWA1323NORTH KOREAN REPROCESSING: CANADA WILL RAISE
[...] (C) Canada shares our strong concerns about North Korean statements on reprocessing spent fuel (reftel),and plans to convey those concerns directly to DPRK officials at the UN and in Beijing. Political Director Jim Wright told Political Minister Counselor on May 7 that he will also suggest th [...]
2003-05-08 21:07:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP KN CA
03OTTAWA1325CANADA: MANITOBANS GO TO THE POLLS JUNE 3
[...] (U) Summary. Riding high in the public opinion polls, Manitoba Premier Gary Doer (New Democratic Party -- NDP) ended weeks of speculation by calling a provincial election for June 3. Re-election of the NDP government will keep alive Canadian opposition to U.S. proposals seeking to alleviate [...]
2003-05-09 15:46:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SENV ECON CA
03OTTAWA1333NPT: IRAN'S BOGUS CLAIMS OF CANADIAN NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-09 19:16:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC IR CA NPT
03OTTAWA1349CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR LIFTING OF IRAQ SANCTIONS
[...] (C) We conveyed points contained reftel on May 9 to Don Sinclair, Director General of DFAIT's Middle East and North Africa Bureau. Sinclair said Canada welcomed the news that the resolution to lift sanctions against Iraq had been introduced in the UN Security Council. He indicated that Canada [...]
2003-05-12 20:54:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA135256TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY - CANADIAN HEAD OF
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-13 14:29:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA CA
03OTTAWA1364Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
[...] This cable contains an action request, see paragraph 11. 2. As a follow-up to the official GoC response to our request for support on removing the Reservations Clause (Article 30) of the FCTC (Ref A),Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) has provided Emba [...]
2003-05-13 20:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL CA WHO
03OTTAWA1367CANADA: STATUS OF LOCAL LAWS IMPLEMENTING IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-13 21:06:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA1376CANADA MAKING ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO
[...] (C) Don Sinclair, Director General of DFAIT,s Middle East and North Africa Bureau, gave us a heads-up on May 14 that the government of Canada will announce shortly an additional contribution of C$200 million (approximately U.S.$140 million) for humanitarian relief needs and reconstruction in I [...]
2003-05-14 16:56:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF IZ CA
03OTTAWA1383INTERNET PHARMACIES: MANITOBA LEADS THE WAY IN
[...] SUMMARY - WITH STRONG SUPPORT FROM THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AND REGULATOR, MANITOBA HAS BECOME A HUB FOR THE GROWING CROSS-BORDER TRADE IN PHARMACEUTICALS FROM CANADA TO THE U.S. CANADIAN INTERNET PHARMACIES, SOME OF WHICH FILL MORE THAT 1000 PRESCRIPTIONS A DAY, HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN TAKI [...]
2003-05-15 16:27:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EIND CA
03OTTAWA1401TAIWAN OBSERVERSHIP AT THE WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY:
[...] (C) As requested in reftel, ESTH Counselor made points on observer status for Taiwan to Ross Snyder, Deputy Director for UN Specialized Agencies, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). Snyder indicated that he was well aware of the issue and would pass our views along t [...]
2003-05-16 18:11:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC
03OTTAWA1432CANADA REPORTS FIRST NORTH AMERICA BSE CASE
[...] (U) Canadian Agriculture Minister Lyle Van Clief notified Ambassador on May 20 that the Minister would announce that afternoon Canada's (and North America's) first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in an animal not imported from Europe. Agriculture Canada's draft press release -- [...]
2003-05-20 19:14:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD TBIO CA
03OTTAWA1437(C/NF) CANADA: A GOVERNMENT ADRIFT
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite guarded optimism that the GOC might try to "make amends" for its anti-U.S. handling of Iraq policy, it has become increasingly apparent that the government's behavior on Iraq was symptomatic of a much deeper problem: as in Baghdad, the leadership has gone underground. [...]
2003-05-20 20:36:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV SNAR CA KCRIM
03OTTAWA144CANADA ON ESDI/P AND EU BALKANS OPERATIONS
[...] (C) Canada is pleased with the upswing in NATO-EU relations in the wake of the Prague and Copenhagen summits (reftel A),but shares our concern about unity of command issues. Lisa Helfand, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Defense and Security Relations, told us that Canada still had questi [...]
2003-01-14 19:50:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU CA BK NATO
03OTTAWA1451CANADA: WILL CONTINUE RAISING CONCERNS WITH DPRK
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-22 17:10:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP KN CA
03OTTAWA1461CANADA ON RECALL OF IRAQI COM
[...] (S) In response to reftel demarche, DFAIT Middle East Division Deputy Director Graeme McIntyre affirmed that the GOC had taken a decision to facilitate the return to Baghdad of Iraqi Charge d'Affaires Mamdouh S. MUSTAFA, the sole Iraqi diplomat remaining in Canada. POL/Liaison sources at post advis [...]
2003-05-22 20:12:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL CA IZ
03OTTAWA1464CANADA: STATUS OF INSTRUMENTS FOR CHILD PROTECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-22 20:55:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM CA
03OTTAWA1465CANADA WILL OFFER PERSONNEL TO OHRA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-22 20:56:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PREL CA CIDA
03OTTAWA1466CANADA NOT READY TO COMMIT TO U.S. CANDIDATES
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-22 20:57:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KJUS CA OAS
03OTTAWA1470Canadian response to demarche on Codex ad hoc
[...] Demarche was delivered to Codex Contact point at Health Canada as well as to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and to Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Agriculture and Agri- Food Canada. 2. Response from CFIA contact (Chris Payette) is that GoC shares U [...]
2003-05-23 15:05:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD TBIO CA
03OTTAWA1474CANADA-FRANCE: VISIT OF FRENCH PM RAFFARIN
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-23 18:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CA FR
03OTTAWA1480CANADA - 2003 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT
[...] Sensitive but Unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. The following constitutes Ottawa's submission for the 2003 International Religious Freedom Report. Introduction and Overview No changes. Section I: Religious Demography Paragraph that begins "There is no state or dominant [...]
2003-05-23 21:12:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KIRF CA
03OTTAWA1487CANADA'S INTENTIONS REGARDING SAFE THIRD COUNTRY
[...] (U) Summary: In a meeting on May 23, officials with Citizenship and Immigration Canada told poloffs that while Canada is prepared to meet its commitments concerning the resettlement of refugees under its Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States, it will not begin to do so until that [...]
2003-05-27 17:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF SMIG CA CIC
03OTTAWA1497CANADA: GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES LEGISLATIVE CHANGES
[...] Summary: On May 27, Canada's Minister of Health Anne McLellan, Minister of Justice Martin Cauchon, and Solicitor General Wayne Easter presented to the House of Commons the long-awaited legislative reforms to Canada's Controlled Drugs and Substances Act pertaining to marijuana. Debate in the [...]
2003-05-27 21:25:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PGOV CA
03OTTAWA1520TERRORIST FINANCE, OTTAWA- PRENOTIFICATION OF
[...] (C) Post notified the GOC of reftel points on May 22. On May 28, the Department of Foreign Affairs notified us of the results of this morning's interagency meeting on possible responses to our demarche. The GOC has decided to add al Aqsa Foundation to the Criminal Code listing workplan for [...]
2003-05-29 14:54:00Embassy OttawaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC
03OTTAWA1528CEREAL FORTIFICATION - CANADA DEFERS AUTHORIZATION
[...] (SBU) Summary - Health Canada has once again deferred making a final decision on General Mill's August 2001 application for temporary marketing authority to sell breakfast cereals with U.S. vitamin fortification levels in Canada. After their own analysis indicated that high levels of folic ac [...]
2003-05-29 19:37:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR CA
03OTTAWA1537OAS ELECTIONS: CANADA TO SUPPORT TWO U.S CANDIDATES
[...] (U) On May 23, Post delivered talking points contained ref A to Bertrand-Xavier Asselin, Desk Officer for Hemispheric and OAS Relations in DFAIT,s Inter-American Division. Asselin indicated that Canada has decided to support the candidacy of Douglass Cassel for re-election to the Justice Studi [...]
2003-05-29 20:57:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KJUS CA OAS
03OTTAWA1538CANADA: SUPPORT FOR REFUGEE/IDP RETURNS TO KOSOVO
[...] (U) Post delivered points contained ref A to Claudie Senay, Policy Advisor for Humanitarian Affairs in DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division, on May 19. 2. (U) In a follow-up discussion May 29, Senay said that Canada recognizes the importance [...]
2003-05-29 20:59:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM EAID PREF YI CA UNMIK
03OTTAWA1539MISSILE DEFENSE: CANADA ANNOUNCES DECISION TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Canadian Government announced on May 29 that it has decided to enter into discussions with the U.S. on missile defense participation. This decision represents a dramatic shift in Canadian policy on missile defense, which was generally viewed in a negative light her [...]
2003-05-29 21:16:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR CA
03OTTAWA1542CANADA SHARES U.S. VIEW ON ELECTION PROCESS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-30 13:11:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM CB CA
03OTTAWA15432003 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] Mission Canada has updated the the non-NAFTA investment disputes (Claimants B, F, and H) and will e-mail the text as requested in ref A. We have not updated the NAFTA Chapter 11 disputes being handled by L/CID (Claimants A, C, D, E, and G). We are not aware of any new investor-state disputes [...]
2003-05-30 13:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN PGOV KIDE CA
03OTTAWA1556IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM: CANADA PUSHING HARD
[...] (C) Canadian Foreign Minister Graham met with Iranian FM Kharazzi May 24 in Paris, and stressed Canada's strong concerns over the Iranian nuclear program. Terry Wood, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, said Graham told Kharazzi that Iran's May 6 presentation at the IAEA ga [...]
2003-05-30 20:46:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IR CA
03OTTAWA156TRIPS PUBLIC HEALTH: CANADA UNDERSTANDS USG
[...] (SBU) Econ officer spoke with Catherine Dickson, Director of the Information and Technology Trade Policy Division at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT),to follow up on Ref B letter from Ambassador Zoellick to Minister for International Trade Pettigrew. Dickson n [...]
2003-01-15 18:48:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDCA ETRD USTR
03OTTAWA1567(C/NF) CANADA,S LIBERAL LEADERSHIP CONTEST: A RACE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. With the official launching in April of the leadership campaigns of Deputy PM John Manley and Liberal backbencher Paul Martin, the three-way contest to succeed PM Jean Chretien -- Canada's race for a political cure -- is officially on. Though the Liberal Leadership convention i [...]
2003-06-02 20:23:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL CA
03OTTAWA1568NO AIR CANADA FLIGHTS TO BEIRUT NOW
[...] Classified by Economic Minister Counselor Michael Gallagher for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). Â [...]
2003-06-02 21:32:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALASEC EAIR PTER PINR CA LE
03OTTAWA1596CANADA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS FOR WORLD
[...] Canada will support U.S positions on Agenda items 1.5 and 1.24 at the World Radiocommunication Conference. According to Industry Canada's Director for Terrestrial Engineering Doug Sward, Canada has been on board with these two issues throughout their preparations for the Conference. Sward wil [...]
2003-06-05 18:19:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS
03OTTAWA160CANADIAN ECONOMIC FORECAST: NORTHERN TIGER
[...] Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Canada's economy is like the "Energizer Bunny" - it just keeps going and going. Canada should post a solid 3.3 percent annual increase in real GDP in 2002, which is more t [...]
2003-01-15 20:33:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1605 G8; MIDDLE EAST; IRAQ; U.S. ECONOMIC POLICY
[...] "We'd be better off with the G-Zero." Columnist William Watson noted in the conservative English-language daily the Montreal Gazette (6/3): "The big news story in France yesterday was the length of the handshake on Sunday when Jacques Chirac welcomed George W. Bush to the G8 summit. The Fren [...]
2003-06-06 19:02:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA1629CANADA CUSTOMS' DUMPING INVESTIGATION COULD IMPACT
[...] Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) has initiated an investigation into the alleged injurious dumping of steel structural tubing, known as hollow structural sections, originating in, or exported from Korea, South Africa and Turkey. The investigation covers hollow structural sections made [...]
2003-06-09 20:43:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD CA
03OTTAWA1636CANADA PROVINCIAL ELECTION: MANITOBA RE-ELECTS NEW
[...] SUMMARY. As expected, Manitoba Premier Gary Doer and his left-of-center New Democratic Party (NDP) won a second majority government in the June 3 elections. The Manitoba NDP is a strong proponent of the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly and a driving force behind Canadian opposition to U.S. propo [...]
2003-06-10 16:39:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL CA NDP
03OTTAWA1640WGSARS: Canada-wide Status Report June 10
[...] As of June 9, 2003, Health Canada has received reports of 424 probable or suspect cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Canada. There have been 33 deaths in Canada. Canadian officials maintain that to date, transmission has been limited to specific transmission settings such a [...]
2003-06-10 19:37:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED CA
03OTTAWA1654CANADIAN MILITARY PREPARING FOR KEY ROLE IN ISAF,
[...] (C) While NATO is assuming the lead for ISAF, Canada will join Germany as one of the two largest troop contributors beginning in August. Canada will be providing two rotations of 1,800 personnel each for ISAF IV and V. While Canada will not back away from this commitment, it is expressing con [...]
2003-06-11 15:39:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO AF IZ CG
03OTTAWA1658CANADA ON UNESCO BOARD
[...] (C) Post delivered points contained ref A to Jean-Luc Chouinard, Special Advisor for UNESCO in DFAIT's UN and Commonwealth Affairs Division, and Dr. Michel Tessier, Elections Co-ordinator in that division, on June 10, 2003. We also asked again if Canada would consider deferring its UNESCO Exec [...]
2003-06-11 20:01:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALAORC CA UNESCO
03OTTAWA1662AFGHANISTAN: CANADA ANNOUNCES ARTF SUPPORT AND AID
[...] Summary: On June 10, the GOC announced the opening of its embassy in Kabul (septel) and allocation of C$21.2 million of the C$250 million in new aid pledged for the next two years. The allocation includes an additional C$15 million to support the operational budget of the Afghan Transitiona [...]
2003-06-12 18:34:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN PREL AF CA IMF IBRD
03OTTAWA1668Canadians Pleased with President's AIDS
[...] This cable contains an action request (para.9). 2. ESTH Counselor and ESTH Specialist called on Ed Aiston, Director General for International Affairs, and Martin Methot, his deputy, in the Canadian Health Ministry to discuss the President's AIDS initiative. Aiston said the Canadian Governme [...]
2003-06-12 19:35:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAID EUN
03OTTAWA1670IAEA/IRAN: CANADA SAYS IT WILL SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS
[...] (C) Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Lavertu told DCM on June 12 that Canada will support our efforts to get a formal resolution on Iran at the June 16 IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) meeting (ref. A). Despite the Canadian delegation's skepticism in Vienna that such a resolution will be attaina [...]
2003-06-12 21:08:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM MNUC IR CA IAEA
03OTTAWA1675CANADIAN PHARMACEUTICAL PATENTS: PARLIAMENTARY
[...] Summary ) A Parliamentary committee has postponed a decision to recommend changes to Canada,s drug patent rules that cover the process for bringing generic drugs to the market once the innovator,s patents expire. The Canadian review mirrors the recent U.S. deliberations on the Hatch-Waxman la [...]
2003-06-13 16:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON CA
03OTTAWA1721INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY:
[...] SUMMARY: GOC OFFICIALS APPEAR TO BE CAUTIOUSLY INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE IPHE, BUT HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS ABOUT HOW IPHE WILL RELATE TO THE IEA'S HYDROGEN COORDINATION GROUP. THEY ALSO POSED NUMEROUS QUESTIONS ABOUT IPHE'S POSSIBLE STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - SEE ACTION REQUESTED, PA [...]
2003-06-18 15:13:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG CA
03OTTAWA1722AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW CANADIAN DEPUTY
[...] (C) Peter Harder, Canada's new Deputy Foreign Minister, met with Ambassador Cellucci on June 17 to discuss the bilateral relationship and his June 19-20 visit to Washington. Harder and the Ambassador discussed management of the relationship, energy cooperation, missile defense, the ICC, the T [...]
2003-06-18 15:28:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD MARR SMIG PARM CA KICC
03OTTAWA1740AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW CANADIAN DEPUTY
[...] (C) Peter Harder, Canada's new Deputy Foreign Minister, met with Ambassador Cellucci on June 17 to discuss the bilateral relationship and his June 19-20 visit to Washington. Harder and the Ambassador discussed management of the relationship, energy cooperation, missile defense, the ICC, the T [...]
2003-06-19 16:37:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD MARR SMIG PARM CA KICC
03OTTAWA1744MANITOBA CONSERVATION LEADER REGISTERS CONCERN IN
[...] On 19 June, Manitoba Conservative Party leader (and head of Manitoba's Official Opposition in the Legislature) Stuart Murray visited new APP Winnipeg Consul to formally register the concerns of his constituents at the ongoing freeze of Canadian beef import into the United States. He specifical [...]
2003-06-19 20:20:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PREL OTRA CA
03OTTAWA1746GOC CUT GROWTH EXPECTATIONS FOR CANADIAN
[...] Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. PRIVATE SECTOR AND GOC EXPECT LOWER GROWTH ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) On June 3, the Bank of Canada downgraded its 2003 growth outlook for Canada from nearly 4%, in May, to 2. [...]
2003-06-19 20:50:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1765 SOFTWOOD LUMBER: CANADIAN REACTIONS TO USDOC
[...] SUMMARY: Canadian reactions to the USDOC policy bulletin on softwood lumber, which was released by Undersecretary Grant Aldonas on June 18, were mildly positive except in Quebec where there was broad disappointment that the section concerning that province was excluded from the document. Wha [...]
2003-06-23 12:41:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL CA
03OTTAWA1779CANADA SUPPORTS UNDOF RENEWAL, HOPES TO REDUCE
[...] (C) Canada supports renewing the mandate for the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF),where it currently provides 194 personnnel. Peter Armstrong-Whitworth of Foreign Affairs' Peacekeeping Office indicated that Canada is considering reducing its contribution in the future, and that the Go [...]
2003-06-23 20:44:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKPKO MARR PREL IS SY CA JA UNDOF UNSC
03OTTAWA178CANADIAN POSITION ON IRAQ UNCHANGED
[...] (C) Despite Prime Minister Chretien's January 15 comment that "the international community must speak and act through the UN Security Council," Canada's position on military participation in a potential war against Iraq is unchanged. Contacts at Foreign Affairs and National Defense assured us [...]
2003-01-16 19:39:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS IZ CA UN
03OTTAWA1797 WHAT IS CANADIAN? GOC REVIEWS ITS DEFINITION OF
[...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Canada applies various tests to define "Canadian content" of entertainment products, in order to make funding decisions and to enforce broadcast content requirements. On June 17, the GOC announced results of a year-long review (reftel) of the definition of "Canadian c [...]
2003-06-25 12:06:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD SCUL CA
03OTTAWA1801CANADA INTERESTED IN U.S. INITIATIVES FOR UNGA 58
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-25 19:50:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREL CA UNGA
03OTTAWA1812Canada's Uranium: A primer
[...] Canada is the largest uranium producer in the world - in 2002 production was 11,607 metric tonnes of uranium, about one-third of total world production. Canada typically provides 20 to 30 percent of uranium used in the United States. The two main players are Cameco, a Canadian-based publicly [...]
2003-06-26 18:38:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ETRD ENRG KNNP CA
03OTTAWA185WEST NILE VIRUS: ONTARIO DOCTORS MUST REPORT
[...] Ontario is expected to make it mandatory soon to report human cases of West Nile Virus to the provincial Public Health Officer. "Reportable diseases" are listed in regulations made under the statutory authority of the province's Health Protection and Promotion Act. This will make Ontario the f [...]
2003-01-17 16:40:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV CA
03OTTAWA1857TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: TREASURY LETTER ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOC has received reftel letter and is exploring the legal procedures necessary to complete transfer of assets to the Iraqi government in compliance with the expected notification from the UN 661 Committee. The frozen Iraqi government assets are held by banks, and the GOC d [...]
2003-06-30 19:41:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC
03OTTAWA1858 TELECOM REGULATION: COMPETITIVE ACCESS TO MULTI-UNIT
[...] As reported reftel, Canada is clearly shifting its policy on telecommunications competition toward a more pro- competitive model. A decision announced by the GOC's telecom regulator on June 30 reinforced this trend by clarifying the terms of access of telecom service providers to multi-unit [...]
2003-06-30 19:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1863A/S WAYNE'S MEETING WITH LEBANESE MINISTER OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a bilateral meeting held June 25 on the margins of the International Arab Banking Summit in Montreal, A/S Anthony Wayne and Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade Marwan Hamadeh discussed the regional economic situation with a focus on the fight against terrorist finan [...]
2003-06-30 20:05:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALECON ECIN EFIN ETRD EINV ETTC CVIS PREL PTER PINR LE XF ETRN
03OTTAWA1875IAEA/IRAN: CANADIAN VIEWS ON NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Canada would support a summer IAEA Board meeting (reftel) so long as there is consensus for a resolution or other strong statement at that meeting on the Iranian nuclear program. Ron Stansfield, Foreign Affairs' Acting Director for Nuclear and Chemical Disarmament, told us on July 2 that [...]
2003-07-02 20:49:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM MNUC PREL IR CA IAEA
03OTTAWA1876Update 44 - Ontario SARS (July 2, 2003): WHO
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-03 13:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDAMED SOCI TBIO ECON CASC CA
03OTTAWA1899ISAF: CANADIAN DEFENSE MINISTER'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Canadian Defense Minister John McCallum visited Kabul June 23-24 in advance of Canada's participation in ISAF IV and V. McCallum met with Afghan President Karzai and Defense Minister Khan, among others, and visited the camp being set up for approximately 1,800 Canadian troops. Wh [...]
2003-07-07 12:17:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL AF CA
03OTTAWA1911MANITOBA DAY IN LOS ANGELES
[...] The Canadian Consul General in Los Angeles, Colin Robertson, hosted a broad Manitoba trade mission led by Premier Gary Doer as a part of the Consulate's Canada Day celebrations. The trade mission included announcements of several important business deals and entertainment ventures. The most [...]
2003-07-07 21:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PGOV PREL CA
03OTTAWA1924 SCENE-SETTER FOR TRI- AND BILATERAL ENERGY MEETINGS
[...] THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE USG CHANNELS. 2. In preparation for the forthcoming meetings of the North American Energy Working Group (NAEWG) and U.S.- Canada Energy Consultative Mechanism (ECM) in Ottawa July 15-17, post provides the following u [...]
2003-07-09 13:53:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1927SOFTWOOD LUMBER: A MODEST PROPOSAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: We appear to be moving toward yet another trade-restrictive, time-limited softwood lumber agreement. If so, it might be useful to think now about what we could do to come up with a more durable solution while the temporary measures are in place. The fact that current trade law [...]
2003-07-09 16:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR SENV CA
03OTTAWA1975OFFICIAL INFORMAL - DRAFT FOR REVIEW AND ADDITIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-14 14:40:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KRIM CA
03OTTAWA1985CANADA PLEASED WITH GOVERNING COUNCIL LAUNCH
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-14 21:17:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO IZ UNSC
03OTTAWA1996 CANADA'S PROVINCIAL PREMIERS TAKE A STAND
[...] Summary: Canadian premiers met for their annual conference on July 9-11 at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (PEI). The tone was upbeat. The premiers went beyond the ritual criticism of federal heavy-handedness and demands for more funding out of Ottawa and focused on ways to make their [...]
2003-07-15 17:01:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL CA
03OTTAWA2001CANADIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-15 20:07:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KRIM CA PRE
03OTTAWA20022003 CANADIAN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR CANADA Openness to Foreign Investment General Attitude ---------------- 2. With few exceptions, Canada offers foreign investors full national treatment within the context of a [...]
2003-07-15 20:13:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV KTDB KSPR CA OPIC
03OTTAWA2006CANADA TO CONTINUE TO PRESSURE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA
[...] (SBU) Post delivered points contained reftel to Nancy Mackay-Dietrich, Special Advisor for Burma in DFAIT,s Southeast Asia Division, on July 14, 2003. Mackay-Dietrich indicated that, in addition to the visa restrictions mentioned in reftel, the GOC was taking other steps to secure the relea [...]
2003-07-15 20:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV BM CA
03OTTAWA2007FY 2003 IV MRP "MULTILATERAL DIPLOMACY" EVALUATION
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-16 10:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL CA
03OTTAWA2014CANADIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-16 13:52:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KRIM CA
03OTTAWA202CANADA: ARF STATEMENT SHOULD REFLECT CONSENSUS
[...] (C) Post provided Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Regional Security and Peacekeeping Division, Sarah Smith and Deputy Director for Korea, Hartmuth Kroll, talking points and texts of the proposed statement by the Chairman of the ASEAN [...]
2003-01-17 22:55:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL CA ARF
03OTTAWA2028CANADA APPRECIATES REAL STORY ON FIVE CUBAN SPIES
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-17 14:38:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL CU CA
03OTTAWA2062 MAGAZINES: GOC CUTS ITS MAGAZINE SUPPORT FUND,
[...] On July 8 the GOC announced cuts/changes to its funding programs in support of Canadian magazines. These programs were the key measures put in place in 1999 following resolution of a U.S.-Canada bilateral dispute concerning periodicals. In making the cuts, the GOC pronounced the magazine i [...]
2003-07-18 18:57:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD SCUL CA
03OTTAWA2068QUESTIONS ON THE "NO FLY" LIST
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 4. 2. (C) Post continues to seek information about the TSA "no-fly list (ref. a)." Our understanding from discussions with TSA is that there is a written policy on the no-fly list that describes, among other things, information that is to be shared [...]
2003-07-18 20:32:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALEAIR PTER CA
03OTTAWA2069FAA VIOLATION: CANADA'S RESPONSE
[...] We conveyed the information on the alleged violation of FAA regulations by a Canadian, Mr. Glen Green (ref a),to Transport Canada, which has provided the following response. We will convey any additional information we receive. 2. Text of letter from Transport Canada: Thank you for your [...]
2003-07-18 20:40:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR CA
03OTTAWA2091CANADA: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MANLEY DROPS OUT OF
[...] (U) John Manley, Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, withdrew from the Liberal Party leadership race on July 22, saying that Paul Martin's lead is insurmountable. Manley said that his campaign reviewed party membership lists over the weekend, and determined that it would not [...]
2003-07-22 19:11:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CA
03OTTAWA2103UNDOF: DRAWDOWN OF CANADIAN CONTINGENT
[...] (C) Canada confirmed to us that is does intend to reduce its contribution to the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) over the next 12 months, but that it will not do so before ensuring adequate backfill by others. We discussed reftel (A) concerns with Barbara Martin, Director of Foreign A [...]
2003-07-23 17:45:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL IS SY CA JA
03OTTAWA2104 MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; AFRICA; ICC
[...] "Fallout from Iraq" The centrist Winnipeg Free Press observed (7/8): "...Mr. Bush's reasons for going to war may be questioned more and more sharply, as next year's presidential election approaches, if popular support for the Iraq invasion ebbs and poor performance of the U.S. economy saps [...]
2003-07-23 18:12:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2109CANADA RECALLS AMBASSADOR FROM IRAN OVER
[...] (U) Foreign Minister Graham announced on July 23 that Canada is recalling its Ambassador to Iran after Iran proceeded to bury photojournalist Zahra Kazemi rather than return her body to Canada. Kazemi's son in Montreal had called for the body to be returned to Canada, and Graham said that Kaz [...]
2003-07-23 20:58:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IR CA
03OTTAWA2115IAEA/IRAN: CANADA AGREES ON NEED TO MOVE UP EL
[...] (C) Canada agrees with us that the IAEA Director General's next report on Iran needs to be issued prior to August 29 in order to mount an effective campaign before the September 8-12 Board of Governors meeting (ref. A),but believes that August 15 may not be feasible. Terry Wood, Foreign Affai [...]
2003-07-24 18:17:00Embassy OttawaSECRETKNNP PARM MNUC PREL IR CA IAEA
03OTTAWA2120 CANADA'S FIRST NATIONS ELECT A NEW GRAND CHIEF;
[...] Summary: Canada's Assembly of First Nations (AFN) met for their 24th annual meeting on July 15-17 and elected Phil Fontaine to a three-year term as National Grand Chief. Chief Fontaine, a self-described conciliator, brings a less confrontational style than his predecessor, Matthew Coon Come, [...]
2003-07-24 19:31:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CA
03OTTAWA2121CANADIAN RESPONSE TO UNGA INITIATIVES-PART II
[...] (C) Summary: The Canadian response to U.S. priority initiatives for the UNGA 58 (ref A) was largely supportive. The GOC, however, hoped the U.S. would show more flexibility on the issue of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The GOC was also uncertain about its stance on a human right [...]
2003-07-24 19:50:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CA UNGA AROC UNAUS
03OTTAWA2125CANADA: HIGH ON HYDROGEN
[...] SUMMARY: This cable provides an overview of Canada's public and private efforts to develop technologies for the use of hydrogen as a fuel. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is drafting a detailed national plan for directing Canadian hydrogen efforts ("Canadian Hydrogen Roadmap"),but it is at [...]
2003-07-24 20:29:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG TRGY CA
03OTTAWA2138INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT FOR CANADA
[...] Sensitive but Unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) The following constitutes Ottawa's submission for the 2003 International Religious Freedom Report. Introduction and Overview -- No changes. Section I: Religious Demography Paragraph that begins "There is no state or do [...]
2003-07-28 18:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KIRF CA
03OTTAWA214CRTC DECISION MEANS NO RETRANSMISSION OF TV SIGNALS
[...] (SBU) The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) concluded in a January 17, 2003 report that there is no need to amend its current New Media Exemption Order. This decision upholds the intent of Bill C-11, passed in December 2002 (Reftel),making it illegal to pu [...]
2003-01-21 20:07:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD CA
03OTTAWA2180AUSTRALIA GROUP: CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR JUNE 2003
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-31 20:51:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PREL CA CBW
03OTTAWA2181FORCES FOR LIBERIA: CANADA WOULD LIKE TO HELP,
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-31 21:02:00Embassy OttawaSECRETCD LI ML MR NG PGOV PHUM PREL XY CA UNSC
03OTTAWA2182CANADA FIELDS INCB CANDIDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-31 21:49:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALAORC SNAR CA UN
03OTTAWA2198IRAQI RECONSTRUCTION: CANADIAN PERSONNEL FOR
[...] (SBU) Canada has committed to providing US$215 million in humanitarian and reconstruction assistance for post-conflict Iraq, with emphasis on access to basic services (water, sanitation, health care); building democratic institutions; reforming judicial, police and correctional services; stren [...]
2003-08-01 19:34:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID KCRM KJUS IZ CA
03OTTAWA2221NATURAL GAS VS. NUCLEAR: CANADIANS STUDY FEASIBILITY
[...] SUMMARY: THE CANADIAN ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CERI) SAYS THAT, AT NATURAL GAS PRICES OF USD 3.50 / MCF OR MORE, NUCLEAR REACTORS WOULD BE ECONOMICALLY SUPERIOR TO NATURAL GAS IN SUPPLYING THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF STEAM REQUIRED TO EXTRACT CRUDE OIL FROM CANADA'S VAST OILSAND RESOURCES. IF T [...]
2003-08-06 13:49:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETRD CA
03OTTAWA2225Canadian Invasive Species Plan due soon, USG and
[...] Officials of Environment Canada and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans expect a public rollout of a draft framework for managing Alien Invasive Species in autumn 2003. There may not be much meat on the bones of the draft strategy, and a year of consultations and further drafting will be [...]
