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00HARARE5677	BLEAK WORLD BANK ASSESSMENT OF PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: DESK OFFICER, IN HARARE ON AN ORIENTATION TRIP, AND ECONOFF MET WITH ROGIER VAN DEN BRINK, WORLD BANK DEPUTY RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE AND SENIOR ECONOMIST IN HARARE ON OCTOBER 5 TO OBTAIN HIS PERSPECTIVE ON THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE. VAN DEN BRINK MADE CLEAR DURING THE M [...]	2000-10-09 12:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAGR PREL EAID ZI

01ABUJA1006	Nigeria: Obasanjo Foreign Policy [...] (C) Summary. President Olusegun Obasanjo is his own Foreign Minister. To understand how he has redirected Nigeria relations with the rest of the world, we examine his personal character and policy agenda. Obasanjo military career, his term as interim Head of State in the 1970s, and his y [...]	2001-05-07 10:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PINS ECON NI
01ABUJA1048	OBASANJO ON LIBERIA SANCTIONS, CONTE AND THE RUF [...] (C) President Obasanjo told Ambassador Jeter May 5 that he was increasingly optimistic that the GOSL and the RUF could reach an accommodation. At the conclusion of their visit to Abuja (reftel),the two sides had decided to return to Sierra Leone on the same aircraft. Obasanjo opined that t [...]	2001-05-09 15:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MASS SL GV NI
01ABUJA1244	In Depth Discussion on ECOWAS Capacity Building [...] (C) SUMMARY: AF/RA LTC Mike Bittrick discussed ECOWAS' capacity-building plans with newly arrived Deputy Executive Secretary Diarra and ECOWAS Military Advisor Dikio on May SIPDIS 14. Diarra outlined his vision and the responsibilities of his newly formed department. He identified areas w [...]	2001-06-01 06:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR MASS NI
01ABUJA1383	EUCOM BRIEFS DONORS AND ECOWAS ON ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 12, EUCOM POLAD Ambassador Peter Chaveas addressed a meeting of Diplomatic Missions in Abuja interested in assisting ECOWAS in its peace-keeping and conflict resolution activities. Ambassador Chaveas briefed the representatives on EUCOM's three pillars for ECOWAS enga [...]	2001-06-19 11:18:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA1437	ECOWAS: KOUYATE ASKS ADVICE ON TAYLOR -- ANY GOOD [...] (C) This is an action message; see paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary. ECOWAS Executive Secretary Kouyate invited Ambassador to his office June 18 to discuss President Taylor of Liberia and the regional response to Taylor's government. Kouyate suggested either an attempt at an "internal dial [...]	2001-06-22 06:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NI SL LI ECOWAS
01ABUJA1439	ECOWAS: KOUYATE'S OAU CANDIDACY (ROUND TWO) [...] (C) Ambassador Jeter met with ECOWAS Executive Secretary Lansana Kouyate on June 18. Regional issues, particularly Liberia, were the focus of their exchange (septel). Kouyate, in a private sidebar, also asked once again for USG support for his candidacy for Secretary General of the OAU, as [...]	2001-06-22 09:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NI ECOWAS OAU
01ABUJA1587	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NSA ON REGIONAL AND OTHER ISSUES [...] (C) Ambassador Jeter met July 2 with National Security Advisor (NSA) Aliyu Mohammed. Regional issues dominated discussions. The NSA noted GON support for "internal dialogue" outside Liberia. He indicated the GON would host an Abuja-based John Garang/Sadiq Al-Mahdi meeting on Sudan, and vo [...]	2001-07-05 15:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR KCRM SNAR ETRD NI
01ABUJA1926	KOUYATE ON LIBERIA AND SIERRA LEONE [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with ECOWAS Executive Secretary Kouyate on July 27. Kouyate indicated that the SIPDIS effort to organize Liberian opposition and civil society leaders continues, and is intended as a precursor to a meeting with Charles Taylor. Careful steps need to be taken t [...]	2001-08-02 10:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LI SL NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA2113	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED DISCUSSES AFRICA ISSUES [...] (C) Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by PolMilOff, called on NSA Aliyu Mohammed on August 22. LTC Idris, the NSA's Military Advisor also attended. In addition to security assistance, UNAMSIL troop rotations, the WCAR and counter-narcotics (septels),the Ambassador and NSA discussed Nigeria's pe [...]	2001-08-28 09:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SL IV SU ZI LY CG LI NI
01ABUJA2117	NIGERIA: BREAKFAST WITH PRESIDENT OBASANJO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter and President Obasanjo discussed a smorgasbord of issues over a lengthy breakfast on August 24. The President said he would do everything possible to meet the counter-narcotics benchmarks, but he admitted that the Nigerian judiciary was broken and offered to r [...]	2001-08-28 12:47:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL SNAR ETRD BEXP MASS ECOWAS WCAR XF NI
01ABUJA2709	DRAFT 2001 COUNTRY HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR NIGERIA [...] No summary [...]	2001-10-24 21:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KSEP NI PHUM
01ABUJA2827	NIGERIA: BENUE UPDATE FROM SSS DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During a November 2 meeting, SSS DG Are briefed the CDA on the recent violence in Benue. It was a mystery to Are how the 19 murdered soldiers had let themselves be disarmed. Are insisted the Army was investigating the alleged reprisals against villagers and planned to punish [...]	2001-11-06 10:18:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PINS MOPS PREF PGOV NI
01ABUJA3082	NIGERIA: NEW DEFENSE ADVISOR APPOINTED [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) Mission received Note S1540/2001 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dated November 12. The text of the note is below. Please advise. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria presents its complime [...]	2001-12-06 09:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NI OFPD
01ABUJA3162	NIGERIA: ESF PROPOSALS FOR FY 2002 [...] The following is Embassy Abuja's ESF funding proposals for FY 2002 FY 2002 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUNDS U.S. Mission Nigeria Proposals Program Overview Nigeria has significant strategic value to the United States. The world's eighth largest oil producer, Nigeria ranks as the fifth la [...]	2001-12-11 16:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL NI
01ABUJA3219	ECOWAS: KOUYATE TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 7 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Lansana Kouyate provided a tour d'horizon of sub-regional issues, including Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the upcoming ECOWAS Summit. While noting recent hiccups on disarmament, Kouyate was optimistic about [...]	2001-12-14 15:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA873	Operation FOCUS RELIEF Roundtable [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 23. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Nigerian Minister of Defense Danjuma chaired an Operation FOCUS RELIEF(OFR) round-table meeting on April 19. The Minister took the role of facilitator in the almost-two hour meeting, restating and clarifying various conc [...]	2001-04-25 14:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR NI SL
01ABUJA959	Agreement on Strengthened Cease-fire in Sierra [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 2 the ECOWAS Committee of Six, the UN, and the Sierra Leone Government reached a reaffirmation of the November 10, 2000 cease-fire agreement in Sierra Leone with RUF representatives lead by Omrie Golley. According to sources at ECOWAS, The RUF committed itself to the di [...]	2001-05-03 15:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS NI ECOWAS
01ABUJA962	COURTESY CALL ON NIGERIAN SSS CHIEF ARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter called on the Director General of the Nigerian State Security Service (SSS),Kayode Are, on April 23 at SSS Headquarters. The Ambassador was accompanied by Embassy Counselor for Regional Affairs. Afas Gadzama, the SSS Deputy Director for Intelligence, also parti [...]	2001-05-04 09:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PINR NI
01ABUJA964	NSA MOHAMMED AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter called on NSA Mohammed on May 3 to discuss President Obasanjo's visit to Washington. Police reform, some sub-regional issues, and Nigeria's voting record in the Commission on Human Rights (covered septel) were also discussed. The NSA expressed interest in an OFR [...]	2001-05-04 09:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP SNAR CJAN MASS NI ECOWAS
01BANJUL327	THE GAMBIA -- JAMMEH'S WEST AFRICA POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: ALTHOUGH HE HAS NOT DEVELOPED A COHERENT STRATEGY FOR WEST AFRICAN REGIONAL SECURITY, PRESIDENT JAMMEH WANTS TO BE A MORE VISIBLE PLAYER IN SUB-REGIONAL DIPLOMACY. NEVERTHELESS, JAMMEH IS KEEN ON DEVELOPING A REPUTATION AS AN INFLUENTIAL PEACE BROKER. WITH EFFORTS IN THE CASAMAN [...]	2001-05-29 15:21:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM LI SN GA
02ABUJA1191	ECOWAS TO ARGUE FOR EASED LIBERIAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) During April 12 discussions on USG support for ECOWAS (septel) and plans for the future of peace support programs for Africa (reftel),ECOWAS Deputy Executive Secretary Chiekh Diarra told the visiting team that ECOWAS was working hard to reduce tensions in Liberia. The Secretariat was tryi [...]	2002-04-16 14:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LI NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA1346	NIGERIA: A PARTICIPANT'S PERSPECTIVE ON NEPAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolMilOff met on April 9 with Egyptian First Secretary Gamal Metwally for a read-out on the NEPAD meeting SIPDIS in Abuja March 26. While the achievements of the young organization have been more rhetorical than real, some progress has thus far apparently been achieved in defin [...]	2002-05-02 14:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ECIN ECON EAID PGOV NI
02ABUJA1407	NIGERIA: LIBERIAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Lamido, Ambassador Jeter delivered talking points to Special Presidential Advisor Ad'obe Obe. The Ambassador stressed the importance of keeping pressure on Taylor who remained unrepentant in practice notwithstanding the nice sounds he made in public. Inst [...]	2002-05-06 18:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PREL LI SL NI
02ABUJA1594	NIGERIA: OBASANJO SAYS BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: During a late evening May 18 conversation with Ambassador Jeter, an animated President Obasanjo claimed the bilateral relationship was too one-sided. While we dun him with multiple demands to reform at home and hew our line on foreign policy issues abroad (Zimbabwe and Cuba),we w [...]	2002-05-23 19:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN EAID NI
02ABUJA1725	NIGERIA: ECOWAS EXECSEC CHAMBAS'S VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: During two recent conversations with Ambassador Jeter, the last on May 24, ECOWAS ExeSec Chambas outlined the game-plan for Liberia developed at the May 17 Heads of State meeting in Yamoussoukro. Presidents Obasanjo and Wade were appointed to broker political reconciliation and a [...]	2002-06-07 12:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS XY LI NI
02ABUJA1727	NIGERIA: PARTIAL TEXT OF 6/2/02 GEN MALU INTERVIEW [...] Para 2 contains an excerpt from a June 2, 2002 interview given by dismissed Chief of Army Staff Samuel Victor Leo Malu to "This Day" newspaper. His May 27 testimony before the Commission investigating last October's violence in Benue (to which Malu family members and property fell victim) h [...]	2002-06-07 17:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NI
02ABUJA1805	NIGERIA: DIVERGENT GON VIEWS ON LIBERIA [...] (C) Summary: Recent discussions with two senior GON officials reveal GON ambivalence on Liberia. Vacillating between two divergent philosophical approaches, Nigeria's position on Liberia is fluid and not fixed to any coherent strategy. One contending belief, championed by Special Advisor on Co [...]	2002-06-17 16:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS XY LI NI
02ABUJA1809	WEST AFRICAN TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS STRATEGY [...] This final draft regional strategy to address Trafficking in Persons in West Africa is presented to Department's African Affairs Bureau for endorsement. This strategy was reflects a consensus among nine embassies and several Washington agencies and bureaus (DRL, G/TIP, USAID/WID) represented a [...]	2002-06-18 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN NI TO GH BF IV XX GN
02ABUJA1849	NIGERIA RESPONDS TO MADAGASCAR DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria dislikes the way Ravalomanana came to power but likely will not oppose acceptance of his rule. Nigeria is not a member of the OAU Central Organ. End Summary. 2. (C) Because all GON officials (Presidency and MFA) able to discuss Madagascar were unavailable June 20, [...]	2002-06-21 15:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MA NI LI OAU
02ABUJA2016	NIGERIA: ECOWAS REPORT WILL NOT CONTAIN FALSE [...] (C) During a July 3 meeting, Ambassador Jeter raised reftel points with ECOWAS Acting Executive Secretary (Deputy Executive Secretary for Economic SIPDIS Integration) Mame Sen, and Colonel Dixon Dikio, Military Advisor to the Executive Secretary. Both Executive Secretary Chambas and Deputy [...]	2002-07-03 17:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS XY LI NI
02ABUJA252	ECOWAS: DIARRA ON DAKAR, LIBERIA, NIGER/ACRI, EUCOM [...] (U) This is an action message; see para 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During a January 24 call on the Ambassador, ECOWAS Deputy Executive Secretary Diarra gave a brief read-out from the ECOWAS Summit in Dakar, positively describing additional funding and staffing for the Peace and Security Departme [...]	2002-01-28 13:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA2565	ECOWAS: LIBERIA CONTACT GROUP MEETING [...] (SBU) I managed to reach ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohammed Chambas before he left Sweden on August 31. Chambas will be traveling in Europe for the rest of this week and returns to Abuja over the weekend. 2. (SBU) The Executive Secretary confirms that ECOWAS is proposing a meeting of th [...]	2002-09-03 13:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL XY LI ECOWAS UN
02ABUJA2566	CORRECTED COPY: NIGERIA: EMBASSY REVISITS ISSUE OF [...] This is an action message; see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary. Ambassador again raised allegations of U.S./ UK support for Lurd in Liberia with ECOWAS Deputy Executive Secretary, General Cheick Diarra. After reiterating that the SIPDIS U.S. and UK do not support Lurd rebels in any way, the [...]	2002-09-03 14:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS XY LI IV NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA2629	NIGERIA: EMBASSY DELIVERS LETTER OF PROTEST TO [...] (C) On September 6, the Ambassador wrote to ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohammed Chambas regarding the circulation by the Liberian Government of an unauthorized ECOWAS military mission report alleging U.S./UK complicity and military support for the LURD. Dr. Chambas is scheduled to return to A [...]	2002-09-12 08:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS XY LI NI
02ABUJA2817	MGIV01: ALLEGATION OF BURKINABE INVOLVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Former Nigerian FM Kingibe alleges that the September 19 coup plot was hatched in Ouagadougou by Guei and Burkina's Interior Minister. Kingibe has good connections across the region, but his version of events might be influenced by his role as a political consultant to the GOCI. [...]	2002-10-10 10:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR PINS IV NI UV
02ABUJA2835	NIGERIA: IVOIRIEN CEASE-FIRE WILL TAKE MORE WORK [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 9 conversation with Ambassador Jeter, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Chambas summarized his visit to Cote d'Ivoire, stating Gbagbo's insistence that the mutineers relinquish their weapons and his reluctance to "legitimize" the rebels were the main hurdles to a cease [...]	2002-10-11 17:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS KPKO NI IV
02ABUJA2856	NIGERIA: ECOWAS SECURITY ASSESSMENT REPORT: NEED [...] (C) During an October 9 conversation on Cote d'Voire (REF A),Ambassador Jeter reminded ECOWAS ExecSec Chambas of our request for a public statement clarifying ECOWAS' position on allegations in the draft military assessment team's report on Liberia. More specifically, he asked ECOWAS to con [...]	2002-10-15 16:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NI LI
02ABUJA3100	NIGERIA: POLITICAL PEER REVIEW ENDORSED AT NEPAD'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo hosted a NEPAD Head of State Implementation Committee (HSIC) meeting November 3. Nigeria's NEPAD coordinator, Ambassador Aluko-Olokun, briefed Abuja-resident G-8 diplomats November 4, that the HSIC endorsed voluntary peer review as "critical [...]	2002-11-14 07:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV XA NI
02ABUJA3140	DOMESTIC SECURITY CONCERNS AND BUDGET WOES [...] (C) During a November 15 meeting, Ambassador Jeter and Minister of State for Defense (Army) Malam Lawal Batagarawa discussed possible deployment of Nigerian forces in the ECOWAS monitoring force for Cote d'Ivoire. Citing Nigeria's role in peacekeeping operations in Sierra Leone and Liberia, [...]	2002-11-15 18:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO NI IV
02ABUJA3163	NIGERIA: ECOWAS EXECSEC CHAMBAS PROPOSES MEETING [...] (C) During a November 11 conversation on Cote d'Ivoire with Ambassador Jeter, ECOWAS ExecSec Chambas proposed a meeting of the Liberia contact group in Dakar on December 2. 2. (C) Chambas also said Senegalese President Wade would travel to Liberia on November 23 and that Wade hoped to [...]	2002-11-21 18:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NI LI ECOWAS
02ABUJA3341	YEAR-END ECONOMIC POTPOURRI [...] This cable covers: -- Ambassador's Meets with World Bank and IMF prior to Article Four Consultation Meetings in Washington -- Central Bank is Optimistic about Near Term -- CBN and IMF Statistics on GDP Differ -- GON Not Worried About Drop in FOREX Reserves -- CBN Claims States Continue to [...]	2002-12-19 14:43:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EPET EAID PGOV NI
02ABUJA426	NIGERIA: AN ARMY COLONEL ON DEMOCRACY AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unusually frank discussion, Nigerian Colonel and ECOWAS staff member M. Dixon Dikio (please strictly protect) told PolMilOff that a major breakdown of command led to reprisal attacks in Benue, and those attacks were unjustifiable. In his view, LTG Malu's response to the Ben [...]	2002-02-08 09:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR NI
02ABUJA462	NIGERIA: POST'S RESPONSE TO V1 OF NIGERIAN HRR [...] No summary [...]	2002-02-08 16:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB NI PGOV PHUM PREL
02ABUJA622	LIBERIA: JOHNSON SIRLEAF BELIEVES LURD THREAT IS [...] (C) Summary. During a February 22 meeting at my residence, Liberian opposition leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (EJS) told me the security situation in Liberia was difficult to read. While acknowledging the LURD's ability to disrupt and raid areas closer to Monrovia, she did not think the rebel gro [...]	2002-02-26 14:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS LI NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA695	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED ON NIGERIAN FOREIGN POLICY [...] (U) This message was delayed in transmission, but contains information that may be of value to end-users. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter and NSA Mohammed February 6 discussed the Ikeja cantonment tragedy and Nigeria's request for large-scale EOD assistance. Mohammed also briefed the Am [...]	2002-03-05 13:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MASS MOPS CG SU BY ZI NI
02ABUJA788	ECOWAS: LEGAL DIRECTOR LALOUPO GIVES A LIBERIA [...] (U) PolMilOff and OIG Inspector Paul Tyson March 6 met ECOWAS Director of Legal Affairs Roger Laloupo. DAS Perry, accompanied by PolMilOff, also met Laloupo and his Deputy, Halima Ahmed, on March 7. 2. (C) Laloupo said the ECOWAS-sponsored Liberia meeting was still set for March 14-16, bu [...]	2002-03-12 17:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LI NI ECOWAS
02ABUJA926	NIGERIA: LIBERIAN RECONCILIATION CONFERENCE YIELDS [...] (C) Summary: Initially set for March 14, the Liberian reconciliation meeting finally opened March 15. The delay was due to an unsuccessful eleventh hour attempt by ECOWAS ExecSec Chambas to convince President Taylor to attend. Taylor declined but sent a 27-person delegation led by Agricultural [...]	2002-03-20 16:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECOWAS MOPS MASS PHUM LI NI
02ALGIERS2423	AU COUNTERTERRORISM CONFERENCE RESULTS [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-21 09:15:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL AG
02ROME1011	LIBERIA: INSECURITY COUPLED WITH FOOD [...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, SIERRA LEONE, AND LIBERIA JANUARY 27 THROUGH FEBRUARY 7 TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS),AND RESIDENTS OF THESE COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY [...]	2002-02-26 16:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
02ROME1182	SIERRA LEONE: A BRIGHTER FUTURE IN FOOD [...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 01182 01 OF 13 070642Z FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, SIERRA LEONE, AND LIBERIA JANUARY 27 THROUGH FEBRUARY 7 TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALL [...]	2002-03-07 06:07:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN
02ROME2382	REPORT OF SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF IFAD'S [...] SUMMARY: THE SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) MET IN ROME CONDUCTED THEIR SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION IN ROME, APRIL 22-23, 2002. MARK JASKOWIAK (DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF SPECIALIZED DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF T [...]	2002-05-15 14:54:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID IFAD
02ROME5236	DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN COTE [...] ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAMS PLANS TO LAUNCH A REGIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT AND POSSIBLE FUTURE NEEDS DEVELOPING AS A RESULT OF THE DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN COTE D'IVOIRE. THE EMOP WILL COVER THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 1, 2002 THROUGH JAN [...]	2002-10-25 13:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
02ROME5421	LIBERIA: WFP ADDRESSES A GROWING NUMBER OF [...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, LIBERIA, AND SENEGAL SEPTEMBER 29 THROUGH OCTOBER 9 TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS),AND RESIDENTS UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 [...]	2002-11-06 15:23:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
02ROME5454	REFUGEE NUMBERS IN GUINEA'S FOREST REGION [...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, LIBERIA, AND SENEGAL SEPTEMBER 29 THROUGH OCTOBER 9 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 05454 01 OF 10 071545Z TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALLY D [...]	2002-11-07 14:35:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
02ROME5778	WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVAL OF PROTRACTED RELIEF [...] AT ITS THIRD REGULAR SESSION (OCTOBER 21-25),THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED A PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION (PRRO) FOR THE WEST AFRICA COASTAL REGION - ONE YEAR (JANUARY- DECEMBER 2003),VALUED AT USD 56.81 MILLION, TO ASSIST 789,430 (INCLUDING 50,000 CONTINGENCY C [...]	2002-11-29 15:11:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID
02ROME5788	WFP'S WEST AFRICA REGIONAL AIRCRAFT EXPANDS [...] THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) HAS ISSUED A NEW SPECIAL OPERATION (SO) FOR ITS WEST AFRICA PASSENGER UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 05788 01 OF 03 021338Z AIRCRAFT SERVICE AND LAST WEEK ISSUED A DONOR'S ALERT FOR THE SO. THE NEW SO REQUESTS 1.2 MILLION USD FOR [...]	2002-12-02 12:11:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
03ABUJA1078	NIGERIA: OBASANJO ON LIBERIA: TAYLOR IS FINISHED; [...] (C) In two meetings on other issues during the past week, Ambassador raised developments in Liberia with President Obasanjo. Obasanjo said Taylor was "finished" as President of Liberia. Obasanjo said he, Ghanaian President Kufuor and others at the Accra talks had leaned hard on Taylor to ac [...]	2003-06-19 11:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS LI SL NI ECOWAS
03ABUJA1084	NIGERIA: OBASANJO SEEKING U.S. APPROVAL FOR GON [...] (C) On the afternoon of June 19, President Obasanjo summoned me and acting British High Commissioner, Charles Bird to the Statehouse for a discussion on Liberia. Also present were National Security Advisor LTG (ret.) Aliyu Mohammed and Presidential Advisor for International Affairs Ad'Obe Ob [...]	2003-06-19 18:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM LI SL NI ECOWAS
03ABUJA1134	NIGERIA SIGNS ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] (U) On June 30, during a private signing ceremony at the Ministry of Justice, Solicitor-General I.A. Ayua signed the Article 98 Agreement on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Ambassador Jeter signed on behalf of the United States. Signed original has been sent to L/T via registered [...]	2003-06-30 19:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KTIA NI KICC
03ABUJA1202	NIGERIA -- PRESIDENT OBASANJO CONFIRMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 5 afternoon meeting with Ambassador Jeter, President Obasanjo stated that, despite the concerns of his security staff, he was committed to travelling to Monrovia to confer with Charles Taylor. He saw Taylor's extraction from Monrovia as an essential cog in the evolvi [...]	2003-07-09 15:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV MASS MOPS LI
03ABUJA124	NIGERIA: CHAMBAS SAYS DISCORD AND LETHARGY HINDERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 8 conversation with Ambassador Jeter, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Chambas acknowledged ECOWAS diplomatic efforts in Cote d'Ivoire had lost steam due to ECOWAS Chairman Wade's erratic statesmanship, the lethargy of President Gbagbo and lack of focus of Togolese lea [...]	2003-01-21 17:15:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS KPKO NI IV
03ABUJA1240	NIGERIA: LIBERIA DEMARCHE [...] (C) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche July 18 to Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Daniel Hart. Ambassador Hart said the USG position that the Nigerian contingent to be deployed to Liberia should be comprised of battalions trained under Operation Focus Relief (OFR) made "good sense." A/DCM [...]	2003-07-19 11:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS LI NI ECOWAS
03ABUJA1246	NIGERIA: ABUBAKAR ON ECOWAS LIBERIA FORCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 12 meeting with Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Kansteiner, former Nigerian Head of State General Abdulsalaam Abubakar discussed the proposed deployment of an ECOWAS force and the establishment of a transitional government in Liberia. Abubakar said Nigerian [...]	2003-07-22 16:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS LI NI ECOWAS
03ABUJA1247	ECOWAS EXSEC CHAMBAS DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS ON [...] (C) Summary. In a July 12 side-bar meeting during President Bush's visit to Nigeria, A/S Kansteiner told ECOWAS Executive Secretary Chambas that the United States was still considering its policy options in Liberia. Chambas asserted United States troops were essential to the success of a sta [...]	2003-07-22 16:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PHUM NI LI
03ABUJA1272	NIGERIA:-TWO BATTALIONS CAN DEPLOY QUICKLY TO [...] (C) Summary. During a late evening July 19 discussion with Ambassador Jeter, President Obasanjo decided Nigeria would deploy two OFR-trained battalions to Liberia. Obasanjo gave the green light to deploying one of the battalions currently in Sierra Leone and also a battalion currently in Nig [...]	2003-07-25 09:17:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL MASS MOPS PHUM NI LI
03ABUJA1302	NIGERIA: VETTING OF NIGERIAN BATTALIONS FOR [...] (U) Post has requested the name of the current commander of the 26th Infantry battalion as well as other key officers in the battalion. The Nigerian military has yet to respond to the request, thus we have not been able to vet the names of the battalion commander and his core officers. Howe [...]	2003-07-30 17:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL MARR MASS SL NI
03ABUJA1303	NIGERIA: PLANNING FOR LIBERIA [...] (C) According to current GON planning, the 19th Motorized Infantry battalion (i.e. NIBATT 15 in UNAMSIL) and the 26th Infantry battalion from Sokoto will deploy to Monrovia. Combined manpower of the two battalions is 1,375 men. The GON had indicated a willingness to deploy OFR- trained NIBA [...]	2003-07-30 17:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS LI NI ECOWAS
03ABUJA1327	NIGERIA: OBASANJO'S LIBERIA POLICY GETS MIXED [...] (S) President Obasanjo's policy of active diplomatic engagement on and military troop deployment to Liberia has the support of the many Nigerians who believe that their country's status as the sub- regional power requires an activist foreign policy. However, most Nigerians probably either oppo [...]	2003-08-01 17:14:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS MOPS LI NI
03ABUJA1332	NIGERIA: CHAMBAS BRIEFING ON LIBERIA [...] On August 6, ECOWAS ExecSec Chambas briefed the diplomatic corps on the developments in the deployment of ECOMIL forces. Chambas informed the group that an open account had been established with ECOBANK in Accra, and that the account number would be circulated shortly. Paralleling ECOMICI, C [...]	2003-08-06 15:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS LI NI
03ABUJA1355	NIGERIA: GON STILL UNCERTAIN ABOUT TAYLOR'S [...] (C) During an August 7 conversation with A/DCM, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs expressed concern that Charles Taylor may try to renege on his implied promise to leave Liberia on August 11. The Minister realized that Taylor had only expressly stated that he would step down on that date [...]	2003-08-08 17:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PHUM LI
03ABUJA1356	NIGERIA: ECOWAS EXSEC CHAMBAS SAYS OBASANJO [...] (C) Summary. During an August 5 conversation with Charge, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohammed Chambas said President Obasanjo affirmed that Charles Taylor would be evicted from Liberia if he refused to leave willingly. However, Chambas characterized Taylor as conflicted, pulled by his expans [...]	2003-08-08 18:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PHUM LI
03ABUJA1358	NIGERIA: ECOWAS EXSEC CHAMBAS SAYS OBASANJO [...] (C) Summary. During an August 5 conversation with Charge, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohammed Chambas said President Obasanjo affirmed that Charles Taylor would be evicted from Liberia if he refused to leave willingly. However, Chambas characterized Taylor as conflicted, pulled by his expans [...]	2003-08-08 18:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PHUM LI
03ABUJA1367	MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OBASANJO [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-12 07:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PHUM LI
03ABUJA1374	NIGERIA: TAYLOR ARRIVES [...] (C) Former President Charles Taylor arrived in Abuja Monday evening August 11 at 2125 local time. He traveled with President Kufuor of Ghana and President Chissano of Mozambique, and was greeted by President Obasanjo. After spending several hours in Abuja, he and his entire contingent conti [...]	2003-08-12 17:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM LI
03ABUJA1410	ECOWAS 505 FAA AGREEMENT FOR LIBERIA [...] (U) Post transmitted reftel Note to ECOWAS on July 30 and received in reply a Note of agreement dated August 4. Text of ECOWAS Note is as follows: (BEGIN TEXT) The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United [...]	2003-08-19 17:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL NI
03ABUJA1497	MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER: APCS, WARRI, MPRI [...] (S/NF) CDA delivered REF A demarche on APCs for ECOMIL to Minister of Defense Kwankwaso on 29 August. Kwankwaso said he had not heard of Ghana's request that the GON provide APCs for the Ghanaian ECOMIL battalion. Kwankwaso and MOD PermSec Kaigama indicated the GON would consider the Ghanaia [...]	2003-08-29 18:32:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MCAP LI ML SG GH NI
03ABUJA1529	NIGERIA SUFFERING CONTINUED BUDGET SHORTFALLS [...] (U) Nigeria continues to suffer from budgetary shortfalls to fund current expenditures, severely limiting government operations. According to the Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman, the GON had only Naira 145.9 billion available for its August obligations totaling Naira 183.1 billi [...]	2003-09-05 10:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV NI
03ABUJA1558	MFA MINISTER OF STATE ON TRADE AND LIBERIA [...] (U) When then CDA Roberts delivered the Najaf demarche (REF B) to MFA Minister of State Samaila on September 2, the MinState raised agricultural subsidies and Liberia. The Najaf part of the conversation was reported Ref A. --------------------------------------------- ------------ U.S./EU [...]	2003-09-05 15:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR ETRD ECON
03ABUJA1559	PUBLIC REACTION TO TAYLOR ASYLUM AND LIBERIA [...] (U) The Nigerian press headlined President Bush's recent commendation of President Obasanjo's efforts in Liberia, and the Nigerian President, received a heroic welcome in Liberia early this week. Nevertheless, Obasanjo is still facing criticism at home for granting political asylum to Charle [...]	2003-09-05 16:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR LI NI
03ABUJA1576	MFA PERMSEC ON TAYLOR'S EXILE [...] (C) I took the opportunity of a September 9 courtesy call on Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Permanent Secretary Amb. Daniel Hart to convey USG concerns regarding Taylor's exile per reftel. I conveyed appreciation for Nigeria's leadership role to find a solution to the Liberian crisis, but o [...]	2003-09-09 17:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LI NI
03ABUJA1613	NIGERIAN STATEMENT ON GUINEA-BISSAU COUP [...] (SBU) ECOWAS sent a fact-finding team to discuss the coup with coup leaders, and the press reports the team returned and sent a report to ECOWAS member states September 16 for their action. The British High Commission tells us Nigerian MFA MinState Samaila went, but they did not know whether h [...]	2003-09-16 17:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL GZ NI
03ABUJA1630	NIGERIAN PRESIDENCY STATEMENT ON TAYLOR [...] (SBU) According to press reports, the Nigerian Presidential Spokesman, Mrs. Remi Oyo, told the press Tuesday evening September 26 that the GON was displeased with Charles Taylor. She is quoted as saying, "The GON has made it clear to Mr. Taylor that it will not tolerate any breach of these co [...]	2003-09-19 07:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL LI NI
03ABUJA1639	ECOWAS EXECSEC CHAMBAS ON GUINEA BISSAU [...] (C) CDA called on ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohammed Ibn Chambas on September 19 to deliver demarche (REF B). Chambas shared his thoughts on recent developments in Guinea-Bissau and Liberia (reported septel). Characterizing GEN Seabra's September 14 takeover as a coup d'etat, Chambas said EC [...]	2003-09-19 17:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NI PGOV PHUM PINR PREL XY GZ
03ABUJA1649	CHAMBAS: BLUE HAT ECOMIL; MODEL COOPERATING; [...] (C) SUMMARY: ECOWAS ExecSec Chambas advocated to the Charge September 19 and in a meeting of COMs September 22 that ECOMIL should become part of the UN's peacekeeping force after the October 1 handover. Chambas also commented that recent conversations with MODEL leaders led him to believe the [...]	2003-09-23 16:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LI NI
03ABUJA1654	NIGERIA: CONCERNED ABOUT TAYLOR, WANTS MISBEHAVIOR [...] (C) President Obasanjo is still out of the country and FM Adeniji will not return to Nigeria from the U.S. until after October 1, so CDA used a courtesy call on MFA MinState Samaila to reiterate our concerns about Charles Taylor (Ref A). The discussion also covered Guinea-Bissau (septel). CDA [...]	2003-09-24 15:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC KJUS LI NI
03ABUJA1655	NIGERIA: NO MILITARY GOVERNMENT ACCEPTABLE IN [...] (C) In a courtesy call largely devoted to Liberia (reftel),MFA MinState Samaila brought up Guinea-Bissau and stated that Nigeria would not accept any military government there. Specifically, as long as there were military men in the government at any level, no new government would be accepte [...]	2003-09-24 15:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GZ NI
03ABUJA1730	NIGERIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON TAYLOR [...] (C) CDA took the opportunity of a meeting with Foreign Minister Adeniji October 7 to express appreciation for Nigeria's leadership efforts on Liberia and Guinea-Bissau, but also to express continuing concern over Charles Taylor's interference in Liberian affairs. Noting the GON's interest in [...]	2003-10-08 17:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LI NI
03ABUJA1937	TAYLOR TO SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GON believes it has performed a major service by taking a leadership role in arranging Taylor's departure from Liberia, and committing its own troops to participate in needed related follow-up peacekeeping efforts. Both have involved significant domestic political risk. Niger [...]	2003-11-12 05:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LI NI
03ABUJA1996	TAYLOR: MIXED SIGNALS BREEDS PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary: MFA Permanent Secretary Hart told the CDA November 20 that the GON appreciated USG clarifications regarding Charles Taylor and the recent measure authorizing $2 million related to the SLSC indictment against him. Nonetheless, Hart observed the issue is getting a good deal of ongoi [...]	2003-11-21 11:35:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LI NI
03ABUJA279	NIGERIA: JANUARY 25 MEETING WITH OBASANJO [...] (C) Summary: During a one-hour January 25 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, President Obasanjo spoke optimistically, though briefly, about his electoral chances. In the lead- up to the election, the President predicted his opponents would try to exploit Iraq and the perception of the USG as ant [...]	2003-02-07 12:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MASS IV NI
03ABUJA503	NIGERIA: RELOCATING LIBERIAN REFUGEES [...] I.A.D. Nuhu of MFA's Department of Consular and Legal Affairs March 6 confirmed to Poloff that he had met often with UNHCR representative Eusebe Hounsokou and that the GON was interested in accepting refugees from Cote D,Ivoire. 2. Nuhu referred to Nigeria,s existing refugee camps, poin [...]	2003-03-14 13:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PGOV NI IV LI
03ABUJA650	NIGERIA - OPPOSITION PARTIES IN MARCH MEETING [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a March 10 meeting with numerous opposition political party leaders, Ambassador implored the group to do their utmost to conduct fair and credible elections in April, to eschew violence, and not to condemn and compromise the process before it is started. He cautioned [...]	2003-04-07 23:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL EAID NI
03ABUJA662	NIGERIA: CHAMBAS BRIEFING ON ECOWAS MINISTERIAL [...] On April 9, ECOWAS ExecSec Chambas briefed the diplomatic corps on the April 7 ECOWAS Ministerial in Abidjan. The briefing was similar to the one he gave in Abijdan (REF B). Stressing the need for immediate funding to ensure ECOMICI's continued viability, Chambas stated that he would join a [...]	2003-04-10 17:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PINS IV LI NI
03ABUJA716	NIGERIA -- SSS DIRECTOR PREDICTS ENFORCEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. During an April 11 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, the Director General of the State Security Service, Kayode Are, (SSS) predicted a post- election "enforcement action" against Ijaw militants in the Warri area. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Are contended there was more to the current [...]	2003-04-17 20:42:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL PGOV EPET MOPS NI
03ABUJA720	NIGERIA: POLICY CONSIDERATIONS IN THE [...] (C) Summary. The April 19 election will test the tensile strength of Nigerian democracy and its supporting institutions. While many will play important roles in this national drama, the primary antagonists are President Obasanjo and Muhammed Buhari. Not only is this election a litmus test of [...]	2003-04-18 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM EFIN ECON PINS PTER PHUM PGOV NI
03ACCRA2208	GHANA: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-13 16:37:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL GH
03ACCRA570	PRM/DAS KELLY RYAN'S MEETINGS WITH OPE STAFF [...] Summary: PRM/DAS Kelly Ryan visited Accra, Ghana on February 28 - March 4 to review U.S. Resettlement Program (USRP) operations in West Africa. This cable is one in a series of cables outlining meetings, discussions and impressions gleaned from the visit. Provided with various opportunities [...]	2003-03-20 15:26:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF IO GH UNHCR
03ACCRA719	UNHCR/ACCRA READOUT ON POSSIBLE P-2 GROUP IN GUINEA [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-14 13:54:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GV IO PREF

03AMMAN5377	LIBERIA: SUPPORTING UN REQUEST TO JORDAN FOR [...] Charge and PolCouns covered ref points on ECOMIL August 24 with Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office. Charge asked that Jordan carefully consider the UN's request for participation of a Jordanian hospital in ECOMIL. Ayed said that Jordan would give the UN's requ [...]	2003-08-25 12:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO MARR PREL JO UN
03AMMAN7401	JORDAN: IRAQI ASSETS TEAM [...] (S) Post understands that Washington and CPA may be preparing to send a team to Jordan over the coming weekend to follow-up on the various issues related to Iraqi assets frozen in Jordan. We fully support this approach, which has been requested by the Jordanians and which we have argued for [...]	2003-11-13 16:38:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	EFIN ETTC IZ JO
03ANKARA4911	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-05 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7649	2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKEY'S CONTRIBUTION [...] (U) This is Embassy Ankara's submission to the 2004 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. = = = = = = = = = = General Assessment = = = = = = = = = = 2. (SBU) In aiming to accelerate democratization, pursue its EU candidacy, revive the economy and tackle ch [...]	2003-12-15 08:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PREL TU
03HARARE1319	MEDIA REACTION POWELL OP-ED ON ZIM UNDER FIRE; [...] Under headline "Powell is a slow learner" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" dedicated its June 27 editorial to criticizing Secretary of State Colin Powell for penning a critical op-ed in the "New York Times" on Robert Mugabe's government. Excerpts fol [...]	2003-06-27 08:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1370	MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] President George W. Bush's visit to Africa remains the top issue for discussion in lengthy editorials being carried in the mainstream newspapers ahead of the July 7 - 12 visit. Excerpts follow: 2. Under headline "Bush must respect African leadership" the gover [...]	2003-07-08 09:38:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1389	MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; HARARE [...] Under headline "Bush must demand that Mbeki act on Zimbabwe" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its July 9 editorial to calling on President George W. Bush "to use his immense influence to pressure" South African President Thabo Mbeki to stand up [...]	2003-07-09 07:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1390	MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; HARARE [...] Under headline "Bush must demand that Mbeki act on Zimbabwe" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its July 9 editorial to calling on President George W. Bush "to use his immense influence to pressure" South African President Thabo Mbeki to stand up [...]	2003-07-09 07:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1404	MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH;S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] Under headline "Tsvangirai exhibits inferiority complex" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" dedicated its July 10 editorial to hailing President George W. Bush and his South African counterpart Thabo Mbeki for coming up with a shared position on how to [...]	2003-07-10 08:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1409	MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] Under headline "Bush putting up a faade" the July 10 edition of the independent weekly "The Financial Gazette" carried the following opinion piece by Taungana Ndoro under his regular column "Inside Politics" on page 13, in which he bemoans the exclusion of Zimbabwe from President Bush's itine [...]	2003-07-10 12:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1607	MEDIA REACTION MUGABE/TAYLOR ARROGANT; HARARE [...] Under headline "Alternative to dialogue" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its August 13 editorial to urging Robert Mugabe to be sincere in finding a durable solution to the current political impasse in Zimbabwe, adding that Mugabe's "demand that [...]	2003-08-13 13:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1614	MEDIA REACTION MUGABE/TAYLOR HOLD POLITICAL [...] Under headline "Africa must now bear on Mugabe to step down" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its August 14 editorial to calling on African leaders to "use their influence" to encourage Robert Mugabe, blamed for the "deepening political and economic ana [...]	2003-08-14 09:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1643	MEDIA REACTION TAYLOR/MUGABE; HARARE [...] Under headline "Curse of quiet diplomacy" the independent weekly "The Daily News On Sunday" dedicated its August 17 editorial to criticizing South African President Thabo Mbeki's "quiet diplomacy" towards Robert Mugabe, arguing, "It was not quiet diplomacy which [...]	2003-08-19 06:26:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03KATHMANDU2367	NEPAL: THE COST OF THE MAOIST INSURGENCY [...] (U) The seven-year Maoist insurgency in Nepal has taken a tremendous toll on the already impoverished Nepalese economy. The impact of the conflict is obvious in the floundering tourist sector, the depressed foreign investment climate, stalled economic development projects, crippled infrastruc [...]	2003-12-04 02:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER ECON EAID EFIN NP
03KATHMANDU2469	NEPAL: A/S ROCCA AND CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF DISCUSS [...] (C) On December 17, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, met with Nepal's Chief of Army Staff, General Pyar Jung Thapa, to discuss the army's counter-insurgency efforts and human rights. The two also touched upon the possibility of Nepal providing peacekeepers in Iraq [...]	2003-12-19 07:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PHUM PGOV NP
03LAGOS519	NIGERIA: UNHCR SEEKS USG HELP WITH NIGERIA ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Eusebe Hounsokou, UNHCR representative in Nigeria, updated Poloff on his efforts to relocate 5,000 Liberian refugees from Cote d'Ivoire to Nigeria (Ref B). Per UNHCR Geneva's information, Hounsokou advised the GON that, since the USG may take up to 10,000 Liberian refugees for [...]	2003-03-12 06:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV IV LI NI
03OTTAWA2104	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; AFRICA; ICC [...] "Fallout from Iraq" The centrist Winnipeg Free Press observed (7/8): "...Mr. Bush's reasons for going to war may be questioned more and more sharply, as next year's presidential election approaches, if popular support for the Iraq invasion ebbs and poor performance of the U.S. economy saps [...]	2003-07-23 18:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2128	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST; AFRICA; [...] "Two down, one to go" Under the sub-heading, "The good news from Iraq: There's food in the markets, a new governing council and Saddam's sons are dead," columnist Margaret Wente wrote in the leading Globe and Mail (7/24): "As for the situation in Iraq, I have a hunch it's going better than [...]	2003-07-25 14:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2181	FORCES FOR LIBERIA: CANADA WOULD LIKE TO HELP, [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-31 21:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	CD LI ML MR NG PGOV PHUM PREL XY CA UNSC
03OTTAWA2236	MEDIA REACTION: LIBERIA [...] "Share the burden" The conservative National Post opined (8/1): "Liberia's 14-year-old civil war may finally be ending. Last Wednesday, the country's giant neighbour, Nigeria, agreed to send 1,300 peacekeepers to help end hostilities.... On Monday, the European Union voiced support for a mu [...]	2003-08-07 18:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2306	MEDIA REACTION: AFRICA; NATO; IRAQ; NORTH [...] "Taylor's odious exit' The liberal Toronto Star opined (8/12): "Charles Taylor has finally been pried from power in Liberia, and that's a relief. It offers hope, however faint, for the 3.3 million people who have endured 14 blood-spattered years under his kleptocratic reign of terror first a [...]	2003-08-12 20:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2385	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST; LIBERIA; [...] "Terrorists sproutinq under nose of American troops?" Under the sub-headinq, "Americans don't quite know what they are talkinq about when it comes to where the resistance is cominq from," editorial paqe editor emeritus Haroon Siddiqui wrote in the liberal Toronto Star (8/14): "...The Baqhda [...]	2003-08-21 18:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2388	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; AFRICA [...] "Rebuilding Iraq remains crucial" The leading Globe and Mail opined (8/21): "Horrific as Tuesday's bomb attack was on Iraq's United Nations headquarters, no one who has followed events in that country can be surprised that matters have taken a turn for the worse. From the moment the United S [...]	2003-08-21 19:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03ROME1105	BEPPO SAX FALLING DOWN [...] FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A NOTE VERBALE RECEIVED MARCH 13 FROM THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. 2. BEGIN TEXT: THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ITALY PRESENTS ITS COMPLIMENTS TO THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES AND HAS THE HONOR TO INFORM ON THE FOLLOWING. ON APRIL 30, 2002, AT THE END [...]	2003-03-18 10:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA IT
03ROME3212	WFP/LIBERIA'S CURRENT OPERATIONS AND PLANS [...] Per ref A, US Mission queried WFP's Deputy Director for West Africa Arnold Verken who described both present and planned World Food Program operational steps which are described below. WFP is in the process of chartering a supply ship to be used as a mobile floating office off the coast of Mo [...]	2003-07-14 15:14:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
03ROME3399	LIBERIA/ECOWAS MISSION: ITALY SUPPORTIVE, [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CABRAS SAID ITALY BACKS OUR CALL FOR EU SUPPORT OF AN ECOWAS MISSION IN LIBERIA, AND IS CIRCULATING A FUNDING REQUEST WITHIN THE EU. ITALY'S EU CORRESPONDENT IS ALSO ENGAGED. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) A/POLITICAL MINISTER-COUNSELOR AND [...]	2003-07-25 18:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MASS XY IT UNSC
