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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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01ABUJA2617TFUS3: PETROL BOMB AT KANO BRITISH COUNCIL
[...] (U) On 15 October 2001, Embassy Abuja received information from a reliable source that the British Council in Kano had been the target of a petrol bomb during the early morning hours. 2. (C/NF) RSO met British High Commission Security Officer, Keith Rowland, who offered the following deta [...]
2001-10-15 17:26:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC PTER NI
02ABUJA1347NIGERIA: FPOTUS CARTER AND BILL GATES, SR. VISIT
[...] FPOTUS Jimmy Carter and Bill Gates, Sr. and staff from The Carter Center and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation paid a very successful, well-publicized March 8-10 visit to Nigeria. The purpose of the visit was to galvanize greater domestic support for the fight against HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, [...]
2002-05-02 14:51:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV TBIO SOCI KWMN NI HIV AIDS
02ABUJA601 NIGERIA: INAUGURAL CEREMONY FOR EDDI
[...] A highly successful inaugural ceremony for the first of six EDDI Community Resource Centers CRC) was held on Tuesday, February 19, at the National Center for Women's Development in Abuja. Ambassador Jeter gave the opening address, in which he explained the genesis of the Community Resource Ce [...]
2002-02-26 12:07:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SCUL KDEM NI
02COLOMBO2261FY-2003 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINATION
[...] DUE TO A PERSONAL COMMITMENT, POST'S SECOND APPROVED NOMINEE FOR SUBJECT PROJECT, DR. DAYALAN AMBALAVANAR, HAS DECLINED ACCEPTING INVITATION TO ATTEND PROGRAM. POST, THEREFORE, WISHES TO SUBSTITUTE HIM WITH THE NOMINATION OF MR. KEITH NOYAHR, DEPUTY EDITOR, "DAILY MIRROR" - ENGLISH DAILY. [...]
2002-12-09 09:21:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
02KATHMANDU1772PM WORRIED ABOUT RUMORS OF KINGLY INTERVENTION
[...] (C) In a September 12 meeting with the Ambassador and UK Ambassador Keith Bloomfield, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba seemed clearly distressed by rumors that King Gyanendra wants to postpone the November 13 national elections, "seize power" by invoking Clause 127 of the Constitution, and s [...]
2002-09-12 10:24:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU2045FOLLOW-ON TO THE CONFERENCE ON NEPAL IN LONDON:
[...] (C) Summary. The British Embassy in Kathmandu convened a meeting on October 11 of representatives of bilateral and multilateral donors to Nepal as a follow-up to the London meeting on Nepal in June. Despite continuing donor disquietude about Nepal's political and security problems, there was [...]
2002-10-27 08:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID NP
03ABUDHABI3553 ESCALATING HEALTH CARE COSTS IN THE UAE
[...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN A DRAMATIC EROSION IN THE PREVIOUSLY GENEROUS HEALTH BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THE UAEG TO NON- CITIZEN RESIDENTS. THE HIGHEST HEALTHCARE COSTS IN THE GULF REGION, COMBINED WITH DECREASING GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES IN RECENT YEARS, HAVE [...]
2003-07-30 12:13:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AMGT APER
03AMMAN1424JORDANIAN AIRLIFT SUPPORT FOR OEF
[...] (sbu) In a March 10 letter to the embassy Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) CEO Samer Majali confirmed RJ's offer to provide uplift support for OEF operations in the region. The text of the letter, including approximate hourly rates for passenger and cargo charter flights, is transmitted below. [...]
2003-03-10 14:40:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEAIR MOPS JO
03ANKARA3480ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-28 11:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7242ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-20 14:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03KATHMANDU1649NEPAL: FURTHER INFORMATION ON MAOIST LEADER
[...] (C) In an informal discussion with the Ambassador on August 27, Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran and British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield provided further details on the August 20 arrest of Nepali Maoist Chandra Gajurel in Chennai. According to Ambassador Bloomfield, Gajurel was traveling on a f [...]
2003-08-28 10:16:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPTER PREL IN UK NP
03KATHMANDU1685 WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: AUGUST 26
[...] MAOISTS BREAK CEASEFIRE - - Maoi sts break cease - fire , blame government : The Maoi sts un i latera 1 ly broke of f ( 8/27 ) the seven-month-old cease-fire and the subsequent peace process with the government "for the time being" saying it had lost its relevance while b [...]
2003-09-02 09:11:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1692NEPAL: AMBASSADOR URGES PARTIES TO TURN OFF
[...] (S) Ambassador Malinowski, accompanied by British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield, had separate discussions with party leaders and the Prime Minister on August 31 and September 1 in an effort to head off a potentially violent all-party demonstration planned for September 4 (Ref A). The Indian Am [...]
2003-09-02 10:28:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PTER PREL UK NP
03KATHMANDU1723NEPAL: PRELIMINARY READ-OUT ON MEETING BETWEEN
[...] (S) According to the British Ambassador's read-out of the September 4 meeting between King Gyanendra and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw in London, the King said that he would reach out to the political parties only if efforts to revive negotiations with the Maoists fail. The King also [...]
2003-09-05 08:37:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM UK NP
03KATHMANDU1823NEPAL: INDUSTRIAL SECURITY GROUP DISCUSSES MAOIST
[...] (SBU) On September 11, the Industrial Security Group, comprised of the bilateral chambers and foreign missions of the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, and India, held a meeting to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Nepal. The group reviewed the Government's security plans, Maoist ex [...]
2003-09-17 09:30:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER ECON ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU2248WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: November 11 to 17,
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Parties to go in forceful and comprehensive manner: The five political parties protesting against the royal takeover of October 4 last year have decided to continue with the protest programs in a more forceful and comprehensive manner in days to come. (Centrist "Kantip [...]
2003-11-18 02:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU288UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 8-14
[...] No date has been set yet for the start of a formal peace dialogue. Several international organizations are offering help in mediating the process. Maoist leader Prachanda has warned that if the peace talks fail, Nepal would suffer a major catastrophe, while the student wing of the Maoists ha [...]
2003-02-16 03:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU858UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, May 3-9
[...] The second round of peace talks between negotiators for the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoists is being held on May 9. Envoys from China and the United Kingdom expressed support and assistance for the peace process. Maoist leaders have sharply criticized USG for listing their party on a [...]
2003-05-09 09:37:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU885WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: MAY 6 - 12, 2003
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS "SECOND ROUND OF PEACE TALKS" -- The government and Maoists made incremental progress in the second round of peace talks (5/9) with the former agreeing to release a few jailed rebels and even limiting the Royal Nepal Army to within five kilometers of their barrack [...]
2003-05-13 08:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
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
03ROME5625END OF YEAR NORTH KOREA HUMANITARIAN WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) Recent press reports, WFP requests, inquiries from other donors and Assistant Secretary Boucher's comments have focused attention on the continuing humanitarian crisis in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). WFP has renewed its request for a favorable decision on the remai [...]
2003-12-16 15:09:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN
03THEHAGUE2627CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC):WRAP-UP FOR WEEK
[...] (U) It appears a consensus has been reached on an Article VII action plan for national implementation. Following an Oct. 9 meeting chaired by DG Pfirter with the Ambassadors of the U.S., U.K., India and Iran, agreement was reached on the one final substantive issue, which was the acceptable [...]
2003-10-14 15:24:00Embassy 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
04AMMAN10216PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR FY05 ESF FUNDING - EMPOWERING
[...] Per reftel, post resubmits last year's proposal to assist UNIFEM's project, "Empowering Migrant Women Workers in Jordan." UNIFEM has confirmed and post agrees, that the need for the project still exists. A brief overview of the project follows. The complete project proposal, including updates [...]
2004-12-28 14:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG ASEC
04AMMAN1601EMBASSY AMMAN'S 2004 TIP REPORT
[...] Following is Embassy Amman,s response to the Department,s action request in State 7869. The headings and lettering system are based on this request. --------- CHECKLIST --------- 2. A. Based on the information available to post, Jordan is not a country of origin or transit for trafficked me [...]
2004-03-02 14:56:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB JO
04AMMAN4061EMBASSY AMMAN PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] Embassy Amman is pleased to submit a project proposal for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor's (DRL's) consideration. Per the invitation in reftel B, post seeks funding for this proposal from DRL's FY2004 Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF). This proposal would build on post's [...]
2004-05-20 15:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID KDEM JO
04AMMAN5653DOJ REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN ARMY
[...] Post has collected seven documents relating to the LOGCAP contract and will preserve them until otherwise instructed. A brief description of the preserved documents as requested in Reftel follows: --E-mail message from Richard P. Collins to Patricia A. Lieberman, dated March 29, 2004 [...]
2004-07-08 14:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDAINF AMGT IZ JO
04BOGOTA8900US HOSTAGE STATUS: 18 MONTHS IN FARC CAPTIVITY
[...] (S//NF) August 13, 2004 marked the 18-month anniversary of the FARC's kidnapping of three American crewmembers after a SOUTHCOM single-engine Cessna crashed. The most significant change since the one-year update in reftel (NOTAL) has been the initiation and impressive progress of the COLMIL's Pla [...]
2004-09-02 11:35:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNCASC MOPS PGOV PINR PTER FARC
04BRATISLAVA44COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KEITH CLARK, RESIDENT TREASURY
[...] EMBASSY BRATISLAVA WELCOMES KEITH CLARK AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 22 TO JANUARY 31, 2004. THE EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT FOR YOUR VISIT IS DAVID NOBLES, ECONOMIC OFFICER. PHONE NUMBER IS +420-2-5922-3394 (OFFICE). THE FAX LINE IS +420-2-5922-3109. CELL PHONE [...]
2004-01-09 14:53:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON LO
04BRATISLAVA467EXBS: APRIL 2004 MONTHLY REPORT FOR SLOVAKIA,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-07 14:18:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ETTC PREL LO
04BRATISLAVA552EXBS: MAY 2004 MONTHLY REPORT FOR SLOVAKIA,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-07 07:23:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ETTC PREL LO
04BRATISLAVA603THANKS TO KEITH MINES FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH ON IRAQ
[...] BERT, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR "LENDING" US POLITICAL OFFICER KEITH MINES FOR A DAY OF PUBLIC OUTREACH ON HIS EXPERIENCES DURING SIX MONTHS IN IRAQ. HE SPOKE TO A VARIETY OF SLOVAK AUDIENCES JUNE 17: THE EMBASSY STAFF, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, THINK TANK MEMBERS AND OPINION MAKERS. HE DID A COMP [...]
2004-06-18 15:57:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO IZ LO
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
04DJIBOUTI335DJIBOUTI SPECTACLE AT PELTIER HOSPITAL
[...] (U) Djibouti's Minister of Health, Mohamed Ali Kamil, along with French Ambassador Phillipe Selz, inaugurated on March 7 a new wing at Djibouti's public hospital, Peltier. The French financed surgical wing also has UN HIV/AIDS blood testing equipment and an imaging scanner donated by Djibouti' [...]
2004-03-09 14:02:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PM EAID PINR KHIV AFIN DJ
04DUBLIN1739SHANNON: GOI UNDER PRESSURE BUT NO CHANGE IN
[...] (S) DCM met with Keith McBean, DFA's Chief of International Security Policy. McBean's office has the lead in the Irish government for issues surrounding U.S. use of Shannon airport. McBean noted that while there always has been an element of Irish society that objects to the U.S. military's [...]
2004-12-02 12:41:00Embassy DublinSECRETMOPS PINR PREL
04KATHMANDU1227NEPAL: MAOISTS ATTACK NGO OFFICE IN MID-WEST
[...] (SBU) At about 10:00 p.m. local time on June 28, Maoist insurgents detonated an improvised explosive device on the second floor of an office belonging to Backward Society Education (BASE),a local NGO, in Dhangadi, Kailali District. According to NGO contacts, the Maoists ordered the night-ti [...]
2004-06-30 08:19:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER EAID NP
04KATHMANDU180NEPAL: NO END IN SIGHT FOR POLITICAL IMPASSE
[...] (C) During a January 29 meeting, the U.S., UK, and Indian Ambassadors agreed that there is little evidence that a breakthrough in the political deadlock between the Palace and the parties is imminent. The three discussed possible long-term implications of the demonstrating student unions' ca [...]
2004-01-29 09:13:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL UK IN NP
04KATHMANDU371NEPAL: GOVERNMENT WILL NOT SIGN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) In a February 27 meeting, de facto Foreign Minister Bekh Bahadur Thapa told the Ambassador that the Government of Nepal (GON) will not sign the proposed human rights accord because the accord implicitly puts the Maoists on the same level as the Government. The GON would, moreover, object [...]
2004-02-28 07:19:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PTER PREL NP UN
04KATHMANDU465NEPAL: US NGO CONFIRMS MAOIST THREAT IN SIRAHA
[...] (C) Summary: On March 13 Keith Leslie (protect),Country Director for Save the Children US, confirmed that Nepali NGOs partnered with SAVE in the southeastern district of Siraha had received Maoist threats. Leslie advised that all SAVE staff in the district (all of whom are Nepali) have been [...]
2004-03-16 06:56:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC EAID CASC NP
04KATHMANDU55NEPAL: KING SEES "POSITIVE SIGNS" AFTER
[...] (C) On January 7 Prabhakar Rana, King Gyanendra's business partner and confidant, telephoned the Ambassador on the King's behalf to advise that the monarch has concluded his consultations with the leaders of political parties (Reftel). Press accounts of the discussions (most of which indica [...]
2004-01-07 09:21:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
04KATHMANDU889NEPAL: NO CONSENSUS ON NEW PM YET
[...] (C) Three days after the May 7 resignation of Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa (Ref A),the search for his successor continues, with no clear contender in the lead. King Gyanendra appears to be sending out simultaneous and duplicative "feelers" to the leaders of the two largest parties--the [...]
2004-05-10 09:13:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP GON
04MADRID3862SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BRIAN KEITH COOPER
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Brian Keith Cooper, Aviation Safety Inspector, FAA, to travel to Madrid, Spain from October 19-22, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to perform US Airways outsource and line station inspections. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance i [...]
2004-09-24 01:05:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
04MADRID4256SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CHRISTIAN C. MAENDER
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Christian C. Maender and Keith A. Tucker, NASA Johnson Space Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain from November 29-December 3, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in Muscle Atrophy Research and Exercise System (MARES) Critical D [...]
2004-11-04 11:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
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
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
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
04THEHAGUE1523CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): AUSTRALIAN
[...] (C) Gordon Eckersley of the Australian delegation to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons expressed full agreement with the U.S. goal of finding the most expeditious way to dispose of the chemical munitions discovered on Mbanika Island. He recommended that the appropriat [...]
2004-06-18 12:39:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CW
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
04THEHAGUE2494ICTY - MILOSEVIC TRIAL ADJOURNS IN DISARRAY
[...] (C) Summary. The defense phase of Slobodan Milosevic,s trial before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) stumbled into a new set of obstacles during the week of September 13. The trial chamber abruptly transformed the defense from one led exclusively by Milosevi [...]
2004-09-30 12:08:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALBK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
04THEHAGUE2750CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (U) On the margins of the 38th Executive Council, Del contacted Art VII noncompliant EC members to: 1) request an update regarding their status of implementation, 2) stress the importance of EC members, whom are charged with the responsibility of overseeing treaty implementation, to honor the [...]
2004-10-26 14:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
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
04VILNIUS1442FORMER AMBASSADOR'S CSIS PAPER CAUSES A
[...] (SBU) Top TV journalist Edmundas Jakilaitis resigned over an incident in which he reported that a "secret" U.S. document warned of the dangers of Russian influence over Lithuanian politicians such as Russian-born Labor Party Leader Viktor Uspaskich. The document turned out to be written by f [...]
2004-11-26 09:49:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PGOV PREL LH RS
04WELLINGTON829NEW ZEALAND ENDORSES U.S. ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] In response to ref B demarche, the New Zealand government has decided to support the United States' re-election as a Category 1 country to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 2. The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) advised post of its [...]
2004-09-28 04:28:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR AORC PREL NZ ICAO ICJ
04WELLINGTON933 NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE/MATTHEW
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Singapore ICE Attache Matthew H. King, to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from on or about November 28 to on or about December 4, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to coordinate meetings for Keith Thomson, Assistant Commi [...]
2004-11-09 02:36:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ
04WELLINGTON988 NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMSON AND
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to E. Keith Thomson, Assistant Commissioner, and Douglas J. Palmeri, Program Analyst, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to travel to New Zealand from November 28 - December 5, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Customs Attac [...]
2004-11-23 14:26:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA NZ
04YEREVAN1066IMI (ARMENIA): U.S. COMPANIES IN ARMENIA
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-04 06:41:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
05ABUDHABI4111ENCOURAGING A NATIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK FOR UAE
[...] (U) Two Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) seismologists, Dr. Keith Nakanishi and Dr. Arthur Rodgers, visited the UAE on September 13 and 14 in coordination with a planning meeting for the 2006 Gulf Seismic Forum that will be hosted in Oman. The two seismologists have been working wi [...]
2005-09-30 13:10:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA ECON EPET ETRD TC
05AMMAN1702EMBASSY AMMAN'S 2005 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Embassy Amman's contribution below to the annual Trafficking in Persons report is keyed to the instructions found in reftel. --------- Checklist --------- 2. (SBU) A. Based on the information available to post, Jordan is not a country of origin or transit for trafficked men, women, [...]
2005-03-01 13:06:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JO
05AMMAN6752 FY 05 RP:"FOREIGN POLICY DECISION MAKING
[...] FOLLOWING IS THE EVDB EVALUATION OF SUBJEC PROGRAM: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : THE FOLLOWING DATA IS IN A FIXED FORMAT WHICH ENABLES : AUTOMATED PROCESSING IN WASHINGTON AND SHOULD NOT BE : EDITED EXCEPT BY MEANS OF THE POST-EVDB SOFTWARE. EXPORT-SOURCE: POST-EVDB VERSI [...]
2005-08-22 11:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL JO
05ANKARA6428ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-26 04:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
05BANGKOK1760TIP/PISCES UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Washington-based Terrorist Interdiction Program(TIP)/PISCES Director Keith McCoy and Program Officer Julie Reynolds along with PISCES Thailand Coordinator Tang Penland met with Thai Immigration Bureau and National Security Council (NSC) officials February 20-25 to discuss the [...]
2005-03-10 08:11:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC KFRD TH KRCM TIP
05BANGKOK5454THAILAND CIV AIR: PROPOSAL FOR OPEN SKIES TALKS
[...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) As reported in Ref A, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra recently proposed sending an Open Skies delegation to Washington before his scheduled visit to the United States with an eye to be able to announce substantial progre [...]
2005-08-24 10:25:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD PREL TH
05BANGKOK5636THAILAND CIVAIR: CONFIRMATION OF PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) The Royal Thai Government has officially confirmed its plans to send a delegation to engage in talks on September 7-8 (with September 9 held in reserve) with the objective of concluding an Open Skies Agreement. Mr. Chaisak Angkasu [...]
2005-09-01 10:29:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD OVIP PREL TH
05BOGOTA371PRESIDENT URIBE OFFERS REWARD FOR HOSTAGES AND
[...] (U) President Uribe addressed the nation from Serrania del Chiribiquete, Guaviare Department, on New Year's Eve highlighting his plans for 2005, including initiating a bounty hunter price against two FARC leaders, and a reward for the release of 63 hostages. Uribe recognized the efforts of th [...]
2005-01-14 16:43:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PREL CO FARC
05BOGOTA8664EMBASSY BOGOTA: HIJACK OF COLOMBIAN AIRLINE WITH
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: (SBU) On 12 September 2005 at 1218 pm, a Colombian airliner on a domestic flight to Bogota from Florencia was hijacked. Four Contract Employees from the Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS),to include 1 US Citizen, were onboard. As detailed in reftels, the flight landed safely in B [...]
2005-09-14 18:58:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER CASC PGOV CO
05BRUSSELS823CENTRAL DUBLIN GROUP MEETING: FEBRUARY 2005
[...] Summary. During its February 18 meeting, the members of the Central Dublin Group (DG) reviewed regional reports from Northern Africa (submitted by Spain),Other African Countries (France),the Caribbean (France),South America (Spain),and Central America/Mexico (U.S.). The U.K. gave a pre [...]
2005-03-01 11:08:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PREL EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05CAIRO3779EGYPT: TREASURY OFFICIALS HEAR GOE APPEAL FOR TAX
[...] (U) On May 4, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Technical Assistance James Fall, Treasury officials Robert Warfield and Keith Krchak, and Emboffs met with Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros Ghali (YBG) and GOE tax administration officials to discuss the possibility of Treasury prov [...]
2005-05-17 14:33:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN EG
05DUBLIN31BATTLE GROUPS: GOI TO TAKE SLOW APPROACH
[...] (C) Keith McBean, Director of Security Policy at DFA, told POL/ECON Chief January 11 that Defense Minister O'Dea's recent commments to the press on Irish participation in EU battlegroups was not coordinated with other ministries. In an interview over the weekend, O'Dea cited legal and policy [...]
2005-01-12 12:24:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS EU EUN
05DUBLIN42OEF: IRISH OFFER ADVANCED EOD TRAINING IN LIEU OF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-13 17:48:00Embassy DublinSECRETMOPS MARR EU
05GABORONE745BOTSWANA DEVALUES CURRENCY
[...] Summary: The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MOF) announced a 12 percent devaluation of the Pula on May 29 as well as a restructured formula for calculating the exchange rate. The Pula is currently pegged to a basket of currencies, including the U.S. Dollar, the Yen, the Euro, [...]
2005-06-02 11:39:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP EFIN ETRD BC TRADE
05GENEVA24321st QUARTER LEASE PAYMENTS FOR FY 06
[...] In reference to various e-mails between Mr Lyman and OBO, monthly leasehold requirements in US$ for Geneva are as follows: Month October November December LQA 196,973 196,973 191,790 LTL - 102,000 - STL [...]
2005-10-11 07:34:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDABLD AFIN AMGT
05HANOI2511 EAP DAS Eric John's Meeting with Communist Party
[...] (SBU) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eric John met Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Commission on External Affairs Director for the Western Europe and Americas Department Pham Tien Nhien at the CPV headquarters September 27. The Ambassador, EAP Mainland Southeast Asia Direc [...]
2005-09-29 06:45:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR KN VM DPRK
05HANOI286Vietnam Adoptions - Senate StaffDel Met With
[...] In one of several meetings set up by the Vietnamese Embassy in Washington, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senior Staff Member Keith Luse met January 4 with Mr. Nguyen Van Khanh, Deputy Director of the Department of International Adoptions (DIA) at the Ministry of Justice, to discuss the s [...]
2005-02-03 00:55:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PREL VM
05HONGKONG1444ACTING CE TSANG PLAYING DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary and comment/suggestion: On March 17, I met Hong Kong Acting Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang to convey U.S. concern about the rule of law in Hong Kong (ref a). Tsang insisted that the Hong Kong Government (HKG) had reached its position on the two/five year question through commo [...]
2005-03-17 09:33:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HK CH
05HONGKONG1769ACTING CE TSANG SEEKS U.S. UNDERSTANDING
[...] (C) Acting Chief Executive (A/CE) Tsang called me late April 6 to provide background regarding the Hong Kong Government's (HKG) decision to initiate a request for an interpretation to settle the issue of the duration of the term of the CE to be elected in July of this year. He said that a br [...]
2005-04-06 10:55:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL CH HK
05KATHMANDU1384WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 21 TO 27,
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS Subedi released from detention: Ending a weeklong drama, the government released Navaraj Subedi, general secretary of People's Front from detention as per the second order from the Supreme Court on Friday. He had been re-arrested nine days ago and the government had claime [...]
2005-06-28 05:23:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
05KATHMANDU2548AMBASSADOR REVIEWS POSSIBLE PARTY-MAOIST
[...] (C) In a November 21 discussion on developments in Nepal, the Ambassador and Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee discussed a reported agreement between the political parties and the Maoists. The Ambassador related that British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield had approached him at a social function on [...]
2005-11-22 11:28:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PGOV MASS MCAP NP
05KATHMANDU2793 INDIAN FS SARAN: KING NEEDS TO RECONCILE WITH
[...] (C) On December 12, Indian Foreign Secretary Saran told the Ambassador that he was visiting Nepal to follow-up on the Dhaka meeting between PM Singh and King Gyanendra and to keep open lines of communication with the government in Nepal. Saran's message to the King in his December 13 audience w [...]
2005-12-13 11:00:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV NP
05KINGSTON1256 GOJ PROPOSES BALANCED BUDGET FOR 2005/06
[...] (SBU) Finance and Planning Minister Omar Davies proposed Jamaica's 2005/06 fiscal budget on April 14, 2005. The budget, which is formulated within a medium term program aimed at eliminating the fiscal deficit, increasing growth and reducing the debt to GDP ratio, is forecast at USD 5.7 billi [...]
2005-05-12 20:30:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1349JAMAICA: ANTI-CRIME PROTEST RECEIVES MIXED REACTION
[...] (U) Summary: Across the island, there was mixed reaction as well as turnout to the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica's (PSOJ) May 25 call for businesses to close down in a show of solidarity against the escalating crime rate. Most private sector businesses supported the idea of reduction [...]
2005-05-26 19:20:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM SNAR JM
05KINGSTON1905IMF GIVES JAMAICA PASSING MARK
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IMF Interim Staff Report, issued on June 23, gave the GOJ high marks for stabilizing the economy following the macroeconomic challenges of 2003. By expressing broad agreement with the country's economic policies, the report could have boosted public confidence in Finance Minister [...]
2005-08-10 13:41:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON2083JAMAICA HOSTS PETROCARIBE SUMMIT IN MONTEGO BAY
[...] (U) On September 6, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson hosted Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Cuban President Fidel Castro, and representatives of CARICOM states, the Dominican Republic, and Monserrat, to conclude the PetroCaribe Energy Cooperation Agreement. Domestically, the summit was oversha [...]
2005-09-07 23:34:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL JM
05KINGSTON2332USITC BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN BASIN INVESTMENT SURVEY
[...] (U) The U.S. continues to be Jamaica's largest trading partner, accounting for 40 percent of all merchandise trade with the island between 2002 and 2004. Although Jamaica's share of trade with the U.S. has stabilized, the island's balance of trade (exports minus imports) with the U.S. has con [...]
2005-10-13 20:12:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ECON ETRD OTRA XL JM
05KINGSTON2333USITC BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN BASIN INVESTMENT SURVEY
[...] (U) The U.S. continues to be Jamaica's largest trading partner, accounting for 40 percent of all merchandise trade with the island between 2002 and 2004. Although Jamaica's share of trade with the U.S. has stabilized, the island's balance of trade (exports minus imports) with the U.S. has con [...]
2005-10-13 20:12:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ECON ETRD OTRA XL JM
05KINGSTON2359GOJ'S FISCAL PROGRAM OFF TRACK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Data released by the Ministry of Finance on September 30 showed that the GOJ's fiscal deficit of USD 290 million continued to run ahead of the GOJ'S target of USD 270 million. The deficit overrun was primarily due to lackluster revenue generation, reflecting a slump in consump [...]
2005-10-19 17:32:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON2495PETROCARIBE: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) Under the bilateral agreement signed between Jamaica and Venezuela on August 23 (ref A),Jamaica receives 21,000 barrels of petroleum products and crude oil daily. While the island pays market price for the products, a portion of the payment can be converted into a concessionary loan for [...]
2005-11-03 20:26:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON PREL JM
05KINGSTON448COPS ACQUITTED OF MURDER CHARGES IN BRAETON 7
[...] (U) Summary: On February 11, six Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) officers were freed by a Home Circuit Court judge in the 2001 murder case of seven young men known as the "Braeton Seven". Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewelyn argued the case for the Crown. Llewelyn co [...]
2005-02-18 12:35:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KCRM SOCI JM
05KINGSTON831CIVAIR: FAA TEAM HOLDS FINAL CONSULTATIONS WITH
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU). Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On March 16, an FAA team led by FAA Flight Standards Southern Region Division Manager Frederick Walker, held final consultations with Transport and Works Minister Pickersgill, Jamaica Civil A [...]
2005-03-23 21:43:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD JM
05KINGSTON832JAMAICA: A NATION SADDLED BY DEBT
[...] (U) Summary: Despite GOJ efforts to lower its gargantuan public debt, Jamaica still has the unenviable record of being the second most indebted country in the world, after Lebanon, in terms of its debt-to-GDP ratio. At the end of 2004, Jamaica's stock of public debt stood at USD 12.5 billion [...]
2005-03-24 11:41:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN JM
05MADRID2235SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV MATZEN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE funded personnel Keith M. Matzen and Stephen M. Slutz, from Sandia National Laboratories, to travel to Tarragona, June 24-July 8 to attend the 32nd European Physical Society (EPS) Plasma Physics Conference and the 8th International Workshop [...]
2005-06-10 13:13:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP
05MANAMA1164PROPOSED CRISIS MANAGEMENT EXERCISE (CME)
[...] (SBU) Post would welcome the proposed Crisis Management Exercise for Manama, Bahrain during the 1Q of FY06. However, due to a previously scheduled visit by the Office of the Inspector General, several Muslim holidays and two significant conferences that will include high-level U.S. delegation [...]
2005-08-10 13:14:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC BA OTRA KCOM
05MANAMA1261AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SECURITY ISSUES WITH INTERIOR
[...] (SBU) Begin summary: The Ambassador advised Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid August 24 that the USG had provisionally allocated USD 1 million in CT funding for Bahrain, particularly in support of the planned Joint Counterterrorism Center (JCTC),and needed to discuss proposals on how to use [...]
2005-08-31 11:00:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC BA PGOV PHUM PTER
05MANILA5231LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN ALLEGED RAPE CASE INVOLVING
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 6. 2. (C) Summary: Acting Foreign Secretary Seguis delivered to Embassy on November 8 formal subpoenas for six US Marines allegedly involved in the rape of a Filipina in Olongapo City on November 1 (see text of Dip Note and DFA press release in [...]
2005-11-03 01:12:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ASEC PHUM PGOV PINS RP
05MANILA5966PROSECUTOR FILES CHARGES AGAINST FOUR MARINES IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Olongapo City Prosecutor filed charges on December 27 against four of the six Marines under investigation for the alleged rape of a Filipina. In comments to the media, the prosecutor said he intended to seek custody of the four Marines once the court had issued arrest war [...]
2005-11-03 01:12:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR ASEC PHUM PGOV KCRM CASC RP
05NEWDELHI3401UK NEPAL ENVOYS: MEA HARD LINE ON THE KING
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 5 discussion with PolCouns and Emboffs, visiting UK Special Representative for Nepal Sir Jeffrey James, UK Ambassador to Nepal Keith Bloomfield, and UK Emboffs reported from their meeting with Foreign Secretary Saran that MEA Nepal policy vis-a-vis the King is hardening [...]
2005-05-05 12:46:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS IN NP UK
05OTTAWA1528MARTIN SURVIVES BUDGET VOTE, WILL THE TORIES STAND
[...] (C) Summary: The Liberal government survived a budget vote May 19 by a one vote margin, the first time in Canadian history that the Speaker had to vote to break a tie. The impending cliffhanger kept Ottawa buzzing for a week and now leaves MPs to return to their ridings for the long weekend a [...]
2005-05-24 11:49:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALCA PGOV PREL NDP
05OTTAWA1550DEMARCHING INVITEES TO THE US-EU INTERNATIONAL
[...] This is an action request, see para. 6. 2. Poloff delivered reftel points to Ann Flanagan-Whalen, Deputy Director for the Middle East Division of Foreign Affairs Canada. Ms. Flanagan-Whalen said FAC has not yet received the EU invite and was pleased to get the detail which we provided. Sh [...]
2005-05-25 11:43:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDIZ EG JA ASEC PREL UN FAC
05OTTAWA2455LIBERTAD TITLE IV IMPLEMENTATION: ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-15 15:57:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALCA CU CVIS ETTC ETRD PREL EINV
05OTTAWA3228AMBASSADOR MEETS PARLIAMENT'S BORDER CAUCUS
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Wilkins and Minister Counselor of Consular Affairs Keith Powell met for 75 minutes with Parliament's Border Caucus on October 26, fielding questions on subjects ranging from the new travel document requirements of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) to the [...]
2005-10-28 21:12:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECIN ETRD CPAS ASEC CMGT CA
05OTTAWA3317CANADA: LAYTON PULLS THE PLUG -- THE GOMERY EFFECT
[...] (SBU) Summary: NDP Leader Jack Layton announced today that the NDP cannot express confidence in the Martin government, and "the life of this Parliament is limited," after receiving what he considered an inadequate Liberal response to NDP concerns over creeping privatization in health care. Lay [...]
2005-11-07 21:35:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA PGOV PREL
05OTTAWA3698CANADA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Unclassified entire text. GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. The Government of Canada remained steadfast in 2005 in partnering with the United States and other like-minded states to support the international fight against terror. With a 5,200 mile undefended border, Canada is one [...]
2005-12-16 21:40:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CA KCRM KHLS PGOV PHUM PINR PTER KPAO
05OTTAWA3760CANADA SUPPORTS BLUE LINE PEACE BUT HAS LITTLE
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel to Peter McRae, Director of the Middle East Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) on 29 December 2005. 2. (C) McRae agreed with the American position of encouraging Syria and Iran to end their support for rejectionist groups in southern Lebanon as well as t [...]
2005-12-29 20:23:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LE IS SY CA
05OTTAWA942CANADA INFORMED OF NEW SOUTH ASIA STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) As requested reftel, on March 29 polmiloff delivered the Fact Sheet on Broadening the U.S. strategic partnership with South Asia to Keith Fountain, Acting Director of the South Asia Division (PSA) at Foreign Affairs Canada. Fountain said that he normally handles Afghanistan policy and wo [...]
2005-03-31 18:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS PK IN CA PSA
05PRETORIA4752SOUTH AFRICA: NO SAFEGUARD PROTECTION
[...] (U) Summary. While the South African textile and clothing industries complained about cheap imports from China, the South African government announced that it was not prepared to employ safeguards for an extended period to limit imports from China. Government officials criticized industry f [...]
2005-12-02 14:02:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX SF
05ROME3994 OLYMPIC SECURITY COORDINATOR - TURIN - MONTHLY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-05 16:44:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KOLY IT AMGT
05STATE200834THE SECRETARY'S OCTOBER 28 MEETING WITH HONG KONG
[...] (C) Summary: The Secretary and Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang exchanged views on the importance of democratic reform during their October 28 meeting. The Secretary said that the United States understood that Beijing placed constraints on Hong Kong but observed that people come naturall [...]
2005-11-01 01:00:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV HK CH
05TAIPEI315TAIWAN LOSING CARIBBEAN TO PRC CHECK BOOK DIPLOMACY
[...] (C) Summary. Beijing's efforts in the Caribbean resulted in another victory in the check-book diplomacy battle on Thursday January 20, when the PRC announced it had established diplomatic relations with Grenada. While Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials say they have not offi [...]
2005-01-25 23:23:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TW
05TAIPEI3855MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-18 23:05:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI3877MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS PROCUREMENTS, U.S.-
[...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies focused their coverage September 17-19 on the outcome of the German elections, and local issues such as the sighting of a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine in the Taiwan Strait in July, and President Chen Shui-bian's upcoming trip to Central Ameri [...]
2005-09-19 23:23:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI4006MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies gave extensive coverage September 29 on alleged shady recruitment practices related to the hiring of Thai workers for the construction of the Kaohsiung mass rapid transit system; an extortion scandal linked to a local TV star; and the possible dio [...]
2005-09-29 09:04:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TEGUCIGALPA2519EMBASSY AND ZELAYA TRANSITION TEAM PREPARE FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador, DCM, PolChief and EconChief met December 14 with key members of the transition team/new cabinet of President-elect Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, led by Hugo Noe Pino, the head of the transition and future Minister of Finance. Noe Pino confirmed that Zelaya had postponed [...]
2005-12-16 20:05:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM ECON KJUS PINR HO
05TELAVIV2809ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. NPT Review Conference May 2-27 New York 3. May 5 UK Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that the PA has informed the Israeli defense establishment that PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas has [...]
2005-05-05 10:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3032ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Israel-U.S. Relations 2. Russia: Yukos Trial ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot and Jerusalem Post quoted White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan as saying Tuesday that the SIPDIS First Lady's visit to the region is "an opport [...]
2005-05-18 10:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3057ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-19 11:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3256ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-31 11:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4838ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-05 09:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4877ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Netanyahu Resignation 2. Israeli Arabs ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Sunday, immediately before the cabinet voted the final approval for the evacuation of the Gaza Strip settlements of Kfar Darom, Netzarim, [...]
2005-08-08 12:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4896ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror 3. Iran: Nuclear Program 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (banners in Ha'aretz and Yediot, and Hatzofe -- "Deportation Order") reported that, according to a [...]
2005-08-09 11:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5091ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-17 11:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6177ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syria Governance 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- In its lead story, Ha'aretz reported that in a letter sent to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the foreign ministries of Britain, Russia, and th [...]
2005-10-24 09:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6186ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-26 08:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6337ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] 10th Anniversary of Rabin Assassination 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may arrive in Israel as early as the beginning of next week. The Jerusalem Post led with Defense [...]
2005-11-04 10:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6512ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] "Agreement on Movement and Access" 2. Mideast 3. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (lead stories in Ha'aretz and Yediot) reported on the "Agreement on Movement and Access," which was brokered on Tuesday [...]
2005-11-16 09:55:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6530ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-17 08:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7079ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All leading media, except The Jerusalem Post, led with the firing from Lebanon of at least four Katyusha rockets at Israeli communities -- particularly Kiryat Shmona -- la [...]
2005-12-28 11:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05WELLINGTON393ICJ ELECTIONS DEMARCHE: NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Post provided reftel dipnote and background information on Judge Buergenthal's International Court of Justice (ICJ) nomination to the UN & Commonwealth Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). On May 18, an officer in the Division told Pol-Econ Counselor that MFAT [...]
2005-05-18 04:38:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNZ UNGA UNSC
05WELLINGTON692THOUGH ON THE FRINGE, NEW ZEALAND'S GREENS MAY
[...] (C) Strongly identified with environmental protectionism, New Zealand's Green Party also represents a number of other small constituencies, ranging from those who favor legalizing marijuana to those concerned with improving nutrition in school lunches. Typically favored by younger New Zealand [...]
2005-09-09 03:04:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON781 NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KEITH
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Delegation members Keith Chamberlin and Stephen Smith to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from November 5 - 19, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to transit to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, where they will support McMurdo Ground [...]
2005-10-11 04:16:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA TSPA NZ
05WELLINGTON907CO-LEADER'S DEATH LIKELY TO STEER NZ'S GREEN PARTY
[...] (C) New Zealand's Green Party is likely to move further left following the unexpected death of its relatively pragmatic co-leader Rod Donald. The Greens, who garnered about 5% of the party vote in September's general election, are in a confidence and supply agreement with the Labour coalition [...]
2005-11-25 03:19:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NZ
06ADDISABABA2303DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE TO AFRICAN UNION CONCERNING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-18 09:41:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALAU KPKO PREL SU
06AITTAIPEI3880POLITICS STILL LOOMS OVER TAIWAN IMPORTS OF U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary: In advance of USDA Deputy Undersecretary Lambert's visit, Taiwan Minister of Health Hou Sheng-mou complained to AIT Director Young about politically motivated criticism of DOH and its decision-making process to reopen Taiwan's market to U.S. beef. Hou sought the Director's sup [...]
2006-11-17 01:10:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD TW
06AMMAN1059EXBS-JORDAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE JANAURY 2006
[...] On January 4-6, EXBS Advisor completed a program Consultation Visit to Washington D.C. to discuss country and regional plans with representatives of the EXBS interagency working group. The following is a summary of discussions and EXBS events: A. Wednesday January 4, 2006. Â [...]
2006-02-14 07:05:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL MASS KSTC KNNP JO
06AMMAN1083EXBS-MIDDLE EAST REGION ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] On January 4-6, EXBS Advisor completed a program Consultation Visit to Washington D.C. to discuss country and regional plans with representatives of the EXBS interagency working group. The following is a summary of discussions and EXBS events: A. Wednesday January 4, 2006. Â [...]
2006-02-14 14:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP JO
06AMMAN2199GOJ REMAINS WILLING TO SUPPORT ABU MAZEN IF ASKED
[...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah told LTG Keith Dayton that Jordan wants to bolster PA President Abbas' position, and, if asked, is ready to help build the capacity of security services under Abbas' direct control. Jordan will not give any assistance to forces under the authority of Hamas. Foreign [...]
2006-03-27 13:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL IS JO
06AMMAN3954GEN DAYTON MEETS WITH JORDANIAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF
[...] ( C ) Summary: Dayton and Dhahabi discussed the Palestinian situation, Iran,s role in it, a proposal to train Abu Mazen loyalists in Jordan, and the pro-Hamas lobbying of several Amman personalities, including the Russian Ambassador. End summary. 2. ( C ) USSC Lieutenant General Keith [...]
2006-06-05 13:50:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPAL IS JO
06AMMAN4063JORDAN ANNOUNCES CANDIDATE FOR WCO CHAIRMANSHIP;
[...] (SBU) The Foreign Ministry informed Embassy via diplomatic note June 4 that Jordan is nominating Customs Director General Ala'a Batayneh for the World Customs Organization chairmanship in the WCO election being held in Brussels at the end of the month. The GoJ seeks U.S. support for the nomi [...]