2003-08-06 16:14:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO ETRD CA
03OTTAWA2232URGING HIGH-LEVEL CANADIAN ENGAGEMENT ON MOLDOVA
[...] (C) Canada agrees with us that more pressure needs to be brought to bear on the Moldovan peace process and the withdrawal of Russian forces, and will seek opportunities to do so. Embassy Political Minister Counselor discussed reftel demarche with Norbert Kalisch, Acting Assistant Deputy Minis [...]
2003-08-06 21:16:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS EU MD CA OSCE
03OTTAWA2235 MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST; IRAQ;
[...] "Stumbling block on road to peace" The liberal Toronto Star opined (8/5): "...Bush has been pressing Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to divert the path of the barrier so it consumes less West Bank territory. But Sharon last week dismissed Bush's request to dismantle or move the fence.... [...]
2003-08-07 18:10:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OPRC CA OIIP
03OTTAWA2236 MEDIA REACTION: LIBERIA
[...] "Share the burden" The conservative National Post opined (8/1): "Liberia's 14-year-old civil war may finally be ending. Last Wednesday, the country's giant neighbour, Nigeria, agreed to send 1,300 peacekeepers to help end hostilities.... On Monday, the European Union voiced support for a mu [...]
2003-08-07 18:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2237 MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM; MIDDLE EAST;
[...] "Secrets of Sept. 11" The leading Globe and Mail (7/31) editorialized: "...The intelligence and technical flaws, many of which were already known or the subject of intense speculation, are detailed in a damning report [the joint U.S. congressional inquiry into the terrorist attacks of Sept. [...]
2003-08-07 19:01:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2251CANADA: LIBERAL LEADERSHIP RACE DOWN TO TWO,
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Liberal Party will formally elect a new party Leader on November 15, but that individual will not/not become Prime Minister of Canada until incumbent Jean Chretien's retirement - announced for February 2004. With only two leadership contenders remaining, the question is not [...]
2003-08-08 13:37:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CA
03OTTAWA2255BHUTANESE REFUGEES: CANADA CONTINUES TO PRESS FOR
[...] (C) Post shared points contained reftel with Elissa Golberg, DFAIT's Acting Deputy Director for Humanitarian Affairs, on August 7. Golberg said Canada agrees that pressure should continue on both Bhutan and Nepal to agree to a durable solution for the Bhutanese refugees. Canada is going to con [...]
2003-08-08 17:36:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALBT NP PHUM PREF PREL CA UNHCR
03OTTAWA2261NATO SYG RACE: SPECULATION ABOUT CANADIAN DEPUTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While NATO has never before had a non-European Secretary General, the name of Canadian Deputy Prime Minister John Manley has now surfaced as a possible candidate. While we do not have a sense for what Manley's prospects are in Brussels, we expect that he would jump at the chance [...]
2003-08-08 19:45:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR CA NATO
03OTTAWA233158TH UNGA: CANADA ON U.S. APPROACH IN FIRST
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-14 15:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MNUC CA UNGA
03OTTAWA2332MASS GRAVES PROJECT IN IRAQ: CANADA PLANS TO ASSIST
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-11 13:41:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EAID KCRM IZ CA
03OTTAWA2351Canada seeks "Collective Security" Approach on Food
[...] The Canadian Government desires to work closely with USG on biosecurity and harmonize forthcoming regulations stemming from the Bioterrorism Act (BTA). During an August 12 meeting with Robert Wright, number two at the Privy Council Office (PCO) and overseer of Canada's border security effort [...]
2003-08-18 20:12:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD TBIO PREL CA
03OTTAWA2354CANADA: INITIAL FALLOUT FROM THE BLACKOUT
[...] (C) Summary: Residents of Ontario, with the exception of some 50,000 public sector workers in Ottawa, were expected to resume "normal" work routines on Monday. Businesses throughout Ontario have been asked to cut energy consumption in half over the next week as the province tries to recover [...]
2003-08-18 21:08:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG CA
03OTTAWA2355IRAN: CANADA WOULD SUPPORT IAEA NON-COMPLIANCE
[...] (C) Canada's Foreign Ministry (DFAIT) informed us on August 15 that should the USG decide to press for a resolution of non-compliance at the September IAEA Board of Governors meeting, Canada will "fully and actively" support us. Foreign Minister Graham has written to IAEA DG El Baradei, urgin [...]
2003-08-18 21:12:00Embassy OttawaSECRETKNNP PHUM IR CA IAEA
03OTTAWA2358 MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN; NORTH KOREA
[...] "What should NATO do in Afghanistan?" The leading Globe and Mail opined (8/18): "What's to be done when your raison d'tre has disappeared? That has been the question faced by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization since the end of the Cold War. Who is NATO's enemy now that the Soviet empire [...]
2003-08-19 14:30:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2376 GOC FEDERAL ROLE IN THE BATTLE AGAINST ALIEN INVASIVE
[...] An effective Canadian plan to deal with Alien Invasive Species (AIS) will require close coordination between provincial and federal governments, as well as renewed accountability and collaboration between federal government departments. This cable outlines the federal-provincial jurisdiction [...]
2003-08-21 12:46:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO ETRD CA
03OTTAWA2388 MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; AFRICA
[...] "Rebuilding Iraq remains crucial" The leading Globe and Mail opined (8/21): "Horrific as Tuesday's bomb attack was on Iraq's United Nations headquarters, no one who has followed events in that country can be surprised that matters have taken a turn for the worse. From the moment the United S [...]
2003-08-21 19:17:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2405TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA:PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU/Noforn) Post delivered reftel message to the GOC on August 21 as Canadian government offices re-opened briefly Wednesday morning for the first time since last week's power failure. On August 22 the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAIT) confirmed the information had been circulated for in [...]
2003-08-22 20:12:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC
03OTTAWA2436CANADA'S VISA ISSUING PROCESS
[...] (U) (Summary) Canada,s visa issuing process closely resembles that of the United States. There exist, however, a number of structural and procedural differences between the two countries. In general, the United States tends to have stronger security measures in place and rejects a higher pe [...]
2003-08-26 17:44:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDCA CVIS PGOV PREL PTER SMIG
03OTTAWA2442TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA:HAMAS NAMES: GOC
[...] (S) Action request: The GOC has requested additional information on PVOE, the Palestinian Association in Austria, which may be provided through State or ORCA channels. 2. (SBU) On August 26, the GOC held an interagency meeting to review ref B demarche on the U.S. decision to add HAMAS na [...]
2003-08-26 20:14:00Embassy OttawaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC
03OTTAWA2451CANADA: ENLISTING HELP IN TARGETING WAR CRIMINALS
[...] (S) In response to reftel demarche, DFAIT Deputy Director for the Western Balkans Margaret Moores and Defense and Security Relations desk officer Kelly Anderson affirmed to poloff the GOC's commitment to seeing PIFWCs brought to justice. Moores noted that while Canadian law precludes adoption [...]
2003-08-27 20:21:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL MOPS EFIN CLOK CVIS CA BK KWAC ICTY
03OTTAWA2453CANADA SUPPORTS IRAN NONCOMPLIANCE RESOLUTION AT
[...] (C) Canadian DFAIT Nuclear Non-Proliferation Deputy Director Terry Wood assured us that the GOC fully supports a finding of noncompliance at the September IAEA Board of Governors meeting and wants to assist in any way possible. Though Canada already was inclined to support a resolution, Wood s [...]
2003-08-27 20:32:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR IAEA
03OTTAWA2454HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA: CANADA TAKING LONG-TERM VIEW
[...] (C) Post delivered points contained reftel on August 26 to Adrian Norfolk, Acting Director of DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division. Norfolk said that Canada takes a long-term view towards the human rights situation in China. While Canada does n [...]
2003-08-27 20:32:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM CA UNHRC
03OTTAWA2459CANADA WILL ENGAGE WITH IRAQ GC, SUPPORTS
[...] (C) Post delivered points contained ref A to Christopher Hull, DFAIT's desk officer for Iraq, on August 27. Hull indicated that GC representatives have not yet been in contact with the government of Canada, but Canada would receive and engage with GC representatives. Hull said Canada will be [...]
2003-08-28 15:45:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ CA
03OTTAWA2461CANADIAN FY 03-04 BUDGET: DEFENSE CONTINGENCY
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. Summary: Finance Minister Manley has asked government departments to cover unforeseen expenditures in 2003 from reallocation of existing funds. Canada is using C$200 million in "contingency reserve" funds earmarked [...]
2003-08-28 16:48:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PGOV EFIN ECON ETRD CA
03OTTAWA2468CANADIAN PRESS REPORTS OF TERROR PROBE HIGHLY
[...] (S) Persistent Canadian press reports which surfaced over the weekend and have since been picked up in the U.S. allege that at least some of the 19 foreign "students" arrested recently in Canada (18 Pakistanis and one Indian) have links to al Qaeda and may have been plotting terrorist operatio [...]
2003-08-28 18:56:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPTER ASEC CA
03OTTAWA2479TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: JEMAAH ISLAMIYAH 10
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-29 21:00:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC
03OTTAWA2480ORGANIZED CRIME CONTINUES TO THRIVE IN CANADA
[...] (U) Summary: In its latest report on organized crime activity, Criminal Intelligence Service Canada indicates that organized criminal groups in Canada are increasingly utilizing emerging technology to commit crimes such as fraud and money laundering, and that they are extensively involved in t [...]
2003-04-01 13:39:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKRIM SNAR CA
03OTTAWA274YOUR JANUARY 30 MEETING WITH CANADIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Your January 30 meeting with Foreign Minister Bill Graham will be an important opportunity to bolster Canadian support for our Iraq policy. The Canadian Government's natural preference is for giving the inspectors more time and for the UN Security Council to reach consensus, but it wants [...]
2003-01-24 22:22:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ETRD PTER CVIS CA IZ KN VE
03OTTAWA283EU BIOTECH MORATORIUM: CANADA READY TO JOIN AS
[...] (C) Embassy has confirmed general GOC support for Canadian Trade Minister Pettigrew's January 17 commitment to USTR Zoellick that Canada would join the United States as co-complainant in a prospective WTO action against the EU biotech moratorium (Ref B). Ambassador Cellucci will follow up on [...]
2003-01-27 20:44:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR TBIO CA
03OTTAWA310CANADA CONSIDERING CONTINGENCY RELIEF PLANNING
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-30 18:03:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF IZ PREL CIDA
03OTTAWA325CANADA'S RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN
[...] (U) As of late Friday afternoon (January 31) the GOC has still not announced its response to Treasury U/S Taylor's request for a contribution to cover Afghanistan's arrears to the IMF and World Bank. That said, the outlook seems promising. 2. (SBU) Working levels at the Canadian Interna [...]
2003-01-31 21:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID PREL AF CA IMF IBRD
03OTTAWA327EU-CANADA TRADE AND INVESTMENT "ENHANCEMENT"
[...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (U) Reftel reported Brussels perspectives on plans for an EU-Canada "Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement," which were announced at the December 19 2002 EU-Canada Summit in Ottawa. Embassy Ottawa ECON staf [...]
2003-02-03 15:53:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD CA WTRO
03OTTAWA334 CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION IN
[...] (U) This message is sensitive, but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) This message was prepared with assistance from Amconsul Calgary. 3. (U) Critical infrastructure protection is among the areas listed for bilateral action in the Ridge-Manley Smart Border plan. Canada is [...]
2003-02-03 21:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ETRD EINV CA
03OTTAWA339GOC ASSURANCES ON TRIPS AND MEDICINES
[...] Econoff discussed the latest evolution in GOC thinking on TRIPS and medicines with Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade IPR Director Catherine Dickson on January 30. Dickson reaffirmed the assurances given by Trade Minister Pettigrew in his January 10 phone conversation with [...]
2003-02-04 19:20:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD CA
03OTTAWA35U.S./CANADA/U.K. TRILATERAL PEACEKEEPING MEETING
[...] (U) The U.S. participated in annual talks on peacekeeping with Canada and U.K. in Ottawa on December 10-11, 2002 in which a broad range of peacekeeping issues were addressed. Canada's Director General of International Security, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT),Jil [...]
2003-01-06 20:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PREL MASS CA UK UN
03OTTAWA361BOWHEAD DEMARCHE DELIVERED: STILL NO MOVEMENT
[...] ON FEBRUARY 4, 2003, ESTOFF DELIVERED THE DEMARCHE CONTAINED IN REFTEL C, REGARDING THE AUGUST, 10, 2002 CANADIAN TAKING OF AN EASTERN BOWHEAD WHALE. THE CANADIAN SIDE WAS REPRESENTED BY GLEN LINDER OF THE OCEANS LAW DIVISION (JLO) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE [...]
2003-02-05 17:31:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS PREL SENV CA
03OTTAWA367CANADIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS SECRETARY POWELL'S
[...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Bill Graham told the Canadian press that Secretary Powell's February 5 presentation on Iraq "amounts to a transfer of the burden of proof from the United States to Saddam Hussein." Graham went on to say that "we are not at a point where there is a need to use force. How [...]
2003-02-06 15:58:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA374AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH TRANSPORT MINISTER
[...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY. SUMMARY --------- 2. (SBU) Transport Minister Collenette indicated to Ambassador on January 31 that the GOC is ready to start "exploratory talks" on further aviation liberalization with the United States. Collene [...]
2003-02-06 20:50:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR SENV ECON CA
03OTTAWA385Air Canada's financial woes may spur GOC to alter fees
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-07 20:07:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EINV CA
03OTTAWA386 GALILEO DEMARCHE - CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS U.S.
[...] This is a sensitive but unclassified cable and should be treated accordingly. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel A request for a high-level demarche on EU plans for Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) to overlay the radio frequencies used by the GPS M-code, Ambassador Cellucci wrote letters [...]
2003-02-07 20:07:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA CA
03OTTAWA398DEMARCHE ON FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL
[...] As requested in reftel, Embassy passed U.S. views on upcoming negotiation of the FCTC in Geneva to officials in Health Canada, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and Agriculture Canada. 2. EST Counselor followed up with Ed Aiston, Director General, Internation [...]
2003-02-10 18:24:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO ETRD CA WHO
03OTTAWA412MANITOBA: NEW ELECTRICITY OPTIONS
[...] Summary and introduction. The Province of Manitoba and its state-owned hydroelectricity utility, Manitoba Hydro, seek to greatly expand hydroelectricity exports to the United States from the already considerable level of 8.8 terawatt hours, with a value of C$495 million per anum. Officials [...]
2003-02-11 16:05:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV CA
03OTTAWA418REFUGEE SITUATION IN NEPAL: CANADA SHARES CONCERN
[...] (SBU) We presented reftel demarche February 10 to Elissa Golberg, Policy Advisor for Humanitarian Affairs in DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division. She stated that Canada shares our concern over the lack of progress in solving the refugee situati [...]
2003-02-11 21:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PGOV PHUM BT NP CA
03OTTAWA435CANADA TO PROVIDE BATTALION AND BRIGADE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Canadian Defense Minister John McCallum announced on February 12 that Canada will contribute a battalion and a brigade headquarters - a total of 1500 to 2000 personnel - to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan beginning in August. Two rotations of Can [...]
2003-02-13 21:41:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL AF IZ CA ISAF
03OTTAWA443 CANADIAN CEO'S PUSH "NORTH AMERICAN SECURITY AND
[...] THE CANADIAN COUNCIL OF CHIEF EXECUTIVES (CEOCOUNCIL.CA),THE ORGANIZATION WHICH BUILT NORTH AMERICAN BUSINESS SUPPORT FOR U.S.-CANADA FREE TRADE IN THE 1980'S (AND THEREBY BUILT MUCH OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR NAFTA AND FTAA),IS LAUNCHING A SIMILARLY AMBITIOUS AGENDA FOR THE CONTINENT'S TRILATER [...]
2003-02-14 17:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD EINV CA
03OTTAWA448IRAQ/UN: CANADIAN REACTION TO FEBRUARY 14
[...] (SBU) Canadian Foreign Minister Bill Graham, speaking to the press after the February 14 weapons inspectors' report to the UN Security Council, said that the report shows progress as well as the need for continued pressure on Iraq. Graham said that while no-one is excluding the use of force, t [...]
2003-02-14 20:27:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS IZ CA UN
03OTTAWA453IRAQ: SECRETARY POWELL'S ADDRESS TO SECURITY
[...] (C) Charge contacted Canadian Political Director Jim Wright Feb. 16 to urge that Canada make a statement on Iraq during the Feb. 18 UNSC Open Meeting. Wright said he had already drafted such a statement for Foreign Minister Graham - one which tracks very well with the talking points reftel [...]
2003-02-16 20:21:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CA UNSC
03OTTAWA461CANADA ON REINFORCING THE NPT IN THE WAKE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-18 16:51:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM KN CA NPT
03OTTAWA481 Invasive Species: IJC speaks to Parliamentary
[...] The American Co-Chair of the International Joint Commission (IJC) sought the support of members of the House of Commons Fisheries and Oceans committee for a joint US-GoC reference to the IJC on the Great Lakes invasive species problem. First impressions are that the committee is pre- occupied [...]
2003-02-19 17:31:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV CA
03OTTAWA49YOUR MEETING WITH CANADIAN DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (C) Canadian Defense Minister John McCallum is looking forward to discussing Iraq, missile defense, and NATO post-Prague in your January 9 meeting. Canada has told us it would participate militarily in a UN-blessed operation against Iraq, but is reserving judgement on participation if there i [...]
2003-01-08 13:13:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS IZ CA NATO UN
03OTTAWA492CANADIAN CABINET TO DISCUSS MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (C) Following up on high-level consultations held in Washington January 28, the Canadian cabinet will be meeting soon to discuss potential missile defense cooperation with the United States. Missile defense is currently on the calendar for the February 25 Cabinet meeting (Cabinet normally mee [...]
2003-02-20 20:01:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PREL CA
03OTTAWA494STEEL - U.S. GOALS FOR FEBRUARY 24-25 OECD
[...] EconCouns passed reftel talking points to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Director for Trade Remedies Mike Robertson on February 20. Robertson noted significant overlap between the U.S. goals and the GOC's objectives for the February 24-25 Study Group meeting. He [...]
2003-02-20 21:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EIND ECON CA
03OTTAWA500CANADA'S FEDERAL BUDGET: PM CHRETIEN'S LEGACY --
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Dubbed Prime Minister Jean Chretien's "Legacy" by Canadian analysts, the budget presented on February 18 is the largest fiscal stimulus package since the Trudeau era 20 [...]
2003-02-21 16:20:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD CA
03OTTAWA503 NATURAL GAS IN NORTH AMERICA:
[...] (U) Although Canada's energy exports to the United States have grown at impressive rates in recent decades, making Canada our largest total energy supplier, Canada's conventional natural gas resources are maturing and production from current areas could peak within a decade. GOC forecasters ex [...]
2003-02-21 16:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET ETRD CA
03OTTAWA533CANADA ON IAEA DG EL BARADEI'S VISIT TO IRAN
[...] (C) Canada shares our strong concerns over Iran's nuclear program (reftel),and will continue pushing for a tough approach to Tehran by the IAEA. Terry Wood, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, told us on February 21 that Canada believes Iran is technically in breach of its [...]
2003-02-25 20:22:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM IR CA
03OTTAWA540CANADA SEARCHING FOR PARTNERS FOR ISAF IV AND V
[...] (C) Since Defense Minister McCallum's February 12 announcement that Canada would contribute a battalion and brigade headquarters to ISAF IV and V (reftel),the GoC has been busy seeking potential partners. The GoC has stressed that it does not have the resources to lead ISAF alone, and it hop [...]
2003-02-26 15:41:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL AF CA ISAF
03OTTAWA556CANADA JOINS U.S., EU SANCTIONS AGAINST
[...] (SBU) On 27 February Political Counselor discussed the proposed visa sanctions against Transnistrian officials with John McNiesh, Eastern European Desk Officer for the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). 2. (SBU) McNeish said that representatives of the U. [...]
2003-02-27 21:14:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEU MD RS CA PREL PBTS CVIS OSCE
03OTTAWA566 ENERGY FROM CANADA: PRELIMINARY 2002 DATA
[...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: The dominant position of Canadian energy production and trade for the United States is reinforced by preliminary 2002 data. The statistics from Canada's National Energy Board, Natural Resources Canada, and the U.S. Energy Information Administration show: . -- Canada [...]
2003-02-28 17:42:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EPET ETRD CA
03OTTAWA575WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: CANADA WILL MEET THE
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Canada will submit its services trade offer by the March 31 deadline, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General Suzanne Vinet. Vinet told EconCouns on February 26 th [...]
2003-02-28 20:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD CA USTR
03OTTAWA576CANADA SUPPORTS OSCE PARTNER STATUS FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) On March 28, Political Counselor discussed reftel's proposal for OSCE Partner Status for Afghanistan with Lisa Helfand at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). 2. (SBU) Helfand, who is Deputy Director of DFAIT's Division for Defense and Security Relations, s [...]
2003-02-28 21:32:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL OSCE
03OTTAWA577CANADA - 2002 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-28 21:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CA
03OTTAWA578CANADA'S ACTION ON ASIA PULP AND PAPER
[...] (SBU) On February 28 Finoff touched base with Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAIT) for an update on GOC action with regard to proposals on Asia Pulp and Paper restructuring. The joint letter to President Megawati to be drafted by the Canadian Embassy in Jakarta (ref A) has been cl [...]
2003-02-28 22:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV SENV CA AA
03OTTAWA587CANADA WILL SUPPORT ARF ANTI-PIRACY STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-03 21:31:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC ASEC PTER EWWT PHSA KTIA CA ARF
03OTTAWA588CANADIAN VIEWS ON WSSD IMPLEMENTATION AND CSD
[...] As requested in reftel, EST Counselor provided U.S. discussion papers, talking points and Q and A paper to the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and to the GOC coordinating committee on WSSD implementation. Returning from an extended absence, our main inte [...]
2003-03-03 21:39:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON EAID AORC CA UN
03OTTAWA589CANADIAN POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Affairs Political Director Jim Wright told us that the Canadian proposal at the UNSC is not an attempt to mediate, but a set of ideas that might help the Council focus again on disarmament rather than on internal divisions. Wright appealed for USG public statements to keep [...]
2003-03-03 23:56:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA595GOC DIPNOTE ON BEAUFORT SEA DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-04 19:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPHSA PBTS PREL ENRG SENV CA
03OTTAWA612Canadian Transportation Strategy Unveiled: Aviation
[...] The Government of Canada's strategic vision for transportation policy was unveiled on February 25th, 2003. There appear to be no radical departures from past GOC positions; gradualism is the key note struck by the authors of the policy statement. The policy vision addresses all modes: air, mar [...]
2003-03-06 17:07:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EINV CA
03OTTAWA6192003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - CANADA
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction - Post recommends that Canada not be placed on the Special 301 Watch List. Recent Canadian legislation has addressed several of the concerns outlined in previous 301 reports, such as the exclusion of [...]
2003-03-06 20:07:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON CA
03OTTAWA629DEFENSE MINISTER MCCALLUM AND THE CANADIAN FORCES
[...] (C) Nine months into his tenure as Minister, John McCallum is starting to put his mark on the Department of National Defense. He was able to get a greater-than-expected increase in defense spending in the latest GoC budget, and he has announced a defense review to guide transformation of the [...]
2003-03-06 21:17:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALMCAP PGOV PREL CA
03OTTAWA646CANADA UNLIKELY TO INCREASE CONTRIBUTI0N TO
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-07 20:59:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMFO PREL MASS XF CA
03OTTAWA648IMPLEMENTING THE AVIATION PRE-CLEARANCE AGREEMENT
[...] This is an action request. Action request in paragraph 5. 2. After lengthy negotiations, late last year the U.S. and Canada concluded an aviation preclearance agreement that,among other items, provides increased protection for Department of Homeland Security inspection officers (formerly C [...]
2003-03-10 13:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEC EAIR CA
03OTTAWA686CANADA SUPPORTS WTO BUDGET REFORM
[...] Canada supports the U.S. objective, outlined Reftel, to reform the WTO budget process and move towards a two-year budget cycle, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Senior Trade Policy Officer Dean Steadman. Steadman told Econoff that the WTO needs "results-based [...]
2003-03-12 18:41:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECIN AFIN CA WTRO
03OTTAWA687 CLIMATE CHANGE: CANADA'S KYOTO FOLLOW-THROUGH:
[...] (U) In its FY2003-04 budget, released on February 18, the GOC committed C$1.5 billion (about US$1 billion) over five years directly to achieving greenhouse gas emission reductions (plus modest additional funds for research and long-term technology development). This represents about 4.3 pe [...]
2003-03-12 18:44:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG CA
03OTTAWA692IRAQ/UNSC: CANADA STILL WORKING - AT THE HIGHEST
[...] (C) As seen from Canada's proposal for a new UNSC resolution on Iraq (reftel A),the GoC continues to be active in seeking a compromise solution at the Security Council. Officials at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO),the Privy Council Office (PCO),and Foreign Affairs (DFAIT) have confirmed t [...]
2003-03-12 22:46:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA695 MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; UN; NORTH KOREA
[...] "The truth that Blix can't hide" The nationalist Ottawa Citizen opined (3/12): "The United States and Britain are angry with Hans Blix, the United Nations chief weapons inspector in Iraq, over the information he deliberately withheld from his most recent public report to the Security Counci [...]
2003-03-13 15:19:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA7CANADA'S VIEWS ON PROPOSED U.S. TRIPS MORATORIUM
[...] Post delivered reftel letter from USTR Zoellick to Minister for International Trade Pettigrew, with copies to Minister of Foreign Affairs Graham and Minister of Health McLellan. On December 30, Suzanne Vinet, Director General for Service, Investment and Intellectual Property at the Department [...]
2003-01-02 20:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD CA USTR
03OTTAWA700G8 EXPERTS MEETING ON CRITICAL INFORMATION
[...] Following is the list of the Canadian delegation who will participate in the G8 CIP Experts Meeting in Paris March 24-26: William de Laat (Head of Delegation) Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness Michael Bitz Industry Canada Brenda Hensler-Hobbs Off [...]
2003-03-13 19:26:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKCIP PREL KCRM EINT KJUS CA
03OTTAWA702CANADA TO PURSUE UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD SEAT
[...] (C) Embassy presented the talking points contained reftel A concerning the U.S. candidacy for election to the UNESCO executive board to Jean-Luc Chouinard, Special Advisor for UNESCO in the UN Specialized Agencies Section of DFAIT's International Organizations Bureau, on March 11. Poloff had [...]
2003-03-13 22:10:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALAORC CA UNESCO
03OTTAWA703CANADA ON NORTH KOREAN AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMS
[...] (S) Canada shares our strong concerns about the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs, and believes that Iran will be emboldened if North Korea abandons the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). We discussed reftel messages with Marc Vidricaire, Director of the Nuclear and Chemical Disarmamen [...]
2003-03-13 23:14:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL KNNP PARM KN IR CA NPT
03OTTAWA708CANADA'S PRIORITIES: 59TH COMMISSION ON HUMAN
[...] (C) Embassy delivered the talking points contained reftel to Adrian Norfolk, Deputy Director for Human Rights in DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division, on March 12. Norfolk stated that Canada's overall objective for CHR-59 is restoration of CHR [...]
2003-03-14 17:36:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL CA UNHRC
03OTTAWA713CANADA WON'T SUPPORT OAS QUOTA PAYMENT INCREASE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-14 19:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN ABUD AORC USOAS
03OTTAWA717EC REG 1774/2002: CANADA SEEKS DELAY IN
[...] Canada is concerned about the difficulty of implementing EC Regulation 1774/2002 on May 1 and, following receipt of Reftel demarche, sent a letter to the EC requesting a delay in implementation of the regulation concerning animal by-products. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and [...]
2003-03-14 20:33:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD USTR
03OTTAWA723 DISTANT NEIGHBORS, NORTHERN STYLE: CANADIAN
[...] Summary and Conclusion. International debate on the war on terrorism and impending war in Iraq has raised serious concern about "What the World Thinks" about the United States and its foreign policies. This is as true for Canada as for the rest of the world. Canada is our largest trading par [...]
2003-03-14 21:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KPLS CA
03OTTAWA747CANADA WON'T JOIN MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAQ
[...] (SBU) Summary: Echoing Prime Minister Chretian's March 17 comments in Parliament, Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Lavertu formally notified A/DCM Gerson that, absent another UNSC resolution, Canada would not participate in a U.S.-led military coalition against Iraq. End Summary. 2. (S [...]
2003-03-17 23:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MOPS IZ CA
03OTTAWA768CANADA OPPOSED TO IRAQ DISCUSSION IN OTHER UN FORA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-18 20:35:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA773CANADA WON'T JOIN MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAQ
[...] (U) Corrected version of Ottawa 00747 (Changing classification to Confidential--please destroy previous cable). 2. (SBU) Summary: Echoing Prime Minister Chretian's March 17 comments in Parliament, Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Lavertu formally notified A/DCM Gerson that, absent ano [...]
2003-03-19 15:24:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MOPS IZ CA
03OTTAWA789Border Facts and Economic Impact
[...] The Canadian-U.S. border is a key life-line in the functioning of a large part of our economy. The economic relationship between Canada and the United States is unparalleled. It is the largest merchandise trade relationship in the world with over US$1.1 Billion in goods crossing the border e [...]
2003-03-19 21:50:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ELTN ASEC EINV PREL CA
03OTTAWA8001377 REVIEW: CANADA CONSIDERING RESPONSE TO ISP
[...] Econoff contacted CRTC Executive Director for Telecommunications Shirley Soehn to solicit information on how Canada planned to address the issues raised Reftel. Soehn noted that the CRTC received an Application from the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP) regarding the "anti-comp [...]
2003-03-20 20:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ETRD
03OTTAWA81CANADA'S NONPROLIFERATION DIALOGUE WITH INDIA
[...] (S) Canada shares our concern over Indian export controls on WMD/missile programs, and welcomes our dialogue with India on entities trying to acquire controlled goods (reftel). Marina Laker, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament, told us that Cana [...]
2003-01-09 17:40:00Embassy OttawaSECRETETTC PARM KNNP PREL IN CA
03OTTAWA825CANADA OPPOSES CHR SPECIAL SITTING
[...] (C) POL/MC spoke on March 21 with Susan Gregson, Director of DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division, concerning efforts to place a special sitting on Iraq on the CHR59 agenda. Gregson assured us Canada does not believe a special sitting on Iraq [...]
2003-03-21 21:59:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM AORC CA UNHCR
03OTTAWA869CANADIAN VIEWS ON UNECE EFE MINISTERIAL
[...] EST Counselor and EST Specialist made the demarche requested in reftel to Jean-Louis Wallace of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). According to Wallace, Canada shares USG concerns about the draft Environment for Europe ministerial declaration. Wallace indicate [...]
2003-03-26 13:23:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID EU IO KSCA AORC CA
03OTTAWA895CANADIAN PATENTS: MAINTENANCE FEE APPEAL UPHOLDS
[...] Summary - A March 2003 Canadian Federal Court decision upholds an appeal to protect the patent rights of companies that had inadvertently paid incorrect annual maintenance fees and attempted to correct the mistake through subsequent "top-up" fees. The judge determined that the appropriate ann [...]
2003-03-27 15:47:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD ECON CA
03OTTAWA897CANADIAN AMBASSADOR TO RAISE OPPOSITION ARRESTS IN
[...] (C) Post delivered ref A talking points to Kimberly Cowan, Cuba desk officer in DFAIT's Latin America and Caribbean Bureau, on March 24. In a follow-up discussion March 27, Cowan advised poloff that Canada is responding as follows to the arrests of the opposition members. First, Canada has exp [...]
2003-03-27 17:02:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL CU CA UNHCR
03OTTAWA899Ontario Declares SARS Health Emergency
[...] Summary: Late on March 26, the province of Ontario, faced with growing numbers of cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS),officially declared a "provincial emergency." This represents a dramatic upgrade of measures to contain the potential spread of SARS in the greater Toronto ar [...]