03ROME3463	LIBERIA: SETAF SUPPORT FOR ECOWAS MISSION [...] (U) THIS IS AN URGENT ACTION REQUEST. See para 6. 2. (SBU) Italian officials are supportive of US assistance for stabilization efforts in Liberia. As reported ref A, A/Pol Minister-Counselor met on July 24 with DG for Africa Cabras to secure Italy's lead in requesting EU funding for assis [...]	2003-07-30 15:13:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL IT EUN
03ROME4431	A HUMANITARIAN LOOK AT COTE D'IVOIRE PAINTS A [...] The food security and nutritional situation in the northern and western areas of Cote d'Ivoire has been adversely affected by the events of the past year. The lack of civil administration, breakdown in health services, and fighting in the west has had a serious negative impact on the affecte [...]	2003-09-26 14:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ LI PHUM WFP
03ROME4603	WFP APPEAL FOR WEST AFRICA COASTAL SPECIAL [...] THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) HAS FOUR SPECIAL OPERATIONS (SO) WHICH ADDRESS RECENT THREATS TO ITS PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION FOR REFUGEES, RETURNEES, AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN GUINEA, SIERRA LEONE, AND LIBERIA. TOTAL REQUIRED FUNDING IS U.S. DOLLARS (USD) 6.8 MILLION, [...]	2003-10-08 09:57:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF WFP UN
03ROME5073	WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVES WEST AFRICA [...] The U.S. Delegation (USDEL) provided a number of comments to the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) regarding its new Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) for West Africa during WFP's Executive Board (EB) meeting the week of October 20. The USDEL expressed support for the activation of [...]	2003-11-07 14:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN
03TEGUCIGALPA1667	MEDIA REACTION ON LIBERIA, JULY 14, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Carlos Alberto Montaner in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 7/12 entitled "Yankee, come home!". "The international public opinion wasn't prepared to witness the show put by countless demonstrators asking for a US military intervention in Liberia, to end the civil war th [...]	2003-07-14 21:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
03THEHAGUE1920	LIBERIA: DUTCH WILL CONTRIBUTE EURO 500,000 FOR [...] (S) Summary: The GoNL plans to contribute euro 500,000 via ECOWAS to Mali to support Mali's military contribution to an ECOWAS force in Liberia. Such financial support will be dependent upon a "believable arrangement" that Taylor will leave country and will not be absolved of his war crimes [...]	2003-07-30 14:40:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL CD LI ML MR NG XY NL UNSC
03THEHAGUE2299	DUTCH ON SUPPORTING THE UN'S REQUEST FOR LIBERIA [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-12 15:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PREL MOPS LI NL
03THEHAGUE2597	DUTCH PUSH FOR TAYLOR TO FACE SPECIAL COURT FOR [...] (C) Dutch Prime Minister Jan Balkenende approached Nigerian President Obasanjo on the margins of the UNGA in New York. The GoNL strongly maintains that former Liberian President Charles Taylor must face his indictment at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and Balkenende encouraged Obasanjo to [...]	2003-10-10 08:10:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC LI NL
03THEHAGUE2726	STATUS OF DUTCH MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS: LIBERIA, [...] (S) Summary: Acting PolCouns met with the Dutch MFA Security Policy Bureau Operations Chief Rob Gabrielse (protect throughout) on October 29 to review the status of current and planned Dutch participation in international military operations in Liberia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Bosnia. On Liber [...]	2003-10-29 15:19:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	MOPS MARR KPKO PREL PGOV NL LI AF IZ BK
03THEHAGUE3150	THE NETHERLANDS: 2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON [...] (U) Point of Contact is Pol-Mil Officer Nathaniel Dean, (31) (70) 310-9346, email DeanNP@state.gov. Average exchange rate is one Euro equals 1.22 USD. ------------------ GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. (U) The Netherlands made significant contributions to allied goals in 200 [...]	2003-12-19 15:40:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV NL NATO
03VATICAN1694	REINVIGORATED POPE WELCOMES END OF WAR, CONDEMNS [...] (U) A VIGOROUS POPE JOHN PAUL II PRESIDED OVER THE VATICAN'S EASTER WEEK SERVICES, USING HIS HOMILIES AND EASTER MESSAGE TO FOCUS GLOBAL ATTENTION ON THE HOLY SEE'S TOP INTERNATIONAL CONCERNS: RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ, PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, CONDEMNATION OF TERRORISM AND RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE, [...]	2003-04-22 13:44:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM IS WE IZ VT VTPREL
03VATICAN4289	SANT EGIDIO CONFERENCE PROMOTES IRAQ, RELIGIOUS [...] (U) At Vatican-sanctioned NGO Sant'Egidio's annual conference on peace and interreligious dialogue September 7-9 in Aachen, Germany, religious and civic leaders from around the world discussed and debated global and regional issues in which religious groups are involved and could be part of a [...]	2003-09-22 12:17:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL VT
03ZAGREB1854	LIBERIA: CROATIAN SUPPORT FOR UN PEACEKEEPING [...] (U) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO ACTING NORTH AMERICA DESK DIRECTOR ANDREA BEKIC ON AUGUST 21. BEKIC COMMENTED THAT THE GOC WAS REVIEWING HOW IT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEW MISSION TO LIBERIA. SHE CAUTIONED THAT DEPENDING ON THE FINAL SCOPE OF THE GOC CONTRIBUTION, PARLIAMENTARY A [...]	2003-08-25 12:21:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MARR PREL LI HR UN
04ABUDHABI1000	UAEG OFFICIALS AND PRIVATE SECTOR DISCUSS ANTI- [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (C). 2. (C) Summary and comment. The UAE Central Bank welcomed the visit of the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Bill Fox to the UAE, March 29. The Central Bank Governor pledged [...]	2004-04-05 12:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV TC
04ABUJA101	OFFER TO KIDNAP CHARLES TAYLOR [...] (S/NF) A recently retired Nigerian special forces Colonel asked poloff January 16 about exiled Liberian warlord Charles Taylor, his whereabouts and the purported reward for his delivery to the Sierra Leone War Crimes Tribunal. 2. (S/NF) Poloff explained that there is no such reward, that a [...]	2004-01-21 07:07:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
04ABUJA1049	CHARLES TAYLOR AND THE SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT [...] (C) Charles Taylor's status in Nigeria is unlikely to be affected in the short term by the recent Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) ruling that it has jurisdiction to try him for war crimes in Sierra Leone. As President Obasanjo told us in March (Ref B),he plans to allow Taylor to stay i [...]	2004-06-11 13:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM LI NI
04ABUJA1126	NIGERIA: ALIYU MOHAMMED COMES TO DINNER [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-23 15:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	NI PGOV PREL US
04ABUJA1141	NIGERIA: U.S. AMBASSADOR MEET WITH PRESIDENT [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John Campbell. Reason(s): 1.5 (b),(d 2. (C) Summary: In a conversation following my June 25 presentation of five years, Nigeria in on "the right track." He said that debt forgive expressed satisfaction with the current U.S. stance. He referred at le their d [...]	2004-06-25 13:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI US
04ABUJA1152	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ECOWAS EXECSEC, DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: June 28, Ambassador Campbell called on ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohammed Ibn Chambas. Chambas believed the political process in Liberia was on track and thought the continued engagement of the ECOWAS Secretariat and member states would keep the process moving in the right dire [...]	2004-06-29 11:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LI NI
04ABUJA1158	NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS RHETORIC KNOCKS GON ON [...] (U) June 30, local print media reported that during a June 29 address to union leaders in Calabar, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Adams Oshiomole threatened that union members would hold a "mass rally" in Calabar to protest the GON's failure to extradite former Liberian President Cha [...]	2004-06-30 11:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KAWC ELAB LI NI
04ABUJA1159	HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON MEETING [...] (U) Summary: Human Rights Watch (HRW) representatives briefed the Ambassador about a meeting with President Obasanjo and various ministers. They said Obasanjo did not engage HRW on the GON's inadequate response to violence in Nigeria, and refused to budge on the issue of Charles Taylor's ex [...]	2004-06-30 12:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ASEC NI
04ABUJA1396	NIGERIA: BRITISH WOES WITH DARFUR DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) The British High Commission told us August 16 that they are having considerable difficulty bringing the GON to action on transporting the Nigerian force protection unit to Darfur. Since the handoff to the UK (reftel),the British High Commissioner has met with President Obasanjo, the Nige [...]	2004-08-16 13:52:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SU NI DARFUR
04ABUJA144	NIGERIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO HEAD DELEGATION TO [...] The Foreign Ministry informed us today that Foreign Minister Adeniji will lead the Nigerian delegation to the Liberia Reconstruction Conference and associated meetings at the UN in New York February 5-6. Roberts [...]	2004-01-28 12:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID LI NI
04ABUJA1472	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO MEETS WITH SENATOR [...] (C) Summary. At a meeting with Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, President Olusegun Obasanjo described a regional security initiative, the Gulf of Guinea Commission. Obasanjo also described negotiations with the Cameroonian President over the Bakassi peninsula without mentioning a previous c [...]	2004-08-27 12:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR ECON PINR NI
04ABUJA1555	RECOMMEND POTUS MEET WITH PRESIDENT OBASANJO [...] (C) U.S. Mission recommends POTUS, or the Secretary, meet with Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo during his September 21-24 trip to the United States, to thank and encourage Obasanjo on Darfur, Liberia and Nigeria's domestic reforms, and to raise the level of our bilateral dialogue on oil a [...]	2004-09-08 12:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
04ABUJA1598	U.S./NIGERIA BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP: OBASANJO LAYS [...] (C) Summary: In a public speech given at a Nigeria-U.S. investment conference sponsored by the Corporate Council on Africa/The Nigerian Economic Summit Group on September 16, President Obasanjo departed from his previously prepared text to lay down markers on the U.S./Nigeria bilateral relat [...]	2004-09-17 10:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EFIN KDEM NI
04ABUJA1801	NIGERIAN ARMY 6BN DEPLOYMENT TO DARFUR [...] (C) Summary. On October 22, a senior Nigerian military officer told Post that Nigeria intended to deploy the 6th Battalion from Abak to Darfur on October 28. This is a change from the GON's preferred unit, 72d Para Battalion, in response to USG concerns over that unit's human rights record. [...]	2004-10-23 17:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINR SU NI
04ABUJA1813	PEACEKEEPING AND THE NIGERIAN ARMY'S OPERATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Meetings with senior Nigerian defense staff involved in peacekeeping revealed Nigeria has recently changed its PKO rotation schedule from one year to six months. Given current and future commitments, this will require the deployment of 24 units per year, and a reduction in the [...]	2004-10-26 12:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NI
04ABUJA312	SHARING INFO ON CHARLES TAYLOR'S ACTIVITIES IN [...] (S/NF) February 23, CDA delivered reftel demarche on Charles Taylor's continuing efforts to influence events in Liberia to Minister of Foreign Affairs Olu Adeniji. Adeniji reiterated the GON's commitment to preventing Taylor from influencing events in Liberia, noting that the GON had warned [...]	2004-02-24 08:11:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL IO LI SL NI
04ABUJA445	PRESIDENT OBASANJO ON CHARLES TAYLOR [...] (S) Summary: President Obasanjo told Ambassador at Large Prosper March 12 that Charles Taylor's stay in Nigeria was temporary, and would end when a "democratically elected Liberian Government" asked publicly for Taylor to go to the Special Court in Sierra Leone, or to Liberia, or anywhere els [...]	2004-03-15 03:54:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL PHUM LI SL NI
04ACCRA1199	SUGGESTED POINTS FOR POWELL/KUFUOR MEETING [...] (C) Mission proposes the following points for use by Secretary Powell in his June 11 meeting with President SIPDIS Kufuor. We recommend a supportive message, which acknowledges the Kufuor government's leading role in working toward peace in the sub-region, particularly Cote d'Ivoire and [...]	2004-06-07 17:27:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GH
04ACCRA1271	PRM A/S DEWEY'S DISCUSSIONS WITH UNHCR AND [...] Summary: PRM A/S Gene Dewey met with UNHCR branch office and regional resettlement personnel while in Ghana on a mission to review resettlement operations. Duly impressed by the efforts of the Accra branch office as illustrated through two camp visits, Dewey came away with a sound appreciatio [...]	2004-06-16 12:25:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH PREF
04ACCRA1556	FOREIGN MINISTER ON ACCRA III AND LIBERIA TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Yates met with Foreign Minister Akufo-Addo July 27, and spoke on the upcoming Accra III peace talks on Cote d'Ivoire, and the convocation of Liberian signatories to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of last summer. The minister's comments focused largely on the mecha [...]	2004-07-27 17:24:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH PAREL ECOWAS
04ACCRA1560	CHAMBAS ON ACCRA III, LIBERIA, SUDAN [...] (C) Summary. According to ECOWAS Executive Secretary Ibn Chambas, the Accra III talks will focus on four main points: return of dismissed ministers, resumption of the government of "national unity", passage of LMA legislation, and DDR. Legislation will be the most difficult issue, with Articl [...]	2004-07-28 12:28:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GH ECOWAS
04ACCRA1581	ACCRA III MARCHES ON BEHIND CLOSED DOORS - LIBERIA [...] (U) There was slow progress on the first day of the Accra III talks on Cote d'Ivoire. Led by President Kufuor and UN Secretary General Annan, all the key parties were in SIPDIS attendance as well as several (mainly West) African heads of state, UN, ECOWAS, AU, and Francophone representatives [...]	2004-07-30 13:43:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL GH ECOWAS
04ACCRA1591	ACCRA III: AGREEMENT REACHED ON COTE D'IVOIRE; [...] (SBU) Ivoirien parties reached late-night agreement July 30 to revive the Linas-Marcoussis Accords (LMA). The Agreement sets forth four main components: use of presidential powers to revise eligibility for the presidency; a new DDR timetable; delegation of powers to the prime minister; and re [...]	2004-08-02 11:20:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GH ECOWAS
04ACCRA1644	UPDATE ON GHANA AIRWAYS CRISIS AND FAA SAFETY [...] (U) Ghana Air's management has finally gained some measure of control over the crisis that stranded up to 5,000 passengers in Ghana, the U.S. and The Gambia (see reftels A, C, D, E for background). The third repatriation flight, on wet-leased World Air, left August 9 for Baltimore (BWI). The [...]	2004-08-10 17:05:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR GH
04ACCRA1921	UNHCR SIGNS REPATRIATON AGREEMENT FOR LIBERIAN REFUGEES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR),the GOG, and the Government of Liberia signed a landmark agreement on September 22 in Accra, providing for the voluntary repatriation of Liberian refugees living in Ghana. Unlike the flawed repatriation attempted during t [...]	2004-09-23 16:47:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM GH LI
04ACCRA1934	GHANA'S ELECTION: THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) Summary: On September 22, Charge and Poloffs hosted a lunch for National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Atta Mills and several senior party lieutenants to discuss the upcoming election. Mills was predictably critical of the ruling National Patriotic Party (NPP)'s perfo [...]	2004-09-27 17:44:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GH
04ACCRA1960	ECOWAS DEFENSE MEETING IN ACCRA: AGREEMENT ON [...] (U) Summary: On September 29-30 the Chiefs of Defense Staff of fourteen ECOWAS countries met in Accra for the tenth Ordinary ECOWAS Defense and Security Commission meeting. Participants pledged a total of 6,500 military personnel to form an ECOWAS standby force. Participants discussed deve [...]	2004-10-01 15:25:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC GH MARR MCAP MOPS PREF PREL MAS ECOWAS
04ACCRA2039	A VISIT TO GHANA'S BUDUMBURAM REFUGEE CAMP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ref Coord's visit on October 6 to the Budumburam refugee camp near Accra revealed an atmosphere of utter calm that debunked some press claims that its residents were huddled in a state of fear under "martial law." Most Liberian residents, who by all appearances are adequately [...]	2004-10-15 09:46:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL GH LI
04ACCRA2168	ECOWAS/West African Security Conference in Accra [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Peace Academy (IPA),in association with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),held a conference on West Africa conflict management and prevention in Accra on October 17-19. Among the specific themes discussed were: the need for ECOWAS to p [...]	2004-11-03 13:50:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR GH ECOWAS
04ACCRA2241	REFUGEE SITUATION IN GHANA [...] Per reftel, Emboff met with the head of the political department at MFA. GOG officials assured him that Ghana would not object if there were to be a flood of Ivorian refugees entering Ghana. Large numbers could cause logistical problems, but the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) had the lead o [...]	2004-11-16 07:19:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM IV GH
04ACCRA2340	INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP ON LIBERIA - GHANA [...] (C) On November 24, PolChief met with Mr. G.A.A. Saame, Ghana's Acting Director for African Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and his Acting Deputy, Mrs. Abadoo, to deliver reftel points on the need for better local coordination and consensus within the International Contact Group [...]	2004-11-30 17:27:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH LI PREL
04ACCRA63	SCENESETTER FOR HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY ALLEN: GHANA [...] Your visit to Ghana provides an opportunity to encourage further momentum to Ghana's efforts to build capacity to address basic health concerns on infant, child and maternal mortality and morbidity, and help prevent HIV/AIDS transmission and mitigate its impact on Ghana's population. Ghana's [...]	2004-01-12 18:21:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OTRA PGOV AMGT ECON GH
04AMMAN391	INVITING JORDAN TO LIBERIA RECONSTRUCTION [...] PolCouns January 14 cover ref points with Basheer Zoubi, Officer in Charge of UN affairs in FonMin Mausher's Private Office. PolCouns encouraged Jordan, and a troop contributing country, to attend the Liberia reconstruction conference February 5-6. Zoubi said that Jordan would most likely a [...]	2004-01-16 10:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EAID EFIN AORC LI JO
04ANKARA5751	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 1-7, 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-07 10:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	IN KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TIP TU
04BOGOTA3486	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ICRC HEAD OF DELEGATION [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-02 22:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREF CO FARC ELN AUC
04BRUSSELS1274	TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA HIGHLIGHT [...] (U) Summary. Major topics of discussion at the transatlantic consultations on Africa (COAFR),held March 10 in Brussels, included: support to peacekeeping and conflict prevention activities, including the EU's proposed Africa Peace Facility and U.S. support to ECOWAS through EUCOM; political [...]	2004-03-25 10:54:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF EAID PHUM XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1655	JOINT U.S.-EC MONITORING TRIP IMPROVES DONOR [...] (SBU) Summary. In order to improve donor coordination and to bring international attention to the humanitarian needs in Burundi, the U.S. and the European Commission (EC) undertook a joint monitoring mission from March 29-April 2 to assess post-conflict needs and to monitor the work of impleme [...]	2004-04-16 13:59:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID PHUM PGOV BU TZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2086	EC MOVING FORWARD WITH AUDITORS FOR LIBERIA [...] Following receipt of reftel, USEU contacted DG Development Liberia Desk Officer Arend Biesenbroek for a status report on their funding of auditors to assist in the review of financial controls at six key government agencies. Biesenbroek reported that the terms of reference for this program ha [...]	2004-05-13 15:33:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PGOV LI EUN IMF USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2211	BRUSSELS VIEW OF IRELAND'S EU PRESIDENCY: A [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-25 11:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EI EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2354	EU-FUNDED AFRICA PEACE FACILITY TO STRENGTHEN AU, [...] (SBU) Summary. The European Union (EU) formally announced the establishment of the Africa Peace Facility (APF),and funds are now available to support peacekeeping and peace-enforcing operations in Africa. The EU aims to strengthen the role of the African Union (AU),particularly the Peace [...]	2004-06-02 14:41:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID MOPS PGOV PREL PREF UX USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3358	EXPERT PANEL MEETING ON DEVELOPING A [...] SUMMARY: THE G-8 ACTION PLAN FOR AFRICA FAMINE INITIATIVE INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR IMPROVED WORLDWIDE EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT AND RESPONSE SYSTEMS. THE MULTI-DONOR STANDARDIZED MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT OF RELIEF AND TRANSITIONS (SMART) INITIATIVE IS THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF G-8 MEMBER SUPPORT. AN EXPE [...]	2004-08-06 15:17:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PHUM PREL SMIG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3989	TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA: EU AND U.S. [...] (U) Summary. The September 8 transatlantic consultations on Africa (COAFR) addressed priorities in the Great Lakes (strengthening MONUC, protecting refugees, supporting internal and regional dialogues),Sudan (calibrating pressure on the government, strengthening the AU role, meeting humanita [...]	2004-09-20 09:38:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV EAID PHUM XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5221	ENGAGING THE EU ON DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IN [...] (SBU) Summary. The 25 EU member states have a GDP roughly equal to the United States, but spend twice as much on development assistance. One fifth of EU assistance is funneled through the European Commission (EC),making the Commission the third largest single donor in the world and an import [...]	2004-12-10 09:58:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREF PREL EUN UN USEU BRUSSELS
04DUBLIN1721	SCENESETTER FOR SENATORS MCCAIN AND GRAHAM'S [...] (SBU) A background paper follows, describing key political concerns. We would also note that the Northern Ireland peace process is at a critical juncture, and the final results of the process begun at Leeds Castle might be announced during your visit. -------------------- Political Backgr [...]	2004-11-24 17:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC CVIS EAIR ETRD MARR OREP PGOV PHUM PREL PTER EUN
04DUBLIN1790	AMBASSADOR KENNY'S CALL ON NEW DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) On December 9, Amb. Kenny met with Willie O'Dea in O'Dea's new capacity as Ireland's Minister of Defense. The ambassador underscored the value of close U.S.-Irish cooperation, especially in peacekeeping and information exchange. The Ambassador urged Ireland to extend its mission in Afgha [...]	2004-12-14 07:56:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS
04DUBLIN784	IRELAND WILL ATTEND MAY 25 LIBERIA SSR MEETING IN [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-24 17:15:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID MASS PREL
04DUBLIN867	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO IRELAND [...] (C) Summary: Irish President Mary McAleese and Prime Minister Bertie Ahern are looking forward to welcoming the President to Dromoland Castle in the west of Ireland for the U.S.-EU Summit June 26. Ahern can be justly proud of his management of the EU Presidency to date, including his lead [...]	2004-06-08 16:45:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM ETRD EAIR MASS MARR CASC CVIS EUN
04DUBLIN926	HAITI DEMARCHE FOR BUDGET SUPPORT - IRISH RESPONSE [...] (U) We shared reftel points with Jonathan Conlon, in the DFA's Latin American and Caribbean office, and Bronagh Carr, development specialist at the DFA's Development Cooperation Ireland office. Conlon said that Ireland had already contributed EUR 500,000 to Haiti through UNICEF, OCHA, and t [...]	2004-06-17 10:04:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PREL
04KATHMANDU1288	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FOREIGN SECRETARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Moriarty made his first official call on Foreign Secretary Madhu Acharya on July 8. Acharya stated that the UN offer to mediate with the Maoists was appreciated, but third-party mediation from any quarters would not be accepted for the time being. Meanwhile, India's [...]	2004-07-09 07:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM IN BH NP UN
04KUWAIT811	(C) U.S. FUNDING REQUESTS PUSHING HARD CHOICES ON [...] (S/NF) The GOK has been the most stalwart supporter of U.S. actions in Iraq anywhere in the Arab world. As a result of our close partnership, the Kuwaitis have given us tremendous support. The large number of pending U.S. requests for additional support, however, is beginning to pinch, and [...]	2004-03-11 04:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL IZ KU
04LAGOS1494	C-CN4-00499 AND C-CN4-00503: NIGER DELTA [...] (S/NF) The Mission thanks its colleagues in INR for their kind encouragement of continued reporting efforts on the Niger Delta. Per your request, we have an update on reftels. 2. (S/NF) Captain Ogunjumi, former Commanding Officer (CO) of the Nigerian Naval Station (NNS) in Warri, left his po [...]	2004-07-21 14:24:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR NI
04LAGOS469	CROSS RIVER AND AKWA IBOM: WAITING PEACEFULLY FOR [...] (U) Summary. On a recent familiarization visit to the southeastern States of Cross River and Akwa Ibom, PolOffs found officials with many plans for economic development in the region. All are targeting agriculture and tourism as a way to diversify and lessen dependence on income from oil. Pr [...]	2004-03-03 13:19:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN EINV ECON PINR NI
04LILONGWE404	FREER, BUT POORER: MALAWI AFTER TEN YEARS OF [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: This month's presidential and parliamentary elections will mark ten years since Malawi's first democratic elections and the transition away from Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda's thirty-year dictatorship. Much has changed, for better and for worse, since the advent o [...]	2004-05-14 11:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON PINR MI
04MADRID3600	A MID-TERM LOOK AT SPAIN'S SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed Spain's Security Council September presidency with Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares, MFA Deputy Director of United Nations Affairs, and Enrique de Yturriaga Saldanha, MFA head of UNSC Issues. Both stressed that Spain has tried to be an "honest broker" as the hea [...]	2004-09-21 06:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP UNSC UN
04MADRID3605	A MID-TERM LOOK AT SPAIN'S SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed Spain's Security Council September presidency with Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares, MFA Deputy Director of United Nations Affairs, and Enrique de Yturriaga Saldanha, MFA head of UNSC Issues. Both stressed that Spain has tried to be an "honest broker" as the hea [...]	2004-09-21 08:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP UNSC
04MADRID650	REQUEST FOR SECURITY SECTOR ASSISTANCE IN LIBERIA: [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-25 16:28:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID EFIN PGOV PREL LI SP
04MAPUTO197	LETTER FROM PRESIDENT CHISSANO [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-13 08:27:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL SL IV LI MZ ECOWAS
04MAPUTO945	HELPING MOZAMBIQUE BECOME AN EFFECTIVE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Mozambique continues to seek a more active role in peacekeeping, especially in Africa. Despite very limited resources, the Mozambican Armed Forces have worked effectively at reinforced company strength in the Africa Union's P [...]	2004-07-15 05:23:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PREL KPKO BY MZ ACOTA
04PRETORIA4545	PERSPECTIVES ON NEPAD, ISLAM AND THE USA IN SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary: S/P consultations in South Africa October 6-10, 2004 confirmed strong public and private sector support for NEPAD, due largely to Presidents Mbeki and Obasanjo's strong leadership. Expecting legal status as an African Union (AU) entity, the NEPAD Secretariat was optimistic, [...]	2004-10-12 14:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KDEM PHUM PINR SOCI SF
04ROME1370	FAO'S EMERGENCY PROGRAMS: OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN 2003, FAO DELIVERED $211 MILLION IN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE IN THE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY SECTOR TO CRISIS AREAS AROUND THE GLOBE. FAO PROVIDES SEEDS, TOOLS, FERTILIZER AND FISHING GEAR; ASSISTS IN CROP PROTECTION AND LIVESTOCK REPLENISHMENT; REACTIVATES VETERINARY AN [...]	2004-04-07 10:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID AORC EAGR KUNR FAO
04ROME2243	SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] In an abbreviated Board session (one and a half days),the Executive Board approved country programs for Sierra Leone and Madagascar, a budget increase for WFP's development efforts in Uganda, and protracted relief and recovery operations for Myanmar (Returnees and vulnerable groups in norther [...]	2004-06-10 15:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN

04ROME2935	UNHCR/WFP JOINT DONOR BRIEFING [...] Summary. UNHCR and WFP held a joint donor briefing in Rome on July 22, 2004. UN staff discussed troubling funding problems that limit WFP's ability to deliver food aid to refugees in Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Chad, Eritrea, Georgia, Kenya, Nepal, and elsewhere; provided an update [...]	2004-07-29 07:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF AO AF CD CG SU WFP UNHCR
04ROME815	FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] The WFP Board first regular session for 2004 took place against the backdrop of an unprecedented level of emergency needs. In 2003, WFP received U.S. dollars (USD) 2.6 billion in donor contributions in support of its operations worldwide (plus an additional USD 1.2 billion from the Oil- for-Fo [...]	2004-03-03 10:53:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR KHIV WFP UNHCR
04THEHAGUE1142	DUTCH CANNOT FUND SSR IN LIBERIA [...] (SBU) As reported in ref b, the Dutch are unable to provide any funding for security sector reform (SSR) due to political and financial commitments elsewhere in Africa. The Netherlands previously supported efforts in Liberia by stationing the Dutch Navy's LPD HrMs Rotterdam off the coast of [...]	2004-05-10 11:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID MASS ASEC LI NL
04THEHAGUE1200	LIBERIA SSR - DUTCH TO MEET U.S. OFFICIALS IN [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-14 16:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID MASS ASEC LI NL
04THEHAGUE1828	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) The co-facilitators Gordon Eckersly/Australia and Ian Mundell/Canada held four sessions on 13-14 July 2004 to discuss Executive Management, Policymaking Organs, and Administration. The DDG made a brief introduction to the elements covered by the Executive Management section. Delegations [...]	2004-07-20 13:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE248	DUTCH MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS: IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Summary: In anticipation of new Dutch FM Ben Bot's travel to Washington February 9 for meetings with the Secretary and at NSC and DOD we offer a snapshot of several SIPDIS aspects of Dutch military participation in the Global War on Terrorism presently under discussion in the Netherlands. The G [...]	2004-01-30 13:17:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	MOPS MARR PREL PTER IZ AF NL
04THEHAGUE719	DUTCH PRESS ON PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO THE US [...] Summary. The visit of Prime Minister Balkenende to the US received broad attention in the Dutch media. The fallout from the Madrid terrorist attacks and discussion of the opposition Labor Party's desire not to renew the Dutch military deployment in Iraq overshadowed his March 15 [...]	2004-03-18 15:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO NL PREL
04THEHAGUE92	LIBERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On January 13, EconOff delivered ref demarche regarding the Feb. 5-6 Liberia reconstruction conference to Roel van den Veen of the MFA's West Africa Division. Van den Veen will share the points with colleagues from the MFA Directorate of Peacebuilding/Human Rights (which oversees the D [...]	2004-01-14 16:04:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EAID ECON LI NL PREL
04VATICAN2892	SUDAN: SANT'EGIDIO OFFERS ROME MEDIATION VENUE [...] (C) SUMMARY and ACTION REQUEST: The Rome-based Sant'Egidio Community, which specializes in conflict mediation and has ties with both the Sudanese government and main rebel groups, conveyed its interest in hosting informal discussions at its Rome-based headquarters to establish a political dia [...]	2004-07-26 13:56:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU VT
04WELLINGTON911	CONVICTIONS IN NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST PASSPORT [...] (U) In what media reports have called the largest passport forgery case of its kind in New Zealand, two refugees to New Zealand, Iraqi Fahad Jaber AJEIL (age 29) and Kuwaiti Riyad Hamied SULTAN (age 29),were found guilty October 21 of conspiring to commit forgery. The prosecution accused the [...]	2004-11-01 02:43:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC SENV TSPL NZ
04YEREVAN2565	CIVAV: ARMENIA REGISTERS AIRLINES OPERATING [...] (C) The November 26, 2004 sentencing of six Armenians (a pilot and crew) in Equatorial Guinea for aiding the overthrow of President Obiang's government (reftel) is a reminder about the business-end of Armenia's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on airline registration. Armenia's Directorate of C [...]	2004-11-30 10:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL AM EK
05ABUJA1119	NIGERIAN LEGISLATORS THREATEN PRESIDENT OBASANJO [...] (U) On May 3, members of Nigeria's lower house initiated steps to impeach President Olusegun Obasanjo, listing 19 impeachable offenses against the president, generally related to the Obasanjo's altering or ignoring decisions of the National Assembly. The impeachment's prime movers say about [...]	2005-06-23 09:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM NI
05ABUJA114	CHARLES TAYLOR DEMARCHE [...] (C) Ambassador presented reftel demarche and talking points to MFA PermSec N.U.O. Nadibia-Anyanwu on January 19, and also sent a copy to National Security Advisor Aliyu Mohammed. The PermSec responded that such fears of Taylor's influence had been investigated in the past and proved overblown [...]	2005-01-26 14:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SL LI NI
05ABUJA1532	ACOTA PROGRAM MOVES FORWARD IN NIGERIA [...] SUMMARY. During 8-11 August 2005, an African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Program team met with officials of the Nigerian Army to jointly plan the future of the ACOTA program in Nigeria. The meetings resulted in decisive progress in terms of a concept and schedule f [...]	2005-08-19 11:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MASS MCAP PHUM KPKO NI
05ABUJA1829	NIGERIA'S SOBERING SOCIAL INDICATORS [...] (SBU) Summary: USAID provided technical assistance to analyze and publish data from Nigeria's 2003 Demographic and Health survey. The data analysis from that survey demonstrates two startling facts. In many areas, Nigeria has social indicators significantly worse than its poorer neighbors, [...]	2005-09-26 15:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID SOCI TBIO PHUM NI
05ABUJA1862	NIGERIA:LIBERIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO ECOWAS [...] (C) Summary. Despite sensitivities about the need in principle to support the legal structures of Liberia, the Executive Secretary of ECOWAS agreed with U.S. concerns about the Liberian Supreme Court rulings. He said that the U.S. and ECOWAS share a common position on how to respond to those [...]	2005-09-29 15:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LI NI ECOWAS
05ABUJA1873	NIGERIA/LIBERIA:GENERAL ABUBAKAR ON ECOWAS AND THE [...] (C) The Ambassador, with PolMilOff, met with CPA Mediator and former Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar the evening of September 29 to deliver Ref A points, which were left as a nonpaper. Abubakar accepted the U.S. position and said that it is "in the line of our thinking." His response di [...]	2005-09-30 11:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LI NI ECOWAS
05ABUJA1891	ECOWAS SUMMIT ON COTE D'IVOIRE AND OTHER REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary. The ECOWAS Heads of State and Government met in Abuja for an Extraordinary Summit on September 30 to discuss the situation in Cote d'Ivoire. Liberia was a late addition to the agenda. The leaders created a list of recommendations, which they have not made public, which will be [...]	2005-10-04 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PBTS XY ECOWAS
05ABUJA2073	A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: On 24 October, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer met with Nigerian National Security Advisor Aliyu Mohammed. They discussed the Sudan Peace Process, recent Liberian elections, Cote D'Ivoire, the Bakassi dispute with Cameroon, upcoming Nigerian elections, the s [...]	2005-10-27 11:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM NI XY XW
05ABUJA2075	A/S FRAZER,S MEETING WITH NIGERIAN MFA RE [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer met with Nigeria's Foreign Minister Oluyemi Adeniji on 24 October to discuss the Sudan, Cote d'Ivoire (CDI),and other issues. During the meeting, Adeniji was vague on many issues, but spoke generally about the need to push the Southern Sudan [...]	2005-10-28 08:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PTER MARR PHUM XW XY NI
05ABUJA2188	ECOWAS ON LIBERIA AND TOGO [...] In response to reftel, Charge met with National Security Advisor (NSA) Aliyu Mohammed Gusau on Friday, November 11. NSA said he would personally convey the contents of the message to President Obasanjo on the afternoon of November 11 on his return to Abuja. 2. PolMilOff called ECOWAS Exec [...]	2005-11-15 06:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM NI LI ECOWAS
05ABUJA743	OBASANJO AND CHARLES TAYLOR [...] (S) Summary: In our May 13 meeting, President Obasanjo reiterated his familiar arguments against turning Taylor over to the Special Court in Sierra Leone. He showed no sense of urgency and made it clear that he did not want to engage. However, he agreed on the importance of continued dialog [...]	2005-05-13 16:59:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PREL SU NI LI
05ABUJA953	NIGERIA'S MILITARY: PART I OF THE SERIES [...] (S) Summary. Nigeria's military is the largest in West Africa, but is significantly less capable than its size and equipment inventory would indicate. A large percentage of the Army is capable of little more than basic defensive operations, and most of Nigeria's ships and aircraft are inop [...]	2005-06-02 07:14:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	MCAP MASS PGOV PINR KDEM KPKO NI POLMIL
05ACCRA1051	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT KUFUOR'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, pro-American country in a region marked by conflict and authoritarian rule. It has one of the best human rights records in Africa and has made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons. President John Kufuor is five months into his secon [...]	2005-05-27 16:34:00	Embassy Accra	SECRET	EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB GH KWMN PGOV PREL PTER MAS
05ACCRA151	ECOWAS MEETINGS IN ACCRA: NIGER NEW ECOWAS CHAIR [...] Summary: A round of ECOWAS statutory meetings in Accra January 10-19 culminated in the 28th Summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government. ECOWAS heads of state unanimously selected President Mamdou Tadja of Niger as the new ECOWAS Chairman. There was candid discussion of regional conflict [...]	2005-01-21 16:15:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR EAID ECON GH PGOV PREL ECOWAS
05ACCRA1679	THE U.S. - GHANA RELATIONSHIP: THE AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) Summary: The U.S.-Ghana relationship is strong and broad-based. In this message, I offer my parting thoughts on how the relationship has changed during my nearly three-year tenure as Ambassador, and identify some of the main challenges ahead. I leave very optimistic about Ghana. The Go [...]	2005-08-22 07:34:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON GH
05ACCRA1812	GHANA ECON HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2005 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for August and September 2005. The issues covered are: -- ExxonMobil Exits Ghana, Thirteen other African Countries -- Visit of US Coast Guard Port Security Liaison Officers -- MCC gives $3 million to Develop GoG Compa [...]	2005-09-08 12:25:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD ECPS KMCA GH
05ACCRA2036	SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER [...] (C) Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, and pro-American country. It has one of the best human rights records in Africa and has made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons. President John Kufuor is nine months into his second term, which has been marked by intra-party tensi [...]	2005-10-04 18:05:00	Embassy Accra	SECRET	EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB KWMN PGOV PREL PTER GH MAS
05ACCRA2311	VIOLENCE AT GHANA'S KRISAN REFUGEE CAMP [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 8, refugees at Krisan camp in the Western Region of Ghana torched houses, and destroyed offices and vehicles, including from UNHCR. UNHCR's Senior Protection Officer in Ghana told PolChief and visiting RefCoord from Abidjan on November 10 that the violence was sp [...]	2005-11-10 17:10:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GH IV PREF PREL TO
05ACCRA2315	PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES GHANA [...] (C) Summary: During a November 2 courtesy call, outgoing Palestinian Ambassador and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Ibrahim Omar told the Ambassador that U.S. government efforts to gain allies among West African Muslims and stabilize the region will only succeed if the Israeli-Palestinian conflict [...]	2005-11-11 16:24:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GH IS
05ACCRA2548	POLICE EXCESSES IN CRACKDOWN AT KRISAN REFUGEE CAMP [...] (C) Summary: On December 8, RefCoords from Accra and Abidjan and AF/W Desk Officer for Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire visited Krisan refugee camp in Ghana's Western Region to investigate reports that police had beaten camp residents from November 8 - 11. Emboffs saw first-hand scars on the forehea [...]	2005-12-15 11:33:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM CASC GH
05ACCRA2563	AMBASSADOR MEETS GHANA'S MINISTER OF FOREIGN [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Foreign Affairs Nana Akufo-Addo on December 7 and discussed the Millenium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal, regional issues, the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong, the Iraqi elections and Ghana's new seat on the UN Security Council. En [...]	2005-12-19 10:49:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN GH PGOV PREL WTO MCA
05ACCRA49	GHANA'S PRESIDENT AND PARLIAMENT SWORN IN [...] (C) Summary: President John Kufuor was sworn in for a second term on January 7. His inauguration was delayed by several hours because of a tug-of-war over the selection of the new Speaker of Parliament, Ebenezer Sekyi Hughes. This showdown could sour relations for some time between the two [...]	2005-01-11 14:23:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH PGOV GOG
05ACCRA549	GHANA'S RESPONSE TO SECRETARY RICE'S ECOWAS MESSAGE [...] (C) Summary: D.K. Osei, Secretary to the President, told Emboffs that Ghana would support the U.S. on bringing Charles Taylor to justice, as addressed in Secretary Rice's recent letter to President Kufuor. However, the support "would not be very loud." The GOG is concerned that seeking ju [...]	2005-03-18 12:45:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH LI OPDC PHUM PREL TO
05ACCRA634	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY COMMANDER, EUCOM, GENERAL [...] (SBU) U.S. interests center on support for Ghana's fifteen-year-old democracy and promotion of open markets. The long-term success of Ghana's constitutional democracy is not guaranteed. Government institutions are still evolving, and economic challenges, left unresolved, could erode popular [...]	2005-03-31 17:44:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GH OVIP
05ACCRA770	REFUGEES IN THE GAMBIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Refugees in The Gambia comprise a disparate assortment of illiterate Senegalese farmers, Sierra Leonean professionals, and Liberians. While UNHCR provides for almost every imaginable need for the residents of Bambali Camp, urban refugees in Banjul struggle to eke out a meager [...]	2005-04-21 16:26:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GA SL SE LI PREF
05ACCRA943	GHANA REFUGEE ROUNDUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Liberian refugees in Ghana recently pelted the camp manager's car with stones, causing UNHCR to withdraw all services to the Budumburam settlement for one week. Of the 224 newly arrived Sudanese refugees, 40% have now been interviewed and 3% have been favorably adjudicated. N [...]	2005-05-12 17:09:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF GH LI SU TO
05ADANA132	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 29, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-11 14:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ANKARA1174	OFFICIAL RECEPTION IN SE TURKEY: WARM AND [...] (C) Summary: While traveling through the region February 22-25, poloff was greeted warmly by government officials who all brought up, in one way or another, the recent media scrutiny of the bilateral relationship. Underlining that allies with fifty years of partnership under their collective [...]	2005-03-07 08:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
05BAGHDAD4779	INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS APPLY TO REPRESENT SADAAM [...] (S) SUMMARY: Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, Issam al-Ghazzawi (Jordan),and Dr. Najeeb Al- Noaimi (Qatar) are seeking to join the defense team of Saddam Hussein in the Ad Dujayl trial now in front of the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT). The principal Iraqi attorney for Saddam Hussein, K [...]	2005-11-29 17:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
05BEIRUT2285	MGLE01: BIOGRAPHY OF POTENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR [...] WE have learned that Prime Minister-designate Fouad Siniora has agreed with the two main Shiite political forces to name Fawzi Salloukh as Minister for Foreign Affairs. Salloukh is a retired diplomat and a moderate Shia figure with national standing as an independent intellectual. He is 74 y [...]	2005-07-12 12:55:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR ECON SOCI LE
05BEIRUT2425	MGLE01--AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with the Ambassador, Fawzi Salloukh on 7/25 highlighted his long friendship with the United States, promised an open dialogue between the two countries, and tried to put a good face on future Lebanon-Syrian relations. Salloukh, a Shia from southern Lebanon, [...]	2005-07-25 16:04:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
05BRUSSELS1441	HUMANITARIAN CONSULTATIONS HOSTED BY ECHO [...] (SBU) Summary. In a full day of consultations hosted by the European Commission's Office of Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) in Brussels on February 17, participants outlined their respective program priorities for 2005; agreed that the time had come to move the "Good Humanitarian Donorship" from the [...]	2005-04-12 13:15:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID PHUM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1734	TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA [...] (U) Summary. The April 20 transatlantic consultations on Africa (COAFR) addressed priorities in the Great Lakes (ensuring democratic governance, supporting security sector reform and fostering regional stability),Somalia (consolidating the peace process),Sudan (Darfur and North-South); West [...]	2005-05-04 05:12:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV MOPS PHUM EAID XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2668	DRC ELECTIONS: INCREASED FUNDING AND MONUC SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. At a July 11 conference to rally support for elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),donors pledged an additional 74 million euros to largely cover one of the critical funding gaps. However, UN Security Council (UNSC) agreement for the MONUC peacekeeping operation [...]	2005-07-13 12:33:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM MOPS CG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4300	TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary. The October 19 transatlantic consultations on Africa included a variety of big picture themes -- the EU strategy for Africa, peacekeeping, development, political Islam and extremism, China in Africa -- as well as discussion about key political issues in the Great Lakes, Uganda, [...]	2005-12-06 11:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV PHUM EAID MOPS XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BUCHAREST258	ROMANIAN SUPPORT FOR LIBERIAN MILITARY REFORM [...] (U) This cable contains an action request for State Department. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Major General Alexandru Grecu delivered January 26 to DAO a letter expressing GOR willingness to provide material assistance to the Liberian armed forces (Reftel). Grecu also provided a detailed list [...]	2005-01-27 15:23:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID MARR MASS PREL LI RO