2006-06-07 10:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD AORC EFIN PINR JO
06AMMAN8557A/S WELCH'S MEETING WITH FM KHATIB
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FM KHATIB RECEIVED SENIOR U.S. OFFICIALS' BRIEFINGS ON BADR BRIGADE DEVELOPMENTS. HE EXPRESSED CONCERN FOR LEBANON'S STABILITY AND FOR SINIORA PERSONALLY. THE FM REAFFIRMED THE GOJ'S COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING CONDITIONS OF FOREIGN LABORERS, ESPECIALLY IN JORDAN'S QUALIFYING INDU [...]
2006-11-22 12:16:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL ELAB IS SY IR JO
06AUCKLAND7COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES R. KEITH TO AUCKLAND, NEW
[...] AMCONGEN Auckland welcomes James R. Keith, Senior Advisor (China, Mongolia, Hong Kong and Taiwan) to Auckland, 09-11 March 2006 to attend an official meeting. 2. Post has reserved Deluxe accommodation in Wednesday 08 March, out Saturday 11 March 2006 as per email request. Stamford Plaza Ho [...]
2006-02-08 04:19:00Consulate AucklandUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA CH NZ
06BANGKOK6538THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR STAFFDEL
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to SFRC professional staff member Keith Luse for his visits to Thailand during the November 1 - 12 timeframe. 2. Hotel reservations for the nights of November 1 and 4, when Mr. Luse is transiting Bangkok, have been made at: Novotel Suvar [...]
2006-10-27 09:20:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT TH
06BELIZE434BELIZE: SOLICITOR GENERAL KASEKE ON THE WAY OUT
[...] (U) The contract of Solicitor General Elson Kaseke will not be renewed; Attorney General Francis Fonseca made the announcement at a press conference on May 11. Fonseca cited Kaseke's legal successes for Belize and competence as an attorney, but said that it had been a mutual decision, and "Mr [...]
2006-05-15 20:10:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR SNAR CJAN SOCI KJUS KCRM BH
06BOGOTA10474FARC PUBLISHES OPEN LETTER TO PROMINENT AMERICANS
[...] On November 9, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) posted a letter to prominent Americans on its website (www.farcep.org). The letter, entitled, "Open Letter to the People of the United States," was addressed to academics James Petras and Noam Chomsky, political figures Jesse [...]
2006-11-09 22:16:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PREL MARR CO
06BOGOTA11338FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS AERIAL ERADICATION CONTINUES
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Maria Consuelo Araujo told the Ambassador on December 15 the GOC would continue its aerial eradication efforts near the border with Ecuador despite GOE protests. President Uribe was annoyed that the GOC's moratorium on spraying near the border had resulted in an additio [...]
2006-12-19 20:24:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL SENV PHUM SNAR CO
06BOGOTA6257SENATOR CORNYN'S MEETING WITH COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met with President Uribe July 4 to discuss Colombia,s counterterrorism and counternarcotics efforts. Uribe thanked Cornyn for his support, and asked for his help in passing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia. He said drug eradication must ra [...]
2006-07-11 22:53:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD SNAR CASC CO
06BRASILIA2103BRAZILIAN CUSTOMS MOVING FORWARD ON PLAN TO REFORM AGENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a September 27 meeting with DHS and Embassy officers, leadership at Brazilian Customs outlined the challenges they face in modernizing their agency and the strategies they have formulated to accomplish this task. GOB managers seek to reform the culture of their organizatio [...]
2006-10-03 17:41:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BEXP ECON EIND BR
06BRASILIA2386COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR STATE AND USDOC/NOAA/NMFS
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Clayton Stanger, OES/OMC Department of State; and Eric Hawk, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); and, Keith Bates, Harvesting Systems, USDOC/NOAA/NMFS, to Belem (Para) and Fortaleza (Ceara),Brazil, November [...]
2006-11-13 19:06:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS SENV TBIO TRGY KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRIDGETOWN1127PETROCARIBE UPDATE #23: DOMINICA, GRENADA AND ST.
[...] (C) Summary: Dominica, Grenada, and St. Kitts have each signed bilateral agreements with Venezuela allowing joint venture companies to begin receiving petroleum products under the PetroCaribe oil accord. Dominica and Grenada will reportedly import several different types of fuel, including d [...]
2006-06-30 16:16:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PGOV PREL DO GJ SC VE XL
06BRIDGETOWN1255GRENADA PRIME MINISTERIAL CORRUPTION INQUIRY
[...] (C) Summary: The investigation into allegations of corruption against Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell is stalled and may die quietly. The Commission of Inquiry, which was charged with investigating a claim that Mitchell accepted a suitcase containing US$500,000 in exchange for granting [...]
2006-07-18 18:54:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KCRM GJ XL
06BRIDGETOWN1258GRENADA OPPOSITION TO U.S.: WE ARE NOT A THREAT
[...] (C) Summary: The leadership of Grenada's opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is anxious that the USG understand the party is not led by unreconstructed communists who want to turn the country sharply to the left. The opposition leaders, several of whom were members of the People's [...]
2006-07-18 20:21:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM GJ XL
06BRIDGETOWN1961U.S. INTERESTS IN ST. LUCIAN ELECTIONS: FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The most pertinent issues for the United States in the upcoming St. Lucian elections are foreign relations, crime, and the economy. The ruling St. Lucian Labor Party (SLP) is expected to hold on to power, and therefore, significant change in St. Lucia's policies is unlikely. Ho [...]
2006-11-08 13:57:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV ENRG SOCI KCRM VE
06BRIDGETOWN2025U.S. FY2007 SUGAR TAFIFF RATE QUOTA ALLOCATIONS
[...] Per reftel request, post informed host government officials in Barbados and St. Kitts and Nevis of the FY2007 raw cane sugar WTO TRQ country/economy allocations, established by USTR on August 3, 2006. 2. For Barbados, post notified Carl Simpson, head of the Barbados Agricultural Managemen [...]
2006-11-17 20:17:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ELAB ETRD BB SC XL
06BRIDGETOWN2180 OCTOGENARIAN SIR JOHN COMPTON RETURNED TO THE HELM IN ST.
[...] (U) The opposition United Workers Party (UWP) unexpectedly dominated the December 11 St. Lucia parliamentary elections with an 11-6 win. This electoral upset returns 80-year-old Sir John Compton to the Prime Minister's seat for his seventh term in the position (Compton previously served 1964-7 [...]
2006-12-12 16:09:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON KCRM ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN2202ST. LUCIAN ELECTIONS: THE WHO, THE HOW, AND THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sir John Compton was sworn in as Prime Minister of St. Lucia on December 15 after his United Workers Party (UWP) defeated the ruling St. Lucia Labor Party (SLP) in December 11 elections. Leonard "Spider" Montoute has been selected to become Deputy PM. Reasons for opposition UWP [...]
2006-12-18 12:12:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EAGR EPET SNAR ST
06BRIDGETOWN2236ST. LUCIAN ELECTIONS: THE WHO, THE HOW, AND THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sir John Compton was sworn in as Prime Minister of St. Lucia on December 15 after his United Workers Party (UWP) defeated the ruling St. Lucia Labor Party (SLP) in December 11 elections. Leonard "Spider" Montoute has been selected to become Deputy PM. Reasons for opposition UWP [...]
2006-12-22 19:18:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EAGR EPET SNAR ST
06BRIDGETOWN2248NEW ST. LUCIAN CABINET: MOSTLY QUALIFIED, BUT...
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Sir John Compton's new cabinet was sworn in on December 19. Although the UWP picked appropriately prepared candidates for most ministries, it seems the Foreign Minister and Minister for Home Affairs and National Security are surpringly inexperienced for their posit [...]
2006-12-27 13:33:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ASEC ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN294GRENADA: MORE UNFOUNDED COUP RUMORS
[...] (C) Summary: After weeks of hurried phone calls and circumspect hints that something unspecified was about to happen in Grenada, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell finally confided to the Ambassador during a face-to-face meeting in December that he feared opposition politicians were out to change [...]
2006-02-14 19:31:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ASEC GJ XL
06BRIDGETOWN315GRENADA: A REQUEST COUCHED IN FAMILIAR ALARMISM
[...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Ambassador Kramer, advisors to Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell requested U.S. assistance in bringing a naval floating hospital to Grenada during Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007. Barry Collymore and Dr. Rudy Webster warned that the opposition would take a [...]
2006-02-17 18:51:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ASEC SNAR CH GJ VE XL
06BRIDGETOWN429GRENADA: THE PRIME MINISTER, OFFSHORE BANKS AND
[...] (C) Summary: Keith Mitchell's ten-year tenure as Prime Minister of Grenada has been tarnished by numerous allegations of corruption, the worst of which involve Grenada's once thriving offshore banks and its economic citizenship program. This situation was highlighted in February by the convic [...]
2006-03-08 16:13:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL CPAS EFIN EINV KCRM OFDP GJ XL
06BRIDGETOWN481COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS
[...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Mr. Keith Ford to travel to Barbados March 19 - 22, 2006 to attend the Comprehensive Disaster Management Forum. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not required. If you have any questions, please contact Sean Hall at Tel.(246)228-8070 or Fax. [...]
2006-03-17 11:42:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA BB EAID
06BRIDGETOWN593THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN
[...] (U) Dr. Compton Bourne was re-elected to a second five- year term as President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB),beginning May 1, 2006. Although generally seen as an effective leader of this organization that lends funds to Caribbean development projects, Bourne has endured criticism f [...]
2006-04-05 20:16:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CPAS CVIS EAID EAIR ETRD PHUM PINS
06BRIDGETOWN76THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN
[...] (U) During a recent visit to the region, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Agustin Carstens expressed concern that Caribbean nations would take on more debt through the concessionary financing scheme offered by Venezuela's PetroCaribe oil initiative. Carstens spoke hi [...]
2006-01-12 13:54:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CPAS EAID EFIN TW XL
06BRIDGETOWN788 THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN
[...] (U) Leaders of the six independent nations in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) reaffirmed in April their intention to delay officially signing on to the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) until a Regional Development Fund (RDF) is established to help less developed sta [...]
2006-05-08 20:03:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECIN EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV PHUM PREL CH
06BRIDGETOWN978CUBAN-EASTERN CARIBBEAN LOVE AFFAIR CONTINUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Cuba and the Eastern Caribbean continued their very public romance in May. The St. Lucia Prime Minister traveled to Havana and returned with a pledge from Cuba to train 300 St. Lucian nurses, while his Government praised the "wonders" of Cuba's eye care assistance program. Dom [...]
2006-06-08 18:38:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL EAID CU XL
06BRIDGETOWN979FREEDOM OF THE PRESS THREATENED IN THE EASTERN
[...] (C/NOFORN) Summary: Freedom of the press is threatened in the Eastern Caribbean by governments that are increasingly intolerant of criticism. Government officials in several countries have threatened to impose legal standards upon what they complain is an unrestrained media that engages in li [...]
2006-06-08 18:40:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO XL
06CAIRO603SECURITY COORDINATOR LTG DAYTON DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Security Coordinator LTG Keith Dayton and the Ambassador discussed the recent Hamas election victory, Palestinian security, and Egyptian-Israeli border security with Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, Defense Minister Tantawi, and Director of Military Intelligence Mowafi Februa [...]
2006-02-01 21:08:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KPAL MOPS EG IS
06CHENNAI1105PROPOSED VAT ON IMPORTS MAY SHRINK MARKET FOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Fruit dealers in south India expect U.S. apple imports to shrink by 30% to 50% if a proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) on imports is levied. Commercial Tax Commissioners in southern states oppose the imposition of VAT on imports because they fear a loss of tax revenue and potential a [...]
2006-05-30 10:56:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV IN
06CHENNAI1176CORRECTIONS TO CHENNAI 01105 - VAT ON IMPORTED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post has learned that trade sources quoted in Reftel were misinformed and that a VAT on imports of fresh fruits and vegetables, reported as a possibility in Reftel, is extremely unlikely. A Government of Karnataka tax official has confirmed that the imposition of a VAT on importe [...]
2006-06-07 02:49:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV IN
06COLOMBO1909SRI LANKA: SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS STAFF
[...] (SBU) Keith Luse, Professional Staff Assistant to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN),visited Colombo November 9-10 to assess country team coordination on military issues and explore the security environment through meetings with prominent Sri Lankans. In meetings [...]
2006-11-14 12:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06DARESSALAAM1076CT IN HORN OF AFRICA; RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] (S REL AUS UK CAN) SUMMARY: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and other Mission representatives from Kenya, Djibouti, Yemen, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Sudan met in Nairobi May 23-24 to discuss regional counterterrorism strategy with Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism Hank Crumpton, Commander CJTF-HO [...]
2006-07-03 07:07:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPGOV PTER PREL EAID
06DARESSALAAM1089(CORRECTED COPY) CT IN HORN OF AFRICA; RESULTS AND
[...] (S REL AUS UK CAN) SUMMARY: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and other Mission representatives from Kenya, Djibouti, Yemen, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Sudan met in Nairobi May 23-24 to discuss regional counterterrorism strategy with Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism Hank Crumpton, Commander CJTF-HO [...]
2006-07-03 10:11:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPGOV PTER PREL EAID
06GEORGETOWN124DONOR COMMUNITY TO ISSUE NON-VIOLENCE STATEMENT IN
[...] Ambassador and Chiefs of Mission of the UK, Canada and the European Union (ABCEU) met with leaders of the ruling PPP/C and several opposition parties, including the Guyana Third Force, the Alliance for Change, and the Working People's Alliance, to emphasize the need for non-violence following [...]
2006-02-03 20:37:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR ASEC KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN142GEORGETOWN NOMINEES: ATA 5756, VIP MAJOR EVENT
[...] Post nominates two officers from the Guyana Police Department to attend the VIP Major Event Security Management Consultations in Nassau Bahamas. Name Edward Wills Keith John PDOB 05/20/1954 GY 06/05/1954 GY Rank Deputy Commissioner Assistant Commissioner [...]
2006-02-10 14:31:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC
06GEORGETOWN419NOMINEES FOR REGIONAL ANTI-TIP TRAINING: GUYANA
[...] As requested in reftel, post, in coordination with the Ministry of Labor, Human Services, and Social Security (MLHASS),nominates the following individuals for the June 19-30 "Trafficking in persons Course for Investigators": 1) Name: Francis Trim Rank: Assistant Superintendent, Guyana Po [...]
2006-05-10 19:23:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SMIG KCRM KWMN ELAB EAID GY
06GEORGETOWN577VENEZUELA-GUYANA BORDER DISPUTE OVERSHADOWS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 16:31:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPBTS ECON EPET PREL GY
06GUANGZHOU6994 Hong Kong-Based Corporate Finance Officers To Try
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Chief Financial Officers of several prominent Hong Kong-based international multinational companies along with a few of their mainland-based counterparts have established the "International Association of CFOs and Corporate Treasurers (China) Limited" (IACCT China) with th [...]
2006-03-14 09:10:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV SCUL PHUM CH
06HANOI2319DOE VISIT IDENTIFIES SECURITY CONCERNS AT
[...] (SBU) Keith Young, Physical Security Protection Specialist from Sandia National Laboratories, working under contract to the Department of Energy (DOE),conducted a site assessment of a radioactive waste storage facility approximately 47 kilometers NW of Hanoi on August 28. Young visited the [...]
2006-09-11 09:03:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP OTRA PARM VM
06HANOI2344CORRECTED COPY DOE VISIT IDENTIFIES SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Keith Young, Physical Security Protection Specialist from Sandia National Laboratories, working under contract to the Department of Energy (DOE),conducted a site assessment of a radioactive waste storage facility approximately 47 kilometers NW of Hanoi on August 28. Young visited the [...]
2006-09-13 04:15:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP OTRA PARM VM
06HONGKONG2373MEGAPORTS - BILATERAL MEETING ADVANCES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 28-29, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Assistant Deputy Administrator David Huizenga led an inter-agency delegation (Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, and State) to Hong Kong to discuss next steps in the USG's proposed implementation of the Megaport [...]
2006-06-08 09:04:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG PTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH
06JAKARTA11214KEITH LUSE'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN MOD DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: Senate SFRC Senior Professional Staff Member Keith Luse met with Indonesian Defense Ministry Director General for Defense Strategy Major General Dadi Susanto on August 28 in Jakarta. Susanto characterized U.S.-Indonesian relations and military cooperation as positive. Susanto w [...]
2006-09-11 10:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS PGOV PHUM ID
06JAKARTA13521FORMER MINISTER DETAINED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES
[...] (U) Former Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Rokhmin Dahuri was detained on November 30 in conjunction with a Commission for the Eradication of Corruption (KPK) investigation into his administration of an off-budget fund of nearly IDR 32 billion (approximately USD 3.5 million). The fund alleged [...]
2006-12-19 05:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALECON KCOR ID
06JERUSALEM3716PALESTINIAN PRIVATE SECTOR WILL ASSIST USSC
[...] (SBU) U.S. Security Coordinator LTG Keith Dayton met August 17 with Palestinian business leaders who acknowledged that security and economic revitalization go hand-in-hand, made suggestions for more private sector involvement in the management of the crossings, and pledged to do their part to [...]
2006-08-22 11:20:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ASEC PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS
06KABUL696COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STAFFDEL LIS
[...] Embassy Kabul welcomes John Lis, Francis Miko, and Kenneth Katzman, Professional Staff Members, House International Relations Committee (HIRC);Robert Lawrence and Thomas Ross, Professional Staff Members, Office of the Speaker (SPKR); Keith Schultz, USAID, and grants country clearance for thei [...]
2006-02-15 13:49:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AFIN AMGT ASEC AF
06KATHMANDU1191INDIAN AND UK AMBASSADORS BRIEF BOUCHER AND NSC
[...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion with A/S Boucher, NSC Senior Director Elisabeth Millard, the Ambassador and Acting DCM, Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee and U.K. Ambassador Keith Bloomfield said they expected the remaining seats in a 21-member cabinet would be filled May 3 or 4. Mukherjee s [...]
2006-05-09 08:00:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PTER NP IN UK
06KATHMANDU138AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CURRENT POLITICAL SITUATION
[...] (C) On January 12, the Ambassador separately discussed the current political situation in Nepal with British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield, Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee, and Finnish CDA Pauli Mustonen who represents the European Union in Nepal for the next year (now on Austria's behalf, then [...]
2006-01-13 10:29:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU689PDAS CAMP VISIT: INDIAN, UK ENVOYS ON STATE OF
[...] (S) Visiting SCA PDAS Camp and the Ambassador alerted the Indian and British ambassadors in a March 9 meeting that the Chief of Army Staff had acknowledged that the Royal Nepalese Army's stocks of ammunition were so low as to have reached a "crisis" point. Indian Ambassador Mukherjee maintain [...]
2006-03-15 11:26:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPREL PGOV MARR NP
06KINGSTON771 JAMAICAN BUSINESS AND CONSUMER CONFIDENCE SURGES
[...] Summary: Data released by the Jamaica Conference Board on April 4 showed that confidence soared to record levels during the first quarter of 2006. Consumer confidence was underpinned by improvements in economic conditions and expectations for further output growth and job prospects, while bu [...]
2006-04-20 18:43:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN JM
06KUWAIT3600COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KEITH KOJI NAKANISHI
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Keith Koji Nakanishi of the National Nuclear Security Administration for travel to Kuwait o/a September 7-11, 2006. 2. Per Reftel no Post assistance requested. Embassy point of contact is: Steve Conlon, Economic Officer [...]
2006-09-06 13:55:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PARM OTRA KU
06LONDON4563 UK MPs REGISTER REACT TO GUANTANAMO SUICIDES
[...] (U) Former Foreign Office Minister Keith Vaz, a Labour Member of Parliament (MP),introduced a strongly worded Parliamentary motion on June 12, criticizing press statements by USG officials following the suicide of three Guantanamo Bay inmates. Thus far the motion has received support from [...]
2006-06-23 15:21:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PGOV UK
06MADRID2303SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to National Nuclear Security Administration's office personnel, Neil Pundit, Richard Graham, Rolf Riesen, Galen Shipman, Keith Underwood and Gregorey Watson to travel to Madrid, Spain on September 23 to October 02, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to attend [...]
2006-09-14 13:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP SP
06MANILA1714LIKELY REDUCTION OF CHARGES FOR 3 MARINES IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Philippine Secretary of Justice announced that he would recommend to the court a reduction in the charges against three of the Marines in the ongoing alleged rape case. Lawyers for the complainant and for the Marines have both characterized the proposed reduced charges of [...]
2006-04-19 09:59:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA1866 COURT REJECTS DOJ MOTION TO DOWNGRADE CHARGES,
[...] (U) Summary: On April 28, a Manila court rejected a motion to reduce the charges against three of four US Marines accused of raping a Filipina. The judge hearing the case entered "not guilty" pleas on behalf of the accused Marines after their lawyers declined to enter pleas. The judge also [...]
2006-04-28 09:44:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR RP
06MANILA1968MARINE CASE UPDATE 5/5/06
[...] (C) Summary. On May 3, the Ambassador raised concerns over the alleged rape case with Philippine Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz, a strong supporter of the Visiting Forces Agreement. Cruz was sympathetic to U.S. concerns over the potential politization of the case, but believed that the case [...]
2006-05-08 08:39:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA2085MARINE CASE UPDATE 5/16/06
[...] (U) Pre-trial hearings continue in the case of four U.S. Marines accused of raping a Filipina. At a pre-trial hearing on May 11, Judge Pozon received a Motion for Clarification of the one-year time-limit for judicial proceedings specified in the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). ----------- [...]
2006-05-16 09:11:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA218SUBIC CASE UPDATE: JANUARY 17
[...] (C) Summary. Local media have begun reporting on the US Embassy's decision to retain custody of the four Marines charged with rape in the Philippines. The Marines' defense attorneys have submitted Motions for Reconsideration of the issuance of any arrest warrants; three Marines have also ap [...]
2006-01-17 09:43:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA4067MARINE CASE UPDATE 9/22/06
[...] The trial of four Marines continued the week of September 18 with testimony from forensic obstetrical and gynecologist expert Dr. Teresita Sanchez, who testified that the injuries sustained by the complainant do not suggest rape. SSgt Chad Carpentier followed and testified that his first impr [...]
2006-09-25 08:07:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA4712BACKGROUND ON THE MARINE CASE IN ADVANCE OF
[...] SUMMARY (C) A verdict is expected on November 27 in the legal case in a Philippine court against four U.S. Marines charged with raping a Filipino woman on the evening of November 1, 2005 in Subic. This message re-caps evens that occurred as well as efforts by the USG to assure a positive at [...]
2006-11-16 02:28:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA4880VERDICTS IN ALLEGED RAPE CASE; AMBASSADOR PROTESTS
[...] Makati City Regional Trial Court Judge Pozon on December 4 found U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Daniel Smith guilty in a November 1, 2006 alleged rape of a Filipina at the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority compound. He proclaimed a sentence of "reclusion perpetua," statutorily no less than 20 and [...]
2006-12-04 10:33:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR CASC KCRM RP
06OSLO690C-RE6-00473; NORWAY, ISAF AND THE FARYAB PRT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 16:20:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPINR MASS MOPS PTER AF NO
06OSLO756(S/NOFORN) NORWAY MAY CONSIDER ISAF SOF DEPLOYMENT
[...] (S/NOFORN) We met on June 9 with MOD DAS for Security Policy Henning Vaglum (protect throughout) and MOD Policy Afghan Desk Officer Keith Eikenes (protect throughout). Vaglum told us that Norway had been approached in March by DSACEUR on whether it could provide SOF to an expanded ISAF missio [...]
2006-06-09 14:24:00Embassy OsloSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS NATO PREL PGOV AF NO
06OSLO828INVITATION DELIVERED-AFGHANISTAN PROVINCIAL
[...] (U) On June 26 we delivered the PRT Conference invitation to Anita Nergaard, Director in the MFA's Global Security Section. We were joined by Lisa Stadelbauer, Canadian Counselor for Political Affairs. Nergaard thanked us for the invitation and noted that she would forward the information t [...]
2006-06-28 13:56:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAF XD AORC NATO NO
06OTTAWA3253CANADA GIVES STRONG SUPPORT FOR U.S. SECURITY
[...] (C/NF) Summary: U.S. Security Coordinator LTG Keith Dayton met October 19-20 with FM MacKay, Public Safety Minister Day, Defense Minister O'Connor, and other senior officials from CIDA, PCO, PMO, DND, and DFAIT to thank Canada for the contribution it has made to U.S. efforts to improve securi [...]
2006-10-27 17:16:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALCA IS KJUS PREL XF MEPI
06PARIS5170 INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION (IOC/UNESCO)
[...] Summary and Key Accomplishments: At the 39th Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Executive Council -- which took place June 21-28, 2006 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris -- the U.S. delegation (USDEL) met all of its objectives. These included: encouraging fiscal tra [...]
2006-07-31 14:54:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO AORC TSPL EAID SENV KSCI IZ
06PORTOFSPAIN1344MANNING AND CHERTOFF: CLOSER COLLABORATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: T&T Prime Minister Manning hosted DHS Secretary Chertoff for a bilateral meeting on October 26, SIPDIS prior to a multilateral meeting with CARICOM representatives (reported septel). In the meeting, Manning assured Secretary Chertoff on Cricket World Cup security preparations [...]
2006-11-22 17:58:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAID XL TD
06PORTOFSPAIN204 CARICOM ON CRICKET WORLD CUP PREPARATIONS
[...] (U) Prime Minister Keith Mitchell of Grenada provided a mid-morning press briefing on February 9 during the CARICOM Inter-Sessional meeting on the state of play of Cricket World Cup (CWC) preparations and the status of West Indies cricket more generally. Mitchell opened by noting that West I [...]
2006-02-13 19:50:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECIN XL TD
06PORTOFSPAIN374TRINIDAD GOVERNMENT ALLEGES CORRUPTION IN
[...] SUMMARY: The Attorney General of Trinidad & Tobago has declared that a water supply contract with desalination company Desalcott, in which GE has a 40% stake, should be terminated due to fraudulent and corrupt dealings in its negotiation during the late 1990s. The announcement came as the GOT [...]
2006-03-24 19:16:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDEINV PGOV KCOR TD
06PORTOFSPAIN405 AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH DOOKERAN ON CRIME,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-31 16:29:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM TD
06PRAGUE1334RFE/RL ENERGY FORUM REFLECTS LACK OF EUROPEAN
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) hosted a two-day Energy Forum in Prague October 23-24. The Forum addressed a wide range of tough issues related to European energy security, including Iran, how companies influence energy policy, the role of the European Commission [...]
2006-10-25 10:25:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON ETRD PREL EZ
06PRAGUE823AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CZECH PM ON MISSILE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador met July 20 with Czech PM Jiri Paroubek to discuss the Czech candidacy to host a U.S. missile defense (MD) site. Paroubek was well prepared, sharing his opinion that the fall Senate and mayoral elections would make political handling of the MD issue more difficu [...]
2006-07-20 12:21:00Embassy PragueSECRET//NOFORNMARR PREL MASS MARS EZ
06PRAGUE828CZECHS DISCUSS STRATEGY WITH U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Senior Czech officials July 19 hosted a joint OSD-Missile Defense Agency (MDA) policy team led by DASD Brian Green. Discussions were positive, with Czech questions focusing on information that could be used to manage the domestic political and public affairs dynamics of the Cz [...]
2006-07-21 10:03:00Embassy PragueSECRET//NOFORNMARR PREL MASS MARS EZ
06PRETORIA1415 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH April 7 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-04-07 12:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRISTINA1001 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TREASURY ADVISORS DECEMBER
[...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Treasury Advisors Mr. Richard Bartholomew, Mr. Keith Clark, Mr. Alan Robidoux, Ms. Darlene Berthod, Mr. Barry Gray and Mr. Richard Seaman to visit Pristina December 10 - December 16, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to participate i [...]
2006-11-22 08:23:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA
06ROME465 UN REFORM: INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF
[...] (U) Summary: A Committee of the FAO Council charged with oversight of the comprehensive Independent External Evaluation (IEE) of FAO has just approved the selection of a high-caliber core team of evaluators and decided that the IEE would formally begin on March 13, subject to firm assurance [...]
2006-02-15 16:53:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR EAID KUNR FAO
06SANTODOMINGO1919DHS WORK LEADS TO CSI CERTIFICATION FOR CAUCEDO,
[...] (SBU) Embassy has been informed by Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that the Dominican port of Caucedo has been designated as meeting the necessary requirements of the Container Security Initiative (CSI) and that DHS and Dominican Customs have agreed on [...]
2006-06-07 19:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT PGOV PINS PREL KCOR DR
06SAOPAULO1262SAO PAULO REACHES OUT TO UNIVERSITIES
[...] SUMMARY: As a part of a Mission-wide initiative to reach out to institutions that have historically had little contact with the USG, Sao Paulo Consulate General's Entry Level Officers are visiting universities and other organizations throughout its consular district. The officers found student [...]
2006-12-15 12:03:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ECON CMGT BR
06TELAVIV1017ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-14 12:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1059ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] The Jericho Operation 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Jericho Operation: *Israel Radio this morning quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying that the US has never been responsible for the Jericho prison security. S [...]
2006-03-16 10:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1160ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program --------------- Election polls: --------------- A Yediot/Mina Zemach (Dahaf Institute) poll held on Wednesday shows that the Labor Party and Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu are getting stronger and that Kadima and the Likud are weakening: -"We [...]
2006-03-23 10:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1191ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations --------------- Election polls: --------------- A Yediot/Mina Zemach (Dahaf Institute) poll held on Sunday: -"Were elections for the Knesset held today, for whom would you vote?" (Results in Knesset seats -- in brackets, results of Yediot's poll pub [...]
2006-03-27 13:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1437GOI BRIEFING ON STATUS OF CROSSINGS
[...] (C) Summary: Brig. Gen. (res.) Baruch Spiegel on April 7 briefed the Ambassador, USSC Head General Dayton, and EU-BAM Head of Mission General Pistolese on the status of the crossings. Spiegel said that Sufa was working at full capacity and that there would be increased volume at Kerem Shalom [...]
2006-04-10 15:26:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON PTER KWBG KPAL ASEC EG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1593ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Yediot reported that on May 21, Ehud Olmert will pay his first visit to the United States as prime minister and will meet with President Bush. The newspaper sa [...]
2006-04-24 11:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1730MAY 1 UPDATE ON CROSSINGS ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: Brig. Gen. (res.) Baruch Spiegel on May 1 briefed the Ambassador, USSC Head General Dayton, and EU-BAM head of Mission General Pistolese on his recent trip to Washington. Spiegel said the GOI will issue a formal position on which assistance projects can continue. He said the GO [...]
2006-05-02 17:52:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPTER ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL ASEC EG IS PEL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID
06TELAVIV1844OLMERT: CONVERGENCE TO BE MAIN THRUST OF MY
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with CODEL Cochran on April 21, a tired but upbeat Ehud Olmert detailed his "convergence" plan to establish Israel's final borders within four years and begin the relocation of thousands of Israeli settlers. Olmert told the CODEL that he had formed a coalition of 84 [...]
2006-05-11 07:26:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON EG IR IS KBCT KPAL PGOV PREL PTER SY GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1887ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Ha'aretz reported that Israel and the US are beginning discussions of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's convergence plan this week. The newspaper wrote that the working assumption a [...]
2006-05-15 11:28:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1913ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Libya 3. Darfur ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio cited a statement issued Monday by the White House Press Secretary: "President Bush will welcome Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel to the White House on May [...]
2006-05-16 11:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV3794GILAD DISCUSSES RAFAH, KARNI, AND AMA NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Defense (MOD) Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad placed a heavy emphasis on the situation at Rafah in a September 21 meeting with the Ambassador. He said that the GOI understands that pressure is rising at the crossing because of its closure, but said it would be difficult [...]
2006-09-22 16:17:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG IS
06TELAVIV4032USSC DAYTON RAISES RAFAH, AMA AND BADR BRIGADE WITH ISA DISKIN
[...] (C) Summary: Israel Security Agency (ISA) Director Yuval Diskin told the USSC, LTG Keith W. Dayton, that Israel's primary concern with the normalization of operations at the Rafah terminal are derived from U.S. and Palestinian failures to follow through with commitments made in the November 15, 20 [...]
2006-10-12 15:07:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS KPAL KWBG MASS PINR EG JO IS
06TELAVIV407ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 12:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV4330ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that the Bush administration is making efforts to train the Presidential Guard of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in order to prepare it for a potential violent [...]
2006-10-31 11:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR
06TELAVIV4368ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Lebanon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------ All media reported that the diplomatic-security cabinet decided on Wednesday to continue military pressure on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, but not to expand the operation. However, [...]
2006-11-02 11:55:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR
06TELAVIV4375ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Lebanon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------ All media reported that the diplomatic-security cabinet decided on Wednesday to continue military pressure on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, but not to expand the operation. However, [...]
2006-11-03 05:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR
06TELAVIV4387ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] US Israeli Relations 2. Lebanon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------ Leading media reported that US top envoys Elliot Abrams and David Welsh met Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday. According to the media the two envoys demanded that Israel [...]
2006-11-03 10:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR
06TELAVIV448ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Israel-U.S. Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that on Monday, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) and UNSC member Germany decided to transfer [...]
2006-01-31 12:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV4521ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Lebanon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying last night in Los Angeles that the moment of truth has arrived regarding Iran's nuclear program. Olmert was quoted as saying that "no longer ca [...]
2006-11-15 10:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR
06TELAVIV751ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Muhammad Cartoon Controversy 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Israel's representative to the UN Danny Gillerman as warning at the UN Security Council Tuesday that an Iran-Syria-Hamas "terror ax [...]
2006-02-22 11:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV840EGYPTIANS TELL GOI TO GIVE HAMAS TIME
[...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Defense Political Advisor Amos Gilad told the Ambassador February 21 that Egyptian officials encouraged Israel to give the Hamas government time and rely on Cairo to deal with the terrorist group. He believed that this "change" in Egypt,s position is motivated by Egyp [...]
2006-02-28 07:21:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON KPAL KWBG PINR IS GOI EXTERNAL COUNTERTERRORISM
06TELAVIV92SCENESETTER FOR JANUARY 11, 2006 JOINT POL-MIL
[...] (C) The Joint Pol-Mil Group (JPMG) meeting will be taking place at a time when Israel's domestic political situation is in flux and recent progress on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has stalled. PM Sharon suffered a significant brain hemorrhage on January 4, and is now in critical condition, [...]
2006-01-06 16:41:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PINR PGOV PTER MASS OTRA PARM ISRAEL RELATIONS MILITARY GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV930ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that five Palestinians -- senior Islamic Jihad commander Munir Abu Sukker and another militant of the group, two children, and another bystander -- were [...]
2006-03-07 10:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06THEHAGUE1431CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) In preparation for Executive Council 46 and beyond, del continued to work with other delegations to build support for the U.S. extension request draft decision. After initial discussions with allies, del offered general points on the elements of the extension request, and the fact that th [...]
2006-06-27 12:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1486CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Facilitator Maarten Lak (Netherlands) held two informal consultations on 23 and 26 June to discuss Executive Council 46 report language. On Monday, delegations were asked to choose between two texts, the draft EC-45 text and a new facilitator's proposal. Mexico intervened to relay its in [...]
2006-07-04 16:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1893CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Del reps delivered on August 23 the U.S. responses to Russian questions regarding the U.S. CW destruction program (formally received during the 46th Executive Council session),as well as a series of questions for Moscow related to Russia's CW destruction program and coordination with int [...]
2006-08-29 12:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2048CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Budget consultations were held on September 12 and 14. The consultations covered the International Cooperation and Assistance Division (ICA),the Secretariat for the Policy Making Organs (PMO),the External Relations Division (ERD),and the Executive Management (EM) sections of the budget [...]
2006-09-20 06:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2462COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NUCLEAR REGULATORY
[...] Country clearance is granted for the December 9-10,2006 visit to the Netherlands of J. Keith Everly, Senior Program Manager; Michael Mangefrida, IT Specialist; and Susan Bagley, Transportation Security Specialist, Nuclear Security and Incident Response; Timothy Johnson, Senior Environmental E [...]
2006-11-16 16:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE806CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Del confirmed that, during the proposed week of the U.S. extension request submission and briefing, EC Chair Dastis, DG Pfirter, most senior Verification staff, Amb. Onate, and Amb. Khodakov will be available in The Hague. Del continues to field questions concerning U.S. intent (both timi [...]
2006-04-11 15:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE909CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Facilitator Maarten Lak (Netherlands),assisted by International Cooperation and Assistance chief John Makhubalo and Legal Advisor Santiago Onate, held a April 20 informal consultation on Article VII. Onate began with an update for delegations on developments in the National Authority (NA [...]
2006-04-25 15:22:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06TOKYO2282JAPAN CAN RELY ON STRONG U.S. TIES, EAP/DAS KEITH
[...] (C) Summary: During an April 26 discussion, visiting EAP/DAS James Keith told a Japanese scholar that Japan should approach its relations with China and Taiwan with more self-confidence, asserting that U.S. interests would always favor a strong U.S.-Japan alliance. Japan would benefit from [...]
2006-04-27 05:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD CH TW JA
06TOKYO2333EAP/DAS KEITH'S MEETING WITH METI OFFICIALS ON PRC
[...] (C) Summary: Questions from officials of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) focused on China's promises regarding exchange rate reform and intellectual property protection during an April 26 briefing on Chinese President Hu Jintao's recent U.S. visit by EAP Deputy Assis [...]
2006-04-28 06:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EFIN ENRG APECO PREL CH JA
06TOKYO4453THE "COLLAPSE OF TRUST" IN JAPAN - ROK RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Japan-ROK relations presently suffer from a &collapse of trust,8 according to Prof. Masao Okonogi, a leading Japanese expert on Korea. Upcoming elections for prime minister of Japan and for president of the ROK will impact the future course of the bilateral relationship, Okonogi [...]
2006-08-08 09:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KS JA
06TOKYO4798COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SECNAV DONALD C. WINTER
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the Aug 26-31, 2006 visit to Japan by Secretary of the Navy the Honorable Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy and party as follows: - Mrs. Linda Winter - Honorable B.J. Penn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, - Col Douglas Wadsworth, [...]
2006-08-22 08:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN JA
06TOKYO4919COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S CHRISTOPHER R. HILL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-28 09:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO5485COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR A/S FORT AND INR/NEA
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 24-26, 2006 visit to Japan by INR A/S Randall Fort and INR/NEA Division Chief John Merrill. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5343 Home phone: [...]
2006-09-22 08:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL AS KS SNAR UK JA
06TOKYO5624INR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25
[...] (S) SUMMARY: INR A/S Fort and CIRO Director Mitani met September 25 to exchanged views on intelligence cooperation, with A/S Fort suggesting that Japan examine how the Australian intelligence services have handled the protection of classified information. A/S Fort observed that Japan could h [...]
2006-09-28 05:32:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PINR IR CH JA
06TOKYO5625INR A/S FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25 LUNCH WITH IAS
[...] (S) Summary. Over lunch on September 25, INR Assistant Secretary Fort and MOFA Intelligence and Analysis Service SIPDIS (IAS) Director General Takeuchi agreed that China and South Korea are critical players to resolving the North Korea issue. IAS Deputy Director General Shigeo Matsutomi [...]
2006-09-28 05:41:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PINR PGOV KN KS CH TH JA
06TOKYO6727COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL AND THOMAS B.
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 29-30, 2006 visit to Japan by A/S Christopher R. Hill and Special Assistant Thomas B. Gibbons. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5343 Home phone [...]
2006-11-27 06:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06TOKYO6984COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL AND SPECIAL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 16-17, 2006 visit to Japan by EAP A/S Christopher Hill and Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: [...]
2006-12-15 05:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
06ULAANBAATAR320Briefer for EAP Senior Advisor Keith
[...] We look forward to your visit, which will provide a good opportunity to both review the relationship and push selected issues. Background on Post ------------------ 2. (U) Briefings during the Friday country team will provide you with background supplementing this scenesetter. The on [...]
2006-04-26 08:06:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON MG
06ULAANBAATAR434EAP DAS KEITH'S APRIL 27-29 VISIT TO MONGOLIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During EAP DAS Keith,s meetings with Government of Mongolia (GOM) officials on April 28, Keith expressed appreciation for the GOM,s continuing support in the war against terrorism and its participation in coalitions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Keith reiterated the importance of add [...]
2006-06-07 06:30:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EFIN PTER KCRM MG KN
06VATICAN248HOLY SEE: MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, following is Embassy Vatican's Muslim Engagement Strategy. Deputy Chief of Mission Chris Sandrolini will be post's minority-engagement officer. 2. (SBU) Begin text: The Holy See is in effect the central government of the Catholic Church. Its head of state, Pope Benedic [...]
2006-12-01 17:20:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKISL KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI VT
06WELLINGTON10PARLIAMENT'S COMMITTEE RESTRUCTURING REDUCES
[...] (SBU) Summary: As a result of the National Party's strong showing in New Zealand's September elections, the ruling Labour Party's MPs face far stronger opposition in Parliament's select committees, which review proposed legislation. There are signs that National is trying to make life espe [...]
2006-01-08 18:43:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NZ
06WELLINGTON148 NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KAYE LEE, MARCH 9 - 11,
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to State Department China Desk Officer Kaye Lee to travel to Queenstown, New Zealand from March 9-11, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to accompany EAP Senior Advisor James Keith to Halibut Group meetings. 2. (U) Embassy understands [...]