2003-03-27 17:20:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDAMED SOCI TBIO CASC CA
03OTTAWA915Biotech and labels in Canada, Update 2003
[...] There remains considerable political support for a mandatory labeling scheme by many Liberal party backbench Members of Parliament. This fact, coupled with the news that the effort to produce a voluntary biotech labeling standard is moribund may lead to a recrudescence of the issue and new pr [...]
2003-03-28 21:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD SENV TBIO CA
03OTTAWA916UNCHR-59- CANADA WANTS STRONG SUDAN RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-28 21:51:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM SU CA UNCHR
03OTTAWA917CANADA-IRAQ: WHAT NOW?
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador Cellucci's widely reported expression of U.S. disappointment over official Canada's position on Iraq and the military campaign has precipitated a tidal wave of response. While senior Cabinet ministers clearly got the message and want to turn things around in the bi [...]
2003-03-28 22:31:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR PTER CA
03OTTAWA929CANADA RATIFIES NATO ENLARGEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-31 21:37:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL CA NATO
03OTTAWA947CLONING AND STEM CELL BILL PROGRESSING WELL
[...] Bill C-13, "An Act Respecting Assisted Human Reproduction," was introduced into the Canadian House of Commons on October 9, 2002. If enacted, it would ban human cloning for both reproductive and research/therapeutic purposes. The legislation, itself a clone of Bill C-56 (Ref A),which died w [...]
2003-04-02 17:05:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PHUM TSPL SOCI KSCA CA
03OTTAWA952CANADA OPPOSED TO IRAQ DISCUSSION IN UNESCO
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-02 20:33:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALAORC CA UNESCO
03OTTAWA963CANADA TO RAISE IRAN CONCERNS - AGAIN - WITH
[...] (C) In response to Under Secretary Bolton's request, Canada will make reftel demarche to IAEA Director General El-Baradei as soon as possible through the Canadian Head of Mission in Vienna. Terry Wood, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, told us that the more Canada learns [...]
2003-04-03 21:41:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP ENRG IR CA IAEA
03OTTAWA964CANADA TO CO-SPONSOR CUBA RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-03 21:48:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL CU CA UNCHR
03OTTAWA965CANADA EXPLAINS NEW GLITCH IN AVIATION
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 9. 2. Officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) expressed mild apologies delay in Canadian internal procedures are slowing down the entry into force of the new aviation preclearance agreement. DFAIT explained [...]
2003-04-03 22:33:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PREF
03OTTAWA981CANADA OPPOSED TO UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISCUSSION
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-04 20:44:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ CA UNGA
03OTTAWA985ISAF: CANADIAN RECONNAISSANCE TEAM VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Canada remains committed to providing a battle group and brigade headquarters to ISAF IV and V, but is making clear to potential partners that it will not serve as a lead or co-lead nation. While hoping for a substantial NATO role, Canada expects that Germany will end up as lead [...]
2003-04-04 21:55:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL MARR CA NATO
03OTTAWA989WGSARS: Canadian Federal Public Health Role
[...] In Canada the provincial governments have the primary responsibility for health matters, including managing public health emergencies. The federal authorities nevertheless do play an important coordination role between the provinces, with other countries and the WHO. In addition to that role [...]
2003-04-07 14:12:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED CA
03OTTAWA99INFORMATION ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON TRADE AND
[...] The GOC is not providing any assistance to Afghanistan for capacity building in the trade and trade-related area listed in reftel. 2. However, Canada is contributing C$1.5 million (about US$1 million) to electoral support through Elections Canada and the International Foundation for Elect [...]
2003-01-10 16:51:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD AF CA
03OTTAWA997WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: CANADA CONSULTING WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-07 19:25:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON WTO
03RANGOON1623BURMA: 2003-2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Burma is the world's second largest producer of illicit opium and the second largest cultivator of opium poppy. The gap between Burma and the number one producer of illicit opium and number one cultivator of poppy, Afghanistan, increased considerably in 2003. Burma remains the primary sourc [...]
2003-12-22 09:44:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM PTER BM TAGS
03RANGOON910BURMA'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Table of Contents: Summary Preface: U.S. Investment in Burma Subject to Sanctions  [...]
2003-07-31 07:15:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB BM OPIC
03ROME1032FAO TERM LIMITS: OPTIONS
[...] (C) THERE IS SHARP DIVISION IN THE OECD GROUP OVER TRANSITION MEASURES ON THE APPLICABILITY OF TERM LIMITS FOR THE CURRENT FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL (DG). THE EU IS READY TO ALLOW THE DG AN OPPORTUNITY TO RUN FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM (NON-RENEWABLE) IN 2005 AS PART OF A PACKAGE WHICH WOULD INCLUDE A [...]
2003-03-13 05:14:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAORC FAO
03ROME1235MEETING OF UNIDROIT SUB-FINANCE COMMITTEE
[...] SUMMARY: THE FINANCE SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE UNIFICATION OF PRIVATE LAW (UNIDROIT) MET ON MARCH 17 TO CONSIDER PRELIMINARY 2004 BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR THE ORGANIZATION. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED OVER BUDGET UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING BOTH INCOME AN [...]
2003-03-25 08:16:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ABUD UNIDROIT
03ROME1268G8 FAMINE MEETINGS IN ROME
[...] (SBU) G8 MEMBER STATES DID NOT REACH CONSENSUS ON A COMMON TEXT FOR PRESENTATION. OPPOSITION TO A U.S.-FRENCH DRAFT WAS LED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND CANADA, WHO FAVOR PRESENTATION OF A LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR TEXT (REPRODUCED BELOW). THE U.S.- FRENCH DRAFT RECEIVED [...]
2003-03-25 16:20:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP
03ROME1320REPORT OF FAO FORESTRY COMMITTEE 2003
[...] SUMMARY. THE 16TH SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) BIENNIAL COMMITTEE ON FORESTRYS (COFO) FEATURED AN INNOVATIVE FORMAT THAT ALLOWED FOR GREATER EMPHASIS ON INFORMAL TECHNICAL EXCHANGES ON TECHNICAL ISSUES AND FORESTRY PROGRAM AREAS OF AND DISCUSSIONS ON ISSUES AN [...]
2003-03-27 16:44:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR SENV FAO
03ROME1380FAO RIGHT TO FOOD WORKING GROUP: REPORT OF FIRST
[...] SUMMARY: THE FIRST SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 01380 01 OF 03 011149Z WORKING GROUP FOR THE ELABORATION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FO [...]
2003-04-01 11:48:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR FAO
03ROME1528HEAD OF ITALIAN PRIVACY AUTHORITY CRITICAL OF PNR AGREEMENT AND CONCERNED ABOUT SAFE HARBOR APPLICATION
[...] (U) THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST - SEE PARAGRAPH 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING A MARCH 26 CONFERENCE HOSTED BY THE ITALIAN PRIVACY AUTHORITY, CHAIRMAN STEFANO RODOTA AND SECRETARY GENERAL GIOVANNI BUTTARELLI EXPRESSED SERIOUS CONCERN REGARDING CONTINUED U.S.-EU DIVERGENCE IN PRIVACY [...]
2003-04-10 05:40:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD IT EUN
03ROME1558 FAO TERM LIMITS: AGREEMENT ON 10 YEAR MAXIMUM AND
[...] SUMMARY: THE FRIENDS OF THE CHAIR ON UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) DIRECTOR GENERAL TERM LIMITS HELD ITS FIFTH AND FINAL SESSION MARCH 29. THE GROUP AGREED AD REFERENDUM TO A PROPOSAL TO LIMIT TO TWO THE NUMBER OF TERMS THAT A DIRECTOR GENERAL COULD SERVE, WITH THE FIRST TERM B [...]
2003-04-11 14:10:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR FAO
03ROME166264TH SESSION OF THE FAO COMMITTEE ON COMMODITY
[...] SUMMARY: THE SIXTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE U.N. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE ON COMMODITY PROBLEMS (CCP) MET MARCH 18-22, 2O03 AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME. MOST DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND CAIRNS GROUP MEMBERS SAW THE MEETING AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF D [...]
2003-04-17 15:37:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR ETRD FAO
03ROME1884 ROME GENEVA GROUP MEETING ON FAO FINANCE AND
[...] SUMMARY: ROME GENEVA GROUP (GG) MEMBERS ARE DIVIDED ON SUPPORTING ZERO NOMINAL GROWTH OR ZERO REAL GROWTH FOR THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S (FAO) UPCOMING 2004- 2005 BUDGET BUT DO AGREE THAT GOVERNANCE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM: THE ORGANIZATION HAS REPEATEDLY FAILED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO [...]
2003-05-02 15:19:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR FAO
03ROME2150EU BIOTECH: ITALIAN REACTION TO U.S. ANNOUNCEMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ITALIAN GOVERNMENT REACTION TO THE MAY 13 USG ANNOUNCEMENT REQUESTING WTO CONSULTATIONS ON THE EU,S MORATORIUM ON BIOTECH APPROVALS HAS BEEN RESTRAINED. FOREIGN TRADE VICE MINISTER URSO SUGGESTED THAT RESOLUTION OF THE BIOTECH CASE MIGHT BE POSSIBLE THROUGH LINKAGE WITH OTHER DISP [...]
2003-05-16 07:25:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR TBIO IT EUN
03ROME2210FUNDING REQUEST: FAO TREATY ON GENETIC RESOURCES
[...] SUMMARY. THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) SECRETARIAT HAS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED THE EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON THE MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT FOR THE TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES (THE TREATY) FOR OCTOBER 2003. THE SECRETARIAT HOPES (BUT HAS NO ASSURANCES) THAT DONORS WILL C [...]
2003-05-19 11:12:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR AORC FAO
03ROME2436PNR, SAFE HARBOR: ITALY PRIVACY DISCUSSIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary General of the Italian Privacy Authority Buttarelli expressed strong opposition to the interim PNR agreement in a meeting with Econcouns May 27. Buttarelli believes that Commission officials made a mistake in agreeing to PNR as this violates national laws. The princip [...]
2003-06-04 05:16:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD IT EUN
03ROME2485 REPORT OF FAO 102ND FINANCE COMMITTEE
[...] Summary. The 102nd session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Finance Committee met May 5-9, 2003. Committee members were divided on the question of the 2004-2005 budget level, with the U.S. and Japan supporting zero nominal growth, G-77 members supporting real growth, Swit [...]
2003-06-05 13:10:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR ABUD FAO
03ROME2493 WFP POST-DELIVERY LOSSES IN BANGLADESH
[...] (SBU) WFP has issued a copy of a 2002-2003 draft food loss report conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) entitled "Food Aid Leakages in Bangladesh," supported by funding from the U.S., Australia, Canada, and the European Community. Preliminary findings are distu [...]
2003-06-05 14:44:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME2546 124TH FAO COUNCIL PREVIEW
[...] Summary: The 124th Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Council will meet June 23- 28, 2003 in Rome. Items of particular importance to the U.S. during this Council session will be: an agenda item on Director General term limits; a U.S.-requested agenda item on reporting [...]
2003-06-09 12:24:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR KUNR FAO
03ROME2589 REPORT OF FAO PROGRAM COMMITTEE AND JOINT
[...] Summary. This cable reports on the outcomes of the Joint Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Finance and Program Committees and the FAO Program Committee. Important outcomes from the Program Committee include full support for the International Plant Protection Busine [...]
2003-06-10 14:24:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR ABUD FAO
03ROME2620 ANNUAL SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE
[...] The WFP Board annual session took place against the backdrop of an unprecedented level of emergency needs (particularly in Africa where 38-40 million people face starvation). The modalities of WFP assistance to Iraq, which will represent one-third of WFP's worldwide efforts in 2003, was widely [...]
2003-06-11 13:02:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME2714 ETHIOPIA-ERITREA HUMANITARIAN CRISIS DISCUSSIONS
[...] (U) The growing threat of possible famine in Ethiopia and Eritrea was discussed on a number of occasions on the margins of the just concluded WFP Board sessions May 28-June 3, most notably in a lunch hosted by WFP Executive Director Morris on June 2 attended by the United States, European Comm [...]
2003-06-16 12:51:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME2716WFP REVIEW OF 2002 GLOBAL FOOD AID FLOWS
[...] WFP has just released a report on Global Food Aid deliveries in 2002 entitled "2002 Food Aid Flows, May 2003." The trends by geographic region are highlighted below. The data clearly reveals that the United States, which provided 64 percent of all global food aid and 50 percent of all emergenc [...]
2003-06-16 12:53:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME3111 REPORT OF 124TH FAO COUNCIL
[...] Summary: The 124th Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Council met June 23-28 in Rome. In a successful outcome to a four-year campaign by assorted OECD members, the Council agreed to transmit to the 32nd FAO Conference an amendment to the FAO Basic Texts to introduce a [...]
2003-07-09 05:18:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR KUNR FAO
03ROME3162US Mission/Rome visit to Ethiopia June 26-July 5,
[...] In visits to the Southern Nations (SNNPR) (the epicenter of the present emergency in Ethiopia),Oromiya and Afar regions, US Mission/Rome's Humanitarian Attache witnessed local authorities, UN personnel, NGOs, and others trying to "get ahead" of the widespread and deep humanitarian crisis stil [...]
2003-07-11 09:32:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03ROME3178ITALIAN INDUSTRY MINISTRY HOPES TO EASE TECH
[...] (C) Summary: On July 8, Ministry of Productive Activities (MPA, i.e. Industry) U/S Mario Valducci met with ECMIN to discuss the possibility of easing U.S. export controls on technology to Italy, in the context of Italy's strong political support for the U.S., particularly during the recent Ir [...]
2003-07-11 15:20:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PREL IT EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME341 WFP FOOD AID - A "FIRST CUT" ON FUTURE WFP
[...] WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) PRESENTED "NOTES FOR A CONSULTATION ON STRATEGIC ISSUES" IN ROME ON JANUARY 14, 2003. WFP REITERATED ITS INTENT TO INTENSIFY ITS FOCUS IN COUNTRIES WITH THE GREATEST NEED - WHICH IT DEFINED AS THOSE WITH A PER CAPITA GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDI) OF LESS THAN USD 885 A [...]
2003-01-29 14:36:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID
03ROME3607 Policy dialogue session in Dhaka on WFP post-
[...] (U) The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) led a July 24 policy dialogue session in Dhaka to review key findings and preliminary recommendations of its WFP commissioned Food Aid Leakages study. Sub-studies on losses linked to discharge in ports, transit losses through the nat [...]
2003-08-08 15:01:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME4035WFP Response to US Rice Federation letter on WFP
[...] (SBU) The USA Rice Federation in its letter dated July 30 questioned the "transparency" of World Food Program procurement tendering practices recommending that information such as WFP registered commercial vendors, tenders, awards, purchase prices, and country of origin should be made public i [...]
2003-09-05 15:33:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP
03ROME4348 REPORT OF FAO 104TH FINANCE COMMITTEE
[...] Summary. The 104th Session of FAO's Finance Committee met September 15-19 to discuss a number of issues particularly relevant to the Council/Conference meetings later this year. Top of the list was budget and finance for the upcoming biennium. Whereas the Organization outwardly continued t [...]
2003-09-24 12:38:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR ABUD FAO
03ROME4662ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY - GAERC POSITIONS
[...] (SBU) ON OCTOBER 9, THE MFA'S EU EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT AND ESDP COORDINATOR SANDRO DE BERNADIN BRIEFED POL MINISTER COUNSELOR TOM COUNTRYMAN AND POLOFF ON EXPECTED CONCLUSIONS FOR THE OCTOBER 13-14 GAERC. ---- IRAN ---- 2. (C) DE BERNADIN EXPECTED THAT MINISTERS WOULD ISSUE A STATEMEN [...]
2003-10-10 15:58:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL IT EUN
03ROME5197 PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES: INTERGOVERNMENTAL
[...] Summary: Participants in the FAO Commission for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) Intergovernmental Technical Working Group (ITWG) made progress in setting guidelines for implementing the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic [...]
2003-11-17 15:38:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD SENV KIPR AORC FAO
03ROME5201UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE IRAN RESOLUTION: NO ITALIAN
[...] (C) ITALY WILL NOT CO-SPONSOR CANADA'S 3RD COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON IRAN, DEPUTY POLDIR CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO TOLD POL M/C NOVEMBER 14. BISOGNIERO'S RESPONSE CONFIRMED MFA HUMAN RIGHTS COORDINATOR ALESSANDRO FALLAVOLLITA'S LATE OCTOBER ASSESSMENT THAT EU MEMBER-STATES HAD REACHED CONSENSUS TO [...]
2003-11-17 16:48:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL IR IT UNGA
03ROME5223WFP's Executive Director writes to the President on
[...] WFP's Executive Director Jim Morris has written to President Bush a letter (reproduced below) requesting support for restoring the US contribution to global school feeding efforts to USD 300 million per year through the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Progra [...]
2003-11-19 10:14:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP
03ROME5569ITALY WILL MAINTAIN POSITION IN FAVOR OF THE IRAN
[...] POST DELIVERED REFTEL C POINTS TO MFA HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE DIRECTOR, GIUSEPPE CALVETTA. CALVETTA REASSURED POST THAT ITALY WILL NOT CHANGE ITS POSITION ON THE CANADA-US CO-SPONSORED RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN. CALVETTA ADDED THAT HE HAD ALERTED FM FRATTINI'S STAFF OF U.S. CONCERNS. [...]
2003-12-12 17:19:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM IR IT UNGA
03ROME5655REPORT OF THE 32ND FAO CONFERENCE, INCLUDING THE
[...] At the November 26 - December 11 meetings of the FAO Conference and FAO Council, member governments debated international anti-hunger, food policy and agricultural trade issues and agreed on a budget and important institutional reforms. 2. In his statement on the State of Food and Agricu [...]
2003-12-19 10:55:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR AORC ETRD EFIS SENV EAID FAO WFP
03ROME5747 RIGHT TO FOOD: REPORT OF SECOND SESSION,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The second session of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) for the Elaboration of Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security met in Rome October 27-29. Delegations gave their initia [...]
2003-12-30 15:38:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR FAO
03ROME618SOMALIA: AN ITALIAN NGO'S PLAN B FOR PEACE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ANGELO MASETTI, SECRETARY OF A UNION-ORGANIZED GROUP THAT WORKS WITH SOMALIS IN ITALY, SHARED WITH POLOFF JANUARY 31 AN ALTERNATIVE VISION FOR CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 00618 01 OF 02 141432Z ACHIEVING PEACE IN SOMALIA. MASETTI OPINED THAT [...]
2003-02-14 13:45:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS ELAB SO IT
03ROME637 WFP'S SURGING FOOD AID REQUIREMENTS FOR 2003 -
[...] WFP'S PROJECTED 2003 NEEDS (ALL PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS) ARE ESTIMATED AT 4.8 MILLION TONS (MTS),VALUED AT U.S. DOLLARS 2.4 BILLION (NOT INCLUDING ANY IRAQ RESPONSE IN THE EVENT OF CONFLICT). WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF HIGH PROFILE AND NEEDY OPERATIONS, 2003 IS EXPECTED TO PUT CONSIDERABLE STRAIN [...]
2003-02-14 20:05:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN
03ROME643 WFP'S SURGING FOOD AID REQUIREMENTS FOR 2003 -
[...] WFP'S PROJECTED 2003 NEEDS (ALL PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS) ARE ESTIMATED AT 4.8 MILLION TONS (MTS),VALUED AT U.S. DOLLARS 2.4 BILLION (NOT INCLUDING ANY IRAQ RESPONSE IN THE EVENT OF CONFLICT). WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF HIGH PROFILE AND NEEDY OPERATIONS, 2003 IS EXPECTED TO PUT CONSIDERABLE STRAIN [...]
2003-02-18 09:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN
03ROME677FAO FISHERIES PERSONNEL DISCUSS COFI
[...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: U.S. ALTERNATE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE MET WITH FAO COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES (COFI) SECRETARY BEN SATIA AND OTHER FISHERIES PERSONNEL ON SIPDIS FEBRUARY 12 TO PRESENT REFERENCED DEMARCHE AND TALKING POINTS AND TO DISCUSS THE AGENDA FOR THE UPCOMING COFI SESSION. [...]
2003-02-19 15:03:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS ETRD SENV FAO
03SANAA2754INVITATION FOR USG PARTICIPATION IN JANUARY 2004
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: In an 11/18 meeting with Charge, FM Qirbi delivered a verbal invitation for &high-level8 USG participation in an international conference to take place in Yemen 10-12 January 2004. Shura Council Member Mohamed al-Tayeb, who will head ROYG preparations, provided background [...]
2003-11-21 07:57:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PREL EU YM ICC HUMAN RIGHTS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
03SANTIAGO263BIO FOR JUAN GABRIEL VALDES, CHILE'S PERMREP TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: JUAN GABRIEL VALDES IS THE GOC'S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN AS CHILE BEGINS ITS TWO-YEAR TOUR ON THE SECURITY COUNCIL. HE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS CHILE'S FOREIGN MINISTER AND IN A PAIR OF TRADE POLICY POSITIONS. VALDES LIVED AND WORKED IN THE U.S. FOR SEVERAL YEARS DURING T [...]
2003-01-29 10:24:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UNSC CI
03SANTODOMINGO4834CIVAIR: DOMINICAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ICAO
[...] On September 9, econoff delivered reftel on key issues regarding the upcoming International Civil Aviation Organization Eleventh Air Navigation Conference to Director General Carlos Alvarez Guzman of the General Directorate for Civil Aviation. Director Guzman told econoff that the Dominican [...]
2003-09-10 12:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON
03SANTODOMINGO7342AMBASSADOR MOBILIZES DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVE AGAINST
[...] (SBU) Summary. On December 2, the Ambassador urged eight ambassadors of the OECD "Dublin Group" of the need for strong coordinated action against banking fraud and corruption. Ambassadors agreed on the poor state of the economy, the need for free and fair presidential elections, and the abili [...]
2003-12-15 17:41:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EFIN ECON DR
03SANTODOMINGO7489DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #10: ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (U) Following is number 10 in our Dominican presidential election series: ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA PLUGS CLEAN ELECTIONS -- DOMINICAN ELECTION BOARD ASSERTS THEY WILL BE 2. (SBU) Summary: Visiting WHA Assistant Secretary Noriega, with the Ambassador and other U.S. officials, called on [...]
2003-12-19 23:25:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDR PGOV PHUM PREL
03TEGUCIGALPA1880COMMENTS OF FIRST LADY AND "DARK SIDE"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 5, a Casa Presidential spokesperson told reporters that President Ricardo Maduro's wife, Aguas Ocana, had returned to her native Spain for an indefinite period of time on personal business. Local media had reported on the departure the previous day, speculating that [...]
2003-08-08 23:04:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EINV EAID HO
03TEGUCIGALPA19232003 Investment Climate Statement for Honduras
[...] Provided below is the 2003 Investment Climate Statement for Honduras. Responses are keyed to reftel. ----------------------------------- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. The Honduran government is generally open to foreign investment and welco [...]
2003-08-14 17:40:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV HO OPIC
03TEGUCIGALPA2042Honduras: 2002 Preliminary Macroeconomic Update
[...] The Honduran economy grew at a rate of 2.5 percent in 2002, similar to its 2.6 percent growth rate in 2001. Since the population growth rate is approximately 2.6 percent, Honduras has enjoyed essentially zero real per capita economic growth over the last two years. Major factors influencing t [...]
2003-08-28 19:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAID PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2162POSSIBLE AL-QAIDA AVIATION THREAT TO THE U.S.
[...] (S) Post demarched key GOH officials in several ministries September 10 with reftel information concerning a possible Al-Qaida aviation threat to the U.S.: -- PolOff delivered reftel talking points to MFA Director General for Foreign Affairs Mario Fortin who said he would immediately forward [...]
2003-09-11 17:59:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPTER ASEC PREL EAIR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA225Honduras: 2002 Preliminary Macroeconomic Update
[...] The Central Bank of Honduras estimates economic growth in terms of real GDP in 2002 of two percent, lower than the rate of growth in 2001 and lower than the rate of population growth. The Consumer Price Index rose by 7.7 percent in the first eleven months of 2002; inflation for the year is pr [...]
2003-01-24 22:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAID PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2461MERENDON MINING REQUESTING RETRACTION IN ICP
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paragraph 2). 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The Embassy has received complaints from Canadian citizen Merendon Mining Corp. Ltd. President Gary Sorenson and now from his U.S. attorney, William Rogers of the law firm Arnold and Porter, regarding the [...]
2003-10-21 16:29:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEINV EFIN ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2544ARABS VIEWED AS ETHNIC COMMUNITY WITH MOST
[...] A recent survey conducted in Tegucigalpa of 200 people over the age of 18 indicated that the majority of those polled view Arabs as having the most economic power in Honduras. Those surveyed were asked two questions: which ethnic community do you view as the most powerful economically; and a [...]
2003-10-30 14:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON ELAB SOCI PHUM KIRF HO
03TEGUCIGALPA752U.S.-CAFTA: Honduran Textile Goals in the U.S.-
[...] (SBU) Summary: Honduras can be expected to fight hard in the U.S.-CAFTA textile negotiations for rules of origin that allow use of fabrics produced in NAFTA, Central American, CBI and Andean countries, including allowing the manufacture of woven products, short supply provisions and flexible r [...]
2003-03-25 23:16:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KTEX HO
03THEHAGUE1451CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 12
[...] Details about the 2003 cash flow difficulties emerged during the first round of 2004 budget consultations and the OPCW informed member states that they will have to begin cutting program delivery. 2. Two rounds of 2004 budget consultations were held in June with senior OPCW management int [...]
2003-06-06 14:49:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ABUD CWC
03THEHAGUE1545CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] There has been little commentary or discussion on the RevCon. However, in general, the RevCon exceeded expectations. Many delegations are eager to discuss how we will pursue RevCon follow-up. 2. Three rounds of budget consultations were held 11-13 June on Programs 3-6. The facilitator wil [...]
2003-06-16 15:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE1633CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] SUMMARY: ON THE MARGINS OF THE OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC)-33, U.S. DELOFF PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS RELATED TO RUSSIAN CWD ASSISTANCE THAT INCLUDED VIKTOR KHOLSTOV, THE RECENTLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR-GENERAL (D-G) OF THE RUSSIAN MUNITIONS AGENCY (RMA). U.S. DELOFF EMPHASIZED THE URGENT NEED FOR [...]
2003-06-25 10:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE1879NETHERLANDS 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE
[...] Attached we transmit the text of the 2003 investment climate statement for the Netherlands. This update corresponds with chapter VII in the FY 2003 Country Commercial Guide. The full text of the ICS has also been transmitted by e-mail to EUR/IFD/OIA for the attention of Neil Feird and Ann Mc [...]
2003-07-24 15:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON KTDB EFIN KIDE NL OPIC
03THEHAGUE1930CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ARTICLE VII
[...] (U) This is the weekly reporting cable for July 21-25, 2003. 2. (U) RFGs contained in paragraphs 17 & 24. ------------------------------------ Informal Consultations of the EC on Plan of Action Preparations Article VII and Universality ------------------------------------ 3. (U) [...]
2003-07-31 13:54:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2338CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR
[...] (SBU) There will be one major topic for discussion at EC-34 (budget),a number of key issues of importance to the U.S. on which there may be substantial discussion (U.S. destruction deadline extension, Article VII) and one question that will be difficult to avoid discussing (the ILO decision o [...]
2003-09-17 10:54:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC AORC RS CWC
03THEHAGUE2367CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC):
[...] (SBU) Summary: On Sept. 19, OPCW Director-General Pfirter made a strong pitch to delegations for an effective increase in the 2004 OPCW budget of approximately 7.4%. Pfirter assured the delegates that he and the leadership of the Technical Secretariat (TS) would work hard to identify and im [...]
2003-09-19 14:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2431CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] SUMMARY: ON THE MARGINS OF OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC)-34, U.S. DELOFFS PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS RELATED TO RUSSIAN CWD ASSISTANCE. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) REP ANNOUNCED DOD PLANS TO OBLIGATE AN ADDITIONAL $60.3 MILLION FOR SHCHUCH'YE CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION FACILITIES (CWDF) C [...]
2003-09-25 13:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2459PRINCE CLAUS FOUNDATION CREATES CULTURAL EMERGENCY
[...] The Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development and the International Committee of the Blue Shield combined forces September 26 to launch a "Cultural Emergency Response" (CER) initiative. The initiative is designed to provide emergency assistance - in the form of direct funding - to protec [...]
2003-09-30 07:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SCUL IZ
03THEHAGUE2685CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Informal budget discussions on Oct. 16 broke little new ground, and the stage is set for last-minute negotiations during CSP-8. DG Pfirter was in attendance and reiterated his call for a 7.36% increase. France stated that it had sent the DG's proposals and his calculations on the impact [...]
2003-10-22 15:22:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL UK KS CWC
03THEHAGUE2690INCB: DUTCH SUPPORT CANADIAN CANDIDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-23 11:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR NL UNCND UN
03THEHAGUE2692DUTCH TO PLEDGE USD 15 MN AT MADRID
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Netherlands will pledge EUR 13 mn (USD 15 mn) at Madrid. FinMin Zalm told visiting DOD U/S Zakheim and an interagency delegation that the GoNL sees its troops on the ground as its principal contribution to the stabilization effort, but that the passage of UNSCR 1511 helped [...]
2003-10-24 06:46:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ECON NL
03THEHAGUE2707CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The U.S. accomplished all of its primary objectives at the Oct. 20-24 OPCW Eighth Conference of States Parties (CSP-8). The Conference approved the U.S. request for an extension of its 45% destruction deadline to December 2007 and extended in principle the U.S. 100% destruction deadline. [...]
2003-10-28 10:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL RS CWC
03THEHAGUE2794CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The U.S. accomplished all of its primary objectives at the Oct. 20-24 OPCW Eighth Conference of States Parties (CSP-8). The Conference approved the U.S. request for an extension of its 45% destruction deadline to December 2007 and extended in principle the U.S. 100% destruction deadline. [...]
2003-11-06 07:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL RS CWC
03THEHAGUE2861DUTCH COMMENTS FOR NOVEMBER 17-18 EU FMS MEETING
[...] (C) In advance of FM de Hoop Scheffer's participation in the November 17-18 GAERC, Dutch European Correspondent Joep Wijnands offered substantive comments on Israel, Iran, Afghanistan and ESDP (reported septel). While the EU meeting with Israel is happening on the margins of the GAERC, the Du [...]
2003-11-14 13:56:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2917DUTCH ON HUMAN RIGHTS: IRAN, CHR, TURKMENISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) Dutch human rights concerns continue to run parallel to those of the United States. Specifically, the GoNL will co-sponsor the Canadian UNGA 3rd committee resolution on the human rights situation in Iran (ref A). The Netherlands, [...]
2003-11-20 08:26:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL TX IR NL UNGA UNHRC
03THEHAGUE2939CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): 1ST MEETING OF
[...] (U) Summary. Two USG legal experts (Bernard Seward from State/L/ACV - JAGLCS/CLAMO and Randy Pratt from Commerce/OGC/IS) participated in the first meeting of the CWC "Network of Legal Experts" November 4-7, supported by the Commerce representative to the U.S. CWC Delegation (Brandon Williams [...]
2003-11-24 18:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2979CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ARTICLE IV/V -
[...] (U) There is widespread support for the proposal submitted by the Advisory Body on Administrative and Financial Matters to address the issue of Article IV and V payments. No delegation has spoken out against the ABAF recommendation. Guidance request at para 11 on whether the proposal is accep [...]