05DAKAR3213	SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is on the verge of entering a year-long election campaign leading up to the 2007 elections. The Senegalese are proud to be a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the U [...]	2005-12-29 12:57:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL ECON EINV PGOV PHUM KMCA KPKO SG
05DJIBOUTI924	TRANSFER OF MOBIL DJIBOUTI TO TOTAL COMMENCES [...] (C) ExxonMobil corporation has begun the process in Djibouti of transferring shares in Mobil Djibouti to French oil giant Total, following ExxonMobil's official announcement September 5 in Brussels that it had sold to Total shares of fuels and lubricants' affiliates in 14 African countries. Th [...]	2005-09-15 12:03:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DJ
05DUBLIN1517	BIG HELP FOR WORKING FAMILIES: IRELAND'S 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 7, Finance Minister Brian Cowen unveiled the 2006 Government budget, a televised event that annually serves as Ireland's financial state-of-the-union address and a window on the governing Fianna Fail party's political strategy. With a robust economy and a euro four [...]	2005-12-13 16:39:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PREL EI
05DUBLIN361	IRELAND: LIBERIAN MILITARY REFORM [...] On March 22, Emboff delivered ref A points to Pauline Conway, Counselor, Africa Desk at the Department of Foreign Affairs. According to Conway, Ireland appreciates the importance of security sector reform (SSR),but by Irish regulation, SSR does not qualify as Overseas Development Assistance [...]	2005-03-24 09:35:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID MARR MASS PREL
05DUBLIN598	IRISH RESPONSE TO PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: On May 18, Post delivered ref A talking points to Gerard Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent. Keown noted that Ireland viewed the China arms embargo in terms of the EU's opportunity to send a major political signal encouraging China to play a constructive [...]	2005-05-20 10:36:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS EUN
05GENEVA1320	MEETING OF THE WTO GENERAL COUNCIL - MAY 26, 2005 [...] Begin Summary. The meeting of the WTO General Council on May 26, 2005 was punctuated by two significant decisions - 1) a decision to create a working party on the accession of Iran to the WTO, and 2) formal approval of Pascal Lamy to be the next WTO Director-General. Lamy's term will [...]	2005-05-31 12:52:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1605	UNHCR: REGIONAL ISSUES AND IDPS DISCUSSED DURING [...] (U) Summary: Donor government representatives and NGOs were in full attendance at UNHCR,s May 18-19 informal consultations. Then-acting High Commissioner Wendy Chamberlin led the meeting, flanked for the regional sessions by Assistant High Commissioner Kamel Morjane and the entire senior man [...]	2005-06-29 05:42:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF UNHCR
05GENEVA2493	UNHCR: EXCOM CABLE #2: PRM ACTING A/S GREENE,S [...] (U) Summary: On the margins of the 56th Session of the UNHCR Executive Committee (EXCOM),PRM Acting A/S Greene previewed our priorities for the week-long session with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Guterres. They included improving UNHCR's approach to durable solutions, management refor [...]	2005-10-14 11:43:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF UNHCR
05GENEVA2494	UNHCR: EXCOM CABLE #3: IDP OVERVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-14 11:53:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF UNHCR
05KINSHASA655	CIAT MEETING WITH THE ESPACE PRESIDENTIEL APRIL 14 [...] (C) Summary: The International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) met April 14 with President Kabila and three of DRC's four Vice Presidents; VP Ruberwa was absent. The first two discussion points centered on progress being seen to disarm militias in DRC's northeastern Ituri District, [...]	2005-04-18 13:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
05LAGOS1677	NIGERIA: LATRINE PROJECT AT ORU REFUGEE CAMP STALLS [...] Summary. Construction of latrines at the Oru Refugee Camp has been delayed by about two months. Recent inspection of the camp revealed the delays were caused by disagreements on the use of refugee labor, disputes over location of latrines, and a restructuring of the Nigerian Red Cross (NRC) [...]	2005-10-27 12:13:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PGOV CVIS SMIG NI
05LAGOS1876	SOSOLISO AIRPLANE CRASH/ENUGU BUS ACCIDENT [...] (SBU) Consular Response Team (CRT) reported Doctor's Without Borders (DWB) collected Amcit Hawa Kamara's remains and are in contact with Ms. Kamara's parents to arrange for transport of her remains and personal effects to Monrovia, Liberia (Ms. Kamara was a DWB employee). Post has tried to rea [...]	2005-12-12 18:07:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR CASC ASEC AMGT NI PREL
05LAGOS1877	NIGERIA'S OANDO GROUP LISTS ON SA STOCK EXCHANGE [...] (U) Oando Group, an integrated energy firm and Nigeria's leading downstream petroleum marketer, was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on November 25, the first Nigerian firm approved to do so. Oando announced 4 percent of its shares would be listed on the JSE; Oando forecasts [...]	2005-12-13 06:56:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET EINV NI ENERG
05LAGOS1883	ENUGU BUS CRASH AMCITS SAFELY MEDEVACED;SOSOLISO [...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. -------------------------------------- Enugu Bus Crash Amcits Safely Medevaced --------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Last night, Amcit Erin Cothran was medevaced to Accra and AmCit Rebecca Carter was medevaced to Johannesburg. [...]	2005-12-13 16:20:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR CASC ASEC AMGT NI PREL
05LAGOS435	OBASANJO'S NEMESIS: LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR TINUBU [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 23, the Ambassador met Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu who said that the federal government's withholding of approximately USD 135 million of accrued local government allocations for Lagos still has disproportionately affected children, health care delivery, transp [...]	2005-03-18 07:36:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KJUS NI PGOV PINS PREL
05LAGOS722	AMBASSADORS' FUND FOR REFUGEES: NIGERIA [...] The Oru Refugee Camp in Ogun State, Nigeria, has a critical need for latrines. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) minimum standard is one latrine per 20 people; at one latrine per nearly 70 people, Oru Camp falls below this standard. Mission proposes a grant of $20,000 [...]	2005-05-16 06:42:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF NI
05LAGOS765	SUBSTANDARD CONDITIONS PROVOKE PLEAS FROM [...] Summary: On a visit to Oru Refugee Camp, PRM regional refugee coordinator, PRM admissions program officer, and Lagos pol-off were greeted by a large crowd. The refugees complained of substandard housing and sanitation, both evident on a tour of the camp. They explained the barriers to local [...]	2005-05-23 16:05:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL LI NI
05LAGOS782	AMBASSADORS' FUND FOR REFUGEES: NIGERIA [...] This is a revision of the proposal submitted in reftel B. As requested in ref C, this revised submission proposes the Nigerian Red Cross (NRC) rather than the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as the grant recipient. ---------------- Proposal Summary ---------------- [...]	2005-05-27 13:02:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF NI
05MADRID649	SPAIN: GROWING PAINS IN LIBERALIZED NATURAL GAS [...] SUMMARY: Rapid growth in domestic consumption has made Spain the world's fifth largest natural gas market. Market liberalization, combined with growing demand and environmental concerns, has given rise to potential supply problems that could jeopardize Spain's energy grid. Spain is strengthe [...]	2005-02-18 12:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG PGOV SP
05NEWDELHI1554	US-INDIA PEACEKEEPING JOINT WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (C) Summary: At the fourth US-India Joint Working Group on Peacekeeping on February 14, IO PDAS Swigert underscored US concerns about sexual exploitation committed within UN peacekeeping ranks and asked India, a main troop contributor, to play a leading role to ensure that the problem is deal [...]	2005-03-01 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM KPKO XA IN
05OTTAWA1368	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR LIBERIAN SECURITY REFORM [...] (SBU) In response to ref a, poloff followed up with Andrew Armstrong, Manager of Fleet Policies and Standards at Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) Headquarters. Armstrong stated that he would advise CCG management of our interest in using these boats as part of a nascent Liberian Coast Guard, but a [...]	2005-05-06 12:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL MARR EAID LI CA FAC
05OTTAWA952	CANADA: DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT FOR LIBERIAN MILITARY [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning support for Liberian military reform to Louis Hamel, Director of the West/Central Africa Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),and Simon Snoxell, FAC Desk Officer for Liberia, on March 23. Snoxell subsequently advised poloff on March 31 that Lib [...]	2005-03-31 19:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID MARR MASS PREL CA
05PARIS2517	PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the April 5, 2005 Paris Club session. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented the Secretariat. Representatives of non- Paris Club members Brazil, Isr [...]	2005-04-13 16:10:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS2579	PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON, PART I [...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the March 9-10, 2005 Paris Club session. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented the Secretariat. Representatives of non- Paris Club members Brazil, [...]	2005-04-15 11:10:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS3088	FRANCE FAVORS RATIONALIZING WEST AFRICA UN [...] (C) Embassy Africa watcher raised ref B points on authorizing the UNSYG to transfer peacekeeping units among existing missions in West Africa with MFA AF PDAS-equivalent Elisabeth Barbier and MFA IO DAS-equivalent Jean Pierre Lacroix on May 6. 2. (C) Barbier, while noting that IO had the le [...]	2005-05-06 16:28:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO SL LI IV UK FR UNSC
05PARIS349	FRANCE 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]	2005-01-19 15:07:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB FR OPIC USTR
05PARIS3871	AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. AFRICA DEVELOPMENT 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. SENEGAL 5. TOGO 6. CHAD 7. SUDAN 8. SOUTH AFRICA 9. DROC 10. LIBERIA Â [...]	2005-06-03 15:02:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS4152	FRENCH DISCUSS UN REFORM ISSUES WITH NEWT GINGRICH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former House Speaker Gingrich's May 31-June 1 visit to France, in his capacity as Co-Chair of the U.S. Institute for Peace's Task Force on the UN, offered an opportunity for GOF officials to provide views on UN reform issues. On the issue of Security Council enlargement, the F [...]	2005-06-14 08:27:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC PHUM FR UNSC
05PARIS439	FRANCE AND WEST AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the last of a series of messages (reftels) briefly summarizing French relations with African nations. For the last two years, France's Africa policy has, of necessity, been focused on the crisis in Cote d'Ivoire. Two years after France hosted the Linas-Marcoussis and Kleb [...]	2005-01-25 13:27:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BN UV CV GA GH GV PU IV LI ML MR NG NI SG SL TO XY FR
05PARIS5824	FRANCE PUBLISHES AVIATION BLACKLIST [...] (U) In response to highly publicized recent plane accidents, on August 28 the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) published via internet its "blacklist" of companies that are forbidden to operate in France, as transportation minister Dominique Perben promised last week. The companies on th [...]	2005-08-30 08:29:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR FR
05PARIS6938	PDAS VOLKER HEARS FRENCH VIEWS ON AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTS: EUR PDAS Volker met AF PDAS-Equivalent Barbier and DAS-Equivalent Le Gal October 6 to discuss areas of converging interest in Africa. Barbier struck a positive note of appreciation for ongoing cooperation and consultations. France shared U.S. views on Sudan [...]	2005-10-11 06:28:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ASEC KPKO PINR IV ZI LI SU FR
05PARIS7062	AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. LIBERIA 3. GABON 4. COTE D'IVOIRE 5. TOGO 6. MALI 7. SOUTH AFRICA Â [...]	2005-10-14 13:54:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS7230	USUNESCO: UNESCO VOTES TO ADOPT CULTURAL [...] (U) Summary. On October 20, by a vote of 148 in favor, 2 (U.S. and Israel) opposed, and 4 (Australia, Honduras, Liberia, and Nicaragua) abstentions, the UNESCO General Conference, meeting in plenary session, adopted the highly controversial Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Di [...]	2005-10-21 15:31:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL SCUL FR UNESCO
05PARIS7236	AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. LIBERIA 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. NIGER 5. CHAD 6. ZIMBABWE 7. WTO/COTTON Â [...]	2005-10-24 06:52:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS7873	AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. LIBERIA 3. CHAD 4. GABON 5. BURKINA FASO 6. COTE D'IVOIRE 7. ETHIOPIA 8. NIGERIA Â [...]	2005-11-18 15:53:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS8454	FRANCE FAVORS LIBERIAN SANCTIONS RENEWAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 15:44:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PREL ETRD ETTC LI FR UNSC
05PRETORIA1099	SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called "The Assay". The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...]	2005-03-15 13:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
05ROME1521	FAO FORESTRY COMMITTEE 2005 AND MINISTERIAL [...] Summary. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Ministerial Meeting on Forests, which immediately preceded the Committee on Forestry, resulted in a ministerial statement calling on FAO to maintain its leadership role in the Collaborative Partnership on Forests and to report to the Un [...]	2005-05-04 10:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR AORC EAID FAO
05ROME3855	SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] The Second Regular Session of the WFP Executive Board (EB) concluded with the approval of a host of administrative and programmatic matters, including: the WFP Biennial Management Plan for 2006-2007; special relief operations and projects totaling US$ 812 million; and a pilot weather insurance [...]	2005-11-22 14:55:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AORC PREF WFP
05ROME4005	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON "CLUSTER LEADS" STRATEGY [...] Summary. This message responds to reftel query of UN agencies regarding a strategy for more effective division of labor among these agencies in the field in meeting the needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs). USUN-Rome transmitted to the World Food Program (WFP) as the sectoral lead on [...]	2005-12-06 17:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF EAGR AORC UN WFP FAO
05ROME715	WFP EMERGENCY NEEDS ASSESSMENT UPDATE [...] Summary. At its third regular Executive Board session in October 2004, WFP presented an update on actions already taken and activities to be implemented in a 30-month timeframe that will enable it to strengthen "its competencies and capacities to ensure the quality, credibility, comparability [...]	2005-03-03 13:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF AORC WFP
05SANJOSE1995	SENATOR SPECTER BRIEFED ON COUNTER-DRUG EFFORTS, [...] Summary: Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) visited the Guanacaste Province of Northern Costa Rica from August 18-20. The Charge and other Embassy Officers briefed the Senator in advance of a meeting with the Director of Costa Rica's Counter-Drug Police. On August 19, the Senator discussed NIH-fu [...]	2005-08-24 15:11:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SNAR CS
05SANJOSE2882	AMBASSADOR'S POST MEMORANDUM: SAN JOSE [...] (C) Relations between the United States and Costa Rica are very friendly. Our countries share a strong commitment to democracy and human rights. Costa Rica is the longest continuous democracy in Latin America and serves as an important example of how a long-term commitment to democracy benef [...]	2005-12-16 23:52:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ASIG AMGT CS
05SANSALVADOR2033	EL SALVADOR: WILLING GLOBAL PEACE OPS INITIATIVE (GPOI) PARTNER [...] (SBU) Reftel demarche was delivered to Foreign Minister by Ambassador and to Minister of Defense (MOD) by MILGP Commander on July 13. On July 14, Ambassador also hand delivered to FM, who is in Washington with Ambassador for the Saca/Bush meeting, a non-paper summarizing Ref B background on G [...]	2005-07-15 18:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO MARR MASS PREL ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR3480	EL SALVADOR: 2005 TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-15 13:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN AA KHLS KPAO ES
05SANTODOMINGO3524	DOMINICAN POLITICS #33: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -- AS A [...] (SBU) The following is number 33 in our series on the first year of Leonel Fernandez's administration. Does the sum of the parts add up? Or has the journal "Foreign Policy" lost its mind? A comment from an Embassy colleague, July 5: I arrived home last night after two weeks of leave. O [...]	2005-07-07 18:49:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PGOV
05SANTODOMINGO3556	CORRECTED COPY: DOMINICAN POLITICS #33: DOMINICAN [...] (SBU) The following is number 33 in our series on the first year of Leonel Fernandez's administration. Does the sum of the parts add up? Or has the journal "Foreign Policy" lost its mind? A comment from an Embassy colleague, July 5: I arrived home last night after two weeks of leave. O [...]	2005-07-11 13:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PGOV
05SOFIA1033	CLASSIFIED BULGARIAN ARMS EXPORT REPORT REVEALS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a classified government report passed to us by a reputable NGO, the GOB summarizes the amounts and locations of all authorized Bulgarian arms exports for the period 2002-2003. The report has not been officially released yet and remains secret even though EU regulations requir [...]	2005-06-09 08:16:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC BU
05TAIPEI153	Taiwan: 2004 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is the Taiwan Investment Climate Statement for 2004, as requested reftel. A copy has been transmitted by e-mail to EB/OIA. ---------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- 2. Taiwan officially welcomes foreign direct [...]	2005-01-14 06:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON TW
05TAIPEI3262	CHINA OUTMANEUVERING TAIWAN IN AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: The PRC is promoting an economic and political campaign in Africa to expand its regional influence, secure natural resources, and pressure Taiwan's diplomatic partners. Taiwan officials and African diplomats resident in Taipei state Beijing is offering economic incentives to gove [...]	2005-08-08 01:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC TW
05TAIPEI3309	Taiwan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Tries to [...] Summary: Taiwan's Minister of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) (Mark) Chen Tan-sun led a delegation to Chad and Burkina Faso July 8-14 to reinforce Taiwan's interest in further developing diplomatic relations with Africa. Taiwanese businessmen have established small operations in the two African countr [...]	2005-08-09 08:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
05THEHAGUE2446	THE DUTCH IN AFRICA: SECURITY, AIDS AND WATER [...] Summary: The Dutch are among the world's most generous aid donors, giving about 0.8 percent of GDP or $4.2 billion in 2004. Roughly half of Dutch aid goes to 18 countries in Africa, making the Netherlands the fourth largest donor of bilateral aid to Africa. Dutch aid to Africa focuses on h [...]	2005-09-08 14:17:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL KHIV NL XA
05VATICAN447	DARFUR: SANT EGIDIO READY TO ENGAGE [...] (C) Community of Sant'Egidio representatives told the Charge February 24 that they were willing to work with the Darfur rebels to help them become better prepared for the Abuja negotiations. In confidential talks that could be held at its Rome headquarters, Sant'Egidio proposed a preparatory [...]	2005-02-24 17:12:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SU VT

05VATICAN553	SANT EGIDIO ASSEMBLES AFRICAN JUSTICE MINISTERS [...] (SBU) The Rome-based Sant'Egidio Community brought together justice ministers from several African states in November to consider their respective governments' positions on the death penalty and other issues involving their penal systems. Sant'Egidio's Mario Giro told us that the participation [...]	2005-12-13 16:03:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV VT
06ABIDJAN1212	LIBERIAN REFUGEE REPATRIATION ENTERS NEW PHASE [...] (U) Summary: Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled to Liberia from October 10-19 to discuss ongoing Liberian refugee repatriation efforts. UNHCR figures show that a total of 80,617 Liberian refugees returned between November 2004 and September 28, 2006 and th [...]	2006-10-31 15:12:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM LI IV
06ABIDJAN1300	COTE D'IVOIRE: AMBASSADOR'S DECLARATION FOR [...] During the last year, both disarmament of former combatants from the 2002 rebellion and the identification and registration of voters failed to materialize. As such, Cote d'Ivoire remains divided into three parts: the government-held south, the rebel- held north, and the UN controlled Zone o [...]	2006-11-24 10:37:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREF IV
06ABIDJAN1303	COTE D'IVOIRE: AMBIGUOUS ROLE OF THE SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. The armed forces are playing a very ambiguous role in Cote d'Ivoire's political process. No one trusts the security forces: not President Gbagbo, not Prime Minister Banny, and not the public. FANCI (Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire) Chief of Staff Mangou's loyalty to Gbagbo goes w [...]	2006-11-24 14:36:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN136	MORE ON VIOLENCE IN GUIGLO AND VULNERABILITY OF [...] (C) The humanitarian community is still reeling from the violent attacks that took place mid-January in Guiglo against their offices and staff. Providing basic emergency assistance to the camps of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Guiglo is the top priority, but security ov [...]	2006-02-08 16:30:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREF PHUM WFP IV LI
06ABIDJAN1400	COTE D'IVOIRE - UPDATE ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-20 11:20:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID IV
06ABIDJAN226	COTE D'IVOIRE: 2006 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Since a September 2002 coup attempt that evolved into a civil war, Cote d'Ivoire has been partitioned in two with the government maintaining control of the south and the ex-rebel New Forces controlling the north. Tensions between the two sides have lessened since the appointment of a new [...]	2006-03-01 16:49:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IV
06ABIDJAN227	COTE D'IVOIRE: ILO-UNHCR TO PUBLISH REPORT ON [...] (SBU) Summary: ILO and UNHCR will publish a report on the exploitation of refugee and displaced children in Cote d'Ivoire almost two years after its completion. ILO-UNHCR identified labor and sexual exploitation as the two main forms of exploitation for refugee and displaced children in Cot [...]	2006-03-01 16:50:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL EAID SOCI IV
06ABIDJAN60	COTE D'IVOIRE: THIRD MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. The subject that came in for the most discussion at the January 15 meeting of the International Working Group (IWG) was the future of the National Assembly, whose mandate expired December 16. Heads of delegation reached an initial consensus to recommend that the Assembly remain [...]	2006-01-20 16:34:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN723	UNHCR CLOSES TABOU TRANSIT CENTER [...] SUMMARY: RefCoord traveled to Tabou, Cote d'Ivoire, on June 27-30 to meet with UNHCR officials regarding their repatriation efforts and the pending closure of the Tabou Transit Center (TC). RefCoord also traveled to several surrounding villages and met with refugee representatives. Although [...]	2006-07-07 12:49:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL IV
06ABIDJAN838	NEW UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE TAKES UP DUTIES IN COTE [...] (C) Summary: Saber Azam, UNHCR's new Representative to Cote d'Ivoire, met with Ambassador Hooks on July 21. Azam stated his main objective will be to complete the Liberian repatriation process by June 2007. Ambassador Hooks affirmed U.S. support for the humanitarian community in Cote d'Ivo [...]	2006-07-28 15:21:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	REF PHUM PREL IV
06ABIDJAN885	COTE D'IVOIRE: UN SUSPENDS DISMANTLEMENT OF [...] (C) Summary: The UN confirms reports that it has halted the dismantlement of militias in Guiglo over the weekend. A UN official told us that tension in Guiglo remained high as some 1000 militia members from other towns continued their protests over the weekend. Although officially the UN cl [...]	2006-08-08 18:19:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN906	HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL FOR LIBERIAN REFUGEES IN [...] (U) Summary: Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) visited Guiglo from August 1-3 to meet with UNHCR field representatives and visit the Nicla Refugee Camp for Liberian refugees. There are approximately 10,500 Liberian refugees in the northern Refugee Welcome Zone (ZAR),of which 5,987 [...]	2006-08-11 15:16:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL IV
06ABUJA1218	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL ULRICH'S MAY 2006 VISIT TO [...] (U) Your visit to Nigeria comes at a critical time in the country's political evolution. Increasing instability in the lower Niger River Delta threatens the nation's oil production, the government's primary source of income; continuing outbreaks of avian influenza threaten the nation's poult [...]	2006-05-23 15:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM MASS NI
06ABUJA1240	ECOWAS ON GUINEA [...] (C) The recently concluded meetings between ECOWAS and the EU troika in Vienna included significant discussion about the coming political transition in Guinea. The EU expressed concern about civil society's preparation for transition, thinking that without organized civilian structures, there [...]	2006-05-25 15:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KDEM GV XG XY ECOWAS
06ABUJA1593	ECONOMIC LIFE BUDS IN NIGERIA'S CROSS RIVER STATE [...] Summary: Economic officer and REO visited Cross River State to examine its economic infrastructure and potential for ecotourism. Officers had a wide range of meetings with local figures, including Cross River Governor Donald Duke. Duke emphasized his plans to develop the state's agricultural [...]	2006-06-26 10:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV EAID EIND PGOV NI CM
06ABUJA2226	SCENESETTER FOR RADM GREENE'S AUGUST 2006 VISIT TO [...] (U) Your visit to Nigeria comes at a critical time in the country's political evolution. Increasing instability in the lower Niger River Delta threatens the nation's oil production, the government's primary source of income; continuing outbreaks of avian influenza threaten the nation's poult [...]	2006-08-25 11:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MASS KDEM PREL NI
06ABUJA2948	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD'S NOVEMBER 2006 VISIT [...] (C) Your visit to Nigeria comes at a critical, though tumultuous time in the country's political evolution. Increasing instability in the Niger Delta threatens the nation's oil production, the government's primary source of income; continuing outbreaks of avian influenza threaten the nation's [...]	2006-11-13 12:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON MASS KDEM NI
06ABUJA3154	IRI TEAM SAYS ELECTIONS PREPARATION "DEFICIENT" [...] (U) Summary: The International Republican Institute sent a 9-member delegation to Abuja to assess the overall readiness of Nigeria for the 2007 election. The delegation, led by former Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper, concluded that "while the government has expressed its intention to condu [...]	2006-12-08 10:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3200	THE WEST AFRICAN PEER EXCHANGE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING [...] Summary. At the West African Peer Exchange conference on Affordable Housing, Nigerian representatives discussed plans for increasing the number of affordable homes in Nigeria and presented an action plan. Most of the West African countries in attendance face similar problems on land tenure ti [...]	2006-12-14 17:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EAID SOCI NI
06ABUJA491	OBASANJO TAYLOR MEETING CONFIRMED [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador on Feb. 28 in Abuja asked Nigerian presidential spokesman Femi Fani Kayode about reports the President Met with Charles Taylor on Fberuary 26. The Ambassador said the USG wanted Taylor brought to justice and noted Obasanjo's repeated statements that Nigeria would ext [...]	2006-02-28 16:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI LI
06ABUJA962	ECOWAS: STUMBLING TOWARD CONVERGENCE [...] Summary. After years of false starts, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is taking concrete steps toward a customs and monetary union. The former French colonies minus Guinea already have both, and the others are trying to follow suit. The customs union and common extern [...]	2006-04-27 17:03:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECIN EFIN NI
06ACCRA1141	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO GHANA OF GENERAL JONES [...] (SBU) Ghana is democratic, market-oriented, pro-American, and has one of the best human rights records in Africa. President John Kufuor is in his second term. Ghana is on the UN Security Council and the IAEA Board of Governors this year. As the first sub-Saharan country to achieve independen [...]	2006-05-16 16:57:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON GH MARR MCAP PGOV PREL
06ACCRA143	FIRST LADY VISITS GHANA [...] Summary: First Lady Laura Bush visited Ghana on January 15-17 in what will be remembered as a highlight in U.S.-Ghana relations. Accompanied by daughter Barbara, she launched the Africa Education Initiative Textbooks and Learning Materials Program in Africa, visited an HIV/AIDS clinic in a l [...]	2006-01-18 17:53:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID GH KPAO OVIP PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI
06ACCRA1796	KRISAN CAMP SHOWING SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Morale at Krisan Refugee Camp has improved considerably since the previous Embassy visit eight months ago. While refugees exhibited renewed confidence in UNHCR and have apparently repudiated the camp's violent past, some problems with sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV),l [...]	2006-08-03 14:23:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM GH
06ACCRA1855	ILLEGAL SMALL ARMS IN GHANA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ghana has an estimated 150,000 illegal arms. Most are crude locally made guns, but there is an unknown quantity of arms trafficking from elsewhere in West Africa. Ghana,s Small Arms Commission has worked with the UNDP and civil society on the issue since 2003 through the Ghana [...]	2006-08-14 12:11:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM MOPS ASEC GH
06ACCRA217	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL ULRICHT,S VISIT TO GHANA, [...] (SBU) Introduction/Summary: Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, pro-American country in a region marked by conflict and authoritarian rule. It has one of the best human rights records in Africa and has made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons. President John Kufuor just [...]	2006-01-26 14:33:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB GH MAS PGOV PREL
06ACCRA248	REFUGEES IN GHANA: STRENGTHENING UNHCR AND GOG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 23 meeting with Embassy officers, UNHCR Representative Luc Stevens welcomed USG support for his various refugee programs in 2006 and accepted our encouragement to work more closely with the GOG. Beyond money and staffing, his primary concern was the GOG wild card: [...]	2006-01-30 14:38:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GH LI PREF PREL TO
06ACCRA2808	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO GHANA OF HUD SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, pro-American country in a region marked by conflict and authoritarian rule. In 2007, Ghana will celebrate 50 years of independence. President John Kufuor is nearly two years into his second four-year term, which has so far been marked by solid ec [...]	2006-11-22 16:19:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON GH OTRA PGOV PREL
06ACCRA3005	GHANA HOSTS REGIONAL SEMINAR ON UNSCR 1540 [...] SUMMARY: Ghana hosted Africa's first outreach activity on United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540, the UN Regional Seminar on Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) in Africa, in Accra on November 9-10, 2006. Representatives from 23 African countries attended [...]	2006-12-18 17:35:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ETTC PARM PREL PTER AORC XA GH
06ACCRA3057	BELGIAN AMBASSADOR ON GHANA AND COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (U) On December 21, Belgium's Ambassador to Ghana (based in Cote d'Ivoire) Dirk Verheyen paid a courtesy call on CDA Brown. He noted that Belgium's Embassy in Ghana was burned down 45 years ago in a local reaction to the murder of Congo's Patrice Lumumba. Belgium has never rebuilt the Emba [...]	2006-12-29 08:45:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BE CI EMIN GH PREL
06ACCRA439	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO GHANA OF CODEL PELOSI [...] (SBU) Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, pro-American country in a region marked by conflict and authoritarian rule. It has one of the best human rights records in Africa and has made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons. President John Kufuor just completed the first yea [...]	2006-02-17 14:51:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ECON GH OREP OTRA PGOV PREL
06ACCRA547	EMBASSY ENGAGES ON LIBERIAN REFUGEE REPATRIATION [...] (U) Summary: In a February 14 meeting with Liberian Ambassador to Ghana von Ballmoos, Ambassador expressed USG support for the new GOL and for repatriation of Liberian refugees. Ref Coord echoed these themes in a speech to graduates of a skills training program at Budumburam Refugee Camp. [...]	2006-03-08 14:34:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL GH LI
06ACCRA75	AMBASSADOR HOSTS HUMAN RIGHTS DAY EVENT IN GHANA [...] Summary: On December 9 the Ambassador hosted a Human Rights Day celebration at her residence for 80 human rights activists, journalists and Government of Ghana officials. As part of the ceremony, the Ambassador awarded six Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) grants totaling $55,000 to local [...]	2006-01-11 08:03:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH KDEM PHUM PREL
06ACCRA839	AMBASSADOR EMPHASIZES US-GHANAIAN PARTNERSHIPS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 26-29, Ambassador traveled to Ghana's Western Region to meet the Regional Minister, visit USAID-funded projects, observe Peace Corp programs, highlight USG and GOG maritime partnerships, and discuss refugee, Amcit, economic, and political issues with local contacts. Th [...]	2006-04-11 15:05:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF KPAO GH
06ADDISABABA2389	SOMALIA: KENYAN AMBASSADOR TO AU BRIEFS CHARGE ON [...] (C) Summary: Kenyan Ambassador to the African Union Franklin Esipila told the Charge Aug. 30 that IGAD member states were fully committed to deployment of a peace support mission to Somalia (IGASOM) beginning Sept. 28. Esipila added that member states hoped high-level negotiations in the comi [...]	2006-08-31 10:07:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR AU UNSC SO
06ADDISABABA2524	DARFUR: SEPTEMBER 7 AU DITF BRIEFING REPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 7, African Union officials reported to AU partners that recent cash contributions would allow the AU Mission in Sudan to continue operations beyond September 30, but that any decision on either extending or strengthening AMIS by two additional battalions would have [...]	2006-09-15 13:35:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA2763	PM MELES: ETHIOPIA WILL CONTAIN THE ISLAMIC COURTS [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Theresa Whelan met with Prime Minister Meles, Minister of State Tekeda and Defense Chief of Staff Samora on October 10. Whelan was accompanied by DATT Col. Zedler, OSD Rep Lt. Col. Atallah and myself. Meles argued that the best way to conta [...]	2006-10-12 13:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	ET MOPS PREL PTER
06ADDISABABA323	AU SUMMIT KHARTOUM WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union (AU) Summit held January 23 and 24 in Khartoum highlighted the AU Commission's efforts to "do the right thing" in terms of promoting continental good governance and human rights, as well as social progress, but also produced member state division. Long negotia [...]	2006-02-02 12:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ETRD SU AU
06AMMAN1261	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT [...] (C) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 22-24 FEBRUARY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAI [...]	2006-02-21 12:25:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL MARR JO
06AMMAN1657	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT [...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 8-9 MARCH 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAIN [...]	2006-03-07 05:29:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN2234	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF GENERAL [...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 28-29 MARCH 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTA [...]	2006-03-28 12:05:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREF
06AMMAN234	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT [...] (C) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT 16-17 JANUARY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAI [...]	2006-01-12 18:09:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN3180	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT [...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 6-7 MAY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAIN RE [...]	2006-05-04 14:34:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN4124	SCENESETTER FOR THE CONUS VISIT OF GENERAL KHALID [...] (S) GENERAL KHALID JAMIL SARAYREH WILL VISIT THE UNITED STATES AT THE INVITATION OF GENERAL PETER PACE, CJCS, 15-24 JUN 2006 UNDER THE COUNTERPARTS' VISIT PROGRAM. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. THIS VISIT WILL ALLOW US TO FURTHER ENHANC [...]	2006-06-08 09:19:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN863	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN LIEUTENANT [...] (C) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 8 FEBURARY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAI [...]	2006-02-06 15:23:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06ANKARA1440	PSI: TURKISH EXERCISE ANATOLIAN SUN [...] The Government of Turkey held a planning conference on March 15, 2006 in Ankara for the upcoming PSI exercise Anatolian Sun. (Originally named Anatolian Deer, in late January the name was change to Anatolian Sun; TGS tells us this was to better match the operating area and objectives of the [...]	2006-03-20 11:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA1605	2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKEY'S [...] (U) This is Mission Turkey's contribution to the 2005/2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. We follow reftel's format. General Assessment ------------------- 2. (U) A. Turkey has NATO's second-largest military after the United States. It has taken on an [...]	2006-03-27 08:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PREL NATO US TU
06ANKARA3416	PSI; TURKISH HOSTS MAJOR PSI EXERCISE; ANATOLIAN [...] Summary: Turkey hosted a major PSI exercise, Anatolian Sun '06, from May 24-26, 2006. This exercise was the first multidimensional PSI exercise, which combined land, maritime and air interdiction components. The aim of Anatolian Sun-06 exercise was to test and develop the information and int [...]	2006-06-09 11:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL TU
06BANJUL233	THE GAMBIA: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER REMOVED, [...] (C) The National Assembly Speaker, Sheriff Dibba, suspected of involvement in the failed coup plot, was released from detention April 15, but removed from the National Assembly by President Jammeh. A senior National Intelligence Agency official, Keemo Balajo, was also released and his job res [...]	2006-04-18 14:07:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS CASC ASEC PHUM KMCA GA SG
06BANJUL31	THE GAMBIA: PROSPECTS FOR THE BILATERAL [...] (C) Our assessment of prospects in 2006 for our overall Gambian relationship is guarded, as the recent slippage in the GOTG's record on human rights and democracy has reinforced President Jammeh's reputation for erratic behavior and overshadowed his government's achievements. Given the import [...]	2006-01-17 12:04:00	Embassy Banjul	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PINS PHUM KPKO EPET EINV ETRD
06BANJUL444	THE GAMBIA: DAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD DISCUSSES HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. While visiting The Gambia to attend the African Union (AU) Summit, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield met with government and civil society leaders to discuss concerns over the negative trend in their country's human rights record (see reftel f [...]	2006-07-14 05:37:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	KMCA PGOV PHUM PREL AU GA
06BANJUL450	THE GAMBIA: TAIWANESE AMBASSADOR'S LIBERIAN [...] (C) We note reftel report of possible GOL contacts with Taiwan amidst the PRC's growing engagement in Liberia. We also note reporting in other channels of recent contacts between Liberian House Speaker Snowe and The Gambia-based Taiwanese Ambassador, Patrick Chang,who served as Ambassador to [...]	2006-07-15 12:25:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GA LI CH
06BANJUL620	THE GAMBIA: JAMMEH'S RE-ELECTION AND OUR BILATERAL [...] (C) Following President Jammeh's re-election September 22, there are no indications as yet of any major policy or personnel changes in the offing, but he seemed as volatile and rough-hewn as ever in his post-election press conference. The shortcomings in the electoral process highlighted the [...]	2006-10-04 16:39:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS PHUM KPKO EPET EINV ETRD
06BEIJING10104	PRC/UN: MFA BRIEFS ON UNSYG ANNAN VISIT [...] (C) UN SYG Annan asked President Hu Jintao what opinions or advice the UN can offer to help break the current Six-Party Talks impasse, MFA International Organizations Department Officer Guo Xuejun told Poloff on May 23. Hu said China continues to work with the other Partiesto resume the Six-P [...]	2006-05-24 10:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV UN CH
06BEIJING22370	PRC/AFRICA: AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE HEADING TO [...] (C) More than forty African Heads of State or Government are expected to travel to China for the Beijing Summit of the triennial Forum for China-Africa Cooperation ("The Beijing Summit")(Reftels A and B),November 3-5. Egypt President Mubarak, Nigerian President Obasanjo, South African Preside [...]	2006-10-23 10:19:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AGOA ECON EAID CH
06BEIJING22919	PRC/AFRICA: CHINA-AFRICA FORUM GOALS: POLITICS, [...] (C) Politics remains the cornerstone of Sino-African relations even though the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)(Ref A) will tout extensive economic ties, including burgeoning two-way trade and as many as 2,500 bilateral agreements, Chinese scholars have told us. As China increasingly [...]	2006-10-30 13:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AGOA ECON EAID CH
06BEIJING23548	PRC/AFRICA: PRC SEEKS NEW STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Representatives from 48 African countries, including 41 Heads of State or Government, converged on Beijing for the November 3-5 Beijing Summit and Third Ministerial of the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)(Ref A). The PRC played up its desire to forge a "new strategic partnership" [...]	2006-11-06 12:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AGOA ECON EAID CH
06BEIJING24646	CHINA OPPOSES LIBERIA RESOLUTION BECAUSE OF [...] (C) China's recent concerns about UNSC Resolution 1521 (2003) involving the renewal of Liberia sanctions are tied directly to Taiwan's participation in the Kimberley Process, Director General for International Organizations Wu Hailong told the DCM December 19. Based on refs, DCM took advantage [...]	2006-12-19 12:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC LI TW CH
06BEIJING7835	PRC/AFRICA: PREPARATIONS FOR NOVEMBER CHINA-AFRICA [...] (C) China has invited the heads of state, foreign ministers and commerce ministers of 47 African countries to Beijing for the triennial Forum on China- Africa Cooperation (FOCAC),to be held November 1-5, according to an MFA Deputy Division Director. The MFA is already grappling with the logi [...]	2006-04-25 10:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AGOA ECON EAID TW CH
06BERLIN700	AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI'S MEETINGS WITH GERMAN [...] (C) (Summary) Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli visited Berlin and discussed UN reform with National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen, Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Georg Boomgaarden, Director General for UN Affairs SIPDIS Hans-Joachim Daerr and other Ministry officials on March [...]	2006-03-10 19:06:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR UN GM
06BRUSSELS508	EUROPEAN COMMISION AND U.S. WORK TOWARD PROGRESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Jendayi Fraser met in Brussels on January 26 with European Commission (EC) Director General for DG Development Stefano Manservisi to discuss the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),Sudan, Chad and the Horn of Africa. Mutual perspectives and targeted assist [...]	2006-02-15 07:30:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS791	LEVERAGING EU ASSISTANCE FOR US FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Bush's historic visit to Brussels in February 2005 has been followed by increased US-European cooperation on a range of political and security issues. An important component of that cooperation is greater synergy between US and EU approaches to development and humani [...]	2006-03-08 10:55:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KDEM PREF PREL KMCA EUN UN USEU BRUSSELS
06BUENOSAIRES1340	MEDIA REACTION AL ZARQAWI'S DEATH US-CUBAN TIES FARM [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the implications of Al Zarqawi's death; an escalation in the US-Cuban confrontation; agricultural liberalization as the main demand of developing countries; the progress made by the International Criminal Court; internati [...]	2006-06-13 20:10:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES754	MEDIA REACTION IRAN US-INDIAN NUCLEAR DEAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today cover Iran rejecting UN ultimatum; a US reporter being set free by Iraqi kidnappers; the Financial Action Task Force asking Argentine legislators to label terrorism as a crime; the US "criticizing Argentina's suspension of meat exports;" the [...]	2006-04-03 12:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06CAIRO1144	EGYPT AND AFRICA: BACKGROUND NOTES FOR U.S.-EGYPT [...] (U) Assistant Secretary Frazer, your bilateral discussions February 24 with Egyptian MFA Assistant Minister for African Affairs Mohamed Higazy in Washington will offer an excellent chance to determine how Egypt and the U.S. may be able to cooperate to address regional conflicts like Darfur an [...]	2006-02-23 12:46:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EG SU
06CONAKRY101	GUINEAN MILITARY SEES BROAD SECURITY MANDATE; [...] (S) On January 24, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense (DASD) Theresa Whelan met with Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo and then with senior military officers to discuss regional stability and bilateral military cooperation. 2. (S) DASD Whelan delivered a strong message to Guinean m [...]	2006-01-30 12:55:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS KDEM GV
06CONAKRY1711	Mano River Union Conference: Consolidating Peace and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 16-17, Guinea hosted the Conference for the Consolidation of Peace and Security in the Mano River Region. The event brought together delegations from Liberia and Sierra Leone with officials from various United Nations agencies, foreign governments, and diplomatic mi [...]	2006-11-21 07:24:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PBTS EAID GV LI SL IV
06CONAKRY93	DASD WHELAN SCORES RARE ENCOUNTER WITH GUINEAN [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a surprise development, Guinean President Lansana Conte received Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs Theresa Whelan at the Presidential Palace on January 25. Plagued by poor health, Conte has not to our knowledge held any meetings with persons outside h [...]	2006-01-27 12:58:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL MASS KDEM PINS GV
06CONAKRY94	GUINEAN MILITARY SEES BROAD SECURITY MANDATE; [...] (S) On January 24, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense (DASD) Theresa Whelan met with Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo and then with senior military officers to discuss regional stability and bilateral military cooperation. 2. (S) DASD Whelan delivered a strong message to Guinean m [...]	2006-01-27 12:59:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PREL KDEM PGOV MASS GV
06DAKAR1279	SEVENTH HIGH LEVEL MEETING OF HEADS OF UN PEACE [...] (C) On May 29, UNSYG Special Representative for West Africa Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah told the Ambassador that he is traveling to Yaounde this week to try to broker a summit on demarcating the border between Cameroon and Nigeria on the Bakassi Peninsula. He also provided a summary of his May 12 [...]	2006-05-31 12:31:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PBTS SOCI KFLU XY CM
06DAKAR154	GUINEA-BISSAU: THE LIGHTS ARE BACK ON, BUT WHERE'S [...] (C) The Vieira/Aristides Gomes Government continues to develop its program, and neither the Popular National Assembly (ANP) nor the Supreme Court seems anxious to bring the Government down. The African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC) continues to argue for [...]	2006-01-23 14:05:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PREL KDEM BR FR GV SG PU
06DAKAR1623	SENEGAL: SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for presidential and parliamentary elections in February 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States in prom [...]	2006-07-07 15:22:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP ECON PHUM EAID MASS PGOV PREL SOCI KMCA