2006-02-27 01:36:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ECON PREL CH NZ
06WELLINGTON169 NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE/KEITH THOMSON, MARCH
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Assistant Commissioner, Office of International Affairs, Keith Thomson to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from March 6 - 10, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the New Zealand Customs Symposium and bilateral meetings w [...]
2006-03-02 04:07:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ
06WELLINGTON266MCGOWAN AND MILLER-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Paul McGowan, Director of Preclearance Programs, USDA/APHIS/Maryland, and Keith Miller, Assistant Director, Quarantine Policy Analysis and Support Staff (QPAS),Riverdale, Maryland, to visit New Zealand from April 17 to April 21, 2006. The purpose of the vi [...]
2006-04-10 02:15:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR NZ
06WELLINGTON284A/S HILL'S MEETINGS WITH NEW ZEALAND OFFICIALS
[...] (C) Summary: During his March 19-20 visit to Wellington and Auckland, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher R. Hill met with GNZ officials from foreign affairs, defense, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies. All agreed that the United States and N [...]
2006-04-13 02:58:00Embassy WellingtonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV XB NZ
06WELLINGTON432 ELECTION OF NEW GREEN PARTY CO-LEADER UNLIKELY TO HERALD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nearly eight months after the death of co-leader Rod Donald, the Green Party has chosen Russel Norman as his replacement. Elected by delegates at the party's annual conference, Norman will share the leadership with Jeannette Fitzsimons, who was re-elected female co-leader for th [...]
2006-06-06 23:51:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV NZ
06WELLINGTON470PRESENCE OF 9/11 HIJACKER CRONY IN NEW ZEALAND
[...] (SBU) The New Zealand Government announced on June 11 that it had two weeks earlier deported Rayed Mohammed Abdullah Ali, a Saudi national of Yemeni background. When Ali had lived in the United States some years ago, he studied flying and roomed in Phoenix with 9/11 hijacker Hani Hanjour, wh [...]
2006-06-20 22:51:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER NZ
06WELLINGTON521BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON
[...] Following instructions in reftel, post contacted Steven Johnson, director of Heli Cam Aviation Limited. Johnson confirmed that he has received an R44 Raven II helicopter, manufactured by Robinson Helicopter Company, with gyro stabilization equipment installed. 2. Johnson said that possessio [...]
2006-07-09 22:12:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC NZ
06YEREVAN191ARMENIA SET TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 00:50:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PARM MARR AM
07ABUDHABI1273UAE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HAZZA DISCUSSES
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On July 29, UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Hazza and USSC LtG Dayton discussed efforts to support the Palestinian Authority. USSC Dayton urged the UAE to coordinate its security assistance efforts with the USG and stated that he would be coordinating Palestinian security [...]
2007-07-30 10:16:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNKPAL MASS MARR PTER IS IR AE
07AMMAN1335 JAZZ QUARTET "THE SOUND MERCHANTS" THRILL JORDANIAN
[...] SUMMARY: THE AMERICAN JAZZ ENSEMBLE "ALVIN ATKINSON AND THE SOUND MERCHANTS" PERFORMED THREE CONCERTS TO FULL-CAPACITY CROWDS DURING A VISIT TO JORDAN LAST WEEK, ENTHRALLING MORE THAN 1350 YOUNG JORDANIANS AT EACH PERFORMANCE. FROM MARCH 13 TO MARCH 18, THE JAZZ QUARTET COMPLETED A FAR-REACH [...]
2007-03-26 11:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL JO
07ANTANANARIVO930ANTANANARIVO UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION
[...] Post submits current contact information as requested in reftel for leadership at Post and for key host government officials. 2. Mission contact information: Country Code (Madagascar): +261 Country Code (Comoros): +269 IVG Access Code: 590 24 hour Switchboard: 20 22-212-57/58/59; 20 [...]
2007-09-17 08:50:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT PGOV MA CN
07BEIRUT477LEBANON: SPEAKER PELOSI MEETS WITH MP SAAD HARIRI
[...] (SBU) Saad Hariri told CODEL Pelosi that progress in the region, and particularly in Lebanon, requires that the international community take a firm and united stand on Syria and Iran. The Syrian regime only understands force, and is becoming emboldened by the increased number of visitors to S [...]
2007-04-02 16:03:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT483LEBANON: CODEL PELOSI MEETS WITH PM SINIORA
[...] (U) April 2, 2007 meeting in Beirut between CODEL Pelosi and Prime Minister Siniora. Lebanese Attendees: Prime Minister Fouad Siniora Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Elias Murr Ambassador Mohamed Chatah, Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister Ambassador Antoine Chedid, Lebano [...]
2007-04-03 15:00:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALIS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BERLIN813APRIL 18 MEETINGS PROVIDE VALUABLE CLARIFICATION
[...] (C) Summary: A delegation from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD/P) visited Berlin April 18 to respond to a long list of detailed questions from German technical experts and analysts regarding U.S. MD plans in Europe. The delegati [...]
2007-04-20 15:24:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR MASS MOPS NATO PREL GM RS
07BOGOTA1221FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS AERIAL ERADICATION CONTINUES
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Maria Consuelo Araujo told the Ambassador on December 15 the GOC would continue its aerial eradication efforts near the border with Ecuador despite GOE protests. President Uribe was annoyed that the GOC's moratorium on spraying near the border had resulted in an additio [...]
2007-02-21 14:32:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL SENV PHUM SNAR CO
07BOGOTA3651U.S. HOSTAGES: POSSIBLE 'PROOF OF LIFE'
[...] (C) Former hostage Jhon Pinchao escaped on April 28 from a FARC camp deep in the jungle of southeast Colombia. Pinchao said he was held with 13 other captives, including three U.S. citizens captured in 2003. He gave accurate descriptions and specific anecdotal details of the three Americans; [...]
2007-05-22 22:31:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PTER CO
07BOGOTA4716FARC ASSASSINATES ELEVEN COLOMBIAN HOSTAGES
[...] Summary. The FARC assassinated eleven Colombian state assemblymen on June 18, according to a FARC communique issued June 28. The FARC claimed the hostages were killed in a crossfire during a military attack. President Uribe condemned the FARC for the murders, and he confirmed that GOC did [...]
2007-06-28 23:19:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA4730CORRECTED COPY: FARC ASSASSINATES ELEVEN COLOMBIAN
[...] Summary. The FARC assassinated eleven Colombian state assemblymen on June 18, according to a FARC communique issued June 28. The FARC claimed the hostages were killed in a crossfire during a military attack. President Uribe condemned the FARC for the murders, and he confirmed that GOC did [...]
2007-06-29 16:00:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA6649CHAVEZ FACES TOUGH JOB NEGOTIATING HUMANITARIAN
[...] (C) Summary. On August 31, President Uribe and Venezuelan President Chavez discussed Chavez' efforts to facilitate a "humanitarian exchange" of FARC-held hostages for FARC prisoners in Colombian jails. Uribe ruled out any demilitarized area ("despeje") or return of released prisoners to FA [...]
2007-09-12 17:05:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF CO
07BOGOTA7061AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD,S SEPTEMBER 26 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met September 26 with families of the three American hostages held by the FARC. The families appreciated the Ambassador's recent statements that he would not oppose other governments' efforts to resolve the hostages' detention. The Ambassador stressed the importan [...]
2007-09-30 20:47:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALCASC PTER PREL PGOV CO VZ
07BOGOTA7158FARC TIE RELEASE OF "SONIA" AND "SIMON TRINIDAD"
[...] (C) The FARC published an editorial on October 2 calling for the GOC to grant a demilitarized zone for talks on a humanitarian accord and demanding the release of FARC members "Sonia" and "Simon Trinidad" from U.S. custody as part of a deal. Catholic priest Father Echeverri, who attended Vene [...]
2007-10-03 23:25:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VZ CO
07BOGOTA8545EMBASSY ANALYSIS OF HOSTAGE PROOF-OF-LIFE
[...] (S) Colombian Security Forces captured three suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members in possession of proof-of-life (POL) for sixteen hostages, including U.S. citizen Defense Departments contractors Tom Howes, Keith Stansell, and Marc Gonsalves on November 29, 2007 (re [...]
2007-12-17 14:16:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM VZ FR CO
07BRATISLAVA84FY-07 NATO TOUR NOMINEES FOLLOW-ON
[...] (SBU) Per reftels, Embassy Bratislava nominates the following Members of Parliament for the FY-2007 single-country, policy-maker tour, which is already scheduled for March 8-9, 2007: -- Rudolf Pucik is a first-time MP representing the governing Slovak National Party (SNS). He is Chairperson o [...]
2007-02-09 13:32:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO AMGT NATO LO
07BRIDGETOWN104ST. LUCIA: NEWLY APPOINTED FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: St. Lucia's newly appointed Foreign Minister, Rufus Bousquet, visited the U.S. Embassy in Barbados on January 18 to discuss his visa ineligibility with the Consul General. FM Bousquet also paid a courtesy call on the DCM, who asked about APIS legislation for Cricket World Cup an [...]
2007-01-30 21:01:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC XL
07BRIDGETOWN1213REGIONAL AIRLINE COMPETITION AND THE AMERICAN
[...] (U) The Government of St. Lucia recently granted American Eagle fifth freedom rights to operate flights between St. Lucia and Barbados beginning on September 5 and future service between St. Lucia and Trinidad. The announcement created significant division between the LIAT shareholder governm [...]
2007-09-17 21:31:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ELAB PREL PGOV CASC ASEC XL
07BRIDGETOWN1225ST. LUCIA'S NEW CABINET SPORTS FAMILIAR NAMES,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 9, 2007, Prime Minister Stephenson King was sworn in as Prime Minister of St. Lucia, following Sir John Compton's death on September 7th. King appointed his new cabinet on September 12th but made few changes to his predecessor's cabinet. The new cabinet is most notab [...]
2007-09-19 21:05:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN1414ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES - BLUE LANTERN ON
[...] (U) Post was unable to conduct a site visit to St. Vincent and the Grenadines but gathered information on the end user via telephone and email. Post did not uncover any derogatory information on Securico, Inc. Securico appears to be a legitimate firearms retailer. 2. (U) Securico, Inc [...]
2007-11-09 17:08:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN23GRENADA TRYING TO READ ST. LUCIA TEA LEAVES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Grenadians are reading the tea leaves of the St. Lucia election, hoping to find clues to their own future. Speculation is rampant that Prime Minister Keith Mitchell will call elections following Cricket World Cup in an attempt to ride the expected popular high following successfu [...]
2007-01-05 20:39:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR GJ XL
07BRIDGETOWN509CODEL ENGEL'S VISIT TO GRENADA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The April 13-15, 2007, visit of CODEL Engel to Grenada was a great success. Grenadians, including government and opposition leaders, and resident American and local business people, were pleased with the opportunity to exchange views with the delegation and hopeful that the visit [...]
2007-04-30 21:34:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV GJ
07BRIDGETOWN572CONGRESSWOMAN'S VISIT TO "GRENADA 13" PRISONER
[...] (C) Summary: During CODEL Engel's recent visit to Grenada, Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) asked post to arrange a meeting with Bernard Coard, the leader of the group known as the "Grenada 17" who were convicted of the 1983 assassination of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and others. PM Mit [...]
2007-05-09 21:38:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV ASEC GJ XL
07BRIDGETOWN573(C) GRENADA PM MITCHELL ON CHAVEZ'S BAD LIST?
[...] (C) Summary: In a somewhat tense mid-April meeting with Charge, Grenada's Keith Mitchell shared his fears that strongly leftist Caribbean leaders, led by St. Vincent's Ralph Gonsalves, had persuaded Hugo Chavez that the pro-American Grenada government should not receive further Venezuelan as [...]
2007-05-09 21:41:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR EAID AC DO GJ IS VC VE XL
07BRIDGETOWN581PRIME MINISTER MITCHELL RESHUFFLES GRENADA CABINET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At a May 6 New National Party (NNP) rally, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell announced a change in several cabinet portfolios, including the creation of a new ministry, effective May 15. He did not call parliamentary elections, as had been widely expected. His decision caught the [...]
2007-05-11 18:11:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALECON ELAB GJ PGOV PREL
07BRIDGETOWN617MITCHELL'S PLANS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF GRENADA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the May 6 New National Party (NNP) rally, Grenada's Prime Minister Keith Mitchell announced a cabinet reshuffle (reftel) and laid out plans to control rising prices, provide assistance for poor Grenadians, and conclude negotiations in the near term on salary increases for pub [...]
2007-05-16 21:04:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON PGOV GJ
07BRIDGETOWN642GRENADA LABOR ISSUES UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Technical and Allied Workers Union (TAWU),Grenada's most radical and active union, continues to challenge the government with mini-strikes and threats of broader strike action. Concerned about persistent high unemployment, Prime Minister Mitchell's government has so far [...]
2007-05-21 20:42:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON PGOV GJ
07BRIDGETOWN749ST. LUCIA CABINET RESHUFFLE, A STEP TOWARD A NEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 6, St. Lucia Prime Minister Sir John Compton reshuffled his cabinet, firing Foreign Minister Rufus Bousquet, demoting Home Affairs Minister Keith Mondesir, and giving their portfolios to Acting Prime Minister Stephenson King. Given Compton's health problems, it is widely [...]
2007-06-08 18:58:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR AORC OVIP KSUM KJUS KTIA ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN918CONGRESSWOMAN'S VISIT TO "GRENADA 13" PRISONER
[...] (C) Summary: During CODEL Engel's recent visit to Grenada, Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) asked post to arrange a meeting with Bernard Coard, the leader of the group known as the "Grenada 17" who were convicted of the 1983 assassination of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and others. PM Mit [...]
2007-07-19 20:08:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV ASEC GJ XL
07BRIDGETOWN941GRENADA VISIT OF ROBERT CARHART
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: INR analyst Robert Carhart arrived in Grenada on June 28, for a one-day orientation visit. With rumors floating around Grenada that the Prime Minister might call elections either in the fall of 2007 or in early 2008, Charge d'Affaires Karen Jo McIsaac and Carhart met with pol [...]
2007-07-23 20:11:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV GJ
07CAIRO2537EGYPT: UPDATE ON IRI, NDI, AND IFES SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) On August 4, the Assistant Minister for American Affairs, Hatem Seif Al-Nasr, convoked the Ambassador to complain "on instructions" about IRI activities in Egypt. Al Nasr charged that IRI Country Director, Keith Kidd, had been traveling in the governorates and maintained a heavy schedule [...]
2007-08-15 14:20:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM EG
07CAIRO2734EGYPT: RULING PARTY TRIES, WITH PARTIAL SUCCESS,
[...] (C) The Cairo representative of the International Republican Institute (IRI),Keith Kidd, told us on September 2 that senior members of the National Democratic Party were attempting to prevent individual NDP members from taking part in an "offshore" training session organized in Morocco for [...]
2007-09-06 14:43:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM EG
07CARACAS1914CHAVEZ MEETS WITH FAMILIES OF AMERICAN CITIZEN
[...] (SBU) President Chavez met with the family members of Amcit FARC hostages Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes, and Marc Gonsalves the evening of September 25. Paloma Diaz, the sister of FARC prisoner in Colombia, and Yolanda Pulecio, mother of Colombian/French hostage Ingrid Betancourt, were also pr [...]
2007-09-27 15:36:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM CO VE
07COTONOU389BENIN: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE ISPS
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador delivered REF A demarche to the Minister of Transportation and Public Works and to the Acting Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, respectively, on May 21, 2007. The Government of Benin and the Port of Cotonou now have ninety days to address the deficiencies [...]
2007-05-29 12:41:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV KHLS PTER BN
07COTONOU552 BENIN: VISIT OF USN AND USCG VICE ADMIRALS FOCUSES ON
[...] SUMMARY: Vice-Admiral John D. Stufflebeem (U.S. Navy) and Vice-Admiral David Peterman (U.S. Coast Guard) visited Cotonou on May 22, 2007. They had productive meetings with top military, transportation and Autonomous Port of Cotonou (PAC) port officials and were able to tour and see firsthand t [...]
2007-07-23 12:16:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS EWWT PREL BN
07COTONOU561PORT OF COTONOU: UPDATE ON DEMARCHE CONCERNING ISPS CODE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 24, 2007, United States Coast Guard (USCG)Lieutenant Commander Robert Keith, Charge d'Affaires J.A. Diffily, and Millennium Challenge Corporation Benin Acting Resident Country Director Randall Wood met with officials from the Port of Cotonou and the Beninese Merchant Mari [...]
2007-07-25 11:38:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV KHLS PTER BN
07COTONOU617PORT OF COTONOU: UPDATE ON DEMARCHE CONCERNING ISPS CODE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the request of the Mr. Armand Zinzindohou, Minister Delegate for Public Works in the Office of the President, the Charge d'Affaires, along with the Millennium Challenge Corporation Benin Acting Resident Country Director and the Coordinator of the Benin MCA Team, toured the Por [...]
2007-08-13 12:04:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV KHLS PTER BN
07COTONOU657PORT OF COTONOU: UPDATE ON DEMARCHE CONCERNING ISPS CODE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Based on an August 21, 2007 inspection of the Port of Cotonou, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Commander Adam Shaw and Lt. Commander Robert Keith, presented to the Government of Benin (GOB) on August 22 a USCG Headquarters cleared-document stating their recommendation for a USCG determin [...]
2007-08-24 07:46:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV KHLS PTER PINR BN
07DAMASCUS347 Syria/Macedonia, Syria/US, Terrorism, Iraq, Palestinian
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 11 reported President Asad's and VP Shara's meetings on Apr. 10 with Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki. Talks dealt with bilateral relations and the latest developments in the Balkans and the Middle East. Papers also featured a statement by Tom La [...]
2007-04-11 13:49:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS389CODEL PELOSI MEETS SYRIA'S PRESIDENT ASAD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-25 09:17:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY
07DAMASCUS390CODEL PELOSI'S APRIL 3-4 VISIT TO DAMASCUS:
[...] (C) Summary: Visiting U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her accompanying delegation met April 4 in Damascus with Syrian FM Walid Mu'allim. They discussed Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, and prospects for a renewed Middle East peace process. End Summary. 2. (C) Speaker Pelosi and 15 members of h [...]
2007-04-25 09:20:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS391CODEL PELOSI'S APRIL 3-4 VISIT TO DAMASCUS: MEETS
[...] (C) Summary: In a 40-minute meeting with Syrian Vice-President Farouk Shara'a, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and her delegation asked for Syria's cooperation in achieving stability in the region. They emphasized to Shara'a that Syria needed to stop interfering in Lebanon and expressed co [...]
2007-04-25 09:27:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SY
07GRENADA132WTO DOHA INDUSTRIAL GOODS TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Charge d'Affaires Karen Jo McIsaac delivered the points contained reftel to Grenada's Prime Minister Keith Mitchell on September 20, 2007. The is also the Minister for Finance. Mitchell was interested to hear that there is a proposal on the table for the small vulnerable economies. While [...]
2007-09-20 20:34:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO GJ
07GRENADA150GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: OCTOBER 7 - 13, 2007
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: NO PRISONERS IN COURT FOR OPENING OF OCTOBER ASSIZES The October assizes, opened on October 9 without any of the [...]
2007-10-24 12:55:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI KPAO ASEC GJ
07GRENADA156SCENESETTER CABLE FOR WHA/CAR DIRECTOR'S VISIT TO GRENADA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Grenada warmly welcomes November 12-13, 2007 visit to St. George's of WHA/CAR Director Velia de Pirro. Director De Pirro is visiting Grenada at a time when the United States is seen by Grenadians as losing its dominance in the Caribbean and China is filling the voi [...]
2007-11-06 21:21:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON ASEC EAID GJ
07GRENADA157GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT OCTOBER 28 - NOVEMBER 03,
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR Text: A. Cuba's Ambassador In Grenada Attacks Embargo Unchallenged The Cuban ambassador to Grenada, Margarita Delgado [...]
2007-11-07 15:58:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EPET EINV PGOV GJ CU VE
07GRENADA164WHA/CAR DIRECTOR DE PIRRO VISITS TO GRENADA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WHA/CAR Director Velia De Pirro met with a range of local government officials and community leaders during her November 12-13 visit to Grenada. In her meetings, De Pirro reiterated continued U.S. engagement in the region and stressed the importance of demonstrating support for [...]
2007-11-21 13:07:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV CASC CVIS KCRM EFIN ASEC GJ
07GRENADA168GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 1,
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin Text: A. Potential "Gay Cruises" Continue to Roil the Airwaves The question of whether so-called "gay cruises" will be allow [...]
2007-12-06 20:20:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SOCI
07GRENADA173GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT DECEMBER 2 - 8, 2007
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin Text: A. New Chinese Ambassador Sworn In China's second envoy to Grenada, Ambassador Zhang Wanhai, presented his credential [...]
2007-12-11 21:03:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EAID GJ CH PE
07GRENADA53CARICOM SUMMIT RESPONSE - GRENADA
[...] Per reftel instructions, Embassy Grenada delivered the demarche on the 19-21 June U.S.-CARICOM Ministerial/Summit on April 5. Embassy followed up by telephone on April 9 and 19. 2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Trade Acting Permanent Secretary Oliver Joseph confirmed that Prim [...]
2007-04-19 23:17:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KSUM XL
07HELSINKI689SCENESETTER: PDAS VOLKER'S SEPT. 13-15 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU): The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Helsinki and views your visit as a key opportunity to advance the most important issues on the US-Finland agenda. Afghanistan and NATO top the list, as both are the subject of intense domestic political discussion right now. Many in the new governmen [...]
2007-09-07 13:24:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYFI PREL PGOV MARR
07HOCHIMINHCITY1269HCMC PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL
[...] (U) Post would like to take this opportunity to thank OBO for its response to post's Public Private Partnership (PPP) proposal for developing the vacant parcel located at 8 Le Quy Don, District 1, HCMC. Post management in HCMC and Mission Vietnam leadership in Hanoi look forward to working cl [...]
2007-12-26 05:48:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDABLD AMGT
07HONGKONG12U/S LAVIN AND CITB SECRETARY WONG DISCUSS TRADE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Franklin L. Lavin, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, met with Joseph Wong, Hong Kong Commerce, Industry, and Technology Secretary on December 8 to discuss the Doha Round, the Secure Freight Initiative, anti-dumping, intellectual property rights (IPR),aviatio [...]
2007-01-03 09:45:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD EINV KIPR WTO HK
07HONGKONG2466HONG KONG IS WORKING TO IMPROVE CHINA PRODUCT
[...] (SBU) Summary: A series of recalls of potentially dangerous "Made in China" toys and defective consumer goods has resulted in intense international scrutiny of Hong Kong-invested China industries. Hong Kong companies operate some 80,000 production facilities in mainland China, employing app [...]
2007-09-21 10:16:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD PREL TBIO HK CH
07JAKARTA2201MUNIR CASE: SENATE STAFFER GETS UPBEAT APPRAISAL
[...] (SBU) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Indonesian police expressed optimism that new evidence they have submitted to the Attorney General's Office (AGO) in the case of murdered human rights leader Munir will lead to successful prose [...]
2007-08-13 09:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID
07JERUSALEM126SIGNED LETTERS SENT REGARDING STOPPING CASH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-23 14:13:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS KWBG EG
07JERUSALEM1406KHALIL SHIKAKI ON FATAH'S WEST BANK SITUATION AND
[...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR) Director Dr. Khalil Shikaki told U.S. Security Coordinator (USSC) LTG Keith Dayton on July 3 that Fatah is disorganized and has failed to consolidate power in the West Bank, but remains the protector of liberal values in P [...]
2007-07-09 04:30:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV IS KWBG KPAL
07JERUSALEM206EU'S SOLANA ON PALESTINIAN SECURITY CONCERNS
[...] (C) Summary: EU High Representative Javier Solana told U.S. Security Coordinator (USSC) LTG Keith Dayton on January 21 that he wants to discuss EU COPPS assistance to Palestinian Civil Police at the February 2 Principals Quartet meetings. He said he supports placing the Police under governor [...]
2007-01-31 15:21:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07JERUSALEM2061PALESTINIAN POLLSTER SHIKAKI'S VIEWS OF THE WEST
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 25 meeting with USSC LTG Keith Dayton, Dr. Khalil Shikaki, Director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (www.pcpsr.org) assessed that West Bank Palestinians have high expectations of PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),but low expectations [...]
2007-10-02 15:01:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG PGOV IS
07JERUSALEM2342QUARTET ENVOYS MEETING: SUPPORT FOR ANNAPOLIS
[...] (C) Summary. Quartet envoys expressed support November 1 for the Annapolis meeting and agreed to meet before it takes place. Envoys discussed rallying Arab support for the meeting. A/S Welch stressed that that meeting will not be an "end in itself," but rather a catalyst for negotiations. [...]
2007-11-09 11:01:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM704RAFAH SECURITY WORKING GROUP MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: USSC Dayton chaired the Security Working Group (SWG) on the Rafah Crossing April 15. All sides agreed to create a sub-working group on persons of concern. The GoI provided an approved list of goods of concern. The next SWG meeting is tentatively scheduled for May 16. 2. (C) [...]
2007-04-19 14:13:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
07KATHMANDU1137NEPAL: NHRC STILL AWAITING COMMISSIONERS
[...] (C) On June 1, Acting Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC),Padma Mathema, told visiting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron that the absence of Commissioners was the NHRC's most critical concern. Mathema said that she had stressed to [...]
2007-06-08 10:55:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UN NP
07KATHMANDU2135NEPAL: ALLEGATION OF MASS CREMATION SITE STILL
[...] On December 19, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) members, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) staff, and local human rights representatives went to Shivapuri National Park. At least one, and possibly more, of the 49 Maoists allegedly killed by the Ne [...]
2007-12-31 09:43:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NP
07KINGSTON1193JAMAICA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP NUMBER THREE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-02 19:29:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SOCI ECON ECPS ASEC SNAR KCOR OAS CARICOM
07KINGSTON1317JAMAICA: KEY FIGURES PREDICT OPPOSITION LABOUR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 14:35:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC PINR ECON SOCI EFIN KCOR JM XL
07KINGSTON132COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KINGSTON CRISIS MANAGEMENT
[...] Post grants country clearance to the following individuals for travel to Jamaica, 29 January, 2007 to 2 February, 2007: John Haralson, James McVerry, Paul Baldwin, Marshall Derks, Joseph Chamberlain, Ann Jackson, AnneMette Lavery, Keith Sims, and Major Louis Poore. The purpose of this travel i [...]
2007-01-26 17:28:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA JM XL
07KINGSTON158JAMAICA: LOOKING AHEAD-- WHY THE POST-ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-01 11:51:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SOCI EINV ENRG ECON EFIN
07KINGSTON1641JAMAICA: "CASH PLUS" -- A TICKING FINANCIAL TIME
[...] (U) Irrational exuberance abounds among Jamaica's less experienced investors, many of whom deposit their fortunes with Cash Plus Limited in exchange for promised annual returns of 120 percent. Through a series of advertising campaigns over the last five years, Carlos Hill, the principal owne [...]
2007-11-07 15:23:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PINR SOCI SNAR KCOR JM XL
07KUALALUMPUR1238MALAYSIA LAUNCHES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COURT
[...] (SBU) Summary. After several years of anticipation, Malaysia finally launched its new intellectual property court on July 17. The new court system will include branches throughout Malaysia, though the Kuala Lumpur branch will likely be the only significant IP court in the near term. IP lawyers [...]
2007-08-03 05:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1439BURMA: MALAYSIA DOES NOT LINK GAMBARI TRAVEL TO
[...] (C) Embassy continues to raise the Burma issue with Malaysia's Foreign Ministry subsequent to presentation of the latest demarche (refs A, B). Polchief spoke with the MFA's Southeast Asia and Pacific (II) Director Under Secretary Rahimi Harun on September 14, using the occasion to emphasize [...]
2007-09-20 09:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1445DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INVITATION TO GPOI G8++ GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-21 08:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MARR MASS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1446VIDEO OF JUDGE FIXING ROCKS MALAYSIA'S JUDICIARY
[...] (C) Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim rocked Malaysia's legal establishment on September 19 when he held a press conference to release an eight minute videotaped conversation purportedly showing a phone conversation between a famously corrupt Malaysian attorney and the current Chief J [...]
2007-09-21 09:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1452 Malaysia's 2008 Budget: Pork Sold Separately
[...] Summary: On September 7, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi unveiled his 2008 budget proposal. Billed as a "fiscally responsible" budget, it projects a deficit of 3.1%, down from 3.2% in 2007. Although spending is up, the GOM projects higher GDP growth will generate more than adequate add [...]
2007-09-25 02:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1455MALAYSIA NOT ATTENDING TECHNICAL SEMINAR ON UNSCR
[...] Malaysia's Foreign Ministry informed us that there would be no Malaysian government representative at the Open-Ended Technical Seminar on UNSCR 1737 Implementation scheduled for 26 September. According to to Bala Chandran Tharman, Principal Assistant Secretary in the Ministry's Multilateral [...]
2007-09-25 05:36:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MNUC KNNP IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1458MALAYSIA'S LAWYERS TAKE TO THE STREETS OVER
[...] (C) With limited government response to the September 19 allegations of corruption and judge fixing (ref A),the Malaysian Bar Council announced its intent to march on the Prime Minister's office and demand the establishment of a royal commission of inquiry. Malaysia's law minister quickly de [...]
2007-09-26 12:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1462 Islamic Finance in Malaysia Part 2: Obstacles and
[...] (U) Summary: Malaysia is determined to become a global hub for Islamic Finance, and already accounts for two thirds of outstanding Islamic bond issuances (reftel). However, at a recent conference in KL, financial experts discussed a number of obstacles holding back development of this niche [...]
2007-09-27 08:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1470BURMA: PM ABDULLAH SAYS CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Following the release of the tough September 27 ASEAN statement on Burma, both Prime Minister Abdullah and Foreign Minister Hamid hardened their tone and concluded that ASEAN would have to rethink its demands and expectations vis--vis Burma, with the PM stating that ASEAN's "constructive [...]
2007-09-28 10:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1471MALAYSIA: REGARDING POSSIBLE MEETINGS ON NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-28 10:44:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA UNGA MY
07KUALALUMPUR1474DOMESTIC TRADE MINISTRY: NEW SECRETARY GENERAL ROCKING THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mohd Zain bin Mohd Dom, Secretary General of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA),is spearheading efforts to create a more business-friendly ministry. Zain's appointment to the Ministry's third ranking position in early 2007 has brought welcome access for [...]
2007-10-01 08:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV KIPR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1475MALAYSIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY REFUTES IRANIAN PRESS
[...] (C) Polchief called on the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Undersecretary for the Americas, Ambassador Ramlan Ibrahim, at short notice on September 28 to raise the issue of the September 26 meeting in New York between Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Polc [...]
2007-10-01 10:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KISL IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1476BURMA: UMNO YOUTH PARTCIPATE IN RALLY; POLITICIANS
[...] (C) Summary: The Malaysian Prime Minister's son-in-law Khairy Jamaluddin and the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) Youth wing joined the cause of promoting democratic reform in Burma and participated in a peaceful rally in front of the Burmese Embassy on October 1. Approximately 200 [...]
2007-10-01 10:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1478EMBASSY MEETING WITH ISNA-SANCTIONED TARGET
[...] (S/REL MALAYSIA) Polchief and econoff met with U.S. ISNA-sanctioned Malaysian firm Target Airfreight on September 26, in a meeting set up by the Malaysian Foreign Ministry. Target executives confirmed they shipped helicopter parts to Iran on March 31, 2004, at the request of an Indonesian firm [...]
2007-10-02 05:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1480MALAYSIA'S CANDIDATURE FOR UNESCO SEAT
[...] Post has received Diplomatic Note number KLN 45/07 from the Government of Malaysia which reads in pertinent part: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to propose an arrangement of reciprocal s [...]
2007-10-02 06:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNESCO MY
07KUALALUMPUR1484BURMA: MALAYSIA WAITING ON GAMBARI, NOT FOCUSED ON
[...] (C) Summary: The Malaysian government is awaiting the outcome of Gambari's mission and the return of PM Abdullah before considering next steps on Burma, according to MFA Secretary General Rastam, who predictably gave no hint of SIPDIS support for sanctions in response to our demarche. A [...]
2007-10-02 10:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1485MALAYSIA DECLINES INVITATION TO OBSERVE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-04 00:07:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PREL OPDC KHLS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1491 Inflation and Auto Sales Rise; GOM Fuel Subsidies
[...] Summary: - Inflation in Malaysia increased in August, although the GOM continued to hold down prices on certain basic necessities through subsidies and price controls. - Soaring global oil prices may soon force the GOM to reduce subsidies for gasoline and natural gas, which have cost the [...]
2007-10-04 09:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1492AMBASSADOR KEITH'S OCTOBER 4 MEETING WITH MFA
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Keith raised Burma during his initial courtesy call on MFA SecGen Rastam, urging that ASEAN support an October 5 UNSC meeting and a prospective Presidential Statement from the Council on Burma. Sidestepping the issue of a statement, Rastam reiterated Malaysian frustra [...]
2007-10-04 10:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1493Malaysia's Current Economic Performance Masks Need for
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's central bank Deputy Governor considers the country's banking sector unexposed to the turmoil in the US sub-prime mortgage market and believes that the economy remains on track for six percent GDP growth in 2007. Private sector economists, however, point out that Mala [...]
2007-10-05 06:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1497MALAYSIA'S INTERNAL SECURITY ACT (ISA) DETAINEES,
[...] (SBU) Malaysia held eighty-seven persons under Internal Security Act (ISA) detention in the Kamunting prison as of September, according to a normally reliable source. Fifty-four of those held are terrorist suspects. The Malaysian government commonly releases a number of ISA detainees each ye [...]
2007-10-05 08:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV PINR KISL KJUS ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR1541MALAYSIA'S CENTRAL BANK: LET'S MAKE A DEAL!
[...] (C) Summary: A number of U.S. financial services firms operating in Malaysia have described various informal practices undertaken by staff at Bank Negara Malaysia, the Central Bank, designed to encourage US firms to shift investment and jobs to Malaysia in return for regulatory approvals. I [...]
2007-10-18 09:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1546MALAYSIA'S NORTHERN CORRIDOR ECONOMIC PLAN -- LONG ON
[...] (U) Summary: Malaysia has launched another high-profile economic incentive program, the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER),as part of the government's efforts to enhance economic growth and development in outlying parts of Malaysia. Prime Minister Abdullah's July launch of the NCER foll [...]
2007-10-19 08:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EAGR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1548MALAYSIA BIOFUELS: INFORMATION ON INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
[...] Summary: The Malaysian government strongly supports the development of the biofuels industry, using the country's large and growing palm oil production as feedstock. The recent passage of the Biofuel Industry Act will facilitate the industry's continued expansion, though the industry has benef [...]
2007-10-19 09:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR TBIO MY
07KUALALUMPUR1551ABBAS VISITS MALAYSIA, PM ABDULLAH WELCOMES CHANCE
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited Kuala Lumpur October 20 - 21, accompanied by Information Minister Riyad al Maliki and two other senior Palestinian officials as part of a tour of Muslim countries to seek support ahead of the U.S.-sponsored Middle East peace conference [...]
2007-10-22 10:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1552ABBAS VISITS MALAYSIA, PM ABDULLAH WELCOMES CHANCE
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited Kuala Lumpur October 20 - 21, accompanied by Information Minister Riyad al Maliki and two other senior Palestinian officials as part of a tour of Muslim countries to seek support ahead of the U.S.-sponsored Middle East peace conference [...]
2007-10-22 23:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1557POLICE IN EAST MALAYSIA DISCUSS TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Poloff met with police leaders in East Malaysia during the first week of October to discuss trafficking in persons (TIP) issues in their region. To date, police have prosecuted or detained local syndicates and "gangsters" involved in trafficking under various legal options not specific [...]
2007-10-23 09:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ID MY
07KUALALUMPUR1562EXBS: SE ASIA REGIONAL ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] On September 04 the Advisor and ECONOFF met with Mr. Koshy Thomas, Deputy Secretary, Tax Analysis Division, Malaysian Ministry of Finance (MOF),to participate in the ongoing deliberations to secure a Memorandum of Understanding on the Megaports proposal. Discussion focused on two seemingly m [...]
2007-10-24 08:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1563MALAYSIA SUPPORTS BURMA'S FULL PARTICIPATION AT
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysia appears satisfied that Gambari is making some progress, and consequently Malaysia is not prepared to support a high-pressured ASEAN approach to Burma at the upcoming summit, per our October 24 meeting with a senior Foreign Ministry official to deliver the demarche on th [...]
2007-10-24 10:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1567MALAYSIA BACKS MEPP, EXPECTS INVITE TO U.S.-HOSTED
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinian President Abbas sought Malaysia's general backing in future peace talks with Israel and discussed Malaysian aid to Palestine during his October 20 meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, according to the Foreign Ministry. Malaysia understands that the [...]
2007-10-25 09:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL IS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1568GOM UPDATES ON ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW, REQUESTS
[...] (SBU) A senior official in Malaysia's Internal Security Ministry told us October 22 that the Anti-Trafficking Council created by the new anti-trafficking in persons law would meet formally by mid-November. Enforcement of the law would begin in early 2008, as Malaysian authorities needed time [...]
2007-10-25 10:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1570MALAYSIA: NOMINATION FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR
[...] Embassy Kuala Lumpur nominates Aegile Fernandez, co-founder and coordinator for migrant and refugee affairs at the NGO Tenaganita ("Women's Power"),to receive the Secretary's award as an International Woman of Courage. Aegile has demonstrated exceptional courage and commitment to defending t [...]
2007-10-26 09:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1579MALAYSIA'S APEC PRIORITIES
[...] Econoff met with Malaysia's Senior Official to APEC, Abdul Ghafar Musa, on October 30 to discuss the September APEC Summit in Sydney and to preview priorities in the upcoming year. Ghafar, Senior Director of the APEC Division in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, said Malaysia w [...]
2007-11-01 09:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ECIN MY
07KUALALUMPUR1580EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN'S OCTOBER 17 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Ministerial Political Secretary Vincent Lim told visiting EAP DAS Christensen on October 17 that there is a perception in Malaysia and ASEAN that the United States is not heavily engaged in the region. He further commented that U.S. actions in Iraq and Afghanistan have neg [...]
2007-11-02 00:37:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON CH MY
07KUALALUMPUR1583PROPOSED 2008 USNS MERCY VISIT TO MALAYSIA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 01:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRET//NOFORNMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL MY
07KUALALUMPUR1594BAR COUNCIL, PRIME MINISTER FACE OFF DURING LAW
[...] (C) The Malaysian Bar Council's October 29-31 law conference drew national attention as respected Sultan of Perak Azlan Shah and Bar Council President Ambiga Sreenevasan, in the wake of recent judicial scandals, delivered speeches critical of the government, calling for reforms to strengthen [...]
2007-11-05 12:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1604OPPOSITION AND POLICE HEADED FOR SHOWDOWN OVER
[...] (C) Opposition parties and the election NGO Bersih are organizing a major rally in Kuala Lumpur for November 10, despite police warnings not to proceed without a permit. Organizers optimistically hope for 10,000 demonstrators to participate in the rally, and expect the event to culminate in a [...]
2007-11-07 10:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1609TERRORIST FINANCE: MALAYSIA DINGED ON ILLICIT CASH COURIERS
[...] Summary: This cable responds to reftel requesting information on cash couriers in Malaysia. The Financial Action Task Force Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (FATF/APG) conducted a Mutual Evaluation of Malaysia in February 2007. "Cross Border Declaration and Disclosure" of cash was the o [...]
2007-11-09 08:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETTC KTFN KCRM PREL PTER MY
07KUALALUMPUR1610BURMA: MALAYSIA MFA WANTS GAMBARI TO PLAY ROLE IN
[...] (C) Polchief spoke with the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Southeast Asia and South Pacific Division chief Rahimi Harun on November 9, and conveyed ref A points on Burma welcoming Aung San Suu Kyi's call for meaningful dialogue and raising concern over the regime's rejection of UN Special Adviso [...]
2007-11-09 09:39:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1613MALAYSIA'S OPPOSITION DRAWS TENS OF THOUSANDS TO
[...] (C) Malaysia's major opposition parties operating under the election-reform umbrella organization BERSIH on November 10 carried out possibly the country's largest opposition demonstration since 1998, gathering 20,000 or more demonstrators to present an election reform petition to the National [...]
2007-11-13 11:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KISL KDEM ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR1620WOMEN'S ISSUES FUND GRANT PROPOSAL FOR BURMESE REFUGEE
[...] Post recommends the following project for EAP/RSP Regional Women's Issues Fund Small Grants Program (SG) for Locally-based Organizations: A. Identifying Information: --------------------------- a) Name of project: Independence and Voice for Burmese Refugees in Malaysia b) Total budget [...]
2007-11-16 00:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREF KPAO KCRM SOCI XB MY
07KUALALUMPUR1624CHALLENGES TO MALAYSIA'S STATUS QUO: WINDS OF
[...] (C) Subtle as well as more abrupt challenges to Malaysia's political status quo have emerged over the past few months, further signifying that times have changed since Mahathir's era of tight control. The Sultans quietly reasserted a claim to a measure of constitutional authority, which they [...]