2003-11-28 12:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE3010CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) India is blocking agreement on a document supported by the U.S. and all other delegations to the OPCW concerning the technical issue of "captive use." Failure to reach consensus on this important document before the end of the current Executive Council session on Friday, December 5 will [...]
2003-12-04 16:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL IN CWC
03THEHAGUE3038CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (SBU) Having resolved most critical policy issues at the October Conference of the States Parties, the 35th Executive Council managed only to remove a bit of the administrative underbrush. Russian hostage-taking of the U.S. plans regarding the Aberdeen destruction facility continued, althou [...]
2003-12-10 12:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE3088CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (SBU) OPCW's External Relations Division (ERD) distributed the Director-General's Invitation to States Parties to Designate Points of Contact on Universality (S/388/2003, faxed to AC/CB) to all delegations on December 11. ERD's Keith Wilson told DelOff that the TS is looking at January 8 as [...]
2003-12-17 07:22:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
03VATICAN2663BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON SILVANO TOMASI: NEW
[...] POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS APPOINTED HIS NUNCIO TO ERITREA, ETHIOPIA AND DJIBOUTI, ARCHBISHOP SILVANO TOMASI (AN AMERICAN CITIZEN),AS THE HOLY SEE'S PERMANENT OBSERVER AT THE UN OFFICES AND SPECIALIST AGENCIES, AND TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION IN GENEVA. TOMASI REPLACES ARCHBISHOP DIARMUID MAR [...]
2003-06-12 12:59:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR VT UN
03VATICAN4461POPE SELECTS 31 NEW CARDINALS, REINFORCING
[...] (SBU) Pope John Paul II's nomination of 31 new cardinals September 28 consolidates the group that will name his successor, reinforces Church leaders facing threats from Islam or restrictive regimes, and rewards several long- serving bishops for their service to the Church. The surprise announ [...]
2003-09-30 04:40:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR SOCI VT
03VATICAN4874BIOTECH: IIP VISITOR GIDDINGS INFORMS VATICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-24 12:52:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAGR TBIO VT
03ZAGREB1678CROATIA DOES NOT SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR
[...] ON JULY 23 WE PROVIDED REFTEL TALKING POINTS TO THE ANDREA BEKIC, DEPARTMENT FOR NORTH AMERICA, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, AND IVAN KATAVIC, ASSISTANT MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND AGRICULTURE IN CHARGE OF THE FISHERIES DIRECTORATE. ON JULY 25, KATAVIC TOLD US CROATIA DOES NOT SUPPORT THE CANDI [...]
2003-07-25 13:59:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS AORC PHSA SENV HR ICCAT
03ZAGREB2687CROATIA REACTS TO U.S. CASE OF BSE, BANS IMPORTS
[...] (U) ON DECEMBER 24, CROATIA BANNED THE IMPORT OF U.S. BEEF IN RESPONSE TO NEWS REPORTS OF THE FIRST CASE OF BSE IN THE U.S. ON DECEMBER 29, EMBASSY PRESENTED REFTEL NOTIFICATION OF THE BSE CASE IN U.S. TO ASSISTANT MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE MIROSLAV BOZIC ON DECEMBER 29. WHILE CROATIA DOES [...]
2003-12-29 15:24:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD ECON HR
03ZAGREB914IMPLEMENTING THE CROATIA EXBS PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) POST WELCOMES DEPARTMENT'S DECISION TO LAUNCH AN EXBS PROGRAM IN CROATIA AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THE EXBS PROGRAM "ROAD MAP" (REF A). THE TECHNICAL PROGRAMS AND TRAINING THAT COME WITH THE EXBS PROGRAM GIVE US ADDED LEVERAGE TO FOSTER INCREASED GOC COOPERATION ON REGIONA [...]
2003-04-25 05:54:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKSTC ETTC PARM PREL HR HRKSTC
04ABUDHABI1055 YOU LOSE ONE, YOU LOSE THEM ALL - UAE STUDENTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: AS PART OF THE MISSION'S OUTREACH EFFORTS, PAO, CONOFF AND PAO CULTURAL SPECIALIST VISITED THE TRAINING AND SCHOLARSHIPS DEPARTMENT OF THE ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA),WHICH MANAGES ABU DHABI'S LARGE OVERSEAS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO AND IS THE LARGEST SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDER [...]
2004-04-07 12:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO CVIS CMGT PREL TC
04ABUDHABI2202THE SLOW RISE IN TRAVEL OF UAE NATIONALS TO THE
[...] FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 9/11, THE NUMBER OF UAE NATIONALS TRAVELING TO THE UNITED STATES IS STARTING TO RISE. HOWEVER, THIS IS FROM A SHARPLY DIMINISHED BASE - THE ROAD BACK TO PRE-9/11 LEVELS FOR UAE NATIONALS WILL TAKE TIME. THE NUMBER OF UAE NATIONALS TRAVELING TO THE UNITED STATES HAS FA [...]
2004-07-04 12:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KPAO SCUL BMGT ECON TC
04ABUDHABI434COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP - EMBASSY ABU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador convened the Abu Dhabi G- 8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) on February 17. Representatives of Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia, and Canada attended. Spain and Switzerland also sent representatives. CTAG members discussed their contributi [...]
2004-02-18 14:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL ASEC ETTC TC
04ABUDHABI45662004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] The body of this cable is the submission of the narcotics section of the 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for the United Arab Emirates. 2. Begin text: I. Summary Although not a narcotics-producing nation, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is believed to be [...]
2004-12-15 09:50:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR TC
04ABUDHABI684UAE: 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-10 15:22:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
04ABUJA1653NIGERIA, CORRUPTION, AND US
[...] (SBU) Summary: Corruption is a serious problem for Nigeria, and harms U.S. interests. President Bush took up the issue in the G8 transparency/anti-corruption Compact with Nigeria at Sea Island, and the next important U.S. effort will be at the Nigeria-G8 meeting in Washington October 4. Post [...]
2004-09-24 07:58:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KCOR EPET EAID NI
04ABUJA1999ECOWAS OR EU-COWAS: ACCREDITATION AND INFLUENCE AT
[...] Summary. The recently concluded ECOWAS donors conference highlighted a disparity in influence at the Secretariat between accredited observers and non-accredited SIPDIS donors. The ability of the EU to direct the conference agenda and to dominate the attention of ECOWAS was remarkable, an [...]
2004-12-03 08:50:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECIN MARR ODIP NI ECOWAS
04ABUJA2119GON AVIATION MINISTER RESTATES CASE THAT VIRGIN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-23 07:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EINV PREL NI
04ABUJA227NIGERIA CTAG MEETING
[...] (SBU) February 5, per reftel instructions, CDA hosted the first Abuja CTAG meeting. The meeting was attended by Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Spain and the European Commission. Few countries in attendance had recent or ongoin [...]
2004-02-11 08:38:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER ASEC NI
04ABUJA35MAKING NIGERIA AN EVIAN TRANSPARENCY AND ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAMS PILOT COUNTRY
[...] Post believes Nigeria is an important focus for U.S. and international efforts on corruption and transparency, and should be a pilot country under the Evian Declaration (Ref A). Nigeria's Government has started nine different transparency or anti-corruption programs, several with U.S. and ot [...]
2004-01-09 15:14:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCOR ETRD NI
04ABUJA393 MOVING AHEAD WITH NIGERIA ON THE EVIAN
[...] (SBU) Finance Minister Ngozi and Presidential Advisor Ezekwesili have given Post concrete expression of Nigerian government interest in a G-8 transparency/anti-corruption pilot program in January (Ref B),and reaffirmed that in February to Post and also in their meetings with U/S Larson at Dav [...]
2004-03-08 06:30:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR ETRD NI
04ACCRA1303GHANA: BRAIN DRAIN IN HEALTH CARE TAKING ITS TOLL
[...] Ghana,s shortage of medical personnel is impacting patient care, burdening the economy and threatening to cripple the health care system. Ghana graduates 150 doctors and 600 nurses per year, but loses an average of 72 doctors and 216 nurses a year to migration, according to the WHO; other stat [...]
2004-06-21 16:49:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB GH
04ACCRA1608GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS JULY 2004
[...] This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for July 2004. The issues covered are: -- Launch of Private Sector Development Strategy -- Ghana Hosts Talks on ECOWAS Common External Tariff -- One to Watch: Economy of Ghana Network Launched -- New Fees on Food Imports [...]
2004-08-04 16:25:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ETRD EAGR EINV GH
04ACCRA1644UPDATE ON GHANA AIRWAYS CRISIS AND FAA SAFETY
[...] (U) Ghana Air's management has finally gained some measure of control over the crisis that stranded up to 5,000 passengers in Ghana, the U.S. and The Gambia (see reftels A, C, D, E for background). The third repatriation flight, on wet-leased World Air, left August 9 for Baltimore (BWI). The [...]
2004-08-10 17:05:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR GH
04ACCRA1645GHANA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUGUST 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-10 17:38:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON ETRD EAGR ELAB KTDB PGOV GH
04ACCRA2401KUFUOR AND NPP STILL LEAD IN GHANA'S ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of 4:30 pm on December 9, with 185 of 230 constituency results reported, President Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) remains in the lead in Ghana's December 7 election. The NPP has won 114 parliamentary seats. The Electoral Commission is expected to officially declare [...]
2004-12-09 17:18:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GH
04ACCRA2527ALCOA'S BID FOR VALCO
[...] (SBU) Summary. EconOffs met with Randy Phillips and Jeff Heeter of Alcoa December 14. Phillips and Heeter were in Ghana to follow up on Alcoa's proposal to purchase a larger stake in the Volta Aluminum Company(VALCO) and develop Ghana's bauxite reserves. The proposal also includes the const [...]
2004-12-22 08:30:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EMIN ENRG GH EXIM OPIC
04ACCRA63SCENESETTER FOR HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY ALLEN: GHANA
[...] Your visit to Ghana provides an opportunity to encourage further momentum to Ghana's efforts to build capacity to address basic health concerns on infant, child and maternal mortality and morbidity, and help prevent HIV/AIDS transmission and mitigate its impact on Ghana's population. Ghana's [...]
2004-01-12 18:21:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA PGOV AMGT ECON GH
04AMMAN1054RESULTS OF G-8 COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP
[...] (SBU) DCM on February 5 hosted a discussion ref agenda items in preparation for the G-8 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting in Washington on February 20. Participants were counterparts from G-8 missions in Amman, in addition to representatives of interested states and organizations [...]
2004-02-11 08:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPTER EFIN JO
04AMMAN1201UNRWA FUNDRAISING STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Refcoord met with UNRWA External Relations Officers February 11 to review UNRWA fundraising strategy. Noting that UNRWA expected a decreased response to its current emergency appeal, they said UNRWA also required increased funds for its General Fund programs. UNR [...]
2004-02-17 14:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL KPAL KWBG JO UNRWA
04AMMAN1666HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA DETECTED IN A
[...] Econoff accompanied by FAS specialist delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Agriculture Secretary General Awni Taimeh on Feb 26. They reviewed reftel points and left behind a non-paper on subject as prepared by Agrcoun Chaudhry, who was in Amman for a USDA-sponsored conference. 2. Pro [...]
2004-03-04 19:59:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD ECON JO
04AMMAN2098DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNHCR REQUEST TO RESETTLE
[...] (SBU) Refcoord delivered ref points in separate conversations with UNHCR Jordan Representative Sten Bronee and UNHCR Iraq Representative Yacoub El Hillo on March 16, emphasizing that a voluntary return to Iraq was the only possible solution for the 348 Iraqi-Palestinians remaining in Ruweishe [...]
2004-03-18 15:43:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS IZ JO
04AMMAN3503UNHCR AGAIN PUSHES FOR RESETTLEMENT OF IRANIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: During a May 4 briefing, UNHCR urged resettlement countries to consider for resettlement the 1,047 Iranian Kurds who fled Iraq's Al Tash refugee camp in April 2003 and have remained camped on the Iraqi-Jordanian border ever since. UNHCR presented specific c [...]
2004-05-10 05:59:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM IR IZ JO
04AMMAN5918UNRWA BEGINS CONSULTATIONS ON GOVERNANCE REFORM
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 13. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: As follow-up to its June 7-8 conference in Geneva, UNRWA held informal consultations July 8 in Amman to review governance issues with key stakeholders: current and incoming Advisory Commission chairs Japan [...]
2004-07-15 07:24:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL KPAL JO UNRWA
04AMMAN748IRAQI POLICE GRADUATION
[...] The first class of Iraqi police cadets graduated from their coursework at the Jordan International Police Training Center on January 29. The 500 cadets were greeted by the Iraqi and Jordanian Interior Ministers, CPA senior advisor Steve Casteel, senior Jordanian police, and diplomats represe [...]
2004-01-29 12:53:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IZ JO
04AMMAN8596ICT EVENTS SPOTLIGHT EMERGENT SECTOR OF JORDAN'S
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Three recent and ongoing events have thrust Jordan,s growing information and communications tecnology sector once more into the spotlight. The industry, which has benefited from active royal patronage and substantial USAID and other donor support, has successfully carved out a nic [...]
2004-10-18 14:00:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALECPS EAID EINV BEXP PGOV JO
04AMMAN9013UNRWA COMMISSIONER GENERAL SUCCESSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the informal UNRWA Major Donors Meeting in Amman October 13-14, PRM A/S Dewey met with Commissioner General Peter Hansen to inform him that the United States does not support any extension of his tenure beyond his current term, which expires in February. Hansen claimed he had [...]
2004-11-04 16:45:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PREF JO
04AMMAN9468UNRWA STAKEHOLDERS DEBATE PALESTINE REFUGEE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UNRWA,s stakeholders endorsed a controversial plan to strengthen the Agency,s governance bodies by 2006 at their fall major donors meeting. They also gave conditioned backing to the Agency,s decision to launch its own ambitious USD 1 Billion five-year Medium Term Plan (MTP). Re [...]
2004-11-29 12:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF EAID IS SY LE JO
04AMMAN9898IRAQ OUT-OF-COUNTRY VOTING PROGRAM LAUNCHES IN
[...] (U) The International Organization for Migration launched its Out-of-Country Voting (OCV) Program for Iraq from its Amman headquarters on December 12. Eligible Iraqis living outside Iraq will have the opportunity to register and vote in 14 countries, in the national assembly election. A si [...]
2004-12-14 14:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC IZ JO
04AMMAN9917JORDAN'S NON-U.S. AID FUNDS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan receives substantial non-military aid from sources other than the U.S. Government. According to the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC),non-U.S. development assistance pledged in 2004 amounted to US$141 million in grants and US$111 million in soft [...]
2004-12-15 16:42:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PREL JO
04ANKARA114TURKISH EXIMBANK SEEKING GOT APPROVALS FOR TRADE
[...] (Sbu) Summary: In a meeting with a U.S. Eximbank official, Turkish Eximbank President Kilicoglu expressed strong determination to establish a credit facility for the Trade Bank of Iraq, but said he first had to obtain approval from a cabinet-level committee, which might take until February. K [...]
2004-01-08 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN BEXP ETRD TU IZ
04ANKARA3435ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-16 16:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4274 TURKEY LOOKS FOR ECONOMIC SWEETENERS FOR EU
[...] (C) Summary. In an apparent effort to secure France's support for Turkey's EU bid, Prime Minister Erdogan offered contracts or potential contracts to French companies during his July trip to Paris. This includes Turkish Airlines' purchase of 36 mid-size Airbus jets, suggestions that Turkey [...]
2004-08-02 08:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAIR BEXP FR TU
04ANKARA4502TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH-AUSTRALIAN ANTI-TRAFFICKING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In November 2003, an Australian Coast Guard patrol intercepted an Indonesian smuggling vessel carrying 14 Turkish citizens. By July 2004, Australian Federal Police (AFP) agents had traced the human smuggling network organizers to Turkey, where smugglers and witnesses were engage [...]
2004-08-11 08:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM KVPR PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU AU PINR TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4503TIP IN TURKEY: AUSTRALIAN INVESTIGATION REPORT I
[...] (C) The following confidential investigation report compiled by Australian Federal Police agent Shawn Selles includes names and contact information for suspected human smugglers described in reftel. TURKISH-BASED PEOPLE SMUGGLING NETWORK OPERATING TO AUSTRALIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES Backgrou [...]
2004-08-11 08:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM KVPR PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU AU PINR TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4504TIP IN TURKEY: AUSTRALIAN INVESTIGATION REPORT II
[...] (C) The following confidential investigation report compiled by Australian Federal Police (AFP) agent Shawn Selles includes names and contact information for suspected human smugglers described in reftel. TURKISH-BASED PEOPLE SMUGGLING NETWORK OPERATING TO AUSTRALIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES Sc [...]
2004-08-11 09:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM KVPR PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU AU PINR TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5708TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, SEPTEMBER 15-30,
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 27, 200 [...]
2004-10-05 12:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6314ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-09 09:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6686TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 10-30, 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 30, 2004 by the Interna [...]
2004-12-02 13:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6882ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-10 15:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA792MEETING OF THE COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP IN
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, on Jan. 29 DCM convened a meeting of the Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) to discuss anti-terrorism programs in Turkey. Reps from all G-8 countries and from Australia, Spain and Switzerland attended. A representative from the EU Commission could not attend but [...]
2004-02-10 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PREL PTER TU
04BOGOTA11339THE UN'S FUTURE IN COLOMBIA \
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with UN special advisor on \ Colombia James LeMoyne at the latter's request on October 28 \ and 30. LeMoyne said that the EU would release a new policy \ paper on Colombia in January 2005 which would lead to an more \ engaged approach. On demobilization, LeMoyne repor [...]
2004-11-02 18:31:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PHUM PINR PREL CO
04BOGOTA12603UN MAY CONSIDER DDR PROGRAM FOR COLOMBIA;
[...] (C) Begin Summary: UN Special Advisor on Colombia James LeMoyne, visiting Bogota this week, told major donors on December 8 that the UN was considering a demobilization, disarmament and reintergration (DDR) program for Colombia, assuming certain conditions were met. UNDP is also exploring th [...]
2004-12-10 00:10:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PHUM PINR PREL CO
04BOGOTA3703COOPERATION WITH CANADIAN EMBASSY IN BOGOTA ON VISA
[...] (U) Summary: Reftel recommended that posts share information with Canadian colleagues regarding visa processing, and offered a "template" for cooperation. The Consular Section in Bogota has long enjoyed a close relationship with the Canadian Embassy in Colombia. Using the ideas provided i [...]
2004-04-12 21:44:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA CMGT CVIS CA CO
04BOGOTA5068Bogota Mini Dublin Group Meeting
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Bogota Mini Dublin Group held a biannual meeting on May 11 to discuss the ten recommendations for Colombia agreed upon in November, 2003. This session acknowledged the USG's leadership in counter-narcotics cooperation with the GOC. Several examples of bilateral programs were [...]
2004-05-17 23:08:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EFIN KCRM PTER CO UN
04BRASILIA1748BRAZIL: PURSUIT OF ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT
[...] (U) In separate meetings, poloff delivered ref A points outlining continued USG interest in concluding an Article 98 agreement with Brazil to Ministry of Foreign Relations (MRE) U.S.-Canada Division Chief Paulo Alvarenga and to MRE United Nations Division Chief Carlos Duarte. Both Alvarenga a [...]
2004-07-14 12:32:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL BR KICC POL MIL
04BRASILIA2526U.S.-BRAZIL BILATERAL CONSULTATIVE MECHANISM
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. 2. (U) Summary and Introduction. Deputy United States Trade Representative Peter F. Allgeier led an interagency delegation to Brasilia, Brazil for the September 22 meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Bilateral Consultative Mechanism (BCM). Ambassador [...]
2004-10-07 16:32:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR EAGR BR
04BRASILIA2684HERZOG CASE REOPENS WOUNDS FROM BRAZIL'S
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In 1975, during Brazil's military dictatorship, leftist journalist Vladimir Herzog died under suspicious circumstances in a government facility in Sao Paulo. The regime classified his death as a suicide, but most believed he had been murdered, and Herzog became a case study fo [...]
2004-10-27 13:16:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI PINR BR
04BRASILIA2803MIXED CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO TRAVEL TO HAITI
[...] (SBU) On November 9, Brazilian Federal Deputy Maninha paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Danilovich. Maninha is the current president of COPA (Confederation of the Parliaments of the Americas),and this week she is leading a seven-member delegation (from three countries) on a fact-finding trip [...]
2004-11-12 16:37:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV BR HA POL MIL
04BRASILIA281 CEARA: GETTING BY -- WITH OR WITHOUT LULA, FTAA, ET
[...] Ceara state had an especially bleak economic year in 2003, but with better-than-ever trade trends: exports 40% up from 2002, a record surplus, new markets, product diversity, and more small/medium-business activity. State revenues shrank, but the budget evidently stayed well-run. Jobs became [...]
2004-02-06 17:47:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BEXP EAGR PGOV ELAB EFIN EINV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA2863BRAZIL-HAITI: READOUT OF PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY'S
[...] (C) Summary. Presidential Foreign Affairs Advisor Marcos Aurelio Garcia and his deputy, Marcel Biato, returned from a mid-November fact-finding mission to Haiti with the strong view that Aristide must not be allowed back into Haitian politics under any circumstances, Biato told PolCouns in a 19 [...]
2004-11-22 13:25:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR MARR MOPS UNSC POL MIL
04BRASILIA2890BRAZIL: PUTIN PAYS A CALL
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: During his November 22 visit to Brazil, Russian President Vladimir Putin endorsed Brazil's bid for a permanent UNSC seat and received from Brazilian President Lula reciprocal support for Russia's accession to the WTO. However, neither side achieved its princi [...]
2004-11-24 12:11:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR TSPL ETRD EAGR BR UNSC RU
04BRASILIA701 Latest GoB Testimony on FTAA to Brazilian Congress
[...] SUMMARY. On March 23, EconFSN attended a presentation to Brazil's Congress by Ambassador Macedo Soares, the MFA's Undersecretary for South American Affairs and top FTAA negotiator, on the current status of FTAA negotiations. Macedo Soares was speaking at the opening of the Parliamentary Com [...]
2004-03-24 10:00:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV PREL PGOV BR
04BRASILIA862FTAA: INITIAL BUENOS AIRES FALLOUT IN BRASILIA
[...] (U) Summary. Following the informal FTAA discussions in Buenos Aires March 31-April 1, which ended without agreement (reftel),Brazilian Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) officials launched an aggressive media campaign to get the word out that U.S. intransigence was to blame for the impasse. Fore [...]
2004-04-08 19:38:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALETRD BR FTAA
04BRASILIA991BRAZIL-UNSC: HAITI PKO UPDATE 26 APRIL 2004
[...] (C) Summary. With introduction of the Friends of Haiti draft resolution to the UNSC for discussion and a probable vote this week, Brazil is at an important stage in its planning to deploy a PKO mission. Major issues on the scope now are internal political dynamics, congress' role and operati [...]
2004-04-27 12:52:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS BR UNSC POL MIL
04BRATISLAVA246FOREIGN INVESTORS DISCOVER SLOVAKIA
[...] Summary. Seemingly, hardly a day has gone by this year without the announcement of new foreign direct investment (FDI) in Slovakia. The Dzurinda government has transformed Slovakia's once troubled economy into a business friendly state that leads the region in economic growth. The country's [...]
2004-03-12 16:16:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV LO
04BRUSSELS1074SOLANA ON BOSNIA: PARTNERSHIP REQUIRES TRUST, TOO
[...] (C) This is a joint USEU/USNATO message. Policy recommendation in para 12. 2. (C) Summary: In an animated discussion with Ambassadors Schnabel and Burns March 9 on planning for a post-SFOR EU mission in Bosnia, EU HiRep Javier Solana said, "If you want the EU to be your partner in Europe, [...]
2004-03-12 15:07:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALBK MARR PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1122USEU LABOR/SOCIAL AFFAIRS HIGHLIGHTS FIRST QUARTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: This quarterly report provides readers with analysis, priorities, and outreach/meetings related to EU labor and social affairs January-March 2004. We examine EU efforts to recast its employment goals debate and EU concerns on the impact on enlargement on EU labor and social obj [...]
2004-03-17 10:08:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB SOCI PHUM SMIG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1134EU COUNTER-TERRORISM POLICY AFTER MADRID
[...] (SBU) The EU is re-examining its role in the war against terrorism following the March 11 attack in Madrid. Many EU efforts to improve its counter-terrorism (CT) effectiveness -- for instance by revising the EU CT Action Plan and creating and streamlining the Clearinghouse -- were in the work [...]
2004-03-17 17:01:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV PINR PREL PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS14EUROPEAN SECURITY STRATEGY IN CONTEXT: ANALYSIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The final draft of EU HiRep Javier Solana's European Security Strategy (ESS) -- adopted by EU heads of state at their December 12-13 Brussels Summit -- envisages a world of dangerous but preventable threats, multilateral solutions, and stabilizing partnerships. The ESS identifies [...]
2004-01-05 14:09:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM KNNP MARR MCAP EAID SOCI NATO OSCE UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1401P/DAS RIES DISCUSSES US-EU SUMMIT DELIVERABLES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a March 30 meeting with HR Solana's WMD Rep Annalisa Giannella, EUR P/DAS Charlie Ries shared preliminary USG thoughts about possible nonproliferation deliverables for the June US-EU Dublin Summit. Stressing that these were just early ideas and not formal proposals, Ries su [...]
2004-03-31 12:39:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1586DONORS EYE ISRAELI PULLOUT WITH MIXTURE OF HOPE,
[...] (U) Summary: At a one-day informal meeting of the "no-name" group in Brussels, convened by Canada to discuss Palestinian refugee issues, participants were fixated on the issue of Israel,s proposed withdrawal from Gaza, which they characterized as posing both an opportunity and an enormous cha [...]
2004-04-14 08:39:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID UNRWA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2091U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON OSCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU hosted a U.S. delegation headed by USOSCE Ambassador Stephan M. Minikes for the biannual U.S.-EU "COSCE" consultations on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on May 7. Key findings were: --U.S.-EU Coordination within OSCE: cooperation between t [...]
2004-05-14 10:40:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM OSCE EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2114VISA WAIVER PROGRAM AND AN ENLARGED EU
[...] (C) Summary. The enlargement of the EU on May 1 raised the number of EU countries not included in the visa waiver program (VWP) from one to ten. New Member States harbor hopes that their EU accession can become a way to wrest from the U.S. via the EU what they could not obtain bilaterally: i [...]
2004-05-17 09:03:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALCMGT CVIS SMIG ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2389DEALING WITH EU IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: We reviewed ref A draft guidelines on dealing with the EU in international organizations, and believe the guidelines, with a few adjustments, will provide what is needed: an equitable and fair framework which allows flexibility within broad parameters and clearly spells out U.S. [...]
2004-06-04 10:40:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL UN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3211EU HAS SOME QUESTIONS ON UPCOMING AHLC
[...] (C) Summary. The European Commission, which has the lead on AHLC issues, supports US goals for having the AHLC focus on Gaza withdrawal, but is skeptical of the proposed September date. The EC questions whether Israel will have an agreed, concrete withdrawal plan (or, possibly even a gover [...]
2004-07-28 15:54:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL IS KWBG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3320EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: THE NEW FOREIGN
[...] (U) Summary: The new European Parliament (EP) Foreign Affairs Committee will be the largest EP committee, with 78 members. The Committee is responsible for drafting reports and making recommendations on Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) topics, European Security and Defense Policy ( [...]
2004-08-05 08:20:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS36EU ADOPTS NEW NONPROLIFERATION STRATEGY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: EU heads of state and government adopted an "EU Strategy Against Proliferation of WMD" at their December 12-13 Summit in Brussels. The strategy expands and integrates the various pieces of the EU's existing nonproliferation policies -- notably the nonproliferation Principles and [...]
2004-01-06 14:15:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP PINS UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3948DEMARCHE RESPONSE: REVISED US VISIT POLICY AND
[...] (C) Summary. The initial reaction from the European Commission on the FBI's enhanced access to US VISIT databases was low key. Major concerns focused on types of law enforcement activities for which the data would be used and about delays at ports of entry following changes on 9/30 and 12/31 [...]
2004-09-16 15:52:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL KOCI EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4012EU GRAPPLES WITH INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION: DUTCH
[...] (U) Summary. Approximately 250 experts in migration policy from throughout Europe and North America gathered at a conference hosted by the Dutch Presidency in Amsterdam, September 1-3, to discuss the current state of migration affairs in the EU and to recommend policy options in managing migr [...]
2004-09-21 11:37:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PREF PHUM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4161SEPTEMBER 3 U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON ARMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. and the Dutch EU presidency on September 3 conducted semi-annual CODUN consultations in Brussels on UN disarmament issues. Subjects covered included U.S./EU priorities, UNFC, UNDC, CD, FMCT, landmines, CWB, BWC, CCW, CTBT, Libya, Luxembourg,s upcoming EU presidency, a [...]
2004-09-29 10:16:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL UNGA CDG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4201EU WANTS G8 TALKS ON IRAN BEFORE NEXT IAEA BOARD
[...] (C/NF) According to UK Mission official Karen Betts (strictly protect),the EU-3 are working to coordinate with the EU ideas for a G-8 strategy to "handle Iran between now and the November IAEA Board meeting." On September 29, EU High Rep Solana presented a draft paper to the EU-3 outlining [...]
2004-09-30 14:31:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KNNP ETTC EAID IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS432EU HUMAN RIGHTS AGENDA PREVIEW: CHR-60 AND CHINA
[...] (C) Summary: Further to ref A, European Council human rights experts stressed the importance of earlier bilateral consultations on country-specific resolutions, while noting that a number of EU member state human rights experts continue to have trouble dealing with the US "thematics" paper. Re [...]
2004-02-03 04:19:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL MASS ETRD IR CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4335WISHFUL THINKING? EU HOPES G8 CAN KEEP IRAN OUT OF
[...] (C) Summary. In meetings with NEA DAS Dibble and NP A/DAS Fitzpatrick on October 4-5, EU officials from the Dutch Presidency, Council Secretariat and Commission expressed concerns that IAEA referral of Iran to the UNSC in November would cross a major, negative threshold they want to avoid. [...]
2004-10-08 10:32:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETPREL PARM KNNP IR EUN IAEA UNSC USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4503VISA WAIVER MEETING: U.S. WELCOMED -- AND WARNED
[...] (C) Summary. While privately praising USG efforts to adopt a more positive approach to EU Member States not in the visa waiver program (VWP),the European Commission (EC) struck a combative tone in public during consultations on October 18. DG JHA Head of Unit for Visas and Borders Jan de Ce [...]
2004-10-19 15:49:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALSMIG PREL CMGT EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4550U.S.-EU NONPROLIFERATION TROIKA: EU LOOKS FOR U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 28, the U.S. and the EU held their semi-annual exchange on nonproliferation issues. This discussion followed the release of the second U.S.-EU Summit declaration on nonproliferation. The two sides touched on a wide range of nonproliferation issues and explored possib [...]
2004-10-21 16:05:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP UN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4936MEPP: EU IS FOCUSED ON PA ELECTIONS TO GET
[...] (C) Summary. In meetings with a wide range of EU officials, NEA DAS Elizabeth Dibble discussed next steps in the Middle East Peace Process on November 16. The EU is focused on the need to support Palestinian presidential elections as a first step to getting the roadmap back on track. The EU [...]
2004-11-19 13:05:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EAID IS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5035MIGRANT INTEGRATION AND REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT: CAN
[...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 20. 2. (U) Summary. Two unfolding migration-related crises have riveted Europe in recent days: 1) the assassination of Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh by a Muslim extremist of Moroccan descent, and 2) the uncontrolled arrival of shiploads of mig [...]