06DAKAR2276	WADE MEETS WITH IRANIAN PRESIDENT AND OFFERS [...] Before departing for the UNGA, President Wade met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad in Dakar on September 13 and offered peacekeepers for the UN force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on September 14. Following the Iranian President,s visit, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade insisted that dial [...]	2006-09-19 17:33:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO IR LE SG
06DAKAR2473	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - SENEGAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-13 12:38:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PHUM AGOA SG
06DAKAR2477	SENEGAL: G8 COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP FOCUSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The October 10 G8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting focused on the recent wave of clandestine migrants from Senegal to the Canary Islands, rather than ideological extremism. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA) both partici [...]	2006-10-13 13:56:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER SNAR CVIS SMIG KCRM KISL PU SG
06DAKAR2588	LOOKING AT ELECTIONS AND OIL, UN SEES UNEMPLOYMENT AS [...] (SBU) On October 19, the six UN special representatives (UNSRs) in West Africa gathered in Dakar for their eighth meeting under the chairmanship of Ambassador Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, the UN Secretary General's Special Representative for West Africa. They focused on Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea alt [...]	2006-10-26 08:42:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECIN EPET PINS SNAR SG
06DAKAR2703	SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR A/S HARTY [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for presidential and parliamentary elections in February 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States in [...]	2006-11-08 18:01:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP CMGT SMIG ECON EAID PGOV PREL KMCA SG
06DAKAR528	SENEGAL: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: After being upgraded last year from Tier 2 Watch List to Tier 2 status, Senegal has continued to devote significant time and attention to the issue of trafficking in persons. The most important achievement of the past year was passage of its first trafficking-in- persons (TIP) l [...]	2006-03-02 07:47:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SG
06DAKAR766	SENEGAL: DEMARCHE ON CHARLES TAYLOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-29 08:26:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWAC UNSC LI NI SG
06DAKAR940	AF/W DIRECTOR CARTER DISCUSSES SUDAN AND WEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: AF/W Director Phillip Carter discussed peacekeeping and Darfur with Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG P.K. Fall early in his visit. Carter concluded his successful visit to Senegal with a tour d,horizon of African issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where Ambassador Mankeur [...]	2006-04-18 19:01:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO SU GA GV IV MR PU SG US
06DARESSALAAM498	TANZANIA: PRESIDENT KIKWETE ASSURES AMBASSADOR OF [...] (C) Taking time out from chairing a six-day working retreat for ministers and deputy ministers, President Jakaya Kikwete met with Ambassador Retzer in Arusha March 15 to discuss peacekeeping, Zanzibar, the MCC compact process, and his upcoming visit to the United States in May 2006. President [...]	2006-03-21 10:32:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON PHUM TZ
06DUBAI4122	EMIRATES SHIPPING LINES INFORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-05 14:48:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EIND ETRD AE HK
06DUBLIN206	IRELAND/UN: VENEZUELA, THE PEACEBUILDING [...] (C) Like the United States, Ireland believes that Venezuela would bring neither strength nor diplomatic credentials to the 2007-2008 Latin America non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, according to John Deady and Brian Cahalane, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Counselor and First [...]	2006-02-28 09:14:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UNSC GT VE EI
06DUBLIN235	SCENE-SETTER FOR IRISH PRIME MINISTER AHERN'S [...] (SBU) Recent intensive efforts by the Irish and British Governments to jump-start the stalled Northern Ireland peace process will frame this year's St. Patrick's Day visit to Washington by Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach, TEE-SHUCK) Bertie Ahern. In mid-2005, the IRA's historic decision to a [...]	2006-03-07 11:59:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EINV ETRD CASC CJAN CPAS CFED KCRM
06DUBLIN277	PRE-GAERC RESPONSE: IRELAND NOT CONSIDERING BALKAN [...] (C) Summary: On March 15, Post delivered ref A and B demarche points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. Regarding the Balkans, Kelly said that Member States would respect the electorate's chosen outcome in the Montenegrin referendum, but had not begun to deve [...]	2006-03-16 17:20:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR
06DUBLIN313	IRELAND CONSIDERING REDEPLOYMENT OF PEACEKEEPERS [...] (C) Summary and Action Request. On March 23, the DCM met with Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Political Director Colm O'Floinn and UN/Terrorism and Illicit Drugs Director John Deady regarding GOI plans for the potential redistribution of its peacekeeping forces by the end o [...]	2006-03-28 07:01:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR KPKO PGOV PREL EI SU XY
06DUBLIN401	IRELAND PLANNING A REDUCTION OF THE QRF IN [...] (C) Summary. On April 12th, POL/ECON Chief and DATT met with Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) UN/Terrorism and Illicit Drugs Director John Deady and Deputy Director Brian Cahalane and separately with Deputy Political Director Colm O'Floinn and Desk Officer Louise Hartigan regarding t [...]	2006-04-13 18:34:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR NATO UN LI EI SW
06DUBLIN530	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: GOI EXPECTS PRELIMINARY [...] (C) Summary: On May 11, Post delivered ref A pre-GAERC demarche to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent, and, on May 12, further discussed ref A's Iran points with Stephen Dawson, DFA First Secretary for the Middle East and North Africa. Dawson expected GAERC minis [...]	2006-05-12 15:21:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM UN EUN MW SR BO IR IZ CG SU LI
06FREETOWN1018	SIERRA LEONE'S NEW HUMAN RIGHT COMMISSION SWORN IN [...] (U) Sierra Leone achieved another milestone in its post-conflict recovery on December 11 with the inauguration of the new Human Rights Commission (HRC). The five commissioners, who were proposed by civil society organizations, were sworn-in on International Human Rights Day in the presence o [...]	2006-12-12 19:46:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SL
06FREETOWN1028	SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE: NEW SPECIAL [...] (C) The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) recently announced the appointment of Stephen Rapp as the new Special Prosecutor. Mr. Rapp called on the Ambassador December 14. In separate visits by AF/W Director Phil Carter on November 15 and Special Advisor to the Ambassador-at-Large for [...]	2006-12-18 17:22:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PREL PGOV PHUM SL
06FREETOWN1054	DEMARCHE: 2007 LIBERIA PARTNERS' FORUM [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-28 16:25:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PREL SL
06FREETOWN25	UN PEACEKEEPERS LEAVE SIERRA LEONE, BUT FRAGILITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-11 17:33:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PREL SL
06FREETOWN321	MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR MARCH 2006 [...] Post and Mission Activities/Press Releases: A. Post issued a press release on the Nationwide HIV/AIDS education tour. The US Government, through the US Department of Defense, sponsored the tour. Sierra Leone's internationally acclaimed musician Steady Bongo and the Republic of Sierra Leon [...]	2006-04-19 15:57:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SL
06FREETOWN360	AMCIT DETAINED FOR PHOTOGRAPHING SPECIAL COURT, NO [...] (C) On May 2, AmCit Michael Chemidlin was arrested for taking photographs of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (reftel) where war crimes indictee former Liberian President Charles Taylor is incarcerated awaiting trial. Chemidlin was accompanied by two Sierra Leoneans who he said told him to [...]	2006-05-05 17:13:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET	ASEC CASC PREL SL LI
06FREETOWN409	RE-ARRESTED: AMCIT ACCUSED OF TREASON [...] (C) On May 16, one day after a magistrate judge released American Citizen Michael Chemidlin and three Sierra Leoneans held on charges of conspiracy and treason for taking photographs of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, police re-arrested Chemidlin and two of the three Sierra Leoneans. The m [...]	2006-05-24 10:07:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PINS KCRM PREL PHUM KDEM KAWC SL
06FREETOWN460	NEW SPECIAL COURT PRESIDENT FAVORS TAYLOR [...] (C) On June 5, Ambassador and PolOff met with the new presiding judge of the Special Court for Sierra Leone Appeals Chamber (and President of the Special Court),Justice George Gelaga King, who just took up a one-year term of office. King thanked the Ambassador for the U.S. financial contribut [...]	2006-06-05 17:46:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC SL NL
06FREETOWN496	Liberians Riot At Freetown UNHCR Office [...] On June 12, a small contingent of disgruntled Liberian refugees, including ex-combatants who were recently refused refugee status, led an assault on the Freetown UNHCR office. Police arrested 61 people, but only after approximately $50,000 worth of damage was done to UNHCR vehicles and ground [...]	2006-06-19 17:01:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PINS ASEC SL LI
06FREETOWN499	SIERRA LEONE PREPARES FOR 2007 ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 18:46:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SL
06FREETOWN500	CHARLES TAYLOR DEPARTS FREETOWN FOR THE HAGUE [...] (C) At 0941 on June 20, a UN-chartered Airbus departed Lungi International Airport in Freetown with former Liberian President Charles Taylor onboard. 2. (C) Taylor departed the Special Court compound via helicoptor at 0900 enroute to Lungi under heavy security. Armored vehicles and UNMIL Ir [...]	2006-06-20 10:11:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC KAWC SL NL

06FREETOWN530	LIBERIAN REFUGEES VOICE COMPLAINTS AT UNHCR WORLD [...] The June 12 riot at UNHCR offices in Freetown was addressed by several panelists at the World Refugee Day event on June 20. GoSL officials condemned the action and chastised supporters of the urban refugees that led the riot. An urban refugee representative responded to these comments with [...]	2006-06-30 09:18:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PINS ASEC SL LI
06FREETOWN617	SPECIAL COURT REGISTRAR DISCUSSES COMPLETION OF [...] (U) Special Court for Sierra Leone Registrar Lovemore Munlo met with Ambassador and PolOff on July 26 to discuss a number of issues the Court faces, including its completion strategy (discussed in reftel). Munlo stood by the draft completion calendar forwarded to the Management Committee that [...]	2006-07-31 14:40:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC SL SG
06GENEVA2169	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES' GENEVA HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles held a series of bilateral meetings in Geneva August 31 and September 1 with select missions to discuss the upcoming Human Rights Council (HRC) session. The meetings are summarized below. United Kingdom -------------- 2. (C) DAS Barks-Ruggles discussed w [...]	2006-09-06 15:31:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA582	36TH UNHCR STANDING COMMITTEE - PROGRAM BUDGETS [...] (U ) Summary. The Deputy High Commissioner, the Controller and the head of External Relations provided a briefing to member states on UNHCR strategies to meet the current budget crisis. Member states were frank in their remarks to UNHCR, sometimes highlighting the organization's shortcoming [...]	2006-03-14 16:10:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL UNHCR
06GENEVA597	36TH UNHCR STANDING COMMITTEE: AFRICA DISCUSSIONS [...] (U) Summary: Africa Bureau Director Marjon Kamara and Director of Operations for the Sudan Situation Jean-Marie Fakhouri addressed participants in the 36th Meeting of the Standing Committee (SC) of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on March 8. Both highlighted the di [...]	2006-03-16 13:07:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL SMIG XA
06ISLAMABAD5931	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: POSSIBLE GOP TROOP [...] (C) On April 5, poloff presented reftel demarche points to MFA (UN) Director Imran Siddiqui. Siddiqui said that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) was aware of the text of UNSCR 1663, but had not yet received a request from UN/DPKO to contribute troops or logistical support for a Darfur peacek [...]	2006-04-07 04:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PK KPKO UN MASS
06ISTANBUL223	DANGER IN BOSPHORUS [...] (U) A major catastrophe in Istanbul's narrow Bosphorus Straits was narrowly averted on February 21 when a Liberian- flagged tanker carrying 86,000 tons of kerosene lost steerage way and nearly ran aground at Istanbul's historic Dolmabahce Palace. The out-of-control ship came to a stop some 20 [...]	2006-02-22 13:17:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EWWT TU
06KHARTOUM1230	MEETING WITH UN SPECIAL ENVOY LAKHDAR BRAHIMI [...] (C) Summary: On May 25 CDA Hume at his request met with UN Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to discuss prospects of transition to a UN peace-keeping force in Darfur. Brahimi was accompanied by A/SYG for peacekeeping, Hedi Annabi. During the 90 minute meeting Brahimi sought USG views on the viab [...]	2006-05-24 12:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1775	SANT'EGIDIO ANALYSIS OF LRA/GOU TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the Community of Sant'Egidio (CSE) assisting with the mediation of talks between the Lord's Resistance Army/Movement (LRA/LRM) and the Government of Uganda (GOU) have provided a detailed readout on where the talks now stand. After long discussions, the groups [...]	2006-07-24 12:35:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER PREL UG SU
06KHARTOUM1778	SANT'EGIDIO ANALYSIS OF LRA/GOU TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the Community of Sant'Egidio (CSE) assisting with the mediation of talks between the Lord's Resistance Army/Movement (LRA/LRM) and the Government of Uganda (GOU) have provided a detailed readout on where the talks now stand. After long discussions, the groups [...]	2006-07-24 12:35:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER PREL UG SU
06KHARTOUM1858	SUDAN/DARFUR: August 3 CFC Meeting in El Fasher [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 3, the Darfur Ceasefire Commission (CFC) met in El Fasher, North Darfur. Para 2 presents the notes of the U.S. CFC representative. Noteworthy is the resumption of SLM/M participation and the CFC decision to launch an immediate investigation into the fighting in Jebel [...]	2006-08-06 09:13:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO PREF SOCI UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM2045	A/S FRAZER MEETINGS IN KHARTOUM: DARFUR VERDICT [...] (C) Summary: After a hostile welcome at the airport, Assistant Secretary Frazer fought to advance the three overarching goals of her visit to Khartoum: the U.S. seeks to address the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, to support implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),and to foster an [...]	2006-08-29 15:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM SU AU
06KHARTOUM2489	DARFUR: NEW AU FORCE COMMANDER: GENERAL APREZI [...] (U) Summary: New African Union Force Commander in El Fasher, General Luke (or LKF) Aprezi, laid out his views on major challenges to the AMIS mission in an October 9 meeting with DCM Roberto Powers and Acting Defense Liaison officer Richard Shirley. Aprezi is originally from the Niger River De [...]	2006-10-11 15:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SU
06KHARTOUM2812	CDA Addresses Darfur Crisis in Local Press [...] (U) In an interview with Arabic daily "Al-Sudani," the Charge d'Affaires addressed the Sudanese security apparatus' failure to stem the violence in Darfur, while also noting slight improvement in the humanitarian situation. The Charge noted that UN Security Council resolutions, such as Resolut [...]	2006-12-07 15:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF KPAO PHUM SOCI UN SU
06KHARTOUM2863	DARFUR - VISIT OF THE USAID-OFDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR [...] From November 30 to December 2, USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Deputy Director Greg Gottlieb and a team of USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) field staff visited Nyala, South Darfur, to assess humanitarian conditions an [...]	2006-12-18 07:45:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM313	IMF COMMENTS ON SUDANESE ECONOMY [...] (U) Summary: Visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Director Lorenzo Perez noted that the country faces challenges of large arrears, decentralization, lack of transparency, and the creation of a dual banking system mandated by the CPA. Perez said, however, that the Central Bank has [...]	2006-02-09 11:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EFIN EAID SU
06KIEV1127	UKRAINE: GOU REQUEST FOR SUPPORT/UNDERSTANDING ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) During a March 13 meeting between EUR DAS Kramer and Defense Minister Anatoliy Hrytsenko, and in a follow-up discussion between DATT and Deputy Defense Minister Leonid Polyakov March 17, the MoD officials requested U.S. assistance [...]	2006-03-23 15:38:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM MOPS
06KINGSTON542	AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 15 MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) On March 15, the Ambassador called on a visibly weary Portia Simpson Miller (PSM),at Jamaica House. Minister of Commerce, Science, Technology, and Energy Phillip Paulwell and former Foreign Trade Minister Tony Hylton were also present. In their first formal meeting since the latter's tr [...]	2006-03-17 20:22:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PINR JM
06KINSHASA1033	DRC ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGN OFFICIALLY BEGINS [...] (U) The official campaign period for the DRC's presidential and legislative elections commenced June 29, marking the beginning of the final electoral phase before the country's July 30 elections. In total, 33 presidential candidates are running for office, as well as 9,709 candidates (from 213 [...]	2006-06-29 13:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA963	UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SKEPTICAL ABOUT UPCOMING [...] (SBU) Summary: Many Congolese university students, particularly in the capital, have little faith in the elections or the transparency of the electoral process. Many say they see scant benefit in voting in an election when the outcome is assumed to be already set. Others say they have littl [...]	2006-06-19 10:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KUALALUMPUR1874	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION KUALA LUMPUR MEETING ON [...] Malaysia hosted the second International Maritime Organization (IMO)-sponsored meeting on "The Straits of Malacca and Singapore: Enhancing Safety, Security and Environmental Protection," held September 18-20, 2006, in Kuala Lumpur. Delegations from the three littoral States (Indonesia, Malays [...]	2006-10-06 06:16:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MARR MASS EWWT IMO MY
06KUWAIT4514	KUWAIT'S BIDOON (STATELESS RESIDENTS): BACKGROUND [...] (C/NF) Summary: The "Bidoon" are people living in Kuwait who assert rights to Kuwaiti citizenship and who deny that they have a right to citizenship in any other country. It is the highest profile human rights issue in Kuwaiti domestic politics. The GOK argues that most of the approximatel [...]	2006-11-26 06:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KU
06LAGOS12	ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING LIBERIAN DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Summary: Over the past several months, DEA CA Sam Gaye received information from reliable sources regarding diplomatic personnel assigned to the Liberian Embassy in Nigeria. According to sources, Liberian diplomats are involved in a wide range of improper activities, including the use of [...]	2006-01-05 14:33:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SNAR NI
06LAGOS1256	ITSEKIRI CHIEF AWAITING DEVELOPMENT DESPITE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prominent Itsekiri Chief Hope Harriman told the Consul General on September 18 that the State and Federal government had done little to revitalize Warri, the economic center of Delta State and traditional home of the Itsekiri. Harriman inveighed against Chevron for failing to hon [...]	2006-10-05 08:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1297	OBASANJO DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN EKITI [...] (U) Summary: President Obasanjo declared a state of emergency in Ekiti State, citing potential violence between the State House of Assembly and supporters of Governor Ayo Fayose. Obasanjo appointed Brigadier General Tunji Olurin as Administrator. Post has heard of no instances of violence. [...]	2006-10-20 17:44:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS563	AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES: NIGERIA PROPOSAL [...] Refugees at the Oru Camp in Ogun State, Nigeria, especially women, face serious difficulties acquiring the skills necessary for successful reintegration in their home countries or for successful participation in the Nigerian local economy while they are here. The UNHCR currently partners wit [...]	2006-04-26 11:17:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PGOV CVIS SMIG NI
06LAGOS653	SOUTHERN NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE JAN TO APR [...] This is a roundup of various recent incidents representative of the human rights situation in southern Nigeria. This summary is organized according to the sections of the annual Human Right Report. These incidents have not been reported in other cables or are updates of previously reported [...]	2006-05-15 08:38:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB KIRF NI
06LONDON4033	(U) LIBERIAN PRESIDENT JOHNSON SIRLEAF VISITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's visit to London May 29-31 reflects the UK's increased commitment to Liberia as a key to stability in the sub-region. She met with the Queen, Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn and FCO Minister for Africa Lor [...]	2006-06-07 11:11:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EFIN LI UK
06LONDON4221	(C/NF) LIBERIA/SIERRA LEONE: UK CONSIDERING [...] (C/NF) FCO West Africa Section Head Jason Moore told Poloff under questioning June 12 that HMG is considering UN Secretary General Annan's request that it agree to SIPDIS incarcerate former Liberian president Charles Taylor if he is convicted by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). M [...]	2006-06-13 15:39:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM KAWC LI SL UK
06LONDON4336	(U) UK AGREES TO TAKE CHARLES TAYLOR IF CONVICTED [...] (U) Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett announced June 15 that, subject to Parliament passing the necessary legislation, the UK would allow the former President of Liberia, Charles Taylor, to serve his sentence in the UK should he be convicted by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). Thi [...]	2006-06-16 09:53:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL
06LONDON5615	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE [...] ROUTING OF SHIPS, SHIP REPORTING AND RELATED MATTERS: The S/C approved all proposals on the agenda, with amendments as appropriate. The S/C noted, at Ecuador's request, but did not consider or approve two traffic separation schemes (TSS) because the U.S. intervened to clarify that these TSS's [...]	2006-08-01 15:10:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	IMO PSHA SENV PBTS KSCA UK
06LONDON6053	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE [...] SUMMARY: The thirty-third session of the IMO FAL met in London from 3-7 July 2006, under the chairmanship of Mr. C. Abela (Malta). The session was attended by delegations from sixty-six Member Governments, two Associate Member Governments, three Intergovernmental Organizations, and fourteen N [...]	2006-08-17 14:13:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	IMO AORC ASEC UK
06LONDON7695	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE [...] SUMMARY: The 55th Session of IMO's MEPC convened 9-13 October 2006 under the chairmanship of Mr. A. Chrysostomou (Cyprus). The meeting was attended by 86 members, one associate member, one country not a member of IMO (Cook Islands),six United Nations agencies, eight intergovernmental organi [...]	2006-10-31 16:45:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	IMO AORC UK EWWT PHSA SENV KTIA ASEC
06LONDON7916	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) REPORT OF THE [...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Legal Committee held its 92nd session in Paris, France at UNESCO, October 16-20 (LEG 92),under the chairmanship of Professor Lee-Sik Chai (Republic Of Korea). The Legal Committee discussed, among other issues, the Draft Wreck Removal Co [...]	2006-11-13 11:50:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	IMO EWWT AORC ASEC UK PTER
06LONDON8438	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): [...] SUMMARY: The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its 82nd session at the Polat Renaissance Istanbul Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey from 29 Nov ? 8 Dec 2006. The meeting was chaired by MSC vice chairman Mr. N. Ferrar (Philippines) as the Acting Ch [...]	2006-12-21 08:52:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO UK EWWT PHSA SENV KTIA ASEC ORTA
06MAPUTO428	UNHCR IMPATIENT WITH MOZAMBIQUE'S REFUGEE PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-12 13:27:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PREF PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD MZ
06MASERU156	FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel points on former Liberian President Charles Taylor March 28 to Acting Foreign Minister Mrs. Mpeo Mahase (Employment/Labor Minister). We emphasized the United States' and international community's desire for Charles Taylor to face the Special Court on Sierra L [...]	2006-03-28 09:02:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC KAWC LI LT
06MOSCOW3362	P-5 HOLD UN CONSULTATIONS MARCH 2 IN MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary: Russia hosted a meeting of P-5 IO Directors March 2 in Moscow to discuss UN Security Council and management reforms, the proposed Human Rights Council, the Peacebuilding Commission, and other issues related to implementation of the World Summit Outcome Document, as well as appoin [...]	2006-03-31 12:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC RS
06NDJAMENA296	CHAD: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS DISCUSS ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The French Ambassador in Chad gave vent to a gloomy view of the Chadian political scene to the EU and U.S. Ambassadors and UN resrep February 24. Meeting the day before the announcement that presidential elections will take place May 3, he acknowledged that Deby was unacceptable [...]	2006-02-26 18:33:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM CD
06NICOSIA433	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MARCH 20 EU FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. Post delivered reftel demarche on March 13 to relevant action officers at MFA. On Iraq, Charlambos Hadjisavvas agreed with the US position that the international community's first priority should be to encourage Iraqi political leaders to move ahead in forming a unified govern [...]	2006-03-22 07:27:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD
06NOUAKCHOTT621	THREE WEST AFRICAN PROTESTANT PASTORS ARRESTED [...] (C) Three West African Protestant pastors were arrested in Nouakchott on May 18. According to an American elder in the local Protestant church who meets with the three regularly, authorities arrested the men, searched and seized religious materials from each of their churches, then padlocked t [...]	2006-05-23 11:40:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR
06NOUAKCHOTT745	NDI NEEDS HELP AS ELECTION CLOCK TICKS DOWN [...] (U) On June 9, National Democratic Institute (NDI) Senior Program Officer for the Middle East and North Africa Jeffrey England briefed Ambassador on the status of NDI's efforts to help Mauritania transition to democracy. ------------------- WAITING FOR FUNDING ------------------- 2. (C) [...]	2006-06-14 16:18:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR
06PARIS1656	FRENCH MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES COTE D'IVOIRE, TOGO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 13 meeting devoted to Liberia (septel),MFA DAS-equivalent for West Africa Bruno Foucher offered brief comments on Cote d'Ivoire (February clash between French and Ivoirian forces in western Cote d'Ivoire was deliberately instigated by the Ivoirian side),Togo (Faure [...]	2006-03-16 08:05:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IV TO CT FR
06PARIS1706	LIBERIAN PRESIDENT ELLEN JOHNSON-SIRLEAF VISITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent for West Africa Bruno Foucher on March 13 described Liberia President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's March 7-10 official visit to France as a success. France's primary interest in supporting Johnson-Sirleaf and stability in Liberia is to promote stability in neighb [...]	2006-03-17 09:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LI FR
06PARIS1713	AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. BENIN 4. CHAD 5. RWANDA 6. NIGER 7. DROC 8. MAURITANIA 9. UGANDA 10. KENYA 11. LIBERIA 12. SUDAN Â [...]	2006-03-17 13:29:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO XA
06PARIS2067	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Zoellick on March 10 discussed Sudan, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Benin, and the possible transfer of Charles Taylor from Nigeria to the Netherlands via Sierra Leone, with the French Presidency's Africa advisor, Michel de Bonnecorse. On Sudan, the two sides expressed [...]	2006-03-30 13:13:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SU CD IV BN LI NI FR
06PARIS2083	FRENCH MFA OBJECTS TO CURTAILING NIGERIAN UNOCI [...] (C) Africa Watcher shared current U.S. thinking on how to reinforce the UN presence in both Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire during a March 29 meeting with AF Acting DAS-Equivalent Isabel Guisnel. Guisnel objected strongly to recalling the Nigerian mechanized company on loan from UNMIL to UNOCI. SC [...]	2006-03-30 16:04:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPKO LI IV FR
06PARIS2259	FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL AFRICA ADVISOR OFFERS OVERVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential Advisor for Africa Jacques Champagne de Labriolle on April 3 provided a broad overview of French Africa policy during a meeting with AF/W Director Phillip Carter. He made the following observations: -- Chad and Cote d'Ivoire were France's main concerns at prese [...]	2006-04-06 12:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XA IV FR
06PARIS2260	FRANCE/WEST AFRICA: AF/W DIRECTOR CARTER'S MFA [...] (C) Summary: AF/W Director Carter clarified U.S. views on addressing security needs in Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire in an April 3 meeting with MFA Acting A/S-Equivalent for Africa Affairs Barbier and DAS-Equivalent Foucher. Carter explained the significance in Monrovia of the Nigerian UNMIL com [...]	2006-04-06 13:25:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KFLU GV NI IV LI FR
06PARIS2300	AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. FAMINE IN AFRICA 3. SENEGAL 4. TAYLOR 5. DROC 6. COTE D'IVOIRE Â [...]	2006-04-07 14:55:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO XA
06PARIS2348	TOGO: APRIL 5 MEETING WITH EX-MINISTER BOKO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Togo's ex-Interior Minister Francois Boko said during an April 5 meeting that the regime in Togo feared active U.S. intervention in Togo's affairs and that the U.S. could readily influence events in Togo if it chose to do so, and even compel the leadership to step down, as in Ha [...]	2006-04-10 14:29:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM TO FR
06PARIS2362	PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2006 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the April 5 Paris Club meeting, creditors accepted in principle Algeria's offer to prepay at face value its previously rescheduled Paris Club debt. The US is the third largest creditor with $1.2 billion in claims, just over half of which are pre-payable without penalty. The US stre [...]	2006-04-11 10:02:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
06PARIS2422	FRENCH RESPOND WARMLY TO MCC CEO DANILOVICH'S [...] Summary. Senior French officials enthusiastically welcomed updates on Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) activities presented by MCC CEO Danilovich. They applauded MCC's focus on accountability, support for democratic institutions, and reducing poverty. The French officials urged Danilo [...]	2006-04-12 14:33:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV FR
06PARIS296	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - New Chilean President - Iran [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-17 11:37:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS332	FRANCE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]	2006-01-18 17:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB FR OPIC USTR
06PARIS3471	U.S.-FRENCH CONSULTATIONS ON UN ISSUES: UN REFORM, [...] (C) Summary: IO PDAS Jim Warlick's May 19 meeting with MFA IO A/S-equivalent Sylvie Bermann focused primarily on UN reform issues -- namely the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC),Human Rights Council (HRC),and management reform -- with SYG elections, Darfur, Cote d'Ivoire, and UNSC elections dis [...]	2006-05-23 13:11:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA UNSC AORC SU IV FR
06PARIS416	AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS [...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. AFRICAN UNION 4. MALI/SOCIAL FORUM 5. DROC 6. LIBERIA 7. SOUTH AFRICA 8. SUDAN Â [...]	2006-01-23 13:04:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO XA
06PARIS4650	CAUTIOUS FRENCH INTEREST IN PARNERSHIP FOR BETTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Policy Planning (S/P) Director Dr. Stephen Krasner met with French officials and MFA consultants June 23-24 to discuss the nascent initiative for a "Partnership for Better Governance Group" (PBGG). Krasner explained the PBGG would be a multilateral effort with interested deve [...]	2006-07-07 09:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EAID UNGA FR
06PARIS6753	FRANCE/COTE D'IVOIRE: ECOWAS MEETING FAILS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Cote d'Ivoire desk officer Montel on October 10 expressed frustration that the October 6 ECOWAS summit accomplished little in moving the peace process forward, although she identified a number of points made by ECOWAS that were helpful (condemnation of Afi N'guessan, affirm [...]	2006-10-13 11:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KDEM UNSC IV SF FR
06PARIS7094	UNESCO -- EDUCATION ISSUES AT THE 175TH EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] (SBU) EDUCATION SECTOR REFORMS In September, the First Lady hosted her highly successful Literacy Conference in New York City, attended by the President and UNESCO's Director General Matsuura. Despite the goodwill generated by the conference and interventions by most members of the Executive [...]	2006-10-27 16:50:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO SCUL KPAO
06PARIS7139	MINISTER CONVOKES AMBASSADOR OVER COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (C) Summary: Cabinet Minister Girardin convoked the Ambassador October 31 to urge U.S. support for the French draft Security Council resolution on Cote d'Ivoire, pleading that France was in a very difficult situation. After taking into account core U.S. objections, the draft now represented [...]	2006-10-31 14:20:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC IV FR KPKO
06PARIS715	EMBASSY PARIS SUBMISSION TO THE 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-03 07:04:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	FR MARR MCAP PREL
06PARIS718	EMBASSY PARIS SUBMISSION TO THE 2005/2006 REPORT [...] (U) Summary: This telegram constitutes Embassy Paris's country submission for the 2005/2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense (requested Ref A). We report on developments that took place during calendar years 2004 and 2005 and offer cost sharing information fo [...]	2006-02-03 10:20:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MCAP FR
06PARIS720	EMBASSY PARIS SUBMISSION TO THE 2005/2006 REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-03 10:20:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MCAP FR
06PARIS738	S/CRS DELEGATION FINDS FRENCH IN LISTENING MODE [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: French interlocutors were in active listening mode during 24-25 January briefings by Acting Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) Marcia Wong and NSC Director for Stabilization Clint Williamson. Wong and Williamson invited feedback on the non-pa [...]	2006-02-03 14:41:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA CT FR
06PARIS7705	EXPORT CONTROL BILATS BETWEEN FRANCE AND DOC ASSISTANT [...] (C) Summary. On November 30, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration Christopher Padilla met with a GOF interagency group to discuss a wide variety of export control issues and strategic trade issues. The two sides addressed the U.S. Government's proposed China Licensing Pol [...]	2006-12-07 14:28:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EINV FR
06PARIS846	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS WITH SENIOR GOF [...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Secretary met separately on February 3 with Presidential Counselor for African Affairs Michel de Bonnecorse and Chief of Defense General Henri Bentegeat for exchanges on Sudan and Chad. French interlocutors concurred AMIS should transition into a UN mission, while em [...]	2006-02-09 15:39:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF IV CD SU FR
06PRAGUE508	CZECHS ON MAY 15 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. At the May 15 GAERC, Czechs expect the focus will be on the Balkans, the Middle East, and Africa. On Serbia, the Czechs agree with the EU decision to suspend accession talks for failure to comply fully with ICTY. They urge Montenegro to use the Czech-Slovak "Velvet Divorce" as a m [...]	2006-05-12 08:41:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM UN EUN MW SR BO IR IZ CG SU LI
06PRETORIA960	SOUTH AFRICA: PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (SBU) Summary. The United States and South Africa have made significant progress in implementing the June 10, 2005 Presidential Joint Statement. The two countries signed the ACOTA agreement in August 2005 to enhance South Africa's peacekeeping capacity, and training programs will begin this [...]	2006-03-08 13:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD MASS PHUM SF
06RABAT2348	DEMARCHE: 2007 LIBERIA PARTNERS FORUM [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified - protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On December 28, econoff passed points coveyed in reftel to Abdellatif Bendahane, Director of African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bendahane was unaware of the Liberia forum, but spoke very positively abou [...]	2006-12-29 08:53:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN MO
06RIYADH8840	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES MEETING WITH SAUDI MFA, MOJ, [...] (C) Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Erica Barks-Ruggles met on September 12-13 with the Majlis Al-Shoura (MAS) and the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Justice (MoJ). These meetings were follow-up to the July 25 - 27, 2006, meeting of [...]	2006-11-14 05:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM OTRA PINR SA
06ROME315	FAO EMERGENCY PROGRAMS: INFORMAL DONORS' [...] Summary and Background. On January 25, 2006, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (TCE) held an informal donors' meeting to provide an overview of 2005 activities and special requirements for 2006. Recently appointed TCE Assistant Direc [...]	2006-02-03 11:07:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON SENV UN FAO
06ROME766	AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES [...] Summary: During three days of high-level and technical level discussions with FAO on March 7-9, a consensus was reached that a more robust global response was needed, with FAO, in coordination with OIE, as the global coordinator. FAO hosted the series of meetings relating to improving emerge [...]	2006-03-10 17:11:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA
06SANJOSE1622	Costa Rica to Construct Plasma-Propelled Space Rocket [...] Summary: Costa Rican national hero Franklin Chang, a former NASA astronaut and dual U.S.-Costa Rican national, recently opened a local branch of his Ad Astra Technologies Company in Liberia, Guanacaste, one of the country's poorest regions. The laboratory is the first of its kind in Central A [...]	2006-07-24 22:14:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV NASA CS
06SANTIAGO1449	MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-07 12:09:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
06SANTIAGO402	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY RICE VISIT [...] On February 26, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 102,000) ran an editorial entitled, "U.S. Secretary of State Visit." Quotes: 2. "Although not officially confirmed...the U.S. secretary of State's visit to Chile...is a clear sign of good Chile-U.S. relations.... The secretary' [...]	2006-02-27 20:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI
06SEOUL410	2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ROK CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (U) The Republic of Korea made significant contributions to the common defense of the Korean peninsula in 2004 and 2005. The ROKG demonstrated a strong commitment to the U.S.-ROK alliance, working closely with the U.S. to address the DPRK nuclear issue and making important contributions to t [...]	2006-02-06 08:20:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PREL PGOV PARM MARR ECON KS
06STOCKHOLM1632	SWEDEN'S NEW GOVERNMENT IS NAMED, MAKES POLICY [...] (c) Fredrick Reinfeldt, who was formally elected Prime Minister by the Swedish parliament on October 5, named his cabinet and gave the new government's statement of policy on October 6. Ministers from Reinfeldt's Moderate Party will lead about half the ministries, including many of the key o [...]	2006-10-06 14:41:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SW
06SUVA352	FIJI AND PKO PARTICIPATION: CURRENT PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) Fiji's Home Affairs Minister and CEO informed us that Fiji's Cabinet has approved deployment of 34 more troops to UNAMI in Iraq and 2 officers to East Timor. A request for Fiji to join the Coalition of the Willing in Iraq is before Cabinet, but no decision appears imminent. The Minister s [...]	2006-08-30 00:26:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR KPKO MCAP PREL FJ
06TAIPEI103	Taiwan: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is the Taiwan Investment Climate Statement for 2005, as requested reftel. A copy has been transmitted by e-mail to EB/IFD/OIA. ---------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- 2. Taiwan officially welcomes foreign di [...]	2006-01-12 06:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON OPIC KTDB USTR TW
06TELAVIV1376	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations 3. Trial of Former Liberian President Charles Taylor ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The electronic media reported that today, President Moshe Katsav invited Acting PM Ehud Olmert today to form a gover [...]	2006-04-06 12:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2140	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Anti-Semitism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying Sunday, at a news conference with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Sharm el-Sheikh, that he will meet PA Chairman [Pr [...]	2006-06-05 14:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2339	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Darfur ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying in Paris Wednesday that realignment is unstoppable. The Jerusalem Post wrote that Olmert left his meeting with French President Jacques Chira [...]	2006-06-15 13:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06THEHAGUE1080	NETHERLANDS: APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche May 10 to Deputy European Correspondent Bahia Tahzib-Lie and attended subsequent diplomatic community pre-GAERC briefing with European Correspondent Desiree Kopmels. The MFA does not expect significant progress on enlargement during this GAERC but does exp [...]	2006-05-12 13:57:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM UNAUS EUN MW SR BO IR IZ CG SU
06THEHAGUE1486	CHEMICAL 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 16:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1739	NETHERLANDS/JSF/C-17/LEBANON/AFGHANISTAN: MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Henk Kamp said the GONL is committed to the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, and hopes to sign the follow-on MOU prior to the parliamentary elections on November 22. He said the GONL remains interested in the NATO C-17 consortium, and is actively reviewing funding o [...]	2006-08-09 14:00:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL NL LE AF
06THEHAGUE2048	CHEMICAL 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 06:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE806	CHEMICAL 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 15:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE909	CHEMICAL 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 15:22:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06TOKYO2663	U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION [...] (C) Summary. In the May 11 U.S.-ROK-Japan Policy Planning Session meeting between S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner, Japanese Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy Masaharu Kohno and Korean Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-Kook, the three delegates o [...]	2006-05-15 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEAN EAID MARR UNSC IR IZ KS CH JA
06TOKYO5820	EB DAS MOORE COVERS ECONOMIC AGENDA AT FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: EB DAS Chris Moore covered a range of issues with Ministry of Finance Senior Deputy Director General Rintaro Tamaki, including Central Asia, the recent G-7 and IMF meetings, the economic priorities of the new Abe administration, and possibilities for ongoing U.S.- Japan dialogue o [...]	2006-10-06 04:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAGR ECON EFIN JA PK KZ LI
06USUNNEWYORK1078	1267 COMMITTEE: FRENCH REACTION TO U.S. PAPER ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French Mission stressed its desire to work closely with the USUN to reach agreement on how to revise listing and de-listing procedures in the UN Security Council's 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Committee. French Mission officials met with USUN on May 22 to respond to our April 27 d [...]	2006-05-26 18:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK1093	UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT [...] SUMMARY: Members of the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee communicated May 25 via videoconference with Court Registrar Lovemore Munlo and other Court officials to discuss the proposed $26.8 million budget projected for July 2006-June 2007, progress in the three trials now underw [...]	2006-05-31 18:51:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
06USUNNEWYORK1142	LESSONS LEARNED FROM UNMEE'S 'RIGHTSIZING' [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 31, after almost seven hours of continuous, mostly ambassadorial-level negotiations, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously adopted as a Presidential text resolution 1681, which reduced the military component of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) [...]	2006-06-05 21:14:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ER ET PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1196	UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS UNSCR 1683 ON LIBERIA [...] On June 13, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1683, which amends the arms embargo in Liberia. The new resolution allows the Government of Liberia to procure a limited number of weapons for vetted and trained security personnel. 2. BEGIN TEXT: The Security Council, [...]	2006-06-13 22:15:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI
06USUNNEWYORK1227	PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: [...] (U) This is an action cable. Guidance requested in para below. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The 31 members of the newly-formed UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC)(reftel),agreed informally on June 16 that Angola will serve as the first Chair of the PBC, paving the way for the formal inaugural [...]	2006-06-16 21:28:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID UN
06USUNNEWYORK1229	PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: [...] (U) This is an action cable. Guidance requested in para below. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The 31 members of the newly-formed UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC)(reftel),agreed informally on June 16 that Angola will serve as the first Chair of the PBC, paving the way for the formal inaugural [...]	2006-06-16 21:48:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID UN
06USUNNEWYORK1244	UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS UNSCR 1689 ON LIBERIA [...] On June 20, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1689, which lifts timber sanctions in Liberia. If the Liberian Congress fails to pass necessary forestry legislation within 90 days, resolution 1689 expresses the Council's determination to reinstate the timber ban. The new res [...]	2006-06-20 21:31:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI
06USUNNEWYORK1248	UNSC/SOMALIA: MOST MEMBERS ANXIOUS FOR ACTION ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At June 19 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consultations on Somalia, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Fall discussed humanitarian, political and security aspects of the current crisis, outlining five possible scenarios that could result from the powe [...]	2006-06-21 16:56:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER SO UNSC IGAD
06USUNNEWYORK1340	UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF ALL [...] Summary. The Fifth Committee considered over 60 reports related to the budgetary, administrative and policy issues for UN peacekeeping at its second resumed 60th session from May 22 to June 30, 2006. By the end of the session, the Committee had agreed to financing resolutions for all 13 acti [...]	2006-07-11 19:55:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR PREL UNGA