2007-11-16 12:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1639MALAYSIA ACCEPTS INVITATION TO ANNAPOLIS
[...] (SBU) Malaysia accepts the U.S. invitation and will attend the November 26-27 Annapolis Conference, per Ambassador Ibrahim Abdullah, Under Secretary of the Foreign Ministry's OIC Division, who is charged with the Middle East peace issue. We delivered the advance notice to Ambassador Ibrahim, [...]
2007-11-21 09:28:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CVIS KPAL KWBG IS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1640ALLEGED SEX TRAFFICKING ON LABUAN ISLAND
[...] (C) Poloff visited Labuan in October in light of reports of some Filipinas trafficking into brothels on the island. We found that prostitution takes place under cover of legitimate business fronts and most Filipinas employed there have temporary work visas as "guest relations officers." Labua [...]
2007-11-21 11:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KJUS KWMN SMIG MY
07KUALALUMPUR1641MALAYSIA CONCERNED ABOUT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT TRENDS
[...] (U) Summary: Malaysia's foreign direct investment flows rose rapidly in 2006, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report 2007. However, while a 52.8% increase in inward FDI flows reversed a declining trend over the past five years, the bigger news [...]
2007-11-22 23:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1646MALAYSIAN POLICE ARREST ETHNIC INDIAN ACTIVIST
[...] (C) Summary: Police arrested an ethnic Indian lawyer serving as legal advisor to the Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) on charges of sedition ahead of a planned demonstration on November 25. HINDRAF had applied to the Kuala Lumpur Police for a permit to hold an assembly in front of the Bri [...]
2007-11-23 08:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1647POLICE BREAK UP ETHNIC INDIAN PROTEST IN KUALA
[...] (C) Thousands of ethnic Indian Malaysians took to the streets of Kuala Lumpur in protest on November 25, the second major anti-government demonstration in two weeks. Despite police warnings, early arrests (ref A) and heavy police presence on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, approximately 20,000 e [...]
2007-11-26 11:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1648IMPORT SAFETY - MALAYSIA WELCOMES DIALOGUE WITH THE U.S.
[...] Summary: Malaysia is interested in expanding contacts with the United States on import safety issues. Malaysian trade officials have been following recent USG efforts to address import safety, and they support increased dialogue with the U.S. to preserve and enhance Malaysia's strong trade lin [...]
2007-11-27 01:57:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1649EXBS: SE ASIA REGIONAL ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] October 09-11 the Advisor was in Jakarta to meet with officials from the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (BAPETEN) and the National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN) to discuss the upcoming Additional Protocol Commodities Identification Training (AP-CIT) scheduled for November 06-08. Mr. Sukarman [...]
2007-11-27 02:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1652SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER AND MGEN REMINGTON'S
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter o [...]
2007-11-27 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1655WOMEN'S ISSUES FUND GRANT PROPOSAL FOR WOMEN POLITICAL
[...] (U) Post recommends the following project for EAP/RSP Regional Women's Issues Fund Small Grants Program (SG) for locally-based organizations. This is an addition to Post's earlier submission (ref B). a) Name of organization: Education and Research Association for Consumers, Malaysia (ERA [...]
2007-11-29 05:14:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID KWMN KPAO KCRM SOCI XB MY
07KUALALUMPUR1657UNHCR WARY OF NEW ROLE FOR "RELA" AUXILIARIES IN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 05:39:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL PHUM PINS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1658POLICE RESPOND POSITIVELY DURING CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] (SBU) Poloff, Legatt, and an ICITAP trainer from Jakarta met for a full day session on November 15 with senior police leaders from the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) to discuss law enforcement efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) under Malaysia's new anti-trafficking law. The police w [...]
2007-11-29 07:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS SMIG KWMN KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1659UNHCR WARY OF NEW ROLE FOR "RELA" AUXILIARIES IN
[...] (C) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative in Malaysia Volker Turk briefed Ambassador Keith on November 23 regarding UNHCR operations in Malaysia, and UNHCR's central role in U.S. resettlement processing for Burmese refugees. Turk expressed his concern with the [...]
2007-11-30 01:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL PHUM PINS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1663GOVERNMENT WARNS ON FUTURE PROTESTS, TAKES LEGAL
[...] (C) In the aftermath of the November 25 ethnic Indian street demonstration, which police forcibly dispersed, the Malaysian government has raised the stakes for its critics who proceed with public rallies in defiance of government bans. Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi warned the nation on Novem [...]
2007-11-30 10:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1664GOVERNMENT WARNS ON FUTURE PROTESTS, TAKES LEGAL
[...] (C) In the aftermath of the November 25 ethnic Indian street demonstration, which police forcibly dispersed, the Malaysian government has raised the stakes for its critics who proceed with public rallies in defiance of government bans. Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi warned the nation on Novem [...]
2007-11-30 10:44:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1675IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED; SENIOR IRAN ENVOY LOBBIES
[...] (C) Polchief on December 4 delivered reftel demarche regarding the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate on Iran's nuclear program to Wan Yusri, Principal Assistant Secretary in the Multilateral Political Division of Malaysia's Foreign Ministry. Yusri thanked polchief for the timely information [...]
2007-12-04 10:51:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1679MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT DECIDES PROTON WILL NOT SEEK A FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) Summary: After nearly two years of back-and-forth negotiations with Volkswagen, the Malaysian government has decided that government-controlled auto maker Proton would no longer pursue a strategic partnership with the German auto manufacturer or any other foreign partner (including Gene [...]
2007-12-06 01:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1682 The Challenge of Dealing with Malaysia Inc.
[...] (SBU) Summary: Doing business in Malaysia can be a challenge for foreign firms and the recent DiGi.com restructuring is a case in point. DiGi.com, a mobile telephone service provider majority-owned by Norway's Telenor ASA, needed to reduce its equity stake in the firm this year to meet GOM re [...]
2007-12-06 05:32:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETEL MY
07KUALALUMPUR1684INDIAN GRIEVANCES AND RACIAL TENSIONS; GOM TRIES
[...] (C) The ethnic Indian protest on November 25 and the government's strong law enforcement response have increased domestic and international attention on Malaysia's Indian community. Despite constituting nearly 8 per cent of Malaysia's population, ethnic Indians hold only 1.2 per cent of the n [...]
2007-12-06 16:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR1686MALAYSIA WILL PARTICIPATE IN PARIS DONORS
[...] (SBU) Polchief spoke with Assistant Secretary Mohd Adlyn Mughni Shamsudin in the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's OIC Division on December 7 and urged Malaysia's full and constructive participation in the Paris Donors Conference. Adlyn responded that Malaysia had agreed to attend the conference. [...]
2007-12-07 09:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AMGT KPAL KWBG IS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1687UNCITRAL RULES OF PROCEDURE AND METHODS OF WORK
[...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche on December 5 to Rohana Abdul Malek, International Affairs Division, Malaysian Attorney General's Chambers. Although Rohana did not have an immediate comment, late on December 7 (after Embassy COB) she sent the following message to econoff: "We appreciate the [...]
2007-12-10 02:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNCITRAL MY
07KUALALUMPUR1691POLICE ARREST HUMAN RIGHTS DAY MARCHERS; ANOTHER
[...] (C) Malaysian police on December 9 arrested organizers of an attempted march in Kuala Lumpur by lawyers, activists and opposition party officials in support of freedom of assembly. The short-lived march involved some 100 participants and took place after the Bar Council, under police pressure [...]
2007-12-10 11:54:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR1692 MALAYSIAN RACIAL ECONOMIC PREFERENCES CRITIQUED AT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's race-based economic preferences were roundly criticized at the annual National Economic Outlook Conference hosted by the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER). In the keynote address, the Crown Prince of the State of Perak called for national unity and pragm [...]
2007-12-11 08:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1693MALAYSIAN IMMIGRATION REQUESTS TRAINING VISIT TO U.S. PORTS
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for ICE Singapore to organize a study visit to the U.S. for Malaysian Immigration officers, with a focus on inspection, detention, removal, and deportation of illegal immigrants; as well as trafficking in persons victim identification and protection. Malaysian [...]
2007-12-11 08:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF CVIS KCRM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1694EMBASSY RAISES CONCERNS OVER FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY,
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy raised concerns over freedom of assembly with two senior Malaysian officials on December 6 and December 11, respectively, in light of the continued arrests of opposition and civil society organizers of rallies critical of the government. An advisor to the Prime Minister [...]
2007-12-11 09:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1695POLICE ARREST OPPOSITION LEADERS ATTEMPTING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysian police on December 11 arrested 24 opposition party and NGO activists, organized under the Bersih electoral reform coalition, in connection with a planned rally at Parliament. Police released at least seven of the activists later in the day. Those arrested included f [...]
2007-12-11 10:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR1702BURMA: MALAYSIA NOT INCLINED TO CONSIDER CHARTER
[...] (C) Polchief delivered reftel demarche on ASEAN measures to keep pressure on the Burmese regime to the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Parliamentary Secretary Shabery Cheek on December 12. Polchief emphasized the regime's lack of concrete steps toward a dialogue, despite the efforts of UN Speci [...]
2007-12-12 08:54:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1710HINDRAF LEADERS DETAINED UNDER INTERNAL SECURITY
[...] (C) The Malaysian government on December 13 arrested five ethnic Indian leaders of the small NGO HINDRAF using the Internal Security Act (ISA),which provides for detention without trial, and indicated they would be help for two years. Senior Malaysian officials, including Prime Minister Abd [...]
2007-12-13 11:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM KDEM ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR1711HINDRAF LEADERS DETAINED UNDER INTERNAL SECURITY
[...] (C) The Malaysian government on December 13 arrested five ethnic Indian leaders of the small NGO HINDRAF using the Internal Security Act (ISA),which provides for detention without trial, and indicated they would be held for two years. Senior Malaysian officials, including Prime Minister Abd [...]
2007-12-13 12:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR17201207 - MALAYSIA'S TRI-BORDER CAPACITY BUILDING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Kuala Lumpur seeks to utilize USD 1 million in allocated FY 2007 Title 1207 funding during FY 2008 to conduct civilian maritime law enforcement training and to enhance border control capability in the tri-border region of Malaysia's eastern state of [...]
2007-12-14 09:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL ID RP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1721AMBASSADOR RAISES ISA CONCERNS WITH LAW MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met on December 14 with de facto Law Minister Nazri Aziz and raised U.S. concerns over Malaysia's use of the Internal Security Act (ISA) in light of the December 13 detention of five ethnic Indian activists. Minister Nazri vigorously defended use of ISA as necessar [...]
2007-12-14 11:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1729MALAYSIA -- TERRORISM REPORT 2007 DRAFT
[...] (SBU) The draft text of Malaysia's 2007 Terrorism Report is provided in paragraph 2. This text has been posted to Intellipedia: http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/ East Asia and Pacific Terrorism Reports#Malaysia 2. (SBU) Begin text: Malaysia New provisions to Malaysia's Penal Code a [...]
2007-12-19 07:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER MY
07KUALALUMPUR1730TIP ACTION PLAN DELIVERED TO MALAYSIA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-19 11:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KWMN KCRM ELAB ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR1731CATHOLIC CHURCH ANTI-TIP EFFORTS IN MALAYSIA
[...] (SBU) The Catholic Church in Malaysia is taking a more active role in providing shelter to suspected trafficking victims and raising public awareness. The Church is raising public awareness via Sunday homilies and public outreach, and provides temporary shelter to women reportedly forced into [...]
2007-12-20 23:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KWMN SMIG MY
07KUALALUMPUR1732JUDICIAL REFORM ELUSIVE, DESPITE ROYAL COMMISSION
[...] (C) Following months of inconclusive investigations into a major judge-fixing scandal (ref A),Malaysia's King confirmed on December 12 the government's appointment of a royal commission of inquiry. The King tasked the royal commission to investigate the origin and veracity of the now infamous [...]
2007-12-21 00:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR17332007 UMNO GENERAL ASSEMBLY FIZZLES, BUT KHAIRY
[...] (C) Summary: The United Malays National Organization (UMNO) held its 58th Annual General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur from November 5 - 9 and despite the usual fanfare proved to be little more than a pep rally for the upcoming general election. Although party elections remain a year away, chang [...]
2007-12-21 01:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY
07KUWAIT235KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOE/NNSA
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Keith Koji Nakanishi, Rengin M. Gok, and Arthur James Rodgers Jr., of the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation to travel to post o/a March 23-28, 2007 to attend the Gulf Seismic Fo [...]
2007-02-18 14:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDENRG PARM OTRA KNNP COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07LISBON966SPEAKER PELOSI'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi paid a courtesy call on Portuguese Parliament President Jaime Gama on April 6 during a Lisbon stopover following her trip to the Middle East. The hour-long meeting was cordial and broad ranging. Speaker Pelosi underscored that the dele [...]
2007-04-13 09:42:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PO EUN XF ZP AF
07LONDON892INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: COMSAR 11 was attended by 70 administrations and 1 Associate Member, 2 Specialized Agencies, and 19 non- governmental organizations. COMSAR considered the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS),Review of the ITU radio communications matters, Satellite Services (COSPAS-SARS [...]
2007-03-07 16:45:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO ITU IMSO AORC ASEC UK
07MADRID1924SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA BIGELOW, MILLER,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Keith Bigelow, Timothy Miller, Jana Yonat Swimmer, and Jason Link, NOAA Scientists to travel to San Sebastian, Spain on or about October 6 to October 20. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the meeting with international scientists: Tagging and Tr [...]
2007-10-03 16:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS KSCA OTRA SP
07MADRID2118SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Arthur Rodgers and Keith Nakanishi, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about November 24 to December 04. The purpose of the visit is to attend a meeting at the Institute of Earth Sciences in Madrid. 2. Post understands that no assistance is req [...]
2007-11-15 16:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID491SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JSC KEITH TUCKER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA's Keith Tucker from NASA's Johnson Space Center to travel to Barcelona, Spain on April 7 to April 19. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Structural Technical Interchange meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. V [...]
2007-03-15 18:13:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
07MADRID622SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA (JSC),KEITH
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Keith Tucker, from NASA's Johnson Space Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on April 8 to April 13. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Structural Technical Interchange meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visito [...]
2007-04-04 13:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MANAMA803TREASURY U/S LEVEY WARNS AHLI UNITED AGAINST
[...] (C) Treasury Undersecretary Levey August 8 cautioned Ahli United Bank (AUB) officials on the bank's ties with Iranian state-owned banks. Through Future Bank, AUB was virtually the only bank in the world to be joint-ventured with Bank Melli and Bank Saderat. Bank Melli Iran had used deceptive [...]
2007-08-22 16:10:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN PTER PARM MNUC IR BA
07MANILA2828MEASURED MILITARY RESPONSE HELPING TO PRESERVE
[...] (C) Summary. While the Philippine armed forces continue efforts to track down Abu Sayyaf terrorists on Basilan and Jolo, operations are being kept limited and focused in an effort to fulfill President Arroyo's directives to contain casualties and preserve two key peace processes. Despite hi [...]
2007-08-17 11:23:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA2931STAFFDEL LUSE VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) Summary: Mr. Keith Luse, Senior Professional Staff, visited the Philippines from August 14-18 as part of a three-nation Asian visit that also included Indonesia and Mongolia. The purpose of Mr. Luse's visit was to conduct a field-based study on bilateral U.S. foreign assistance, and also [...]
2007-08-29 23:12:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN ID RP CH MD
07MINSK740SOSNY TRUST AND COOPERATION HIGH, SECURITY LOW
[...] (C) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team continued its project with Belarus' Joint Institute of Power and Nuclear Research (JIPNR)--Sosny on the design of an upgraded Material Protection, Control and Accounting (MPC&A) system for the facility's nuclear material. The team also began explori [...]
2007-08-28 14:39:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY PARM MNUC PGOV BO
07MINSK743SOSNY TRUST AND COOPERATION HIGH, SECURITY LOW
[...] (C) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team continued its project with Belarus' Joint Institute of Power and Nuclear Research (JIPNR)--Sosny on the design of an upgraded Material Protection, Control and Accounting (MPC&A) system for the facility's nuclear material. The team also began explori [...]
2007-08-29 10:15:00Embassy MinskSECRETENRG MNUC PARM PGOV TRGY BO
07MUSCAT1091OMANI COMMERCE MINISTER TALKS UP FTA BENEFITS WITH
[...] (SBU) Oman's Commerce and Industry Minister spoke highly of the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement's (FTA) potential to strengthen bilateral economic relations during a November 26 visit to Muscat by a U.S. Congressional delegation. The Agreement, according to the Minister, would assist government [...]
2007-12-04 07:39:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL MU
07MUSCAT1096CODEL MORAN MEETING WITH OMANI DEPUTY PRIME
[...] (C) In an October 26 meeting with a visiting U.S. Congressional delegation, the Omani Deputy Prime Minister praised U.S.-Oman relations and welcomed U.S. engagement in the region. He characterized Iran as a country determined to win respect from the international community and discounted inf [...]
2007-12-05 06:31:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP KPAL ECON ENRG IR MU
07NAIROBI3968Delta Announces New York-Nairobi Service Starting June
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: U.S. carrier Delta Airlines has announced plans for Nairobi-New York service via Dakar starting in June 2008. Since Kenya is an FAA Category 2 country, Nairobi passengers, luggage and cargo must be offloaded, checked, and re-load [...]
2007-10-04 14:42:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR AGOA ECON ETRD PTER KE
07NAIROBI4252Open Skies on GOK Agenda for Air Services Negotiations
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ministry of Transport officials confirmed Kenya is ready to negotiate an Open Skies Agreement with the U.S. and requests confirmation of the proposed dates so it can complete its internal consultations and provide proposals on the model Open Skies text. Ikiara also suggested Nai [...]
2007-10-30 12:30:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR KTIA ECON KE
07NAIROBI4441Kenya Air Services Negotiations; Questions from Kenya
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: Kenya Airways sees no real benefit from Kenya signing an Open Skies Agreement with the U.S. until Kenya achieves Category 1 status. In fact, it is concerned about the potential competition from U.S. airlines that could ser [...]
2007-11-14 05:47:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR KTIA ECON KE
07NAIROBI4582 STAFFDEL MARGON SCHEDULE FOR KENYA
[...] SHEDULE FOR Visit of Sarah Margon to Nairobi, Kenya 28-30 November 2007 Wednesday, November 28, 2007 1200 Arrive JKI airport (met by Political Counselor Larry Andre). 1330 Arrive at Holiday Inn, Check-in 1400 Lunch with Election Monitoring Team Larry Andre, Political Counselor [...]
2007-11-27 14:00:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN ET GM NL KE
07NEWDELHI1947EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AGMATEL INDIA, NEW
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Agmatel India (Agmatel),New Delhi, on April 13, 20 [...]
2007-04-24 12:09:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI1949EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SANCHAR ANTENNA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan attempted to conduct a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Sanchar Antenna and Communications Syste [...]
2007-04-24 12:10:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07OTTAWA1256DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CANADA: NOPEC LEGISLATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-29 21:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG ECON PREL CA
07OTTAWA1587CANADA'S NEW FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER MAXIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Maxime Bernier has enjoyed a swift rise in his eighteen-month career in federal politics, becoming only the fifth Quebecer to serve as Canada's Foreign Affairs minister following a shuffle of cabinet responsibilities on August 14, 2007. Bernier is regarded as an ambitious, smart [...]
2007-08-17 21:22:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CA
07OTTAWA1862HARPER TO OPPOSITION: BRING IT ON!
[...] (C) Summary: PM Harper held the first press conference of his tenure to deliver one simple message to the opposition: if you don't go along with the conservative program, you can meet us in the voting booth. In a rare and gutsy move, he laid out the essence of his upcoming Throne Speech - tax [...]
2007-10-05 01:54:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CA
07OTTAWA1878CANADA LOOKING FOR NEW APPROACHES TO
[...] (C) Summary: Recognizing the need to better organize Canada's institutions to promote democratic development abroad, the Canadian Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development recently conducted a study of democracy promotion. The committee's report was issued in J [...]
2007-10-05 19:06:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KDEM CA PREL
07OTTAWA1881G-8: CANADA LOOKING FOR HELP ON THE AFGHAN-PAK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's Foreign Ministry briefed G-8 embassies on its recent mission to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border which was focused on border management, immigration, and counter-narcotics. Under the G-8 border initiative Canada is taking the lead on the piece of the frontier where its [...]
2007-10-09 12:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CA AF PK
07OTTAWA1922CANADA: MAKING THE CASE FOR THE AFGHAN MISSION
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The Canadian body politic is highly conflicted over the Afghan mission, with one poll in September indicating that 68 pct of Canadians want a complete pullout in February 2009 and 56 pct want the troops out even earlier, while an October poll shows that 54 pct want Canadian tr [...]
2007-10-17 16:10:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS PGOV CA AF PK
07OTTAWA2133CANADA SEEKS DEDICATED HELICOPTER AND UAV SUPPORT
[...] (C) Summary: The Canadian government is lobbying European NATO partners to provide dedicated helicopter and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) support in the Kandahar region of Regional Command - South (RC-S) in Afghanistan. Canada's military has no organic capability of this type, despite an on [...]
2007-11-21 21:12:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS NATO AF CA
07OTTAWA2135CANADIAN OFFICIALS AND 'MANLEY PANEL' CHART WAY
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Canada's Defense Minister believes Canadian and Afghan forces are performing well in southern Afghanistan but he and his colleagues are worried about the minority Conservative government's ability to convince Parliament to authorize an extension of the current mission from 200 [...]
2007-11-21 21:58:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS NATO AF CA
07OTTAWA2215CANADIAN CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PALESTINIAN SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. In November 28-29 meetings with senior Canadian officials, U.S. Security Coordinator (USSC) for the Israel-Palestinian Authority Lt. General Keith Dayton expressed his high appreciation for Canadian contributions to his staff and asked for additional assistance on staff and pro [...]
2007-12-06 18:35:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG EAID WE IS GZ CA
07OTTAWA2233U.S.-CANADA POLICY PLANNING TALKS: AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. and Canadian Policy Planners met November 29-30 to discuss the broad strategic outlook over the next 25 years (with specific reference to the National Intelligence Council's 2020 and 2025 projects) and a range of international and regional issues that represent policy priorit [...]
2007-12-07 22:06:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CA AF PK XB XL XM XK
07OTTAWA651 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PDAS MCNERNEY AND
[...] (SBU) Post grants country clearance for visit of PDAS Patricia McNerney, Kurt Kessler, Anthony Ruggiero and Jennifer Fowler to Ottawa on April 15-16 to meet with Canadian officials. 2. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Keith Mines (613-688-5242). He can be reached by e-mail a [...]
2007-04-11 18:01:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA CA
07PARAMARIBO393RHYTHM ROAD REQUEST: OCTOBER 18-20 OR NOVEMBER 1-3
[...] Post is delighted to accept ECA/PE/C/CU offer for an American Music Abroad - Rhythm Road stop in Suriname and looks forward to an excellent opportunity to reach out in particular to youth. The hip-hop format will be especially attractive for target audiences and the large "Afro-Sranan" or "C [...]
2007-07-27 13:57:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL NS
07PARIS3875A/S ROOD MISSILE DEFENSE TALKS WITH RUSSIA IN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak hosted State/ISN A/S John Rood and a U.S. delegation including State/EUR A/S Dan Fried for U.S.-Russia bilateral missile defense talks in Paris on September 10. Rood and Kislyak welcomed this installment of on-going talks as a vital [...]
2007-09-17 16:55:00Embassy ParisSECRETMARR PREL MCAP NATO RS FR
07PORTOFSPAIN1151BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF NEW CABINET MEMBERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Patrick Manning's new cabinet includes a number of new faces, some members of his former cabinet who have been given different portfolios, and two who have retained their old ministries. The cabinet is noteworthy for the number of women the PM has placed in posi [...]
2007-11-23 18:56:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL TD
07PORTOFSPAIN643TRINIDAD'S EITI IMPLEMENTATION IS ON HOLD
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for State/EEB/ESC - see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOTT has reportedly done the groundwork to prepare Trinidad & Tobago's candidacy for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI),but the effort came to a stop in mid-2006, when Cabinet [...]
2007-07-02 18:52:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EPET ECON EAID ENRG PGOV PREL TD
07PRAGUE823CZECHS DELIVER WISH LIST FOR MISSILE DEFENSE PUBLIC
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Government Coordinator for Communication of Missile Defense Program Tomas Klvana delivered a "wish list" of proposed ballistic missile defense (BMD) public diplomacy activities to the Embassy July 11. This list resulted from Klvana's consultations in Washington June [...]
2007-07-12 13:53:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRETORIA1596SOUTH AFRICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SENDS
[...] (SBU) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary. The South Africa Department of Transport (SADOT) requests that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) set aside Delta Airline's (Delta) opposition to South African Airway's (SAA) USDOT application to renew its permit [...]
2007-05-04 13:52:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON SF
07PRISTINA125 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MS. BRIDGETTE JOHNSON, MR.
[...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Treasury's program officer Ms. Bridgette Johnson, Budget Advisor Mr. Keith Clark and Project Coordinator Ms. Karen Skeete to visit Pristina February 25 - March 2, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to meet with Kosovo officials to dra [...]
2007-02-20 16:32:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA YI
07PRISTINA353 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MR. KEITH CLARK AND MS. LINDA
[...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Treasury Advisors Mr. Keith Clark and Ms. Linda Decker to visit Pristina May 21 - June 1, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to hold capital budgeting courses in Pristina. Control Officer for this visit will be Economic Officer, Shant [...]
2007-05-04 09:05:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC YI
07RABAT909RE-PROGRAMMING FY2007 AML RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC
[...] (SBU) With confirmation from Moroccan Finance Ministry officials that planned USG assistance to help establish Morocco's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and train its personnel would be most effective if provided in 2008, after the unit is up and running, post recommends that a portion of th [...]
2007-05-24 11:35:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER PGOV MA
07REYKJAVIK125 Iceland: Local vote to stop smelter expansion may have
[...] (U) Summary: Iceland's oldest aluminum smelter, owned by Canadian aluminum conglomerate Alcan, was denied permission to expand in a tight local referendum on March 31. The planned expansion was one of three aluminum projects in various planning stages, including two new smelters proposed by [...]
2007-04-30 17:27:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND EINV EMIN ENRG SENV IC
07RIYADH1388JOINT WORKING GROUP MARITIME TEAM DEBRIEFS SAUDI
[...] (S) On June 23, an assessment team in Saudi Arabia from the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) debriefed members of the Saudi Coast Guard on a four-day visit to Coast Guard facilities at and near oil facilities in the Eastern Province. While the maritime [...]
2007-06-28 12:35:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETEPET ENRG ECON PTER DHA SA
07RIYADH1659MAJLIS EAGER TO ENGAGE WITH CONGRESS; REQUESTS
[...] (C) PolCouns met with Majlis Al-Shura (Consultative Council) member Dr. Bandar bin Mohammed Al-Aiban recently to discuss the possible participation of Majlis members in the new International Visitor Leadership Program for Saudi regulatory body members, including the Capital Market Authority, C [...]
2007-08-08 10:31:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KPAO SA
07RIYADH881CODEL PELOSI APRIL 5 MEETING WITH MAJLIS AL-SHURA
[...] (C) U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and delegation met on April 5 with Majlis Al-Shura Chairman Sheikh Dr. Salih bin Humaid, several other Shura Council members, and Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Adel Al-Jubeir. During a lively exchange of information and ideas, Humaid expl [...]
2007-04-28 13:45:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ENRG PTER CVIS IS IR SA
07SHANGHAI220DOT SECRETARY PETER'S APRIL 11-12 VISIT TO SHANGHAI
[...] (U) Summary. During her April 11-12 visit to Shanghai, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters attended a signing ceremony for the creation of the United Parcel Service (UPS) International Air Hub at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) (to be reported septel); expressed concerns of U. [...]
2007-04-18 03:00:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ELTN ECPS ETRD OVIP CH
07STOCKHOLM77 EXPORT CONTROL BILATS BETWEEN SWEDEN AND DOC
[...] (C) Summary: On December 7, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration Christopher Padilla met with a Swedish interagency group to discuss a variety of export control and strategic trade issues. The two sides addressed the U.S. Government's proposed China licensing policy rule [...]
2007-01-23 09:36:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC EINV KSTC SW
07TALLINN276ESTONIA'S BRONZE SOLDIER: EXCAVATION BEGINS
[...] (C) Summary. After nearly a year of controversy, and weeks of speculation that the Estonian government would finally remove the city's WWII-era Soldier and any war graves found nearby, the process has begun. The GOE has extensively briefed the press, the ethnic Russian community the diplomati [...]
2007-04-26 13:56:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS EN
07TALLINN280REACTIONS TO REMOVAL OF ESTONIA,S BRONZE SOLDIER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On the evening of April 26, a mostly young, mostly Russian crowd of 1,000-1,500 demonstrating against the removal of the Bronze Soldier monument refused police orders to disperse. The police then dispersed the crowd by force. As the demonstrators scattered they broke shop wind [...]
2007-04-27 11:17:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS EN
07TALLINN297UPDATE ON BRONZE SOLDIER AND ESTONIAN-RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Summary. Following days of demonstrations outside the Estonian Embassy in Moscow and an attack on their Ambassador, the GOE pushed hard for EU engagement with Moscow. The resulting Troika demarche in Moscow and statement by the Presidency was well-received by the GOE. A Russian State Ra [...]
2007-05-03 16:09:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS EN
07TALLINN309REPORTS OF POLICE ABUSE UNFOUNDED
[...] (SBU) Summary. Post has uncovered no concrete evidence of police abuses during the Bronze Soldier riots April 26-27. Investigations of a small number of complaints are on-going. Of the 1,300 individuals taken into custody during and after the riots, about 300 are facing riot-related charges a [...]
2007-05-10 14:44:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL RS EN
07TALLINN544ESTONIA SUPPORTS U.S. NON-PAPER ON CFE RATIFICATION
[...] (C) On August 20 and 21, we delivered reftel points to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security and Arms Control, and Peeter Helme, MFA NATO Desk Officer, on breaking the impasse to Russia's fulfillment of its remaining Istanbul commitments. Hilpus told us that the GOE's position on CFE remains [...]
2007-08-22 08:40:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO KCFE EN
07TALLINN633ESTONIA: PDAS VOLKER AT V-10 POLITICAL DIRECTORS
[...] (C) Summary. EUR PDAS Volker participated in the Vilnius Ten (V-10) political directors conference in Tallinn, Estonia on September 12-13. V-10 political directors generally supported eventual NATO enlargement for the Adriatic 3 (Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia) and the need for more EU unit [...]
2007-09-26 11:22:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO KCFE EN
07TELAVIV1104ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Visit of US Secretary of Defense in Israel ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that the U.S. administration will present in the following weeks to the Israelis and the Palestinians a list with benchmarks aimed to p [...]
2007-04-17 09:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1143ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Secretary Gates to Israel, April 18-19, 2007 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and The Jerusalem Post prominently covered the visit of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to Israel. Yediot and Maariv did not report on th [...]
2007-04-19 08:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1246ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. PM Olmert's Performance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that the US administration has presented Israel and the PA with benchmarks by which the sides will be required to abide, in accordance with [...]
2007-04-27 09:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1324ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-04 10:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1514ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that last night the Israel Air Force bombed the house of Hamas parliamentarian Khalil al-Haya in Gaza. He was slightly injured in the attack, but eight others including [...]
2007-05-21 10:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1540ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-24 10:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1549ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syrian Option ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz cited both Israeli and American officials as saying that neither Jerusalem nor Washington has changed its views on talks with Syria. This reaction came in response to recent [...]
2007-05-25 10:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1587ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Israel is waiting for Hamas to forward it another list of Palestinian prisoners whom it proposes to exchange for kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. The paper noted tha [...]
2007-06-01 10:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1604ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast: ----------- Summary: -------- Senior commentator Nahum Barnea wrote in the popular, pluralist Yediot: "The current government has three negotiation tracks that require discussion.... Each track involves great risks, but refraining from making a choice is no less dangerous. Whoe [...]
2007-06-04 10:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1661ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Israeli officials are concerned about Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice possibly influencing the speech SIPDIS President Bush is slated to deliver on the Mid [...]
2007-06-07 11:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1665DOE/NNSA/LLNL TEAM'S VISIT TO ISRAEL SEES PROGRESS
[...] (S) From March 13 through March 14, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Team comprised of officials from the DOE-affiliated National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) met with officials from the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC),Israel' [...]
2007-06-07 15:18:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC IR SY KN IS
07TELAVIV1679ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Syria 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- Yediot headlined that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert talked to US President George Bush six weeks ago and received from him the ok to go ahead and open negotiations with Syria. According to the [...]
2007-06-08 11:13:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1972ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that on Tuesday two Qassam rockets were launched at Sderot. This morning leading electronic media reported on IDF operations in the southern Gaza StripQIs [...]
2007-06-27 10:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2022ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror: UK Terror Attempts ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that difficulty in finding 250 Fatah prisoners, who have been in jail for a long time but do not have "blood on their hands," [...]
2007-07-02 09:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2417ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. US Defense Aid ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- The Bush administration will not be able to increase military aid to Israel next year by USD 0.5 billion due to expenditures on the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Israel had already p [...]
2007-08-09 04:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2558ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-23 10:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2642ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that three Palestinian children from one family were killed in a strike against rocket launchers in the northern Gaza Strip. The media quoted the IDF [...]
2007-08-31 03:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2650ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 10:52:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2678ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz cited the belief of GOI sources that most Security Cabinet members will support increasing financial pressure on the Gaza Strip during the cabinet's meeting in Jerus [...]
2007-09-05 09:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3087ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted a State Department spokesperson as saying on Wednesday that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will come to Israel and the PA in early November. Major media quoted Sec [...]
2007-10-25 10:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3145ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 10:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3187ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 13:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3281ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and The Jerusalem Post led with Israeli demands to the Palestinian Authority that Israel be recognized as a Jewish state. The Jerusalem Post reported that opposition from Palestini [...]
2007-11-15 11:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3323ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 10:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3342USSC DAYTON BRIEFS IDF CENTRAL COMMANDER ON STEPS
[...] (S) U.S. Security Coordinator Lieutenant General Keith Dayton briefed IDF Central Command Commander Major General Gadi Shamni November 18 on efforts to date and future steps to strengthen the capabilities of Palestinian National Security Forces (NSF) and Presidential Guard (PG) units in the We [...]
2007-11-26 13:00:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETMOPS MASS KPAL KWBG PTER JO EG IS
07TELAVIV365ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Missile Defenses ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post and Israel Radio reported that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, German FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier SIPDIS (representing the EU),Russian FM Sergey Lavrov, [...]
2007-02-02 10:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV481ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations 2. North Korea ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz (English Ed.) quoted senior GOI sources as saying that Israel has decided to reassess its relations with the PA and its Chairman [President], Mah [...]
2007-02-14 10:32:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV513COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEBRUARY 18-20 VISIT OF
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem warmly welcome the February 18-20, 2007 visit to Israel of the Congressional Delegation (CODEL) led by Senator John Kyl. Please note that all message traffic concerning travel to Israel and the Occupied Territories should be sent to both [...]
2007-02-16 10:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ IS JO TU
07TELAVIV514COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEBRUARY 19-20 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem warmly welcome the February 19-20, 2007 visit to Israel of Representative Jane Harman (D-CA),member, House Energy and Commerce Committee. Please note that all message traffic concerning travel to Israel and the Occupied Territories sho [...]
2007-02-16 10:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IS TU UK
07TELAVIV999ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran-Britain Crisis ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Ehud Olmert, at a press conference on Sunday evening in Jerusalem with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, proposed a "meeting of all the heads of the [...]
2007-04-04 12:33:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TOKYO1422The Japan Economic Scope - March 30, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 2. (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from March 30, 2007. 3. Seiyu to Sell U.S. Beef, Larger Trade Issue Still Stalled 4. U.S. Beef Still on Slow Track? 5. Meat Export Federation President in Tokyo 6. EMIN Meets New CPRR Member Okina 7. [...]
2007-04-02 05:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO1535COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 9-10, 2007 visit to Japan by EAP A/S Christopher Hill, EAP/K Director Sung Kim and Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He [...]
2007-04-09 02:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1591COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. VICTOR CHA, DIRECTOR FOR
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 12-13, 2007 visit to Japan by Dr. Victor Cha, Director for Asian Affairs. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3 [...]
2007-04-11 07:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO1793COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS FRANK RUGGIERO AND
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 26-28, 2007 visit to Japan by DAS Frank Ruggiero and Katherine Baker (PM/WRA Policy Analyst). A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: [...]
2007-04-23 09:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC AFIN MARR PARM PREL KS JA
07TOKYO230COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR A/S HILL AND DELEGATION
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 20-22, 2007 visit to Japan by A/S Christopher Hill, EAP Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons, and NSC Director Victor Cha. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer will be Keith Jordan. He can be r [...]
2007-01-18 08:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL CH KS JA
07TOKYO2718COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the June 19-June 20, 2007 visit to Japan by EAP A/S Hill and EAP Special Assistant Thomas B. Gibbons. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Keith Jordan. Contact information is as follows: Office phone: (81 [...]
2007-06-15 08:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO497COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP A/S HILL AND SPECIAL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 05-07, 2007 visit to Japan by EAP A/S Christopher Hill and Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: [...]
2007-02-02 08:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL CH KS JA
07TOKYO5003JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-26 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO855COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR G/SENK SENIOR ADVISOR WHITON
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 03-05, 2007 visit to Japan by Christian Whiton, Senior Advisor to Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can [...]
2007-02-28 10:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PHUM JA
07USNATO647SPS MEETING
[...] (U) Summary: NATO held its annual SPS meeting October 19 in Brussels. A U.S. expert briefed on developments for explosives stand-off detection techniques. The Committee discussed finding alternative funding for the Virtual Silk Highway project. There was no objection to the U.S. Commercia [...]
2007-12-20 11:26:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT NATO PREL TSPL
07VIENTIANE567POWER COMPANY RESPONDS TO CRITICAL REPORT AT THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 27-28 the Government of Laos (GOL) and the Nam Theun Power Company (NTPC) held the second annual Nam Theun II (NT II) stakeholders' meeting in Thakek, Laos to discuss the situation at the World Bank funded project. The GOL and NTPC provided a large amount of information, [...]
2007-07-13 09:47:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALEAID ENRG EWWT ECON PREL LA
07WELLINGTON250 MEDIA REACTION TO NEW ZEALAND'S AVIATION SECURITY
[...] (U) This message contains an action request at paras 2 and 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: In compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requirements, the GNZ recently introduced Aviation Security Legislation which will enhance the powers of airport security officials and strength [...]
2007-03-25 19:37:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PGOV PTER KTIA PREL NZ
08ABUJA1121NIGERIA-INCREASING ASSISTANCE ON NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: A Department of Energy (DOE) team from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),Office of Global Threat Reduction (GTR) visited Nigeria April 19-25 to assess the security and storage of radiological and nuclear materials in Nigeria. The Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory [...]
2008-06-13 12:30:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC ENRG IAEA SENV TBIO TRGY NI
08AMMAN1098PALESTINIAN PRESIDENTIAL GUARD COMPLETE TRAINING
[...] (SBU) The first group of Palestinian Authority Presidential Guard (PG) personnel to train at the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC) completed their two-month training program in Jordan and took part in a graduation ceremony on April 13. United States Security Coordinator Lt. [...]
2008-04-14 14:45:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWBG KPAL JO IS
08AMMAN2080USSC LTG DAYTON'S JULY 1 MEETING WITH KING ABDULLAH
[...] (SBU) U.S. Security Coordinator Lieutenant General Keith Dayton met with King Abdullah on July 1 to discuss the ongoing training of Palestinian security forces at the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC). LTG Dayton was accompanied by the Ambassador, the Defense Attache and the [...]
2008-07-13 13:46:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALJO KPAL KWBG MAS PREL
08AMMAN239JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Joseph Lontos + 45
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Joseph Lontos, Kimberly Mitchell, Leif Eckholm, Michael Terry, Janis Simmons, Joseph Rachal, Francis Rodriguez, Martin Shulman, Robert Neal, Kelly Porscheke, Ebert Donald, Jeffrey Mintzlaff, Steven Miller, Mary Land, William Jensen, Jerome Barret [...]
2008-01-23 08:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN27JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR Alex Williams +
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Alex Williams, Keith Thompson, Dane Kaley, Alfredo Ferrer, Charles Langston, Rodney Walters and Stephen Kennedy to Jordan from 3 February through 28 March, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especiall [...]
2008-01-06 09:21:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN282JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Keith Riggle
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Keith Riggle to Jordan from 3 - 6 February, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country cl [...]
2008-01-28 05:54:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08ASTANA1816KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 RHYTHM ROADS REQUEST
[...] Embassy Astana wishes to request American musicians through the Rhythm Road program in 2009. Post's application is keyed to the questions outlined in State 90853. --Preferred Music Style: American roots music (country western or bluegrass) --Preferred Timeframe: Spring 2009, March-Apri [...]
2008-09-19 09:51:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KZ
08BANGKOK3503THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL LUSE
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Keith Luse, Senior Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on official business from December 11-13, 2008. 2. The Embassy confirmed the below hotel reservation for Mr. Luse from December 11-13 for two nights [...]