2004-11-29 11:29:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PREF PHUM KPAO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BUCHAREST3439REPORT ON NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISISON OFFICIALS'
[...] (U) Summary: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Commissioner Jeffrey Merrifield visit to Romania in late September provided the USG insight into the strong Romanian civil nuclear program. End Summary. First Visit to Romania by NRC Commissioner ---------------------------------------- [...]
2004-12-15 11:38:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KTIA ENRG ECON RO IAEA
04BUCHAREST3500 INAUGURATION SPEECH DELIVERED BY NEWLY ELECTED
[...] On December 20, 2004, before a joint session of Parliament, newly elected Romanian President Traian Basescu delivered his inauguration speech. 2. The text of Embassy Bucharest's unofficial translation of President Basescu's inauguration speech follows below: "Mr. President of the Senate, [...]
2004-12-21 15:43:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL RO
04BUCHAREST3560ROMANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-30 15:22:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV RO
04CARACAS1134ROPE A DOPE
[...] (C) I HOSTED A MEETING THIS MORNING IN WHICH MARK FEIERSTIEN, PROJECT MANAGER FOR POLLING FIRM GREENBERG QUINLAN ROSNER RESEARCH, BRIEFED THE AMBASSADORS OF BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, MEXICO, AND PORTUGAL AND MYSELF ON THE RESULTS OF THE POLL HE COMPLETED ON MARCH 27. (HE PROMISED TO SEND US THE P [...]
2004-04-01 21:00:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV VE
04CARACAS1993AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SUMATE LEADERS
[...] (C) SUMATE leaders Maria Corina Machado and Alejandro Plaz were charged on June 10 and 11 respectively with conspiracy to "destroy the republican form of government" for accepting funds from the National Endowment for Democracy, but have not been detained. Plaz and Machado told the Ambassador [...]
2004-06-16 15:57:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS2064GOV REACTS HARSHLY TO HRW REPORT ON JUSTICE SYSTEM
[...] (C) Jose Miguel Vivanco, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, released a report in Caracas June 17 strongly criticizing Venezuela's new Supreme Court law, and calling for implementation of the OAS Democratic Charter if the Venezuelan authorities did not act to preserve the balance of pow [...]
2004-06-22 21:42:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV VE
04CARACAS2431VENEZUELA'S RECALL REFERENDUM: OBSTRUCTIONS AND
[...] (C) With little more than two weeks to go before the scheduled Presidential recall referendum, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) refused July 29 to consider requests to changes in voting locations which the opposition claims were done fraudulently. The more than one million chang [...]
2004-07-30 13:21:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM VE OAS
04CARACAS3368CODEL BALLENGER RAISES SUMATE CASE
[...] (C) Congressman Cass Ballenger and three House staffers visited Caracas October 28-29 with the principal objective of raising the case of the four representatives of the NGO Sumate, who have been charged with treason for supporting the recall referendum against President Hugo Chavez. To this [...]
2004-10-29 22:01:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM VE
04CARACAS3940VENEZUELA 2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: The Following is Embassy Caracas' submission for the 2005 National Trade Estimate Report. This document was also submitted as a MS Word document to G. Blue and B. Harmon at USTR by e-mail on December 23, 2004. End Summary ------------- TRADE SUMMARY ------------- 2. (U) The [...]
2004-12-27 18:47:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD VE
04CARACAS532CARTER CENTER BRIEFING ALARMS WESTERN HEMISPHERE
[...] (C) The Carter Center held a briefing on February 10 at the Ambassador's residence for Western Hemisphere ambassadors on the status of the signature verification process at the National Electoral Commission (CNE). Carter Center representatives described the numerous administrative problems (i [...]
2004-02-12 17:30:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS628DAS DESHAZO'S MEETING WITH AMBASSADORS ON 2/16/2004
[...] (C) During a February 16 meeting in Caracas, DAS Peter DeShazo told ambassadors from interested countries that the international community needs to make clear its strong and unified support for the democratic process, the OAS and the Carter Center. The Spanish ambassador worried about a CNE [...]
2004-02-25 13:42:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM VE
04CARACAS649VENEZUELA REFERENDUM UPDATE: 2/25/2004
[...] (C) The National Electoral Council (CNE) announced February 24 that petition forms with more than one third of the signatures to petition the recall of President Chavez will be submitted to the CNE's Superior Technical Committee (CTS) for further review because they were filled in with the sam [...]
2004-02-26 22:21:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM VE
04CARACAS731HOW REAL IS CHAVEZ'S OIL THREAT?
[...] (C) On February 29, President Chavez threatened to cut off Venezuelan oil supplies to the U.S. or to nationalize U.S. company assets if the U.S. were to seek to "blockade" or impose sanctions against Venezuela. The U.S. majors in Venezuela dismiss his words as bluster but do not totally disco [...]
2004-03-04 22:57:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV VE
04COLOMBO1181TIGER RHETORIC CONTINUES TO INCREASE AFTER COLOMBO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After the July 7 suicide bombing of a police station in downtown Colombo, Tiger rhetoric is heating up. The uptick in the group's rhetoric is accompanied by an increasingly fearful climate in the east, where the Tigers have been flexing their muscles. Assassinations and child [...]
2004-07-16 04:32:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL PHUM CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1190 PEACE PROCESS READ-OUT FROM NORWEGIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar was blunt in telling the LTTE suicide bombings had to stop. The LTTE neither confirmed nor denied its responsibility. The LTTE complained about alleged government support for Karuna. President Kumaratunga told Brattskar she knew nothing about mili [...]
2004-07-19 09:19:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO1216TNA MPS REQUEST USG SOFTEN STANCE ON LTTE;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 16 meeting with poloff, TNA MPs had a litany of familiar requests for the USG: lift the ban on the LTTE, stop USG military assistance to the GSL, promote the ISGA as the basis for peace talks, stop making statements against the LTTE, and pressure the GSL to stop helpin [...]
2004-07-22 06:11:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1255 FY-04 VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM
[...] Post submits details bio date of Mrs. Priyanee Wijesekera, Secretary General of Parliament, for a voluntary visitor program, SIPDIS September 10-16, 2004. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval". 2. Ms. Wijesekera can be contacted in Canada through Sri Lanka' [...]
2004-07-29 07:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KPAO OEXC
04COLOMBO150 In January 23 Tokyo followup meeting, Donors
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23, Japanese Special Envoy Yasushi Akashi hosted a second followup meeting to the June 2003 Tokyo donors conference. The first session of the meeting was attended by Colombo-based diplomats and local heads of multilateral organizations (WB, IMF, UN). Representatives [...]
2004-01-26 12:23:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV PTER CE NO JA EU LTTE
04COLOMBO1757SRI LANKA: DRL/IRF VISIT ELICITS VARIOUS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an October 7-8 visit, Joanella Morales, Foreign Affairs Officer in the Office of International Religious Freedom in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL/IRF),discussed religious freedom issues and possible anti-conversion legislation in Sri Lanka with repre [...]
2004-10-25 11:16:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV CE
04COLOMBO1764YOUR VISIT TO SRI LANKA NOVEMBER 7-8
[...] (C) After 18 months with no movement toward resumed talks between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),the peace process is beginning to look less like a process and more like a protracted stalemate. This perception, which is gaining ground among the Sin [...]
2004-10-26 10:41:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID ECON CE LTTE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO179 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 014 (01/30/04)
[...] (U) FYI. As requested in State 14279, Mission will host a local Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting on February 5 to discuss and compile the counterterrorism assistance and training that has been provided to Sri Lanka by CTAG members. We have invited Australia, Canada, EU, France, [...]
2004-01-30 06:02:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO1792YOUR VISIT TO SRI LANKA NOVEMBER 7-8
[...] (U) This message replaces Colombo 1764. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (C) After 18 months with no movement toward resumed talks between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Eelam (LTTE),the peace process is beginning to look less like a process and more like [...]
2004-11-01 10:39:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL PTER CE
04COLOMBO2002 TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT LTTE ACTIVITIES
[...] Summary and Action Request (C): The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is engaging in numerous fundraising activities worldwide, from both "legitimate" sources and organized crime activities. As much as $200 million of funds raised from their organized crime and "legitimate" fundraisi [...]
2004-12-16 09:29:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN CVIS KCRM PREL CE LTTE
04COLOMBO210 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission hosted a local-level CTAG meeting on February 5. Mission representatives briefed the group on USG efforts, and representatives of the other G-8 embassies and Australia and Switzerland [...]
2004-02-06 06:07:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PINR ASEC CE MV
04COLOMBO545 In visit to Sri Lanka, SA DAS Patterson
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SA DAS Torkel Patterson visited Colombo, March 21-23. Highlights of the visit included meetings at the MFA, with a key adviser to President Kumaratunga, with local diplomats, and with local business leaders, including the American Chamber of Commerce. Key issues discussed incl [...]
2004-03-26 06:42:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PTER CE LTTE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO685 Sri Lanka: New foreign secretary named;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka has a new foreign secretary. H.M.G.S. Palihakkara, a career foreign service officer, was named to the position on April 20. Former Fonsec Goonetilleke is slated to fill in as acting UN Permrep in New York and then go to Ottawa to be high commissioner. While other per [...]
2004-04-21 11:31:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR CE
04COLOMBO72 Donors find agreement over Akashi visit
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Tokyo Co-chairs and the larger donor group both agreed that the Akashi visit should include an informal meeting with the donors only, followed by a meeting with GSL -- and LTTE, if they would come. Meetings will be low-key, with no communique or press release. Akashi wil [...]
2004-01-14 10:00:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID CE NO EU JA LTTE
04COLOMBO749SPECIAL FY-2004 MRP "NGO MANAGEMENT OF YOUTH
[...] POST NOMINATES MR. CLIFFORD D. SPECK, FIELD ASSISTANT (PROTECTION/PROGRAM),SATELITE OFFICE- TRINCOMALEE, UNHCR, AS THE PRINCIPAL CANDIDATE AND FR. SUDATH SILVA, ARCH DIOCESAN CHAPLAIN, ST. JOSEPH'S YOUTH CENTER, AS THE ALTERNATE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT TH [...]
2004-05-11 05:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO839 FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MPR
[...] Post nominates Gajendran "Ponnambalam" Member of Parliament, and Anura R. "Solomons", deputy editor/foreign news editor of "Divaina" Sinhala daily newspaper, as principle candidates for participation in subject project. Post confirms that these nominations have "Full country team approval". [...]
2004-05-20 09:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO840 FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP
[...] Post nominates T.M.G. "Chandrasekera" Deputy Director News and Current Affairs, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, for participation in subject project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nomination is as follows: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT [...]
2004-05-20 09:07:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO966 "Double 00" Hit on Well-Known Tamil Politician
[...] (C) By Septel, our consular chief is submitting a Visas Donkey cable regarding the June 9 visa application of Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, a veteran Tamil politician and respected member of Parliament representing the Tamil National Alliance (TNA). Mr. Sampanthan applied for a visa to attend th [...]
2004-06-10 08:00:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL PINR PTER CE LTTE
04DJIBOUTI1156DJBOUTIANS' REGIONAL TRAVEL
[...] (U) Summary. September marks the beginning of the school year in Djibouti and with it, the return of thousands of Djiboutians who have spent the last few months in cooler neighboring climes. While historically part of the pattern of life, expanded travel indicates growing middle class wealth. [...]
2004-08-31 07:58:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL DJ PTER
04DJIBOUTI1473DJIBOUTI REFUGEE REPATRIATION UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: Close to 19,000 people continue to be fed in Djibouti's three refugee camps. The United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Program (WFP) are coordinating efforts to assist with voluntary repatriation of refugees back to Somalia. Their work is carrie [...]
2004-11-21 04:00:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF DJ SO
04GUATEMALA1477TFUS01: REAGAN CONDOLENCES
[...] Summary: The Embassy received condolence letters addressed to the Ambassador from President Oscar Berger Perdomo and former President (1986-90) and sitting Congressional Deputy Vinicio Cerezo regarding the passing of former President Reagan. The President, the Vice President, the Foreign Mi [...]
2004-06-15 20:02:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDGT PGOV PREL US
04GUATEMALA258SCENESETTER FOR FEBRUARY 4-6 NODEL VISIT OF
[...] Summary: Your visit, only three weeks after Oscar Berger assumed the presidency, will draw fresh attention to the emotional issue of international adoptions in Guatemala. Your Guatemalan interlocutors will also be anxious to discuss unrelated issues such as the rapidly evolving trade relatio [...]
2004-02-03 21:20:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI CVIS CASC PREL OVIP PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA3211LETTER FROM GUATEMALA (2)
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-17 17:35:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KCOR PREL KIPR GT
04GUATEMALA3270GUATEMALA/MEXICO BORDER ISSUES, STAFFDEL MEACHAM
[...] Summary: SFRC Staffdel Meacham visited Guatemala to discuss a broader North American security architecture and Guatemala's role as the southern border state of that area. Based on meetings with the country team, Ministry of Foreign Relations, Migration, and the Ministry of Defense, Staffdel M [...]
2004-12-27 16:59:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID OREP PREL SMIG CVIS MASS GT MX CA
04GUATEMALA3272GUATEMALA'S WISH LIST FOR MIGRANTS
[...] Summary: Guatemala's MFA sent the Embassy its latest proposal for the U.S. Government to extend legal status to its large population of undocumented migrants resident in the U.S. While we have repeatedly advised the GOG that many of these proposals are politically or legally untenable, we be [...]
2004-12-27 18:10:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG ASEC PHUM PREL CVIS SNAR EAID GT
04GUATEMALA362COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP -- GUATEMALAN
[...] (C) Summary: Few of the G-8 diplomatic missions to Guatemala have counter-terrorism (CT) programs, and we detected no overlap among them. None of the other missions have conducted formal assessments of Guatemala's CT needs. However, there is a consensus that Guatemala's greatest CT weakness i [...]
2004-02-13 18:55:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL GT
04HALIFAX10HMCS TORONTO DEPLOYS
[...] HMCS Toronto left Halifax January 14 for a six-month deployment with the USS George Washington carrier strike group. In a gesture of support that seemed well-received by both the crew of Toronto and their families, Minister of National Defense David Pratt and his Parliamentary Secretary David [...]
2004-01-14 15:35:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL PGOV CA
04HALIFAX101ATLANTIC CANADA: PRE-ELECTION SOUNDINGS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The consensus of opinion among political observers in Atlantic Canada is that Prime Minister Martin will call an early summer election. While the region's 32 seats in Parliament are a relatively small bloc, they could make the difference in a close election between a minorit [...]
2004-04-05 14:27:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON CA
04HALIFAX115ATLANTIC CANADA: ENERGY TOPICS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nova Scotia and Newfoundland have been working to streamline their regulatory regimes for offshore energy exploration, but industry calls for combining the two federal-provincial offshore boards will not be acted upon any time soon. The Premiers of Nova Scotia and Newfoundlan [...]
2004-04-21 13:47:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG PGOV CA
04HALIFAX12CAMPOBELLO ISLAND RESIDENTS FEELING CUT OFF
[...] Regional press and politicians have begun to focus attention on the plight of the 1450 residents of Campobello Island, New Brunswick. This small a small Island in the Bay of Fundy is, from September to July, accessible from Canada only via a bridge to Lubec, Maine. During the summer a privat [...]
2004-01-20 16:54:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS PREL PTER PGOV ETRD CA
04HALIFAX127NEFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR GOVERNMENT SUFFERS THROUGH BITTER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Having broken a 4-week-old public sector union strike April 27 with the introduction of back-to-work legislation, Newfoundland-Labrador Tory Premier Danny Williams is making a last-ditch offer to negotiate a collective labor agreement. On April 29, the Premier said he would suspe [...]
2004-04-30 20:00:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV CA
04HALIFAX134NEW FUNDING PROGRAM FOR CANADIAN MARINE FACILITY SECURITY
[...] In a May 7 press conference at Pier 21 in Halifax, Canada attended by Consul, Canadian Transport Minister Tony Valeri announced a three-year, $115 million federal program to assist Canadian ports and ports facilities upgrade their security. This program will enable Canada to not only comply wi [...]
2004-05-07 16:22:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ATRN PINS MARR ASEC KCIP CA
04HALIFAX159FEDERAL ELECTION: LIBERALS LIKELY TO RETAIN HOLD ON
[...] Despite several close races, overall there appears to be little excitement surrounding the federal election campaign in Atlantic Canada: voters appear to be headed toward re-electing a majority of Liberals in the region's 32 ridings. Key factors are a general mistrust of the newly configured [...]
2004-06-17 16:02:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON CA NDP
04HALIFAX164FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN: LIBERALS MAINTAIN SUPPORT IN
[...] In our meetings this past week with election-watchers, pollsters, party officials and candidates themselves, the consensus still appears to be that the Liberals will maintain the majority of the 32 seats in Atlantic Canada in the June 28 federal election (reftel). With just a few days left in [...]
2004-06-25 13:56:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CA
04HALIFAX172MAJOR DRUG SEIZURE IN ATLANTIC CANADA
[...] This past weekend, at Whitney Pier, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, during a routine search of the Canadian Steamship Lines vessel the "Shelia Ann", Canadian Border Services Agency officials and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized 83 kilos of cocaine. The drugs were hidden in two duffle bag [...]
2004-07-02 19:51:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR CA VE
04HALIFAX174MAJOR DRUG BUST OFF COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA
[...] (U) The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, working with officials from Montreal seized 500 kilograms of cocaine aboard the Antiguan 15-meter sailing vessel the "Friend Ship" on Monday, July 5, 2004. The seizure was worth an estimated value of more than C$18 million [...]
2004-07-07 13:23:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR CA BB
04HALIFAX188U.S./CANADA SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE: UPDATE ON MACHIAS SEAL
[...] SUMMARY: Despite an ongoing sovereignty dispute, Maine and New Brunswick fishermen are managing to fish side by side in waters off Machias Seal Island without any major incidents to date. However, Canadian authorities remain frustrated by the inability of local groups to conclude a complemen [...]
2004-07-20 19:24:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS PBTS PREL ETRD PHSA CA
04HALIFAX190NO END IN SIGHT TO LENGTHY ATLANTIC CANADA TELECOMS STRIKE
[...] SUMMARY: How Bell Canada fares in its talks with its unionized workforce could have an impact on a 13-week strike by communication workers in Atlantic Canada, employed by Aliant Communications. Industry watchers believe Bell, the major shareholder in Aliant, is pressuring the Aliant negotiat [...]
2004-07-22 20:13:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECPS EIND CA
04HALIFAX191MARITIME HELICOPTER ANNOUNCEMENT NEARLY OVERSHADOWS HMCS
[...] SUMMARY: The new Defense Minister hit the ground running by announcing a decision in favor of Sikorsky on the long-delayed maritime helicopter replacement program. He also welcomed home HMCS Toronto, which returned to a tumultuous welcome in Halifax after a six-month deployment with a U.S. s [...]
2004-07-23 17:37:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL PTER ETRD CA
04HALIFAX199ATLANTIC CANADA: TWO LNG PROJECTS EYE NEW ENGLAND MARKET
[...] SUMMARY: The conditional approval of two LNG projects in Atlantic Canada, could substantially increase gas supplies in the U.S. northeast. Irving Oil and Access Northeast both say when their respective projects become operational in 2007, they will produce as much as two billion cubic feet pe [...]
2004-08-12 15:10:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG SENV PGOV PREL CA US
04HALIFAX210ATLANTIC CANADA: THE FUTURE OF 5 WING GOOSE BAY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador recently met with civic leaders and military officers at 5 Wing Goose Bay and the adjoining community of Happy Valley during a trip to Labrador. Community leaders and the Premier of the province are concerned that declining use of the military base at Goose Bay b [...]
2004-09-14 15:29:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MARR MASS PREL ECON CA NATO
04HALIFAX223BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE: BADLY NEEDED NEW ENGLAND-ATLANTIC
[...] As debates about new border infrastructure continue, a coalition of local, state, provincial and federal officials in the U.S. and Canada have been quietly pushing for a new crossing to replace the inadequate two-lane bridge between Calais, ME and St. Stephen, NB. The eighth-busiest border cr [...]
2004-09-29 20:11:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD PREL CA US
04HALIFAX255PROVINCIAL POLITICS IN ATLANTIC CANADA: WHO'S IN AND WHO'S
[...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: This fall has proven to be a busy season for provincial politicians in Atlantic Canada. Minority governments, shortened legislative sessions, by-elections, and party leadership changes have combined to create more attention than usual on what's going on both inside [...]
2004-11-13 18:42:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON CA
04HALIFAX256HALIFAX PORT SECURITY CONTNUES TO TIGHTEN
[...] (U) While Ottawa has yet to follow through on its May 7 pledge of federal funding for Canadian Marine Facility Security, the Port of Halifax has ambitiously pressed forward with a series of new security measures using its own funding. These measures place the Port in the forefront of Canadia [...]
2004-11-15 20:32:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ASEC ETRD PINS PTER CA
04HALIFAX258HALIFAX PORT SECURITY CONTNUES TO TIGHTEN
[...] (U) While Ottawa has yet to follow through on its May 7 pledge of federal funding for Canadian Marine Facility Security, the Port of Halifax has ambitiously pressed forward with a series of new security measures using its own funding. These measures place the Port in the forefront of Canadia [...]
2004-11-16 18:09:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ASEC ETRD PINS PTER CA
04HALIFAX259ATLANTIC CANADA ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: MODERATE GROWTH FOR 2005
[...] SUMMARY: Atlantic Provinces Economic Council's annual business outlook briefing predicts moderating growth for Canada's four eastern provinces. Softening global demand and prices for commodities and forest products, low or no growth in tourism, a cooling housing market and declines in consum [...]
2004-11-17 15:15:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL EPET CA
04HALIFAX264ATLANTIC CANADA AND BSE
[...] Atlantic Canadian beef farmers are feeling the pinch of low beef prices brought about by the closing of the US borders to the shipment of live animals and all but a few choice cuts of beef. The subsequent glut of the Canadian market and the insufficient slaughter capacity in Canada has caused [...]
2004-11-19 22:00:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD CA
04HALIFAX39SOFTWOOD LUMBER: ATLANTIC PRODUCERS' VIEWPOINT
[...] (U) This message is sensitive, but unclassified. Not for distribution outside USG channels. 2. (U) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Reftel outlined Canadian reactions, which were mostly negative, to the proposed agreement on softwood lumber which was floated in early December. At that time, it ap [...]
2004-02-10 14:16:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD CA
04HALIFAX40ATLANTIC CANADA/STATEOF MAINE: ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS
[...] Several energy infrastructure projects being contemplated in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia promise to bind Atlantic Canada further into the northeastern U.S. gas and electric grids, with likely benefits for New England energy consumers: - Refurbishment of NB Power's Point Lepreau nuclear gene [...]
2004-02-10 15:12:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDECON EPET ENRG ETRD CA
04HALIFAX42MAD COWS AND THE MARITIMES
[...] Although the BSE crisis has had less of an impact in Maritime Canada than in the west, the fallout from mad cow disease has been significant in this region, too. Prior to the BSE discovery Maritime provinces sold live cattle and beef across the border to the U.S., but more importantly raised [...]
2004-02-10 16:47:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR CA
04HALIFAX7HMCS TORONTO DEPLOYS
[...] HMCS Toronto left Halifax January 14 for a six-month deployment with the USS George Washington carrier strike group. In a gesture of support that seemed well-received by both the crew of Toronto and their families, Minister of National Defense David Pratt and his Parliamentary Secretary David [...]
2004-01-14 15:35:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL PGOV CA
04HALIFAX97ATLANTIC CANADA: TOUGH BUDGETS PROVOKE LABOR UNREST
[...] (SBU) Two Atlantic provinces took very different approaches to the issue of public sector wages in their just-announced budgets. The Premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick both said they needed civil service wage freezes to help achieve fiscal soundness. The results -- a [...]
2004-03-31 20:09:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EFIN ECON PGOV CA
04HANOI158 VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING
[...] (U) Summary: The eleventh Vietnam Consultative Group of Donors (CG) meeting took place in Hanoi December 1-3, 2003. Donors at the meeting, co-chaired by the Government of Vietnam (GVN) and the World Bank, expressed continued support to the GVN's action program for 2002-2007 and emphasized th [...]
2004-01-16 10:22:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM HIV AIDS ETMIN SOE
04HANOI1993EIGHTH WORKING PARTY ON VIETNAM'S WTO ACCESSION
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Eighth Working Party on the Accession of Vietnam to the World Trade Organization met June 15 in Geneva to continue its review of Vietnam's trade regime and plans to bring it into compliance with WTO standards. Vietnam's presentation reported progress especially in [...]
2004-07-16 10:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD VM WTRO WTO
04HANOI2809 Ambassador's October 13 Dinner with Vice Foreign
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador hosted a dinner October 13 for Vice Foreign Minister Nguyen Phu Binh, who, in his capacity as head of the MFA's Committee on Overseas Vietnamese, will soon travel to the United States to discuss Viet Kieu issues. Binh said Vietnam desired improved relations with [...]
2004-10-15 03:09:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM CH VM CVR HUMANR ASEAN WTO
04HANOI3069GVN EAGER TO CONCLUDE WTO NEGOTIATIONS,
[...] (U) Summary: Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang told the Ambassador that a visit by Prime Minister Phan Van Khai was possible at the end of the first half of 2005, and discussed possible steps to "create the proper atmosphere" for the visit. As one step, the GVN would like to see a conclusion [...]
2004-11-12 11:29:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF OTRA OVIP MASS ETRD EAID EINV VM KICC WTO RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
04HANOI3084VIETNAM: SNAPSHOT OF RECENT ECONOMIC EVENTS
[...] This cable describes economic events in Hanoi during October and early November 2004. Financial Sector Donor Working Meeting -------------------------------------- 2. The Financial Sector Donor Working Group met in Hanoi on October 18 to discuss donor projects in the financial sector and [...]
2004-11-16 02:48:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EAID ENRG VM FINREF
04HANOI3097VIETNAM ECONOMY IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2004 - STABLE
[...] SUMMARY: The Vietnamese economy grew steadily at an annual rate of seven percent in the first six months of 2004. Nonetheless, the economy is facing increasing inflation primarily resulting from external supply factors. Boosted by higher oil prices, export performance remained strong with gro [...]
2004-11-17 07:47:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN VM FINREF
04HANOI3313 Congressman Chabot Meets with Ministries of Trade,
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to Hanoi, Congressman Steve Chabot met separately December 13 and 14 with Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu, Vice Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Bich Dat and Vice Minister of Finance Le Thi Bang Tam. DCM accompanied the Congressman to the Ministry [...]
2004-12-15 10:17:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV OTRA PREL VM WTO IPROP
04HANOI33562004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR) - VIETNAM
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-20 10:12:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EFIN HIV KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI VM
04HANOI3417VIETNAM ENGAGES THIRD COUNTRIES ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam has been actively engaging third countries in formal exchanges on human rights issues, including hosting the annual Canada-China-Norway human rights forum, carrying out a bilateral discussion on the death penalty with EU countries and conducting the bi-annual EU-Vietnam [...]
2004-12-29 04:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL EU VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI391 COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP INPUT FOR VIETNAM
[...] Summary: According to CTAG members (and representatives from Switzerland, Spain, and Australia) at Hanoi-based Embassies, Vietnam receives little attention and less assistance, especially compared to high-threat Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia. Some members -- notably Australia, [...]
2004-02-12 10:26:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL ASEC VM CTERR
04HANOI693 February 24 Repatriation Discussions
[...] (U) Summary. A joint DOS/DHS delegation proffered a new approach to resolving the issue of the acceptance by Vietnam (GVN) of its nationals, based on the successful arrangement now in place with the Royal Cambodian Government (RGC). GVN officials agreed to review the new approach, but held t [...]
2004-03-09 05:46:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KJUS PREL CASC VM
04HANOI923 JOINT RESEARCH ON HEALTH/ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Embassy recommends that the USG Agent Orange/Dioxin Interagency Working Group meet to review and discuss the contents of this cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: More than two years after the March 2002 signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to address joint r [...]
2004-04-02 01:25:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL TBIO VM
04HANOI962 VFM BANG ON UPCOMING VISITS, HUMAN RIGHTS, SHIPS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-06 09:56:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OVIP PHUM MARR VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HARARE1360UN VISITOR TESTS WATERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting at the Embassy August 6, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Tuliameni Kalomoh solicited the Ambassador's assessment of the Zimbabwean political and humanitarian situations. He advised that his five-day visit to Zimbabwe was "private" but [...]
2004-08-12 15:05:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
04HARARE1600MDC SHADOW MINISTER OF JUSTICE RECOUNTS PARTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 20 discussion with the Ambassador and USAID Director, MDC MP and Shadow Minister for Justice, Parliamentary and Legal Affairs David Coltart urged the USG to exert strong pressure on the international community to engage the GOZ meaningfully on its election administ [...]
2004-09-24 08:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID ZI MDC
04HARARE2049MDC ON MARCH ELECTIONS; FUTURE EFFORTS
[...] (C) Summary: Over dinner on December 8, Morgan Tsvangirai and the MDC leadership laid out their plans for contesting the March parliamentary elections, should they decide to participate. The Ambassador said the SADC countries appeared ready to bless the March elections regardless; Tsvangirai a [...]
2004-12-16 15:47:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC
04HELSINKI1571NATO AMBASSADOR BURNS' VISIT TO HELSINKI
[...] (U) U.S. Ambassador to NATO R. Nicholas Burns visited Helsinki November 29-30. Following remarks given to the Atlantic Council of Finland at a seminar on NATO and small nations, Ambassador Burns participated in meetings with Minister of Defense Seppo Kaariainen and MFA Under Secretary for Pol [...]
2004-12-16 12:06:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP MARR AF IZ FI NATO RU
04HELSINKI1592MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES IN FINLAND:
[...] Summary: The following is Embassy Helsinki's submission to the money laundering and financial crimes section of the 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). End summary. -------- Overview -------- 2. Finland is not a regional center for money laundering, financ [...]
2004-12-23 12:22:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN FI
04HOCHIMINHCITY1238VIETNAM ADOPTIONS BASELINE STUDY -- Danang
[...] (SBU) Summary: ConGen HCMC extended its baseline study of Vietnamese orphanages to Danang during a recent visit by CG and Consulate team. We found that one Danang orphanage has continued to receive funding from an American adoption agency, despite the suspension of adoptions and in return is [...]
2004-10-05 11:14:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC CVIS KFRD KOCI VM
04HOCHIMINHCITY1554SHRIMP, DEVELOPMENT AND MINORITY RIGHTS IN SOC
[...] (SBU) Shrimp farming in the coastal Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang is driving economic growth and poverty eradication. Beneficiaries include the large ethnic Khmer minority. Reports from exile groups of disenfranchisement and oppression of the Khmer appear out of date. The GVN began a l [...]
2004-12-17 03:46:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID EAGR PREL SOCI PHUM PGOV KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR HIV AIDS
04ISTANBUL266CHALDEANS LEAVING IRAQ THROUGH ISTANBUL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A significant number of Chaldean-Iraqis have left Iraq, and are currently taking refuge in Istanbul. Estimates vary on the size of the group, with Turkey's de facto Chaldean leader estimating 4,600, while Catholic relief Charity Caritas thinks around 1,500 refugees may currently [...]
2004-02-20 12:58:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL TU
04KIGALI1165RWANDA'S UNHCR CAMPS FACE RESETTLEMENT CHALLENGE
[...] SUMMARY: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) runs three refugee camps and three transit centers in Rwanda. The camps house Congolese and Burundian refugees, while the transit centers provide for Rwandans returning from neighboring countries. During recent visits to the UN [...]