06USUNNEWYORK1416	UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR [...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green) a copy of a note and four related annexes from the SYG dated July 26, 2006 concerning the financing of 13 peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: Ope [...]	2006-07-26 20:55:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1845	UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON [...] Among its first actions to be taken in the 61st General Assembly, the Fifth Committee is expected to consider requests by Member States for exemption to Article 19 of the UN charter. Exemptions to Article 19 (loss of vote) are considered in light of requests of individual delegations and any [...]	2006-09-20 18:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1975	SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: ARTICLE 19 EXEMPTIONS [...] On October 12, the Fifth Committee and the General Assembly Plenary adopted Article 19 exemptions in document A/61/512 for the following nine member states: the Central African Republic, the Comoros, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, the Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, and Tajikistan. Ac [...]	2006-10-13 22:21:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2032	UN SECURITY COUNCIL REVIEWS LIBERIA SANCTIONS [...] The UN Security Council, per resolution 1689, reviewed Liberia sanctions during a closed meeting October 20. Danish PermRep Ellen Loj (Chairman of the Liberia Sanctions Committee) delivered a summary of committee discussions and the views of the Panel of Experts, which monitors sanctions impl [...]	2006-10-23 21:59:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI
06USUNNEWYORK2075	UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR FIVE [...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated October 31, 2006 concerning the financing of five peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as foll [...]	2006-11-01 22:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK2147	UN SECOND COMMITTEE ADOPTS THREE RESOLUTIONS BY [...] (U) The United Nations General Assembly Second Committee (Economic and Financial Affairs) adopted three resolutions by consensus on November 7. Prior to adoption, the Committee Chair read out a statement that there were no program budget implications (PBIs) associated with these resolutions. [...]	2006-11-13 23:33:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECIN EFIN ETRD UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2260	UNGA: REPORT ON AFRICAN DELEGATIONS AT THE 61ST GA [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-18 17:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR PINS ECON XW XY ZF ZU
06USUNNEWYORK2294	UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS UNSCR 1731 ON LIBERIA [...] On December 20, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1731, which extends diamond sanctions, the arms embargo, and the travel ban. The new resolution also amends the arms embargo to make it easier for Liberia to procure non-lethal military equipment. UNSCR 1731 highlights the [...]	2006-12-27 21:06:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI
06USUNNEWYORK597	PEACE BUILDING COMMISSION: P-3 ADVANCE PREPARATION [...] (u) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (c) Summary: In a March 22 meeting of the P-3 convened by French DPR Duclos, France and the UK emphasized to Ambassador Wolff the importance of advance preparation for the first meeting of the Organizational Committee (OC) of the Peacebuilding [...]	2006-03-24 21:08:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL UNGA UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK622	UNMIL RESOLUTION: EXPERTS MEETING [...] Summary: In expert level discussions on March 28, Security Council members expressed general support for extending UNMIL's mandate for six months as proposed by the U.S. However, all members, other than the U.S., also expressed strong backing for a French amendment that would authorize an e [...]	2006-03-28 23:56:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL LI IV
06USUNNEWYORK764	HIRC DELEGATION DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, UN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A House International Relations Committee (HIRC) delegation led by Chairman Henry Hyde met the GA President's Chef de Cabinet and subsequently with six key G77 ambassadors March 27 to discuss a range of issues. Key topics of discussion centered on the recently created UN Human [...]	2006-04-11 18:36:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KUNR PHUM EAID KPKO UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK788	UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR FOUR [...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated April 13, 2006 concerning the financing of four peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: [...]	2006-04-13 19:59:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK833	LIBERIA COMMITTEE CHAIR'S TRIP AND FUTURE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following her recent visit to Monrovia, the Permanent Representative of Denmark to the UN and Chairman of the Liberia Sanctions Committee Ellen Loj concluded the Security Council should send a positive signal to the new Liberian government during the Council's scheduled June revie [...]	2006-04-24 13:13:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI
06USUNNEWYORK894	UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER SG'S REPORT ON [...] Summary. The report of the Secretary-General (SYG) on disarmament, demobilization, and integration (A/60/705) notes an increased engagement of the United Nations in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) processes in complex peacekeeping and non-peacekeeping operations over the [...]	2006-05-01 17:42:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK942	UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER PEACEKEEPING [...] Summary. At its second resumed session, beginning May 22, the Fifth Committee is scheduled to consider all 13 peacekeeping budgets for the period 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. In addition, the Committee will also consider the budgets for the Support Account and the UN Logistics Base in Brind [...]	2006-05-10 17:42:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK973	PRESS REPORTS AMERICAN ARRESTED IN SIERRA LEONE [...] (SBU) UN LEGAL OFFICE INFORMED USUN MAY 11 THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED REPORTS FROM THE SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT REGISTRAR, LOVEMORE MANLO,THAT AMERICAN CITIZEN MICHAEL CHEMIDLINE HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH "CONSPIRACY TO ENGAGE IN A PURPOSE PREJUDICIAL TO THE STATE OF SIERRA LEONE" UN [...]	2006-05-12 20:58:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS SL
06VIENNA3622	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: 2007 LIBERIA PARTNERS FORUM [...] A/DCM presented reftel demarche on December 27 to Carolina Gudenus, the Austrian MFA's DAS-level Africa Director. We stressed the need for high-level engagement in the February 2007 Liberia Partners' Forum, pointing out that Secretary Rice, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and SIPD [...]	2006-12-27 15:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PPOL AU
06VIENNA573	DEMARCHE ON MULTILATERAL APPROACH TO CHARLES [...] (C) Post conveyed reftel talking points to Ralph Scheide, the Austrian MFA's Assistant Secretary-level Director for the Middle East and Africa; to Caroline Gudenus, Head of the MFA's Sub-Saharan Africa Division; and to Klaus Famira-Parcsetich, the MFA's Acting European Political Correspondent [...]	2006-02-24 15:39:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC XY AU
06VIENNA788	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA -- MARCH 20 EU FOREIGN [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on March 14 to Austrian MFA European Correspondent Andreas Riecken. Riecken made the following substantive comments 2. (C) MEPP -- In light of the day's developments in Gaza, there might be more discussion of the situation in the Middle East. [...]	2006-03-15 15:05:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD AU EUN
07ABIDJAN1018	COTE D IVOIRE 2007 AGOA ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATION [...] Below is the text of Post's Eligibility Recommendation Input as emailed to EEB Janet Potash and USTR Connie Hamilton October 2nd: Country: COTE D'IVOIRE Current AGOA Status: Ineligible, Benefits Withdrawn January 1, 2005 Country Background Summary: Cote d'Ivoire's economy has struggled [...]	2007-10-03 16:57:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD XA IV
07ABIDJAN187	TFGV01: UNHCR CONFIRMS REFUGEES IN GUINEA CAMPS [...] (SBU) Prior to the current crisis in Guinea, UNHCR had predicted that large-scale population displacements would not result from civil disturbances in Guinea. However, the dynamics of the crisis have UNHCR officials on edge and they remain vigilant should the situation change. UNHCR offices [...]	2007-02-21 17:05:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL USAID GV LI CI
07ABIDJAN263	MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR CVT LIBERIA: [...] Summary: This monitoring and evaluation (M&E) report is based on Refugee Coordinator's (RefCoord) visits to the Center for Victims of Torture's (CVT) field offices in Liberia in October 2006 and January 2007. CVT is on target to meet its objectives in the PRM-funded program, "Promoting Com [...]	2007-03-12 17:13:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM USAID UNHCR CI LI
07ABIDJAN293	COTE D'IVOIRE: UNHCR PREPARING FOR JUNE DEADLINE [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled with Lou Mazel, DCM Monrovia, and Mohamud Osman, USAID/FFP Dakar, from February 25 to March 3 to visit WFP and UNHCR offices in Cote d'Ivoire (Tabou, Guiglo) and Liberia (Harper) and to meet with refugees and [...]	2007-03-19 09:57:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM EAID UNHCR SOCI LI IV
07ABIDJAN326	COTE D'IVOIRE: THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD TO THE [...] (C) Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) and Regina Davis, USAID/OFDA's Principal Regional Advisor for West Africa (PRA),met in Abidjan with UN-OCHA, other UN agencies, NGOs, and donor Embassies to discuss opinions on UNHCR's handling of its Protection Cluster responsib [...]	2007-03-27 10:24:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF EAID PHUM UNHCR IV
07ABIDJAN490	COTE D'IVOIRE GOV'T, UNHCR LAUNCH SURPRISE REQUEST [...] (SBU) On May 4, Foreign Minister Bakayoko, along with UNHCR country representative Saber Azam, convened a hastily planned meeting of principal UNHCR donor countries (including the European Union's country representative) to request additional funding to keep the Guiglo region's Nicla refugee [...]	2007-05-11 16:55:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL IV
07ABIDJAN555	MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR IRC COTE [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa conducted a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) PRM-funded project, "Durable Solutions for Liberian Refugees in Cote d'Ivoire" in February and May 2007. RefCoord wa [...]	2007-05-24 18:18:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM IV
07ABIDJAN557	MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR CCF LIBERIA: [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa conducted a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the PRM-funded NGO, Christian Children's Fund (CCF) during a visit to Liberia from May 4-11. RefCoord visited their offices in Monrovia and Zorzor and a CCF pr [...]	2007-05-25 16:42:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM IV LI
07ABIDJAN560	COTE D'IVOIRE ELECTRICITY GENERATION FALTERS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Privately-owned national electricity distribution company CIE and the Ministry of Energy and Mines continue to squabble over who is to blame for shortfalls in investments needed to boost natural gas production to meet national and regional energy needs. CIE, owned by French f [...]	2007-05-29 13:19:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON IV PGOV PREL
07ABIDJAN566	MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR SEARCH FOR [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) conducted a monitoring and evaluation assessment of the PRM-funded Search For Common Ground (SFCG) project, "Mass Information in Support of Liberian Refugee Repatriation and Reintegration." SFCG's activities seem well conceived and f [...]	2007-05-30 10:07:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM IV LI
07ABIDJAN600	THE ROCKY ROAD TO UNHCR'S JUNE 30 RETURN DEADLINE [...] (U) Summary: The Abijan-based Refugee Coordinator for West Africa (RefCoord),traveled by road from Monrovia to Abidjan from May 1 to May 17. RefCoord passed through Gbarnga, Voinjama, Macenta, Nzerekore, Danane, Duekoue/Guiglo, and Tabou during the trip. RefCoord visited a number of villa [...]	2007-06-07 09:35:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM IV LI GU
07ABIDJAN621	MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR THE AMERICAN [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled to Liberia from May 1-11 to conduct a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the American Refugee Committee's (ARC) PRM-funded project, "Supporting Sustainable Return, Reintegration and Stabilization of [...]	2007-06-14 08:49:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM IV LI
07ABIDJAN669	MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR IRC LIBERIA: [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa conducted a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assessment of the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) PRM-funded project, "Integrated Protection and Assistance to Support the Reintegration of Displaced Liberian." RefCo [...]	2007-06-25 12:40:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM IV LI
07ABIDJAN676	2007 COTE D'IVOIRE REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Abidjan is aware of no new investment disputes or expropriation claims involving U.S. persons against the Government of Cote d'Ivoire. 2. (SBU) Post is pleased to report the end of the sole outstanding investment dispute reported from Cote d'Ivoire, the Cora de Comstar matter [...]	2007-06-26 11:36:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV IV
07ABIDJAN677	MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR IRC GUINEA: [...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled to Guinea from May 11-14 to conduct a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) report of the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) PRM-funded project, "Facilitating Durable Solutions: Protection, Integration Assistanc [...]	2007-06-26 12:43:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM IV GU
07ABIDJAN719	WHO TRIED TO KILL SORO? THE SPECULATION IS WELL [...] (C) Summary. Since the June 29 attack on Prime Minister Soro, the rumor mill has gone into overdrive. The facts remain scarce, adding fuel to the unending speculation. The suspects are numerous, ranging from the most obvious (disaffected members of the Forces Nouvelles) to the absurd (ONU [...]	2007-07-03 11:01:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO IV
07ABIDJAN865	COTE D'IVOIRE: UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE'S OVERVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-17 16:25:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF IV LI
07ABIDJAN91	COTE D'IVOIRE'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON LIBERIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-25 16:42:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON LI IV
07ABUDHABI190	UAE FOLLOW-UP ACTION: URGING SUPPORT FOR LIBERIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-07 07:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PREL LI AE
07ABUDHABI248	UAE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE LIBERIA PARTNERS, FORUM [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-14 08:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PREL LI AE
07ABUDHABI731	UAE RED CRESCENT HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO AFRICA [...] SUMMARY: During January 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007, the UAE Red Crescent Society (RCS),the main quasi-government charity, provided USD 13.36 million in humanitarian assistance to Africa, according to official figures received from the RCS. This assistance included: miscellaneous relief USD 3.5 [...]	2007-05-03 07:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM MOPS PREL XF SO IZ AF AE
07ABUJA1081	NIGERIAN REQUEST FOR A MEETING BY PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA WITH [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's Ambassador to the U.S., George Obiozor and President Yar'Adua's Special Advisor Benjamin Ademola "Danny" Adebiyi meet with the Ambassador at their request on May 31. They asked that President Bush meet with President Yar'Adua, "if only for two minutes" on the margins [...]	2007-06-01 08:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07ABUJA1158	ECOWAS: PROGRESS ON AGRICULTURAL HARMONIZATION [...] Summary: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states met on May 16-18 to discuss harmonization of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) regulations for ECOWAS non- West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA). Participants agreed that the signed UEMOA regulation should be [...]	2007-06-08 10:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD EAGR ECON EAID NI ECOWAS
07ABUJA1265	AF A/S FRAZER'S MAY 29 MEETING WITH NIGERIA PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In a May 29 meeting with A/S Frazer, newly inaugurated President Yar'Adua said he would reform Nigeria's flawed electoral system and continue his predecessor's economic reforms. He has established peace and security in the Delta as a first priority of his administration. He in [...]	2007-06-18 11:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PTER NI
07ABUJA1828	NIGERIA: BANKING CONSOLIDATION SECOND WAVE [...] Summary. The second wave of banking consolidation is underway with a large portion of the banking community under-banked. By the end of 2007 at least 7 banks will have share capital in excess of $1 billion and ten with over $2 billion. Banks are raising additional capital in both the domest [...]	2007-08-23 09:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV NI
07ABUJA1973	GON WILL CONSIDER DEBT RELIEF FOR LIBERIA [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 12, 2007 Ambassador Gribbin, accompanied by EconCouns and EconOff, delivered reftel demarche to the Minister of State for Finance, Aderemi Babalola. Babalola said the GON would consider the USG request that Nigeria forgive $44 million in arrears that Liberia owes t [...]	2007-09-12 14:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EPET LI NI PREL
07ABUJA2395	NIGERIA: DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SPEAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 13 meeting with the Deputy Secretary and AF A/S Frazer, Speaker of the House of SIPDIS Representatives, Dimeji Bankole (People's Democratic Party, PDP - Ogun State),said the members of the House are trying to build public confidence in the legislature by exam [...]	2007-11-16 08:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
07ABUJA2399	SNAPSHOT: NIGERIA ON AFRICOM [...] (C) During a November 15 meeting, Air Vice Marshal Christian Marizu of the Chief of Defense Staff's Policy and Planning Staff told Poloff that GON officials used Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's November 12-13 visit to Abuja to pressure her to no longer negotiate with the U.S. bilate [...]	2007-11-16 12:35:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PMIL NI
07ABUJA2428	ABUJA SCENESETTER FOR AMB. YATES AND VICE ADMIRAL [...] (C) U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes your November 27-29 visit to Abuja. Your visit comes at a pivotal time in West Africa's engagement with Africom. Popular and official misunderstanding of the Africom concept, regional pride, and colonial baggage have made Nigeria and other regional c [...]	2007-11-21 16:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PMIL KPKO NI
07ABUJA667	PLANS FOR INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATION OF NIGERIAN [...] (U) Summary: In addition to this Mission's own plans to to field over 80 observers for the forthcoming Nigerian elections (ref. A),a number of multilateral organizations, other embassies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are planning to have observer teams in the field during the April [...]	2007-04-10 16:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA786	AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT OF THE 2007 NIGERIA ELECTIONS [...] (S) Summary: Nigeria's April 14 (governors and state legislators) and April 21 (the Presidency and the National Assembly) elections were characterized by logistical and procedural shortcomings and by fraud. The announced results of the presidential, gubernatorial and Assembly races cannot be [...]	2007-04-25 15:34:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ACCRA1033	UPDATE ON KRISAN REFUGEE CAMP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a May 4 visit to Krisan Camp, Ref Coord noted relatively good morale, better access to potable water, and no incidents of sexual- or gender-based violence. There was still no lighting at night and the Camp Clinic has experienced occasional shortages of medication. Reset [...]	2007-05-09 17:41:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM GH
07ACCRA1341	Affidavit of Relationship (AOR) for Thomas [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-19 18:06:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM
07ACCRA1391	EMBASSY REFERRAL FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS ALPHA AND MALLAM [...] (SBU) Embassy Accra hereby refers Alpha Amadu Fofanah, who was born on September 8, 1997, in Kabala, Sierra Leone. Alpha was only two years old when the family fled Sierra Leone. The boy's maternal grandfather was a prominent imam and active member of the UNPP political party. Because of th [...]	2007-06-22 11:17:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF
07ACCRA1455	PDAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD MEETS WITH AFRICAN LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield, head of the U.S. delegation to the 28-July 2 African Union Summit in Accra, held bilateral meetings on the margins of the Summit with the Foreign Ministers of Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Botswana, as well as with the Presidents of Lib [...]	2007-07-03 16:02:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	BF BO ER ET GH JA LI PREL RW SO SU TZ UG
07ACCRA1523	LIBERIAN REFUGEES IN GHANA FACE MAJOR CHANGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The mood at Budumburam Refugee Camp, 25 miles west of Accra, is somewhat tense, as the June 30 deadline for repatriating to Liberia with UNHCR assistance has passed. A last-minute surge resulted in over 1,000 refugees signing up to repatriate, but change is coming even for tho [...]	2007-07-11 21:05:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF GH LI TO
07ACCRA1818	GENERAL WARD'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KUFUOR [...] (C) Summary: On August 6, President Kufuor told General William E. Ward, Deputy Commander of European Command and the nominee to command Africa Command (AFRICOM) and Ambassador that the U.S. needs to conduct &lots of diplomacy8 concerning AFRICOM. Kufuor reiterated points reported in ref A say [...]	2007-08-29 16:44:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MASS GH
07ACCRA2577	CODEL INHOFE'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT KUFUOR AND MINISTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 26, President Kufuor and Ghana's Defense Minister told CODEL Inhofe that Ghanaian peacekeepers for Somalia and Darfur must be properly equipped before a deployment. Otherwise, he said, it would be akin to "sending them to the slaughter." Kufuor and Ghana's military l [...]	2007-12-20 10:08:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KWMN MARR MOPS GH
07ACCRA485	GHANA ON GUINEA: OSEI SAYS MUST FIND FACE-SAVING [...] (C) On February 22, Ambassador had a lengthy discussion with Secretary to the President Ambassador D.K. Osei about Guinea. Osei underscored the need to get trade unions into the negotiations to select a list of 3-4 potential candidates for prime minister that President Conte could accept. S [...]	2007-03-01 19:04:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH GV PGOV PREL
07ACCRA569	WEST AFRICAN REFUGEES ON HOLD FOR MATERIAL SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Embassy Accra is home base for the Regional Refugee Coordinator Office, which has responsibility for refugee resettlement in 21 countries in West and Central Africa, one of only two such offices in sub-Saharan Africa. We take refugee resettlement issues very seriously and appreciate the [...]	2007-03-13 17:59:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF GH SL LI
07ACCRA593	GHANA CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE [...] Summary: On March 6, Ghanaians celebrated 50 years of independence with a colorful parade and other events attended by delegations from all over the world. The GOG appreciated the presence of the U.S. Presidential delegation, headed by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jack [...]	2007-03-14 17:37:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL GH
07ACCRA654	REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR LIBERIAN REFUGEES WILMAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Accra hereby refers Tetee Janjayamars Wilson and Wilmah Martha Jacobs to the U.S. Resettlement Program, together with Wilmah's son, Tetee's daughter, and four foster children whose mother was brutally murdered in June 2006. They have presented evidence of fear of persecu [...]	2007-03-22 17:05:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM GH LI
07ACCRA708	REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR SUSIE WEAH [...] (C) Embassy Accra hereby refers Susie Weah (DPOB: 15 JUL 1985, Harper, Liberia) to the U.S. resettlement program. In Liberia, Weah's father worked as a chauffeur for the school superintendent for Maryland County. After rebels threatened to kill Weah's entire family, Weah fled from Liberia to [...]	2007-03-29 16:53:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM GH LI
07ACCRA709	THE FUTURE OF LIBERIAN REFUGEES IN GHANA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNHCR Representative Aida Haile Mariam told Ref Coord on March 14 that refugees were becoming more serious about repatriation, with the deadline for returning to Liberia with UNHCR assistance only 3-1/2 months away. A preliminary headcount at Budumburam Camp completed on March [...]	2007-03-29 18:49:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF GH LI TO
07ACCRA838	THIRD ECOWAS MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON [...] THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) AND THE GOVERNMENT OF GHANA HOSTED THE THIRD ECOWAS MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY: ADOPTION OF THE 2006-2010 ACTION PLAN (ACTION PLAN) FOR MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOSAFETY, FROM MARCH 27-30 IN ACCRA, GHANA. T [...]	2007-04-17 18:29:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON GH TBIO SENV
07ACCRA850	LIBERIAN GRACE MINOR WANTS OFF THE SANCTIONS LIST [...] (U) This is an action message - see para 5. 2. (C) On April 12, Ambassador met with former Liberian Senator and alleged former handler of Charles Taylor's investments Grace Minor at her request. Minor said she had come to Ghana four years ago because of an illness that could not be treated [...]	2007-04-19 12:49:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GH LI
07ADDISABABA1531	SOMALIA: ETHIOPIAN STATE MINISTER TEKEDA DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a follow-up to May 11 consultations with AF DAS Swan, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda presented a GOE non-paper on May 15 to visiting Ambassador John Yates and Ambassador, expressing Ethiopia's shared concerns about the need for Transitional Federal Government of Som [...]	2007-05-21 13:52:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
07ADDISABABA1535	ETHIOPIA: BROKEN PROMISES, UNMET EXPECTATIONS -- [...] (S/NF) U.S.-Ethiopian mil-to-mil relations, specifically security assistance, are currently facing their most difficult challenges in the eleven years the Ambassador has observed U.S.-Ethiopian relations. The deterioration is an accumulation of missteps, misunderstandings, and misreadings of [...]	2007-05-21 16:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MASS ET US SO
07ADDISABABA1551	DEMARCHES ON DARFUR AND UN HYBRID FORCE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on May 22 to MFA desk officer for the United States, Third Secretary Adam Tesfaye. Tesfaye inquired about the status of discussions with other AU member states, and asked whether any additional internal disagreements on the reinforcement efforts had occurred. [...]	2007-05-22 15:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO SU ET AU
07ADDISABABA2825	Codel Jackson-Lee Advocates Agricultural Technology and [...] Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee advocated for U.S. Technology as well as the need for Ethiopia to adopt land reform and liberalization of the fertilizer and seed markets to help Ethiopia's farmers enhance agricultural yields during a very cordial meeting with Prime Minister Meles on August 31. [...]	2007-09-18 06:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAGR PHUM ET SO
07ADDISABABA3355	USAU: AFRICOM COMMANDER WARD MEETING WITH AFRICAN [...] This cable is from U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU) Ambassador Dr. Cindy L. Courville. 2. (C) SUMMARY: AFRICOM Commander, General William Ward met with African Union Commission Chairman Alpha Oumar Konare on November 8. Their discussion focused on the status of standing up AFRIC [...]	2007-11-20 05:57:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL MARR MASS
07ADDISABABA3528	PRIME MINISTER MELES ON NORTH KOREAN ARMS [...] (S/NF) Ambassador and ORA chief met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles on December 10 in follow-up to prior meetings on North Korean relations. The Ambassador expressed appreciation for opening up Ethiopia's munitions factory in Ambo, which operates in connection with North Korea, to a visit [...]	2007-12-13 05:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MARR MASS MCAP KN ET
07ADDISABABA852	SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL FINAL COORDINATION [...] (S) Per reftel, Post has reviewed the proposal to provide USD 15 million in Section 1206 funds for Ethiopia, Djibouti, Yemen, Kenya, and Tanzania, as part of the East Africa Regional Security Initiative (EARSI). Post supports funding the proposal in FY07, with the following observations (see [...]	2007-03-19 14:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	MASS PREL PTER EAID KPKO ET SO
07ANKARA469	TURKEY: RACE FOR UNSC SEAT BRINGS RENEWED [...] (C) SUMMARY: As Turkey gears up its campaign for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2009-2010, the GOT is taking a renewed interest in Africa, reflected in part by PM Erdogan's recent visit to Addis Ababa for the African Union Summit. Never a key focus of Turkey's foreign pol [...]	2007-03-01 16:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON AORC UN XA TU
07ASUNCION101	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE FEBRUARY 3 [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Pucheta New Supreme Court Chief Justice -- Senator Morinigo in Intensive Care; Driver Dead -- Senate Approves Peacekeepers for Cyprus -- Paraguay Second-Least Competitive Country in Americas -- IPR Unit Attacked in Press PUCHETA NEW SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE 2. (C) S [...]	2007-02-09 18:24:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EINV MCAP MOPS PA
07BAKU1239	AZERBAIJAN DOING BUSINESS EASIER; TRANSPARENCY NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's ranking in the 2008 World Bank/IFC "Doing Business" report improved five positions, to 96 of 178, due primarily to the April 2007 Presidential decree instructing government ministries and agencies to develop a plan to improve the business climate, including developing [...]	2007-10-16 06:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL KCOR EAID AJ
07BANJUL332	THE U.S./GAMBIAN RELATIONSHIP: DEPARTING [...] (C) The U.S./Gambian relationship remains strained,due primarily to President Jammeh's increasingly authoritarian leadership and consequent decline in the human rights environment here -- a decline that figured prominently in the June 2006 suspension of The Gambia's eligibility for the Milleni [...]	2007-06-25 15:41:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS PHUM KPKO KPAO EINV ETRD
07BANJUL34	THE GAMBIA: JOURNALIST ON U.S, IRANIAN TIES [...] (C) President Jammeh remains deeply resentful over the suspension of MCA eligibility and holds Ambassador personally responsible, but advisers are quietly warning Jammeh to avoid going too far in antagonizing the U.S., according to well-informed journalist and Embassy contact. He said Jammeh h [...]	2007-01-22 11:16:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS KMCA GA IR
07BANJUL589	ETHNICITY IN THE GAMBIA: THE RISE OF THE JOLAS [...] (SBU) The Gambia is lauded by its government, people, and visitors for its ethnic diversity and the apparent harmony among its many tribes. The lack of civil conflict along ethnic lines in an often-troubled region is prized by Gambians. Freedom from tribalism is also touted at the political [...]	2007-11-29 15:03:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI GA
07BEIJING3292	PRC/ETHIOPIA: MFA DETAILS PRC RESPONSE TO APRIL 24 [...] (C) China was shocked "top to bottom" by the April 24 dawn attack by some 200 Ogden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebels o a Chinese oil facility near the Somali border in the Ogaden region, MFA Deputy Division Director Zhou Haihong told us on May 16. Describing the incident as "totally un [...]	2007-05-16 11:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC PREF CH ET
07BEIJING499	JANUARY 23 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: ANTI-SATELLITE [...] Key points made at the January 23 MFA press conference were: -- The MFA Spokesman confirmed the test of an anti- satellite missile earlier this month, said the test did not target any country and reaffirmed that China opposes the weaponization of space and will not participate in a space ar [...]	2007-01-23 11:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KIRF PREF CH KN JA XA LE PK
07BEIJING569	PRC/AFRICA: MFA PRESS BRIEFING ON HU JINTAO'S [...] Key points made by Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun at the January 24 MFA press briefing on President Hu's upcoming visit to Africa were: -- Hu will visit Africa from January 30 to February 10, including stops in Cameroon (Jan. 30-Feb. 1),Liberia (Feb. 1),Sudan (Feb. 2-3),Zambia (Feb. [...]	2007-01-25 10:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV XA SU CH
07BELGRADE1376	ENERGY MINISTER POPOVIC TELLS AMBASSADOR SERBIA NEEDS MORE [...] (U) Serbian Energy Minister Popovic told the Ambassador on October 4 that Serbia's single source of gas from Hungary, and domestic electricity production could not meet peak demand during winter cold snaps. Popovic compared Serbia's energy relationship with Russia as "business, not friends." [...]	2007-10-10 07:34:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SR
07BERLIN1007	SCENESETTER FOR G-8 AFRICA PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. Chancellor Merkel will open the Eighth Africa Partnership Forum (APF) in Berlin immediately following the G-8 Finance MinistersQ Meeting in Potsdam May 19-20 and the German-World Bank Forum on May 21. Hosted by the German Development Minister, the APF will set out the key co [...]	2007-05-18 09:17:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ECIN EMIN ETRD PREL GM
07BERLIN219	EXPORT CONTROL BILATERAL TALKS BETWEEN GERMANY AND [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Christopher Padilla met a range of German export control officials and industry representatives December 1, 2006, to discuss export control issues. Assistant Secretary Padilla and his German interlocutors discussed 1) the U [...]	2007-02-02 17:56:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EINV GM
07BERLIN605	SCENESETTER FOR G-8 DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS MEETING, [...] (SBU) Your visit to Germany, in addition to an occasion to engage G-8 counterparts, is an opportunity to advance our bilateral cooperation on development issues with Germany, the world's fourth largest bilateral aid donor, the largest contributor to EU development aid coffers, and a donor wit [...]	2007-03-23 18:19:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL GM
07BRASILIA1351	UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY 'S VISIT TO BRAZIL SPARKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Dobriansky's visit to Brazil May 16-17, 2007, not only fulfilled the request by President Bush and Brazilian President Lula to elevate the Common Agenda for the Environment (CAE) dialogue, but helped the U.S. Mission in Brazil move forward on a number of key issu [...]	2007-07-18 09:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY ENRG SENV EAGR ETRD KSCA US BR
07BRASILIA1813	BRAZIL: UNDER SECRETARY JEFFERY'S MEETINGS WITH GoB [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery and delegation met with Acting Minister of Mines and Energy, Nelson Hubner; Vice President Jose Alencar; and senior Ministry of Finance officials during his August 20 visit to Brasilia. Hubner said he saw an immediate need to showcase a biofuels p [...]	2007-09-24 13:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENGR ETRD ECIN EAIR ECPS TSPA SENV BR
07BRASILIA2171	BIOFUELS IN BRAZIL [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel request, and pursuant to request for extension to Oct. 19 response date, Post submits the following information regarding the development and adoption of bio-based chemical products and liquid biofuels in Brazil, including research and reports available, [...]	2007-11-23 10:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV PREL EINV ECON PGOV OTRA BR
07BUENOSAIRES1785	ARGENTINE ECONOMY MINISTRY OFFICIALS AGREE TO [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on supporting plans to clear Liberia's IMF arrears to new Economy Ministry Chief of Advisors Javier Alvaredo and new Undersecretary of Finance Juan Carlos Barboza on September 5. Econoff also outlined issue in general terms over the telephone to Secretary [...]	2007-09-07 15:57:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES2059	REDUCED EXPECTATIONS: ARGENTINA SEEKS LOW PROFILE [...] (C) The GoA delegation to the annual IMF/World Bank meetings, led by Economy Minister Miguel Peirano and Central Bank President Martin Redrado, will arrive in Washington under instructions from President Kirchner not to say or do anything controversial, given the proximity of Argentina's Octob [...]	2007-10-17 20:29:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES2091	MEDIA REACTION; TURKS AND KURDS; IMF GENERAL ASSEMBLY; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today include implications of Turkey's plan in Northern Iraq and its parallel with Israel's formula in Lebanon; and the outcome of the IMF General Assembly with an alleged IMF crisis. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "A Lebanese-styled so [...]	2007-10-23 21:28:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2138	ARGENTINE ECONOMY MINISTRY OFFICIALS SEE [...] (C) Economy Minister Peirano told Ambassador he will hold off discussing bilateral or multilateral issues until the dust settles from the October 28 elections. He called his participation in the IMF/World Bank meetings a success, and he expects improved cooperation and coordination with those [...]	2007-10-30 09:16:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV AR
07CONAKRY1004	BOOMING MINING SECTOR MAY BRING NEW RAILROAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Long-time bauxite and iron ore mining investors are stepping up operations in Guinea, while Chinese and Brazilian companies are looking to carve out niches for themselves. Meanwhile, one company is looking to build a multi-billion dollar tran-Guinea railroad in order to transpo [...]	2007-09-06 07:12:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ETRD PGOV GV
07CONAKRY1136	UNION LEADER SAYS NO STRIKES PLANNED, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The leader of Guinea,s largest labor union painted a grim picture of the country,s political and economic situation in a meeting with poloff, but said that the unions are not planning any strikes in the near future. She added that the international community can play an import [...]	2007-10-11 14:29:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB ASEC GV
07CONAKRY1243	GROWTH OF RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN GUINEA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The information and analysis provided herein is in response to reftel request regarding resource nationalism in Guinea. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Over the last year, resource nationalism has become increasingly evident in Guinea since the country,s new consensus government declar [...]	2007-11-15 11:28:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET GV
07CONAKRY127	PRESIDENT CONTE LIVES IN ANOTHER WORLD [...] (C) On February 1, I met for nearly an hour with Guinean President Lansana Conte. The conversation was disjointed, with Conte frequently digressing and going off on tangents. He minimized the importance of the recent general strike, including the use of lethal force against civilian protester [...]	2007-02-02 10:01:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS KDEM GV
07CONAKRY160	PLAUSIBLE REPORTS OF FOREMR ULIMO/LURD MILITIA [...] (S) Post has been working to verify persistent rumors in Conakry that former ULIMO and/or LURD fighters have been recruited by Conte confidante Aicha Conneh, widow of LURD leader Sekou Conneh, to combat direct threats to Conte and his regime. Poloff spoke with Marguerite Guilavogui (strictl [...]	2007-02-09 12:47:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV ELAB ASEC CASC PINS GV
07CONAKRY171	SITREP NO. 36: GUINEA UNREST, FEB. 12, 1530 GMT [...] (S) Military-on-military violence appears to have subsided, though the situation remains very fluid. 2. (C) According to opposition leader Sidya Toure, tensions persist inside Camp Alpha Yaya between soldiers who want to side with the civilian population and those who do not. He said two [...]	2007-02-12 15:21:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV ELAB ASEC CASC PINS AEMR GV
07CONAKRY182	TFGV01: HOW CAN WE NEGOTIATE UNDER A STATE OF [...] (C) On February 14, Poloff met with labor union leader Rabiatou Serah Diallo and political party leaders Sidya Toure, President of UFR, and Ousmane Bah, President of UPR. In separate meetings, each deplored the extensive powers granted to Guinea's military under the state of siege. All alleg [...]	2007-02-15 13:20:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC ELAB PINS AEMR GV
07CONAKRY183	TFGV01: SITREP 42: GUINEA UNREST, FEB. 15, 2007, [...] (SBU) The streets are calm downtown this afternoon. There are fewer gun shots heard in the neighborhoods than there have been in recent days, but there is still occasional random gunfire, largely firing in the air by military forces in an effort to keep the population quiescent. There is more [...]	2007-02-15 16:31:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC ELAB PINS AEMR GV

07CONAKRY201	TFGV01: SITREP 46: GUINEA UNREST, FEB. 20, 2007, [...] (SBU) With extended non-curfew hours, we are seeing increased vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Many Guineans are using the opportunity to restock, with moderate activity in markets, gas stations, and other small shops. Most large stores remained closed, as they have been since January 10. [...]	2007-02-20 13:31:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC ELAB PINS AEMR GV
07CONAKRY215	TFGV01: SITREP 47: GUINEA UNREST, FEB. 21, 2007, [...] (SBU) Conakry is calm, with moderate traffic, and no security incidents reported today. There is limited public transportation. Some small shops have tentatively opened their doors halfway. Most of the larger food markets continue to extend "backdoor" service. Apart from this informal mar [...]	2007-02-21 15:13:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC ELAB PINS AEMR GV
07CONAKRY267	GUINEA 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the past year, the Government of Guinea has made concentrated efforts to address trafficking in persons. Most importantly, it has successfully investigated and prosecuted a trafficking case, sentencing the perpetrator to time in prison. The judicial sector is plagued by [...]	2007-03-02 12:31:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF GV
07CONAKRY277	NEW GUINEAN PRIME MINISTER MUST STRIKE THE RIGHT [...] (C) On March 2, the Ambassador met for the first time with newly appointed Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate. He said the U.S. will be as supportive as possible, if the new government is broad based and if it represents a distinct break with the corruption and cronyism of the past. He encourag [...]	2007-03-05 13:09:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL GV
07CONAKRY40	Liberia Partners Forum -- Guinea [...] On January 9, Poloff delivered demarche on the Liberia Partners Forum (Ref A) to Ambassador Mamady Traore, Political Counselor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Traore saluted the U.S. efforts to support rebuilding Liberia but cautioned that any instability in the region would stymie progre [...]	2007-01-10 10:08:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PPOL PREL PBTS EAID GV LI SL
07CONAKRY480	Mano River Union Summit Unites Presidents But Produces No [...] (SBU) Summary. From April 27-30, Guinea hosted the Summit of Chiefs of State and Governments of the Mano River Union (MRU). The primary stated goals of the meeting were to consolidate peace, security, and stability in the MRU; resolve border issues; and revitalize the Secretariat of the MRU [...]	2007-05-02 14:06:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC PINS GV LI SL IV
07DAKAR1026	AFRICOM DELEGATION RECEIVES SENEGALESE INPUT [...] (C) The interagency AFRICOM delegation visited Dakar in April, meeting with Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, Minister of Armed Forces Becaye Diop and Chief of Defense Major General Abdoulaye Fall on April 21. There was a marked co [...]	2007-05-10 17:58:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS OVIP SG
07DAKAR1039	SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR VICE ADMIRALS STUFFLEBEEM AND [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for legislative elections on June 3, 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States in promoting peace and [...]	2007-05-14 12:10:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP MARR PGOV ECON EAID PREL KMCA SG
07DAKAR113	SENEGAL WILL PROBABLY PLEDGE AT LIBERIA PARTNERS' [...] (U) On January 11, Acting Senegalese Minister of Foreign Affairs Claude Absa Diallo told Charge that Senegal will participate in the Liberia Partners' Forum (reftel) and plans to make at least a symbolic pledge to underscore Senegal's support for President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's government. [...]	2007-01-12 16:43:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID PREL IV LI PU SG
07DAKAR1323	SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR FIRST LADY (FLOTUS) [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, President Abdoulaye Wade has just changed Prime Ministers and reshuffled his cabinet. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States [...]	2007-06-21 08:05:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV ECON EAID PREL KMCA SG
07DAKAR1577	Time for the Mauritanians to go Home [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Charge d'Affaires, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees' (UNHCR) Regional Representative, Rosaline Idowu, was upbeat that a large percentage of the 20,000 Mauritanian refugees remaining in the Senegal River Valley would return home. She confirmed President W [...]	2007-07-30 07:50:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINS PREF SG
07DAKAR457	TERRORIST FINANCE: SENEGAL'S RESPONSE TO USG CONCERN OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Per Ref A request, Econ Counselor met separately with Senegal's Financial Intelligence Unit (CENTIF),Senegal's Department of Customs, and ECOWAS' Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA),to exchange views on the capacity and willingness [...]	2007-02-28 12:53:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER ECON EAID SG
07DAKAR501	SENEGAL: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: After being upgraded last year from Tier 2 Watch List to Tier 2 status, Senegal has continued to devote significant time and attention to the issue of trafficking in persons. Following passage of its first trafficking-in-persons (TIP) law in April 2005, police now maintain a compute [...]	2007-03-05 12:13:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF SG
07DAKAR547	SENEGAL: REFLECTIONS ON THE THREAT AND THE [...] (S/NF) With a population of approximately 12 million, democratic, pro-Western Senegal should remain stable for the foreseeable future. Despite its predominately Islamic population and high levels of unemployment, there is no evidence, and indeed little chance, that Jihadist ideologies have t [...]	2007-03-08 12:54:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC EAID PREL KISL SG
07DAKAR696	SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION ATTENDING [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for President Abdoulaye Wade's second inauguration on April 3, 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United Sta [...]	2007-03-27 14:12:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP ELAB PGOV ECON EAID PREL KMCA SG
07DAKAR82	SENEGAL TO INCREASE TROOPS IN DARFUR [...] (SBU) During a 12 December meeting at the Senegalese Armed Forces Headquarters, Senegalese Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Colonel Cherif Mbodj informed Embassy Dakar Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Chief that Senegal would be increasing the size of its troop contribution for the A [...]	2007-01-10 11:54:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SG SU MOPS
07DAKAR823	LABOR SECRETARY CHAO LEADS PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION TO [...] SUMMARY: Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao led the presidential delegation to the second inauguration of Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, as well as the 47th anniversary celebration of Senegal's independence from France and related events. During the April 3-5 festivities, Senegal hosted [...]	2007-04-16 06:59:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OVIP ELAB EAIR PGOV KMCA SG
07DAKAR940	SENEGAL CURRENTLY HAS 2,681 SOLDIERS AND CIVPOL IN SIX [...] Eighty Senegalese peacekeepers who have been serving as civilian police (CIVPOL) in Haiti returned last week. With Senegal benefiting from the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) and Centers of Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESPU) programs, the Mission has [...]	2007-04-27 12:22:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MCAP KPKO SG
07DARESSALAAM353	TANZANIA: GENERAL WARD AND PRESIDENT KIKWETE [...] (C) In a March 3, 2007 meeting with General William Ward, the Deputy Commander of the European Military Command (EUCOM),President Kikwete warmly welcomed mil-to-mil cooperation with the United States in a number of areas, including peacekeeping training under ACOTA and deployment of a U.S. Ci [...]	2007-03-13 13:52:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS TZ
07DUBLIN286	SCENE-SETTER FOR THE APRIL 19-20 VISIT OF EUR PDAS [...] (SBU) Embassy Dublin eagerly anticipates your visit and the opportunity to join your discussions with ranking Irish Government officials and others on the full range of bilateral and U.S.-EU issues. Your visit comes at an historic moment in U.S.-Irish relations, with the scheduled restoratio [...]	2007-04-13 16:37:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MOPPS MARR ECON SENV EI
07DUBLIN532	IRELAND TO CONSIDER DARFUR HYBRID OPERATION [...] (SBU) Ireland will discuss the possibility of contributing personnel to the UN/AU Hybrid Operation for Darfur at a July 19 inter-agency meeting involving the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, and the Irish Police, according to Eamonn Mc [...]	2007-07-03 13:48:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO UNSC MASS SU EI
07FREETOWN109	MANU RIVER UNION BEGINS SLOW RECOVERY [...] (C) During a February 8 meeting, Manu River Union (MRU) Secretary General Aliou Diallo told the Ambassador and DCM SIPDIS that after one year on the job, he continues to struggle to rehabilitate the MRU, but that he is cautiously optimistic about future prospects. He said that he has succes [...]	2007-02-15 16:29:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EFIN SL