2008-11-28 10:46:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AFIN TH
08BANGKOK599DESIGNATION OF SOUTHERN AIR, INC. TO OPERATE CHARTER CARGO
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. Post received the following note dated 19 February 2008 from the Royal Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to the USG note in reftel. 3. Begin note text: [Complimentary opening] and has the honour to refer to the latter's [...]
2008-02-25 23:55:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KTIA TH
08BOGOTA2403COLOMBIAN MILITARY RESCUES AMERICAN HOSTAGES,
[...] Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos announced on July 2 that the Colombian military had rescued American hostages Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes, and Keith Stansell, along with Ingrid Betancourt and eleven members of the Colombian security forces, from the FARC. Military intelligence rescue [...]
2008-07-03 00:20:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM FR CO
08BOGOTA2404COLOMBIAN MILITARY RESCUES AMERICAN HOSTAGES AND
[...] Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos announced on July 2 that the Colombian military had rescued American hostages Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes, and Keith Stansell, along with Ingrid Betancourt and eleven members of the Colombian security forces, from the FARC. Military intelligence rescue [...]
2008-07-03 00:34:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM FR CO
08BOGOTA2406COLOMBIAN MILITARY RESCUES AMERICAN HOSTAGES,
[...] Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos announced on July 2 that the Colombian military had rescued American hostages Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes, and Keith Stansell, along with Ingrid Betancourt and eleven members of the Colombian security forces, from the FARC. Military intelligence rescue [...]
2008-07-03 11:28:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM CU FR VZ CO
08BOGOTA4262COLOMBIANS MARCH - IN SMALLER NUMBERS - AGAINST
[...] (U) Several thousand Colombians marched through the country's major cities on November 28th to demand the FARC and other illegal armed groups release the hostages they still hold before Christmas. The disappointing turnout was significantly smaller than the millions who demonstrated to releas [...]
2008-11-28 21:44:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
08BOGOTA4588URIBE REJECTS INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (C) The FARC announced on December 21 their intention to release six hostages to a group of Colombian "intellectuals" led by Piedad Cordoba, and reiterated its demand for a demilitarized zone. Cordoba said President Chavez should participate in the process, but President Uribe quickly rejecte [...]
2008-12-24 19:12:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BRASILIA1262REQUEST BY U.S. MISSION BRAZIL TO PARTICIPATE IN RHYTHM
[...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION, INCLUDING OBJECTIVES AND NATURE OF EVENTS: U.S. Mission Brazil is very interested in programming a Rhythm Road quartet for musical performances, workshops, and educational outreach as part of our continuing efforts to promote mutual understanding and cross-cultural awarene [...]
2008-09-22 20:27:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KPAO HO
08BRATISLAVA373SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE OF TIGHTER EU SANCTIONS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-12 07:34:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD BM LO
08BRATISLAVA390GASPAROVIC'S REASSURANCES ON GEORGIA CONTRAST WITH
[...] (C) Ambassador met with Slovak President Gasparovic August 19 to underscore the U.S. position on Georgia (reftel and previous); to urge continued constructive Slovak engagement within NATO, the EU, and the OSCE; and to note that the U.S. disagreed with Prime Minister Fico,s unhelpful public st [...]
2008-08-20 09:36:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EAID RS GG LO
08BRATISLAVA405SEPTEMBER GYMNICH: SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS U.S. LINE ON
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points to the MFA's EU Correspondent, Albin Oltruba, and also shared them with the Directors of the Balkan and CIS offices. Oltruba noted that Georgia would be the main focus of the meeting, with continued planning and consultation on the scope and timing [...]
2008-09-04 16:11:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU LO GG RU
08BRATISLAVA412SLOVAK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ISAF'S
[...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points to new Slovak MFA Political Director, Ambassador Igor Slobodnik. Slobodnik, who recently completed a five-year tenure as Slovakia's first NATO PermRep, was receptive and expressed understanding of the need to move this topic into the NAC, even if the Military C [...]
2008-09-12 14:26:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO LO AF
08BRATISLAVA467SLOVAK GAERC POSITIONS
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Albin Otruba, European Correspondent at the Slovak MFA, on October 9. Slovak views on Zimbabwe, Belarus and Georgia are all nearly aligned with U.S. views. Slovakia will support lifting visa restrictions and the Arms Embargo against Uzbekistan. Otruba ex [...]
2008-10-10 14:20:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZI GG RS LO
08BRATISLAVA491NEGATIVE RESPONSE FROM GOS TO DETAINEE REQUEST
[...] (C) Ambassador Obsitnik broached reftel request in a one-on-one meeting with Interior Minister Robert Kalinak on October 24. Kalinak noted that Slovakia had recently agreed to a U.S. request to grant asylum to 8 Cuban migrants, but responded that the case of the Palestinian detainee was "too [...]
2008-10-28 15:49:00Embassy BratislavaSECRETPREL PHUM LO PA
08BRATISLAVA492MFA RESPONSE TO BOSNIA DEMARCHE SUGGESTS SLOVAKIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-28 16:18:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU BH LO
08BRATISLAVA500FINDING OF 3A2 INELIGIBILITY FOR SUSPECTED SLOVAK
[...] (U) This is an action item, see para 6. 2. (C) Post sometimes encounters visa applicants who are believed to be members of organized crime syndicates. Currently, Post has one open case involving such a figure and wishes to ensure that the provisions of 9 FAM 40.31 N5.3 -- Application of I [...]
2008-10-31 15:18:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALKCRM CVIS LO
08BRATISLAVA524HEDVIGA MALINOVA CASE UPDATE: DEEP QUESTIONS REMAIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: We recently visited the law offices of Roman Kvasnica (please protect),a respected Slovak lawyer who is currently representing Hedviga Malinova, an ethnic-Hungarian Slovak who claims to have been attacked in what she initially believed to be an ethnically-motivated hate crime in [...]
2008-11-13 14:35:00Embassy BratislavaSECRETPREL PHUM KCRM LO
08BRATISLAVA547SLOVAKIA CLAMPS DOWN ON GAS PRICES
[...] (U) A new law aimed at Slovak natural gas monopoly SPP gives the government a veto over price hikes. The law is the latest installment in a long-running dispute over SPP's attempts to raise consumer gas prices, in which Fico has publicly lambasted SPP's foreign shareholders, who hold manageme [...]
2008-11-21 12:45:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALEINV ECON ENRG LO
08BRATISLAVA549SLOVAK-HUNGARIAN RELATIONS: LOTS OF MEETINGS,
[...] (C) Summary. Charge and Pol/Econ Chief met on November 19 with the special advisor to Prime Minister Fico and Foreign Minister Kubis for Slovak-Hungarian relations, former Foreign Minister Pavol Hamzik. Hamzik stated that nationalist leader Jan Slota is "damaging Slovak foreign policy and Slo [...]
2008-11-21 15:45:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM LO HU
08BRATISLAVA559SLOVAK OFFICIAL: "UKRAINE AS READY FOR NATO AS WE
[...] (SBU) Summary. USNATO Director for Defense Planning John R. Hoag discussed Ukraine's prospects for NATO accession during a courtesy call with the Director of the Security Policy Department at Slovakia's MFA, Juraj Podhorsky, on November 19. Podhorsky compared Ukraine's readiness for a MAP fav [...]
2008-11-28 14:22:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR UA LO
08BRATISLAVA560NAC MINISTERIAL: SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE OF GEORGIA
[...] (C) Ambassador met Foreign Minister Jan Kubis on November 28 to discuss the upcoming NATO Ministerial (septel reports Slovak views on NATO support for the Afghan National Army). Both the Ambassador and Kubis acknowledged that recent stories in the European press had led to some misconceptions [...]
2008-11-28 15:35:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO GA UA LO
08BRATISLAVA562SLOVAK OFFICIAL: "UKRAINE AS READY FOR NATO AS WE
[...] (SBU) Summary. USNATO Director for Defense Planning John R. Hoag discussed Ukraine's prospects for NATO accession during a courtesy call with the Director of the Security Policy Department at Slovakia's MFA, Juraj Podhorsky, on November 19. Podhorsky compared Ukraine's readiness for a MAP fav [...]
2008-12-01 09:22:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR UA LO
08BRATISLAVA567GOS RUSHES PENAL CODE AMENDMENT TO TOUGHEN STANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Shortly after Slovak PM Fico and Hungarian PM Gyurcsany's November 17 meeting, Justice Minister Harabin submitted an amendment to the penal code which introduces the concept of "extremism" for the first time. Human rights NGOs immediately objected, as the draft amendment was ins [...]
2008-12-02 16:44:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HU LO
08BRATISLAVA570SLOVAK RESPONSE TO GAERC DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Summary. Poloff delivered reftel points to Albin Otruba, European Correspondent at the MFA. Otruba said the Slovak delegation is most interested in the topics related to the western Balkans, and particularly Serbia and Kosovo. With respect to the Middle East and the WTO, Otruba predicted th [...]
2008-12-04 15:42:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU LO
08BRATISLAVA580SLOVAK PROSECUTORS UNDER PRESSURE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-12 08:06:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM LO
08BRATISLAVA582SLOVAK TELECOMS REGULATOR: I WAS FIRED FOR HONESTY
[...] (C) The head of the Slovak telecommunications authority was removed by Parliamentary vote last week, following a dispute over the contract to build the infrastructure for digital television broadcast. Branislav Macaj (PROTECT) alleges that he was ordered by the highest levels of government to [...]
2008-12-12 15:37:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALECON ECPS EINV KCOR PREL LO
08BRATISLAVA592CUBIC: WE COULDN'T YELL AT MOD FOREVER
[...] (C) Summary. On November 28, the Slovak Government reversed an earlier commitment and notified the Ambassador that it would not renew its contract for defense-advisory services with the American consulting firm Cubic. Don Madison, Director of Cubic programs in Slovakia, and Jeff Guild, an empl [...]
2008-12-19 13:59:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PINR LO
08BRIDGETOWN574AMBASSADOR'S FIRST CALL ON NEW GRENADA GOVT
[...] (U) The Ambassador and Grenada Charge met August 15 with newly elected Grenadian Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, Minister for Foreign Affairs Peter David, and Opposition Leader Keith Mitchell in separate meetings. Thomas' National Democratic Congress (NDC) beat out Mitchell's New National Party [...]
2008-09-22 18:19:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL INRB XL
08BRIDGETOWN63AMBASSADOR OURISMAN TALKS CRIME, "ALBA," CULTURE
[...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion over breakfast, Ambassador Ourisman and St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves covered the crime situation in St. Vincent, the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA),the state of the region's primary air carrier (LIAT),t [...]
2008-02-01 18:00:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ECON EINV XL NU VE
08BUDAPEST345U.S.-RUSSIA MISSILE DEFENSE NEGOTIATIONS IN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In the fourth round of expert-level meetings in Budapest December 13, U.S. and Russian delegations, led by Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John Rood and Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak, continued to discuss U.S. plans to place a missile [...]
2008-04-02 12:02:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL MARR PARM MASS PAO KNNP NATO EU EZ PL
08CAIRO9CODEL VOINOVICH MEETING WITH EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN
[...] (S) Summary. EGIS Chief Omar Soliman told Ambassador and a visiting Codel led by Senator George Voinovich December 31 that he is optimistic progress will be made on Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. However, Soliman was concerned with continuing Israeli criticism of Egyptian anti-smuggling e [...]
2008-01-02 18:07:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PGOV IS IZ SY EG
08CAIRO938PM NAZIF, CODEL TIERNEY DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif met March 24 with Representatives John Tierney (D-MA),James Moran (D-VA),Maurice Hinchey (D-NY),Betty McCollum (D-MN),Keith Ellison (D-MN),Barbara Cubin (R-WY) and then-Ambassador Ricciardone. PM Nazif praised President Bush's efforts to achieve [...]
2008-05-06 12:12:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON IS EG
08CARACAS1573VENEZUELAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHT BENEFITS OF FOURTH FLEET
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Thanks to the combined efforts of the USS Kearsarge, SouthCom, and the U.S. Embassies in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, Venezuelans received a thorough and accurate look into the humanitarian work of the Navy's newly-reactivated Fourth Fleet. Reporters from two major Venez [...]
2008-11-13 16:08:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL VE
08COLOMBO507SRI LANKA: DEFENSE JOURNALIST ABDUCTED, BEATEN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Keith Noyahr, a prominent journalist and defense analyst, was abducted and severely beaten by unidentified men on the night of May 22. The next day, hundreds of journalists protested the attack and demanded a full investigation. Some of the victim's journalist colleagues specula [...]
2008-05-27 12:00:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER CE
08COLOMBO528SRI LANKA: DEFENSE MINISTRY MOBILIZES AGAINST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Defense Secretary summoned two media workers from the government-owned publishing house. He reportedly harangued them for over two hours for participating in a rally to protest the abduction and beating of defense journalist Keith Noyahr. The journalists told us that Gothab [...]
2008-06-02 13:14:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER MOPS PREL CE
08COLOMBO581SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT TELLS PRESS TO TOE THE LINE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Two senior journalists told Embassy that President Rajapaksa called in the heads of Sri Lanka's major media outlets on June 6 to criticize their coverage of the war and instructed them to avoid publishing any sensitive or derogatory military information. The President implied that [...]
2008-06-13 03:26:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER MOPS PREL CE
08COLOMBO620SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR DAS FEIGENBAUM'S VISIT
[...] (C) Sri Lanka: Your visit comes at a time when our relations with Sri Lanka are showing signs of strain from the increasing pressure we have applied on key issues, particularly human rights. Nonetheless, we continue to have access at the highest levels of the GSL and to play an important [...]
2008-06-25 13:18:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE MV
08COLOMBO902Sri Lanka: Journalists Face Continued Pressure
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Munza Mushtaq, news editor the English-language, independent daily "The Nation," resigned on August 30, 2008 to protest a spate of recent actions by the publication's new management to curb journalistic and editorial independence. The change in management and in editorial oien [...]
2008-09-26 02:38:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PROP CE
08GENEVA752PART ONE OF TWO -- BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION:
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and should be protected accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The second annual meeting of BWC Experts for the 2007-2010 Work Program, focusing on biosafety, biosecurity, and professional responsibility in the life sciences, marked progress, register [...]
2008-09-04 15:35:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCD PARM PREL BWC CWC CBW TBIO
08GRENADA1GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: DECEMBER 30, 2007 - JANUARY
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Minister Blasts Liat At the January 4 opening of Port Louis Marina and Victory Bar and Grill, Minister for To [...]
2008-01-09 20:09:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAIR ELAB GJ CH
08GRENADA10GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT JANUARY 13 - 19, 2008
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Kuwait Funds Feeder Road Project The Government of Grenada received the go ahead last week to commence an Agr [...]
2008-01-22 22:29:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ELAB SOCI GJ
08GRENADA103GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT JULY 9 - 19, 2008
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: a. Chinese Medical Team at Local Hospital An eight-member medical team from China arrived in Grenada during the week for a [...]
2008-07-23 20:44:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI EFIN PGOV GJ
08GRENADA122GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT AUGUST 24 - 30, 2008
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Chinese Donate Equipment and Supplies to RGPF The PRC signed an agreement with Grenada's Commissioner of Police James [...]
2008-09-02 22:51:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EFIN KIPR ETRD CH XL
08GRENADA14GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT JANUARY 20-26, 2008
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Mitchell Says If Asked He Would Cede Party Leadership Amid reports of party dissension, Prime Minister Keith M [...]
2008-01-30 18:20:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SOCI GJ
08GRENADA37GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 17 - 23, 2008
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. (U) Mitchell waits for CARICOM's input before deciding on ALBA Prime Minister Keith Mitchell announced that Gr [...]
2008-02-28 21:53:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD PGOV GJ
08GRENADA5GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT JANUARY 6 - 12, 2008
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Parliamentary Elections Office Demands Proof Leader of the Technical Allied Workers Union (TAWU),Senator Che [...]
2008-01-15 21:51:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI EAIR GJ
08GRENADA55GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2008
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. ISPS Training Officers of the Grenada Port Authority (GPA),Sol Gas, and Chevron participated in a two-day se [...]
2008-04-09 21:26:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EWWT KCRM SOCI GJ
08GRENADA60GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: APRIL 13- 19, 2008
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: a)CHORES back to serve Grenada Ambassador Mary Ourisman visited Grenada briefly on April 14 to meet with the Chil [...]
2008-04-23 19:33:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI PGOV ECON GJ
08GRENADA68GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: APRIL 27 - MAY 3, 2008
[...] Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not currently merit longer reporting. 2. Begin GWAR text: a) CapBank to be Reorganized The Government of Grenada (GOG) filed a petition for the reorganization of the financially-stra [...]
2008-05-06 22:54:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EFIN PHUM GJ
08GRENADA81GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT MAY 11 - 17, 2008
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: a) PM Mitchell Takes Over Chairmanship of RSS Regional Security Coordinator Grantley Watson met Grenada's Prime Minister, [...]
2008-05-21 19:16:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ENRG EFIN KWMN GJ
08GRENADA92GRENADA ELECTIONS IN THE SEASON OF CARNIVAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Grenadians describe the 2008 election cycle as carnival-like (Grenada's 2008 Carnival will take place August 11 - 12) with political parties waving party colors and rushing from point to point around the tri-island state staging entertainment-fueled rallies. Several candidates h [...]
2008-07-03 19:12:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV GJ
08GRENADA93GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT JUNE 23 - JULY 1, 2008
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: a. Intellectual Property Laws Proposed for Parliamentary Review According to the Registrar of the Grenada Supreme Court, Ro [...]
2008-07-03 19:17:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB PGOV
08GRENADA95NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS ENDS NEW NATIONAL PARTY 13 YEAR
[...] (SBU) Grenada's main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC),won a landslide victory on July 8, 2008, taking eleven of fifteen seats in the lower house of Parliament. With 80 percent of registered voters voting, NDC won 50.97 percent to the New National Party's (NNP) 47.77 p [...]
2008-07-11 23:21:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV GJ XL
08HANOI1208Vietnam's Marine Police Seeking Equipment, Cooperation
[...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 21 meeting in Hai Phong, Rear Admiral Pham Duc Linh, Director General of the Ministry of Defense's Department for the Vietnam Marine Police (VMP),explained the mission of the VMP, expressed their interest in U.S. equipment to build their patrol capabilities, and h [...]
2008-10-24 08:02:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EWWT PINS SNAR VM
08HANOI1404VIETNAM FOOD SECURITY RESEARCH BY STAFFDEL LUSE, SENATE
[...] (U) Summary: Keith Luse, Senior Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with Vietnamese officials, scientists, policy makers, and NGO representatives to analyze food security issues and identify partnership opportunities in Vietnam from December 6-11. Vietnamese pa [...]
2008-12-24 07:14:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY147HCMC PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL - A NEW DIRECTION
[...] Post thanks OBO and DS for conducting a thorough review of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) proposal recently submitted. While disappointed that we will be unable to utilize the land at 8 Le Quy Don to construct a mixed-use building to address post's office space crunch and skyrocketing co [...]
2008-02-14 05:10:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDABLD AMGT
08HONGKONG1000EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ROTTER INTERNATIONAL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-06-02 08:14:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG793MACAU'S MORATORIUM ON NEW CASINOS LESS THAN MEETS
[...] (U) Summary: Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho, acting on "instructions", announced an immediate moratorium on new casino development in the Special Administrative Region (SAR) on April 22. No new casino concessions will be granted in the near future, no new leases for casinos will be approved, [...]
2008-05-01 08:12:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH ECON ETRD MC EINV
08ISLAMABAD1351CODEL TIERNEY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF
[...] (C) In a March 27 meeting with Codel Tierney, President Musharraf praised newly elected Prime Minister Gillani, urged the new government to make the transition from politics to governance, and discussed efforts to combat extremism. End Summary. 2. (C) Codel Tierney (Representatives John [...]
2008-03-28 17:54:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD1424CODEL TIERNEY MEETS WITH PAKISTAN'S DEPOSED CHIEF
[...] (C) Summary. In a March 27 meeting with Codel Tierney, former Chief Justice Chaudhry and his lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan affirmed their commitment to seeing the Chief Justice return to his duties, along with other judges removed by President Musharraf following the November 3 State of Emergency. Chau [...]
2008-04-03 10:37:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1449CODEL TIERNEY MEETS WITH PAKISTAN'S FIRST FEMALE
[...] (C) Summary. On March 27, Codel Tierney met with Dr. Fehmida Mirza, Pakistan's first female National Assembly speaker. She stressed that women's rights, especially in the areas of healthcare and education, would be her top commitment while in this historic position. The Speaker also eagerly a [...]
2008-04-04 06:46:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PK PREL KWMN
08ISLAMABAD1450CODEL TIERNEY MEETS WITH AHSAN IQBAL, PML-N
[...] (C) Summary. On March 27, Codel Tierney met with Ahsan Iqbal, a newly elected National Assembly member and former Chief Coordinator and Information Secretary for the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N). Iqbal discussed the need for the deposed judiciary to be reinstated, that the War on Ter [...]
2008-04-04 06:46:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1459CODEL TIERNEY MEETS WITH ZARDARI
[...] (C) Summary: On March 27, CODEL Tierney met with Pakistan People,s Party (PPP) co-chair Asif Zardari. Zardari professed his appreciation for U.S. support for the election and stressed that the U.S. should consider the new Parliament the primary decisonmaking entity in the government. He deta [...]
2008-04-04 09:15:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1469CODEL TIERNEY MEETS WITH ANP'S ASFUNDYAR WALI KHAN
[...] (C) Summary: On March 27, Codel Tierney met with Awami National Party (ANP) leader Asfundyar Wali Khan. Asfundyar explained his plan to incorporate the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) and said he hoped to see the Political Parties Act ext [...]
2008-04-04 13:54:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF PGOV PK PREL PTER
08JAKARTA1048HUMAN RIGHTS -- KEY COMMISSION WILLING TO HELP ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Keith Luse, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member, met National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) Chair Ifdhal Kasim on May 27. Kasim said he will consider a suggestion that Komnas HAM assist with the vetting of Indonesian security personnel for USG training. [...]
2008-05-29 07:21:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ID
08JAKARTA1342GOI BUILDS CASE AGAINST FORMER GENERAL IN SLAYING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI continues to build its case against a former general in the 2004 slaying of Munir Said Thalib, a well-respected human rights activist. The former general--who was an intelligence official at the time of the murder--remains under arrest while the investigation continues. [...]
2008-07-14 07:09:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS ID
08JAKARTA1814PRESIDENT'S CHOICE FOR NATIONAL POLICE CHIEF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono's choice as chief of the Indonesian National Police (INP),Bambang Hendarso Danuri, sailed through his parliamentary confirmation hearings this week. Police contacts told us Danuri will be officially installed as head of the INP, a huge entity with over 300 [...]
2008-09-25 06:09:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL ASEC ID
08JAKARTA1913LOW-KEY APPROACH BEST FOR JAKARTA NAVAL MEDICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission urges USG patience concerning discussions with the GOI re the future of the Naval Medical Research Unit Two (NAMRU-2) in Jakarta. Recent press reports that NAMRU-2 was to be closed are in error. The GOI has told us that it needs time before resuming negotiations toward [...]
2008-10-15 08:37:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TBIO AMED ID
08JAKARTA2195MISSION'S ENGAGEMENT OF INDONESIAN PARLIAMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission has successfully stepped up engagement with the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR). Parliamentary exchanges funded by the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC),USAID, PAS and other sources have been instrumental in encouraging DPR to engage productively w [...]
2008-12-02 10:55:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM ID
08KINGSTON648JAMAICA: FALL OF OLINT INVESTMENT SCHEME COULD
[...] (C) Following in the path of several other alternative investment schemes (Cash Plus, CAREIF, World Wise, see reftels),foreign currency trader Olint appears to have collapsed. Led by CEO David Smith, Olint built a strong following in Jamaica promising returns of ten percent per month. Unlik [...]
2008-07-22 12:03:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL KCOR PINR SOCI XL JM
08KINGSTON704JAMAICAN ECONOMY STAGNATES AMID SHOCKS, A REVIEW OF THE
[...] (SBU) Growth in the Jamaican economy, suffering from a number of shocks, has slowed to less than one percent during the first half of 2008. The downturn was most evident in the goods producing sectors, which declined by 3.5 percent. Services grew by a moderate 1.7 percent fueled by robust tou [...]
2008-08-04 20:15:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD EIND SENV IADB IBRD IMF
08KINGSTON726JAMAICA: OLINT AND CASH PLUS, PARTY IS OVER, BUT
[...] (C) The Jamaican Financial Services Commission (FSC) has identified up to 30 unregulated investment schemes, with the three biggest being Cash Plus, Olint, and World Wise (reftels). Acting FSC Director George Roper met privately with Econoffs on August 13 to discuss the latest developments i [...]
2008-08-19 18:26:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL KCOR PINR SOCI XL JM
08KINGSTON867JAMAICA: SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- The GOJ's USD 4.5 million deal with American Airlines to guarantee airlift to the island has faced criticism in the press; others see it as an important hedge against the failing national carrier Air Jamaica. -- Air Jamaica appears to have found a new CEO after the one s [...]
2008-10-03 14:59:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD IADB IBRD IMF TRSY XL JM
08KINSHASA326DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 15:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDCG EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB EMIN PGOV
08KINSHASA327DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 16:12:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDCG EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB EMIN PGOV
08KINSHASA329DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary Aviation -------- - MONUC Owes Government of Uganda USD 10 Million in Aviation Fees - Royal Air Maroc Service to Casablanca and Europe - Air Zimbabwe Offers Flights from Kinshasa to Dubai and Brussels Banking Sector -------------- - Low Rate of Bank Account Ownership in DR [...]
2008-04-04 15:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA332DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary Aviation -------- - MONUC Owes Government of Uganda USD 10 Million in Aviation Fees - Royal Air Maroc Service to Casablanca and Europe - Air Zimbabwe Offers Flights from Kinshasa to Dubai and Brussels Banking Sector -------------- - Low Rate of Bank Account Ownership in DR [...]
2008-04-07 06:49:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA333DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary Aviation -------- - MONUC Owes Government of Uganda USD 10 Million in Aviation Fees - Royal Air Maroc Service to Casablanca and Europe - Air Zimbabwe Offers Flights from Kinshasa to Dubai and Brussels Banking Sector -------------- - Low Rate of Bank Account Ownership in DRC [...]
2008-04-08 06:47:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA716 PODCASTING HITS THE CONGO
[...] Summary: Embassy Kinshasa introduced a dozen radio journalists to the concept of podcasting, focusing on IIP's French website (http://www.America.gov/fr). Media representatives made a number of useful suggestions about how this multimedia tool can be used in the Congo and were clearly intere [...]
2008-08-29 11:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM KPAO CG UNESCO
08KUALALUMPUR1001SCENESETTER FOR FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR JOHN S.
[...] (C) The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Malaysia! Your visit comes at an opportune time as the Embassy is ramping up engagement on law enforcement and rule of law priorities. Clearly, you will also travel at a moment of serious concern in the U.S. and Asia about the threat of global recession, [...]
2008-11-12 09:37:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MASS MOPS ECON KJUS KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR1003MALAYSIA - U.S. COAST GUARD COOPERATION ADVANCES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Kuala Lumpur is using its USD 1 million in NDAA Title 1207 funding to achieve three mission objectives: to establish a durable, long-term relationship between the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA); to support the MMEA - as a ne [...]
2008-11-12 10:00:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER MCAP MARR MY
08KUALALUMPUR1017MALAYSIA: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Embassy Kuala Lumpur provides the following submission as an interim assessment of targeted actions by Malaysia on trafficking in persons (TIP) since April 2008, as requested ref A. Implementing and Enforcing the Law ---------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Malaysia is in the pr [...]
2008-11-17 09:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KTIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR1022EXBS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) Malaysian Undersecretary (Disarmament & Non-Proliferation),Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended the Ninth International Export Control Conference in Croatia, October 20-22. EXBS Advisor was working with MFA to designate representatives of the Government of Malaysia to attend ASEAN Reg [...]
2008-11-20 01:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL MY
08KUALALUMPUR1024MALAYSIA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON BURMA CRACKDOWN
[...] (C) Polcouns and visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee professional staff member Paul Grove called on Malaysian Foreign Ministry Principal Assistant Secretary (Southeast Asia) Ismail Haji Salam and Assistant Secretary Firdauz Othman on November 19 and raised serious concerns over the Bu [...]
2008-11-20 05:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV BM MY
08KUALALUMPUR1025DIP NOTE DELIVERED TO MALAYSIA REGARDING SECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-20 05:23:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL KTIA MY
08KUALALUMPUR1026DPM NAJIB WELCOMES GREATER ENGAGEMENT, DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, who is expected to become Prime Minister in late March 2009, told the Ambassador on November 11 that he anticipated a "very constructive relationship" with the incoming U.S. administration and welcomed greater engagement, which the Ambassad [...]
2008-11-20 10:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KJUS ID MY
08KUALALUMPUR1029UMNO COMPLETES NOMINATIONS FOR UPCOMING PARTY
[...] (SBU) The United Malays National Organization (UMNO),the party that dominates Malaysia's governing coalition, concluded divisional elections on November 9 and wrapped up nominations for the party's national leadership positions, which will be contested in the party elections March 24-28, 20 [...]
2008-11-21 09:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR1033DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOLLOW-UP ON IRAN'S UPCOMING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-24 10:14:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC KNNP TRGY IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR1034DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA REPORTS ON IRANIAN AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-24 10:14:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC KNNP TRGY IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR1037DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-25 09:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM PREL UNGA MY
08KUALALUMPUR1038DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-25 09:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA IS PA LE SY MY
08KUALALUMPUR1044BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE ON POST-SHIPMENT CHECK ON
[...] Pursuant to ref, Econoff and Embassy made inquiries into locating Mr. Mohamed Ali Abbas, a representative of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). After much research, Econoff located Mr. Mohamed, who was seconded to the Airod Sendirian Berhad defense procurement firm. Mr. Mohamed confirmed [...]
2008-11-28 05:54:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08KUALALUMPUR1045IRAN-MALAYSIA TIES REFLECTED IN LATEST BILAT TALKS
[...] (C) Malaysia and Iran held their Seventh Joint Commission meeting in Putrajaya, November 10-11. Trade and investment issues dominated the talks, which were conducted at the foreign minister level. Results from the Commission meeting appeared modest, according to press reports. Malaysian For [...]
2008-11-28 07:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETTC ECON IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR1048MALAYSIA APPROVES EXCHANGE OF INSTRUMENTS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-28 07:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CJAN KCRM KTIA MY
08KUALALUMPUR1049HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST IRENE FERNANDEZ ACQUITTED
[...] (U) Summary and Comment: The Kuala Lumpur High Court on November 24 acquitted human rights activist Irene Fernandez of her 2003 conviction of "maliciously publishing false news" against the government, thus bringing to a close Malaysia' longest running court case. The government originally b [...]
2008-11-28 09:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KTIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR105INDIAN "ROSE RALLY" DOUSED BY POLICE
[...] (SBU) Summary: An ethnic Indian demonstration on February 16 by the Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF),in the form of a march to present roses to Malaysia's Prime Minister, met with a stiff police response, including use of water cannon, tear gas and arrests. With probably less than a tho [...]
2008-02-19 10:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PINR ASEC KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR1050MALAYSIAN VIEWS ON DECEMBER ASEAN SUMMITS
[...] (C) Summary: The Embassy collected Malaysian economic and political views of the December ASEAN summits from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and from the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS),a government-linked think-tank. According to MITI Deputy [...]
2008-11-28 10:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ASEAN BM MY
08KUALALUMPUR1056GOM QUESTIONS DESIGNATION OF MALAYSIAN DOCTOR AS
[...] (C) Malaysian Foreign Ministry Senior Under Secretary (Americas, EU) Zainuddin Yahya called in Polcouns for a November 28 meeting and raised questions concerning press reports that the U.S. had imposed sanctions on a Malaysian doctor, Mahmood Awang Kechik, who served as a physician for Zimbab [...]
2008-12-02 09:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN ZI MY
08KUALALUMPUR1060MAID'S ABUSER FOUND GUILTY, SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS
[...] (U) In Malaysia's highest profile domestic worker abuse case, a Kuala Lumpur sessions court judge on November 27 found Yim Pek Ha guilty of three charges of "causing grievous hurt" to Indonesian maid Nirmala Bonet, a 2008 U.S. TIP Report Hero. Nirmala suffered horrendous physical abuse, incl [...]
2008-12-04 08:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN KCRM KTIP ID MY
08KUALALUMPUR1063MALAYSIA: VIEWS ON ECONOMY TURN NEGATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The central bank of Malaysia released a relatively upbeat report on third quarter economic performance November 28, highlighting GDP growth of 4.7 percent despite deteriorating global economic conditions. The central bank acknowledged that Malaysia, as a highly open economy, wou [...]
2008-12-05 08:03:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV MY
08KUALALUMPUR1069BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE ON PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-09 04:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08KUALALUMPUR1073MALAYSIA SEEKS USG EXPERTISE ON COMBATING TIP
[...] (SBU) Government of Malaysia (GOM) ministries and agencies with responsibility for combating trafficking in persons (TIP) in recent months have increasingly requested U.S. expertise to guide policy and build GOM's anti-TIP capacity in the framework of Malaysia's comprehensive anti-trafficking [...]
2008-12-09 08:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KTIP KCRM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR1075OTHMAN PUTS ONUS ON MANILA FOR IMT DECISION AND
[...] (C) Malaysian facilitator for the Philippines Government (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace talks Othman Abdul Razak, speaking with Polcouns December 4, placed blame on the GRP for Malaysia's November 30 withdrawal from the International Monitoring Team (IMT) and would not specul [...]
2008-12-10 10:36:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL JP RP MY
08KUALALUMPUR1078AMBASSADOR KEITH JOINS EU ENVOYS IN DELIVERING
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Keith joined chiefs of mission from France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom in delivering ref A and B demarches concerning Iran sanctions and financial pressure on Iran to Malaysian Foreign Ministry Deputy Secretary General (Multilateral) Kamal Yan bin Yahya on [...]
2008-12-11 08:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC EFIN KNNP GM IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR1079DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SYRIA TECHNICAL COOPERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-11 09:07:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC KNNP IAEA SY MY
08KUALALUMPUR1087EXBS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) Advisor and Program Managers Moody and Owen held meetings with US Embassy Staff in Singapore November 10, 2008 followed by meeting with Singapore Customs to include the Head of Strategic Goods Control; Head of International Relations; Head of Competency Development; and Company Compliance [...]
2008-12-16 07:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL MY
08KUALALUMPUR1091DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-17 08:57:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI UNESCO MY
08KUALALUMPUR1092DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-17 09:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT AORC APER UNGA MY
08KUALALUMPUR1099CUBA: MALAYSIA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III
[...] (C) Summary: Based on the information available to post, it appears no Malaysian entities would be subject to Title III sanctions against persons trafficking in confiscated properties in Cuba. Per Ref A request, this message provides post's analysis of Malaysian policies and actions with re [...]
2008-12-18 08:51:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU MY
08KUALALUMPUR1100Malaysia Intends to Participate in ASEAN Regional Forum
[...] National Security Council (NSC) Undersecretary for the Crisis and Disaster Management Division Mr. Che Moin bin Umar told ESTHOff on December 16 that the Malaysian government intends to participate in the ASEAN Regional Forum's Voluntary Demonstration of Response (VDR) exercise to be held in th [...]
2008-12-18 08:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PGOV MARR MY
08KUALALUMPUR1101MALAYSIA HOPES TO KEEP FTA NEGOTIATIONS IN PLAY
[...] (C) Summary: According to senior Ministry of Trade and Industry (MITI) officials, Deputy Prime Minister Najib told the Malaysian cabinet that concluding the Malaysian-U.S. bilateral FTA was at the top of his agenda. MITI officials say Najib told cabinet members he hoped Malaysia could concl [...]
2008-12-18 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR1105IRAN: AMBASSADOR URGES MALAYSIA TO HIGHLIGHT INT'L
[...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with Malaysian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Rastam Mohd Isa on December 19 and urged Malaysia to use Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's December 21-24 visit to Teheran (ref C) to reinforce the necessity of Iran addressing the international community's concerns over [...]
2008-12-19 09:57:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC ETTC KNNP IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR111MALAYSIA PUBLICLY "WELCOMES" KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-21 00:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU MY
08KUALALUMPUR1110AMBASSADOR VISITS GOVT TIP SHELTER; MORE VICTIMS
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador visited the Malaysian government's trafficking victims' shelter for women in Kuala Lumpur on December 17 at the invitation of the Women's Minister. The shelter housed 11 adult victims of sex trafficking, while the nearby children's shelter housed four girls. A senior Wo [...]
2008-12-22 09:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KCRM MY
08KUALALUMPUR1111MALAYSIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Following is the draft text of the 2008 Country Report on Terrorism for Malaysia. Until the report is finalized for submission to Congress, please treat as Sensitive. Begin Text: The police forces in Malaysia continued to conduct all counterterrorist investigations and operations. M [...]
2008-12-22 09:07:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV MARR KCRM ASEC MY
08KUALALUMPUR1112MALAYSIAN OIL PRODUCTION MOVING TO DEEPER WATERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: As crude oil production from Malaysia's shallow waters tapers off, oil companies are exploring and developing oil fields in deeper waters. Kikeh, Malaysia's first deepwater field, is producing 100,000 barrels per day (bbl/day) and is on track to reach its full production target [...]
2008-12-22 09:35:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV XC XF
08KUALALUMPUR1114PRESSURE MOUNTS AGAINST INTERNAL SECURITY ACT (ISA)
[...] (S) Summary: The Malaysian government's use of the Internal Security Act (ISA),which allows for detention without trial and is central to the GOM's intelligence-driven CT effort, has come under increasing political pressure over the past three months. The GOM's employment of the ISA in Sep [...]
2008-12-23 07:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPTER PGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM
08KUALALUMPUR1116ABDULLAH'S REFORMS PASS PARLIAMENT, BUT WILL THEY
[...] (SBU) Malaysia's Parliament has hurriedly passed two judicial reform bills personally championed by outgoing Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi as his parting legacy. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) bill replaces the existing Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) with a more autonomous Com [...]
2008-12-24 07:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR1118GAZA REACTION: MALAYSIANS CONDEMN U.S. ALONG WITH
[...] (SBU) Malaysian political leaders and press have reacted with angry rhetoric to Israeli air strikes in Gaza and heavily criticized the U.S. together with Israel. The Malaysian government came out quickly to condemn the Israeli air strikes on Gaza, labeling this action as a "war crime" and ca [...]
2008-12-30 08:54:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC IS MY
08KUALALUMPUR1119SUMMARY OF DETENTIONS AND RELEASES UNDER
[...] (SBU) The Malaysian government currently holds 46 individuals under the Internal Security Act (ISA),which allows for detention without trial for terrorists and other persons deemed threats to national security, according to figures from a local NGO that reports reliably on ISA detentions. [...]
2008-12-30 09:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR1126DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ASSA CORP DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-31 08:35:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PREL PGOV IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR1127PM ABDULLAH GOES TO IRAN, ANNOUNCES GO-AHEAD FOR
[...] (SBU) Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi conducted a four-day visit to Iran December 21-24. The public reporting of the visit exclusively highlighted and at times exaggerated Malaysia-Iran trade and economic partnerships. The PM and his entourage, which included a number of cabinet mini [...]
2008-12-31 08:35:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM EFIN ECON ETRD ENRG ETTC MUNC KNNP
08KUALALUMPUR113DEMARCHE REGARDING WTO DDA NEGOTIATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL
[...] (U) Econoff discussed ref A demarche on February 21 with Harjit Kaur Chand Singh and Arividya Arimuthu, Office of Multilateral Trade Policy and Negotiations, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). Harjit noted that Malaysia takes seriously the need to encourage trade in environme [...]
2008-02-21 08:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAGR ETRD MY
08KUALALUMPUR120SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: MALAYSIA
[...] Summary. In 2007 Malaysian IPR enforcement authorities continued to make good progress in fighting IPR piracy. The single most promising development of the year was the long-awaited launch of the country's specialized intellectual property court. The United States and Malaysia continued to co [...]
2008-02-22 09:12:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR MY
08KUALALUMPUR121MALAYSIA WILL RECOGNIZE KOSOVO, BUT TIMING STILL
[...] (C) In the absence of the Ambassador and the Foreign Minister, Political Section Chief delivered ref A demarche to the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's acting Under Secretary for European Affairs Mahinder Singh, who is also Under Secretary for the Americas. Polchief praised Malaysia for its Febru [...]
2008-02-25 00:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU MY
08KUALALUMPUR129NOMINATION FOR BANGKOK TRAINING ON FORCED AND
[...] Embassy Kuala Lumpur nominates the following officer to attend the Seminar on Forced Labor and Child Labor, held in Bangkok, March 27-28: Enrique Rodrigo Gallego Political Officer Portfolio: human rights, including trafficking in persons Expected date of departure from Post: 06/2009 2. [...]
2008-02-25 10:44:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB AMGT OTRA MY
08KUALALUMPUR130PRESS STIFLED IN ALTANTUYA MURDER TRIAL OVER
[...] (C) In the latest turn of the ongoing Altantuya murder trial (reftels),accused political insider Abdul Razak Baginda, who has remained calm and composed through most of the proceedings, unleashed an emotional tirade shortly after the February 20 noon recess on the trial's 90th day. Referring [...]