2004-08-13 10:25:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDPREF SMIG RW CG BY UNHCR
04KINSHASA1302DONOR COUNTRIES SET UP COMMITTEE ON MILITARY,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following up on earlier discussions, MONUC and member states on July 13 set up a committee on Security Sector Reform (SSR). The committee includes representatives from the GDRC plus MONUC, the World Bank, and major embassies; it will meet monthly to coordinate donor efforts and [...]
2004-07-14 15:26:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINS PREL MARR EAID CG
04KINSHASA1530FY'05-SCP: "Protection of Human Rights"
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-13 11:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
04KINSHASA1631ECONOMIC REPORT - AUG 20 THROUGH AUG 27
[...] (U) Summary. Both exchange rates and prices remain stable. Gravity Diamonds of Australia is planning a joint venture with BHP Billiton for diamond exploration in the Kasais. CHEMAF has resumed production at a Mine de l'Etoile concession abandoned by Gecamines. The DRC became a member of th [...]
2004-08-27 16:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ELTN EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EWWT PGOV PREL CG
04KINSHASA1657STATEMENTS BY CIAT AND THE GDRC ON THE RCD-G'S
[...] (U) The CIAT and the GDRC issued statements concerning the Congolese Rally for Democracy-Goma's (RCD-G) decision to suspend their participation in the institutions of the transitions, except the army. The following are unofficial translations of the statements issued by each entity: COMMUN [...]
2004-09-02 06:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINS PREL CG
04KINSHASA1678DRC NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR GREAT LAKES CONFERENCE
[...] (U) Summary. The DRC's National Coordinator for the Great Lakes Conference (GLC) states that initial contacts with civil society groups around the country show that the top priority for most people is peace and security. Congolese citizens have expressed serious concerns about territorial inte [...]
2004-09-07 13:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINS PREL CG
04KINSHASA1976KIMBERLEY PROCESS VISIT TO DRC PROVIDES
[...] (SBU) Summary. At the request of the DRC government, a Kimberley Process review team visited the DRC in October. Although the GDRC has made some progress, it is not in full compliance with Kimberley Process regulations. There are still serious holes in the DRC's Kimberley Process system, and a [...]
2004-10-22 15:47:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALEMIN ECON PGOV PREL CG
04KINSHASA2001KINSHASA HOSTS GREAT LAKES CONFERENCE PREPARATORY
[...] (U) Summary. National coordinators for the Great Lakes Conference (GLC) held their second preparatory meeting in Kinshasa from October 19-23. The core group of seven members was enlarged to eleven with the addition of Sudan, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, and Angola. Pres [...]
2004-10-27 15:54:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL CG
04KINSHASA2058DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarches on UNGA human rights resolutions to Ambassador Fabien Emery Zulu, Cabinet Director to FonMin Ramazani, on November 8, 2004. Zulu said that he would instruct the DRC delegation in New York to work with the US delegation to support the human rights resolution [...]
2004-11-08 11:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL CG
04KUWAIT295(U) PROJECT KUWAIT: CHEVRONTEXACO BRIEFS SPECIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs J. Frank Mermoud met with ChevronTexaco Kuwait Manager Hani Iskander on January 13. During the course of their conversation, the two discussed the status of Kuwait's long-delayed northern oilfields project (Project Kuwait [...]
2004-01-27 05:29:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEPET ETRD EINV KU IZ
04KUWAIT3525SHAYKH JABER RECEIVES AMBASSADOR,S CREDENTIALS
[...] (C) In a quick, well-choreographed October 12 ceremony, the Ambassador presented his credentials to Shaykh Jaber at the Amiri Diwan. The Ambassadors from Japan, Azerbaijan, and Canada presented credentials in succession before the Amir received the Ambassador and the six senior members of the [...]
2004-10-12 11:57:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINR KU
04KUWAIT481(U) KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy convened the first meeting of Kuwait's counterterrorism action group (CTAG) under US leadership; the French, Japanese, British, Russian, Italian, German, Canadian, Swiss and Spanish embassies participated. Only the US and British have specific anti-terrorism programs i [...]
2004-02-12 05:41:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER ASEC EFIN ETTC PREL KU
04LILONGWE179MALAWI: DONORS SPLIT OVER BANK AND FUND PROGRAMS
[...] (SBU) Minster of Finance Jumbe made a pitch on March 1 for donors to support Malawi's IMF and World Bank programs. Stating that statistical discrepancies in its submission to the Fund have been largely resolved, Jumbe claimed that Malawi has made progress on its macroeconomic stabilization p [...]
2004-03-02 21:09:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV MI
04LILONGWE855MILITARY SHUFFLES UPPER RANKS
[...] (U) President Bingu wa Mutharika appointed Major General Ernest Ntonya as Deputy Commander of the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) and promoted him to the rank of Lieutenant General on August 1. Ntonya, who was serving as the military's Chief of Staff, fills the hole created by General Marko Chiziko [...]
2004-09-02 13:34:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PINR PGOV MI
04LJUBLJANA349SLOVENIA: CABINET RESHUFFLE LEADS TO NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 20 April, five new ministers were sworn in as "caretakers" for the remainder of the year. The new ministers include three professors: Matek Lahovnik, Minister of Economy, Marko Pavliha, Minister of Transport, and Milan Pogancnik, Minister of Agriculture, and two technocrat [...]
2004-04-20 13:16:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR PGOV PINR SI
04LJUBLJANA981SLOVENIAN MOD GIVES DAS CONLEY DEFENSE REFORM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DAS Heather Conley engaged high level MoD officials in a productive dialogue about the current status and future of Slovenian defense reforms during meetings on 21 October. Both State Secretary Milan Jazbec and State Undersecretary Uros Krek described the Slovenian commitment t [...]
2004-10-26 11:26:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MCAP MOPS SI NATO
04MADRID1131PROPOSED PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT - SPAIN
[...] Summary: Below is the text of a proposed public announcement for Spain. The EAC met today and determined that an updated Public Announcement was warranted in light of the discovery of a bomb on the rail line used by the high speed train connecting Madrid and Seville earlier today. End Summar [...]
2004-04-05 06:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC SP PTER
04MADRID1838NEW SPANISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE SUPPORTS
[...] SUMMARY: In our first meeting with new Secretary of State for Tourism and Trade Pedro Mejia Gomez, he told us that Spain fully supported EU Trade Commissioner Lamy's efforts to move forward Doha negotiations and was not overly concerned about potential loss of agriculture subsidies, as long as [...]
2004-05-20 10:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR SENV EAGR SP
04MADRID2483SPAIN - BIOGRAPHIES ON MFA DIRECTORS GENERAL
[...] (U) This cable provides biographies on new directors general in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI, Spain's equivalent of USAID). GOS directors general are roughly equivalent to State Department assistant secretaries; AECI directors gen [...]
2004-07-01 08:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL EAID SP PSOE
04MADRID2958USOAS AMBASSADOR'S MEETING ON LATIN AMERICA
[...] (C) Summary: In his July 29 meeting in Madrid with Spanish MFA Director General Sandomingo, USOAS Ambassador Maisto urged Spain to send observers to the Venezuelan referendum and to remain firm on Cuba. Maisto thanked the GOS for its decision to send police/troops to Haiti with a Moroccan [...]
2004-08-03 15:31:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP
04MADRID3080SPAIN ENCOURAGED BY US SUPPORT FOR WEOG ROTATION
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel talking points and Secretary of State Colin Powell's letter regarding US support for Western European and Others Group (WEOG) rotation for the UN Commission on Human Rights (CHR) membership to Gonzalo Alvarez Garrido, Acting MFA Deputy Director General for UN Affa [...]
2004-08-12 11:50:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALOPDC PHUM PREL SP
04MADRID3232MORATINOS AGREES WITH US POSITION FOR WEOG
[...] (C) Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos agrees with US efforts to reach a rotation agreement within WEOG to occupy the posts assigned in the Human Rights Commission. Poloff received the text of Moratinos' response to Secretary of State Colin Powell's August 11 letter (Ref A) fro [...]
2004-08-27 11:05:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALOPDC PHUM PREL SP
04MADRID720SPAIN - ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-02 16:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SP
04MADRID822SPANISH RESPONSE TO 60TH SESSION OF THE UN
[...] (C) Summary. The head of the MFA's Human Rights Office stated that Spain's priorities for the upcoming UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) session are substantially the same as USG priorities, focusing on many of the same countries and issues. On sensitive subjects, he said that Spain will [...]
2004-03-10 15:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SP UNHRC
04MANAMA1909BAHRAIN: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-21 14:00:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO BA
04MANAMA448COUNTERTERRORISM POLICY PROGRESS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-31 11:14:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN PREL ASEC BA
04MASERU321MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION INITIAL VISIT TO LESOTHO
[...] SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation team of Clay Lowery, Tom Briggs and Wesley Wilson paid a very successful initial visit to Lesotho May 26-28. Over the course of two and a half days, they met with the Prime Minister, nearly the entire Cabinet, almost all of the Principal Secretarie [...]
2004-06-01 16:08:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD PREL LT MCC
04MONTREAL1435 HYDRO QUEBEC CHANGES COURSE, AFTER SUROIT
[...] SUMMARY: Environmental NGOs and community activists have drawn sufficient negative attention to Hydro Quebec's proposal to build the Suroit natural gas plant near Montreal that the utility appears to have shelved the project. The provincial legislative commission that had been tasked to con [...]
2004-11-09 12:58:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY ETRD CA
04MONTREAL1464 EU Additionality at ICAO: EC Efforts to obtain
[...] (U) Summary and action request. As Department is aware, for some time the European Union has been talking with high level officials of the International Civil Aviation Organization about its desire to have an enhanced and permanent presence at ICAO. Of 36 current Council members, 8 are from [...]
2004-11-12 20:01:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EAIR EU ICAO
04MONTREAL1574MONTREAL CONFERENCE WITH THE HAITI DIASPORA (MCHD)
[...] (SBU) Summary. Members of the Haitian Diaspora from Canada, the U.S. and Europe assembled December 10-11, 2004, to participate in the MCHD. Canadian Prime Minister (PM) Paul Martin emphasized, at the opening of the MCHD plenary session, that his administration's initiative to invite members [...]
2004-12-13 20:30:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EINV EAID SENV CA HA
04MONTREAL308 SIXTH MEETING OF THE ICAO COMMITTEE ON AVIATION
[...] SUMMARY: THE U.S. WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING MOST OF ITS GOALS AT THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION'S (ICAO) COMMITTEE ON AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (CAEP),HELD IN MONTREAL, FEBRUARY 2-12, 2004. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RESULT RELATED TO AIRCRAFT NOISE [...]
2004-02-25 19:48:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR SENV ETRD ICAO
04MONTREAL410 International Women's Day - Event at ICAO in
[...] Summary: On Monday, March 8, Consul General (CG) Bernadette Allen joined Lieutenant Governor Lise Thibault and Transport Canada Assistant Deputy Minister for Policy Kristine Burr in addressing the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ambassadors, delegates and staff and other in [...]
2004-03-11 20:52:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN SOCI PREL CSW ICAO
04MONTREAL419HEZBOLLAH IN MONTREAL
[...] (S/NF) Summary: A Local Canadian Law Enforcement Source has informed Post of Terrorist Organizations using Organized Crime networks in Montreal to funnel drugs and money with the profits going to support terrorism. There are several on-going investigations of these networks and Post asks th [...]
2004-03-15 14:18:00Consulate MontrealSECRETPTER KVPR PINR
04MONTREAL550Montreal Jewish School Firebombed on Passover
[...] A private Jewish school in Montreal's St. Laurent neighborhood was firebombed in the early morning hours of April 5, the first day of the Passover holiday. The firebombing took place between 2.a.m. and 3 a.m. in the library of the United Talmud Torah St. Laurent School on de l'Eglise Street. [...]
2004-04-06 20:47:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PHUM KPAL KISL CA
04MONTREAL68 QUEBEC GOVERNMENT CRITICISED FOR HANDLING OF
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-16 19:16:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SNAR KCRM PHUM
04MONTREAL696 OAS ASSISTANCE FOR HEMISPHERE PORTS IN MEETING
[...] Per reftel A request, post's Principal Officer contacted Port of Montreal (POM) Security Director Felixpier Bergeron to inquire about the POM's progress in completing a plan of action to comply with the new international regulations and standards set by the International Maritime Organization [...]
2004-05-12 16:59:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDECON EWWT KCRM PREL PTER MARAD OAS
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
04MONTREAL766Implementation of Capetown Convention
[...] Summary: ICAO Preparatory Commission selects Ireland as host country for new International Registry for financing interests in aircraft. 2. The Capetown Diplomatic Conference established a Preparatory Commission of 20 states, including the U.S., to set up the new international registry, i [...]
2004-06-01 16:30:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ETRD CA EI SN ICAO UNIDROIT
04MONTREAL874KANESATAKE GRAND CHIEF GABRIEL FRUSTRATED BY LAW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Mohawk territory of Kanesatake has become a haven for marijuana cultivation, drug dealing, arms possession, and other organized criminal activity, ousted Grand Chief James Gabriel told Consulate representatives on June 17. Gabriel, who has not been able to return to Kanesatake sinc [...]
2004-06-23 20:42:00Consulate MontrealCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL PGOV SNAR PHUM CA
04MONTREAL888QUEBECERS GIVE BLOC QUEBECOIS 54 SEATS, PUNISHING
[...] This cable was jointly prepared by the Montreal and Quebec City Consulates. 2. SUMMARY: As predicted, the Bloc Quebecois took 54 of 75 possible seats in Quebec in yesterday's Federal election, gaining 21 seats in Parliament, and matching the party's 1993 seat count, when former Bloc leader [...]
2004-06-29 20:58:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CA
04MONTREAL931INCIDENT IN DOMESTIC TERMINAL OF TRUDEAU AIRPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-09 20:36:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC EAIR CA
04MUSCAT2180BANNED WRITERS SPARK COMMENTARY
[...] (SBU) Journalist Mohammed al-Harthi (protect) and writer Abdullah al-Riyami (protect) have been barred from publishing in all media and press in Oman for having criticized the pace of democratic reform in the country. The ban includes the withdrawal of al-Harthi's weekly column "Platforms" fr [...]
2004-12-15 06:40:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV MU
04NASSAU153TURKS AND CAICOS: HAITIAN INFLUX THREATENS PARADISE
[...] (C) Charge, NAS, CONS, USCG, and DEA officers visited Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) January 20-23, 2004 and met with the Governor, Chief Minister, other cabinet members and senior civil servants and law enforcement personnel. TCI officials were unanimous in fearing further degradation of [...]
2004-01-27 20:46:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALBF CA PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR UK
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
04NASSAU1837CHRISTIE WANTS TO BE THE TONY BLAIR OF CARICOM
[...] (C) PM Perry Christie confidant Franklyn Wilson argued during a September 30 luncheon that the U.S. should support Christie's hope to become a regional leader since the Bahamian Prime Minister was America's "Tony Blair" inside Caricom. Wilson again raised the Prime Minister's belief that he w [...]
2004-10-01 16:34:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BF CARICOM
04NASSAU364ANXIOUS PRIME MINISTER REQUESTS MEETING ON HAITI
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-23 21:20:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SMIG BF HA
04NASSAU384BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT SEEKS SUPPORT FOR FUTURE UN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-24 22:20:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALBF HA PGOV PREL SMIG
04NASSAU487CARICOM SURPRISED, UPSET, BUT NOT ANGRY BEING LEFT
[...] (C) Charge and Political Officer met with the Bahamian Ambassador to Haiti, Dr. Eugene Newry, and the Under Secretary in the Consular Section at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Bahamian-Haitian expert, Mr. Carlton Wright, on March 8, 2004 to discuss Bahamian views of the current situation [...]
2004-03-09 17:17:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SMIG HA BF
04NEWDELHI6980INDO-US CYBERSECURITY FORUM: BIO NOTES FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable includes biographic data for Arvind Gupta, Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS),who will lead the GOI delegation to the SIPDIS November 9-10 Cybersecurity Forum in Washington, and his deputy, Commander Mukesh Saini. Unless otherwise speci [...]
2004-11-02 06:25:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPINR KCIP TINT PREL PGOV IN US
04NEWDELHI7026INDO-US CYBERSECURITY FORUM PREPARATORY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 14-18, 2004, Department Senior Coordinator for International Critical Infrastructure Protection Policy Michele Markoff and DOD Director of International Information Assurance Programs Tim Bloechl participated in preparatory meetings with the GOI for the November 9-10 [...]
2004-11-04 04:02:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCIP TINT PREL ECPS KCRM IN US
04NEWDELHI7853INDIA TAKES STEP TOWARDS JOINING CSI
[...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 4. 2. In a welcome surprise, the GOI passed us a December 8 letter from Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran indicating movement towards joining the Container Security Initiative. MEA Joint Secretary Jaishankar (United States and Canada) told the DCM SI [...]
2004-12-14 01:29:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC IN GOI
04NEWDELHI8261INDIA UNCERTAIN ABOUT ITS NICHE IN IRAQI ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar reiterated GOI desire to assist in Iraq's elections, but expressed uncertainty about India's role in light of their own political constraints in a meeting with PolCouns and Pol-MilOff on December 29. Regarding the proposed role of th [...]
2004-12-30 11:45:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID IZ IN
04OTTAWA2893NEW CANADIAN TRANSPORT MINISTER INTERESTED IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met Minister of Transport Jean Lapierre on October 26 and learned his views on upgrading the bilateral aviation agreement and accelerating infrastructure improvements at land border crossings. The Minister indicated he will push for both, and that port security [...]
2004-10-28 19:34:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECIN EWWT ELTN ASEC PREL CA
04OTTAWA2931IIR 6 815 0002 05/DUTCH AND UK SUPPORT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-02 15:44:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNDOD NATO
04OTTAWA2940BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON COMPANY REGISTERED AS BROKER
[...] (U) Embassy Econoff contacted the Diamondback Chemical Company, Inc., on November 1 and conducted a telephone interview with Mr. John "Al" MacGregor, Vice President of Diamondback. MacGregor was forthcoming and said that Diamondback is eager to disclose any information required by the ITAR 1 [...]
2004-11-02 20:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CA
04OTTAWA2951 CANADA: MARIJUANA LEGISLATION INTRODUCED ANEW
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-03 13:33:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR PREL KCRM CA
04OTTAWA2961IIR 6 815 0003 05/CANADIAN ATTITUDES TOWARD SIXTH
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-04 17:01:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM
04OTTAWA2963U.S. AND CANADIAN POLICY PLANNERS SEEK SYNERGY ON
[...] (C) Summary: In policy planning talks October 28-29 in Toronto, U.S. and Canadian colleagues exchanged views and sought ways to synergize efforts on a range of global and regional issues. The Canadian team briefed on Canada,s attempt through its International Policy Review to enhance public s [...]
2004-11-04 18:11:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALCA IR IZ PGOV PREL AF PINS KMPI SCUL
04OTTAWA2967CANADIAN BROADCAST REGULATION ON THE ROPES?
[...] A Quebec court ruled on October 28 that the GOC's measures to prevent Canadians from subscribing directly to U.S.-origin satellite television services are unconstitutional. Industry lawyers are scrambling to interpret the repercussions of this ruling, which could be read as striking down an [...]
2004-11-04 19:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ETRD CA
04OTTAWA2983U.S. GOALS FOR GLOBAL FUND BOARD MEETING IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Canadian aid officials take a more sanguine view than the US both of future funding prospects for the Global Fund and of performance of grants awarded so far, possbily because they rely for information on the Global Fund secretariat. They would welcome more d [...]
2004-11-08 19:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV PREL TBIO CIDA
04OTTAWA2989GETTING TO KNOW YOU: MEXICAN PRESIDENT FOX VISITS
[...] (U) Introduction and Summary: Mexican President Vincente Fox marked the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 10th anniversary of NAFTA with a working visit to Canada October 24-26. Accompanied by eight cabinet-level officials, three senators, and about 40 business leaders, the [...]
2004-11-08 19:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL ECON EINV CA MX
04OTTAWA2990GOC LAYS OUT THEIR PREFERENCES FOR PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary - Canada would welcome a January visit by President Bush to set a tone of partnership for the next four years, according to Alex Himelfarb and Tim Murphy, the Prime Minister,s top aides. They would like to use the visit to emphasize Canada,s commitment to North American security in [...]
2004-11-08 20:08:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ETRD PREL CA
04OTTAWA2991 CANADIAN PRIVACY LAW AND POLICY: BACKGROUND
[...] On October 29, the Information and Privacy Commissioner for the Canadian Province of British Columbia released a report titled "Privacy and the US Patriot Act." The report (reftel) finds a "general consensus" that, under the Patriot Act, U.S. authorities could order a U.S.-based corporation t [...]
2004-11-08 20:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV CA
04OTTAWA2995CANADA: SUPPORTING ISRAEL'S MEMBERSHIP IN
[...] Poloff delivered the demarche (per reftel) on support for Israel's full, active membership in both Group B at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO),and the Industrial Market Economy Countries (IMEC) at the International Labor Organization (ILO),to Peter Taylor, Deputy Director [...]
2004-11-08 20:50:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KIPR IS CA UNEP WIPO ILO
04OTTAWA3001IIR 6 815 0004 05/CANADIAN ARMY RESERVE UNITS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-08 21:26:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM
04OTTAWA3027CANADA: CONSERVATIVES DIVIDED ON MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite broad speculation in media and academic circles that the government was poised to take a (positive) decision on Canada's participation in missile defense, PCO Clerk Alex Himelfarb indicated to the Ambassador that the government would seek to avoid a debate and vote on [...]
2004-11-10 14:46:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PGOV PREL CA
04OTTAWA3036CANADA: LUKEWARM TO EXPORT CREDIT AGENCY
[...] We conveyed the points in reftel to officials at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),the Canadian International Development Agency, Export Development Canada (the ECA) and the Department of Finance. Although there is no opposition in principle to signing a framework agreement with the Trade Bank o [...]
2004-11-10 21:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV CA IZ
04OTTAWA3046CANADA FORGES AHEAD ON CLEAN COAL
[...] (U) Summary: The Canadian Clean Power Coalition, an association of coal and energy producers, is developing a "roadmap" for building a clean coal power plant in Canada by 2012. The group comprises public and private entities which are responsible for over 90 percent of Canada's coal-fired [...]
2004-11-12 17:15:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETRD SENV CA
04OTTAWA3048214TH MEETING OF THE PERMANENT JOINT BOARD ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At its October 21-22 meeting in Ottawa, the U.S.-Canada Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD) -- recommended expeditious negotiation of an agreement to replace the current NORAD agreement expiring May 2006, with a further recommendation that the new Agreement have no termin [...]
2004-11-12 17:26:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MCAP PTER PINR CA NATO
04OTTAWA3058CANADA: DEMARCHE ON SECOND ROUND OF UKRAINIAN
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to FAC Deputy Director for Eastern Europe Habib Massoud and Desk Officer Claude Demers November 12, the latter of whom recently returned from observing the first round of elections in Ukraine. Massoud thanked us for the points and commented that we are gen [...]
2004-11-15 13:07:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALCA EU PGOV PHUM PREL UP FAC
04OTTAWA3059 WATCHING PHARMACEUTICAL PRICES IN CANADA
[...] PREVIOUS MESSAGES HAVE EXPLAINED WHY PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS MAY SELL AT CONSIDERABLY LOWER PRICES IN CANADA THAN IN THE U.S. MARKET. IN ORDER TO TRACK EFFECTS OF THE CROSS-BORDER "INTERNET PHARMACY" TRADE ON CANADA'S PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETS, THIS MESSAGE CITES SOME KEY SOURCES OF DATA AND ANA [...]
2004-11-15 13:41:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD CA
04OTTAWA3080IIR 6 815 0006 05/CANADA TO EXTEND MANDATE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-16 14:16:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM
04OTTAWA3101CANADA: INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT INPUT
[...] Poloff met with Alain Tellier, Deputy Director of the International Crime and Terrorism Division at Foreign Affairs Canada, on November 1, to discuss the requirement for an interim Trafficking in Person (TIP) assessment, based on Canada being elevated from a Tier 2 to a Tier 1 country in this [...]
2004-11-17 19:12:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM CA
04OTTAWA3111IIR 6 815 0010 05/CANADIAN DEFENCE REVIEW BECOMING
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-18 16:04:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM
04OTTAWA3115SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BUSH,S VISIT TO CANADA,
[...] (C/NF) The Canadian Government and the Embassy strongly welcome your visit and the opportunities it will afford to advance our broad bilateral relationship. The two key themes I would stress for your visit are partnership and reassurance. The Canadians need to be reassured that at the end of the [...]
2004-11-18 19:32:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNCA PGOV PREL
04OTTAWA3132CANADA'S LIBERALS ON THE DEFENSIVE: POLITICAL
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Just over ten days in advance of President Bush's visit to Canada (reftel),PM Martin,s Liberals were hit from three sides in Parliamentary Question Period November 18. Conservatives criticized the PM,s slow disciplining of anti-American MP Carolyn Parrish, questioned the Part [...]
2004-11-19 20:28:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNCA PGOV PREL
04OTTAWA3133RESOLVING OUR DIFFERENCES ON DEVILS LAKE
[...] At the top of our environmental agenda's list of unfinished business and disasterous consequences of inaction is Devils Lake. With the U.S. elections now behind us and the President planning to visit Ottawa later this month, it is time for us to revisit this issue and our long-overdue respons [...]
2004-11-19 20:53:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV CA
04OTTAWA3134U.S. VIEWS ON PROPOSED UN ENVIRONMENTAL
[...] ESTH Counselor made the demarche requested in reftel to Richard Ballhorn, Director General for Environment and Sustainable Development Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs, and to Nicole Ladouceur, Director General for International Affairs in the Department of the Environment. Ballhor [...]
2004-11-19 21:05:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEU IO SENV CA
04OTTAWA3144CANADIAN MINISTER OF TRANSPORT SUGGESTS THAT THE
[...] (SBU) Canadian Transport Minister Jean Lapierre has signaled his interest in reviewing Canada's civil aviation policy. He has proposed a broad examination of barriers to a more innovative and efficient civair system in Canada, including questioning foreign investment limits and cabotage proh [...]
2004-11-22 16:46:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECIN EINV CA
04OTTAWA3159 THE CASE FOR RESTORING TRADE WITH CANADA
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive, but unclassified. This cable was prepared jointly by Ottawa's Economic and Foreign Agricultural Service staff. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) This message describes the economic costs which are estimated to stem from continued trade restrictions put in place to c [...]
2004-11-23 15:34:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR CA
04OTTAWA3187CANADA'S ATTENDANCE AT FORUM FOR THE FUTURE;
[...] (U) Ambassador Cellucci delivered ref A demarche with Moroccan Ambassador Mohammed Tange November 24 to Mark Bailey, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister for Africa and the Middle East. Ambassador Cellucci stressed the importance the United States, and Secretary Powell personally, place on high-l [...]
2004-11-26 12:50:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALECON KDEM KMPI PREL CA
04OTTAWA3240CANADIAN PARLIAMENT'S INITIAL REACTION TO
[...] (C) Summary: Initial public and political reaction to the visit of President Bush has been largely positive; we have received the "bounce" to the bilateral relationship that we were hoping for. Attention has quickly come to focus on the issues of immediate concern to Canadians however, which a [...]
2004-12-02 22:12:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALCA PARM PGOV PREL
04OTTAWA3248CANADA SEEKS BALANCE IN MIDDLE EAST POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: In an effort to be a more effective player in the Middle East, Canada will vote against two contentious resolutions on Palestine rather than abstaining as in years past, and will support the resolution on a Middle East nuclear free zone. These votes will bring Canada,s formal UN [...]
2004-12-03 19:02:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALCA PGOV IS PREL UNGA
04OTTAWA3258PRESIDENT BUSH VISIT BRINGS TOGETHER DISPARATE
[...] (C) Summary: Preparations were in place for large protests during the visit of President Bush but in the end it was a small, albeit at times unruly lot that demonstrated. The stalwarts, such as the Raging Grannies and "No War/No to Bush" coalition, were paralleled by anarchists and others, bu [...]
2004-12-03 22:18:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALCA PGOV PREL ASEC
04OTTAWA3259ANONYMOUS THREAT LETTER RECEIVED BY THE ROYAL
[...] (SBU) ON DECEMBER 3, 2004, THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE TELEPHONICALLY CONTACTED RSO, LEGAT AND POLITICAL LIAISON REQUESTING AN IMMEDIATE MEETING TO DISCUSS A CURRENT INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY BY RCMP NATIONAL SECURITY INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION AT OTTAWA AND MONTREAL. INCLUDED IN THE MEETING IN ADDI [...]
2004-12-04 01:27:00Embassy OttawaSECRETASEC PTER RCMP
04OTTAWA3265CANADA: MARITIME COOPERATION
[...] summary: Canada's Minster of Justice, Irwin Cotler, informed Ambassador Cellucci on November 22 that the Government of Canada would be open to exploratory discussions with representatives of the US Government concerning an evaluation of need and then possible development of a maritime agreem [...]
2004-12-06 15:44:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV PREL PTER SMIG SNAR CA
04OTTAWA3267IIR 6 815 0015 05/CANADIAN AIR FORCE TRANFORMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-06 16:37:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM
04OTTAWA3275IIR 6 815 0016 05/AIR FORCE STRATEGIC VECTORS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-06 21:26:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM
04OTTAWA3285IIR 6 815 0017 05/CANADIAN AIR FORCE F/A-18
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-07 18:26:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNDOD
04OTTAWA3286CANADA TO SEND A LARGE CONTINGENT TO OBSERVE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Canadian Government, and especially the large Canadian Ukrainian community, are eager to play a major role in ensuring the December 26 run-off elections run smoothly and fairly. However, Canada's decision to send a significantly larger observer contingent to Ukraine than [...]
2004-12-07 19:26:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM UP CA
04OTTAWA3303SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT TO CANADA, 12-14 DEC 2004
[...] (C) CANADA-U.S. POL-MIL RELATIONS. PRIME MINISTER MARTIN LEADS A MINORITY GOVERNMENT, WHICH MUST MOVE FORWARD CAUTIOUSLY ON POLICY ISSUES AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE VIEWS OF THE OPPOSITION BEFORE PROCEEDING. PM MARTIN HAS GIVEN STRONG SIGNALS HE UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF AND WISHES T [...]
2004-12-08 21:56:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNDOD
04OTTAWA3305MEETING OF U.S./CANADA AIR QUALITY COMMITTEE
[...] Summary: The U.S./Canada Air Quality Committee met December 2 in Ottawa to review air quality issues affecting the two countries. The meeting included discussions of acid rain, ozone, scientific cooperation and research, consultations and notifications, particulate matter, marine vessel emis [...]
2004-12-09 15:26:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG EWWT CA
04OTTAWA3336RAYTHEON BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a December 8 office call, Raytheon representatives (U.S. and Canadian) briefed the Ambassador and mission officers on recent meetings with Canadian Ambassador Kergin in Washington and senators on Parliament Hill. Raytheon assesses that the Canadian government "may be interested" [...]
2004-12-10 21:43:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PREL CA
04OTTAWA3347OPPOSING A THIRD TERM FOR IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (C) In response to ref demarche, Foreign Affairs Canada Deputy Director for nuclear non-proliferation Terry Wood re-affirmed to polmiloff that Canada shares USG's view on limiting the term of the IAEA Director General to two years. At the same time, Wood said, the next DG must be someone who e [...]
2004-12-13 20:29:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM CA IAEA
04OTTAWA3366VISIT OF CONGRESSMAN JAMES SENSENBRENNER
[...] (U) Congressman James S. Sensenbrenner, Jr., Republican Member of Congress from Wisconsin and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, visited Ottawa December 8-10, 2004. He was accompanied by Judiciary Committee Chief of Staff and General Counsel Philip G. Kiko. 2. (U) Congressman Sen [...]