07FREETOWN112	TFG01: SIERRA LEONE PRESIDENT KABBAH SAYS CONTE'S [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Sierra Leone President Kabbah on February 15. Kabbah was eager to discuss the situation in Guinea. Kabbah emphasized that the United States has great credibility in Guinea and agreed that Conte must cede power to a transitional civil authority in line with [...]	2007-02-15 20:20:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SL GV LI
07FREETOWN12	SIERRA LEONE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following update to its 2005 Worst Forms of Child Labor report. 2. Background: Child labor is prevalent in Sierra Leone. Many children are employed in family businesses, subsistence farming, street trading, and domestic work. Within the country, [...]	2007-01-05 12:43:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID SL
07FREETOWN122	TFG01: SIERRA LEONE ISSUES STATEMENT ON GUINEA [...] (C) Summary: Presentation of Ref A demarche requesting a Sierra Leonean statement on Guinea to President Kabbah's private secretary on February 20 and to the Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the following day was overtaken by the Sierra Leonean and Liberian Presidents' visi [...]	2007-02-21 20:32:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	GV PREL SL LI
07FREETOWN143	SCSL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REVIEWS COURTS OPERATIONS [...] (C) The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) Management Committee (MC) traveled to Freetown February 18-22 to meet with SCSL staff to discuss the Court's Completion Strategy and budget, ongoing concerns about identifying adequate sources of voluntary contributions to sustain the Court, the s [...]	2007-03-02 12:59:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KJUS PGOV PREL UNSC SL
07FREETOWN165	SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sierra Leone continues to make progress as it recovers from a devastating decade-long civil war that destroyed much of the country's infrastructure. In a little over a year, the level of awareness of trafficking in persons has risen considerably. However, trafficking remains a s [...]	2007-03-08 17:41:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SL
07FREETOWN246	SIERRA LEONE: UNHCR DELIVERS USG MESSAGE TO [...] On April 17, Mr. Abid Mir, Deputy Representative, UNHCR Sierra Leone, informed Poloff that his office had received reftel USG announcement and had passed the information to all field offices. Mir said that repatriation is going well. He commented that as the June 30 deadline approaches, there [...]	2007-04-17 19:35:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF SL
07FREETOWN330	SIERRA LEONE PASSES NEW REFUGEE ACT [...] (U) On May 16, PolOff met with representatives from UNHCR to discuss Parliament's recent passage of a new Refugee Act and to receive an update on the current status of Liberian refugees in Sierra Leone. On May 3, Parliament passed a new Refugee Act that creates a legal framework for the GoSL to [...]	2007-05-25 16:58:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV SL
07FREETOWN387	SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE DELIVERS FIRST VERDICT [...] (U) On June 20, three judges in Trial Chamber II of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) delivered a guilty verdict against three former leaders of the renegade Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) who were on trial accused of war crimes and other serious violations of international h [...]	2007-06-20 19:38:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR SL
07FREETOWN422	SIERRA LEONE: EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL [...] PolOff spoke with representatives from the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL),UNHCR, UNICEF, and the United Nations Integrated Office for Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) concerning UN efforts to combat Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and Trafficking in Persons (TIP) by UN peacekeepers and civili [...]	2007-07-16 10:17:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UN KPKO SL
07FREETOWN436	BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON SIERRA LEONEAN PRESIDENTIAL AND [...] (U) The National Electoral Commission has announced that seven political parties are registered to participate in the presidential election on August 11. The following is biographic information on the presidential and vice presidential candidates from the three main political parties, the Sierr [...]	2007-07-23 16:09:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR SL
07FREETOWN503	NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION FINISHES NATIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (U) On the evening of August 23, the National Electoral Commission released the official preliminary results of the August 11 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. NEC Chairperson Dr. Christiana Thorpe announced the certified results will be published on August 25. 2. (U) In the parliam [...]	2007-08-24 13:10:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR SL
07FREETOWN58	SIERRA LEONE: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) Ministry of Trade and Industry is actively working to increase trade and investment. 2. Investment Laws: A new Investment Code went into effect in 2005. It is designed to put Sierra Leone at par with western countries concerning the protection of compa [...]	2007-01-24 17:46:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTBD OPIC EFIN USTR ETRD SL
07FREETOWN591	POST ELECTION SIERRA LEONE: VIOLENCE SUBSIDES AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The week following the announcement of Ernest Koroma as the new President of Sierra Leone had its bumps but was positive overall. Incidents of violence broke out in the immediate aftermath but soon decreased significantly as people returned to their everyday lives. The media w [...]	2007-09-28 18:31:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR SL
07FREETOWN615	SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT SEEKING MORE MONEY AND [...] (C) Summary and action request: In a meeting with Ambassador and emboffs on October 10, Prosecutor for the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Stephen Rapp, reviewed the budget and timeline for the Special Court. Rapp expects that the court will require at least an additional $49 million to contin [...]	2007-10-11 16:19:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC KDEM PHUM PINR PREL SL
07FREETOWN640	HANDOVER AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-24 18:47:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SL
07FREETOWN676	SCENE SETTER FOR A/S FRAZER TRAVEL TO SIERRA LEONE [...] (U) The inauguration of President Ernest Bai Koroma is an important milestone in the recovery of Sierra Leone from years of conflict and upheaval. Your visit to this country at the time of peaceful transition from one elected administration to another is an opportunity to underscore U.S. comm [...]	2007-11-09 17:07:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SL
07FREETOWN689	BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON NEW SIERRA LEONEAN [...] The initial group of cabinet Ministers in the new government has been announced by President Koroma. The process of confirmation by parliament has been completed for most nominees. Three Ministers were confirmed on October 19, and 12 more confirmed on October 24. Biographic information for 15 [...]	2007-11-19 17:17:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SL
07FREETOWN754	FREETOWN MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR NOVEMBER 2007 [...] Summary: Embassy Freetown's outreach in November 2007 included articles surrounding A/S Frazer's attendance at the inauguration of President Koroma, newly-arrived Ambassador Perry's courtesy calls on Ministers, the opening of two new American Shelves in Freetown, and the Embassy's commemoratio [...]	2007-12-21 13:43:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SL
07GENEVA2626	Human Rights Council Session Highlights Troubling [...] Summary: The Human Rights Council's resumed Sixth Session of December 10-14 highlighted the pernicious dynamic of previous sessions in which important resolutions were held hostage to negotiations between the European Union and Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). That dynamic was e [...]	2007-12-17 16:51:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07HELSINKI13	2007 LIBERIA PARTNERS FORUM [...] (U) In response to reftel action request, post contacted Sirpa Maenpaa, Director for the Unit for Eastern and Western Africa in the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) urging Finland to attend the Liberia Partners Forum on February 13-14, 2007. Maenpaa said Finland would most likely not [...]	2007-01-09 13:56:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID PREL ECON FI LI
07ISTANBUL115	TURKISH STRAITS AT CAPACITY [...] Summary: On February 11, Capt. Salih Orakci, General Director of the Coastal Safety and Salvage Administration briefed A/S Sullivan and members of the EPC delegation on the hazards of navigating the Turkish Straits and the operation of the Vessel Traffic System (VTS) in the Bosphorous Straits. [...]	2007-02-15 09:56:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EPET SENV TU
07JAKARTA3267	INDONESIAN PEACEKEEPING -- LEBANON, DARFUR AND THE [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Indonesia is sending a fresh battalion of peacekeeping troops to the United Nations Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The 850-member battalion from the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) replaces the initial [...]	2007-11-28 09:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR KPKO PGOV PHUM ID
07KAMPALA1050	UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFF DELEGATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. On the humanitarian and development side, Uganda vigorously supports a number of U.S. initiatives including Presidential initiatives [...]	2007-06-26 12:29:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID SU UG
07KAMPALA1209	UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LOWEY (August 18-23) [...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. On the humanitarian and development side, Uganda vigorously supports a number of U.S. initiatives including Presidential initiatives [...]	2007-07-26 04:19:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID SU UG
07KAMPALA1310	UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FEINGOLD (AUGUST 26-30, [...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive partner for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. Uganda is vigorously supporting a number of U.S. initiatives including Presidential initiatives on HIV/AIDS (PEPFAR) and malaria (PM [...]	2007-08-15 10:23:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID UG
07KAMPALA312	UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD (FEB 27-28) [...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money, and logistics. Uganda cooperates fully in the War on Terror, and is highly receptive to U.S. training and presence. On the humanitarian and develo [...]	2007-02-23 03:10:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA345	UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR AND NSC DEPUTY ADVISOR DAVID [...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. On the humanitarian and development side, Uganda vigorously supports a number of US initiatives including Presidential initiatives o [...]	2007-03-01 03:50:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID SU UG
07KHARTOUM1832	SOUTHERN SUDAN - HEALTH SECTOR TRANSITION UPDATE [...] Over the past three fiscal years, USAID has been able to steadily and responsibly decrease its non-food humanitarian budget from USD 88.3 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 to USD 69.5 million in FY 2006 and USD 61.9 million in FY 2007 in anticipation of the eventual transition from relief to dev [...]	2007-11-21 16:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM303	Darfur CFC: Stolen Vehicles Returned [...] Summary: The key issue in the Ceasefire Commission (CFC) the week of February 19 was funding for faction representatives' Mission Support Allowance (MSA),which is several months in arrears. Force Commander Luke Aprezi asked the representatives to consider six options for realigning the CFC, i [...]	2007-02-28 11:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM329	SUDAN - IOM AND DONORS MONITOR RETURNS [...] From January 22 to 27, the USAID Senior Humanitarian Advisor (SHA) and representatives of five European countries participated in a donor mission at the invitation of the International Organization of Migration (IOM). The group assessed registration and departure preparations in Khartoum-area [...]	2007-03-02 11:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU EAGR
07KIGALI217	RWANDA: REPEAL OF ARMS NOTIFICATION, CHILD [...] (C) Foreign Minister Charles Murigande requested Ambassador Arietti meet with him on March 2. In his office, Murigande sought U.S. support for repeal of the notification provision of UNSC resolution 1011 of 1995, which lifted the arms embargo on Rwanda, but left in place a notification pro [...]	2007-03-05 05:56:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF RW
07KIGALI633	RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 15:29:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI73	RWANDA WILL NOT SEND TROOPS TO SOMALIA [...] (C) On 24 January State Minister for Cooperation Rosemary Museminali told Ambassador that while the GOR might be willing to support the African Union (AU) mission to Somalia with training or civilian police (civpol) support, it is "disinclined" to send Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) soldiers. A [...]	2007-01-24 16:33:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL UNSC RW ET KE
07KINSHASA1425	DRC: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SMITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is moving slowly as it grapples with solutions to fundamental governance, security and development challenges following the historic 2006 national elections. The promise of peace and democratization and the importance of the DRC as the [...]	2007-12-31 09:22:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV EAID ECON PREF PHUM
07KINSHASA435	BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AN INCOVENIENT GUEST IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Belgian Foreign Minister Karel de Gucht had frank criticism for both sides involved in the March 22-23 violence in Kinshasa during his April 10-12 visit to the DRC. He reiterated Belgium's desire for a post-CIAT mechanism for political dialogue and discussed governance issues [...]	2007-04-16 11:51:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BE CG
07KUWAIT111	DONOR COORDINATION CONFERENCE: WHERE IS THE USG? [...] (C/NF) I am extremely disappointed by the lack of high-level Washington-based USG representation at the donor coordination conference the Arab Fund is hosting in Kuwait on February 4. It is difficult for me to accept that we cannot offer at least one senior representative from Washington, fr [...]	2007-01-27 10:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID KU XF
07KUWAIT170	KUWAIT MFA "UNAWARE" OF LIBERIA PARTNERS' FORUM [...] (SBU) On February 4, Econoff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director for Africa and Asia Ambassador Mohammed Al-Bader to discuss the scope and purpose of the upcoming Liberia Partners' Forum (reftels) and to encourage high-level Kuwaiti attendance at the conference in Washington o [...]	2007-02-05 10:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN LI PREL KU
07KUWAIT21	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 2007 LIBERIA PARTNERS' [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-08 14:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID
07KYIV1108	UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR DIA DIRECTOR LTG MAPLES [...] (S/REL UP) General Maples: We look forward to welcoming you to Kyiv at a time of political turmoil as the President and Prime Minister search for ways to reach agreement on a date for pre-term parliamentary elections and a way forward on resolving contradictions in a newly-amended constitution [...]	2007-05-10 14:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS UP
07KYIV1243	UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY SEGA [...] (SBU) Undersecretary Sega: We look forward to welcoming you to Kyiv. For more than seven weeks Ukraine has been in political turmoil and paralysis as the President and Prime Minister search for ways to reach agreement on a date for pre-term parliamentary elections and a way forward on resol [...]	2007-05-24 14:01:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV1300	UKRAINE:SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, U.S. ARMY [...] (SBU) General MacKiernan: We look forward to welcoming you to Kyiv. The past couple of months have been marked by political turmoil as the President and Prime Minister search for ways to reach agreement on a date for pre-term parliamentary elections and a way forward on resolving contradictio [...]	2007-05-25 15:02:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS UP
07KYIV315	UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Secretary Gates, your meeting with President Yushchenko at Wehrkunde next week comes at a time when the struggle between Yushchenko and PM Yanukovych for political dominance and the right to define national security, defense, and foreign policy has intensified. Recent legislation [...]	2007-02-07 15:59:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR UP
07LAGOS407	NIGERIA: FY 2007 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES [...] The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNCHR) promotional phase of repatriation for Liberian refugees at the Oru Refugee Camp in southern Nigeria is set to expire on June, 2007. There are approximately 4,000 refugees remaining at the camp (3,200 Liberians and 780 Sierra Leonean) and [...]	2007-05-31 15:28:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF EAID PREL NI
07LAGOS609	A LOOK BACK: OBASANJO REVIEWS HIS PRESIDENCY WITH [...] (C) Summary: In an August 21 meeting with HIRC Africa Subcommittee Chair Donald Payne, former President Olusegun Obasanjo said he would attend former President Clinton's Global Institute from September 26-28, dates which coincide with the second week of plenary sessions of the U.N. General Ass [...]	2007-09-05 10:39:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPKO NI
07LISBON27	PORTUGAL AND THE LIBERIA PARTNERS' FORUM [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-04 17:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	FR EFIN ECON EAID PO
07LJUBLJANA730	SLOVENIA RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO IMF'S REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) In a letter dated November 19, 2007, Andrej Kavcic, Head of the Ministry of Finance's International Finance Department, responded to the joint letter from U/S Jeffery and U/S McCormick (reftel) by forwarding a joint letter to the IMF from Minister of Finance Andrej Bajuk and Bank of Slo [...]	2007-11-28 12:58:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID LI SI
07LONDON1206	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE [...] SUMMARY: The 50th session of the IMO DE S/C met in London 5-9 March 2007, chaired by Mrs. A. Jost (Germany). The session was attended by delegations from 60 member states, one associate member, one non-member state, one intergovernmental organization, and observers from 24 non-governmental o [...]	2007-03-29 11:46:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	IMO AORC ASEC UK
07LONDON314	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): [...] SUMMARY: The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its 82nd session at the Polat Renaissance Istanbul Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey from 29 Nov ? 8 Dec 2006. The meeting was chaired by MSC vice chairman Mr. N. Ferrar (Philippines) as the Acting Ch [...]	2007-01-25 15:18:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO UK EWWT PHSA SENV KTIA ASEC ORTA
07LONDON317	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): [...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) met at Central Hall Westminster in London, UK from 06-09 November 2006, to hold the ninety-seventh session of the Council (C97) chaired by Mr. Johann Franson (Sweden). Topics of significant interest included: Condolences for the recent pa [...]	2007-01-25 16:18:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHSA EWWT ECPS MOPS AORC IMO KTIA
07LUANDA622	ANGOLAN ELECTION PREPARATIONS ON TRACK DESPITE [...] Summary: A/S Jendayi Frazer reinforced USG interest in seeing elections occur in 2008 and 2009 according to GRA announcements and advocated that the GRA publish an electoral calendar so that all parties can fully prepare for the elections. In Caala, Huambo province, she was positively impress [...]	2007-06-21 13:45:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM OVIP AO
07LUANDA650	ANGOLA CHAIRS SOUTH ATLANTIC PEACE ZONE [...] (C) Summary. Angola hosted the sixth Ministerial Conference of the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone from June 18-19, 2007 in Luanda, and now chairs the organization. The main outcome of the conference was approval of the Luanda Action Plan (LAP),an extremely broad paper calling for [...]	2007-06-27 16:06:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AO
07MANAGUA1789	LAND DISPUTES THREATEN TOURISM SECTOR INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. investor reports that local FSLN members, with backing from senior FSLN official Lenin Cerna, have orchestrated a land invasion and smear campaign to derail a USD 88 million tourism development along the southwest coast of Nicaragua. In retaliation for going public with a [...]	2007-07-26 15:16:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANILA2259	PHILIPPINE CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: With over 600 soldiers, police officers, and military observers currently deployed to seven countries, the Philippines remains an important contributor to international peacekeeping efforts. These deployments highlight the government's continuing policy of supporting UN peace [...]	2007-07-03 08:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MCAP MARR IV LI HA AF YI SU TT RP
07MEXICO146	DEMARCHE: 2007 LIBERIA PARTNERS FORUM [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Luis Landa Fournais, Director General for Economic Relations at the Foreign Relations Secretariat. No specific response was given. Visit Mexico City's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/mexicocity GARZA [...]	2007-01-11 21:24:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN MX
07MONROVIA1012	LIBERIA: REPORTS OF ARMS CACHES - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING [...] (U) Recently there have been a slew of headlines in Liberian papers and in some international dailies on "arms caches" being discovered in Liberia and weapons being delivered through the airport. The press accounts have also linked the discoveries of the alleged arms and weapons deliveries to [...]	2007-08-15 17:28:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV MCAP LI
07MONROVIA1033	LIBERIA: REQUEST FOR AIRPORT SURVEY AND ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since signing an Open Skies agreement with the United States in February 2007, the Government of Liberia (GOL) is eager to initiate direct air service between the United States and Liberia. However, the security, safety, systems, and immigration shortfalls at the Robertsfiel [...]	2007-08-22 17:01:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV FAA LI
07MONROVIA1070	LIBERIA: FISHERIES SECTOR UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: Liberia's fisheries sector is seeking to improve regulatory oversight and enhance monitoring and surveillance capacity following years of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities that have damaged the fishing industry and raided Liberia's abundant marine resources. Des [...]	2007-09-04 17:06:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS ECON ETRD ASEC EAID PGOV LI
07MONROVIA1071	LIBERIA: LEGISLATURE DELAYS RECESS TO ADDRESS CRUCIAL [...] SUMMARY: The Liberian National Legislature has delayed its annual "agricultural break" by one month, to September 30, at the request of the President in order to deliberate several bills introduced at the end of the regular session. Bills before the Senate include acts to create a Legislative [...]	2007-09-05 09:43:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM ECON LI
07MONROVIA1085	LIBERIA: FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER MATTHEWS AND TWO OTHER [...] Veteran Liberian politician and former Foreign Minister Gabriel Bacchus Matthews died September 7, 2007 at a hospital in Monrovia. Regarded as "the father of multi-party democracy" in Liberia, he fell in and out of favor with successive Liberian leaders. The GOL is expected to announce a state [...]	2007-09-13 13:08:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PGOV PHUM LI
07MONROVIA1090	LIBERIA: FORESTRY / TIMBER SECTOR UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Liberian Forestry Development Authority (FDA) has missed key deadlines in the chain of deliverables necessary for the resumption of commercial logging in Liberia. Much of the legal framework for the forestry sector is in place and the FDA has made substantial strides towar [...]	2007-09-13 14:35:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV EINV EAID SENV LI
07MONROVIA1109	LIBERIA - ICGL MEETING OF AUGUST 31 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-19 15:51:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL KPKO LI
07MONROVIA1135	LIBERIA: RESULTS REPORT: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE KIMBERLEY [...] SUMMARY: UN Sanctions on the Liberian diamond sector were lifted in April of this year following the Kimberley Process 3rd Expert Review Mission findings that Liberia met the minimum requirements of the KPCS. The mission report detailed further preparations necessary to ensure that internal con [...]	2007-09-27 16:36:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ECON PGOV EAID LI
07MONROVIA1139	LIBERIA: RELATIONS WITH SIERRA LEONE INCREASINGLY WARM [...] (SBU) Summary: Sierra Leonean President Ernest Koroma used the opportunity of his first official visit to Liberia to strengthen ties between the neighboring democracies. End Summary. 2. (U) On his first foreign trip since taking office, Sierra Leone's newly-elected President Ernest Bai Ko [...]	2007-09-28 15:51:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SL LI
07MONROVIA1181	DEMARCHE: POSSIBLE AFRICOM SITE [...] (S) As instructed in reftel, Ambassador contacted President Sirleaf on October 5 to confirm whether or not Liberia is still interested in being considered as a possible host country for AFRICOM. President Sirleaf confirmed without any hesitation that Liberia remains enthusiastically intereste [...]	2007-10-05 16:53:00	Embassy Monrovia	SECRET	MARR PREL LI
07MONROVIA1190	LIBERIA: GRAPPLING WITH THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] SUMMARY: Easing the dire shortage and addressing the cost of electricity is a top priority of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's government but balancing speed with a prudent strategy is a challenge. The GOL believes the best solution is developing Liberia's abundant hydroelectric pot [...]	2007-10-10 10:08:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV EAID LI
07MONROVIA1201	LIBERIA: AGOA COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATIONS 2008 [...] Following is the text of Embassy Monrovia's AGOA recommendations. The text has also been e-mailed to AF/EPS and USTR. Country: LIBERIA Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Liberia has a government that was democratically elected in multi-party elections in October/N [...]	2007-10-12 07:06:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD LI
07MONROVIA1210	LIBERIA: IN TEST OF SEPARATION OF POWERS, AUDITOR GENERAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. Auditor General John S. Morlu, III took the Liberian Senate to the Supreme Court over a LD$4,999.99 (less than US$100) fine the Senate imposed on him for refusing to obey an order to reinstate 78 employees dismissed by the General Auditing Commission (GAC). In response, the Supr [...]	2007-10-12 13:34:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ELAB LI
07MONROVIA1293	LIBERIA: REHABILITATING A TROUBLED BUT PROPITIOUS MARITIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Liberian maritime sector has a unique and vibrant past, but years of war and neglect have taken a toll on the fishing industry (ref A),the port (ref B),and overall maritime control and security inside Liberia's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Although Liberia's U.S.-based [...]	2007-10-29 10:58:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EWWT EFIS PHSA SENV LI
07MONROVIA1297	LIBERIA PLANS TO INCREASE MANO RIVER UNION COOPERATION [...] SUMMARY: Liberia has assumed the chairmanship of the Mano River Union (MRU) and will promote economic integration in addition to the traditional focus on security. The GOL plans to encourage Cote d'Ivoire to become a full member of the union, and will propose a free trade zone along the MRU bo [...]	2007-10-29 16:58:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON LI
07MONROVIA1302	LIBERIA WILL NOT ATTEND INTERPOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 15:13:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV IR LI
07MONROVIA1319	LIBERIA: FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-06 07:48:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC ECON EFIN LI
07MONROVIA1321	LIBERIA: MOJ PLANS TO REDUCE PRISON POPULATION [...] SUMMARY: After the mass prison break in 2006 and the riot at Monrovia Central Prison (MCP) on October 20 (reftel) the Ministry of Justice is taking a hard look at reducing the prison population to improve security. This will be done through increasing resources, having a well-trained staff and [...]	2007-11-06 15:24:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KJUS PREL PHUM LI
07MONROVIA1322	LIBERIA: FIRST ANNUAL FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS SHOW POSITIVE [...] (U) GOL efforts to stem leakage of government revenue are showing results. In the first full-year fiscal accounting for President Sirleaf's administration, revenues increased 75 percent over the previous year to USD 148.34 million. In a significant step toward transparency, the government pub [...]	2007-11-06 16:50:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN LI
07MONROVIA1348	LIBERIA: MCC SCORECARD DELIVERED; GOL EAGER FOR THRESHOLD [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff delivered Liberia's MCC scorecard and reftel points to Minister of Commerce and Industry Frances Johnson Morris during an introductory call. There has been press reporting here on President Sirleaf's appeal, during her recent meetings with the President and others in W [...]	2007-11-16 16:22:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD KMCA MCC PHUM LI
07MONROVIA1359	LIBERIA: GOL AND UNMIL RESPOND QUICKLY TO LAC [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Executive Mansion has called the murder of Liberian Agriculture Company (LAC) General Manager Michael Bruno "unacceptable" and vowed to find and prosecute the perpetrators as soon as possible in order to protect Liberia's investment climate. The Mansion also expressed concer [...]	2007-11-21 15:35:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC AMGT EAGR PTER LI
07MONROVIA1368	EMBASSY DISCUSSES INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS WITH GOL [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador, DCM and Conoffs discussed problem areas in international adoptions and made recommendations to strengthen adoption procedures in Liberia during a luncheon hosted by the Ambassador for senior GOL officials and the UNICEF Officer-In-Charge. After an animated and frie [...]	2007-11-27 16:21:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KOCI CASC CVIS LI
07MONROVIA1375	FORMER REBEL LEADER DENIES HARBORING FIGHTERS [...] (C) Summary: Former MODEL rebel group leader and NTGL foreign minister Thomas Nimely Yaya rejected accusations that he was training 150 Burkinabes at his family plantation in Grand Gedeh County. He told Ambassador that he has no political designs whatsoever, and supports the Sirleaf governme [...]	2007-11-30 16:08:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM LI
07MONROVIA1393	LIBERIA: LEGISLATORS KEEN ON LIBERIA HOSTING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador briefed Senators and Representatives serving on key legislative committees on the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM),and responded to their questions. The legislators expressed overwhelming support for the initiative and reiterated President Sirleaf's request tha [...]	2007-12-06 07:59:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR AMGT ASEC PHUM LI

07MONROVIA1411	FORDER CHILDREN REPATRIATION CASE: [...] (SBU) Robert Forder, the adoptive father of the seven children repatriated from Liberia 7 December, has told conoff that he intends to remain in Liberia for, at least, several more months. 2. (SBU) Forder, who had been up country for several weeks, finally came to the embassy 11 December at [...]	2007-12-13 13:05:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC KOCI LI
07MONROVIA1417	LIBERIA: IN WELL-RUN ELECTION, UNITY PARTY AND [...] SUMMARY. Unity Party candidate J.S.B. Theodore Momo and independent candidate Armour Kanie Wesso will advance to round two of the Gbarpolu County by-election to replace the late Senator Samuel Tormetie on December 18. Two Embassy teams, along with UNMIL and several NGOs, observed round one D [...]	2007-12-17 07:36:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL EAID LI
07MONROVIA1423	LIBERIA'S POSTAL SYSTEM GETTING BACK ON TRACK [...] (SBU) Summary: Liberia's Postal system is struggling to reconstitute itself after being totally destroyed during the 14-year civil war. There is strong commitment by the Director General of Posts to improve service and the just-announced replacement of the Minister of Post and Telecommunicat [...]	2007-12-20 13:03:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EAID MARR MASS MOPS PREL OTRA LI
07MONROVIA1424	LIBERIA: GOL CONSULTS CITIZENS ON POVERTY [...] (U) SUMMARY. Liberians want roads, healthcare, and education, and they still don't feel secure. The GOL held two-day consultations with stakeholders in each of Liberia's 15 counties as part of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) process. For the first time, Liberians nationwide had a chanc [...]	2007-12-20 15:26:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PRGOV PREL EAID EFIN ECON LI
07MONROVIA1431	LIBERIA: UNITY PARTY GAINS SENATE SEAT IN GBARPOLU [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Unity Party has gained a Senate seat following candidate J.S.B. Theodore Momo's win in the December 18 Gbarpolu County by-election, President Sirleaf's party now has six seats in the 30 member Senate. Two Embassy teams, along with UNMIL and several NGOs, observed the second r [...]	2007-12-26 10:45:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID LI
07MONROVIA1438	VICE ADMIRAL MOELLER'S DECEMBER 18-19 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a successful visit December 18-19, AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander for Military Operations (DCMO) Vice Admiral Michael T. Moeller attended the activation of the first companies of the new Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) formed since the AFL was disbanded and restructured two [...]	2007-12-28 10:50:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR PGOV LI
07MONROVIA1439	LIBERIA - SUPREME COURT RULING ENDS FIRESTONE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Firestone employees ended their occasionally violent two-week strike and returned to work December 22 following a Supreme Court ruling that settled an internal union leadership dispute. The Court upheld the July 7 election of new leadership for the Firestone Allied Agricultural [...]	2007-12-28 11:48:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PHUM PGOV LI
07MONROVIA221	LIBERIAN LEGISLATIVE CRISIS: SPEAKER SNOWE RESIGNS [...] (C) Summary. Edwin Snowe resigned as Speaker of the House of Representatives February 15, but retained his position as a member of the House. At a press conference announcing his resignation, Snowe urged the international community and the Council of Churches to investigate allegations of bri [...]	2007-02-16 17:56:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV LI
07MONROVIA238	LIBERIA: DEMARCHE ON THE CRISIS IN GUINEA [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche February 21 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Minister for African and Asian Affairs Henry Fahnbulleh. Poloff also gave Fahnbulleh a copy of Embassy Conakry's press statement (See Reftel B). Fahnbulleh said he would advise the Minister of Foreig [...]	2007-02-21 15:44:00	Embassy Monrovia	SECRET	PGOV PREL LI GV
07MONROVIA252	LIBERIA: UNITY PARTY CANDIDATE WINS NIMBA COUNTY [...] (U) The candidate of the governing Unity Party (UP),Evans V. Koah, won the February 20 by-election runoff for the House of Representatives seat representing Nimba County's District 6. The first round of the by-election was held February 6 (See Reftel A). Koah garnered 71.4 percent of the vot [...]	2007-02-23 12:35:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM LI
07MONROVIA279	LIBERIA: 60-DAY REPORT TO UNSC ON UNSCR 1737 [...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche February 28 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Minister for African and Asian Affairs Henry Fahnbulleh. Poloff provided Fahnbulleh with a copy of the U.S. 60-day report. Fahnbulleh had no substantive comment. Booth [...]	2007-03-01 09:13:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY LI
07MONROVIA280	LIBERIA: IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH [...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche February 28 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Minister for African and Asian Affairs Henry Fahnbulleh. Fahnbulleh had no substantive comment. Booth [...]	2007-03-01 09:14:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IR LI
07MONROVIA282	LIBERIA: FEBRUARY 1 VISIT OF CHINESE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Liberia for a one-day visit February 1. According to Chinese Embassy Political Counselor Gou Hao Dong, it was the first visit by a Chinese head of state to Liberia since the two countries first established diplomatic relations in 1977. Gou to [...]	2007-03-01 10:37:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL LI CH
07MONROVIA289	LIBERIA: US/CHINA DIALOGUE ON AFRICA [...] (C) In general, Chinese assistance to Liberia tends to be well-publicized one-off contributions of goods, technical assistance, infrastructure, and exchanges, rather than sustained donor engagement in strengthening specific institutions or sectors. Since 2003, China has provided peacekeepers [...]	2007-03-02 13:28:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PREL CH LI
07MONROVIA469	LIBERIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM: SUPPORT BY RADIO CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: John Langlois, Senior Media Advisor for USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) visited Liberia from February 28 - March 21, 2007. The purpose of his visit was to follow up on OTI media-related activities and to assess OTI's media strategy in light of new Chinese involvem [...]	2007-04-20 17:19:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV SCUL PINR LI PREL CH
07MONROVIA491	LIBERIA: UPDATE ON HIGH PROFILE CORRUPTION [...] (U) The Supreme Court heard oral arguments April 24 on a motion filed by attorneys for former National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL) Chairman Guyde Bryant arguing that Bryant cannot be tried for "economic sabotage" (See Reftel A) because he enjoys immunity under Article 61 of the C [...]	2007-04-26 14:36:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM KJUS LI
07MONROVIA496	LIBERIA STUMBLES IN EFFORT TO PASS TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There are indications that comprehensive but flawed legislation to regulate Liberia's telecommunications market is close to a final vote. The late inclusion of a few, but significant, anti-competitive measures raises concern that the Act may have an immediate impact on current GS [...]	2007-04-27 13:34:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON PGOV ETRD EINV LI
07MONROVIA559	LIBERIA: SPAIN TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN HEALTH AND [...] (U) Charge d'Affaires and Poloff (notetaker) met May 14 with Cristina Diaz Fernandez-Gil, Assistant Director for Cooperation with Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Fernandez-Gil was accompanied by Spain's Honorary Consul in Liberia Manuel Cuenca, Carolina [...]	2007-05-15 08:18:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID SP LI
07MONROVIA571	LIBERIA ISSUES PRESS STATEMENT ON KEY U.S. [...] Acting Minister of Health S. Mohammed Sheriff called Poloff May 15 to alert Embassy to the Ministry of Health's issuance of a press release along the lines of the U.S. objectives at the annual World Health Assembly. The press release appeared in the May 15 "Inquirer" newspaper. 2. Text of p [...]	2007-05-15 17:29:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO LI
07MONROVIA579	LIBERIA: DEMARCHE ON HCOC "INREACH" - ENCOURAGING [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche May 16 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Minister for American Affairs Moiba Fofana. Fofana said he would brief Minister of Foreign Affairs George Wallace on the demarche. 2. (SBU) Fofana requested the full text of the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC [...]	2007-05-17 10:05:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA MTCRE LI
07MONROVIA580	LIBERIA: DEMARCHE ON IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL [...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche May 16 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Minister for American Affairs Moiba Fofana. Emboff promised to send Fofana the texts of UNSCR resolutions 1267 and 1735. Fofana said he would brief Minister of Foreign Affairs George Wallace on the demarche. Mazel [...]	2007-05-17 10:05:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC LI
07MONROVIA590	LIBERIA DEMARCHE: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1747 AND [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche May 18 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Minister for American Affairs Moiba Fofana. Fofana had no substantive response. Mazel [...]	2007-05-18 15:51:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR LI
07MONROVIA591	LIBERIA: SCENE SETTER FOR HDAC CODEL [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes the May 31-June 2 visit of the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) congressional delegation. Liberia is at a critical moment in its history, emerging from 14 years of civil war under a democratically elected government that has been in office a year and a half. [...]	2007-05-18 15:53:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON LI
07MONROVIA599	LIBERIA'S CONTROVERSIAL LEGISLATIVE AUTONOMY ACT [...] (SBU) The Senate introduced a bill entitled "An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of the Legislative Law to Provide Financial Autonomy to the Legislature," which it passed on April 23, 2007. The House of Representatives passed the bill on April 24, 2007. (See text of Act in paragraph 5). The j [...]	2007-05-21 18:05:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON LI
07MONROVIA610	SHIP "STOLEN" FROM LIBERIAN WATERS NOT AN [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 11, unknown assailants "stole" the Saint Vincent-flagged M/V "Tahoma Reefer" from its anchorage in Liberian waters and proceeded to tow the vessel towards the Ivory Coast. United Nations Police (UNPOL) and the Liberian National Police (LNP) arrested two individuals (one o [...]	2007-05-23 09:56:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EWWT LI PGOV PHSA
07MONROVIA617	LIBERIA: SIGNS OF HOPE IN LOFA COUNTY [...] SUMMARY. On a three-day trip through Lofa County, May 16-18 Poloff and UK representative visited International Rescue Committee (IRC) projects funded by the USG and the UK Department for International Development (DFID). After visiting numerous communities, villages, and towns, it became clea [...]	2007-05-24 08:05:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB PHUM KWMN KDEM SOCI LI
07MONROVIA620	GOL PRESENTS DRAFT BUDGET TO THE LEGISLATURE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 16, 2007, President Johnson Sirleaf presented the draft Fiscal Year 2007/08 National Budget to the National Legislature. The draft budget amounts to US$183 million and reflects a 40 percent increase in revenues compared to the 2006/07 budget. The increase in the budget refle [...]	2007-05-24 15:58:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LI
07MONROVIA623	LIBERIA: TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION MOVES [...] (C) Summary. Over the past two months, the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has been working with the international community to put policies and practices in place that will instill donor confidence and permit resumption of funding of the TRC's activities. Many strides have [...]	2007-05-24 17:11:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID LI
07MONROVIA638	LIBERIA: UPDATE ON LABOR LAW REFORM [...] Summary. A revised version of section 1508.3 of the Liberian labor code, which regulates dismissal without cause, will go back to the Liberian legislature for debate. Passage of the amended code was stalled in October 2006 after the Ministry of Labor decided to make further revisions. The new [...]	2007-05-31 08:21:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EINV ELAB LI
07MONROVIA665	LIBERIA: DEATH OF M. MOUSSA CISSE AND RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) M. Moussa Cisse a/k/a Mamadee KAMARA, former Chief of Presidential Protocol for former President Charles Taylor, who was an individual subject to the measures imposed by paragraph 4 of Security Council Resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia, has died in Liberia. JFK Hospital Medical [...]	2007-06-06 08:19:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL LI
07MONROVIA666	CODEL PRICE VISIT TO LIBERIA [...] Summary. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives David Price (D-NC),Chairman of the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC),Jeff Fortenberry (R-NEB),and Gwen Moore (D-WIS),visited Liberia May 31-June 2. Their visit followed up on a July 2006 visit to the Liberian Congress by U. [...]	2007-06-06 09:30:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OREP KDEM EAID LI
07MONROVIA736	USG-FUNDED PROGRAMS RAISE AWARENESS OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION [...] UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (USG)-FUNDED PROGRAMS IN LIBERIA HAVE STRENGTHENED COORDINATION, RAISED AWARENESS, AND PROVIDED STANDARDIZED INVESTIGATIVE AND REPORTING TOOLS TO THE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE COMMUNITY IN AN EFFORT TO COMBAT SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE (SEA) IN LIBERIA. 2. USAID' [...]	2007-06-21 11:45:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID KWMN UNMIL LI
07MONROVIA745	LIBERIAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSES ACT RESTRICTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Liberia's House of Representatives passed the National Technical Committee (NTC) Act on June 19, and has sent it to the Senate for concurrence. According to the Act, the NTC would have the exclusive administrative authority to supervise the award of all government related constr [...]	2007-06-22 13:07:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV EAID LI
07MONROVIA863	LIBERIA: CONVERSATION WITH GEORGE WEAH AND CDC [...] (C) Summary: On July 6, George Weah, leader of the Coalition for Democratic Change and unsuccessful Presidential Candidate in 2005, met with the Ambassador to discuss his views of the current government led by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. He spoke at length about problems the CDC has with the Sirle [...]	2007-07-18 14:31:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI LI
07MONROVIA864	LIBERIA: TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-18 16:08:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID LI
07MONROVIA887	LIBERIA: NEW UNION LEADERSHIP AT FIRESTONE [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-23 15:31:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAGR PGOV KDEM PHUM LI
07MONROVIA889	LIBERIA LEGISLATURE MOVES ONE STEP CLOSER TO PASSING [...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 18 the House of Representatives passed the draft 2007/2008 National Budget and forwarded the document to the Senate for concurrence. Senate President Pro Tempore Isaac Nyanabo suggested the budget debate could continue at least another week. The budget passed by the House [...]	2007-07-23 16:40:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV LI
07MONROVIA896	LIBERIA: INDEPENDENCE DAY TO MARK THE ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY: In advance of celebrations marking the 160th anniversary of Liberian Independence on July 26, Emboffs traveled to Grand Bassa county on July 6-7, visiting the capital of Buchanan, Liberia's second largest port, and the Liberian Agricultural Company (LAC),the second largest rubber pl [...]	2007-07-24 16:08:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	AID ECON LI PGOV
07MONROVIA902	VISIT TO LIBERIA BY DAS TODD MOSS - JULY 11 - 17, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Todd Moss visited Liberia July 11-17, and met with leaders from the Government of Liberia (GOL),business and banking representatives, members of the legislative opposition, UNMIL and international partners, and directors from key se [...]	2007-07-25 18:50:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EAID ECON EFIN ENRG EWWT LI MAS MCAP
07MONROVIA910	LIBERIA: SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL LOWEY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes the August 16, 2007 visit of the Congressional delegation led by Representative Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. Liberia is at a critical moment in its history, emerging from 14 years of civil war under a d [...]	2007-07-27 15:17:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL EAID ECON LI
07MONROVIA960	LIBERIA ECONOMIC BRIEFS -- August 2007 [...] (U) Following is a summary of recent economic and commercial developments in Liberia. ---------------------- PRESIDENT SIGNS BUDGET ---------------------- 2. (U) President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf signed into law the FY2007-08 national budget on July 31. The US$199.3 million budget is ov [...]	2007-08-02 16:01:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EPET ETRD EINV EFIN ASEC EAID LI
07MONROVIA961	LIBERIA: GOVERNMENT REVOKES DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-03 10:56:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CVIS PREL PTER LI
07MOSCOW126	RUSSIA: LIBERIA PARTNERS' FORUM [...] (SBU) This message is sensitive but unclassified and not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Emboffs delivered reftel points to the Foreign Ministry's Africa Department Director Igor Labuzov. He said that a Russian delegation would likely attend the Liberian Partners' Forum in Washington [...]	2007-01-17 07:05:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL RS LI XY
07MUNICH81	PUTIN AND GATES DOMINATE MUNICH SECURITY [...] (SBU) The February 9-11 43rd Munich Conference on Security Policy (formerly known as "Wehrkunde") on "Global Crises - Global Responsibilities" was dominated by differing visions of the Transatlantic role in global security. Chancellor Merkel, Secretary Gates, Senators McCain and Lieberman, a [...]	2007-02-12 17:28:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO OSCE PARM PREL GM IR AF RS
07NAIROBI469	GUINEA: FORMER PM FALL ON CURRENT IMPASSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Guinea PM Fall sees a yawning gap between President Conte's red lines and those of the union leaders. He predicts violent conflict between "the people and the army" on one side and "Conte's armed supporters" on the other. End Summary. 2. (SBU) PolCouns met with SRSG [...]	2007-01-26 10:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB ASEC CASC PINS AEMR EAID GV