2008-02-26 00:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR134DEMARCHE REGARDING MARCH WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (U) Econ counselor and econoff discussed reftel demarche with Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) Deputy Secretary General Datuk Dr. Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria on February 26. Econ counselor also handed Rebecca the letter from USTR Susan Schwab to Minister of International Trade [...]
2008-02-26 23:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO MY
08KUALALUMPUR140MALAYSIA'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN UNDER WAY
[...] (C) Malaysia's 12th general election campaign kicked off on February 24 after more than 1,500 candidates filed nomination papers for the 222 parliament and 505 state seats. Cooperation among Malaysia's opposition parties ensured some 94 percent of all the seats will see head-to-head contests [...]
2008-02-28 09:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY
08KUALALUMPUR141EMBASSY ENERGY OFFICERS IN KUALA LUMPUR
[...] This cable responds to reftel requesting input for new required reports to Congress on energy. Following are post's responses to the four questions put forth in the cable: A. Energy matters are handled by the economic section which consists of seven persons: Economic Counselor, four direc [...]
2008-02-29 04:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV APER ABUD ECON MY
08KUALALUMPUR142MALAYSIA LOOKS TO SENEGAL TO INVITE KOSOVO FOR OIC
[...] (C) The Malaysian Foreign Ministry's OIC envoy, Ambassador Ibrahim Abdullah, told Political Section Chief on February 29 that Senegal as the host should invite Kosovo to the March OIC summit in Dakar, responding to ref A demarche. Given that some OIC members did not support Kosovo's independe [...]
2008-02-29 10:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL OIC KVIR SG MY
08KUALALUMPUR145U.S. AND MALAYSIA SIGN MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE MEMORANDUM OF
[...] On February 27, 2008, the United States and Malaysia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to begin implementing the Megaports Initiative in Malaysia. The ceremony took place at Westport, which along with Northport constitute Port Klang, Malaysia's largest port and the initial location fo [...]
2008-03-03 10:28:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ETRD PREL KNNP KTIA MY
08KUALALUMPUR146MALAYSIA: TIP PROPOSALS FOR FY2008 ESF AND INCLE
[...] Post submits for funding consideration the following two proposals from The Asia Foundation and the International Organization for Migration. Post fully recommends both proposals and lists them by priority. Both proposals focus on effective implementation of Malaysia's new comprehensive ant [...]
2008-03-03 10:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL SMIG ASEC ELAB KCRM MY
08KUALALUMPUR147MALAYSIA'S EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Malaysia made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons during this reporting period, marking a positive shift from previous years. Malaysia's drafting, passage, and enactment of a comprehensive anti-trafficking in persons law represents an important advance in Malaysia's co [...]
2008-03-04 00:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC MY
08KUALALUMPUR148MALAYSIA DEPLOYS NEW IMMIGRATION ARRIVAL DATA
[...] (SBU) Malaysian Immigration has upgraded its collection of arriving passenger data, moving from paper landing forms to an electronic system. The system, a product developed locally, is called the Single Immigration Platform System (SIPS). Immigration deployed SIPS in late January at 44 entry [...]
2008-03-04 06:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER KFRD MY
08KUALALUMPUR149PROPOSED ASEAN PARTICIPATION IN MULTI-CHIP INTEGRATED
[...] Econ Counselor and econoff discussed ref message on March 4 with P. Ravidran, Senior Director, Office of ASEAN Economic Cooperation, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). We delivered a copy of a letter from Assistant USTR Barbara Weisel to Ravidran regarding the March 14 meeti [...]
2008-03-05 10:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV EIND MY
08KUALALUMPUR150MALAYSIA QUESTIONS IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1803,
[...] (C) The Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Under Secretary for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Bala Chandran Tharman stated, in reaction to reftel demarche presented by polchief March 5, that Malaysia of course would respect UN Security Council Resolution 1803 on Iran's nuclear program just as Mal [...]
2008-03-05 10:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP MNUC IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR151SUHAKAM CHAIRMAN REVIEWS HUMAN RIGHTS LANDSCAPE
[...] (C) Malaysian Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) Chairman Abu Talib Othman reviewed the country's human rights landscape with the Ambassador during their February 15 introductory meeting. The Chairman noted SUHAKAM's role in pressing for the anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) law and serving o [...]
2008-03-05 11:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR152CODEL SMITH MALAYSIA MEETING REPORT
[...] (U) Congressman Adam Smith, accompanied by staff of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, visited Malaysia January 6-8, 2008 as part of a regional tour. The Congressman met with Malaysian NSC Secretary YBhg. Dato' Muhammad Hatta Bin Abd [...]
2008-03-05 23:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PTER MY
08KUALALUMPUR154CLEAN FINGERS, DIRTY ELECTIONS?
[...] (C) With only three days remaining before the March 8 general election, Malaysia's Election Commission (EC) abruptly announced its decision not to apply indelible ink to the fingers of voters, citing police reports of alleged sabotage plans and previously unidentified constitutional barriers. [...]
2008-03-06 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR158FINAL PUSH BEFORE MALAYSIA'S ELECTION DAY
[...] (C) Malaysia's national election campaign will conclude at midnight on March 7. Polling booths will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 8. Local election officials will quickly announce results in their respective districts, and almost all races should be known by midnight March 8. Th [...]
2008-03-07 11:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR159MALAYSIA AND OIC SPECIAL ENVOY CUMBER'S REQUEST
[...] (U) We informed the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's OIC division on March 7 of Special Envoy Cumber's interest in a meeting with the Malaysian delegation at the OIC Summit in Dakar. We also provided contact telephone numbers per reftel. We have copied the same information to Malaysia's chief O [...]
2008-03-07 11:57:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OIC KISL SG MY
08KUALALUMPUR160MALAYSIA'S ELECTION SHOCK - THE WORLD TURNED
[...] (C) Malaysia's March 8 national elections and the unprecedented success of the opposition have stunned the dominant UMNO party of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, shattered component members of the National Front (BN) coalition, put 5 of 13 states in opposition hands, and propelled former Depu [...]
2008-03-10 09:57:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR163MALAYSIA'S ELECTION: CRUNCHING NUMBERS FOR BN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's dramatic March 8 election setback for Prime Minister Abdullah and his National Front (BN) coalition resulted not only in the loss of four additional state governments to the opposition (reftel),but in a potentially fundamental shift of power in the ruling coalition [...]
2008-03-11 11:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR178ELECTION AFTERMATH: ABDULLAH AND UMNO STOKE MALAY
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and senior officials from his UMNO party seemingly are using the media to stoke ethnic Malay fears over opposition Chinese political gains at the expense of Malays, using the new Chinese-led opposition government in Penang as the lightening rod. UM [...]
2008-03-13 12:37:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY
08KUALALUMPUR182MALAYSIA'S ELECTION: EMBASSY OBSERVATIONS IN
[...] (SBU) Embassy KL positioned election observers in six hotly contested states during the final days of Malaysia's campaign period and on the March 8 polling day. In addition to our previous reporting on campaigns in the capital city areas of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, this message provides fir [...]
2008-03-14 09:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR183POST-ELECTION VIEWS FROM EAST MALAYSIA
[...] (C) East Malaysians, whose support in the March 8 election provided Prime Minister Abdullah with the necessary majority to form the new government, are closely watching what opposition parties do with their newly won states, especially Penang, according to our contacts in Sabah and Sarawak on [...]
2008-03-14 11:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY
08KUALALUMPUR184POST-ELECTION SCENE REMAINS VOLATILE, PER MARCH 14
[...] (C) Events on March 14 demonstrated that Malaysia's post-election political scene remains volatile, while the question of Abdullah's longevity in office remains far from settled. Abdullah's UMNO party staged a short-lived low-octane protest in opposition-held Penang on March 14 in support of [...]
2008-03-14 13:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KISL ASEC MY
08KUALALUMPUR185POST-ELECTION SCENE REMAINS VOLATILE, PER MARCH 14
[...] (C) Events on March 14 demonstrated that Malaysia's post-election political scene remains volatile, while the question of Abdullah's longevity in office remains far from settled. Abdullah's UMNO party staged a short-lived low-octane protest in opposition-held Penang on March 14 in support of [...]
2008-03-14 13:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KISL ASEC MY
08KUALALUMPUR186DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORTING COUNTRY-SPECIFIC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-17 03:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL MY
08KUALALUMPUR223UMNO SETS PARTY ELECTION FOR DECEMBER, ABDULLAH
[...] (C) The March 27 Supreme Council meeting of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO) decided the party's election will be held December 16-20, 2008. The election is widely anticipated to feature a challenge to Abdullah's continued leadership. The el [...]
2008-03-28 10:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR224MALAYSIA NOT READY YET TO FORMALLY RECOGNIZE KOSOVO
[...] (C) With the unavailability of more senior Malaysian officials, Political Section Chief delivered ref A demarche on March 27 to Principal Assistant Secretary Zakhir, who is currently responsible for Kosovo issues in the Foreign Ministry's European Division. Zakhir responded that the Malaysia [...]
2008-03-30 23:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN UNMIK EU MY
08KUALALUMPUR225PREPARATIONS FOR THE TRI-BORDER POLICYMAKERS'
[...] (SBU) Preparations for a policymakers conference involving officials from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia are moving forward. PACOM and S/CT have committed funding for the event, scheduled to take place May 4-7, 2008 at the Shangri-La hotel in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. The maritime p [...]
2008-04-01 00:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL ID RP MY
08KUALALUMPUR253ATTORNEY GENERAL AND FALL-OUT FROM GUANTANAMO
[...] (C) Malaysian Attorney General Abdul Gani Patel told a senior local Embassy employee during a private April 10 conversation that he would not allow AGO staff to participate in any Embassy programming, such as the International Visitor's Program, due to the lack of U.S. cooperation on securing [...]
2008-04-11 08:12:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINR MARR KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR256UMNO VOICES NAJIB TAKE-OVER; ANWAR TO CONSOLIDATE
[...] (C) Division-level leaders from Prime Minister Abdullah's UMNO party in three states, including the key UMNO stronghold of Johor, are increasingly voicing support for Abdullah to step down in the wake of the March 8 election set-back, with some party officials backing Deputy Prime Minister Naj [...]
2008-04-11 12:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR261MORE UMNO PRESSURE FOR IMMEDIATE LEADERSHIP CHANGE
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's April 11 meeting with officials from his UMNO party in the key party stronghold of Johor has focused more pressure on Abdullah to step down quickly. Abdullah reaffirmed his intention to transfer power to Deputy Prime Minister Najib, but only sometime -- p [...]
2008-04-14 08:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR265ANWAR'S OFFICIAL RETURN - CELEBRATION AND
[...] (S) Anwar Ibrahim and his People's Justice Party (PKR) celebrated the expiration of the ban on Anwar holding formal political office at an April 14 rally in Kuala Lumpur, an event intended to maintain the opposition leader's political momentum. Police intervened to stop the "illegal gathering [...]
2008-04-15 11:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR269MALAYSIA STUDYING IRAN PARTICIPATION AT ARMS SHOW
[...] (C) Polchief on April 15 delivered reftel demarche, aimed at urging Malaysia to respect UNSC sanctions on Iran by preventing Iranian exhibitors from participating in the Defense Services Asia (DSA) exhibition, to Foreign Ministry Under Secretary Bala Chandran. Bala heads the disarmament/nonp [...]
2008-04-16 10:00:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR273TREASURY DEPARTMENT ENGAGES MALAYSIANS ON IRAN AND
[...] (C) Summary: During meetings on March 31 and April 1, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Patrick O'Brien impressed upon his Malaysian counterparts at the Central Bank, the Ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs, charities regulators, and private banks [...]
2008-04-17 09:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER PGOV KNNP MNUC PARM UNSC
08KUALALUMPUR274MALAYSIA DEFENSE MINISTRY: IRAN WILL NOT
[...] (C) Late on April 17 Malaysian Defense Ministry Under Secretary for Policy Ismail Ahmad informed U.S. DATT that the SIPDIS Defense Ministry had rescinded permission for Iranian entities to participate in the Defense Services Asia (DSA) military sales exhibition, April 20-24 in Kuala Lumpur [...]
2008-04-17 12:23:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR286MALAYSIA HAS NOT STOPPED IRAN AT ARMS SHOW
[...] (C) Summary: The Malaysian Foreign Ministry on April 18 blocked the Defense Ministry's efforts to exclude Iran from the Defense Services Asia (DSA) military sales exhibition. The Embassy submitted a diplomatic note, and carried out a joint demarche with the UK and France at the Foreign Minis [...]
2008-04-18 12:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR287HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MALAYSIAN DELEGATION TO
[...] The Malaysian officials listed in Paragraph 2 are scheduled to participate in the Tri-border Interagency Security Conference in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia from May 4-7, 2008. The conference is being jointly sponsored by S/CT and by the U.S. Pacific Command. Post has no information to indicate [...]
2008-04-18 13:26:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PREL SNAR MY
08KUALALUMPUR291PENAN TRIBAL LEADER'S DEATH RAISES SUSPICIONS
[...] (C) Penan tribal members in the East Malaysian state of Sarawak found tribal headsman and anti-logging activist Kelesau Naan dead on December 17, 2007, after he went missing for two months. Police initially refused to open an investigation until Malaysia's Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) i [...]
2008-04-21 06:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV EIND EAGR SENV SOCI KCRM MY
08KUALALUMPUR294PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES FIRST STEPS IN JUDICIAL
[...] (C) Some eight months after the Malaysian Bar Council took to the streets to demand judicial reform, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi used an April 17 Bar Council dinner to announce the proposed establishment of a Judicial Appointment Commission and review of judicial salaries. He also announc [...]
2008-04-21 09:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KDEM KCOR SOCI MY
08KUALALUMPUR295ABDULLAH PUSHES REFORMS DESPITE UMNO, NAJIB DRAWS
[...] (C) Embattled Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi announced initial steps for judicial reform and strengthening the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) despite objections from his own UMNO party, PM confidante Kalimullah told the Ambassador on April 17. Deputy Prime Minister Najib thus far is sticking b [...]
2008-04-21 12:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR300MALAYSIA YET TO RESPOND ON APDP
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Adi Mohammed of the MFA Multilateral Political Affairs directorate on 17 April. Mohammed promised to review the issue but as of 22 April we have been unable to elicit any further response from MFA. 2. (C) Malaysia is typically very wary of any U.S [...]
2008-04-22 08:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR302IRAN BLOCKED, AGAIN, FROM MALAYSIA ARMS SHOW
[...] (C) Malaysia on April 22 blocked Iran from participating in the Defense Services Asia (DSA) military sales exhibition. This followed a week of decisions in favor of Iran and reversals, and continuous interventions by the Embassy and our UK and French counterparts. The Malaysians reached a c [...]
2008-04-22 11:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR307GOVERNMENT DENIES LICENSE RENEWAL FOR TAMIL
[...] (C) Summary. The Home Ministry has denied renewal of the publication permit for the Tamil language newspaper "Makkal Osai" (Voice of the People). The Ministry provided no explanation, but the paper was a vocal critic of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) and its President Samy Vellu. The pa [...]
2008-04-23 08:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR313EXBS: SE ASIA REGIONAL ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] On February 04 the Advisor, along with POLOFF, met Mark Napier of the Australian High Commission, Noboru Sekiguchi of the Japanese Embassy, and Yean Yoke Heng, Deputy Director General of the Southeast Asian Center for Counter-Terrorism (SEARCCT),to discuss a proposed tri-lateral bio-terrorism [...]
2008-04-23 09:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP MY
08KUALALUMPUR317DEMARCHE: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-24 09:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNGA MY
08KUALALUMPUR334NEW OPPOSITION-CONTROLLED STATES PUSHING THE RIGHT
[...] (SBU) Following the March 2008 election, four new opposition-controlled state governments assumed power in Selangor, Perak, Penang and Kedah, while in Kelantan the opposition Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS) significantly increased a previously thin majority. In their first weeks of power, the [...]
2008-04-30 03:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MY
08KUALALUMPUR336ASD SHINN AND DASD CLAD MEETINGS IN KUALA LUMPUR
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia Pacific James Shinn and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Southeast Asia James Clad visited Kuala Lumpur April 23-24, meeting with Deputy Defense Minister The Honorable Daduk Wira Abu Seman, Ministry of Defense Secretary General Dato hj Abu B [...]
2008-04-30 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR AF LE MY RP SU
08KUALALUMPUR337ANWAR IBRAHIM CRITICIZES GOVERNMENT FOR EJECTING
[...] (SBU) De facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim used a public speaking engagement on April 27 and his personal internet blog to criticize the Malaysian government for bowing to U.S. pressure and ejecting Iranian entities from the Defense Services Asia (DSA) military sales exhibition, held in K [...]
2008-04-30 11:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV ETTC IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR338NEW PARLIAMENT OPENS - GET READY TO RUMBLE
[...] (C) Malaysia's new Parliament opened April 29 with a significantly increased opposition presence following the March 8 election. The Ambassador attended the official opening, which featured the King reading the speech prepared by Prime Minister Abdullah's government focused on domestic rice [...]
2008-04-30 13:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR340MALAYSIA'S FLUID SCENE - DAS MARCIEL'S MAY 5-7
[...] (U) Thank you for coming to Kuala Lumpur. Your May 5-7 visit to Malaysia provides an excellent opportunity to assess Malaysia's fluid political scene, identify new openings to pursue U.S. objectives, and support key areas in our regional and bilateral diplomacy. 2. (C) Not quite two mont [...]
2008-05-02 09:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PINR ECON KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR342DEMARCHE TO MALAYSIA: BURMA'S FLAWED
[...] (C) Poloff met May 5 with the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Southeast Asia and South Pacific Division chief Rahimi Harun to convey reftel points, emphasizing in particular the importance of ASEAN,s role. Rahimi responded that the GOM had been pushing the regime &for years8 to expedite the pro [...]
2008-05-05 09:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BM MY
08KUALALUMPUR343OTHMAN CONFIRMS MALAYSIA'S STAGED IMT PULL-OUT
[...] (C) Malaysian facilitator for the Philippines (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace talks Othman Abdul Razak, speaking with polchief April 28, confirmed Malaysia's decision to withdraw in stages from the International Monitoring Team (IMT) in Mindanao beginning on/about May 10 and [...]
2008-05-05 10:03:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL JA RP MY
08KUALALUMPUR35EXBS: SE ASIA REGIONAL ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] November 04-07 the Advisor was in Jakarta to attend the Additional Protocol Commodities Identification Training (AP CIT) and met with officials from the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (BAPETEN) and the National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN) to discuss the AP-CIT and gauge their interest in f [...]
2008-01-14 09:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP MY
08KUALALUMPUR355UNPRECEDENTED SEDITION CHARGES AGAINST BLOGGER
[...] (C) Summary. For the first time, Malaysian authorities have resorted to a colonial-era law to bring sedition charges against a blogger and the author of a comment on an internet web site. Blogger and veteran anti-government activist Raja Petra Kamaruddin touched a sensitive nerve in implying [...]
2008-05-08 08:32:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KDEM KPAO MY
08KUALALUMPUR357IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - MALAYSIA
[...] (U) Rising global prices for major food commodities so far are having limited impact on their availability to Malaysian consumers. Long-standing price controls on many food staples have kept such items affordable, but have also contributed to some spot shortages. While it is only about 65% self [...]
2008-05-08 23:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SENV MY
08KUALALUMPUR361WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION
[...] (U) Econ Counselor and econoff met with Kamel Mohamad, Director General, Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (Malaysia's USPTO equivalent),on May 9 to deliver reftel demarche in advance of the May 13-14 WIPO meeting to select the organization's Director General nominee. Kamel is lea [...]
2008-05-09 08:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR AORC ETRD PREL MY
08KUALALUMPUR364MALAYSIA ON EDGE OR STABILIZING? DAS MARCIEL'S MAY
[...] (S) Senior Malaysian government officials and opposition politicians discussed Prime Minister Abdullah's struggle to remain in power and prospects for the strengthened opposition during EAP DAS Marciel's May 5-7 visit to Kuala Lumpur, while DAS Marciel also addressed the Burma crisis and his A [...]
2008-05-09 09:56:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PINR MARR ECON KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR365CATHOLIC CHURCH ALLOWED TO PROCEED WITH "ALLAH"
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysia's Catholic Church, challenging a government ban on use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims, has won its first round in court on May 5. Church contacts told us the government was shocked by the strong reaction of the Catholic Church against the ban of "Allah," given that [...]
2008-05-09 09:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR SCUL KIRF KISL MY
08KUALALUMPUR366: SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER,S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter [...]
2008-05-12 00:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR367SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter [...]
2008-05-12 05:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR372U.S.-Malaysia FTA: Encouraging Signals
[...] (SBU) Senior Malaysian government officials reaffirmed Malaysia's interest in continuing FTA negotiations during meetings May 5 and 6 with Assistant USTR for Southeast Asia and the Pacific Barbara Weisel. Senior MITI officials proposed another round in July and noted the possibility of a foll [...]
2008-05-13 06:03:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV KIPR EAGR MY
08KUALALUMPUR373FUNDING PROPOSAL FOR PRM AMBASSADORS, FUND FOR
[...] Post submits for funding consideration the following proposal from Kumpulan A.C.T.S. Bhd. (an acronym for A Call to Serve, hereafter ACTS.) Post enjoys a successful working relationship with ACTS, which has appropriately used previous USG funds. The proposed grant would provide critical fund [...]
2008-05-13 06:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREF MY
08KUALALUMPUR375IRAN SANCTIONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-13 08:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR376PARLIAMENTARIAN QUESTIONS GOM'S IRAN POLICY
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Malaysia's position on Iran's nuclear program is subject to criticism and scrutiny not only from the political opposition but, as recent questions in Parliament illustrate, from elements of the ruling UMNO party as well. The Foreign Ministry responded to an UMNO MP's [...]
2008-05-13 11:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV ETTC IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR377OPPOSITION SIGNALS IMMINENT EAST MALAYSIA
[...] (C) De facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and his lieutenants, both publicly and privately, are raising expectations of possible imminent defections by National Front (BN) MPs, particularly from East Malaysia. Senior Vice President of Anwar's PKR party Azmin Ali told us to expect a public [...]
2008-05-13 11:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR386MALAYSIA: DEMARCHE ON OSLO PROCESS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-14 08:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PARM PREL NATO UN MY
08KUALALUMPUR387MALAYSIA: MIXED VIEWS ON BURMA RELIEF EFFORTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Elements of the Malaysian mainstream media, civil society and the political opposition have harshly condemned the refusal of the Burmese regime to allow in international relief teams and its insistence on going ahead with the May 10 referendum. Government officials, however, [...]
2008-05-14 09:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL MARR BM MY
08KUALALUMPUR39MTCR: MALAYSIA BRIEFED ON RESULTS OF 2007 ATHENS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-15 08:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM ETTC KSCA MTCRE TSPA MY
08KUALALUMPUR392AMBASSADOR AND ATTORNEY GENERAL DISCUSS ISA,
[...] (S) The Ambassador called on Malaysia's Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail on May 13 and discussed prospects for prosecuting terrorists, the importance of passing an export control law, and factors affecting progress in the FTA talks. The Ambassador congratulated the AG on drafting of the 200 [...]
2008-05-15 09:12:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON ETTC KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR393CHALLENGES TO MARCH ELECTION RESULTS
[...] (U) Summary. Losing candidates in Malaysia,s March 2008 elections have filed petitions challenging results in 12 parliamentary districts and 17 state assembly districts. Based on past precedent, such challenges rarely succeed, but the ruling coalition conceivably could regain power in Perak, [...]
2008-05-15 10:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR394ATTACK ON DAP OFFICE IN PERAK REFLECTS PRESSURE ON
[...] (C) Summary: An early morning May 15 attack on an opposition party office in Perak produced only minor damage and no injuries. Whether or not orchestrated by elements of Prime Minister Abdullah's UMNO party, the attack will allow UMNO to focus more pressure to bring down Perak's opposition- [...]
2008-05-15 10:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR398MALAYSIAN OIL REVENUE: GRAVY TRAIN RUNNING OUT OF
[...] (U) Summary: At its current 4% annual rate of increase, domestic demand for petroleum products is expected to overtake supply by 2011 or 2012, making Malaysia a net importer of oil, according to Petronas, the country's national oil company. This bodes poorly for a federal government that re [...]
2008-05-16 05:35:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EPET EFIN ENRG MY PGOV
08KUALALUMPUR399IMMIGRATION DETAINEES RIOT AFTER RELA BEATS
[...] (C) Some 60 to 70 detained suspected illegal immigrants rioted at Lenggeng Immigration Detention Center (IDC) on April 21, setting fire to the temporary administration building according to press and firsthand accounts. Malaysia's Head of Immigration Enforcement claimed the riot started after [...]
2008-05-16 06:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR4AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEPUTY PRIME
[...] (C) The Ambassador and Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak met on December 31 for an introductory call, during which they discussed U.S. and Malaysia's common interests in bolstering international systems such as the UN and WTO. Najib described core relations with the U.S. as good and looke [...]
2008-01-02 09:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR ECON RP TH MY
08KUALALUMPUR40MALAYSIA SYMPATHETIC TO KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-15 08:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU MY
08KUALALUMPUR401 MALAYSIAN TRADE MINISTER SUPPORTS FTA NOGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on the eve of his visit to the U.S., Minister for Trade Muhyiddin Yassin reaffirmed Malaysia's desire continue FTA negotiations with the U.S. and noted it was understood that Malaysia needed to create additional negotiating flexibility. Malaysia [...]
2008-05-16 09:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EAGR KIPR MY
08KUALALUMPUR402MALAYSIA AND APEC IN 2008
[...] In advance of the second APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM II),econoff called on Malaysia's Senior Official to APEC, Abdul Ghafar Musa, on May 16 to discuss U.S. and Malaysian goals for APEC this year (ref A). Ghafar, Senior Director of the APEC Division in the Ministry of International Tra [...]
2008-05-16 09:31:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETRD APEC ECON ECIN MY
08KUALALUMPUR408MAHATHIR RESIGNS FROM UMNO, NO ONE FOLLOWS
[...] (C) Former PM Mahathir unexpectedly announced his resignation from the ruling UMNO party on May 19 in an obvious attempt to increase pressure on PM Abdullah to step down. In an indication of the seriousness of Mahathir's move, PM Abdullah hastily arranged a May 20 meeting with UMNO Members o [...]
2008-05-20 11:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR410CHINESE DIPLOMATS COMMENT ON MALAYSIA RELATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysia-China bilateral economic relations are growing by leaps-and-bounds, with two way trade growing by over 16 percent last year to $37 billion. Senior-level official encounters have become frequent, especially with the growth of the ASEAN plus 3 and the establishment of the [...]
2008-05-21 03:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD MARR CVIS CH MY
08KUALALUMPUR411PM ADVISOR LIM ON REFORMS AND ABDULLAH'S EVENTUAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted Prime Ministerial Political Secretary Vincent Lim to dinner on the evening of May 14. (Note: This dinner occurred prior to former PM Mahathir,s May 19 anouncement that he would quit the ruling party. See reftel for Embassy reporting on Mahathir,s surprise [...]
2008-05-21 04:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR417CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT, SUSPENSION
[...] (C) Summary: Based on the information available to post, it appears no Malaysian entities would be subject to Title III sanctions against persons trafficking in confiscated properties in Cuba. Per Ref A request, this message provides post's analysis of Malaysian policies and actions with re [...]
2008-05-23 04:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETTC ETRD PREL CU MY
08KUALALUMPUR42IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: MALAYSIA RECEIVES USG MESSAGE
[...] (C) Political Section Chief on January 15 delivered ref A demarche, concerning the Malaysian group SKS's reported $16 billion agreement to develop Iran's Golshan and Ferdows gas fields, to the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Under Secretary for Disarmament Bala Chandran Tharman, who also is actin [...]
2008-01-15 08:35:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC EPET ENRG IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR421MALAYSIA: WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL BLANK
[...] Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mr. Jonah Blank to Malaysia from May 28 to June 3, 2008. The purpose of the trip is research of issues before the committee, particularly those relating to the insurgency in southern Thailand. [...]
2008-05-23 08:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PGOV OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN THKSJA MY
08KUALALUMPUR422ACCUSED TRAFFICKER CHARGED UNDER NEW TIP LAW
[...] (SBU) Malaysian authorities for the first time have charged a suspected human trafficker under the country's new comprehensive anti-trafficking law, which came into full effect on February 28. On May 11 police charged Ee Chin Kai with trafficking two Thai women for the purpose of sexual expl [...]
2008-05-23 09:28:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PINR KCRM MY
08KUALALUMPUR423PAS LEADER FAVORS TAKING POWER THROUGH NEXT
[...] (C) Nasaruddin Mat Isa, Deputy President of the Islamist opposition party PAS, speaking with us on May 21, said the opposition should seek to take power through the next federal election, rather than through immediate defections by ruling coalition MPs, in part to reduce the risk of a harsh c [...]
2008-05-23 09:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR425MALAYSIA HOSTS TRI-BORDER INTERAGENCY SECURITY
[...] (SBU) The Tri-border Interagency Security Conference in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, May 4-7, 2008 brought together official maritime and border security delegations from Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines as well as facilitators from the U.S. Pacific Command and from Embassies Kuala Lumpur, [...]
2008-05-23 11:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL MARR ID RP MY
08KUALALUMPUR436SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' MEETING WITH
[...] (C) I welcome your planned meeting with Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Najib Tun Razak in Singapore. Najib remains at the center of Malaysia's leadership crisis, but thus far has refrained from challenging the politically wounded Prime Minister Abdullah. Najib conveys a [...]
2008-05-28 08:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR447NAJIB AIDE: ABDULLAH SHOULD MAKE WAY SOON FOR
[...] (S) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Najib's political secretary, Fatmi Che Salleh (protect throughout),suggested in a May 29 meeting with us that Prime Minister Abdullah should make way for a Najib ticket with UMNO Vice President Muhyiddin by announcing as soon as possible that he (Abdullah) [...]
2008-05-30 07:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR448AMBASSADOR AND NEW WOMEN'S MINISTER ENGAGE ON
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Keith met on May 28 with Dr. Ng Yen Yen, Minister for Women, Family, and Community Development, and discussed the Ministry's operations of two trafficking victims' shelters, migrant workers, illegal immigrants, and developing programs for women and children. Minister Ng invi [...]
2008-05-30 08:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI KWMN MY
08KUALALUMPUR476MALAYSIA RAISES GASOLINE PRICE OVERNIGHT BY 40 PERCENT,
[...] SUMMARY: In an effort to address rising costs of energy subsidies, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi yesterday announced a 40 percent price increase on gasoline, a 60 percent price increase on diesel, and 20 to 26 percent increases in electricity rates, effective at midnight on June 4. The new p [...]
2008-06-06 09:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR481TIP REPORT DELIVERED TO MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Post delivered the Malaysia narrative from the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report on June 4 to various government representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Women's Ministry, Immigration Department, Police, and Attorney General's Chambers. The Charge conveyed the [...]
2008-06-10 05:32:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI KWMN MY
08KUALALUMPUR482OPPOSITION CALLS FOR PROTESTS OVER FUEL PRICES
[...] (SBU) Malaysia's sudden and drastic increase in fuel prices has given the Opposition a rallying point and new means to direct populist pressure against the incumbent National Front (BN) government. Opposition groups announced plans to stage a nation-wide series of protests, with the first la [...]
2008-06-10 08:37:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC ECON MY
08KUALALUMPUR494Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
[...] (U) At the Seventh Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC-VII) in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, May 26-29, 2008, delegates adopted a revised Program Structure to bring the Sub-Commission in line with IOC priorities and IOC and UNESCO planning and budget [...]
2008-06-12 04:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID TPHY ECON PREL IOC
08KUALALUMPUR495TWO BURMESE ALLEGE TRAFFICKING EXPERIENCE AT
[...] (C) Summary: Two Burmese refugees met with us and alleged that low-level Malaysian Immigration officials sold and delivered them into the custody of armed Thai nationals at the Thai-Malaysian border. UNHCR has received similar firsthand reports from other refugees. On June 6, we shared inf [...]
2008-06-12 07:23:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PGOV SMIG KCRM MY
08KUALALUMPUR500SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE FOR PRE-LICENSE
[...] Pursuant to reftel inquiry, econoff contacted Orogenic Resources Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysian firm that had requested to purchase eight G2000 gyroscopes manufactured by Northrop Grumman/Litton System Inc. Orogenic Resources is one of five subsidiaries of a larger parent company, Orogenic Group. Eco [...]
2008-06-13 07:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08KUALALUMPUR502BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE FOR PRE-LICENSE END-USE
[...] Post has been able to obtain very limited information pursuant to reftel inquiry. Econoff made repeated attempts to contact Anafield Sdn Bhd, the Malaysian firm that ordered 370 sets of night vision equipment, including monoculars, binoculars, and front sights, from American Technologies Netw [...]
2008-06-13 07:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08KUALALUMPUR504S/CT PDAS FEIERSTEIN MEETS SENIOR MALAYSIAN
[...] (C) Summary: S/CT PDAS Jerry Feierstein visited Kuala Lumpur June 6-7 and met with the head of the Malaysia's National Security Council, Muhammad Hatta, and the Deputy Secretary General of the Home Ministry, Ahmad Fuad. Discussion of counterterrorism covered de-radicalization efforts, improvi [...]
2008-06-16 05:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPTER PREL PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR512UMNO YOUTH OFFICIAL ON HEATED PARTY CONTESTS AND
[...] (C) Many UMNO party branches and divisions could nominate a Najib/Muhyiddin ticket despite Prime Minister Abdullah's confirmation that he will stand for reelection in the December party contest, UMNO party youth official Suffian Awang told us on June 17. Eleven candidates would vie seriously [...]
2008-06-17 10:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR516DEFECTIONS FROM BN ABOUT TO BEGIN?
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-18 10:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR519BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE ON POST-SHIPMENT END-USE
[...] Pursuant to reftel inquiry, econoff contacted Airod, a subsidiary of Aerospace Industries Malaysia in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. After attempted phone calls in early May 2008, econoff in mid-May reached the POC listed in reftel, Haniza Mohamed. Haniza confirmed via telephone that Airod had in [...]
2008-06-19 08:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08KUALALUMPUR52MALAYSIAN POLICE SEEKING U.S. SPEAKER FOR TIP
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The Malaysian Royal Police (RMP) will hold trafficking in persons (TIP) training for their officers as they continue to develop their capacity to enforce their new anti-trafficking in persons law. The RMP has not yet set the [...]
2008-01-22 10:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS SMIG SOCI MY
08KUALALUMPUR520SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE FOR PRE-LICENSE END
[...] Pursuant to reftels, econoff contacted the Malaysian firm Kontena Nasional Global Sdn Bhd regarding the sale of plastic bonded explosives to Malaysia. Utilizing one of our Locally Employed Staff (LES) at the Embassy -- due to the company's insistence on communicating only in the Bahasa languag [...]
2008-06-19 08:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08KUALALUMPUR521BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE FOR POST-SHIPMENT CHECK ON
[...] Pursuant to reftel inquiry, econoff contacted CITO Marketing regarding its purchase of 5000 impulse cartridges for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). The impulse cartridges were listed as a requirement for canopies on Malaysian F-18 aircraft. Initial phone calls in March, April, May, and [...]
2008-06-19 08:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08KUALALUMPUR523NO CONFIDENCE MOTION - DOES THE OPPOSITION HAVE A
[...] (C) There was much smoke but little fire on June19 concerning the announcement the day before that a ruling coalition member party will introduce a parliamentary no-confidence motion on the Prime Minister. Sabah politicians have told us that the move was coordinated, but opposition Democra [...]
2008-06-19 10:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR526Tourism Growth in "Malaysia, Truly Asia"
[...] Tourism is a growth industry in Malaysia. The government's "Visit Malaysia 2007" tourism campaign, with its ubiquitous "Malaysia, Truly Asia" theme song, enticed a record number of foreign tourists in 2007. Recent statistics portend continued strong growth in 2008. Tourists from Southeast As [...]
2008-06-20 09:26:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EIND MY
08KUALALUMPUR529BLOGGER ALLEGES DPM'S WIFE AT MURDER SCENE
[...] (C) Controversial internet journalist Raja Petra executed a sworn statement on June 18 to the effect that Deputy Prime Minister Najib's wife, Rosmah Mansor, was at the scene of the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibbu in October 2006, and that PM Abdullah and a Royal received info [...]
2008-06-23 09:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KJUS KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR535NO-CONFIDENCE PLOY FIZZLES IN PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah won a tactical victory on June 23 as his National Front (BN) parliamentarians voted as a block to approve a motion on the recent controversial fuel price hikes, beating back public speculation that the vote would become a no-confidence motion on Abdullah's leadership [...]
2008-06-24 11:40:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR536WILL SABAH DEFECT?
[...] (C) Sabah politicians of all walks criticized Prime Minister Abdullah's leadership and the National Front (BN) government's marginalization of Sabah during polchief's meetings in the east Malaysia state, June 18-20, which took place as a small Sabah BN party, SAPP, announced its two MPs would [...]
2008-06-24 12:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR557ANWAR TAKES REFUGE IN TURKISH EMBASSY, MOVES
[...] (C) Malaysia's de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim took refuge in the Turkish embassy on June 29 within hours after a police complaint of sodomy was filed by a junior staff assistant. Against the backdrop of his politically motivated jailing in 1998 over sodomy charges, Anwar's decision [...]
2008-06-30 10:54:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR562NO GOM ACTION AFTER LINGAM PROBE IMPLICATES
[...] (C) The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Lingam video scandal concluded that former Prime Minister Mahathir and five other prominent individuals should be investigated for manipulating judicial appointments and promotions. The Commission, established by the Government of Malaysia (GOM) t [...]
2008-07-02 09:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KJUS KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR563ANWAR ON THE OFFENSIVE
[...] (C) Malaysia's de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim went on the "offensive" after emerging on June 30 from this 36-hour refuge in the Turkish embassy. On July 1, Anwar filed a police complaint against the national police chief and the Attorney General. He held a press conference and lat [...]
2008-07-02 11:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR570GOM PROTESTS U.S. REMARKS ON ANWAR IBRAHIM CASE
[...] (C) Malaysian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Rastam Mohd Isa called in the Ambassador on July 3 to deliver a note of protest over remarks by the State Department Spokesman on June 30 related to the recent sodomy allegations against de facto Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. After reading [...]
2008-07-03 07:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR571DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION AT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-03 09:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHU AORC UN NGO MY
08KUALALUMPUR572ANWAR IMPLICATES DPM NAJIB IN MURDER CASE
[...] (C) A private investigator's legal deposition, revealed by Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on July 3, implicates Deputy Prime Minister Najib in the high-profile Altantuya murder case. The deposition, based primarily on statements reportedly made by Altantuya and murder defendant Razak Bagind [...]
2008-07-03 09:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR575NAJIB FIGHTS BACK; WEEKEND PROTEST FAILS TO IMPRESS
[...] (C) As de facto Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim went on the offensive last week, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak wasted no time in denying any link to the Altantuya murder case, while diffusing another bombshell by admitting he previously had met the man accusing Anwar of sodomy. On Ju [...]
2008-07-07 11:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR578BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE ON PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] Pursuant to reftel, econoff contacted Kesuma Engineering Sdn. Bhd. regarding the purchase of three digital transponders, including associated manuals and test data sheets, for the Malaysian Army's helicopters. The director of Kesuma, C.K. Kok, was listed in reftel, as well as an address. Alt [...]
2008-07-08 06:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08KUALALUMPUR579BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE ON POST-SHIPMENT CHECKS ON
[...] Pursuant to reftel requests, econoff conducted two searches for the separate purchases. Because both reftels involved spare parts for C-130 transport aircraft, we combined our response into a single cable. 2. The first case (Reftel A, license 050081517) involved the purchase of 23 thermo [...]
2008-07-08 06:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08KUALALUMPUR58EMBASSY RAISES RELA ROLE WITH MALAYSIAN IMMIGRATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Members of Malaysia's People's Volunteer Corps (RELA) began taking up guard duties at immigration detention centers beginning January 15, according to press reports. Government officials describe RELA's assignment as a stop-gap measure while responsibility for the immigration [...]
2008-01-24 09:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF MY
08KUALALUMPUR580THE PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE AND TRADE
[...] Econoff passed information on the President's Global Food Security Initiative (ref A) to Abdul Rahman Mamat, Secretary General, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). On June 20, 2008, we received the following written response from Zulkafli Abdul Karim, Senior Director, Multilat [...]
2008-07-08 06:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ETRD ENRG TBIO MY
08KUALALUMPUR588OPPOSITION FILES NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION;
[...] (C) Malaysia's opposition coalition has filed a no-confidence motion in Parliament against Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi as part of Anwar Ibrahim's new "offensive" against the National Front government. The Opposition does not expect the motion to succeed, and instead sees this as one way t [...]
2008-07-10 11:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR591MALAYSIA HOSTS GROUP OF 8 ISLAMIC DEVELOPING
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the Sixth D-8 Summit hosted by Malaysia July 7-8, leaders from eight developing majority-Islamic countries focused on the recent steep global rise in food and fuel prices, and pledged to increase their intra-group trade and investment. Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad [...]
2008-07-11 05:51:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EAGR PREL MY IR
08KUALALUMPUR604ABDULLAH CONFIRMS 2010 HAND-OVER TO HELP SECURE
[...] (C) PM Abdullah announced on July 10 his intention to step down as Prime Minister and United Malays National Organization (UMNO) president in June 2010 and hand over power to his deputy Najib Tun Razak. Abdullah and Najib will seek re-election in the December 2008 party polls as part of this [...]