2004-12-15 20:41:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDOREP ASEC PREL CA
04OTTAWA3368CANADA: POSSIBLE SUPPORT FOR US COUNTER-NARCOTICS
[...] Unclassified entire text. 2. Post delivered request for Canadian maritime patrol aircraft assistance to Foreign Affairs Canada on December 10 as per reftel. Deputy Director for Regional Security and Peacekeeping, Foreign Affairs Canada, Sarah Fountain-Smith responded on December 15 that [...]
2004-12-15 21:43:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR MARR CA
04OTTAWA3374 CANADIAN SENATE RELEASES REPORT OUTLINING DEFENCE
[...] (U) Summary: The Canadian Senate's Standing Committee on National Security and Defence released a report, "The Canadian Security Guidebook: An Update of Security Problems in Search of Solutions" on December 8. In the report, the committee cites eighty-six problems in the following areas: B [...]
2004-12-16 15:53:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PTER MCAP CA EIAR
04OTTAWA3382CANADIAN GOVERNMENT HAND-WRINGING ON MISSILE
[...] (S/NF) In a series of end-of-year interviews, the press has cast a negative spin on Prime Minister Martin's comments on Canadian participation in the Missile Defense Program (MDP). Nonetheless, the government is leaning toward submitting the issue for a debate and vote in Parliament when it [...]
2004-12-16 22:18:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNMARR PREL CA
04OTTAWA3402CANADA: 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Unclassified entire text. ----------- I. Summary ----------- 2. The Government of Canada is committed to reducing the harm and availability of illicit drugs within its borders. Health Canada has responsibility for overall coordination of the nation's drug strategy although other dep [...]
2004-12-17 20:39:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL KSEP CA
04OTTAWA3407GOC SUBSIDY TO BOMBARDIER LIKELY
[...] (SBU) Summary: There is strong political pressure on the GoC to find a way to support Bombardier, especially given its current financial troubles. However, decisions on how or when to come up with money are likely to be made at the political level, leaving officials scrambling to find a fundi [...]
2004-12-20 13:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ETRD CA WTO NAFTA
04OTTAWA3410CANADA: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] Unclassified entire text. 2. The Government of Canada remained steadfast in its condemnation of international and domestic terrorism and has been a helpful and strong supporter of the United States in the fight against international terror. Overall antiterrorism cooperation with Canada r [...]
2004-12-20 16:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC CA
04OTTAWA3413AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NORTHERN PIPELINES WITH
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for distribution outside USG channels. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call December 14 on Minister of Natural Resources John Efford, reviewing a range of topics relating to plans for natural gas pipelines from Alaska's North Slope and [...]
2004-12-20 18:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETRD EPET CA
04OTTAWA3420IPR WEBSITE: CANADA
[...] Post regrets delay in response to reftel. 2. Econ Counselor discussed the pros and cons of developing an IPR toolkit for Canada with FCS colleagues, who have experience with the highly successful China IPR toolkit. Our conclusion is that developing a similar project for Canada is not the [...]
2004-12-20 21:10:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD CA NAFTA
04OTTAWA3431SUMMIT AGENDA ON COMMON PROSPERITY: THOUGHTS ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AT THE BILATERAL SUMMIT ON NOVEMBER 30, 2004, THE PRESIDENT AND CANADIAN PM PAUL MARTIN AGREED TO AN AGENDA FOR "COMMON SECURITY, COMMON PROSPERITY" THAT COMMITTED THE TWO SIDES TO "PURSUE JOINT APPROACHES TO PARTNERSHIPS, CONSENSUS STANDARDS, AND SMARTER REGULATIONS THAT RESUL [...]
2004-12-21 21:35:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD CA
04OTTAWA3433BANK OF CANADA GOVERNOR IMPLICITLY ENDORSES BANK
[...] (U) Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge included a pitch for bank mergers in his December 9 speech on Financial System Efficiency, emphasizing that "scale does matter" and that Canada's financial markets must compensate for their limited "size, depth and liquidity" with greater relative effici [...]
2004-12-21 21:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON CA
04OTTAWA3434CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ENDORSES A NATIONAL
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. For USG use only. 2. (U) Summary: In a December 9 speech, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge characterized the provinces' proposed "passport" system of securities regulation (Ref A) as "unworkable." While "declining to weigh in" on the debate over a nati [...]
2004-12-21 22:09:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON CA
04OTTAWA3440IIR 6 815 0020 05/RUSSIA INTERESTED IN INCREASED
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-22 16:13:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM
04OTTAWA3454CANADA'S OPPOSITION TO A THIRD TERM FOR IAEA DG
[...] (C) POL M/C followed up on our December 13 conversation (Ref B) with Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, Terry Wood on December 23. Canada remains strongly in favor of a two-term limit. However, it did not have a candidate of its own and others rumored to be interested in r [...]
2004-12-23 17:07:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM CA IAEA
04OTTAWA3459CANADIAN DIP NOTE EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT
[...] Summary: The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) delivered a diplomatic note (no. NUE-0139) to Acting Econ M/C and Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) Attache on December 22, expressing concern about congestion at the Toronto preclearance facility and requesting that DHS take steps to re [...]
2004-12-23 18:59:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PREL CA FAC
04OTTAWA3460CANADA: REQUEST FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-23 19:05:00Embassy OttawaSECRETMARR MOPS PREL CA
04OTTAWA3468CANADA: NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR
[...] POST: Ottawa DATE OF SUBMISSION: 29 December 2004 2. NAME OF HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Paul Martin TITLE: Prime Minister of Canada OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBER(S): 613-992-4211 RESIDENCE TELEPHONE AND CELL PHONE NUMBER(S): The number above also serves as an operations center; calls will be fo [...]
2004-12-29 17:01:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL CA
04OTTAWA3471NEWFOUNDLAND'S PREMIER ORDERS CANADIAN FLAGS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Premier Danny Williams of Newfoundland and Labrador took the unusual step of ordering the Canadian Flag removed from all provincial buildings on Thursday, December 23. Williams was reacting to another failure to negotiate a deal with the Federal government on offshore oil reven [...]
2004-12-29 20:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CA
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
04OTTAWA3474TFX001: CANADA RESPONDS QUICKLY TO TSUNAMIS
[...] Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) tells us that as of December 29, three Canadians are confirmed dead, and approximately 60 are still missing. Of the three dead, two died in Thailand and one in Sri Lanka. Forty-eight of the missing Canadians were in Thailand, with the majority of the rest missing [...]
2004-12-29 21:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR CASC CA FAC
04OTTAWA3483TFXO01: DECEMBER 30 UPDATE FROM OTTAWA
[...] (SBU) The FAC emergency task force manager confirms that the number of Canadian deaths has risen to four. The task force has opened welfare and whereabouts files on 2,500-3000 cases, half of which remain unresolved. They are beginning the process of calling back to see if some of the missin [...]
2004-12-30 19:13:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID AEMR CASC CA
04PANAMA2452PANAMA PLANS ASSERTIVE, COHERENT FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) The Torrijos administration plans to run a much more ambitious foreign policy than its predecessor, aiming to sell the Panama "brand" to the world. First Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel LEWIS Navarro has repeatedly indicated to the Ambassador and EmbOffs that the Torrijos team [...]
2004-09-29 21:51:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2524UNDERSTANDING PANAMA'S COLON FREE ZONE
[...] (C) Summary: An important pillar of Panama's service-based economy, the Colon Free Zone (CFZ) is the largest duty free zone in the hemisphere and the second largest in the world. Offering much more than just duty-free wholesale shopping, however, the CFZ draws upon the strengths of Panama's wo [...]
2004-10-12 18:14:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EFIN PTER SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA274EMBASSY PANAMA CONVENES MINI-CTAG
[...] (U) Per ref B, on February 2, Embassy's Pol Counselor, AID Director, Econ Counselor and NAS Director met with diplomatic representatives from G-8 countries and Spain to discuss Panama's counterterrorism (CT) requirements and vulnerabilities, each country's CT-related assistance to Panama, and [...]
2004-02-06 18:53:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PREL PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA632STATUS OF FORMER USG PROPERTIES IN THE PANAMA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Panama,s Interoceanic Region Authority (ARI) is responsible for converting former USG property in the Panama Canal area to private and commercial use. It has had a number of significant successes, and current and future investment in these "reverted" areas could total $2.5 bil [...]
2004-03-18 15:58:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PGOV PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA798PANAMA: KEY AGRICULTURAL ISSUES FOR THE UPCOMING
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. Summary: This cable provides an overview of Panama's agricultural sector and Post's assessment of key issues in preparation for the upcoming bilateral negotiations (Round One will be held April 26-30, 2004 in Panama [...]
2004-04-05 16:46:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PARAMARIBO8SURINAME FAVORS A MEANINGFUL DECLARATION AT THE
[...] (C) Surinamese Foreign Minister Levens told the Ambassador January 5 that Suriname supports the US vision for a meaningful declaration at the Monterey Special Summit of the Americas, which Surinamese President Venetiaan will attend. In addition to firm commitments with firm time frames, Leve [...]
2004-01-06 11:35:00Embassy ParamariboCONFIDENTIALPREL KSUM MARR AMGT NS OAS
04PARIS5906"J,ACCUSE:" SHARON COMMENTS SPARK QUESTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Israeli PM Ariel Sharon's July 18 call for Jews to emigrate from France to Israel "as early as possible" in order to escape the "wildest anti-Semitism" touched off a barrage of criticism from both the GoF and French Jewish community. Although Sharon had qualified h [...]
2004-08-10 08:14:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALFR IS KIRF PHUM PREL
04PRETORIA3175 NEW INCENTIVES FUEL ADDITIONAL HOPES FOR ROBUST
[...] The feature and commercial film industry in South Africa continues to grow vigorously. An industry that in 1995 generated 4,000 jobs now employs an estimated 20,000 workers. Film production ranging from commercials and shorts to full-length movies produced in South Africa has grown substanti [...]
2004-07-14 09:51:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ETRD SCUL PGOV SF
04PRETORIA3560SOUTH AFRICA: DEBEERS CONTEMPLATES THE U.S. MARKET
[...] (C) Summary: On July 28, Econoff and EconFSN sat down to an hour-long conversation with Jonathan Oppenheimer, Director of E. Oppenheimer and Sons and Managing Director of De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd., to review the landscape for De Beers in the wake of its July 13 settlement with the U.S. [...]
2004-08-05 12:48:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALEMIN EIND ETRD SF BC WA TZ AO CG GH CA
04PRETORIA4527SOUTH AFRICAN APPAREL INDUSTRY -- STRUGGLING
[...] Summary. The South African apparel industry is struggling because of increased imports, mostly from China, and a decrease in exports. The attractiveness of low-priced quality merchandise from China combined with the effects of the stronger rand is hurting its ability to compete. Total impo [...]
2004-10-08 14:34:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKTEX ETRD ECON SF USTR
04PRETORIA4831SOUTH AFRICA: FOREIGN MINING COMPANIES FILE
[...] (C) Summary. Four foreign mining companies filed notices on October 29 with the Department of Minerals and Energy stating their intent to pursue legal action for mineral rights potentially lost as a result of the implementation of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act on May 1, [...]
2004-11-03 15:26:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON EMIN EINV ETRD SF
04PRETORIA5072SAG OFFICIALS INTEREST IN OPEN SKIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Econ Minister Counselor and Econoff gauged interest in a potential Open Skies agreement between South Africa and the United States in separate meetings with Commissioner Seboseso Machobane from the South Africa Civil Aviation Authority (CAA); South African Airways Executive Ma [...]
2004-11-23 05:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD SF
04PRETORIA5319SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE
[...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called "The Assay". The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...]
2004-12-09 11:51:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
04QUEBEC107QUEBEC PORT AUTHORITY COMPLIES WITH ISPS CODE
[...] Summary: The Port of Quebec announced significant investments to heighten security at its six harbor facilities hence fulfilling the International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Shipping and Port Security Code (ISPS). With financial assistance from the federal government to help [...]
2004-07-15 18:11:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EWWT KCIP PHSA PTER PREL KCRM MARAD IMO
04QUEBEC12FDA INTERNET PHARMACY MEETINGS IN QUEBEC CITY
[...] Summary: FDA representatives met with Quebec officials January 12 to discuss the internet pharmacy trade and other issues related to an upcoming meeting between FDA Commissioner McClellan and Premier Charest in Davos. In his meeting with Commissioner McClellan, Premier Charest is likely [...]
2004-01-20 18:07:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD CA FDA
04QUEBEC128QUEBEC CITY RADIO STATION CLOSURE SPARKS POLITICAL AND
[...] Summary: A local radio station ordered to close by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as stirred up an expected storm of controversy in the Quebec capital, and has also captured extensive national and international press attention since the decision was fi [...]
2004-08-13 19:06:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SCUL PHUM ETTC ECPS
04QUEBEC178ASYMMETRIC FEDERALISM - A VIEW FROM QUEBEC
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-06 18:59:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CA
04QUEBEC184NUNAVUT TERRITORY: AMBASSADOR'S OCT. 4-7 VISIT
[...] Summary: During an October 4-7 visit to Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut Territory, the Ambassador met with a range of federal, provincial and municipal officials, as well as with representatives of the Inuit community. Climate change and restrictions on seal hunting topped the list of our in [...]
2004-10-13 17:33:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON SENV MARR CA
04QUEBEC190QUEBEC CITY 400TH ANNIVERSARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: CG and Embassy Minister Counselor for Public Affairs met Oct 14-15 with federal, provincial and municipal representatives involved with planning Quebec's 400th Anniversary in 2008. Quebec Mayor L'Allier pushed for a visible U.S. legacy in the form of a genealogy center, while [...]
2004-11-03 17:36:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL CA
04QUEBEC193CG MEETING WITH PQ LEADER LANDRY
[...] (C) Summary: CG met with Parti Quebecois (PQ) opposition leader Bernard Landry October 28 at his National Assembly office and received a crash course on Quebec history and the separatist movement in what was her first encounter with the former PQ Premier. Despite intense internal wrangling wi [...]
2004-11-08 15:48:00Consulate QuebecCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CA ECON
04QUEBEC202QUEBEC LUMBER INDUSTRY ON SOFTWOOD STATE OF PLAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post recently met with Quebec lumber officials who told us the Province's first priority is to head off a Lumber V and carve out a permanent solution to the bilateral dispute. They argued that American industry is not benefiting from the U.S.-Canada softwood lumber dispute as [...]
2004-11-19 16:07:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EIND CA US
04QUEBEC215QUEBEC GOVERNMENT ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION
[...] (C) Summary: Government of Quebec (GOQ) officials requested a meeting with CG Friedman to review the bidding on the draft UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention in advance of the Dec. 14-17 drafting group meeting in Paris, where Quebec will participate as an observer. GOQ officials said Quebec [...]
2004-12-13 20:59:00Consulate QuebecCONFIDENTIALETRD SCUL FR CA UNESCO
04QUEBEC33THE QUEBEC SPONSORSHIP SCANDAL AND ITS AFFECT ON NATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The scandal involving misuse of public funds for shoring up federalism in Quebec has caused a strong drop in support for federal Liberals in Quebec and a concurrent surge in support for the Bloc Quebecois. Quebecers are angry at what they perceive as "Quebec-bashing." Jean Ch [...]
2004-02-20 15:33:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CA
04QUEBEC35QUEBEC NATURAL RESOURCE MINISTER ON SOFTWOOD,ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Natural Resources Minister Sam Hamad told CG Keogh February 17 that a combination of allocation quotas at a level of 35% and dropping the 48/52 split of the accumulating duties as proposed by the U.S. would form the basis of a softwood lumber deal. A substantial portion of th [...]
2004-02-24 18:27:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ENRG PREL PGOV EMIN CA
04QUEBEC41JANSSEN-ORTHO PROMOTES MANAGED PRICE INCREASES FOR QUEBEC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate met with Janssen-Ortho representatives February 25 to discuss their plan to get the Quebec Government to adopt a modified American-style pricing system that would manage price increase pressures in the pharmaceutical sector. After a meeting with the Quebec Ministry o [...]
2004-03-03 16:21:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD CA
04QUEBEC43PAUL OGALIK REELECTED AS PREMIER OF NUNAVUT
[...] (U) March 5, sitting Premier Paul Okalik received the consensus to continue as Premier of Nunavut over contender Tagak Curley, the MLA from Rankin Inlet. Ogalik brings his strengths of experience (he has had 5 years as Premier) and education, which includes a law degree, to the job. Now th [...]
2004-03-08 13:27:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SENV EMIN CA
04QUEBEC44ALGERIAN SEEKING HAVEN IN QUEBEC CHURCH ARRESTED AND
[...] (U) The case of an Algerian asylum-seeker who had been living in Montreal for the last six years came to a head this weekend. Mohamed Cherfi, 35, was finally refused asylum by the Canadian government and was deported to the United States March 5. The case has sparked demonstrations and outc [...]
2004-03-08 17:47:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PHUM CA CVIS KISL SMIG
04QUEBEC57MAGDALEN ISLANDS SEAL HUNT CONTROVERSY CONTINUES
[...] Summary: CG visited the ice floes off the coast of the Magdalen Islands March 10 to observe the harp seal population on its annual migration from Greenland. As many as 350,000 young seals may be culled in the hunt this year, although this year's higher quota may well not be reached. Opponents [...]
2004-03-25 19:01:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON PREL CA
04QUEBEC79QUEBEC FEDERAL ELECTION PREVIEW
[...] Confidential - entire text. 2. (C) Summary: Politicians and pundits in Quebec from all persuasions were remarkably consistent on the prospects of the Liberals, Bloc Quebecois and Conservatives in the upcoming federal elections in recent conversations with DCM Kelly and CG Keogh. The fo [...]
2004-05-17 22:50:00Consulate QuebecCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CA
04RANGOON912BURMA'S GARMENT SECTOR TAKES A TURN FOR THE BETTER
[...] (C) Summary: New garment orders from Europe and Canada have put about 25,000 back to work around Rangoon. These orders are offering a much smaller profit margin than normal, though, thus the GOB is gaining little extra income from the new business. Despite the good news, garment factory owner [...]
2004-07-20 07:50:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON KTEX BM
04ROME1057 PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES TREATY LIKELY TO ENTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to the FAO Secretariat, 36 countries have now submitted ratification instruments for the International Treaty (IT) for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Anticipated action by EU member states by March 31 would likely take the number of ratifications [...]
2004-03-17 14:20:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO
04ROME1236 RIGHT TO FOOD: REPORT OF INTERSESSIONAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A FORMAL INTERSESSIONAL MEETING (OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP [OEWG]) OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP (IGWG) FOR THE ELABORATION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MET IN RO [...]
2004-03-29 12:27:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR FAO
04ROME1415USAID/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE VISITS WFP PROGRAMS
[...] US MISSION/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE TIM LAVELLE VISITED PERU MARCH 27-31, AND TRAVELED TO THE PERUVIAN ANDEAN REGION OF HUANCAVALICA TO REVIEW WFP OPERATIONS. WFP'S PROGRAM IS RIGHTLY FOCUSED IN THE PERUVIAN HIGHLANDS, WHERE POVERTY RATES ARE NEARLY DOUBLE THAT OF COASTAL REGIONS. WFP'S PROGR [...]
2004-04-09 11:29:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF SENV FAO WHO WFP UNESCO
04ROME1417 PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES TREATY PASSES
[...] FAO announced on March 31 that 48 countries had ratified the International Treaty (IT) for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (see ref A). Simultaneous submission of instruments of ratification at the end of March by 12 EU countries and the European Community carried the IT over [...]
2004-04-09 11:30:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO
04ROME1425ITALY: NO WAY TO UNSC "REFORM"
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request for IO: please see summary and paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. Italy is very concerned that a new UN reform push in New York will end with Italy frozen out of an expanded UNSC that includes both Germany and Japan. Italians fear that SYG Annan and th [...]
2004-04-09 16:07:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKUNR PREL GM JA FR RS IT UNSC
04ROME1459CWC: COORDINATING WITH ITALY ON RABTA CONVERSION
[...] (C) Summary. Italy is concerned that using a technical change to the CWC to help Libya with its conversion request (as described ref A) could result in an overly lengthy process. Italian officials, after consulting with the OPCW Technical Secretariat, are recommending that an attempt be made [...]
2004-04-14 10:29:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IT CWC
04ROME1966U/S BOLTON MEETS WITH ITALY'S G-8 SHERPA ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALIAN G-8 SHERPA CASTELLANETA TOOK U/S BOLTON'S POINT ON THE NEED TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE ON IRAN, AND EXPRESSED ITALIAN DISPLEASURE OVER "EU THREE" ATTEMPTS TO ARROGATE EU POLICY ON THIS ISSUE. HE ADDED THAT IRAN MAY BE "MORE OPEN" AT PRESENT, PERHAPS DUE TO MOUNTING INSTABILITY [...]
2004-05-20 14:41:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC KNNP IR IT IAEA
04ROME2125POST-CONFLICT ANGOLA FUNDING SHORTFALLS
[...] ON MAY 27, 2004, AT THE SECOND ANNUAL SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, MIKE SACKETT, WFP'S REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA, CONFIRMED THAT PER REFTEL, AN INCREASINGLY SERIOUS FUNDING SHORTFALL IN ITS ANGOLA PIPELINE ARISES FROM THE LACK OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM DONORS. 2. SACKETT ALS [...]
2004-06-03 08:03:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF AO WFP
04ROME2196ANNUAL SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE
[...] The WFP Annual Session for 2004 took place against the backdrop of the positive Sudanese signing of the Naivasha Protocols (GOS-SPLM/A),and an unprecedented level of displacement and violence in Sudan's Darfur region. Coming off a record level of total support in 2003 (U.S. dollars (USD) $2.6 [...]
2004-06-09 12:50:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR KHIV WFP UNHCR UN
04ROME2243 SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
[...] In an abbreviated Board session (one and a half days),the Executive Board approved country programs for Sierra Leone and Madagascar, a budget increase for WFP's development efforts in Uganda, and protracted relief and recovery operations for Myanmar (Returnees and vulnerable groups in norther [...]
2004-06-10 15:13:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
04ROME23312003 GLOBAL FOOD AID: BARELY COPING WITH
[...] WFP has released its annual Global Food Aid report entitled "2003 Food Aid Flows," which highlights, despite a year of extraordinary emergencies, the steady downward trend in total food aid tonnages, particularly since 1999. For 2004, international prices for food aid commodities continue the [...]
2004-06-17 12:09:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
04ROME2395 ETHIOPIA FOOD SECURITY VISIT: FAO PROJECTS
[...] Summary: During an 8-day trip to examine food insecurity in Ethiopia, members of a delegation led by Ambassador Tony P. Hall made field visits to two projects funded by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO): (1) a vegetable seed distribution site in Shebedino Woreda, Southern Nation [...]
2004-06-21 05:54:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EFIN EAID AORC ET FAO
04ROME2418 GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST: U.S. PRIVATE-
[...] Summary: The Global Crop Diversity Trust is an independent international endowment that aims to provide permanent funding for the world's major crop diversity collections, which provide the foundation for future improvements in agricultural productivity. The Trust has garnered firm pledges o [...]
2004-06-22 12:29:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO IPGRI
04ROME2657 BIOTECHNOLOGY: WFP INTERNAL GUIDANCE ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN AN INTERNAL "CORPORATE MESSAGE" RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED TO ITS STAFF WORLDWIDE, SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) STRESSED THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS NEUTRAL IN THE DEBATE ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED (GM) FOODS. EMPLOYEES ARE INSTRUCTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT (1) WFP [...]
2004-07-08 07:25:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ETRD SENV AORC WFP
04ROME2659 WORLD FOOD PROGRAM REPORTS ON USAID-FUNDED JUNIOR
[...] FOLLOWING HER MEETING IN WASHINGTON, DC, WITH USAID FOOD FOR PEACE OFFICER CARELL LAURENT, WFP HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER ANNA COPE REPORTED TO US PROGRESS IN WFP'S EFFORTS TO SECURE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM USAID TO FUND ADDITIONAL WFP JPOS. THE MEETING, WHICH OCCURRED ON JULY 1, 2004, WAS A [...]
2004-07-08 07:32:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ADRC WFP
04ROME2781WFP BRIEFING ON DARFUR AND SOUTHERN SUDAN - JULY 13
[...] (SBU) WFP conducted a Sudan humanitarian needs briefing for Rome-based permanent representatives at its Headquarters on July 13. Security remains a profound concern, with examples of humanitarian workers being detained anywhere from a few hours to a few days. WFP estimates that 1.2 million peo [...]
2004-07-16 15:47:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF SU WFP UNHCR
04ROME2810 RIGHT TO FOOD: INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) Summary: The third (and supposedly final) session of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) for the Elaboration of Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security met in Rome from 5 to 10 July 2004. [...]
2004-07-20 12:59:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM EAGR EAID EFIN FAO
04ROME2829U.S.-ITALY DUAL USE EXPORT CONTROL CONSULTATIONS,
[...] (S) On June 23, 2004, U.S. and Italian goverment delegations held consultations on a range o export control and technology transfer issues, s a follow-up to discussions held in July 2003. Bth sides appeared satisfied with the quality of he information exchange. Discussion included the EU/China [...]
2004-07-21 14:23:00Embassy RomeSECRETETTC PREL EIND PARM TSPA IT CH IR EXPORT CONTROLS
04ROME2854JAPANESE DONATION OF 250,000 METRIC TONS FOR WFP'S
[...] (SBU) WFP advised US Mission that Japan will donate 250,000 tons of cereals to WFP's 2004 emergency operation (EMOP) in North Korea, with delivery over the period August- September/October 2004. The value of the donation is up to U.S. $80 million. Final details of the transaction have been sen [...]
2004-07-23 04:21:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN
04ROME307CHR-60: ITALIANS SHOP STRATEGIES ON AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (U) Italian MFA Human Rights Director Giuseppe Calvetta reviewed with us January 27 ministry thinking on several CHR-related elements following the January 21 meeting of EU human rights experts (COHOM). Iran ---- 2. (C) The Irish presidency would be contacting Tehran in the coming days [...]
2004-01-28 17:32:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM AFGHANISTAN
04ROME3136ITALIAN VIEWS ON UNSC REFORM, WEOG ROTATION FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Italy appreciates the Ref C enunciation of USG views on UN Security Council reform, which it views as a matter of vital national interest, and fully agrees that effectiveness be the standard by which reform is judged. Italy also will support the USG goal (Ref A) of reaching agree [...]
2004-08-13 15:24:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALOPDC PHUM PREL IT UNSC
04ROME3285IAEA: ITALY AGREES TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR IRAN
[...] (C) Summary. The Italian MFA continues to prefer a strategy that avoids risking breaking off all dialogue with Iran, but at the same time acknowledges that the situation in the IAEA is getting worse. While Italy did not explicitly say it would vote against a referral to the UNSC, it does not [...]
2004-08-26 16:38:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALIR PREL IT IAEA
04ROME3570 MAJOR DONORS DISCUSS FAO EVALUATION, KEY
[...] (U) Summary: At a "Geneva Group" meeting for Rome- based representatives of major donor governments convened by the U.S. Mission on 14 September, participants strongly supported a U.S.-led proposal for an independent external review of FAO, although they expressed some differences on tactic [...]
2004-09-17 11:31:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EAGR EAID PREL KUNR FAO
04ROME3669Sparring with FAO over Locusts
[...] (U) Summary. Over the past several weeks we have been active in promoting a better international response to the Sahel desert locust emergency. On September 10, 2004, USUN Rome invited permanent representatives of potential donor countries and countries affected by the current outbreak of d [...]
2004-09-22 15:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AF PREF UN FAO
04ROME3862G8 SUMMIT COMMITMENTS TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
[...] Summary. USUN-Rome organized a panel discussion entitled, "Planting the Seeds for Africa's Future: G8 Partnerships to Raise Agricultural Productivity Through Capacity Building," on Sept. 21 in the margins of the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Committee on World Food Security (CFS). [...]
2004-10-05 15:33:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID AORC ETRD KPAO KSUM XA FAO
04ROME3979LOCUST EMERGENCY: DONORS' MEETING AT FAO,
[...] Summary: At FAO Headquarters on 13 October, Director General Jacques Diouf and FAO Secretariat staff briefed representatives of donor governments and affected states on progress in bringing the locust emergency under control. FAO reported that the locust plague is "the worst in fifteen year [...]
2004-10-15 11:57:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC MASS SENV XI XY FAO
04ROME3992MEETING OF UNIDROIT FINANCE COMMITTEE
[...] Summary: the Finance Committee of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) met on October 8 to consider the organization's 2005 budget. A draft resolution on arrears was considered but eventually dropped after lengthy discussion. U.S. did not block consensus [...]
2004-10-18 04:31:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ABUD UNIDROIT
04ROME4186 127TH FAO COUNCIL, 22-27 NOVEMBER 2004: LOOKING
[...] (U) Summary: The upcoming FAO Council will provide an opportunity principally for members to review the world's food and agricultural situation, to track progress in the activities of FAO and the World Food Program (WFP),and to discuss FAO program, budget and administrative issues. The we [...]
2004-10-29 09:21:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR EAID SENV KUNR KPAO FAO
04ROME4276ITALIAN PRT/FSB BACK IN PLAY
[...] (C) Summary. In a November 4 discussion with PolMil Officers, MFA NATO Office Director said that Italy is going forward with plans to contribute to a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and/or Forward Support Base (FSB) in Afghanistan. He stressed, however, that Italy cannot go it alone and [...]
2004-11-08 10:11:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL AF IT AFGHANISTAN
04ROME4296FAO COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS: COMPREHENSIVE INDEPENDENT
[...] Summary. Over the past several months one of this Mission's highest priorities has been to achieve Permrep and Secretariat agreement to launch a comprehensive independent SIPDIS external evaluation of the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). Through such an evaluation, we hope to [...]
2004-11-09 10:05:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR EAID SENV KUNR KPAO FAO
04ROME568ITALIAN VIEWS ON PROSPECTS FOR WTO TALKS IN 2004
[...] (SBU) Summary. Following the European Commission's lead, the GOI generally agrees with USTR Zoellick's initiative, as expressed in his January 11 letter to trade ministers, to ensure that 2004 not be a lost year for trade negotiations. However, Italy was disappointed that the letter made no m [...]
2004-02-17 08:24:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD IT WTO
04ROME955WFP BOARD APPROVES THE GAMBIA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
[...] The WFP Executive Board, at its first regular session (February 23-26),approved The Gambia development project 10311.0 entitled Support to Basic Education in Rural Vulnerable Regions. The project is for three years, with a total cost to WFP of USD 6.92 million. Beneficiaries are estimated at [...]
2004-03-11 14:25:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UNHCR
04SANAA1166AMBASSADOR'S 5/12 MEETING WITH FM QIRBI: WEF
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador called on FM Qirbi 5/12 to urge his attendance at WEF Amman and discuss AL attitudes toward reform post-Cairo and pre-Tunis. Qirbi will not/not attend WEF Amman. Yemen will be represented by DFM Mustafa Noman, who has been a receptive interlocutor on GMEI and warrants [...]
2004-05-15 07:48:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AL IZ YM
04SANAA146REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND
[...] (U) Summary and Comment: The Sanaa Inter-Governmental Regional Conference on Democracy, Human Rights and the Role of the International Criminal Court was held January 10-12, sponsored by No Peace Without Justice (an EU-affiliated NGO),the ROYG, the European Union and several European govern [...]