07NDJAMENA623	UNDER-AGE RECRUITMENT IN CHAD [...] SUMMARY: International media attention to under-age recruitment in Chad, stimulated by reports from Human Rights Watch and UN, has brought an indignant rebuke from the government spokesman, but, at the working level, it appears to have resulted in enhanced cooperation from the Ministry of De [...]	2007-07-26 13:08:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MCAP KAWC PREL CD
07NEWDELHI1325	INDIA FALLING SHORT OF POTENTIAL IN AFRICA, [...] (C) Summary. Indian strategic thinkers agree that China is leading India in involvement with Africa by almost all economic and political measures. Not only does China have a greater volume of bilateral trade with Africa, but China is also pouring development aid and concessional loans into [...]	2007-03-19 12:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IN CH ECON ENRG EPET EAGR
07NEWDELHI1401	AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI ENCOURAGES INDO-US [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings, Senior Adviser to the Secretary Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli met with Ministry of SIPDIS External Affairs (MEA) officials March 22 to discuss a number of UN-related issues, including: - India's role on the UN Human Rights Council - Secretary General Ban [...]	2007-03-22 13:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN
07NEWDELHI1749	THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN INDIA - PART II [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the second in a two part series on the status of women in India. This cable is derived from Post's ongoing analysis of the issues facing women as well as conversations with politicians, think tanks, NGO activists, pundits, and government officials during Senior Advisor to [...]	2007-04-12 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR SOCI KWMN IN
07NEWDELHI2916	CONCLUSION OF THE SEVENTH US-INDIA WORKING GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The seventh annual US-India Joint Working Group on Peacekeeping on June 19 focused on opportunities for the U.S. and India to work together to meet new challenges in global peacekeeping capacity. IO PDAS James Warlick led the US delegation, and Joint Secretary Sanjiv Arora of the [...]	2007-06-22 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR UNGA IN
07OSLO1113	NORWAY AND AFRICA, A RELATIONSHIP UNDERGOING CHANGE [...] (U) Summary. The GON has made Africa a priority, expanding activities there beyond its long-standing development presence. One concrete example is the GON,s commitment to contribute a 200 person engineering battalion to the UN mission in Darfur. A more negative example is the recent expulsi [...]	2007-11-19 11:13:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS PBTS KPKO ET ER NO
07OSLO91	NORWAY OPEN TO QUICKLY CLEARING LIBERIA'S ARREARS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Norway wants to see a quick clearing of Liberia's International Financial Institution (IFIS) arrears and is open to solutions. However, Norway is concerned about custom deals setting precedents that could ultimately damage IFIS financial health. Norway is willing to compensate [...]	2007-02-01 15:32:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV LI NO
07OTTAWA16	LIBERIA FORUM: CANADA MAY ATTEND AT LOW LEVEL, NO [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-04 21:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA EAID ECON EFIN LI
07OTTAWA249	CANADA: NO POSITION YET ON LIBERIA'S ARREARS, WILL [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-08 22:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN LI
07PARIS1119	PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) The March 14 meeting of the Paris Club reviewed the debt status of 24 countries, taking steps to prepare for debt treatments in the coming months for the Central African Republic (likely in April),the Gambia (in May),Sao Tome and Principe (in May),and Liberia. Creditors confirmed the [...]	2007-03-22 13:34:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS1710	FRANCE: DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT DISCUSSES G8 ISSUES, [...] (S) SUMMARY: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt met with Xavier Musca, DG for Economic Policy, April 27 to discuss G8 issues, Iraq, Iran and Liberia. Musca indicated concerns that European-led sanctions would lead to a vacuum to be filled in Iran by China and Russia. He promised to look into [...]	2007-04-27 16:46:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	EFIN PREL ETTC PARM IR IQ FR LI
07PARIS232	FRANCE 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]	2007-01-22 12:35:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR FR
07PARIS3209	PARIS CLUB - JULY 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON AND GABON DEBT [...] (SBU) Summary: At the July 17-18 meetings of the Paris Club, creditors accepted a stand-alone discounted debt buyback offer from Gabon, the first such operation by the Club. While welcoming Gabon's efforts to use USD 500 million in oil revenues toward debt management, the USG lacked legal aut [...]	2007-07-27 15:43:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS321	UNESCO: SEEKING NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] Summary: Ref A calls for posts to supply the names of influential women to be included in a roster of women leaders worldwide. We at the U.S. Mission believe that UNESCO can act as an effective multiplier on global issues, including those involving women's empowerment. End Summary. 2. [...]	2007-01-26 16:34:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO KWMN PHUM PREL
07PARIS34	FRENCH ATTENDANCE AT LIBERIA PARTNERS FORUM [...] (U) We passed the information about the February 13-14 Liberia Partners Forum to our contacts in the French Finance and Foreign Ministries. At the MFA, our contacts lauded USG plans to host the Forum, but regretted that a timing conflict with the biennial Africa-France summit of heads of stat [...]	2007-01-05 14:03:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EFIN PTER ECON FR
07PARIS3994	PARIS CLUB - SEPTEMBER 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's September 12 Tour d'Horizon, creditors welcomed in principle Jordan's proposal to buy back debt and generally supported the Secretariat's assessment of a 6-8 percent market discount. In a significant move, the Secretariat and creditors agreed with the U.S. [...]	2007-09-24 14:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS400	FRENCH REACTION TO LIBERIA ARREARS CLEARANCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-01 11:25:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PINR FR
07PARIS4311	OUTREACH TO WOMEN LEADERS IN FRANCE [...] October 10-12, Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State for Women's Empowerment Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli conducted outreach to women leaders at the Deauville Women's Economic Forum and in Paris, reaching audiences from leaders in French politics to women social workers in underserved areas [...]	2007-10-18 15:09:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL FR PHUM
07PARIS4399	PARIS CLUB - OCTOBER 2007 REPORTING CABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17, the Paris Club agreed to accept a buyback of previously rescheduled Jordanian debt at an average discount of 11 percent off face value. This figure is significantly above the 5-7% figure that the Paris Club Secretariat initially estimated to be a fair market disco [...]	2007-10-31 14:37:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS4622	PARIS CLUB - November 2007 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (U) At the November 14, 2007 Paris Club tour d'horizon, Chairman Musca urged countries to stay on message in their contacts with the government of Argentina - Argentina should clear its arrears. Iraq's recent agreement with Bulgaria was deemed roughly comparable to Iraq's Paris Club agreement, [...]	2007-12-03 15:38:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS528	FRENCH REACTION TO LIBERIA ARREARS CLEARANCE [...] (SBU) We conveyed ref C message about Liberia's arrears to the office of Cooperation Minister Girardin on February 7, and to the MFA on February 8. According to the MFA, France is quite close to re-opening its embassy in Monrovia. The French have asked the Liberian government for agrement f [...]	2007-02-09 14:23:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PINR FR
07PARIS688	JAPAN/AFRICA: JAPANESE EMBOFF DISCUSSES WEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chie Kinumaki, an Africa Watcher at Japan's Embassy in Paris, on February 21 discussed efforts to assist 30 Japanese nationals in leaving Guinea; the impasse in Cote d'Ivoire; concerns about China's lack of interest in promoting democracy, human rights, and sound business pract [...]	2007-02-23 09:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR CONS ASEC XY GV IV CH JA FR
07PRETORIA3569	BRENTHURST FOUNDATION PROVIDES ADVICE TO RWANDA, [...] (SBU) The Brenthurst Foundation, a Johannesburg-based think tank funded by the Oppenheimer family, is providing "confidential" policy advice to the Governments of Liberia, Rwanda, Lesotho, and Mozambique. Greg Mills, Director of the Foundation (see bio-note at para 6),told PolOff and visitin [...]	2007-10-10 16:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID PINR SF
07PRETORIA3624	ZUMA REASSURES FOREIGN INVESTORS [...] (C) SUMMARY. ANC Deputy President Jacob Zuma on 26 September met with international investors at Citigroup's request, signaling that markets are preparing for the possibility of a Zuma presidency. Citigroup debriefed the Mission's Commercial Attache the following day, saying Zuma reassured t [...]	2007-10-15 13:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SF
07PRETORIA3836	KIMBERLEY PROCESS - STATUS QUO OR MORE? [...] SUMMARY: The Diamonds - Source to Use 2007 Colloquium in Johannesburg offered heated discussion on whether to expand the Kimberley Process from its successful efforts combating conflict diamonds to include mitigation of illicit diamonds, artisanal mining, and lack of transparency. World Federa [...]	2007-11-01 15:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ENRG ETRD SENV EINV SF
07PRETORIA3891	DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - MAYBE - MAYBE NOT [...] SUMMARY: The Diamonds - Source to Use 2007 Colloquium in Johannesburg offered contrary views on African diamond reserves. Some pundits expect output to increase significantly from West Africa, Botswana, Angola and the DRC, but others foresee a sustained decline in world diamond production. A [...]	2007-11-07 10:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ENRG EINV ETRD SENV SF
07PRETORIA4002	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...]	2007-11-20 11:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
07PRETORIA520	MBEKI EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR AU IN SOMALIA, BUT NO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Though President Mbeki said February 9 that South Africa will "respond appropriately" to the AU request for assistance in Somalia, we believe the SAG remains skeptical about the AU operation and is content to sit back and watch the situation evolve. However, a specific request f [...]	2007-02-12 16:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SO SF
07PRETORIA606	AFRICA PEER REVIEW MECHANISM PRIMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is perhaps the most developed and imaginative component of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD),but has been slow to get off the ground. Only three countries (Ghana, Rwanda, and Kenya) have completed their review, altho [...]	2007-02-21 07:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EAID AU SF
07ROME264	LIBERIA: ITALY EAGER TO HELP, BUT STILL CONCERNED [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) reports Italy wants to be helpful on the question of clearing Italy,s World Bank (WB) arrears using internal resources, but Italy still seeks a "framework" solution to include Liberia, Somalia, and Sudan. Italy is concerned that using internal W [...]	2007-02-08 17:09:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL LI IT
07ROME307	ORAL MESSAGE: CLEARING LIBERIA'S ARREARS TO [...] (U) The Ambassador delivered the Secretary's oral message regarding Liberia's arrears to international financial institutions (ref A) to Minister of Foreign Affairs D'Alema February 8, 2007. FM D'Alema's staff acknowledged the message and stated that the FM would consider it. 2. (SBU) [...]	2007-02-13 15:48:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID PREL LI IT
07SANJOSE213	TOURISM LAGS IN COSTA RICA [...] Summary: Costa Rican tourism officials recently released data for the first eight months of 2006 which suggest that tourism growth is slowing in Costa Rica despite apparent gains elsewhere in Latin America. In addition, the data indicates that tourism from North American markets to Costa Ric [...]	2007-02-05 17:07:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON CS
07SANSALVADOR1070	EL SALVADOR: DAS COULTER VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Political Military Bureau's Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Coulter visited El Salvador May 7-8 to hold bilateral discussions with the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs. He also made a speech to the Salvadoran Armed Forces' equivalent to the War College, had dinn [...]	2007-05-31 20:48:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV PTER ES
07SANTODOMINGO2465	TROPICAL STORM NOEL [...] The latest official report by the Dominican Center of Emergency Operations (COE) regarding Tropical Storm Noel indicates that there are 11,756 displaced persons (2,502 of whom are in shelters and 9,704 who have been placed with families). There have been 16 fatalities reported and 15 people c [...]	2007-10-30 20:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ASEC DR
07SANTODOMINGO2466	LIQUID PROPANE GAS TANKER RUNS AGROUND: THREAT OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 20:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET SENV KPAO DR
07SOFIA1371	BULGARIA EXTENDS IRAQ MISSION; 20 MORE TROOPS FOR [...] (C) Summary. The Bulgarian Council of Ministers voted December 12 to extend the Bulgarian mission in Iraq until April 1, 2009 and to send an additional 20 soldiers to Afghanistan to strengthen its contingent currently guarding the perimeter at Kandahar Airfield. The deployment of two milit [...]	2007-12-13 14:28:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BU
07STATE117303	LIBERIA,S ARREARS TO THE NIGERIA TRUST FUND [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to seek a meeting with Finance Minister Usman and deliver the attached letter (see para 9, PDF version will be sent to the Embassy) from Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson as soon as possible, preferably before close of business Tuesday, August 21. [...]	2007-08-21 16:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN LI NI PREL
07STATE151188	(S/NF) SUBJECT: PUBLIC AFFAIRS GUIDANCE FOR [...] (S/NF) Over the next few weeks, DOD and State will jointly visit Botswana, Gabon, and Liberia to discuss security cooperation with host countries in the context of AFRICOM. Visiting teams will also collect data on security and infrastructure parameters relevant to siting an AFRICOM element. P [...]	2007-10-31 21:24:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MARR PREL BC GB LI
07STATE154497	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S MEETING WITH U/SYG [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with UN Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Jean-Marie Guehenno on November 5 to discuss challenges to UNAMID deployment. U/SYG Guehenno pressed the Deputy Secretary for further U.S. assistance with acquiring the capabilities necessary to mak [...]	2007-11-09 01:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL UNSC
07STATE83798	Secretary Rice's June 7th, 2007, conversation [...] (U) Classified by: AF Acting A/S Linda Thomas- Greenfield. Reasons 1.4 (b) and d) 2. (U) June 7, 2007, 10:00 am, Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary PA Sean McCormack AF PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield DRL DAS Jeff Krilla AF/W Notetaker GUINEA Prime Ministe [...]	2007-06-15 15:55:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP KOUYATE LANSANA PGOV PREL GV
07STATE86894	LIBERIA: DEATH OF M. MOUSSA CISSE [...] (SBU) Department requests that Embassy send a letter to the JFK Hospital Administrator requesting a death certificate for M. Moussa Cisse a/k/a Mamadee Kamara, former Chief of Presidential Protocol for former President Charles Taylor, who was an individual subject to the measures imposed by par [...]	2007-06-21 19:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL LI ETTC
07STATE98670	DEMARCHE REQUEST: CONVEYING USG PRIORITIES FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 5 - 16. 2. (U) This year's Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial is scheduled for November 2007 in Bamako, Mali. Based upon a set of participation criteria, countries will be invited to the ministerial as full participants, as ob [...]	2007-07-16 21:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA
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 09:36:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC EINV KSTC SW
07TAIPEI73	Taiwan's 2007 Investment Climate Statement (Part II) [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-11 01:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR OPIC KTDB USTR TW
07TELAVIV3187	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-02 13:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07THEHAGUE1305	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) On July 3, Amb. Lyn Parker (UK),the RevCon Working Group Chair, convened a meeting to discuss: the list of potential NGOs to be invited to a meeting with States Parties on 19 November; the final CWC clauses (Articles XII to XXIV); the protection of confidential information; and the functi [...]	2007-07-09 10:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE160	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Facilitator Maartin Lak (Netherlands) held a January 25 consultation to review 2006 accomplishments and taskings for 2007 work. Lak noted A/S Commerce Padilla's initiative and called for states to assist implementing states, focusing on those states with industries, but remain without leg [...]	2007-01-29 15:23:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE222	DUTCH ON CLEARING LIBERIA'S ARREARS TO THE IFIS [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Dutch agree that a multilateral solution is needed to address Liberia's arrears to the IFIs but also stress the need to guard against negatively impacting the financial integrity of all the IFIs. They worry that a [...]	2007-02-06 12:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PINR LI NL
07THEHAGUE234	NETHERLANDS/LIBERIA: DUTCH ATTENDANCE AT LIBERIA [...] (U) As requested, Post conveyed ref A message from Secretary Rice to Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation SIPDIS van Ardenne. Post also followed up with officials from the Dutch ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs to emphasize the importance of the February 13-14 Liberia Partn [...]	2007-02-07 16:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PINR PREL LI NL
07THEHAGUE504	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (SBU) What promised to be an uneventful EC-48 on March 13-16 turned into a lengthy session that previewed important, upcoming issues. Iran's tactics have focused the minds of delegations on how to keep Iran from delaying work at future EC sessions. The handling of the Albanian destruction is [...]	2007-03-21 15:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE70	Netherlands/Liberia: Dutch Embassy will cover [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch Embassy in Washington will send an officer to the February Liberia Partners' Forum. The Dutch are phasing out their humanitarian assistance to Liberia, citing lack of resources. Dutch development assistance is expected to continue at a modest level, but could increase [...]	2007-01-16 17:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ECON PREL EUN LI NL
07TUNIS1261	AFDB PRESIDENT AIMS TO REGAIN MEMBER CONFIDENCE [...] (SBU) In a September 11 meeting with EEB PDAS Elizabeth Dibble, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka outlined his vision for the AfDB's future, emphasizing the need for greater selectivity and focus in Bank lending as well as strong support for the private sector. Kaberuk [...]	2007-09-18 07:09:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EINV XA
07USNATO410	NATO-UKRAINE COUNCIL MARKS TENTH ANNIVERSARY JULY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 9, the 27 members of the NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC) met in Ambassadorial session at NATO headquarters to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Charter on a Distinctive Partnership which established the NUC. Allies commended Ukraine's contributions to [...]	2007-07-11 16:02:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO UP
07USUNNEWYORK1190	UN/LIBERIA SANCTIONS: SECURITY COUNCIL REVIEWS [...] (C) Per resolution 1731 (2006),the UN Security Council reviewed Liberia sanctions during a closed meeting on December 14. Qatari PermRep and Chairman of the Liberia Sanctions Committee Nassir al-Nasser delivered a summary of Committee discussions and the views of the Liberia Panel of Experts [...]	2007-12-20 16:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC UNSC PGOV LI
07USUNNEWYORK1192	UN/LIBERIA SANCTIONS: SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY [...] On December 19 the UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1792 (2007) renewing the arms embargo and travel ban in Liberia until December 20, 2008 and the mandate of the Liberia Panel of Experts until June 20, 2008. Please see paragraph 2 for the text of the resolution. 2. Text [...]	2007-12-20 16:12:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI

07USUNNEWYORK1193	UNGA: REPORT ON AFRICAN DELEGATIONS AT THE 62ND GA [...] (SBU) Gerald Scott is again serving as Senior Area Advisor for Africa at USUN during the regular session of the General Assembly. These are his personal reflections on African participation as the regular session of the 62nd GA draws to a close. (Note that while in the UN context the African [...]	2007-12-20 18:02:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR PINS ECON XW XY ZF ZU
07USUNNEWYORK1195	OUTGOING MEMBERS BRIEF COUNCIL ON SUBSIDIARY BODIES [...] SUMMARY: On December 17, outgoing Security Council members Congo, Ghana, Peru, Qatar, and Slovakia briefed the Council on the activities of the following Subsidiary Bodies under their chairmanship: the 1518(2003) Committee on Iraq; the 1132 (1997) Committee on Sierra Leone; the 1521 (2003) C [...]	2007-12-20 19:17:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL AORC KPAO PTER KNNP
07USUNNEWYORK159	UN/RWANDA SANCTIONS: RWANDA SEEKS US SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) This is a guidance request, please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) USUN Sanctions Unit Chief was approached by Rwandan First Counselor Nicholas Shalita on February 23 to request that the United States support a new resolution to modify the arms embargo on Rwanda. The Rwandans are consulting wit [...]	2007-02-28 19:18:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC ETTC RW
07USUNNEWYORK21	UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT [...] This is a guidance request - see para 7. 2. SUMMARY: In the coming weeks, the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee will convene a series of meetings, including a day-long discussion to be hosted by the UK Mission on January 17, to consider a series of issues that will impact th [...]	2007-01-12 22:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
07USUNNEWYORK22	UN SEEKS BANKING INSTRUCTIONS TO DEPOSIT BALANCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) The United Nations contacted the Mission to seek electronic fund transfer instructions (EFT) in order to deposit the balance of funds remaining in the Trust Fund for the Implementation of the Cotonou Accord on Liberia. Per r [...]	2007-01-12 22:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AORC KUNR
07USUNNEWYORK327	UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR FIVE [...] USUN has emailed to Department (IO/PSC-Dennis Hankins) and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated April 27, 2007 concerning the financing of five peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as fol [...]	2007-04-27 22:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AFIN UN
07USUNNEWYORK348	SECURITY COUNCIL ENDS LIBERIA DIAMOND SANCTIONS [...] On April 27, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1753 (text in para 4),which terminated diamond sanctions in Liberia. The Security Council concluded that Liberia had met the criteria set out in resolution 1521 (2003) to create a transparent and internationally verifiable certifica [...]	2007-05-03 13:32:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI
07USUNNEWYORK445	GUIDANCE REQUEST: US FAILURE TO DEPOSIT 2003 AND [...] GUIDANCE REQUEST: USUN is transmitting two May 23 note verbales from the Secretary-General notifying the United States that the United Nations has voided check payments to the United States from 2003 and 2004 that have not been deposited. These payments represent a full refund to the United S [...]	2007-06-05 19:02:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK49	UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USUN M/R joined other Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee members (UK, Canada, Netherlands, Sierra Leone, Nigeria) for a day-long meeting convened January 17 at the UK Mission to assess the more than fifty recommendations to improve efficiency of the Special Court [...]	2007-01-24 15:56:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
07USUNNEWYORK574	WEST AFRICAN STATES ASK FOR HELP IN COMBATING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) held an informal meeting on July 11 to address the technical assistance needs of West African states in fulfilling their counter-terrorism obligations under Security Council resolution 1373. Present at the meeting w [...]	2007-07-13 19:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER XY KFTN KCRM
07USUNNEWYORK607	UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT [...] USUN has received a letter dated July 10, 2007 (full text - para 2) from Canadian Ambassador John McNee, current Chairman of the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee, addressed to Ambassador Khalilzad seeking additional U.S. financial support for the Special Court. The Special Cou [...]	2007-07-25 16:21:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
07USUNNEWYORK629	UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT [...] USUN has received a letter dated July 10, 2007 (full text - para 2) from Canadian Ambassador John McNee, current Chairman of the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee, addressed to Ambassador Khalilzad seeking additional U.S. financial support for the Special Court. The Special Cou [...]	2007-07-31 21:25:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
07USUNNEWYORK644	UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR TWELVE [...] USUN has emailed to Department (IO/PSC-Douglas Wake and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and four related annexes from the SYG dated July 31, 2007 concerning the financing of 15 peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government for 12 operat [...]	2007-08-06 21:42:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AFIN UN
07USUNNEWYORK650	MISSION CLEARANCE FOR LIBERIA SSR TEAM [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-08 21:18:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRS UN YI PREL
07USUNNEWYORK731	LIBERIA: SECURITY COUNCIL FOCUSES ON UNMIL DRAWDOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UNMIL SRSG Doss briefed the UN Security Council on progress on political and security fronts in Liberia, focusing most of his presentation on explaining the recommendations of the Secretary-General's August 8 report (S/2007/479) for a drawdown in UNMIL operations and personnel. [...]	2007-09-07 01:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	LI PGOV PREL
07USUNNEWYORK79	UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR 14 [...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/MPR-David Leis and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated January 31, 2007 concerning the financing of 14 peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: [...]	2007-01-31 23:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AFIN UN
07USUNNEWYORK85	UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR 14 [...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/MPR-David Leis and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated January 31, 2007 concerning the financing of 14 peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: [...]	2007-01-31 23:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AFIN UN
07USUNNEWYORK861	UNGA 62: USUAL SUSPECTS CRITICAL OF U.S. IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During the United Nations General Debate, several member states praised the United States on a variety of issues, including peacebuilding, reconstruction, debt relief, and democracy. Several heads of state were outspoken in their harsh criticism of the United States, primar [...]	2007-10-12 22:36:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK932	SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT PROSECUTOR MEETS WITH [...] Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee met, October 25, with Court Prosecutor Stephen Rapp. Rapp, in the U.S. on home leave, had just come from meetings in Ottawa after addressing the Canadian Bar Association. He had also given a speech at UCLA. Rapp reviewed progress on ongoing c [...]	2007-10-30 21:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	KAWC NL PGOV PREL SL
07USUNNEWYORK952	ANTI-RAPE RESOLUTION UPDATE [...] (C) Negotiations on the text of the U.S.-initiated anti-rape resolution are heading into the end-game. Over 50 countries, including the European Union and others from various regions, have signed on as co-sponsors of a compromise text that asks for action to eliminate rape generally, "includi [...]	2007-11-01 23:36:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PHUM KFEM UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK957	LIBERIA SEEKS U.S. GUIDANCE ON MEETINGS WITH PA [...] (U) See action request in paragraph 4. 2. (C) Liberian Permanent Representative Milton Barnes met with AMB Khalilzad on November 11 to discuss President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's mid-November state visit to Israel. AMB Barnes said that the Liberian Ministry of Foreign Affairs had instructed [...]	2007-11-05 21:19:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS LI
07USUNNEWYORK961	UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR THREE [...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated October 31, 2007 concerning the financing of three peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as fo [...]	2007-11-06 19:52:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AFIN UN
07VIENNA286	FOLLOW UP TO AUSTRIA: FEBRUARY 13-14 LIBERIA [...] A/DCM met on February 6 with Carolina Gudenus, the Austrian MFA's DAS-level Africa Director, to press U.S. objectives for the February 13-14 Liberia Partners Forum. We pointed out the high level of attendees, including the Secretary and President Sirleaf, and stressed Liberia's need SIPDIS [...]	2007-02-06 15:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PREL LI AU
08ABIDJAN37	COTE D'IVOIRE'S PORTS PLAN AMBITIOUS EXPANSION AS POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Port of Abidjan is West Africa's largest deep-water port, and the second largest port on the continent. According to Maersk officials, it is also one of the more efficient ports in the world. Cote d'Ivoire's second port, San Pedro, exports 10 percent of the country's expor [...]	2008-01-16 16:00:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECIN ELTN EWWT IV
08ABUJA106	NIGERIA: POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JANUARY 1-15, 2008 [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of January 1-13, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- Election Tribunals -- Corruption -- Niger Delta -- ECOWAS -- National Assembly -- Human Rights, Labor, Refugees - [...]	2008-01-16 16:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF EFIN ETRD EPET KCOR MASS ELAB
08ABUJA1095	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR MAY 16-31, [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja ConGen Lagos compilation of May 16-31, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Elections --National Assembly --Military Matters --Environment --Energy --Aviation --Debt --Fiscal Responsibility -- [...]	2008-06-12 11:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET ETRD KCOR MOPS NI
08ABUJA1264	ECOWAS: 34TH SESSION OF THE HEADS OF STATE AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 23, 2008, ECOWAS held its Thirty-Fourth Ordinary Session of Authority of Heads of State and Government in Abuja, Nigeria. Nine heads of state and six minister-level delegates attended the session, which was opened with speeches by Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, [...]	2008-06-30 13:40:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC SNAR ECON NI
08ABUJA1593	NIGERIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL JOHNSON (AUGUST [...] (SBU) U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes Congressman Henry "Hank" Johnson, Jr. and his delegation to Abuja. Your visit comes three months into President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's second year in office. Though the President came to power through deeply flawed elections, he was initially praised [...]	2008-08-11 14:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EPET NI
08ABUJA1827	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR AUGUST 16-31, [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja/ConGen Lagos compilation of August 16-31 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Military, Security, and Bakassi --Economic and Business --Southern Political --Oil and Gas --Other News ---------- [...]	2008-09-09 13:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAGR ETRD KDEM ECON EPET MOPS KTIP NI
08ABUJA2201	NIGERIA: ECOWAS AND INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From October 27-29, ECOWAS and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) co-sponsored a seminar on international humanitarian law treaties in West Africa entitled "Even War Has Limits." Poloff attended the October 29 session, which was open to observers from foreign m [...]	2008-11-10 08:18:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MASS PHUM ICRC ECOWAS NI
08ABUJA238	NIGERIA: AF DAS MOSS'S MEETING WITH HOUSE SPEAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY: AF DAS Todd Moss and the Ambassador met with Speaker of the House of Representatives Dimeji Bankole January 23. Bankole solicited USG assistance for building up the National Assembly (NASS) as a bona fide separate branch of government. Bankole said the GON is committed to the Gul [...]	2008-02-05 15:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD EINV EAID MARR EFIN NI
08ABUJA2518	ECOWAS: 35TH SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 19, the ECOWAS 35th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government met in Abuja. The one-day summit capped off a week of ministerial-level discussions that primarily focused on limiting the effects of the global economic crisis on the region, encouraging infrastruct [...]	2008-12-23 16:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECOWAS NI
08ABUJA313	NIGERIA: POL/ECON UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY 1-14, 2008 [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of February 1-14, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- Elections: Tribunals, Reforms, Party Politics -- Corruption -- Niger Delta -- Military Affairs -- National Assembl [...]	2008-02-20 07:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET PHUM EFIN ETRD KCOR KDEM ELAB MOPS
08ABUJA503	ECOWAS STANDBY FORCE: ITS PRESENT STATUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) is frequently mentioned by those in the African security community as the best developed of the African rapid-reaction brigades called for by the African Union (AU) in July 2004. Indeed, ECOWAS has come a long way from the days of the ECOWAS Monito [...]	2008-03-14 13:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL PGOV ECOWAS XY NI
08ABUJA74	SPEAKER LOOKING TO BUILD HOUSE, ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's Speaker of the House, Oladimeji Bankole, expressed his determination to make the National Assembly a co-equal branch of government. He expects to visit Washington in February and will seek U.S. support for his efforts. He says his approach is to "follow the money" to [...]	2008-01-11 14:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ENRG BEXP NI
08ABUJA785	NIGERIAN PRESIDENTIAL CONSULTANT DISCUSSES PLAN [...] (C) On April 8, Mission Poloffs met Rajakumari Jandhyala (strictly protect),a private U.S. citizen consultant with extensive experience working with the governments of Uganda, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Sudan. Jandhyala is well- and favorably known to AF/RSA due to a previous position with the [...]	2008-04-29 13:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
08ABUJA863	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR APR 16-30 [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of April 16-30, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- Elections: Tribunals, Reforms, Re-Runs -- PDP Politics -- Corruption -- Niger Delta -- National Assembly -- Economi [...]	2008-05-12 08:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET ETRD KJUS KCOR NI
08ACCRA194	GHANA: SCENE SETTER FOR SECSTATE VISIT FEBRUARY 19-21, [...] Warmest Welcome to Ghana Madame Secretary. Your participation in the President's visit comes at the beginning of what promises to be another eventful year for Ghana. After celebrating 50 years of independence in 2007, Ghana is preparing to hold Parliamentary and presidential elections in lat [...]	2008-02-07 17:14:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV ECON AMGT GH
08ACCRA220	GHANA: SCENE SETTER FOR U.S. PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO GHANA [...] (U) Mr. President: Our entire mission joins me in extending a very warm welcome to you to Ghana. We are delighted that you, Mrs. Bush and your delegation are visiting Ghana at the beginning of what promises to be another eventful year. After celebrating 50 years of independence in 2007, Gha [...]	2008-02-13 10:37:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV ECON AMGT GH
08ACCRA380	Interior Minister Discusses Planned Deportation of Liberian [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 18 meeting with Ambassador Bridgewater, Interior Minister Kwamena Bartels said that the GOG is collaborating closely with UNHCR, the Ghana Refugee Board, and the Government of Liberia in implementing plans to revoke the refugee status and deport 659 Liberian refugees w [...]	2008-03-19 16:41:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL LI GH
08ACCRA383	Update on Plans to Deport Liberian Detainees [...] (SBU) Following up on reftel discussions concerning the possible deportation of Liberian residents of the Buduburam refugee camp, Ambassador Bridgewater spoke March 20 with Interior Minister Kwamena Bartels. Bartels said that after consultations with UNHCR and the Liberian Government, Ghana is [...]	2008-03-20 14:13:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL LI GH
08ACCRA384	Update on Plans to Deport Liberian Detainees [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-20 14:13:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL LI GH
08ACCRA395	GHANA: SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL FRANK'S VISIT TO GHANA MARCH [...] Mr. Chairman and Honorable Members of Congress: Our entire mission joins me in extending to you a very warm welcome to Ghana. We hope your visit here helps inform you and the committee members, and look forward to supporting your objectives. 2. SUMMARY: After celebrating 50 years of indepe [...]	2008-03-25 14:38:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV ECON AMGT GH
08ACCRA422	Liberian Refugee Update: Ambassador's Meeting with UNHCR [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 20, the Ambassador met with UNHCR Accra Representative Aida Haile Mariam, who provided UNHCR's perspective on the current crisis, including Ghana's efforts to return some Buduburam residents to Liberia. Mariam confirmed that UNHCR is now involved in screening the Liberi [...]	2008-03-31 15:30:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL LI GH
08ACCRA474	Liberian Repatriation Suspended [...] (U) According to April 4 media reports, the Ministry of Interior has suspended temporarily the proposed repatriation of Liberian refugees until the announced Tripartite Committee (TC) establishes its procedures. Post will confirm and provide additional reports as information is available. [...]	2008-04-04 12:13:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL LI GH
08ACCRA475	Liberian Refugee Update and Analysis [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 1 Minister of Interior Kwamena Bartels announced that Ghana would deport all 26,967 Liberian refugees in coordination with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR),and that in the interim they will be dispersed to various locations to mitigate their thre [...]	2008-04-04 12:14:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL LI GH
08ACCRA476	GHANA POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY: Speculation continues in Ghana over possible running-mates for opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) flag bearer Professor John Atta Mills, with former First Lady Nana Rawlings publicly urging Mills to select a female candidate. With the continuing crisis over Liberian refuge [...]	2008-04-04 12:15:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL GH
08ACCRA477	EMBASSY REFERRAL FOR HASHIM MOHAMED ZAKARIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Accra hereby refers Hashim Mohamed Zakaria, a citizen of Sudan of Massalit ethnicity, born November 25, 1977, in Dofor Gadida, Darfur, Sudan, for refugee processing. Zakaria has provided convincing evidence to us that he fled Sudan due to well-founded fear of persecution [...]	2008-04-04 12:16:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF GH SU
08ACCRA480	GHANA: SCENE SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY BARRETT'S VISIT TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-07 08:10:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV ECON AMGT GH
08ACCRA497	Liberian Repatriation Suspended [...] (U) Summary: Following habeus corpus lawsuits filed by two Ghanaian human rights NGOs that challenged the arrest and planned deportation of 23 Liberians, on April 8 the court of appeals has ordered the government to postpone the deportation of 23 Liberians scheduled for the same day. The cou [...]	2008-04-10 15:01:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL LI GH
08ACCRA545	Court Rules that Liberians May be Deported [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 24 an Accra Court ruled that 23 unregistered Liberians detained by the Ghana Immigration Service since March 17 are living in Ghana illegally and may be deported to Liberia. The ruling could set a precedent for the treatment of the approximately 15,000 unregistered Lib [...]	2008-04-28 15:23:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM LI GH
08ACCRA723	June 3 Liberian Refugee Repatriation Update: Ambassador's [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 3, the Ambassador met with UNHCR Accra Representative Aida Haile Mariam, who provided an update on the voluntary repatriation of Liberians from Ghana. Since April, 1,200 Liberian refugees in Ghana have returned to Liberia. UNHCR is working toward facilitating the repatr [...]	2008-06-04 16:14:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL LI GH
08ACCRA798	GHANA: SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL PRICE'S VISIT TO GHANA JUNE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-23 18:14:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV ECON AMGT GH
08ADDISABABA1022	ETHIOPIA PRIME MINISTER TO CALL ON UN SECRETARY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ethiopian State Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Tekeda Alemu on April 11 made it clear to Ambassadors representing PermReps to the UN Security Council that Ethiopia was frustrated and dismayed with the April 8 Secretary General's report on the Eritrea-Ethiopia border. SIPDIS [...]	2008-04-14 13:32:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
08ADDISABABA1285	ETHIOPIAN FRUSTRATION WITH THE UNSC OVER THE BORDER [...] (C) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles met with the UK, French and U.S. Ambassadors May 9 to state that Ethiopia would disengage and keep quiet on the Eritrea-Ethiopia border dispute. Meles said the Ethiopian Government (GoE) had developed a set of new proposals to break the impasse and push forw [...]	2008-05-13 14:57:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPKO PBTS PREL MARR ET ER
08ADDISABABA2234	ETHIOPIA/CHINA: DEPARTING PRC ECONOMIC COUNSELOR [...] (C) Noting that he would soon depart for a new assignment in Monrovia, PRC Economic and Commercial Counselor in Ethiopia Liu Yunbiao told Emboffs that his office would continue to pursue opportunities for cooperation with the United States in Ethiopia, as well as Liberia. Liu observed his vie [...]	2008-08-14 04:42:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR EAID ET
08ADDISABABA2561	ETHIOPIA BRACES FOR AN UNCERTAIN RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (S/NF) Prime Minister Meles told the Ambassador during a private two hour meeting September 13 that Ethiopia is committed to U.S. relations as the cornerstone for its security and development, but many ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) party members and non-party [...]	2008-09-17 13:19:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID KDEM ET
08ADDISABABA430	ETHIOPIA URGES UNSC ACTION AGAINST ERITREA OVER [...] (SBU) Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tekeda Alemu, called in the Ambassadors representing the member states on the UN Security Council on February 19 to urge immediate UN action against Eritrea in response to restrictions on UNMEE troop relocation. Noting that Eritrea,s restr [...]	2008-02-20 12:40:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MOPS ER ET
08ADDISABABA46	ETHIOPIAN DEPLOYMENT PLANS FOR DARFUR [...] (C) Defense Minister Kuma Demeksa and Chief of Military Staff, General Samora Yonus reiterated to Ambassador messages from the Ethiopian Military (ENDF) to the Embassy Defense Attache's office that as many as 1,500 Ethiopian troops will be prepared to deploy to Darfur within 15 days, but r [...]	2008-01-08 14:18:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MARR PREL EAID ET
08ADDISABABA699	PRC/ETHIOPIA: PRC OPEN TO TRADE AND AGRICULTURE [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed with PRC Embassy counterparts opportunities for coordination and collaboration on trade and agriculture, particularly the participation of Chinese companies in the newly-formed American Chamber of Commerce in Ethiopia. PRC interlocutors explained that, despite a re [...]	2008-03-10 14:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KPKO CH ET
08ADDISABABA89	DEFENSE OFFICIALS REQUEST MORE MILITARY AID [...] (C) In January 3 and 4 meetings with Ambassador, DATT, ORA Chief, and P/E Chief, Defense Minister (DefMin) Kuma Demeksa and Chief of Defense Staff (CHOD) Gen. Samora Yonus respectively argued for more U.S. military assistance to Ethiopia to focus more on in-country training to develop Ethiopia [...]	2008-01-14 08:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL EAID ET
08ANKARA1550	TURKEY-AU SUMMIT OVERSHADOWED BY BASHIR'S [...] (C) Summary: The GOT-hosted Turkey-African Union (AU) Cooperation Summit, August 18-21, rendered no surprises. During the sessions, the GOT focused on developing good will, expanding trade ties, and lobbying for African support of Turkey's UNSC bid. Overall, the GOT was pleased with both atte [...]	2008-08-27 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XA TU
08ANKARA953	AFRICA: TURKEY'S NEXT FRONTIER? [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Like China and India, Turkey has joined the rush to forge relations with sub-Saharan Africa. The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has raised Turkey's political profile since coming to power in 2002 -- declaring 2005 the "Year of Africa" and announcing plans to open 1 [...]	2008-05-16 12:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON TU AF
08ATHENS1561	GREECE: 2008-2009 INCSR PART I [...] (U) The full text of the draft 2008-2009 INCSR Part I for Greece follows: Greece[DVM1] 2008-2009 INCSR Part I: Drugs and Chemical Control I. Summary Greece is a "gateway" country in the transit of illicit drugs and contraband. Although not a major transit country for drugs headed f [...]	2008-11-17 05:56:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PGOV PREL GR
08BANJUL86	THE GAMBIA: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) In accordance with Reftel, Embassy Banjul provides its submission to the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW: A. The Gambia is a country of origin, transit, and destination for victims of trafficking, mainly women and children. Due to its porous borders, [...]	2008-02-29 09:15:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08BEIJING2840	JULY 22 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: OLYMPICS AND FREEDOM, KUNMING [...] Key points at the July 22 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- All athletes should promote friendship while in China, said the spokesmen when asked to respond to President Bush's comments that athletes should be ambassadors of freedom. -- The MFA continues to "urge all relevant department [...]	2008-07-22 23:08:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER KOLY PHUM KN VM ZI LI
08BEIJING3942	CHINA/AFRICA: A/S FRAZER AND EVFM WANG GUANGYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: China is open to greater cooperation with the United States in assisting Africa, Executive Vice Foreign Minister Wang Guangya told Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer October 15. China agrees with the United States on the need for UN Security Council (UNSC) ac [...]	2008-10-16 07:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC CH SU SO CG
08BEIJING3996	U.S.-CHINA AFRICA SUB-DIALOGUE: A/S FRAZER AND AFM [...] (C) SUMMARY: China-Africa relations are open and transparent and do not pose a threat to other parties, Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun told Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer October 14 during the U.S.-China Regional Sub-dialogue on Africa. China's priorities in Afri [...]	2008-10-20 09:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID UNSC MASS CH SU SO CG TW
08BEIRUT577	LEBANON: ORGANIZATION OF THE MARONITE CHURCH [...] (U) This report is a general overview of the Maronite community in Lebanon, to provide a brief understanding on who the Maronites are, how the Maronite clergy is structured, and what the responsibilities are of the clergy in Lebanon. A subsequent report will cover the succession to the Patriar [...]	2008-04-29 14:34:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI SCUL KIRF LE
08BRASILIA272	BRAZIL: INFRASTRUCTURE AND MORE - TREAS DAS O'NEILL VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In January 29 meetings with BNDES, Casa Civil, Central Bank, and Planning and Finance Ministries, Treasury Western Hemisphere DAS Brian O'Neill advanced discussion of a possible US-Brazil infrastructure initiative, further explored bilateral investment and tax treaties (see para [...]	2008-02-29 11:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON BR
08BRATISLAVA395	SLOVAKIA WILL NOT ATTEND DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS [...] Econoff delivered reftel points to Jozef Kudela, Africa Officer, Department of Development Cooperation, MFA. Kudela confirmed the GOS received the invitation to the Development Ministers Meeting in Monrovia, Liberia from September 5-6. Kudela said the Office of MFA State Secretary Olga Algayer [...]	2008-08-26 09:07:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID LI GH PREL LO
08BRUSSELS180	VISIT OF S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON TO BRUSSELS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson visited Brussels January 8 and 9 to discuss war crimes issues with EU and Belgian officials. Discussions focused on current operations of war crimes tribunals, judicial development programs in Rwanda, and the general fut [...]	2008-02-05 09:13:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EUM