2008-07-11 11:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR609UMNO RESISTS POPULAR CALLS FOR REFORM
[...] (C) The Malaysian electorate delivered a strong endorsement for change and a major set-back for Prime Minister Abdullah's United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and National Front (BN) coalition in the March elections, but UMNO thus far has resisted reform. The shocking election result i [...]
2008-07-13 04:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR614PARLIAMENT "WAR ZONE," AS ANWAR DUCKS POLICE
[...] (C) A heavy police deployment, particularly at Parliament, on July 14 added to the atmosphere of political tension in Kuala Lumpur as the Parliament Speaker shot down an emergency Opposition motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Abdullah and de facto Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim backed [...]
2008-07-14 09:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM ASEC MY
08KUALALUMPUR615Malaysia Scenesetter for DOE DAS Secretary Ed McGinnis and
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Kuala Lumpur looks forward to your July 21-23 visit as an opportunity to advance important and continuing discussions with the government of Malaysia (GOM) on nuclear energy and the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP). The visit will allow you to explore Malaysia's [...]
2008-07-14 09:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAGR MY
08KUALALUMPUR617DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NAM UPCOMING FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-15 09:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC KNNP IAEA UR IR MY ENRG
08KUALALUMPUR618DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1803 CARGO INSPECTION; DRAFT
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on July 15 to Shazryll Zahiran, Principal Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Disarmament, and Nonproliferation Division, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Shazryll did not provide a substantive response, but informed us the Ministry would review the provided i [...]
2008-07-15 09:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM PINR PREL ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD KNNP EUN
08KUALALUMPUR619POLICE COMPEL ANWAR'S APPEARANCE ON JULY 16;
[...] (C) Malaysian police have threatened Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim with arrest if he does not appear at a police station on July 16 to give his statement in the criminal investigation regarding sodomy allegations. Anwar's lawyer publicly stated that Anwar will comply with the police order, [...]
2008-07-15 11:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR62POLICE THWART PRICE HIKE PROTEST, DETAIN
[...] (C) Summary: Opposition political activists attempted unsuccessfully to stage a demonstration in Kuala Lumpur on January 26 against government policies and price hikes. Police arrested the protest leaders, including senior opposition party officials, before the demonstration took form, and c [...]
2008-01-30 01:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI MY
08KUALALUMPUR626ANWAR ARRESTED FOR SODOMY
[...] (C) Police arrested Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim just before 1300 on July 16, one hour before Anwar was due to appear at Kuala Lumpur police headquarters to provide his statement for the investigation into sodomy charges. As of 1600, police are holding Anwar at police headquarters, where [...]
2008-07-16 08:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR630ANWAR RELEASED ON POLICE BAIL
[...] (C) Police released Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on police bail the morning of July 17, some 20 hours after his arrest. Prosecutors have not yet charged Anwar, but he remains a formal suspect in connection with the forced sodomy allegation. Under conditions of police bail, police can requ [...]
2008-07-17 10:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM ASEC MY
08KUALALUMPUR631PROMINENT BLOGGER ARRESTED, CHARGED IN COURT
[...] Police on July 17 arrested Raja Petra, controversial editor of the online portal Malaysia Today, and prosecutors charged him with criminal defamation of Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak's wife, Rosmah Mansor and two others. In a sworn affidavit, Raja Petra claimed he was "reliably informed" [...]
2008-07-17 10:32:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR KJUS KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR644MALAYSIA'S POLITICAL CRISIS
[...] (C) The next four weeks will be a telling period in the history of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) rule in Malaysia. For the first time in its fifty-year dominance, UMNO is faced with a multi-racial opposition alliance that has some credible prospect for forming the next govern [...]
2008-07-22 08:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR645ANWAR TELLS DIPLOMATS HIS FUTURE IS PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) An energetic and seemingly confident Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim told 40 assembled diplomats on July 22 that in the face of government attempts to use sodomy charges to derail his political challenge, he would either become Prime Minister or end up in jail, "and this time I'm not goin [...]
2008-07-22 12:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR646MALAYSIA: 63ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY HIGH-LEVEL
[...] (SBU) Malaysia's Foreign Ministry cannot yet confirm high-level attendance at the 2008 UN General Assembly. According to Nazarudin Ja'afar, Principal Assistant Secretary in the Ministry's Multilateral Political Affairs Division, United Nations and Disarmament Office, information on UNGA atten [...]
2008-07-23 07:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA MY
08KUALALUMPUR648HOME MINISTER ASSEMBLES DIPLOMATS, DEFENDS
[...] (C) Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar briefed foreign diplomats, including the Ambassador, on the sodomy case against Anwar Ibrahim on July 23, one day after de facto Opposition leader conducted his own diplomatic briefing. Syed Hamid dismissed claims of conspiracy, defended the police handling [...]
2008-07-23 12:23:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR651TREASURY DAS DOHNER'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA
[...] (U) Summary: Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia Robert Dohner briefed Bank Negara officials on the U.S. economic and financial situation and exchanged views on Treasury's decision to include Malaysia in the executive summary of the U.S. Foreign Exchange Report. DAS Dohner defended th [...]
2008-07-24 03:31:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR653AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER FOR HUMAN RESOURCES
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Keith made an introductory call on Minister for Human Resources S. Subramaniam on July 14. (Note: Minister Subramaniam remained willing to meet the Ambassador at Parliament on a day when it was closed to the public and under tight security (reftel) due to domestic political t [...]
2008-07-24 09:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM PGOV AMGT MY
08KUALALUMPUR66DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INFORMING ASEAN REGIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-30 06:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ARF PTER MY
08KUALALUMPUR665UMNO-PAS TALKS PROVOKE CONTROVERSY
[...] (S) Prime Minister Abdullah's July 20 revelation of secret meetings between his ruling United Malay National Organization (UMNO) and Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) beginning shortly after the March 2008 general election sent shock waves through both political coalitions and unsettled PAS itsel [...]
2008-07-30 12:14:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR682AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH INFORMATION MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. Information Minister and prominent reform-proponent Shabery Cheek assured the Ambassador that PM Abdullah remains committed to his reform agenda despite resistance from some of the PM,s own senior advisors and the UMNO old guard. While exhibiting some discomfort regarding the i [...]
2008-08-04 09:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM MY
08KUALALUMPUR688ANWAR TO BE CHARGED
[...] (C) Summary. Anwar Ibrahim has been summoned to appear in court on the morning of August 7 and will be charged with sodomy. In the meantime, the Election Commission announced an August 26 date for the by-election for the parliamentary seat Anwar is contesting. The sodomy charge in itself will [...]
2008-08-06 10:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MY
08KUALALUMPUR69CONTROVERSIAL SQURES OF CHRISTIAN BOOKS
[...] (C) Ministry of Internal Security officials confiscated some Christian children's books from stores in early January. Officials took the action because the books contained pictures of Moses and Noah, and they judged portraits of these figures, who are also prophets in Islam, would offend Musl [...]
2008-01-31 08:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF KISL MY
08KUALALUMPUR701ANWAR CHARGED BUT REMAINS FREE
[...] (C) Summary. As expected, on August 7 Anwar Ibrahim was formally charged with consensual sodomy, but his supporters were jubilant when the judge ruled the de facto opposition leader would remain free on a "personal bond." The Government's prosecution team made no attempt to oppose bail, and [...]
2008-08-07 10:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MY
08KUALALUMPUR703BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE ON MALAYSIAN FIRM'S APPEAL
[...] Pursuant to reftel email inquiry, KL Embassy Econ staff re-contacted Orogenic Resources - a Malaysian firm located outside of Kuala Lumpur that had appealed a negative USG response on its request to purchase eight (8) G2000 Gyroscopes manufactured by Northrop Grumman, Litton Systems Inc. Con [...]
2008-08-08 06:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08KUALALUMPUR704DOWNGRADE MALAYSIA'S HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION?
[...] (C) Malaysia's Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) faces potential downgrading by the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (ICC) for non-compliance with the Paris Principles. If downgraded, SUHAKAM will be banned from atte [...]
2008-08-08 09:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR706MALAYSIANS BRIEFED ON USS HOUSTON
[...] (SBU) The DATT conveyed reftel information on the USS Houston to Admiral Abdul Aziz, Chief of the Navy (CNO) and to Vice Admiral Mohammed Noordin, Deputy Chief of the Navy (DCNO),on August 7. The admirals thanked the DATT for the information, stated they were "not too concerned" about the i [...]
2008-08-11 07:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS MY
08KUALALUMPUR711BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE OF POST-SHIPMENT CHECK OF
[...] In an attempt to locate the Malaysian company Setcom Express Sdn Bhd and conduct a post-shipment check of 23 (two different types) thermostats for C-130 aircraft, Econoff attempted again to locate the company utilizing Embassy locally employed staff and their research capabilities, but this w [...]
2008-08-11 08:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08KUALALUMPUR712BLUE LATERN RESPONSE ON PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] Pursuant to reftel, Econoff and local staff successfully contacted Arrixon Synergy Sdn Bhd and DRB-HICOM Defense Technologies Sdn Bhd, both of which are 100 percent Malaysian-owned companies. This contact was regarding Arrixon and DRB-HICOM Defense Tech wishing to purchase 20 fan drives and 1 [...]
2008-08-11 08:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08KUALALUMPUR719RELIGIOUS, RACIAL POLITICS MARK RUN-UP TO CRITICAL
[...] (C) Summary. The ruling National Front (BN) coalition is gearing up to oppose Anwar Ibrahim's return to parliament via an August 26 by-election. BN tactics include intense rhetoric with religious and racial connotations. A Malaysian Bar Council forum on conversion to Islam was shut down by [...]
2008-08-13 10:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR KISM KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR72THE MALAYSIAN MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY -- A
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Japanese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur provided to its Trilateral Strategic Dialogue partners a summary version of its assessment of the Malaysian Maritime Law Enforcement Agency (MMEA). The seven-page brief reflects information culled from extensive engagement by the GOJ with [...]
2008-02-01 03:31:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV MARR MY
08KUALALUMPUR73PROSECUTOR DOWNBEAT ON ALTANTUYA MURDER CASE
[...] (C) Deputy Public Prosecutor Noorin Badaruddin, a member of the prosecution team in the Altantuya murder case (reftel),told Polchief during an informal conversation January 30 that there was almost no chance of winning guilty verdicts in the on-going trial of defendants Razak Baginda, a clos [...]
2008-02-01 06:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR737BLUE LANTERN UPDATED RESPONSE ON MALAYSIAN FIRM'S
[...] In addition to Ref A, Post includes additional details on Econoff's 28 July 2008 visit to Orogenic Resources for a Blue Lantern end-use check. Regarding how Orogenic plans to lease out the equipment to various oil platforms but always retain ownership, the Orogenic managers during the meeting [...]
2008-08-19 02:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08KUALALUMPUR738PAS REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR OPPOSITION ALLIANCE
[...] (SBU) In its annual convention, the Malaysian Islamic Party confirmed continuing support for the opposition alliance despite the recent PAS &dialogue8 with the ruling coalition,s United Malay National Organization (UMNO). PAS leaders predictably condemned U.S. actions in Iraq and Afghanistan [...]
2008-08-19 06:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL MY
08KUALALUMPUR74COUNTERTERRORISM: THIRD TRILATERAL STRATEGIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Japanese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur hosted the third local meeting of the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue (TSD) January 28. The Japanese, Australian, and U.S. delegations reviewed their respective counterterrorism (CT) activities in Malaysia. Discussion focused on terrorist f [...]
2008-02-01 07:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER MARR AS JP MY
08KUALALUMPUR740SECOND BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE ON PRE-LICENSE
[...] Pursuant to reftel A inquiry, Econoff in early and mid-August 2008 contacted the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs (formerly Ministry of Internal Security) and the Malaysian company "Anafield Sdn Bhd". By 20 August, both had responded to post inquiries into Anafield's proposed purchase of 2 [...]
2008-08-20 05:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08KUALALUMPUR742MALAYSIAN OPPOSITION NOT SO CONCERNED ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: On Thursday, August 14, Econ Counselor and Econoff met with Tony Pua, opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) Member of Parliament. Pua is DAP's one and only economic advisor in a coalition in which the other two parties, KeAdilan ("Justice") and PAS (Islamic),economic experti [...]
2008-08-21 09:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL MY
08KUALALUMPUR743GOM PLAYING HARDBALL IN RUN-UP TO KEY BY-ELECTION
[...] (C) The Government is increasingly playing hardball in the run-up to de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim,s attempt to return to Parliament via an August 26 by-election in Permatang Pauh district of Penang. On the campaign trail, UMNO (United Malay National Organization) continues to sp [...]
2008-08-21 09:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MY
08KUALALUMPUR753INDICATORS ALL POINT TO ANWAR VICTORY IN AUG. 26
[...] Poloffs in Penang report that local observers continue to expect a decisive victory for Anwar in the Permatang Pauh by-election August 26. Government-influenced media, however, continue to portray the campaign as close, and negative press stories on Anwar are prevalent. Opposition rallies ar [...]
2008-08-25 09:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR759ANWAR WINS RESOUNDING BY-ELECTION VICTORY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Anwar Ibrahim appears to have won the Permatang Pauh by-election by a wide margin, with early reports on the evening of August 26 giving him a two-to-one advantage over his Barisan Nasional opponent. On election eve, Anwar had sought to dampen expectations of a landslide victor [...]
2008-08-27 00:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR762ANWAR - NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Summary. In the wake of Anwar Ibrahim,s decisive victory in the Permatang Pauh by-election yesterday, the Speaker of Parliament has reversed himself and now says he will swear in the newly-elected MP on August 28. This will enable the soon-to-be official opposition leader to confront P [...]
2008-08-27 09:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR765ANWAR SWORN IN AT PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) Summary. Anwar Ibrahim, still savoring his landslide by-election victory, was sworn into Parliament on August 28 after being officially confirmed as leader of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition alliance. His first intervention was to question the merits of the DNA identification bill whi [...]
2008-08-28 09:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR768MALAYSIA MAY SUPPORT KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-29 09:39:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KV MY
08KUALALUMPUR769GOM CONSIDERING POSITION ON GEORGIA
[...] (C) Drawing on points from demarche reftels, in an August 28 meeting with MFA Undersecretary for Europe Mahinder Singh, DCM Rapson stressed that Russia,s clearly disproportionate response to events in Georgia went against the grain of international practice and convention, and underlined U.S. [...]
2008-08-29 09:40:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL GG RS MY
08KUALALUMPUR770MALAYSIA MAY SUPPORT KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-01 23:34:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KV MY
08KUALALUMPUR772ADM WILLARD'S MEETING WITH DPM NAJIB
[...] (C) In an August 25 meeting with Admiral Willard and the Ambassador, DPM Najib expressed appreciation for U.S. military activities in Sabah and noted that terrorism remained a threat in the region. Najib indicated there was still a question as to whether Malaysian troops would stay in southe [...]
2008-09-02 07:39:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALMCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR774 MALAYSIA'S 2009 BUDGET: CARING FOR THE POOR AND THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 29 Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi unveiled to Parliament a populist expansionary 2009 budget proposal designed to garner public support for the ruling coalition government. Billed as a "caring" budget during hard economic times, it increases the government's opera [...]
2008-09-03 08:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV MY
08KUALALUMPUR775SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE OIC URGES MORE MALAYSIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with GOM officials, local and international Islamic intellectuals, the Islamic Development Bank and media, U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber described proposals for greater USG-OIC cooperation and dialogue. He urged [...]
2008-09-04 01:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ECON KIRF MY
08KUALALUMPUR779UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD COMMITTEE 2008 HUMAN
[...] (C) In a September 4 meeting with MFA official Nur Ayuni Zainal Abidin, Poloff outlined U.S. priorities for the UNGA Third Committee,including the human rights situations in Iran, Burma, and DPRK, and possible initiatives on Zimbabwe. Poloff also urged that the GOM refrain from supporting no-a [...]
2008-09-05 06:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN MY
08KUALALUMPUR781 Malaysian Islamic Finance Sector Performs Well During the
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia continues to trumpet the virtues of Islamic finance and its role as a key player in the issuance of Islamic bonds. With no exposure to collateralized debt instruments, the Islamic financial sector has held steady during the sub-prime crisis. Secondary effects of the [...]
2008-09-05 08:44:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV MY
08KUALALUMPUR782SABAH DEPORTATIONS A POLITICAL BAND-AID
[...] (C) Residents of Malaysia's Sabah state, in northeast Borneo, are dismissive of the Government's latest "crackdown" against illegal immigrants. The federal government launched the campaign as a measure to meet demands by Sabah politicians who are being wooed to shift their support to the opp [...]
2008-09-05 10:12:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR ELAB SOCI MY
08KUALALUMPUR786STAFFDEL LUSE ENGAGES PM'S OFFICE, MFA ON
[...] (SBU) Senate Foreign Relations Committee Professional Staffer Mr. Keith Luse met with GOM officials at the Prime Minister's Office, the Foreign Ministry's Southeast Asia Office, and at the Southeast Asia Regional Center for Counter Terrorism (SEARCCT) August 27-29. Luse raised concerns ab [...]
2008-09-09 09:14:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PTER KDEM KTIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR787UMNO AND ITS COALITION IN DISARRAY AHEAD OF
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah and top leaders of his United Malays National Organization (UMNO) appear unnerved as they approach the September 16 deadline set by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim for toppling Abdullah's National Front (BN) government. UMNO's disarray and the weakness of the BN c [...]
2008-09-09 10:12:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR793BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 - POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] Pursuant to ref, Econoff in late August and early September 2008 was in email and phone contact with Zetro Services, a subsidiary of Zetro Aerospace Corporation. Zetro Services proved to be a cooperative, professional, and well-known company. While we were unable to receive any answers from [...]
2008-09-10 05:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08KUALALUMPUR798GOM SEEKS TO SHIFT ANWAR CASE TO HIGH COURT, NEXT
[...] (U) Summary: The prosecution in the Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trial used the September 10 court session to seek a shift in venue to the High Court, a widely anticipated move. Anwar's lawyers asked for time to prepare their arguments, and the Sessions Court judge set the next court date for Septemb [...]
2008-09-10 09:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR799STAFFDEL LUSE DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING OF BURMESE
[...] (C) Keith Luse, Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, visited Malaysia August 25-31 to investigate reports of the trafficking of Burmese refugees to Thailand and the alleged involvement of Malaysian Immigration officials in such trafficking, as previously reported by [...]
2008-09-10 09:56:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL KTIP BM TH MY
08KUALALUMPUR802Flooding in Northern Peninsular Malaysia Highlights
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Extensive rains over the last week have triggered flooding in northern peninsular Malaysia following heavy downpour in the states of Kedah and Penang. According to media and Malaysian government reports, the floods have affected more than 10,000 people, including forced evacuatio [...]
2008-09-12 01:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR805PM ABDULLAH'S POSITION ERODED AFTER TUMULTUOUS WEEK
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has seen his political position eroded during a tumultuous week of mounting challenges from within his United Malay National Organization (UMNO),his coalition partners, and the opposition. While struggling to regain cohesion within his National Front (BN) c [...]
2008-09-12 12:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MARR MY
08KUALALUMPUR806OPPOSITION JOURNALIST DETAILED UNDER THE INTERNAL SECURITY ACT
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysian police on September 12 arrested controversial blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin under the Internal Security Act (ISA),which allows for detention without trial. Raja Petra's arrest came days after Prime Minister Abdullah threatened to use the ISA to clamp down on those al [...]
2008-09-12 12:40:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR809SOUTHEAST ASIA REGIONAL CT VOLUNTARY VISITOR
[...] (U) This message has been cleared by Embassies Jakarta, Manila, and Kuala Lumpur. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY and ACTION REQUEST: The Legal Attaches from Embassies Manila, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur have jointly designed a tri-border regional visitors program for police and prosecutors handling terro [...]
2008-09-15 08:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV MY RP ID
08KUALALUMPUR810UPROAR OVER INTERNAL SECURITY ACT AS UMNO DEBATES
[...] (C) Malaysian authorities' September 12 arrest of three persons under the Internal Security Act (ISA) created an uproar across the political spectrum, resulting in the release of one detainee the following day and the September 15 offer of resignation of de facto legal reform minister Zaid Ib [...]
2008-09-15 11:40:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR815SEPTEMBER 16 ANTI-CLIMAX, BUT ANWAR REMAINS
[...] (C) Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's original September 16 deadline to wrest power from ruling National Front (BN) coalition has passed in anti-climactic fashion, and without the crossover of any government members of Parliament (MPs) to the opposition ranks. The opposition Pakatan alliance [...]
2008-09-16 11:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR821PM ABDULLAH TAKES OVER DEFENSE PORTFOLIO AHEAD OF
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi took over the Defense Minister portfolio from his deputy Najib Tun Razak with immediate effect on September 17, one day ahead of a rumored showdown within Abdullah's ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO) party. In return, Najib assumed the Finan [...]
2008-09-17 12:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR825ANOTHER OPPOSITION BLOGGER DETAINED, BUT NOT UNDER
[...] (U) Another opposition internet blogger, Syed Azidi Syed Aziz, was detained on September 17 under the Sedition Act for encouraging other Malaysians to fly the national flag upside-down during national day celebrations. Aziz first made his comments on August 3, stating that this action would s [...]
2008-09-18 23:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPAO MY
08KUALALUMPUR83EXBS: SE ASIA REGIONAL ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] On January 02 the Advisor met with James Paver, Political Officer from the British High Commission, to discuss coordination of export control and counter-terrorism (CT) training activities for the upcoming year and to see if he had an update on the status of the Malaysian draft export control [...]
2008-02-11 03:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP MY
08KUALALUMPUR832NO RESPONSE YET FROM MALAYSIA ON WFP ESCORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-19 11:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MCAP PREL MY
08KUALALUMPUR833PM ABDULLAH SET BACK BY UMNO SUPREME COUNCIL
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi failed to quell dissent or gain consensus support for his 2010 transition plan during a very heated September 18 UMNO Supreme Council meeting, which featured calls for Abdullah to step down led by UMNO VP Muhyiddin Yassin. Following the meeting, Muhyiddin a [...]
2008-09-19 12:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR834MP TERESA KOK RELEASED AFTER ONE WEEK OF ISA
[...] (C) Malaysian police unexpectedly released Democratic Action Party (DAP) MP Teresa Kok on September 19, one week after she was detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA). Upon release, Kok immediately held a press conference in which she explained the accusations over which she was detain [...]
2008-09-19 12:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR839DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES AT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-22 09:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM UNGA MY
08KUALALUMPUR84GOM POLL SHOWS DECLINE IN PM ABDULLAH'S POPULARITY
[...] (S) Summary: A secretive government poll revealed a 30 percent drop in Prime Minister Abdullah's approval rating since 2004, according to a retired senior intelligence official and current advisor to the Prime Minister. This matches recent findings by a private survey. With unpopular econo [...]
2008-02-11 10:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR840MALAYSIA DEMURS ON WFP ESCORT REQUEST FOR SOMALIA
[...] (C) Malaysia's Ministry of Defense (MOD) has still not responded to the possibility of Royal Malaysian Navy ships providing escort assistance to World Food Program shipments to Somalia (outlined in Ref A),September 27-October 31, in response to the DAO's approach last week (Ref B) and again o [...]
2008-09-22 09:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MCAP PREL MY
08KUALALUMPUR855OPPOSITION-HELD SELANGOR GETS ON WITH BUSINESS OF
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador's call on Selangor Chief Minister Khalid Ibrahim and other embassy meetings in September with state executives provided insights into issues of governance facing the first-ever opposition administration of Malaysia's richest state that surrounds the national capital. The [...]
2008-09-26 05:44:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR ECON EINV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR856Malaysia initiating newsprint anti-dumping review
[...] (U) GOM notified Post of GOM's decision to initiate an administrative review of anti-dumping duties on imports of newsprint in rolls originating in or exported from Canada, Indonesia, Korea, the Philippines, and the United States. 2. (SBU) The text of the diplomatic note follows: "KLN 47/08 [...]
2008-09-26 08:26:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD MY
08KUALALUMPUR858ENDGAME FOR ABDULLAH
[...] (C) An emergency leadership meeting of the ruling United Malay National Organization (UMNO) on September 26 seemingly spelled out the endgame for embattled party leader and Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi. The UMNO Supreme Council postponed party elections from December to March 2009, but appar [...]
2008-09-26 10:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR866POLITICKING GEARS DOWN FOR MUSLIM HOLIDAYS
[...] (C) The United Malay National Organization (UMNO) Supreme Council's decision on September 26 to postpone the party's election to March 2009 (ref A),and the widely-rumored understanding that Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi would not seek reelection, have generated some reactions within the ruli [...]
2008-09-30 07:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR868SOMALI PIRATES RELEASE HIJACKED MALAYSIAN SHIPS
[...] (SBU) Somali pirates released two hijacked Malaysian tankers on September 27, following the payment of a multi-million dollar ransom by the Malaysian government. The exact amount of the paid ransom is unknown due to conflicting reports, but it is in the range of $2-3 million. The U.S. assis [...]
2008-09-30 08:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR MY
08KUALALUMPUR874BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE ON PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] Pursuant to reftel inquiry, Econoff in late September 2008 contacted the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA, aka also formerly known as the Ministry of Internal Security) and the Malaysian company "Anafield Sdn Bhd". By 2 October, both had responded to post inquiries into Anafield's prop [...]
2008-10-03 07:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08KUALALUMPUR880EMBASSY DELIVERS TIP ACTION PLAN TO MALAYSIAN
[...] (SBU) Post delivered the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Tier 2 Watch List Action Plan for Malaysia to senior government officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Human Resources in late September, with further meetings pending. On September 24, the DCM and Political Co [...]
2008-10-06 10:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG SOCI
08KUALALUMPUR884GLOBAL HAWK, MALAYSIA AND NONPROLIFERATION GOALS
[...] (S) Summary: The potential U.S. sale of the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to Singapore via a possible exception or unilateral reclassification within the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) would -- absent MTCR consensus -- negatively affect our engagement in Malaysia on the [...]
2008-10-07 09:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PARM MASS MY
08KUALALUMPUR889PRIME MINISTER ABDULLAH TO STEP DOWN IN MARCH
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi announced late on October 8 after a meeting of the ruling National Front (BN) coalition that he would not seek reelection as the president of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) in the March 2009 party elections. By stepping down as UMNO presiden [...]
2008-10-08 10:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR891UMNO WELCOMES ABDULLAH'S DECISION, SUPPORT SHIFTS
[...] (SBU) Leaders of the ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO) welcomed Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's October 8 announcement that he would step down in March as party president and head of government, and immediately sought to position themselves for upcoming UMNO elections. Former [...]
2008-10-09 10:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR895MALAYSIAN MINISTER OF DOMESTIC TRADE AND CONSUMER
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Keith October 8, Minister of Domestic Trade Shahrir reaffirmed Malaysia's desire to conclude the FTA with the U.S. Shahrir confirmed that the Cabinet Ad-Hoc Committee recently had agreed to expand the negotiating mandate to include competition polic [...]
2008-10-10 07:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR897MALAYSIA FEELING EFFECT OF FINANCIAL CRISIS,
[...] (SUB) Malaysia started the financial crisis with relatively good macroeconomic fundamentals and a strong external position for handling shocks to the system. GDP growth was strong, reserves were at USD 125 billion, exports were growing fast and Malaysia enjoyed a substantial balance of paym [...]
2008-10-10 09:35:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR90ABDULLAH CALLS FOR SNAP ELECTIONS; A PRIMER FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi announced the dissolution of Malaysia's Parliament on February 13 and called for snap elections, a fully expected move, but one that came a year before elections were required under the constitution. Malaysia's Election Commission (EC) will annou [...]
2008-02-13 08:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY
08KUALALUMPUR92MALAYSIA UNDECIDED ON TIMING OF KOSOVO RECOGNITION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-13 23:39:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU MY
08KUALALUMPUR929MALAY RULERS REASSERT CONSTITUTIONAL ROLE IN
[...] (SBU) Malaysia's nine Malay monarchs, who form a collective called the Council of Rulers, released an unprecedented special statement on October 16 reaffirming their fundamental constitutional role and defending key provisions in the federal constitution regarding ethnic Malay interests, as we [...]
2008-10-21 10:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM PJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR934AMBASSADOR URGES MINISTERS TO ADDRESS BURMESE
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador on October 8 wrote to both Foreign Minister Rais Yatim and Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar, drawing the ministers' attention to reports of the trafficking of refugees from Malaysian immigration detention camps to Thailand and urging Malaysian government actions to address [...]
2008-10-22 09:51:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM KTIP TH MY
08KUALALUMPUR935THE SUMMER 2008 OLYMPICS THROUGH MALAYSIAN EYES
[...] (U) This is Embassy Kuala Lumpur's response to action request in reftel. 2. (SBU) Summary: Interviews with media professionals and comments from other contacts in Kuala Lumpur confirmed that the opulent pageantry and success of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing enjoyed a short-lived posit [...]
2008-10-23 01:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PREL PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR94EARLY FEBRUARY PROXIMITY TALKS BETWEEN PHILIPPINES
[...] (S) Malaysian facilitator for the Philippines (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace talks Othman Abdul Razak held proximity talks between GRP and MILF negotiators in early February, following the failure of the December 2007 round. Othman and the MILF regretted that the GRP side wa [...]
2008-02-14 08:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL JA RP MY
08KUALALUMPUR940FINNISH COMPANY POLAR ELECTRO ASSISTS FORCED LABOR
[...] (SBU) Finnish company Polar Electro recently provided compensation and repatriation assistance to 40 forced labor victims from its Malaysian joint-venture company, following interventions by an international NGO and Post. The Polar Electro case appears illustrative of the challenges facing so [...]
2008-10-24 08:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV ELAB KTIP FI VM ID MY
08KUALALUMPUR941MALAYSIA OPPOSED TO MANDATORY SCHEME FOR PILOTAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia does not support mandatory pilotage in the Straits of Malacca. However, DPM Najib recently voiced GOM interest in setting shipping limits in the Straits and has noted that GOM does not consider the Straits of Malacca international waters, two policy views with importan [...]
2008-10-24 08:51:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT PHSA PREL IMO MY
08KUALALUMPUR942NOMINATION FOR INT'L WOMAN OF COURAGE - AMBIGA
[...] Embassy Kuala Lumpur nominates Ambiga Sreenevasan, Malaysian Bar Council President, for the Woman of Courage award for her active involvement in protecting human rights, promoting the rights of woman, and promoting the rule of law through judicial reform. Ambiga's efforts, such as the unprec [...]
2008-10-24 09:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KWMN KPAO MY
08KUALALUMPUR943POLICE ARREST 11 HINDRAF SUPPORTERS AT PM'S OFFICE
[...] (SBU) Police arrested 11 Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) supporters, including K. Shanti, wife of defacto exiled HINDRAF Chairman Waytha Moorthy and brother to HINDRAF leader P. Uthayakumar, on October 23 while the group attempted to deliver a letter to Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's off [...]
2008-10-24 09:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR944MCA, GERAKAN PARTY CONVENTIONS CRITICIZE UMNO
[...] (C) The recent conventions of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and the Malaysian People's Movement (Gerakan),two Chinese-based component parties of the ruling National Front (BN),featured open criticism of the United Malays National Organization's (UMNO) domineering role in the coalit [...]
2008-10-24 10:03:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR95ELECTION DAY SET FOR MARCH 8
[...] (U) One day after Prime Minister Abdullah announced the dissolution of Parliament and set the election process in motion (reftel),Malaysia's Election Commission (EC) announced on February 14 that it has set Election Day for Saturday, March 8. The EC also set February 24 as the date for nomi [...]
2008-02-14 09:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY
08KUALALUMPUR953MALAYSIA BRIEFED ON "MAYROW" INDICTMENT, INDICTEE
[...] (SBU) DCM, accompanied by Polcouns, called on Malaysian Foreign Ministry Senior Under Secretary for the Americas Zainuddin Yahya on September 24, and presented ref A non-paper regarding the indictment of four Malaysian entities for conspiracy to export prohibited items to Iran. DCM highlight [...]
2008-10-30 02:40:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL PARM KNNP IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR955MALAYSIA'S NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING SECRETARIAT
[...] (SBU) Polcouns and Poloff met with Malaysian officials leading the newly established anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) Secretariat, located in the Home Ministry, on October 23. Polcouns reviewed U.S. recommendations for anti-TIP measures in Malaysia, outlined the 2008 U.S. TIP report proces [...]
2008-10-31 02:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR957MALAYSIA: WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL GROVE
[...] Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes the November 18-19 visit to Malaysia by Mr. Paul Grove and Ms. Michelle Wymer from the Senate Appropriations Committee. The purpose of the trip is to conduct oversight of State Department and Foreign Operations. Post will be generating a notional schedule [...]
2008-10-31 08:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TH BM SN AS MY
08KUALALUMPUR959COURT ACQUITS NAJIB'S EX-ADVISOR IN MURDER TRIAL
[...] (SBU) High Court Justice Mohamad Zaki on October 31 acquitted Political Analyst Abdul Razak Baginda, former advisor to Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, of the charge of abetting the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu in October 2006, but ordered the continuation of the murder t [...]
2008-10-31 11:03:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR961DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-03 08:03:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL EFIN KNNP MNUC IR GM MY
08KUALALUMPUR964MALAYSIA 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following text for the 2008-2009 INCSR, Part 1. BEGIN TEXT: Malaysia I. Summary Malaysia is not a significant source country or transit point for U.S.-bound illegal drugs; however, domestic drug abuse in Malaysia remains on the rise, and Mal [...]
2008-11-03 09:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR965MALAYSIAN ECONOMY RESILIENT FOR NOW, SAY ECONOMISTS
[...] (C) Summary: In the face of the global economic crisis, Malaysia,s central bank has adjusted growth forecast for 2009 down to the 3-4 percent range while private sector economic analysts now expect growth to fall below 3 percent with a chance of recession in 2009 if U.S. demand for Malaysia' [...]
2008-11-03 10:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV ECON ETRD PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR966MALAYSIAN ECONOMY RESILIENT FOR NOW, SAY ECONOMISTS
[...] (C) Summary: In the face of the global economic crisis, Malaysia,s central bank has adjusted growth forecast for 2009 down to the 3-4 percent range while private sector economic analysts now expect growth to fall below 3 percent with a chance of recession in 2009 if U.S. demand for Malaysia' [...]
2008-11-03 23:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV ECON ETRD PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR97TIP EXPERT MOHAMED MATTAR DISCUSSES MALAYSIA'S NEW
[...] (SBU) Dr. Mohamed Mattar, an internationally recognized expert on trafficking in persons (TIP) laws from John Hopkins University, conducted meetings with Malaysian government officials, local NGOs, universities, and with press during his January 28-February 1 visit to Kuala Lumpur. Dr. Mattar [...]
2008-02-15 07:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM MY
08KUALALUMPUR976MALAYSIA RECOGNIZES KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
[...] (SBU) The Malaysian government acted on long-standing sympathy toward Kosovo (reftels) by recognizing Kosovo's independence on October 31. The Serbian government reacted immediately, declaring Malaysia Ambassador to Serbia, Saw Ching Hong, persona non grata. Foreign Minister Rais Yatim told [...]
2008-11-04 09:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KV YI MY
08KUALALUMPUR979INITIAL MALAYSIAN REACTION TO U.S. PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (U) The U.S. presidential election result attracted major attention and immediate reactions in Malaysia on November 5. Foreign Minister Rais promptly issued a Malay language statement noting that Senator Obama's victory brings new possibilities in the bilateral relationship, and expressed hop [...]
2008-11-05 11:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON KDEM KPAO MY
08KUALALUMPUR982MALAYSIA: PRIME MINISTER ABDULLAH'S CONGRATULATORY
[...] Malaysia's Foreign Ministry conveyed via diplomatic note a congratulatory letter dated November 5 from Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to President-elect Obama. The text of the letter is included below. We will forward the hard copy once received. 2. Begin text of letter: His Exce [...]
2008-11-06 07:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR983MALAYSIAN TRADE MINISTER ON BILATERAL FTA AND APEC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's Minister for Trade Muhyiddin congratulated the Ambassador on the U.S. elections, noted that Malaysia looked forward to continuing efforts to expand trade and investment ties with U.S. and expressed the hope that the U.S. would not shift to a more protectionist trade [...]
2008-11-06 08:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD KIPR MY PGOV EINV
08KUALALUMPUR988HR VETTING FOR SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE
[...] The servicemembers listed in Paragraph 3 are invited to attend the Fourth Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference from November 17-20, 2008. The USSOCOM commander invites the senior attach of approximately 100 nations for this Valuable Partnership Conference. Post has no information to indic [...]
2008-11-07 09:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PREL PHUM MY
08KUALALUMPUR989POLICY LEVEL TALKS WITH MALAYSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY
[...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for South and Southeast Asia James Clad conducted policy-level talks with the Malaysian Ministry of Defense on October 30. The talks, led on the Malaysian side by Dr. Haji Ismail Haji Ahmad, Defense Ministry Undersecretary for Policy, saw discus [...]
2008-11-07 10:54:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS MASS PREL PGOV PTER MY
08KUALALUMPUR99Malaysia's 2007 Trade Figures: U.S. Economic Woes Take
[...] Summary. After years of strong export growth that has formed the backbone of Malaysia's economy, Malaysia's trade growth leveled off in 2007, with exports growing just 2.7% from 2006. The manufacturing sector, which accounts for 75% of Malaysian exports, grew just 0.2%. A surge in palm oil ex [...]
2008-02-15 09:54:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD MY
08KUALALUMPUR990RAJA PETRA RELEASED FROM ISA DETENTION; ANWAR
[...] (SBU) A Malaysian judge on November 7 ordered the release of prominent blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin from detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in a surprise ruling that could provide for limited judicial oversight of the government's use of ISA. The ruling is subject to appeal and [...]
2008-11-07 11:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR991ANWAR SHIFTS GEARS, NOT GOALS, SAY AIDES
[...] (C) Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has shifted to a less aggressive posture for now, but his goal remains bringing down the UMNO-led government through parliamentary crossovers prior to Deputy Prime Minister Najib becoming the next UMNO party president and Prime Minister, according to top of [...]
2008-11-09 23:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR992ANWAR SHIFTS GEARS, NOT GOALS, SAY AIDES
[...] (C) Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has shifted to a less aggressive posture for now, but his goal remains bringing down the UMNO-led government through parliamentary crossovers prior to Deputy Prime Minister Najib becoming the next UMNO party president and Prime Minister, according to top of [...]
2008-11-09 23:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR994POLICE ARREST MP, 22 OTHERS AT CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-10 09:57:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM MY
08LONDON1606DESPITE GRIM MILESTONE, HMG VOWS TO STAY THE
[...] (C) Summary. UK media gave extensive coverage to the killing of three paratroopers by a suicide bomber as they were conducting a routine foot patrol in Helmand province on June 8. The incident pushed the total number of soldiers killed over the seven years of British military presence in Af [...]
2008-06-11 17:22:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR AF UK
08LONDON2027U.S. FIRMS WELCOME ENHANCED USG SUPPORT OF UK
[...] (U) Summary: State Special Representative for Commercial Affairs Frank Mermoud and Commerce DAS Jamie Estrada visited the UK July 17-18 to discuss upcoming events in the UK,s nuclear industry. HMG is aggressively moving forward with plans for new nuclear power plants. Government contacts poin [...]
2008-08-04 16:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY IAEA UK
08LONDON2556GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS STEALS THE THUNDER FROM
[...] Summary and comment. (C) The Conservative Party's fall conference, which closed the UK political party conference season on October 1, ended with a whimper rather than the expected bang. Turmoil in the world's financial markets overshadowed Tory leader David Cameron's attempts to portray his party [...]
2008-10-07 12:10:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UK
08MADRID756SPANISH AND RWANDANS DISCUSS RWANDAN INDICTMENTS
[...] (C) During a July 8 courtesy call with Subdirector General for Sub-Saharan Africa Antonio Sanchez-Benedito, Sanchez-Benedito told poloff that he and Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Angel Lossada attended the 11th African Union Summit in Sharm EI Sheikh, Egypt last week. Sanchez- [...]
2008-07-10 06:26:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL RW SP
08MANAMA586BAHRAINI FM MEETS WITH NAVCENT COMMANDER: IRAQ,
[...] (C) On August 28, Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmad bin Mohammad Al-Khalifa called on NAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Bill Gortney. Admiral Gortney reviewed NAVCENT operations and Coalition membership and operations. FM Al-Khalifa briefly detailed expanding GOB ties with Iraq (progress towa [...]
2008-09-02 15:03:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAIR IR IZ BA
08MANAMA641 Manama Requests Participation in the 2009 Rhythm Road
[...] (U) Summary. Embassy Manama requests participation in the Rhythm Road American Music Abroad Program. Preferred dates are between mid-March to early-April 2009, to coincide with the annual cultural festival hosted by the Bahraini Directorate of Culture and National Heritage. Preferred music [...]
2008-09-18 13:19:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO BA
08MONROVIA528HDAC CODEL ENGAGES LIBERIAN LEGISLATURE ON ETHICS
[...] SUMMARY. In a successful visit to Liberia June 29-July 1, the U.S. House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC),led by U.S. Representative David Price (D-NC),held six workshops for the Liberian Legislature in the newly renovated Capitol building. The CODEL visited the port city of Buchanan, [...]