2004-01-14 14:52:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM YM KICC HUMAN RIGHTS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
04SANAA397SIT-IN BY ETHIOPIAN REFUGEES AT UNHCR SANA'A
[...] (SBU) Summary. A group of former refugees composed of Mengistu-era Ethopian naval officers have maintained a 24/7 sit-in at Sanaa's UNHCR office for eight days demanding consideration for resettlement in the US or another third country. The sit-in began on Tuesday, February 10, after a UNHCR [...]
2004-02-18 13:46:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF YM
04SANAA546UPDATE ON SIT-IN BY ETHIOPIAN REFUGEES AT UNHCR
[...] (C) Summary. The sit-in by Ethiopian refugees reported in reftel remains unchanged after nearly one month. A group of refugees continues to camp outside UNHCR's Sana'a offices in the road adjacent to the residence of the DCM. Contacts with Yemeni officials indicate willingness by the ROYG to [...]
2004-03-10 13:45:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF YM HUMAN RIGHTS
04SANAA860AMBASSADOR'S 4/10 MEETING WITH AMNESTY
[...] (sbu/nf) Summary: In a lengthy 4/10 meeting with Ambassador, a four-person Amnesty International delegation appealed for increased information and access for the families of Yemenis detained at Guantanamo. The far-ranging and amicable discussion included Yemen's progress on the mutually-rein [...]
2004-04-13 13:20:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM YM COUNTER TERRORISM HUMAN RIGHTS
04SANTODOMINGO1052DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP
[...] Summary: Embassy on February 6 hosted a coordination meeting of local embassies of nations involved in the Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG). Poloff and NAS officer briefly sketched U.S. plans as CTAG chair for 2004 and ongoing U.S. law enforcement assistance programs relevant to countert [...]
2004-02-19 19:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PREL SNAR EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO148DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2003-2004 INTERNATIONAL
[...] Text of Dominican Republic draft 2002-2003 INCSR follows. Part One: Drugs and Chemical Control I. Summary The Dominican Republic (DR) is a major transit country for South American drugs, mostly cocaine and heroin, moving to the United States and Europe. The Government of the Dominican [...]
2004-01-08 22:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR DR
04SANTODOMINGO1697DOMINICAN ELECTION #27: CAMPAIGNING, LOGISTICS AND
[...] (SBU) This is no. 27 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: ELECTION CAMPAIGNING, LOGISTICS AND A VIGIL FOR LEONEL'S VP CANDIDATE After Rafael "Fello" Subervi accepted President Mejia's offer of the vice presidential slot (Ref A),the ruling PRD mounted a rally of thousands [...]
2004-03-15 11:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO1989DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #33: BALAGUER'S GHOST
[...] (SBU) Following is no. 33 in our series on the Dominican elections: Balaguer's Ghost Avaunt! And quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee! Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold; Thou hast no speculation in those eyes Which thou dost glare with. - - Macbeth, Act 3, scene 4 The message tha [...]
2004-03-29 19:25:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO2366DOMINICAN ELECTION #37: SECURITY AN ISSUE, OAS ON
[...] (C) This is no. 37 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: (U) Election Security at Stake, OAS Observers Active, Leonel Still Leads (SBU) At 30 days before the election, the violent deaths of two persons in the campaign prompted the big three presidential candidates to sign [...]
2004-04-19 11:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC DR
04SANTODOMINGO2933DOMINICAN ELECTION SERIES #49: LEONEL FERNANDEZ --
[...] (SBU) This is cable #49 in our series on the Dominican presidential elections. FERNANDEZ: THE ONCE AND FUTURE PRESIDENT? (SBU) Lawyer turned politician, Leonel Fernandez once reigned over the small island nation of the Dominican Republic. Times were good - tourism and exports were up, the [...]
2004-05-14 20:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR DR
04SANTODOMINGO2937DOMINICAN ELECTION #50: OBSERVERS - MUCHOS OJOS
[...] (U) This is no. 50 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: ELECTION OBSERVERS - MUCHOS OJOS We expect as many as 250 international observers, including 160 associated with the OAS Electoral Observation Mission, to be in the Dominican Republic to monitor the presidential voti [...]
2004-05-14 22:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM DR
04SANTODOMINGO3056DOMINICAN ELECTION SERIES #52: DEMOCRACY WINS
[...] (SBU) Following is number 52 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: Democracy Wins - - - - - - - - Voting was calm and orderly across the Dominican Republic during the 12-hour polling period on May 16, in what many consider to have been the best-conducted vote in national [...]
2004-05-24 10:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM DR
04SANTODOMINGO4418DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2004 INVESTMENT CLIMATE MID
[...] This cable provides the 2004 Investment Climate Mid Year Update for the Dominican Republic tasked reftel 2. (begin text) CHAPTER 7: Investment Climate Investment Climate The following is the (preliminary) 2005 Investment Climate Report for the Dominican Republic.(as of July 2004) [...]
2004-07-30 20:42:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR ECON KIDE EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV
04SANTODOMINGO4531DOMINICAN TRANSITION 12-PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ NAMES
[...] (U) This is number 12 in our series on the transition between the Mejia and Fernandez adminstrations. President-elect Fernandez- Two weeks from power. 2. (U) Summary. President-elect Leonel Fernandez on August 4 announced appointments to his administration, mainly in positions related to [...]
2004-08-05 16:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG MCAP PGOV PINR PREL EINV DR
04SANTODOMINGO483DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: USTR ZOELLICK LAUNCHES FTA
[...] (U) Summary. U.S. Trade Representative Amb. Robert Zoellick told Dominicans on January 15 that bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations offer an opportunity for new engagement, economic growth and strengthened institutions. He stressed that an FTA, free and fair presidential electio [...]
2004-01-27 16:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDR ETRD EAID EFIN PGOV PREL OVIP OREP
04SANTODOMINGO5604DOMINICAN INTERNAL REVENUE DIRECTOR GENERAL TO
[...] (U) Summary: During a visit by Ambassador Hertell to Director General of Internal Revenue Juan Hernandez, Hernandez indicated that the Dominican Republic continues to experience difficulties with tax collections and stated his intention to clamp down on tax cheats. He responded to the Ambassa [...]
2004-10-12 11:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EFIN DR
04TAIPEI3779LY ELECTION AT THE TWO-WEEK MARK
[...] (C) Summary: The campaign for the December 11 Legislative Yuan (LY) election is entering its final phase with neither camp assured a majority of seats. On balance, campaign officials and observers project that the Pan-Green will win a plurality, leaving it within reach of a majority with the [...]
2004-11-29 08:32:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV TW
04TEGUCIGALPA1490Millennium Challenge Corporation Visit to Honduras
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),visiting Honduras from June 8- 16, held a productive set of meetings with Honduran government officials, members of civil society and the private sector, and representatives of other donor organizations and nation [...]
2004-07-06 16:17:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV SOCI PREL PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2452Honduras: 2003 Macroeconomic Overview
[...] SUMMARY: Post submits its annual macroeconomic summary for Honduras for the year 2003, based on the official economic statistics released by the GOH in the fall of 2004. Reftel contains information on imports, exports, and the trade deficit; this cable contains information on economic growth, [...]
2004-11-02 12:30:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA315 Honduras: Supporting Human Rights and Democracy
[...] The following is Post's submission for the "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2003-4" for Honduras. 2. Begin Text Honduras' constitutional government is headed by President Ricardo Maduro, elected in November 2001 in elections that domestic and international observe [...]
2004-02-11 20:57:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG EAID KDEM KJUS HO
04TEGUCIGALPA649COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP -- TEGUCIGALPA
[...] (SBU) Summary: At our first Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting to discuss counterterrorism (CT) assistance to the Government of Honduras (GOH) and assess GOH CT needs, representatives of G-8 missions, Spain, and the European Union (EU) all concurred that the threat of a terrorist att [...]
2004-03-17 22:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER ASEC PREL PGOV SMIG PHUM HO
04TEGUCIGALPA715HONDURAS READY TO MOVE FORWARD ON FTAA, BUT FEELS
[...] (SBU) Summary: EconOffs discussed reftel and the way forward on the FTAA with Honduran Director of Trade Policy, Melvin Redondo. The GOH is committed to the negotiation of a high-quality plurilateral agreement within the FTAA, and supports using the next Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC) to m [...]
2004-03-25 19:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL HO
04TELAVIV2070SPECIAL 301 DEMARCHE GETS QUICK GOI ATTENTION
[...] (C) Summary: Aaron Abramovitch, Director General of Israel's Ministry of Justice, told Econ/C April 5 that the GOI was "surprised and confused" by the USG statement that it planned to raise Israel to Special 301 Priority Watch List status unless action is taken on data protection and copyri [...]
2004-04-05 13:22:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALKIPR ETRD IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV2203ISRAELI-ARAB NGO LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST
[...] Summary: An Israeli-Arab advocacy NGO appealed to the diplomatic community at an April 13 gathering to lobby the GOI against renewal of the controversial July 2003 law that bars Palestinians from the Occupied Territories from acquiring Israeli residency or citizenship rights through marriage t [...]
2004-04-15 13:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
04TELAVIV2257MAKING BREAD, NOT WAR, IN JAFFA: AN ISRAELI ARAB
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the mixed city of Jaffa, where Jews and Arabs buy and sell side-by-side in one of the busiest marketplace environments in Israel, prominent bakery owner Hamis Abouelafia made news this week by presenting a ceremonial loaf of leavened bread to Jews at an end-of-Passover cele [...]
2004-04-20 11:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EIND PGOV PHUM IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
04TELAVIV6060RUSSIAN IMMIGRANTS IN ISRAEL: CULTURAL AND
[...] Summary: During a recent meeting with PD staff, Professor Marina Nizhnik of Tel Aviv University discussed the Russian immigrant community of Israel, with particular emphasis on differences between the more established community that has resided in Israel for the past 10 years and the recent ar [...]
2004-12-02 07:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KPAO ISRAELI SOCIETY
04TELAVIV6071ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with last night's defeat of PM Sharon in the Knesset vote on the 2005 state budget, which was rejected 69-43. Eight Knesset members were absent. Only Likud [...]
2004-12-02 12:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6088ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media, except Yediot and Maariv, led with PM Sharon's efforts to form a new coalition. Leading media reported that Sharon intends to ask Labor Party Chairman Shimon P [...]
2004-12-03 11:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6535ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that during his visit to the region Wednesday British PM Tony Blair called for the cessation of Palestinian terrorism as a paramount need for the renewa [...]
2004-12-23 11:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04THEHAGUE1016ICC: OTP, STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS, LOOKING AT
[...] (C) Summary: The International Criminal Court (ICC) remains very much in a nascent stage even as the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) considers whether to open formal investigations of situations in northern Uganda and the Congo, based on referrals from Kampala and Kinshasa (refs). The lack of [...]
2004-04-22 13:06:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KAWC
04THEHAGUE1105CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Facilitator Johan Verboom/Netherlands held a 22 April consultation on his draft decision on the Late Receipt of Article IV and V Income and the Working Capital Fund. Regarding the preambular paragraphs, Russia and Korea expressed concern that the language regarding possessor states' resp [...]
2004-05-03 13:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1106 CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY
[...] (SBU) Prior to the April 28 Bureau meeting, Ambassador Javits spoke with DG Pfirter, EC Chairman Kubernat (Czech) and incoming EC Chairman Arrospide (Peru) to emphasize the need for a substantive special EC session in May. The Ambassador highlighted the fact that this is especially importan [...]
2004-05-03 13:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL IT CWC
04THEHAGUE1144CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) The DDG held a May 3 meeting with the Delegation on the status of the VIS Enhancement. Attendees were the VIS project management board: DDG, Chief/Admin Herb Schultz, Chief/Information Support Branch Greg Linden, Chief/Verification Horst Reeps, and Acting Chief/Inspectorate Carlos Trent [...]
2004-05-10 12:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1223CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) The May 13 consultations on proposed changes to financial regulations chaired by facilitator Peter van Brakel (Canada) focused on one issue: proposed language on Regulation 5.4 and a period for payment of Article IV/V invoices. The result was inconclusive. Per Washington instructions, [...]
2004-05-19 11:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1235PCA: SECRETARY GENERAL REAPPOINTED AFTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting dominated by the French Ambassador's nine interventions on budgetary and linguistic matters, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Administrative Council approved the reappointment of Secretary General Tjaco van den Hout to a second five-year SIPDIS term. The [...]
2004-05-21 09:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN AORC IBPCA
04THEHAGUE13CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 2
[...] (U) Canadian representative Peter van Brakel briefly raised the U.S. push on TS data automation with del. He noted Canada's support of the U.S. initiative and said that Canada had been submitting its redacted industry data declarations via electronic means (CD-ROM) for some time. French and [...]
2004-01-06 10:51:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1391CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) The Director General presented the FY 2005 budget proposal on May 27 (faxed to AC/CB),stating that it was consistent with the objectives set by the Review Conference and maintained the spending power of the TS. The nominal increase is 4.8 percent, which means that, if accepted, annual [...]
2004-06-04 10:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1431CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) In a June 1 meeting, Sophie Moal (France) and Peter Beerwerth (FRG) informed the U.S. Del that they believe anything which the U.S. does on optimization, including the trial run in the fall, will require Executive Council approval. They want some kind of paper to be proffered by the T [...]
2004-06-09 14:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1487CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) At the June 10 consultation chaired by facilitator Peter van Brakel (Canada),agreement was reached on all of the outstanding issues. Most important for the U.S., there were no objections to the language concerning payment of Article IV/V invoices, as approved by Washington. South Kore [...]
2004-06-16 16:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1499CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) There are two specific set of decisions which are the highest priorities at this EC. The first set of issues is time-sensitive and involves amendments to the Working Capital Fund and the Financial Regulations. These draft decisions will give the OPCW a much greater financial cushion [...]
2004-06-17 12:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE1512CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - STATUS OF
[...] (SBU) As noted in the scene setter for the 37th Executive Council session (septel),one important set of decisions under consideration at the EC involve the requests from Libya and Albania for extension of their destruction deadlines. At this point, the prospects for the adoption of both se [...]
2004-06-17 15:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE1548CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) The Russian Federation hosted a June 15 meeting of P-5 Ambassadors in The Hague, noting that the idea originated in Moscow with Universality suggested as the first topic for discussion. Russia also noted the connection between the CWC and UNSC Resolution 1540 that increases the importanc [...]
2004-06-22 12:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1550CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The following are the results of the June 14-17 facilitations on industry issues. Schedule 1 captive use remains under consideration due to differences in opinion over whether or not a decision clarifying the declarability of Schedule 1 'captive use' production is necessary. On one han [...]
2004-06-22 13:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL EIND CWC
04THEHAGUE1558HCOPIL - SECOND MEETING OF THE SPECIAL COMMISSION
[...] SUMMARY: The second meeting of the Special Commission of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCOPIL) on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance took place June 7-June 18, 2004. Building on the work of the first meeting of the Special C [...]
2004-06-23 09:07:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS KOCI HCOPIL CASC CJAN
04THEHAGUE167HCOPIL: MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY IN
[...] Summary. The Hague Conference convened an informal advisory committee to consider the request of the European Community to become a member of the organization. Group agreed that changes would be necessary to the Statute and Rules of the organization, that there should be "no additionality," [...]
2004-01-23 15:42:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS PREL EUN HCOPIL
04THEHAGUE1717DUTCH/EU: FM BOT ON IRAQ, CHINA, ASEM, SUDAN, AND
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Sobel met with Dutch Foreign Minister Ben Bot on July 7 to preview the agenda for the July 12-13 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Brussels. Bot anticipated that the GAERC would agree to take positive steps with regard to Iraq and Sudan, although [...]
2004-07-09 12:36:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PARM EAID NL IZ CH SU EUN
04THEHAGUE1720CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): STATUS REPORT
[...] (U) The successful completion of the 37th Executive Council session (Ref B) marks the appropriate time to assess the status of U.S. priorities for the first half of 2004 (Ref A). There has been substantial progress on results-based budgeting, more effective intersessional work and EC session [...]
2004-07-09 15:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1775JULY 7 U.S.-EU JHA CONSULTATIONS - CATS & SCIFA
[...] SUMMARY: U.S.-EU consultations on a broad range of JHA issues were held in The Hague on July 7. The Article 36 Committee (CATS for cooperation in police and judicial matters) met in the morning and the Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum (SCIFA) met in the afternoon. St [...]
2004-07-15 14:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER CVIS SNAR SMIG KFRD CPAS PREL EUN
04THEHAGUE1828CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) The co-facilitators Gordon Eckersly/Australia and Ian Mundell/Canada held four sessions on 13-14 July 2004 to discuss Executive Management, Policymaking Organs, and Administration. The DDG made a brief introduction to the elements covered by the Executive Management section. Delegations [...]
2004-07-20 13:54:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1841UKRAINE, THE NETHERLANDS, COUNTRY CLR, NSF:
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Dr. James Morris, Program Officer, Division of Environmental Biology, for travel to Utrecht, The Netherlands from July 26-30, 2004. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secur [...]
2004-07-21 16:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY TSPL OTRA KSCA UP NL
04THEHAGUE1883TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH THINKING ON PROPOSED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The Dutch continue to move forward on plans for a September 22 EU terrorist financing seminar in Brussels, a priority of their EU Presidency. However, they are also eager to hear USG thoughts on ideas for a proposed September 23 U.S.-EU meeting/seminar on terroris [...]
2004-07-27 08:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC ECON PTER PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1885ICC: GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS?
[...] (SBU) Summary: The next few months will see the International Criminal Court (ICC) begin formal investigations into serious charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Africa. The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) recently opened its first investigation in the Democratic Republic of t [...]
2004-07-27 10:38:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KAWC
04THEHAGUE1917NETHERLANDS, CTRY CLR, USGS: GELFENBAUM, 08/03-
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Guy R. Gelfenbaum for travel to Delft, The Netherlands August 3-17, 2004. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the Mission must provide proof of at least a se [...]
2004-07-30 13:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TPHY ECON SENV NL
04THEHAGUE1921NETHERLANDS, CTRY CLR, USGS:MANGAN, 08/11-13/04
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Dr. Margaret T. Magan for travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands August 11-13, 2004. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the Mission must provide proof of at l [...]
2004-07-30 16:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TPHY ECON SENV NL
04THEHAGUE1922NETHERLANDS, CTRY CLR, USGS:SHERWOOD, 08/21- 25/04
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Christopher R. Sherwood for travel to Delft, The Netherlands August 21-25, 2004. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the Mission must provide proof of at l [...]
2004-07-30 16:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TPHY ECON SENV NL
04THEHAGUE195CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The one agenda item for the January 22 meeting of the Geneva Group was Article IV/V financing, and the proposal from the ABAF for expansion of the Working Capital Fund. At the time, the U.S. Del did not have guidance on the proposed expansion of the Working Capital Fund. We have since [...]
2004-01-27 15:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2168 CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY
[...] (U) The Technical Secretariat has distributed an information paper (transmitted to AC/CB) providing responses to questions raised by delegations during the July budget consultations. Budget co-facilitators Gordon Eckersley (Australia) and Ian Mundell (Canada) have announced that they intend [...]
2004-08-31 13:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE219DEMARCHE ON CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY
[...] Embassy discussed reftel with Ms. Inge van der Leij, coordinator for genetic modification of the Dutch Environment Ministry (VROM),who will be leading the official Dutch delegation to Kuala Lumpur. 2. Ms. Van der Leij said she will be pleased to discuss issues raised in demarche with the [...]
2004-01-29 14:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR ETRD TBIO NL
04THEHAGUE2321CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) On September 8, Del reps met with Rick Martin, head of the OPCW's Budget and Finance Branch, and Ali Asghar Special Advisor on B&F issues, to outline substantive U.S. requirements outlined in reftel. In response to the requirements raised, Asghar noted that there is currently only one " [...]
2004-09-14 16:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2399CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Delegations made little progress towards a draft decision on Schedule 1 "captive use." Germany presented a non-paper providing several examples of known processes where Schedule 1 chemical(s) were produced during the production of certain final products. France, Switzerland, Italy and t [...]
2004-09-20 16:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2409CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) At the request of DG Pfirter, Glen Johnson, Office Director of VC/VO, assessed the Technical Secretariat accomplishments on the Verification Information System (VIS) Enhancement project over the past year and recommended how best to move the project forward. Johnson determined that sign [...]
2004-09-21 15:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2492CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) Representatives from the U.S., U.K., Italy and Libya met on September 21 to discuss the state of play regarding adoption of the technical change that would allow for conversion of the Rabta facility. The participants decided on specific tasks to be accomplished in the run-up to a one- [...]
2004-09-30 11:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2493CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) Representatives from the U.S., U.K., Italy and Libya met on September 21 to discuss the state of play regarding adoption of the technical change that would allow for conversion of the Rabta facility. The participants decided on specific tasks to be accomplished in the run-up to a one- [...]
2004-09-30 11:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2518CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - OCTOBER 1
[...] (U) At the October 1 consultations on the Libyan proposal to make a technical change to permit conversion of the Rabta facility, the overwhelming number of attendees voiced strong support. A limited number of "usual suspects" raised questions, in particular Pakistan, but also Russia, India an [...]
2004-10-04 14:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2526CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) On October 1, South Korean del rep Park Yong Kyu informed us that his delegation was recommending to Seoul that South Korea not/not support a continuation of the political consultancy for General Chong, who is tasked with working on universality on the Korean peninsula. The ROK delegat [...]
2004-10-05 14:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE262003-2004 INCSR FOR THE NETHERLANDS - PART II: MONEY
[...] ATTACHED IS THE HAGUE'S SUBMISSION OF PART II OF THE 2003- 2004 INCSR: MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES. POST'S RESPONSE HAS BEEN ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO CHAPTERS PROVIDED IN THE INCSR QUESTIONNAIRE (REF. A). THE DOLLAR/EURO EXCHANGE RATE ON JANUARY 5 WAS 0.7880 EUROS TO THE DOLLAR. THE [...]
2004-01-07 15:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP SNAR PTER ECON EFIN ETTC KCRM PREL PGOV NL
04THEHAGUE2606CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) Facilitator Mark Matthews/UK held a 6 October consultation on the recommendations contained in the Second progress Report on the OPCW Plan of Action Regarding the Implementation of Article VII (EC-38/DG.16, 15 September 2004). Delegations welcomed the limited progress made since the last [...]
2004-10-12 14:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2691NETHERLANDS/EU PRESIDENCY: THE HALF-WAY POINT
[...] (C) Summary. With three months down and three to go, the Dutch no doubt view the first half of their presidency as a qualified success. They have made measurable progress on most of their priorities and effectively navigated two unexpected developments (the crisis in Darfur and PM Balkenend [...]
2004-10-18 14:33:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2698CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP OF THE
[...] (U) The U.S. achieved its one essential goal at the October 12-15 Executive Council session -- unanimous approval of the proposed technical change to allow for Libyan conversion of the Rabta facility. The issue dominated EC-38, with a record 26 delegations asking to make opening statements a [...]
2004-10-19 12:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL LY AL CWC
04THEHAGUE2699CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] (U) It was apparent at the October 12-15 Executive Council that member states remain divided on the Director-General's budget and program proposal for 2005. While the differences are not great, whether on the level of increase or specifics in the program, it will still require some time and [...]
2004-10-19 12:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2733EU/COHOM: WORKING FOR EU SUPPORT FOR US HUMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The United States and EU Troika met October 15 to discuss human rights issues in the context of the semi-annual "COHOM" troika meeting. The EU confirmed that they still value the human rights dialogue process with China and want to coordinate with us on ways to refocus all [...]
2004-10-22 13:59:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM AORC PREL CH NL
04THEHAGUE283CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 30
[...] (C) Greek OPCW Attache Vassilios Kraniotis provided us with an update on planning for a potential terrorist attack using chemical agents at the Olympic games. Most of these plans, he said, had been downgraded from "Confidential" to "Official Use Only" by his government, but he asked us to pr [...]
2004-02-04 12:54:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE290ICJ: 48 STATEMENTS FILED IN FENCE PROCEEDING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) received forty-eight written statements by its deadline of January 30 in the advisory opinion proceedings concerning "the legal consequences of the construction of a wall in the occupied Palestinian territory" (the Fence Case). While the [...]
2004-02-05 06:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AORC ICJ
04THEHAGUE3197CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) The wrap-up includes items from discussions on the margins of the November 24 special Executive Council session and the Nov 29-Dec 2 Conference of States Parties (CSP) which were informally reported back to Washington. ------ TAIWAN ------ 2. (U) The application by the Taiwan Chem [...]
2004-12-08 10:44:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE3281CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) The December 14 Executive Council session produced the following results. 2. (U) Under agenda item 5: -- On 5.1, at the request of the U.S. and Russia, the EC agreed to defer the verification plan for Aberdeen to the next EC. -- On item 5.2, regarding the verification plan for [...]
2004-12-16 13:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE3294ICJ: COURT DISMISSES NATO BOMBING CASE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on December 15 dismissed Serbia and Montenegro's (SAM) claims against NATO over the legality of 1999's Operation Allied Force. The unanimous judgment was based on jurisdictional grounds, but seven of the fifteen judges issued a joint decl [...]
2004-12-17 15:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AORC ICJ
04THEHAGUE3328 200434 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] ATTACHED IS THE HAGUE'S SUBMISSION OF PART II OF THE 200434 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT: MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES. POST'S RESPONSE IS ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO CHAPTERS PROVIDED IN THE INCSR QUESTIONNAIRE (REFTEL. A). THE DOLLAR/EURO EXCHANGE RATE ON DECEMBER 15J [...]
2004-12-22 16:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM PTER SNAR ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV NL
04THEHAGUE348CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP OF
[...] (U) The decision regarding Schedule 2/3 Captive Use remains on a political track, with the Indian delegation indicating they support the Schedule 2/3 Captive Use decision, as written, but noting their interagency review process has not yet completed. Privately, the Indians informed Del that [...]
2004-02-11 09:07:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE467CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Dr. Tom Inch (UK),Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB),participated in the Western European Group (WEOG) meeting on Feb 17 to field questions from WEOG delegations on SAB priorities as well as scientific and technological developments. Inch noted that the SAB, as the technic [...]
2004-02-24 09:22:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE504ICJ FENCE PROCEEDINGS WRAP-UP
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-27 12:32:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALAFIN AORC ICJ
04THEHAGUE578NATO-AFGHANISTAN: THE NETHERLANDS ON ISAF
[...] (C) PolMilOff made ref A demarche to Dutch MFA Security Policy Bureau Operations Director Rob Gabrielse on March 8. DATT addressed these points with MOD International Policy Director BG Ton van Osch on March 9. Amb. Sobel also raised this issue as part of a March 9 discussion with FM Bot pre [...]
2004-03-09 13:15:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR AF NL NATO
04THEHAGUE585CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) The accession of Libya to the OPCW undoubtedly will be the highlight of the March 23-26 Executive Council session. The presence of the Libyan Ambassador also provides an opportunity to emphasize the importance of the OPCW tackling new challenges, and having the financial and administr [...]
2004-03-10 11:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE587CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) Simply put, the RBB Workshop was a success. There were no objections to implementing RBB in the 2005 budget document, and the objectives of the workshop were accomplished. As summarized by the Mark Mathews (U.K.),the workshop demonstrated that 1) the OPCW has been living in "the middl [...]
2004-03-10 12:30:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE680CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) On March 8, the Geneva Group discussed U.S. proposals for reform of the Office of Internal Oversight. There was general consensus on the need to strengthen the ability of the OIO to perform its oversight functions properly, but a concern about undoing the "political" agreement that out [...]
2004-03-17 14:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE733CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP CABLE -
[...] (U) As a result of the March industry cluster meetings, the March Executive Council will have several industry issues for States Parties to consider. Two decisions, one on Captive Use and the other on Clarification Requests, appear ripe for adoption by the Executive Council. In addition, th [...]
2004-03-19 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL EIND CWC
04THEHAGUE765CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) The facilitator for consultations on improving the funding mechanism for Article IV and V verification costs, Johan Verboom (Netherlands),told us on March 18 that he hoped to reach consensus on a decision document for consideration at Executive Council Session 36 the following week. Ins [...]
2004-03-24 08:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE766READOUT OF DUTCH PRT RECCE TEAM TRIP TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Acting PolCouns obtained a readout on March 23 on the recent GONL PRT recce team visit to Afghanistan from Joost Flamand (protect),the MFA team rep. The team visited Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif and Konduz, and had meetings with Task Force Victory in Bagram and with ISAF and UN offici [...]
2004-03-24 09:37:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS AF NL NATO
04THEHAGUE792BIO INFORMATION ON NEW EU CT COORDINATOR
[...] (U) On March 25, Dutchman Gijs de Vries was officially appointed by European government leaders as EU counter- terrorism coordinator. Below follows his biographic information. 2. (C) COMMENT: De Vries is known to Embassy officers as a quiet and serious man who has been active in trans-Atla [...]
2004-03-26 16:09:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL NL BIO
04THEHAGUE798CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The 36th Executive Council session of the OPCW was a solid success for the U.S. across the entire range of substantive and administrative issues. The presence of the Libyan delegation was sufficient to ensure that EC-36 would be memorable, and a report on the various discussions involvi [...]
2004-03-29 13:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
04TRIPOLI31(C) CHIRAC VISIT TO LIBYA MODESTLY SUCCESSFUL, BUT NOT
[...] (C) Summary: French Embassy DCM Maurice Dabdoush (please protect) December 15 confirmed rumors circulating around Tripoli that Jacques Chirac's November 24-25 visit to Libya was not a happy experience. While the French President accomplished his most important goal - that of simply showing up h [...]
2004-12-16 10:36:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER FR LY VE
04VILNIUS1520LITHUANIA TO WORK THROUGH EU ON ANY IRAQ
[...] (C) Acting AS for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Kozak on December 3 discussed with Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis the possibility of Lithuania's participation in an Iraqi election observer mission. Ambassador Kozak, in Vilnius for a GOL-sponsored conference on supporting democr [...]
2004-12-16 12:32:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LH
04VILNIUS1568 COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP DISCUSSES STATE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Vilnius convened a meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) in Lithuania on December 9. Representatives from the French, German, Canadian, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, British, and Russian Embassies, as well as EU and UN representatives, compared notes on co [...]
2004-12-28 10:03:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PREL LH
04WELLINGTON10752005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT: NEW ZEALAND
[...] Following is post's input for the 2005 National Trade Estimate Report on New Zealand. We assume that Washington agencies will provide updated trade and investment data. 2. We also note that the section on "Biotechnology Food Approval" should be consistent with the NTE on Australia. 3. [...]
2004-12-29 03:18:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN NZ
04WELLINGTON900REVISED PATENT LAW WON'T HELP DRUG INDUSTRY IN
[...] (U) Summary: A proposed revision of New Zealand's patent law will disappoint pharmaceutical companies by failing to extend the effective patent life of drugs -- stuck at seven years on average -- and prohibiting patents for methods of medical treatment. U.S. pharmaceutical firms especially want [...]
2004-10-28 00:08:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD NZ
04YEREVAN1255 DECIPHERING THE ARMENIAN-AMERICAN DIASPORA
[...] (SBU) The Armenian-American Diaspora continues to wield considerable influence upon the foreign and domestic policies of the Government of Armenia. This influence ranges from the obvious connection of U.S.-born and/or trained GOAM officials, the influence of private and public U.S. assistance [...]
2004-06-01 12:07:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AM
04YEREVAN794ARMENIAN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY
[...] (S) Emboff visited the Armenian Institute of Applied Chemistry (ARIAC) for an update on its activities. The chemical institute is going strong, boasting about USD 270,000 in export sales and USD 50,000 in domestic sales of chemical compounds in 2003. ARIAC's client base includes companies fr [...]
2004-04-02 12:00:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPTER PREL PGOV AM
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