2008-07-09 12:51:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KCRI LI
08NAIROBI1354JOINT DEMARCHE ON GOK COOPERATION WITH ICTR ON
[...] (C) On May 23, Acting PolCouns joined other Friends of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in delivering a demarche to the Foreign Minister. The message was clear: Kenya's recent steps on freezing war crimes suspect Felicien Kabuga's assets were much appreciated; however, th [...]
2008-05-30 09:20:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC EFIN PHUM KE RW NO
08NAIROBI1658SENATOR BILL NELSON (D-FL) MEETS WITH PRIME
[...] (C) Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) met on June 30 with Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga. The two discussed continuing USG-GOK cooperation in combating terrorism and security threats to Kenya presented by ongoing lawlessness in Somalia. Odinga discussed his recent trip to Washington and the nee [...]
2008-07-07 14:32:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1815PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER TELL CODEL PRICE
[...] (U) CODEL Price has cleared on this cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) In separate meetings held on July 3, CODEL Price heard from both President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga that constitutional reform is one of the Grand Coalition Government's top priorities. Prime M [...]
2008-07-28 13:07:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KBIO KE ZI
08NAIROBI763KENYA: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The following information is keyed to the paragraphs in reftel. -------------------------------------- Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: -------------------------------------- 2. A. (SBU) Kenya is a source, transit, and destination country for t [...]
2008-03-18 14:35:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREF EAID KCRM KWMN KFRD ELAB SMIG ASEC KE
08NASSAU94AMBASSADOR REVIEWS DRUG AND MIGRANT STRATEGIES IN TRI-LATERAL MEETINGS IN TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-01 12:18:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV PREL TK UK BF
08NEWDELHI2936NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT: NOVEMBER 2008 FIRST WEEK
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes updates on the upcoming visit of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission delegation visit to India, the management of professional education in India and the opening of the UK Research Council's office in India and poaching incidents [...]
2008-11-18 08:25:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08OSLO40MUSLIM AMERICAN CONGRESSMAN IN NORWAY ON FAITH,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The visit of Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) to Oslo 7-11 January focused on peace and reconciliation in the Middle East and establishing ties to Norway. It was a boon to post's interfaith outreach and helped combat stereotypes of the United States and administration policy. END [...]
2008-01-18 06:33:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KISL KPAL KIRF OREP NO
08OTTAWA1032CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS STIR DEBATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Federal and provincial Canadian Human Rights Commissions and Tribunals have over recent years come under intensified criticism, largely due to high-profile hate speech complaints, including about a controversial article on Muslims in Maclean's, a prominent Canadian magazine. An [...]
2008-08-01 18:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV CA
08OTTAWA1394NEW CANADIAN CABINET: "CERTAINTY, STABILITY, AND
[...] (C) Summary. The Cabinet of the second government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper took office on October 29. Its expanded size includes more women and rewarded some new MPs from key geographic areas. As expected, former Minister of Transport Lawrence Cannon succeeded David Emerson as Mini [...]
2008-10-30 19:52:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR CA
08OTTAWA1566CANADIAN POLICY ON CUBA
[...] (SBU) Based on Embassy's ongoing dialogue with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's (DFAIT) Latin America and Caribbean officials, Embassy's assessment is that Canada has consistently worked to promote the advancement of democracy, good governance, and human rights in Cu [...]
2008-12-17 21:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU CA
08OTTAWA436SHIPRIDER NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA - ROUND ONE
[...] (U) Summary. On March 20, U.S. and Canadian delegations met in Quebec City and completed a productive and successful first round of negotiations on a framework agreement on integrated cross-border maritime law enforcement operations (ICBMLEO). The delegations reached agreement on much of the [...]
2008-03-31 13:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS EWWT PINS SNAR KTIA KCRM CA
08PARAMARIBO408Suriname: Rhythm Road New Season Priorities
[...] (U) Building and strengthening Mutual US/Suriname appreciation and respect is Post's number one Mission Strategic Goal. Rhythm Road (RR) programming was a key part of fulfilling this goal in 2007 and 2008, and Post looks forward to welcoming Rhythm Road to Suriname in 2009. The following is [...]
2008-09-24 19:22:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO NS
08PORTOFSPAIN139DEBATING THE EU-CARIFORUM TRADE AGREEMENT
[...] SUMMARY: A dynamic debate on February 29 about the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and CARIFORUM (CARICOM and the Dominican Republic) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) highlighted concerns about the lack of civil society involvement in negotiations, the inadequacies [...]
2008-03-18 20:36:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ECIN TD
08PORTOFSPAIN343TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO JULY POLITICAL UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Much like Washington, the pace in Trinidad and Tobago slows a bit in July and August, due to vacations and school being out. Parliament also will be out of session for August, the lower House already on leave with the Senate to finish its work this week. Despite the somewhat slower pac [...]
2008-07-29 18:58:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KJUS KCRM TD
08PRETORIA1414SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 13, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 26 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Inflation Rises to 10.9% - SARB Governor Hints at a Further Rate Hike - Current Account Gap Widens - SA's Credit Ratings in Spotlight - [...]
2008-06-30 05:38:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08RABAT1024"ISLAM IN AMERICA" DOCUMENTARY ON MOROCCAN TV
[...] Morocco's semi-private television network "2m" produced a 28-minute documentary on Islam in the U.S., which aired in early October on the popular monthly news magazine "Grand Angle" ("Wide Angle"). It also aired on Al Maghribiya satellite channel, which is widely watched by the Moroccan commu [...]
2008-10-24 15:44:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KISL KPAO OIIP KIRC PHUM KMPI PGOV MO
08RANGOON759REQUEST FOR RHYTHM ROAD PROGRAMMING
[...] Post wishes to participate in the Rhythm Road - American Music Abroad Program in 2009. Post's first choice is an urban music group and second choice is zydeco. Post can program the group for five days, preferably during the months of January or February (Burma's dry season) in the country's [...]
2008-09-25 09:20:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL
08REYKJAVIK55 IS ICELANDIC GOVERNMENT DOING ENOUGH TO HALT ECONOMY'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's economy has recently gone wobbly, with the currency depreciating to a near record low and consumers facing sudden price hikes of near ten percent. In response to inflationary pressures, the Central Bank raised its prime rate 1.25 percent on March 25 to a new record hig [...]
2008-04-07 17:46:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN IC
08REYKJAVIK66 ICELANDIC PRIME MINISTER TO BUSINESS COMMUNITY: STAY THE
[...] (U) Prime Minister Geir Haarde gave a pep talk to the top Icelandic businessmen assembled at the annual meeting of the Federation of Icelandic Employers on April 18, and put to rest rumors that the solution to Iceland's recent economy problems is unilaterally adopting a foreign currency. Haard [...]
2008-04-18 18:11:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN IC
08SAOPAULO528Senator Hagel Meets Sao Paulo Business/Political Leaders
[...] Summary: Senator Chuck Hagel visited Sao Paulo September 2-3, during which time he met with a variety of interlocutors, including local business representatives as well as foreign policy experts and the Sao Paulo State Governor (foreign policy and Serra discussions Septel). Business contacts [...]
2008-10-02 16:17:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPAO BR
08SINGAPORE1337STAFFDEL LUSE HEARS MFA'S VIEW OF ASIAN CHALLENGES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Singapore MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan urged continued strong U.S. engagement in East Asia during a wide-ranging conversation with Staffdel Luse and the DCM on December 5. He urged the United States to focus on reviving its own economic growth while using to [...]
2008-12-23 04:18:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL SN CH KN PK
08STATE15648APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE FEBRUARY
[...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 13. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on February 18- [...]
2008-02-14 23:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PHUM PREL PGOV KV IS IR CD BM
08STATE22352APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 10-11
[...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on March 10-11. [...]
2008-03-04 22:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08STATE45414U.S.-RUSSIA STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK DISCUSSIONS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings in Washington, D.C., on March 26-27, 2008, senior-level U.S. and Russian delegations, led by Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John C. Rood and Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak, respectively, discussed the draft text for [...]
2008-04-29 20:59:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MNUC MARR RS
08STATE54639APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MAY 26-27
[...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 27. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on May 26-27. [...]
2008-05-21 22:01:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZL IR IZ IS SY LE SO
08STATE62450APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JUNE 16-17
[...] (U) Classified by Jeffrey Giauque, Senior Political Officer, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 24. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on Jun [...]
2008-06-10 18:57:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZL ZK IR IZ IS SY LE
08TASHKENT1100UZBEKISTAN: 2009 RHYTHM ROADS REQUEST
[...] Embassy Tashkent wishes to request American musicians through the Rhythm Road program in 2009. Post's application is in response to State 90853. a) Preferred Music Style: American roots music (country western or bluegrass) b) Preferred Timeframe: Spring 2009, March-April (first choice) [...]
2008-09-25 02:21:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO UZ
08TELAVIV1038SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-15 08:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1591ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-24 10:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV170NEW UNSCO FOCUSED ON UN/ISRAELI RELATIONS AND GAZA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 14, Ambassador Jones and EconCouns met with Robert Serry, the new UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO). Mr. Serry is also the UN's representative to the Palestinians and the UN Quartet envoy. During the meeting, the Ambassador updated Mr. [...]
2008-01-18 16:46:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KPAL KWBG UN US
08TELAVIV1743ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. China Olympics ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that a top Israeli defense official has told the daily that if Russia goes through with the sale of its most advanced anti-aircraft missile system to I [...]
2008-08-08 09:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV197ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-24 12:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2446ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S. Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that Shin Bet security service chief Yuval Diskin warned at yesterday's cabinet meeting that a government decision to evacuate more territory m [...]
2008-11-03 11:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2619USSC GEN. DAYTON'S NOVEMBER 18 MEETING WITH IDF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United States Security Coordinator (USSC) LTG Keith W. Dayton and members of his staff met with IDF OC Central Command MG Gadi Shamni and members of his Command at Shamni's Neve Yaakov Headquarters on November 18. The USSC discussed the establishment of a base for the Pales [...]
2008-11-24 17:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPAL IS
08TELAVIV2774ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. Human Rights ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu told the newspaper that Likud is behind him and far-right-winger Moshe Feiglin will soon disappear. The Jerusal [...]
2008-12-11 12:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV570ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted Palestinian sources as saying on Tuesday that Israel, Egypt, and Hamas are close to a deal to deploy PA President Mahmoud Abbas's troops at the Gaza crossings. According to [...]
2008-03-12 10:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV707ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-26 10:55:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV742ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-31 06:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV924ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Arrest of Ben-Ami Kadish 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading electronic media cited a report published today by the Syrian news agency Sham-Press that PM Ehud Olmert has relayed messages to Syrian President Bashar Assad affir [...]
2008-04-23 10:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TOKYO1124JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/24/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-24 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2054 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/25/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-26 11:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2731TRANSPORTATION MINISTER RESIGNS AFTER FIVE DAYS
[...] (U) Summary: Only five days after his appointment, MLIT Minister Nariaki Nakayama formally resigned September 28 after a series of controversial remarks. Prime Minister Aso appointed Kazuyoshi Kaneko, a Lower House member with experience in construction and budget issues, to replace Nakayama. [...]
2008-09-30 09:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV ELTN ETRD JA
08TOKYO2961POLAR AIR CARGO: DIPLOMATIC NOTE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Per instructions in reftel, Post delivered the diplomatic note concerning Polar Air Cargo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs October 22. Post will report the GOJ's response. SCHIEFFER [...]
2008-10-23 08:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KTIA JA
08TOKYO2982UPCOMING CIV AIR TALKS: MORE OF THE SAME?
[...] (SBU) Summary: The upcoming bilateral civil aviation talks in Tokyo October 29-30 offer an excellent opportunity to urge the GOJ to undertake needed meaningful liberalization of Japan's aviation sector. However, recent discussions with the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB),Japanese airline [...]
2008-10-26 22:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ELTN PGOV ETRD JA
08TOKYO3117LITTLE PROGRESS IN U.S.-JAPAN CIV AIR TALKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Government of Japan officials held out little promise of broader liberalization of Japan's civil aviation sector during bilateral talks in Tokyo October 29-30. As in past civil aviation negotiations, the GOJ eschewed broader discussion of Japan's decade-old commitment to "ful [...]
2008-11-10 07:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ELTN PGOV ETRD JA
08VIENNA1646"ELECTION 2008" PROGRAMS DIVERTED ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE
[...] (U) Summary: The 2008 presidential election proved to be an excellent and sustained opportunity for PAS Vienna to reach and influence audiences across Austria. Recognizing keen interest in this year's historic election, post utilized the full range of public diplomacy vehicles - speakers, vid [...]
2008-11-07 14:44:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAGS KPAO IIP ECA AU
08VILNIUS313REGIME PNG'S TEN U.S. DIPLOMATS
[...] (SBU) When Charge delivered Washington's refusal to submit to diplomatic staff cuts demanded by Belarus (refs A, B),MFA Americas Department Chief Vadim Lazerko delivered him with a list of ten U.S. diplomats declared "persona non grata" and ordered to depart the country by 1500 local time May [...]
2008-05-02 04:24:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CASC OFDP BO
08ZAGREB680ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
[...] (U) CROATIA'S ACCESSION TO NATO APPROVED BY US SENATE: News of the U.S. Senate's vote late in the evening of September 25 to provide advice and consent to the NATO Accession Protocols for Croatia and Albania arrived too late to make it into most of the Croatian media. It should be a lead stor [...]
2008-09-26 12:39:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM EAIR HR
09ABUDHABI193STRONG WORDS IN PRIVATE FROM MBZ AT IDEX -- BASHES IRAN,
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On the margins of Abu Dhabi's largest defense exhibition (IDEX),Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) engaged visiting US dignitaries with strident remarks about Iran and Qatar's dangerous ties to extremist elements (including Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood). He s [...]
2009-02-25 12:50:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS IR QA RU AE
09AMMAN1267JORDAN: CODEL ACKERMAN FOCUSED ON REGIONAL
[...] (C) On May 27-28, Representative Gary Ackerman, D-NY, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-TX, Representative Keith Ellison, D-MN, and Subcommittee Staff Director Howard Diamond visited Jorda [...]
2009-06-04 15:57:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KDEM KWMN IR IS QT JO
09AMMAN198GEN. DAYTON TALKS JAF TRAINING FOR PALESTINIANS IN
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Security Coordinator Lieutenant General Keith Dayton met on January 19 with Special Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces HRH Lieutenant General Prince Faisal bin Al-Hussein, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Khaled Sarayreh, and Commander of the Joint [...]
2009-01-23 12:11:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG PTER MAS PREL IS JO
09AMMAN569CODEL BAIRD DISCUSSES GAZA, INTERFAITH DIALOGUE,
[...] (C) Summary: During a February 17-18 visit to Amman, Congressmen Brian Baird and Keith Ellison (both members of the Friends of Jordan Caucus) took the pulse of Jordanian feelings on Gaza, talked about interfaith dialogue opportunities, and received an overview of Jordanian science and techno [...]
2009-03-03 06:00:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF KIRF KWBG TSPL IS SY JO
09AMMAN676JORDANIAN TRAINING OF PALESTINIAN SECURITY FORCES
[...] (U) Independent daily Al-Arab Al-Yawm criticized U.S.-sponsored training of Palestinian Security Forces in Jordan in a March 9 editorial, suggesting a pause in activity given Israeli settlement activity and its recent operations in Gaza. The article by managing editor Fahd Khitan charged Jord [...]
2009-03-16 16:34:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KISL JO
09ASTANA1427 KAZAKHSTAN: MUSLIM ACTIVIST STRUGGLES TO TURN GRAND IDEAS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Murat Telibekov, a Kazakhstani Muslim activist and president of three NGOs, is never short on grand ideas, and most of them involve the U.S. Embassy. His newest idea is to build Islamic centers in Astana and Alma [...]
2009-08-21 08:59:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KISL KIRF PINR KZ
09ASTANA1514 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (AUGUST 2009)
[...] Two Kazakhstani Customs Officers, Lieutenant Colonel Marat Kabdushev, and Lieutenant Colonel Abzal Shogelbaev, are participating in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) from August 24 until September 16. 2. In response to a diplomatic note, Dr. Gulnara Eligbayeva, Kazakhstan [...]
2009-09-11 10:02:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA22KAZAKHSTAN: SCENE SETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER
[...] (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: Your visit will foster our bilateral cooperation and our strategic interests, and will provide you the opportunity thank the Government of Kazakhstan for its support to Operation Iraqi Freedom and continued support of Operation Enduring Freedom, to encourage and support [...]
2009-01-09 02:19:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR MCAP MASS AF KZ
09BAGHDAD214DHI QAR ELECTIONS UPDATE: SHELL GAME FAVORS DA'WA
[...] (C) Summary: All PRT contacts in Dhi Qar claim to want a change from the current elected officials, but the educated elite recognize that not many alternatives exist to the three main religious parties (ISCI, Da'wa, and Fadhila). Out of 67 political parties on the Dhi Qar ballot, only the Com [...]
2009-01-28 07:29:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD346BASRA SEEKS INVESTMENT
[...] (SBU) Basra has several business and investment organizations that are encouraging new investment in the province. Basra, like all of Iraq, is suffering from infrastructure constraints, but the situation is improving. The Basra Investment Commission is getting good advice and training from th [...]
2009-02-10 12:43:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD ECON PREL PGOV IZ
09BAKU469AZERBAIJAN: POSITIVE BUT CAUTIOUS RESPONSE TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Obama's speech in Cairo on June 4 received a positive response from major political and religious figures as well as much of the press. Many expressed the hope that this speech will mark a new era in U.S. foreign policy towards the Muslim world. The two most noted [...]
2009-06-09 13:03:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OPRC AJ
09BANGKOK291STAFFDEL LUSE, THAI OFFICIALS DISCUSS HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 12 discussion with Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Keith Luse, who was in Thailand to explore alleged trafficking issues, Thai forensic science expert Porntip Rojanasunan claimed that ten thousand unidentified bodies turn up in Tha [...]
2009-02-04 04:32:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALELAB KTIP PREL PHUM PGOV TH
09BEIJING795CAAC REJECTS FEDEX SUMMER SCHEDULE, REQUESTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 25, Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) officials told Econ M/C that the conditional operating approval for FedEx,s Guangzhou hub is justified under the U.S.-China Air Transport Agreement (ATA) as a technical measure given airspace constraints between Zone 1 airpo [...]
2009-03-26 06:46:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR KTIA CH
09BEIJING830 CHINA'S TRANSPORT MINISTRY REORGANIZED: NO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: China's State Council formally approved the reorganization of the Ministry of Transport (MOT) on March 16th. This is the first major organizational change since the MOT was created as a super-ministry in March, 2008, combining the former Ministry of Communications (MOC),the Civ [...]
2009-03-29 23:26:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EWWT ELTN ECPS CH
09BEIRUT1247GOVERNMENT LEADERS EMPHASIZE ECONOMIC REFORM WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 10, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, President Michel Sleiman, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, and former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora separately told visiting Codel Price that they welcomed U.S. congressional support to the Lebanese parliament and noted the multitude [...]
2009-11-24 11:19:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM EAID PTER OREP LE
09BEIRUT1249EDUCATION LEADS TO DEMOCRACY, MPS TELL CODEL PRICE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lebanese parliamentarians from all sides of the political spectrum told visiting Codel Price November 10 and 11 that they welcomed the United States Congress' support for the Lebanese parliament. They suggested that technical assistance, particularly through a staff resource cen [...]
2009-11-24 11:19:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM EAID PTER OREP LE
09BEIRUT584LEBANON:HIZBALLAH DOES NOT WANT WAR, LAF CHIEF
[...] (C) In a May 27 meeting with Codel Ackerman, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Jean Kahwagi stressed disarming Hizballah was not simply an internal Lebanese problem, but a regional and international problem, dealt with best through political and diplomatic efforts. Israel's continued occu [...]
2009-05-28 12:40:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT590LEBANON: WITH CODEL ACKERMAN, SINIORA PUSHES FOR
[...] (C) In a discussion May 27 with CODEL Ackerman, Prime Minister Siniora blamed Israel for many of the region's problems and pushed for U.S. support for an equitable solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Solving the Palestinian problem, he said, would solve other regional problems, including I [...]
2009-05-29 11:19:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER UNSC KPAL IR LE SY
09BEIRUT595LEBANON: WITH CODEL ACKERMAN, MARCH 14 FIGURES
[...] (C) March 14 figures Amine Gemayel, Samir Geagea, Mohammed Chatah, and Marwan Hamadeh stressed to Codel Ackerman on May 27 the importance of the June 7 parliamentary elections in determining Lebanon's sovereignty. Concerned about the period after the elections, the four agreed that if it reta [...]
2009-05-29 15:29:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC IS KPAL SY LE
09BEIRUT820LEBANON: SLEIMAN TELLS PETRAEUS CABINET WILL BE
[...] (C) In a June 30 meeting with David Petraeus, Commanding General of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM),President Michel Sleiman noted that he was relatively optimistic and said he expected cabinet formation to last somewhere between ten days and two weeks. Sleiman remarked that Lebanon faced a n [...]
2009-07-20 15:50:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER MARR MASS MCAP MOPS
09BRATISLAVA100SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ)
[...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? (SBU) The eastern border of Slovakia, which is shared with Ukraine, is a common passage for Afghans, Pakistanis, Indians, and Chinese who mak [...]
2009-02-27 14:44:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALASEC SK PTER
09BRATISLAVA118THE DIRTY TALE OF THE PEZINOK DUMP: "A CLOSED
[...] (U) Here follows, in five acts, a tale of deception, conflict of interest, probable corruption, and -- last but not least -- impressive civic organization and commitment. Unfortunately for the Slovak citizens involved, absent an unlikely deus-ex-machina resolution their years-long struggle to [...]
2009-03-09 10:25:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA122GUIDANCE REQUEST: PURSUING REPORTS ON NATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. Local media have uncovered information in archived intelligence files implicating Frantisek Blanarik, the head of Slovakia's National Security Office (NBU),as someone who knowingly cooperated with Communist-era intelligence services. If the information in the archived files is ac [...]
2009-03-12 09:07:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO LO
09BRATISLAVA149SLOVAKIA BUYS BACK TRANSPETROL STAKE
[...] (U) The Slovak Government last night announced that it had concluded the buyback of its 49 percent share in the Transpetrol oil pipeline at a cost of $240 million. The purchase from Yukos Finance, one of the remnants of bankrupt Yukos Oil, was finalized and signed on March 26 in London betwee [...]
2009-03-27 19:15:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON EINV KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA161SLOVAKIA TO CONSIDER SENDING POLICE TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action message; please see paragraph five. 2. (C) Summary: Charge raised ref A and B points on police trainers and mentors with Minister of Interior Robert Kalinak on April 2. Kalinak reiterated an earlier offer to train Afghan police in Slovakia, but -- when pressed -- also agr [...]
2009-04-07 10:10:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO
09BRATISLAVA165SLOVAKIA'S SLUMP HITS HOME
[...] (C) The National Bank of Slovakia's new forecast for -2.4 percent growth is beginning to sink in with both the government and opposition. The official budget assumption is now off by 7 percent, and the government is saying it will re-open the budget in a few weeks. The deficit implications o [...]
2009-04-09 14:49:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN LO
09BRATISLAVA166SLOVAK JUSTICE: THE SITUATION IS CRITICAL
[...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 11. 2. (C) Introduction and Summary. Since the Fico Government came to power in 2006, the state of the Slovak Judiciary has declined precipitously. As we have previously reported, one of the most serious problems is the Justice Minister himself. S [...]
2009-04-09 14:49:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA169GASPAROVIC'S RE-ELECTION: TAKING HIM AT HIS WORD
[...] (C) Introduction and Summary: While the Slovak presidency is largely ceremonial, the incumbent can make life comfortable (or difficult) for the Prime Minister and the ruling coalition. The relationship between former Prime Minister Meciar and then-President Kovac was the most conflictual in Sl [...]
2009-04-15 07:01:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA176FOURTH ESTATE MALAISE: A YEAR UNDER THE PRESS LAW
[...] (U) Introduction and Summary: A year has passed since the Slovak parliament approved a controversial press law that was decried by opposition politicians and international observers as a threat to media freedom (ref A). Of most concern to the law's critics was the broadly formulated "right of [...]
2009-04-16 12:45:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA177SLOVAK POLICE PREPARING FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff met with Colonel Pavel Slopovsky, Director of Slovakia's Bureau of International Police Cooperation, on April 16 to follow up on Interior Minister Kalinak's expressed interest in the possibility of sending Slovak police trainers to Afghanistan (Ref A). According to Slopov [...]
2009-04-17 08:47:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO
09BRATISLAVA180SLAPSHOT: HOCKEY STAR WITHDRAWS FROM HALL OF FAME
[...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Last December, former Slovak Ambassador to the U.S. Martin Butora declined to accept an award from the Slovak Atlantic Commission because Interior Minister Kalinak was a co-awardee. Butora cited Kalinak's role in a government that systematically devalues civic soc [...]
2009-04-20 06:19:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM LO
09BRATISLAVA182DPM CAPLOVIC ON ROMA TORTURE CASE: GOING THROUGH
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 17 meeting with Dusan Caplovic, the Deputy Prime Minister for Human Rights, Minorities, and Knowledge-Based Society, Charge raised our concerns about the recent police abuse scandal involving the torture of six minor Roma boys in Kosice, eastern Slovakia (reftel). Char [...]
2009-04-20 14:54:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM LO
09BRATISLAVA185SLOVAK MOD PRESENTS PLAN FOR FUTURE ENGAGEMENT IN
[...] (C) Summary. In an April 16 meeting with DATT, ODC Chief and Poloff, officials from the Slovak General Staff detailed their expectations for future deployments to Afghanistan. Slovakia would like to deploy a 15-soldier OMLT in summer 2010 and, pending proper training and equipment, up to 65 sp [...]
2009-04-22 08:37:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO
09BRATISLAVA190GASPAROVIC ON AFGHANISTAN, ASAD, ROMA, AND THE
[...] (C) Summary: Charge delivered President Obama's congratulatory letter to newly reelected Slovak President Gasparovic on April 22. In the course of their subsequent hour-long discussion, Gasparovic voiced worries about the Slovak economy, underscored his continued personal commitment to Slovak [...]
2009-04-24 13:36:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM NATO OPDC LO
09BRATISLAVA191PRIME MINISTER FICO RESPONDS TO EU PRESSURE ON
[...] (C) Introduction and Summary: After months of investigations, broad media coverage and multiple inquiries from the European Commission, Prime Minister Fico has ordered the cancellation of an illegal 119.5 million Euro tender let by the Construction Ministry (a Slovak National Party ministry). [...]
2009-04-24 13:41:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA195SLOVAKIA: CORRUPTION IN SALE OF CO2 PERMITS
[...] (C) In complaints to major media outlets, SDKU Deputy Chairman and former Finance Minister Ivan Miklos and SDKU MP Pavol Freso have accused the Ministry of Environment (MinEnv) of underselling 10-15 million tons in carbon emissions permits, resulting in losses of EUR 33-60 million. Assigned t [...]
2009-04-29 06:37:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALKCOR PGOV SENV PREL ECON LO
09BRATISLAVA20SLOVAK RESPONSE TO LONG-TERM STRATEGY ON GEORGIA
[...] (C) In a January 2 farewell call on departing Slovak Foreign Minister Kubis, Ambassador foreshadowed reftel points, emphasizing the U.S. desire for a united Georgia, but acknowledging that we were engaged in a long-term process. Kubis welcomed U.S. willingness to solicit European thinking, and [...]
2009-01-13 11:20:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL LO GG
09BRATISLAVA206SLOVAK MOD PRESENTS PLAN FOR FUTURE ENGAGEMENT IN
[...] (C) Summary. In an April 16 meeting with DATT, ODC Chief and Poloff, officials from the Slovak General Staff detailed their expectations for future deployments to Afghanistan. Slovakia would like to deploy a 15-soldier OMLT in summer 2010 and, pending proper training and equipment, up to 65 sp [...]
2009-05-11 11:15:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO
09BRATISLAVA207FICO SACKS SLOVAK ENVIRONMENT MINISTER
[...] (U) In response to allegations of corruption over the sale of CO2 permits to the U.S.-registered Interblue Group (reftel),Prime Minister Robert Fico called for the resignation of Environment Minister Jan Chrbet; President Gasparovic dismissed Chrbet on May 6. The Slovak National Party (SNS),[...]
2009-05-12 13:53:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR SENV LO
09BRATISLAVA212U.S. COMPANY DENIED GAS EXPLORATION LICENSE IN
[...] (C) U.S. energy company Aspect Energy has recently been refused licenses to explore for natural gas in southern Slovakia. The denials, based on what the company considers flimsy bases, follow two years of a lengthy and nontransparent process at the Ministry of Environment. While the exact rea [...]
2009-05-13 14:32:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALENRG EINV EMIN KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA215DISTURBING INCIDENTS PROMPT COMPARISONS TO
[...] (C) An alleged attempted poisoning of a judge's wife, repeated unlawful entries into the offices of Slovakia's premier watchdog NGO, and an 80-man strong police action against a Franciscan monastery led by a priest who was outspoken in his support for opposition presidential candidate Iveta Ra [...]
2009-05-18 16:24:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM LO
09BRATISLAVA216SLOVAKIA: LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW
[...] (U) Below are our responses to the questions posed in reftel. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? A: In our view, Slovakia has worked to advance human rights and democracy in several specific ways. Non-go [...]
2009-05-20 07:13:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL CU LO
09BRATISLAVA232LAJCAK CALLS IN CHARGE OVER EMBASSY'S STATEMENTS
[...] (C) Summary: Slovak FM Lajcak called in Charge May 27 to relay President Gasparovic's extreme displeasure over Embassy Bratislava's recent public statements in which we expressed regret at the demise of the Special Court for anti-corruption cases. Lajcak said Gasparovic felt U.S. comments (a [...]
2009-05-28 15:29:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA240FOREIGN MINISTER LAJCAK RAISES RED FLAG ABOUT
[...] (U) This message has been coordinated with Embassy Budapest. 2. (C) Introduction and Comment: Foreign Minister Lajcak recently raised his deep concerns with Charge about Hungarian opposition party Fidesz's intended citation of the Ahtisaari plan as a model for the treatment of ethnic minori [...]
2009-06-02 13:57:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL LO HU
09BRATISLAVA241INTERBLUE CO2 PERMITS CONTRACT PUBLISHED, SANS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: New Environment Minister Viliam Turksy (Slovak National Party - SNS) published the controversial contract arranging for the sale of CO2 permits to the U.S.-registered Interblue Group (ref A and B),but critical information including the price and number of permits sold was deleted [...]
2009-06-04 06:40:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR SENV LO
09BRATISLAVA248JUSTICE MINISTER HARABIN POISED TO BECOME SUPREME
[...] (C) Introduction and Summary: The Slovak Judicial Council will elect a new Supreme Court Chairman on June 22. It appears virtually certain that Justice Minister Stefan Harabin, to whom half of the members of the Judicial Council are subordinate or otherwise beholden, will win. Justice and the [...]
2009-06-09 13:20:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA256HARABIN DEMANDS $1.1 MILLION FROM MEDIA AS
[...] (C) Summary: Justice Minister Stefan Harabin is demanding a total of over $1.1 million from four major Slovak media outlets for supposed damage to his reputation that they caused by reporting his links to a known drug dealer. In almost identical letters to the four companies, Harabin threatens [...]
2009-06-12 15:51:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE LO
09BRATISLAVA281STEFAN HARABIN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPREME COURT
[...] Justice Minister Stefan Harabin was elected Chairman of the Supreme Court on June 22. He received 15 out of 17 votes from members of the Slovak Judicial Council. Seven members of the Council were either appointed by Harabin, or are subordinate to him. Two members abstained. Harabin, whose re [...]
2009-06-22 15:20:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS KCRM LO
09BRATISLAVA282STEFAN HARABIN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPREME COURT
[...] (C) Summary: Justice Minister Stefan Harabin was elected Chairman of the Supreme Court on June 22. He received 15 out of 17 votes from members of the Slovak Judicial Council. Two members abstained. Seven members of the Council were either appointed by Harabin, or are subordinate to him. Har [...]
2009-06-22 16:17:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS KCRM LO
09BRATISLAVA289CHIEF JUSTICE HARABIN'S TERM: "1825 DAYS OF DARKNESS"?
[...] (C) Introduction and Summary: In a matter of weeks, significant negative developments have taken place in the Slovak judiciary. It will take some time to assess fully the ramifications of the June 22 election of Stefan Harabin as Chief Justice and the June 18 vote by the Slovak Parliament to e [...]
2009-06-26 13:09:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUST LO
09BRATISLAVA290SLOVAKS TO DEMARCHE IRANIANS, SUPPORT FREE AND FAIR AFGHAN
[...] (C) During a June 26 meeting with the Charge, Slovak MFA State Secretary Diana Strofova said she would be meeting with the Iranian Ambassador (resident in Vienna) later that morning to deliver a demarche on the recent Iranian elections and their aftermath. She emphasized the Slovak demarche wa [...]
2009-06-26 13:15:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF LO
09BRATISLAVA291SLOVAK PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL CRISIS OPERATIONS
[...] (U) Summary. On June 19, Slovakia's parliament, by a vote of 134-0, approved a measure enabling Slovak Armed Forces to deploy 16 additional troops in support of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. Deputies from all parliamentary parties supported the measure. T [...]
2009-06-29 09:08:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS AF LO
09BRATISLAVA322EBRD FINANCING IMPROVES PROSPECT OF LONG-PROMISED HIGHWAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The EBRD approved EUR 250 million in financing for the 52-kilometer R1 express highway connecting Nitra to Tekovske Nemce, one of three sections of an east-west highway project organized under a public-private partnership (PPP) concept. The EBRD's decision is a critical milestone, [...]
2009-07-21 13:22:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALELTN EFIN EAID PGOV PREL CH LO
09BRATISLAVA324FOREIGN MINISTER LAJCAK ON HUNGARY AND FICO'S DESIRE TO
[...] (C) Summary: During a July 20 dinner with the Charge, Foreign Minister Lajcak lamented the timing but defended the substance of the recently-passed amendments to the Slovak language law. He hoped to defuse the current "overreaction" by working quietly with Hungarian officials and the OSCE's [...]
2009-07-22 14:37:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA365FICO CALLS FOR END TO CO2 PERMITS DEAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After months of defending the sale of assigned amount unit (AAU) CO2 permits to the U.S.-registered Interblue Group (refs A, B, and C),Prime Minister Robert Fico has publicly acknowledged his opposition to the contract. While cancellation of the deal will likely prevent Interblue [...]
2009-08-18 16:55:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KGHG SENV KCOR JA LO
09BRATISLAVA367CHARGE'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER FICO
[...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Charge met with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on August 18 for nearly an hour. Fico had originally asked the Charge to stop by to discuss the case of Aspect Energy, an American firm whose efforts to explore for natural gas in Slovakia have been subject to a s [...]
2009-08-20 15:01:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV AF LO
09BRATISLAVA369FICO FIRES ENVIRONMENT MINISTER, BUT IT'S NO CLEANUP
[...] (C) On Wednesday, PM Robert Fico fired his Minister of Environment over a public procurement scandal involving the disposal of coal ash. At the press conference announcing the dismissal, he said that he would take the ministry away from junior coalition partner, which has caused the governmen [...]
2009-08-21 09:31:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALSENV PREL ECON KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA370SLOVAKS RAISE OPTION OF DENYING ENTRY TO HUNGARIAN PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: On August 21, FM Miroslav Lajcak convoked an urgent meeting with the Chiefs of Mission of Bratislava's diplomatic corps to explain Slovakia's opposition to the planned visit of Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom this afternoon at 6 pm (Bratislava time.) Solyom plans to attend an un [...]
2009-08-21 14:14:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LO HU
09BRATISLAVA390LOW EXPECTATIONS IN ADVANCE OF FICO-BAJNAI BILATERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 16:03:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM LO HU
09BRATISLAVA397MALINOVA CASE: THREE YEARS, MORE LIES, NO PROGRESS
[...] (U) Summary. After "deliberating" for over a year, the Dean of the Medical Faculty of Bratislava's Comenius University, Peter Labas, issued the long-awaited expert opinion in the Hedviga Malinova case on September 8. Malinova is the ethnic Hungarian who was allegedly assaulted by two skinheads [...]
2009-09-11 15:12:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA400SLOVAKIA: DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (C) Charge conveyed the Presidential decision on European-based missile defense to MFA Political Director Igor Slobodnik on September 17. Slobodnik expressed appreciation for the briefing and signaled GOS support for the decision. He stated that the MFA had already responded this afternoon to [...]
2009-09-17 15:11:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA402SLOVAKS WILL MEET WITH KOSOVARS AT UNGA
[...] (C) Charge met on September 18 with Foreign Minister Lajcak and discussed points in reftel. Lajcak responded that he has already scheduled a meeting with the Kosovars on the margins of UNGA next week in New York. 2. (U) Septel will provide Lajcak's additional thoughts on the Balkans. ED [...]
2009-09-18 11:34:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KV LO
09BRATISLAVA406SLOVAKIA: CHARGE'S MEETING WITH FM LAJCAK
[...] (C) Summary. Charge d'Affaires Eddins met with Foreign Minister Lajcak on September 18, prior to Lajcak's departure for the U.S. Lajcak reviewed his recent trips to Moscow and Minsk. Other topics included Afghanistan, Iran, Slovak-Hungarian relations, the Balkans, and Guantanamo detainees. [...]
2009-09-21 13:08:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LO HU BH
09BRATISLAVA41GAERC RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Albin Otruba, European Correspondent at the Slovak MFA on January 21. Otruba said GAERC's agenda is still subject to change, but guessed it would include Kosovo, Guantanamo, the Middle East, Russia/Ukraine, and energy security only. Slovakia will be repr [...]
2009-01-22 13:43:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF ZL SU ZI UP BO
09BRATISLAVA413THE PURGE OF THE SLOVAK JUDICIARY
[...] (U) Introduction and Summary: Negative trends in the Slovak judiciary (refs a-j) have intensified and accelerated since the June election of former Justice Minister Stefan Harabin to the position of Chief Justice of the Slovak Supreme Court. On what seems to be a daily basis, experience [...]
2009-09-25 16:16:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS PHUM LO
09BRATISLAVA447SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO SLOVAKIA OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
[...] (C) Ambassador Vershbow: Your visit to Bratislava coincides with what could be Slovakia's most forward-leaning pledges regarding ISAF participation to date. At the NATO Informal Defense Ministerial, we expect the Slovaks to announce the deployment of Special Forces (20 in the near future [...]
2009-10-16 16:15:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR AF LO
09BRATISLAVA452SLOVAK CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR LOBBIES FOR THIRD TERM,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After vigorous behind-the-scenes lobbying by Ivan Sramko, Governor of Slovakia's Central Bank, the government has submitted a proposal to Parliament that would allow him to seek a third term in office and slash the Bank's board from 11 members to five. This move is widely seen as [...]
2009-10-23 15:46:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA453SECRETARY GATES' OCTOBER 23 MEETING WITH SLOVAK DEPUTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Gates met October 23 with Deputy Prime Minister (and Interior Minister) Kalinak and Defense Minister Baska on the margins of the Bratislava NATO defense ministerial. Kalinak underscored and elaborated on Baska's earlier announcement that Slovakia would be in [...]
2009-10-24 07:35:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR LO
09BRATISLAVA455ASD VERSHBOW'S MEETING WITH SLOVAK FOREIGN MINISTER LAJCAK:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 16:03:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR BIH LO AF
09BRATISLAVA46GAS CRISIS MAY PRESENT OPPORTUNITY FOR NABUCCO
[...] (C) In Ambassador Obsitnik's farewell calls on Slovak PM Robert Fico and FM Jan Kubis (septel),both men brought up the possibility of joining the Nabucco consortium as a hedge against future crises. The Slovak leadership gave us their frank views of the respective roles the Ukrainians and Ru [...]
2009-01-27 11:23:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA466THE 1989 DIVIDE IS GROWING
[...] (C) Summary. Divisions between the Slovak protagonists of the Velvet Revolution and the current leadership are growing sharper as 20th anniversary commemorations approach. A flood of retrospectives are giving rise to reflections about the past, but also on the extent to which the aspirations [...]
2009-11-04 16:29:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM LO
09BRATISLAVA47SLOVAK JUSTICE IS SUFFERING UNDER JUSTICE MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-27 13:04:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA472"THE PRIVATIZATION OF JUSTICE IN SLOVAKIA"
[...] (SBU) The effects of Stefan Harabin's consolidation of judicial power can be seen in several recent administrative decisions on promotions and public disclosure, and in court rulings on civil cases. This cable outlines a specific instance of each of these three phenomena. Slavomir Cimerman, a [...]
2009-11-09 14:28:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA474SLOVAKIA: FICO'S FAILURE TO RESOLVE INTERBLUE CO2 TRADING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A failure to resolve the Interblue CO2 permit scandal has prompted widespread suspicion that PM Robert Fico's Smer political party was deeply involved in the corrupt sale, which may ultimately cost Slovakia hundreds of millions of Euros in lost revenue. Although Fico has tried--wi [...]
2009-11-10 09:49:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR SENV ECON LO
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