08BUENOSAIRES390	ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR WAYNE AND MINISTER OF [...] (C) Summary: On March 26, Ambassador met with Argentina,s new Interior Minister, Florencio Randazzo. The Minister spoke at some length about the ongoing rural sector strikes (reftels),stating that this is the most difficult time that either Kirchner has faced, but is an opportunity for both [...]	2008-03-28 19:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PREL PGOV AR
08CONAKRY153	AMBASSADOR VISITS FOREST REGION - LACKLUSTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Carter visited N,Zerekore during the week of April 20-25 to familiarize himself with Guinea,s forest region and evaluate local progress towards legislative elections later this year. Both local government authorities and the Prefectoral Independent Electoral Commissio [...]	2008-05-02 11:40:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB PHUM KDEM GV
08CONAKRY169	HUMAN REMAINS UNEARTHED AT CENTRAL PRISON, EMBASSY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Guinean prisoner advocacy NGO has reportedly unearthed human skeletal remains under a former trash heap at Conakry's central prison. Although most of the skulls and large bones were reportedly stolen in the middle of the night, Poloff saw several bone fragments sticking up out [...]	2008-05-07 11:44:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY176	REGIONAL PRICE SURVEY - INSIGHTS INTO REGIONAL TRADE [...] (U) SUMMARY. An inter-Embassy regional price survey of select necessities in Guinea and its neighboring countries shows that while there is a rough parity in prices, significant differences remain. With respect to Guinea, the data illustrates why the GOG's newly imposed export ban is bad econo [...]	2008-05-08 12:51:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET PGOV GV
08CONAKRY178	PLANT VISIT - TIMBER EXPLOITATION IN GUINEA'S FOREST [...] (U) On April 20, Ambassador Carter visited Foret Forte facilities in the heart of Guinea's forest region, about an hour outside the provincial capital of N'Zerekore. The Taiwanese-owned company has been harshly criticized for its alleged environmentally harmful logging practices as well as its [...]	2008-05-09 10:16:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GV EAGR ECON ETRD ELAB
08CONAKRY196	CHILD TRAFFICKING IN GUINEA'S FOREST REGION [...] (U) SUMMARY. Local NGOs tell Embassy officials that the Forest Region is a transit hub for the trafficking of children from Guinea to neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone, highlighting the need for cross-border coordination and information sharing. Specific cases provide examples of how these c [...]	2008-05-15 11:11:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY2	LIVING ON LESS THAN $1 PER DAY - WHY ENDS DON'T MEET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. From shoe shiners to accountants, an informal Embassy survey demonstrates just why Guinea is considered one of the poorest countries in the world. This snapshot of average salaries in both the private and public sectors illustrates all too clearly the substantial economic hards [...]	2008-01-02 09:02:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN EFIN ECON EMIN GV
08CONAKRY211	FORMER PM HOLDS MEETING ON ELECTIONS - DEMANDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 13, former Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate held a three and a half hour meeting with political parties to discuss progress towards Guinea's legislative elections later this year. The discussion focused on four central issues: the need for donor community support to cov [...]	2008-03-14 12:40:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY317	KOUNDARA - ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND COMMENTS ON THE EXPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a visit to the northern town of Koundara the week of June 2, LES Asst Econoff met with local authorities, civil society organizations, and customs agents to discuss general economic activity and Guinea's agricultural export ban. Koundara is a major agricultural producer as well [...]	2008-06-25 10:03:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EAGR ETRD PREL GV
08CONAKRY323	CHILD TRAFFICKING IN UPPER GUINEA [...] (U) SUMMARY. While NGOs have statistics illustrating an extremely high prevalence of child trafficking on Guinea's northern border with Mali, local authorities maintain that they have not seen any child trafficking cases. Government contacts confirm previous reports that marabouts frequently cr [...]	2008-06-26 05:20:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY330	ANALYSIS OF TRANS-BORDER CHILD TRAFFICKING IN GUINEA [...] (U) SUMMARY. Following a series of investigative cables exploring child trafficking in Guinea (reftels),it is clear that in order to successfully address this issue, the USG and its partners must focus on three critical aspects of the problem: supply, demand, and the traffickers themselves. [...]	2008-07-01 07:42:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY348	G8 AMBASSADORS BRIEF U.N. AND ECOWAS ON POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The G8 ambassadors painted a bleak picture of the Guinea's political outlook for the U.N. Office for West Africa (UNOWA) and ECOWAS on Monday, July 7. The Ambassadors recommended that ECOWAS set several benchmarks to track the government's progress towards elections, and that [...]	2008-07-09 15:12:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI ECOWAS GV
08CONAKRY47	PM DENOUNCES +BULLETIN ROUGE, - OFFERS [...] (U) On January 9, on the eve of the nationwide strike planned by Guinea,s labor unions (reftels),the Ministry of Defense announced plans to pay every soldier a flat sum of $482, which is equivalent to about four months pay for an average soldier. The military has not conducted an accurate c [...]	2008-01-18 05:51:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV KDEM ELAB ASEC GV
08CONAKRY530	POWER BROKERING AND INFLUENCE PEDDLING - A LOOK AT [...] (S) SUMMARY. President Conte's wives appear to be at the center of influence within the presidential palace, with a number of other powerful players circling in the wings. There are a few individuals who may be looking to take over the presidency, but most seem to be trying to stuff their po [...]	2008-09-16 11:28:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV SNAR ASEC GV
08CONAKRY584	GUINEA CELEBRATES FIFTY YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Republic of Guinea marked fifty years of independence on October 2 with a relatively uneventful ceremony and parade attended by seven dignitaries from neighboring countries. President Conte did not make an official appearance, sending First Lady Henriette Conte in his ste [...]	2008-10-06 17:02:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY600	ETHNIC POLITICS IN GUINEA - GENERAL BACKGROUND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable is the first in a series of reports exploring the role of ethnicity in Guinean politics. Guinea has been widely seen as a violence-averse, tolerant country in which various ethnic groups have been able to live together peacefully, avoiding the inter-ethnic conflicts [...]	2008-10-14 14:29:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY631	ETHNIC POLITICS IN GUINEA - YOUTH OF THE FOREST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable is the fourth in a series of reports exploring the role of ethnicity in Guinean politics (reftels). The youths of Guinea,s Forest Region appear to be primarily focused on minor inter-tribal tensions within their own region. Forest youth leaders downplayed broader [...]	2008-10-24 14:00:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY783	RPG OPPOSITION LEADER RETURNS TO GUINEA [...] (SBU) Alpha Conde, president of the Rally for the Guinean People (RPG) opposition political party, returned to Guinea on December 21 after an 18 month absence. According to a high level contact within the party, the RPG is not planning any immediate political activities, but said the party w [...]	2008-12-22 16:25:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY796	PUTSCHISTS ANNOUNCE MEMBERS OF TRANSITIONAL COUNCIL [...] (S) SUMMARY. Coup organizers officially announced the formation of a transitional council on December 23, which includes 32 members. The Council is predominantly military with reported ties to drug kingpin Ousmane Conte. Mutiny leader Claude Pivi is also a member. Civilian contacts are sa [...]	2008-12-24 15:27:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PMIL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY798	CALM RESTORED, NEW GOVERNMENT MOVES FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has assumed control of the government, proclaiming himself president of the Republic of Guinea. The Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD) appears to be successfully consolidating and reinforcing its authority, although internal disagreements [...]	2008-12-29 14:07:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM PHUM GV
08CONAKRY88	AMBASSADOR CARTER MEETING WITH GUINEAN PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his initial meeting with Ambassador Carter, Sam Soumah, Secretary General of the Presidency, commented on Guinea's political situation, economy, legislative elections, and Hyperdynamics. Although Soumah emphasized Guinea's high esteem for the United States, he was guarded in [...]	2008-02-01 13:04:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GV
08COPENHAGEN459	DANES WILL NOT ATTEND MONROVIA DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-25 14:14:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL LI DA
08COTONOU348	KHADAFI MAKES WAVES AT CEN-SAD SUMMIT IN BENIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 12:49:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID SENV EAGR PINR XA LY BN
08DAKAR154	DAKAR FRAUD SUMMARY - FIRST QUARTER FY2008 [...] Following is Embassy Dakar's quarterly fraud reporting cable for the first quarter of FY 2008. Responses are keyed to Ref A. 2. A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Senegal is a secular republic with a strong presidency, weak legislature, a compliant judiciary, and multiple weak political parties. The [...]	2008-02-07 13:20:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC KSTC KCOR SG
08DAKAR262	SENEGAL: ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) As was the case in previous years Senegal continues to devote, time, resources and attention to combat trafficking in persons. 2. (U) responses are keyed to questions in reftel Begin TIP report PARA 27: OVERVIEWS OF A COUNTRY'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS A. Senega [...]	2008-03-04 14:31:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG SG
08DAKAR529	DAKAR FRAUD SUMMARY - SECOND QUARTER FY2008 [...] Following is Embassy Dakar's quarterly fraud reporting cable for the second quarter of FY 2008. Responses are keyed to Ref A. 2. A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Senegal is a secular republic with a strong presidency, weak legislature, a compliant judiciary, and multiple weak political parties. The [...]	2008-05-08 07:35:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC KSTC KCOR SG
08DAKAR530	DAKAR FRAUD SUMMARY - SECOND QUARTER FY2008 [...] Following is Embassy Dakar's quarterly fraud reporting cable for the second quarter of FY 2008. Responses are keyed to Ref A. 2. A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Senegal is a secular republic with a strong presidency, weak legislature, a compliant judiciary, and multiple weak political parties. The [...]	2008-05-08 07:35:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC KSTC KCOR SG
08DAKAR765	SENEGAL: Journalists Beaten by Police [...] (SBU) On June 21, 2008 two sports journalists, Boubabcar Dieng and Karamoko Thioune working for local radio stations were severely beaten by police after the conclusion of a soccer match between Liberia and Senegal. According to reports the journalists were then taken into temporary on-site c [...]	2008-06-30 16:31:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO PINR SG

08DAKAR857	SENEGALESE MEDIA BLACKS OUT [...] SUMMARY: On 21 July, private Senegalese media sources observed a news blackout as a show of solidarity in support of two Senegalese sports journalists beaten by police on 22 June (retel). Journalists are demanding the Government of Senegal (GOS) take punitive action against the officers invo [...]	2008-07-23 16:48:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PGOV KPAO SG
08DARESSALAAM582	MEDIA REACTION: Corruption in Tanzania [...] The September 10, 2008, edition of two English language Tanzanian dailies "This Day" and "The Citizen" carried editorial commentaries positive of U.S. policy of denying safe haven to corrupt public officials and those private sector members who corrupt them. This follows a September 8 U.S. Mi [...]	2008-09-10 14:13:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR KCRM KCOR TZ
08DJIBOUTI842	DJIBOUTI - UNHCR RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM DONORS [...] SUMMARY: Post awarded a USD 20,000 grant to American-led NGO LIFE International to assist refugees in Djibouti with skills training. The UNHCR mission in Djibouti received donations from donor countries and NGOs during the holy month of Ramadan, and also received non-food items originally inten [...]	2008-10-27 08:08:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF EAID DJ XA
08DUBLIN43	KOSOVO/CHAD HIGH ON IRISH FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENDA [...] (C) During a meeting with visiting Office Director Kathy Allegrone, Irish Foreign Affairs Political Director Rory Montgomery stated that Ireland is likely to quickly recognize a declaration of independence by Kosovo, though not without misgivings. Montgomery reaffirmed Ireland's commitment to [...]	2008-01-23 15:27:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS PARM KV EI
08FREETOWN102	SIERRA LEONE 2008 TIP SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Sierra Leone lost momentum in the fight against trafficking in 2007. The run-up to the national elections, and the elections themselves in August and September, 2007, distracted many government officials from their duties, including on the TIP front, and their interest and attention was n [...]	2008-03-07 13:27:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SL
08FREETOWN138	FREETOWN MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR FEBRUARY 2008 [...] Summary: Embassy Freetown's outreach in Freetown included articles surrounding the commemoration of Black History Month, including a discussion hosted by Ambassador Perry and film showings at the Kissy and Fourah Bay College Libraries. Ambassador Perry also opened a seminar on resources managem [...]	2008-03-25 14:06:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SL
08FREETOWN230	ON THE MFA'S RADAR SCREEN: INTERNAL GOSL DISSENT [...] (C) Sierra Leone's Brazil-bound Minister of Foreign Affairs Bangura met with Ambassador May 2 to pronounce on the upcoming Mano River Basin Union (MRU) agenda in Monrovia. Although Cote d'Ivoire's official acceptance was on the formal agenda, the region's food crisis was The "real" topic for [...]	2008-05-16 13:07:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SL
08FREETOWN252	MANO RIVER UNION SECRETARY GENERAL ON RECENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 21, Ambassador Perry met with Abraham Boure, Secretary General of the Mano River Union (MRU). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the recent MRU summit in Monrovia. Besides Cote d'Ivoire's accession as a full member of the Union on May 15, the most notable outcome o [...]	2008-06-02 12:29:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SL
08FREETOWN258	DEMARCHE DELIVERED, SIERRA LEONE: GLOBAL MARITIME [...] (U) On 27 May 2008, the Defense Attache met with Brigadier Nelson-Williams, Deputy Chief Defense Staff and Commander Mansaray, Commander, Maritime Wing, Ministry of Defense to discusss the Global Maritime Partnership Initiative. Relevant talking points were provided. Both respresentatives state [...]	2008-06-02 14:40:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID MARR MCAP PGOV SL
08FREETOWN344	"COCAINE SAGA" TOPIC OF GOVERNMENT PRESS CONFERENCE [...] Summary: At a press conference on July 17, members of cabinet of the GOSL as well as top-level law enforcement officers lauded their own handling of the plane that landed July 13 at Lungi airport carrying a large quantity of cocaine. The Minister of Information confirmed the detention of 17 in [...]	2008-07-17 16:07:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OIIP KPAO SL
08FREETOWN377	MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS LAYS OUT NEW PLAN FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA),Zainab Bangura, convened a meeting of Chiefs of Missions and heads of UN agencies on July 22 to provide updates on the Government of Sierra Leone's (GoSL) activities, as well as provide a forum for the diplomatic [...]	2008-07-29 15:55:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SL
08FREETOWN401	SIZE DOESN'T MATTER: SIERRA LEONE INDUSTRIES FACE [...] SUMMARY: On August 8, CDA, Poloff, and Economic Assistant visited a textiles factory and a brewery. Though the companies differ considerably in terms of size, capital investment, and ownership, managers pointed to the same challenges impeding growth and profitability. A subsequent meeting with [...]	2008-08-13 12:52:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ECON EFIN SL
08FREETOWN519	REQUEST FOR ASSESSMENT OF REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE [...] (U) Summary: U.S. Embassy Freetown requests Department and the Office of the Secretary of Defense to conduct a feasibility assessment of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF). The assessment concerns entry into the Africa Contingency Operations Technical Assistance (ACOTA) Program. [...]	2008-10-27 16:54:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PGOV SL
08FREETOWN578	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON DECEMBER 15 VISIT TO [...] (U) Embassy Freetown looks forward to welcoming you to Sierra Leone. Your visit comes at a prescient time in our bilateral relationship with the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL),as we attempt to support its ongoing efforts to re-build and flourish. Sierra Leone is known worldwide as a countr [...]	2008-12-11 17:51:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OREP MARR SNAR SL
08FREETOWN605	QADHAFI AND WADE PULL SIERRA LEONE'S PUPPET STRINGS [...] (C) Summary: Though rumors abounded throughout Freetown on the evening of December 29 and morning of December 30 that the reftel A visit was canceled, Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi will reportedly land at Lungi Airport on a private plane at approximately 1530 local time. Following a brief stop [...]	2008-12-30 15:45:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR LY SL
08FREETOWN608	A HAZY SHADE OF INTEGRITY: SIERRA LEONE WELCOMES [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) released a press report December 31, outlining President Koroma's meeting with representatives of the Guinean junta, including Vice President General Mamadouba Toto Camara on December 30. Text of the report is contained in para 2. Though, per [...]	2008-12-31 15:14:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SL
08GABORONE994	SKELEMANI: ZIM POWERSHARING DEAL IS DEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an office call with Foreign Minister Phandu Skelemani November 17, Ambassador Nolan asked for Botswana's view on the status of the powersharing agreement in Zimbabwe and next steps that SADC and the wider international community should take. Skelemani declared that "the de [...]	2008-11-17 13:09:00	Embassy Gaborone	SECRET	PREL ZI BC
08GENEVA30	PROSPECTS FOR DRC MANDATE IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The mandate of the UN Independent Expert on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),whose extension the Human Rights Council postponed last year after strong resistance from African and other delegations, now appears more likely to be extended, albeit perhaps with modifications, [...]	2008-01-14 10:32:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CG
08HARARE197	AMBASSADOR PRESSES MUGABE EXIT WITH MUGABE [...] (C) The Ambassador on March 10 told Nicholas Goche, a Mugabe confidante who is Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Welfare, that Zimbabwe was in a transition, and that the U.S. was willing to help Mugabe achieve a smooth exit from office. A supremely confident Goche pushed back, sta [...]	2008-03-12 14:09:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE637	ZIM NOTES 7-25-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - MOU Signed, Talks Started... - Over a Quarter of MDC MPs Targeted... - EU Expands Sanctions List... - SADC Tribunal Rules Against Zimbabwe on Land... - State Media Tone Down Rhetoric... - Zim Journalist Wins CNN Award... - Holding Mugabe Accou [...]	2008-07-28 06:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HELSINKI270	AMBASSADOR BARRETT MEETS WITH FORMER FINNISH [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-24 05:25:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OECD UN FI
08HONGKONG179	HONG KONG'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. ----------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. Hong Kong pursues a free market philosophy with minimal government interfe [...]	2008-01-28 06:34:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MO
08KHARTOUM1198	ANALYSIS OF SUDAN'S NEW ELECTION LAW REVEALS WELTER OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An analysis of Sudan's new election law reveals that the legislation contains many loose ends, some of which may be able to be repaired by the country's Ministry of Justice. However, the legislation's biggest shortcoming is probably the ambitious timeline it sets for the count [...]	2008-08-06 13:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU
08KHARTOUM1346	AEC PLENARY SESSION OF SEPTEMBER 2, 2008 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The 35th plenary session of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) was held at AEC headquarters in Khartoum on September 2, 2008. Most of the session was devoted to lengthy reports on the current situation in South Kordofan, and preparations for national elections in 200 [...]	2008-09-04 05:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1438	WHERE ARE DARFUR'S HIJACKED CARS AND TRUCKS? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Darfur's hijacking is a complex phenomenon, according to UNAMID, INGOs, and local contacts based in El-Fasher and Nyala. Most sources placed the majority of the blame on many different rebel movements, with one contact describing a transportation chain through SLM/MM and SLA/Un [...]	2008-09-23 05:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM279	SE WILLIAMSON TO GHOSH: IMPROVED RELATIONS MEANS [...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Williamson warned NISS Director Salah Ghosh that while the U.S. is willing to explore options towards improving relations if there is demonstrable change for the better in Darfur, such a possibility could be doomed before it starts if Sudan continues to allow violenc [...]	2008-02-26 18:05:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PREL PTER UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM324	LRA PEACE TALKS CONCLUDE, AWAIT SIGNING OF FINAL AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) signed agreements on the two outstanding agenda items: the Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration and the Implementing Commitments and Mechanisms. The Government of Southern Sudan mediator, Vice President Ri [...]	2008-03-04 14:28:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF UG CG SU
08KHARTOUM94	GNU STATE MINISTER DECLARES RE-ESTABLISHED SPLM-NCP [...] (SBU) On 22 January, CDA Fernandez called on newly appointed Minister of State for the Presidency, Joseph Lual. Minister Lual, an SPLM member from the Dinka tribe and former state administrator for Bahr el Ghazal, was brought into the government when the SPLM ended its boycott of the GNU earli [...]	2008-01-23 10:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KINGSTON957	JAMAICA: RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN, [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-13 14:49:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PARM SOCI MASS EFIN ECON EAID
08KINSHASA246	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USAID ADMINISTRATOR AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is slowly grappling with fundamental governance, security and development challenges following historic 2006 national elections. The promise of peace and democratization and the importance of the DRC as the linchpin of central Africa a [...]	2008-03-12 07:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV EAID ECON PREF PHUM MARR ASEC
08KINSHASA560	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE JULY 01-02 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is slowly grappling with fundamental governance, security and development challenges following historic 2006 national elections. The promise of peace and democratization and the importance of the DRC as the linchpin of central Africa a [...]	2008-06-26 15:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV EAID ECON MARR PHUM CG
08KUWAIT935	KUWAIT NO ATTENDING LIBERIA DEVELOPMENT MEETING [...] (U) In an August 27 meeting with EconOff, Chairman of the Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development, Mr. Abdulatif Yousef Al-Hamad said that he had not received an invitation to the Development Ministers Meeting on September 5-6 in Liberia. 2. (U) Al-Hamad added that assistance to Liberi [...]	2008-09-02 07:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL LI KU
08KYIV285	UKRAINE/SUDAN: UKRAINIAN HELICOPTERS FOR UNAMID [...] (C) Summary/recommendation: Ambassador continues to raise the urgency of the UN request for military helicopters to support the UN African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID),most recently in separate February 4 meetings with DefMin Yekhanurov and FM Ohryzko. Both officials stated the Ukrainian [...]	2008-02-05 12:15:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPKO SU UP
08LAGOS201	NIGERIA: AFRICA FINANCE CORPORATION: DEVELOPMENT BANK OR [...] (SBU) Summary: President Yar'Adua has ordered an investigation into the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) role in establishing the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC),which was set up in 2007 as an alternative to the African Development Bank (ADB). The AFC is owned by African banks (44 percent),i [...]	2008-06-10 06:30:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV NI
08LAGOS291	NIGERIA: ONDO PEACEKEEPERS RIOT, DEMAND SALARY [...] (C) Summary: On July 4, hundreds of soldiers previously part of the United Nations peacekeeping mission to Liberia rioted over nonpayment of the salary due them for their service. Military officials described the non-payment as an accounting mistake; soldiers say the salaries were being stol [...]	2008-07-25 05:59:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
08LAGOS463	NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES SEAFARERS' [...] (U) Summary: The Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has launched an initiative to increase the number of Nigerians engaged in maritime trades by training 5000 Nigerians overseas and expanding domestic training facilities. In the long term, Nigeria wants to become a net [...]	2008-11-21 07:19:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETDR PGOV EWWT KCRM NI
08LIBREVILLE146	GABON: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2008 [...] (U) Embassy POC for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) issues is Poloff Leslie Doumbia, Tel: 241-76-20-03, Mobile: 241-07-91-02-21, Fax: 241-74-55-07. To prepare this report, Poloff Leslie Doumbia spent 25 hours, Political Assistant Cedric Pehoua spent 15, DCM Nathan Holt spent five 5 hours, and Amb [...]	2008-03-25 11:42:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
08LISBON595	U.S.-PORTUGAL COLLABORATION IN AFRICA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12 for details. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) AF/RSA Office Director Louis Mazel met in Lisbon with Portuguese officials from the Ministries of Interior, Justice, and Foreign Affairs on February 20-21 to discuss ongoing trilateral assistan [...]	2008-03-10 13:15:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PHUM MASS PINR KJUS ETRD SMIG PO
08LISBON963	ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS' VISIT: DRUG FLOWS TO EUROPE [...] (U) In meetings with Portuguese counternarcotics officials, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director John P. Walters noted there has been a noticeable decrease in the supply of cocaine in the U.S. market and noted that there were anecdotal reports of increased demand in Europe. [...]	2008-04-22 10:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL SOCI PO
08LONDON1485	UK AND LIBERIA/FRANCE: UK SUPPORTIVE OF [...] (C) The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) should be drawn down based "on conditions on the ground" and the current UN plan for a gradual down-sizing has the UK's full support, Peacekeeping Team Leader Nicola Murray said on May 28. The UK is "quietly positive" on UNMIL. While there ma [...]	2008-05-29 11:38:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPKO UNSC XY LI FR UK
08LONDON2499	WEST AFRICA: UK PRIORITIES, COUNTER-NARCOTICS AND ELECTIONS REF: A. LONDON 2487 B. FREETOWN 336 C. LONDON 1916 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 12:36:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SNAR PINR KDEM PTER KCRM XY UK
08LUANDA30	CHINESE AMBASSADOR REITERATES DESIRE TO COOPERATE [...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent courtesy call by Ambassador Mozena, China's Ambassador to Angola, Zhang Beisan, said the end of Angola's civil war provided opportunities for both China and the U.S. to participate in rebuilding the nation. Recalling discussions last year with Ambassador Efir [...]	2008-01-11 14:47:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID AO CH
08MADRID685	JUNE 8-11 VISIT TO SPAIN OF COMMANDER, U.S. AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: General William E. "Kip" Ward, Commander U.S. Africa Command, visited Spain June 8-11 for meetings with Spanish officials regarding AFRICOM. The primary purpose of the visit was to meet with Spanish leaders to discuss AFRICOM as well as listen and learn from their experiences on the co [...]	2008-06-20 06:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF SP
08MADRID883	SPAIN PREPARES FOR SUMMIT WITH SUBSAHARAN AFRICA [...] (C) Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Angel Lossada visited Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry July 22nd through the 25th to establish a frame of reference for President Zapatero's proposed Spain/West Africa summit. Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry [...]	2008-08-08 15:13:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP PU
08MONROVIA100	DRUG SMUGGLING VESSEL BROUGHT TO MONROVIA [...] (SBU) On January 29, French navy vessel Tonnerre intercepted and boarded Liberian flagged merchant vessel Blue Atlantic in international waters approximately 500 kilometers south of Liberia. The French boarding party found the merchant vessel carried 2.4 tons of cocaine carried in 92 barrels [...]	2008-02-01 18:05:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PRGOV ASEC LI
08MONROVIA1003	LIBERIA: GOL BANS EXPORT OF UNPROCESSED RUBBER [...] The GOL has announced a ban on export of unprocessed rubber to protect the local industry. The Ministry of Commerce says the ban, strongly supported by the rubber sector in Liberia and in the works for about two years, is intended to tackle the growing problem of rubber theft. To further sup [...]	2008-12-08 16:24:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EINV ETRD PGOV ECON LI
08MONROVIA1005	LIBERIA: SOLID IPR FRAMEWORK; NO ENFORCEMENT (YET) [...] Summary: The Liberia Copyright Office (LCO)plans to launch a national anti-piracy program and is requesting USG support. Liberia has a robust legal framework to support intellectual property protection but requires an effective law enforcement and judicial capacity to enforce it and broader p [...]	2008-12-08 16:37:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD EAID ECON LI
08MONROVIA1006	LIBERIA: RECOMMENDATIONS ON COUNTER-PIRACY EFFORTS [...] The Commissioner of Liberia's Bureau of Maritime Affairs, Binyah Kesselly, stated the GOL position on piracy at the recent session of the International Maritime Organization. He described the hijacking of the Liberian-registered SIRIUS STAR as part of "an international crisis of monumental pr [...]	2008-12-08 16:40:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER ECON LI
08MONROVIA1018	NSDD-38-COM APPROVAL FOR DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-10 09:20:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	AODE KMRS AMGT LI
08MONROVIA103	"BLUE ATLANTIC" COCAINE DESTROYED [...] (C) Minister of Justice Philip A.Z. Banks told Ambassador February 4 that he personally oversaw the destruction of the cocaine February 1 seized from the merchant vessel "Blue Atlantic" (reftel). While he admitted that the destruction process was initially inefficient and hazardous, he was sa [...]	2008-02-05 13:10:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV ASEC LI
08MONROVIA1032	LIBERIA: Minister of Commerce embraces reform [...] (U) Summary: Liberia's new Minister of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) is embracing reform on all fronts. The Ministry's lawyer is coordinating top-to-bottom review of all commercial legislation and moving ahead with plans to institute alternative dispute resolution for commercial cases. The GO [...]	2008-12-15 15:48:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID EINV EAGR ECON PINR LI
08MONROVIA1034	POST REQUESTS AFRICOM ASSESSMENT ON REMOVAL OF WRECKS FROM [...] Embassy Monrovia reaffirms its request for DoD assistance in conducting an assessment on the feasibility of removing the primary vessels blocking access to the commercial wharf in the Port of Monrovia. Two wrecks, the Torm Alexandra and an adjacent pilot tender ship, are presently blocking one [...]	2008-12-16 09:59:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL LI
08MONROVIA1037	LIBERIA: TAYLOR'S FORMER PARTY HOLDS 5000 PERSON [...] (SBU) Former President Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Party (NPP) organized a rally in Monrovia December 13 to solidify its membership base and begin preparations for its 2011 election campaign. An enthusiastic crowd of 5000 party leaders, members, and ex-combatants from the National Pat [...]	2008-12-16 16:41:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM LI
08MONROVIA1041	BAD TRAFFICKING PRESS CAUSES GOVERNMENT ACTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent negative press in the international and local media about trafficking cases and the badly regulated adoption system has spurned government action. The Minister of Labor held a special anti-human trafficking taskforce meeting on November 29 to develop a new draft strategy, [...]	2008-12-17 11:42:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS LI
08MONROVIA1049	LIBERIA: LEGISLATORS DIVIDED OVER SETTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Contact Group on Liberia (ICGL) engaged the House and Senate leadership December 18 to press them to pass the legislation needed for preparations for the 2011 elections to begin (reftels). The Legislators were divided over how to choose a threshold population and [...]	2008-12-19 12:43:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID LI
08MONROVIA1059	LIBERIA: SUPREME COURT REINSTATES SUSPENDED SENATE [...] (U) The Supreme Court of Liberia issued an order December 18 calling for the immediate removal of Senator Lahai Lasannah as Acting Senate President Pro Tempore and the immediate reinstatement of Suspended Pro Tempore Isaac Nyenabo. The Senate suspended Nyenabo by simple majority vote on Augus [...]	2008-12-29 12:17:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID LI
08MONROVIA1063	LIBERIA: KENDEJA CULTURAL CENTER -- NO PROGRESS [...] (SBU) The RLJ Kendeja Hotel construction is proceeding in anticipation of a March 2009 opening. Ref C reported some of the controversy surrounding the launch of the project, and Ref B requested an update on the status of relocation of the displaced Kendeja cultural center. During a December 1 [...]	2008-12-29 17:38:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON OPIC LI
08MONROVIA1064	LIBERIA: TRC SUBMITS FIRST VOLUME OF FINAL REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) submitted a confidential copy of Volume I of its final report, including its key findings and recommendations, to the GOL December 19, meeting the recommended December 21 deadline to avoid potential legal complications. TRC C [...]	2008-12-29 17:58:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID LI
08MONROVIA1067	LIBERIA: Encouraging Investment? [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings with the Ambassador, two top GOL officials confirmed that they expect the revised Investment Code to pass quickly after the legislature convenes in mid-January. President Sirleaf has called on her Cabinet to expedite major concession agreements, but investors [...]	2008-12-30 15:55:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN OPIC LI
08MONROVIA1072	LIBERIA: GUINEAN JUNTA DELEGATION CALLS ON PRESIDENT [...] (U) A Guinean delegation headed by National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD) vice president Brigadier General Mamadou Camara called on President Sirleaf in Monrovia December 30 in her capacity as chair of the Mano River Union. President Sirleaf used the occasion to press the junta [...]	2008-12-31 13:41:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM GV LI
08MONROVIA116	LIBERIA: ARCELORMITTAL INITIATES INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The world's largest steel company, ArcelorMittal, announced in December 2007 that it is increasing its investment in Liberia by US$500 million to a total of $1.5 billion. ArcelorMittal's Liberian subsidiary, Mittal Steel Liberia (MSL),has initiated preparatory activities at it [...]	2008-02-08 10:25:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN EINV LI PGOV
08MONROVIA117	LIBERIA STUMBLES IN AUCTION OF TWO NEW IRON ORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Liberia (GOL) has struggled - if not stumbled - in efforts to award the first two iron ore concessions tendered since the Contracts and Concessions Review of 2006 and the arrival of the Sirleaf administration. The President announced during her January 28 An [...]	2008-02-08 10:27:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV EMIN PGOV LI
08MONROVIA130	LIBERIA G/TIP PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-13 17:58:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG LI
08MONROVIA139	LIBERIA: ENERGY FROM RUBBER WOOD CHIPS? [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOL continues to pursue medium-term power sources but is stymied by indecision. Buchanan Renewable Energy (BRE, a Canadian firm) has proposed using chips from rubber trees to provide 17-34 MW of energy in Monrovia, with the possibility of similar smaller scale biomass power [...]	2008-02-19 14:05:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAGR EAID EINV SENV ECON OPIC LI
08MONROVIA154	LIBERIA: PESTS and AGOA: SPS STRUCTURE ESSENTIAL FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOL is counting on agricultural exports, including timber projects, to jump-start the economic recovery. In meetings with GOL officials, USDA and APHIS regional representatives made it clear that an effective and internationally recognized sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) s [...]	2008-02-28 10:24:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD LI
08MONROVIA165	LIBERIA: NASCENT TELECOM SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Most of Liberia's communications infrastructure was destroyed in the 14-year civil war. Cell phones are ubiquitous but there are no land line phones. Internet access is expensive and bandwidth is limited. All electricity in Monrovia is privately generated except 2.5 MW (soon t [...]	2008-03-03 16:15:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON AORC LI
08MONROVIA242	LIBERIA: GOVERNMENT RATIFIES AMENDED FIRESTONE CONCESSION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Liberian Legislature ratified March 27 the Amended and Restated Concession Agreement signed by the Government of Liberia (GOL) and Firestone Liberia on February 22. The new Agreement concludes extended negotiations between the GOL and Firestone to modify a concession extensi [...]	2008-03-31 14:30:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EIND ETRD EINV LI
08MONROVIA248	LIBERIA: TRC BRINGS SOME RECONCILIATION TO COUNTIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOL Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) recently concluded one-week public hearings in five of Liberia's fifteen counties, and will head out again to the remaining counties after a two-week break. The hearings were positively received and the traditional leaders of eac [...]	2008-04-01 16:10:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV EAID ECON PREL LI
08MONROVIA249	LIBERIA: PORT SECURITY REMAINS A PROBLEM IN MONROVIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Port Security remains deficient in Liberia and the Port of Monrovia is unlikely to reach compliance with the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code anytime soon, but technical and financial assistance could accelera [...]	2008-04-01 16:22:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON LI
08MONROVIA252	LIBERIA: INITIAL TIMBER CONTRACTS MARK MILESTONE BUT RAISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Liberia has marked another step towards the resumption of legal commercial logging by awarding new timber concessions for the first time since United Nations timber sanctions were imposed in 2003. The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) held a bid opening ceremony February 29 t [...]	2008-04-02 14:12:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV EINV SENV LI
08MONROVIA255	LIBERIA: AGOA Workshop Roaring Success, but a lot to do [...] Summary: The first-ever Africa Growth and Opportunity (AGOA) workshop held in Monrovia March 20-21 attracted strong participation by members of the business community, GOL officials, members of civil society organizations, and the press. The presentations by the inter-agency USG delegation, [...]	2008-04-03 16:40:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAID EINV ELAB EAGR EFIN ECON LI
08MONROVIA30	LIBERIA: TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION OPENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOL Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) opened public hearings January 8 for the first time in its history. This round of hearings will continue through July 31 and carries the theme "Confronting our Difficult Past for a Better Future." President Sirleaf called on a [...]	2008-01-11 14:07:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM EAID LI
08MONROVIA32	LIBERIA: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] SUMMARY: There is growing investor interest in Liberia, particularly in agriculture, construction, the extractive industries and tourism. UN sanctions on timber exports were lifted in 2006 and on diamonds in early 2007 as Liberia became compliant with the Kimberly Process. The removal of san [...]	2008-01-14 13:02:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTBD OPIC USTR PGOV LI
08MONROVIA325	LIBERIA: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Over 60% of Liberians are estimated to live below the poverty line and price increases hit hard. Liberia is heavily reliant on imported food, of which rice is the most important. Imported rice supplies over half of domestic consumption and prices at the retail level are up as [...]	2008-05-01 11:01:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL ECON LI
08MONROVIA336	LIBERIA: 21 REFORMS TO IMPROVE THE BUSINESS CLIMATE MAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOL has announced 21 reforms to improve Liberia's ranking in the IFC "Doing Business" index by enhancing the business climate. The rapid progress reflects President Sirleaf's commitment and the productive collaboration between the GOL and the business community to target r [...]	2008-05-05 13:48:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV BEXP EFIN ETRD ECON KMCA LI
08MONROVIA345	LIBERIA: U.S. FIRM SHOWS INTEREST IN AIRPORT INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S.-based aerospace and advanced technology firm Lockheed Martin (LM) is developing a proposal to manage civil aviation assets in Liberia. The Liberian Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA) invited an LM team to visit Liberia in February and April, 2008, to assess the scope of a po [...]	2008-05-07 09:47:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV FAA LI
08MONROVIA377	LIBERIA: ONGOING POWER STRUGGLE WITHIN CDC PARTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A month-long power struggle inside Liberia's most popular opposition party, the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC),was not resolved at National Elections Commission (NEC) hearing, and the case has been sent to the Supreme Court. If there is no solution before the CDC's 2009 [...]	2008-05-19 18:09:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID LI
08MONROVIA407	LIBERIA: APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: KENDEJA HOTEL [...] (U) The following response to reftel is based on information gleaned during the May 19-23 visit of OPIC officers Kenneth Angell and Barbara Gibian, on post's interaction with the Kendeja project prior to that meeting, and on information gleaned from Liberian officials and others who either supp [...]	2008-05-27 07:45:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN OPIC LI
08MONROVIA409	LIBERIA: DRAFT BUDGET CONTINUES ON RIGHT TRACK [...] (U) Liberia's $277 million draft budget for 2008-09 provides a 38.8% increase over last year, with the focus on supporting poverty reduction and specific emphasis on boosting civil service salaries and funding education. (Note: All amounts are in US dollars. End note.) It is divided into a [...]	2008-05-27 07:46:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON LI
08MONROVIA417	LIBERIA: HOME USE ONLY CD-ROM FOR LES [...] This is to confirm that there are no local laws or regulations restricting the importation and distribution of anti-virus software to LES. 2. Information requested in para 7 of reftel is detailed below: DCM Brooks Robinson Economic-Commercial Officer Lucy Abbott IMO Lloyd Cammel Numb [...]	2008-05-27 14:15:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KVIR AADP ACOA ASEC AMGT OIIP KRIM KPAO KSEP LI
08MONROVIA427	LIBERIA: APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: BUCHANAN RENEWABLES [...] (SBU) The possibility of electricity generated from abundant locally-available fuel is tremendously appealing. The BRE/MacBain team presents a compelling case, but there are some assumptions and uncertainties that do not yet appear to have been resolved. 2. (SBU) Econoff participated in a Fe [...]	2008-05-29 16:51:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN OPIC LI
08MONROVIA430	LIBERIA: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) The United States Government is aware of one claim of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Liberia (GOL; under the National Transitional Government of Liberia - NTGL). a. Claimant A b. 2004 c. In late 2003 and spring 2004, a locally incorporated [...]	2008-06-02 11:38:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE LI
08MONROVIA435	LIBERIA: CELL PHONE COMPANIES FEND OFF REGULATOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Since passage of the Telecommunications Law a year ago (ref B),the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has demonstrated a lack of sophistication in regulating the sector. The Embassy, with other international partners, has raised concerns with the GOL regarding LTA's he [...]	2008-06-03 09:15:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV ECON AORC LI
08MONROVIA446	LIBERIA: CRIME RATE STEADY BUT PUBLIC'S UNEASINESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Liberian public has grown uneasy about a rumored increase in violent crime since the beginning of 2008. While crime continues at a high rate, UN crime statistics do not indicate a sharp increase. The public perception continues, however, because of frequent media coverage [...]	2008-06-06 07:54:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC KCRM EAID LI
08MONROVIA466	LIBERIA: RECENT CLASHES HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR LAND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The rising pattern of violence over land is emerging as a serious threat to the stability of Liberia. Land disputes have been occurring since the end of the civil war, but it appears that attacks between factions are becoming more organized and more deadly. The open use of autom [...]	2008-06-17 19:03:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC ECON EAID LI
08MONROVIA476	LIBERIA'S PRS: PEACE AND SECURITY PILLAR - A [...] (C) Summary: The Liberian National Security Strategy, upon which the security section of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) is based, has not yet been made public, but the GOL is moving ahead on the basis of the strategy. The PRS process has forced the Liberians to begin to plan long-term, [...]	2008-06-20 12:42:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PRGOV ASEC MARR MASS CJAN KJUS LI
08MONROVIA477	SUBJECT: LIBERIA'S PRS: GOVERANCE AND RULE OF LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY. Sustainable peace and poverty reduction in Liberia require an unambiguous break from the poor governance and disrespect for the rule of law that led to Liberia's crippling civil war. The Governance and Rule of Law (GRL) Pillar of the GOL's Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) is ch [...]	2008-06-20 12:43:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID LI
08MONROVIA48	LIBERIA: THIRD SESSION OF 52ND LEGISLATURE OPENS [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Senate and House of Representatives of Liberia opened the third session of the 52nd Legislature January 14 with two separate ceremonies. Though the ceremonies were largely procedural and did not outline much regarding the 2008 legislative agenda, every speaker expressed than [...]	2008-01-16 14:57:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID LI
08MONROVIA487	FALLOUT FROM CHUCKIE TAYLOR INVESTIGATION [...] (S/NF) For the past 10 days a team from FBI and the AUSA have been in Liberia in connection with the prosecution in Florida on torture charges of Chuckie Taylor, the son of former Liberian head of state Charles Taylor. The team has taken photos and made measurements of several sites witnesses [...]	2008-06-25 17:36:00	Embassy Monrovia	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ASEC LI
08MONROVIA50	LIBERIA: GIRL'S DEATH REVEALS STRAINS WITHIN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Around 150 students peacefully demonstrated outside of Embassy Monrovia January 11, calling for the USG to pressure the Government of Liberia (GOL) to reinvestigate the suicide of 13-year-old Merideh "Angel" Togba. The girl was found hanging in her guardians' bathroom November 30 [...]	2008-01-16 15:18:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KJUS LI
08MONROVIA51	LIBERIA'S COMMERCE MINISTER AND TIFA/AGOA UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Minister of Commerce is committed to progress under TIFA and is already planning for the AGOA workshop and an AGOA Resource Center. Plans are underway for a standards lab in Monrovia that will permit sanitary and phyto-sanitary tests. The Minister supports establishment of [...]	2008-01-16 16:11:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID EAGR ECON EAIR OPIC USTR PGOV LI
08MONROVIA52	LIBERIA'S COMMERCE MINISTER AND TIFA/AGOA UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Minister of Commerce is committed to progress under TIFA and is already planning for the AGOA workshop and an AGOA Resource Center. Plans are underway for a standards lab in Monrovia that will permit sanitary and phyto-sanitary tests. The Minister supports establishment of [...]	2008-01-16 16:13:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID EAGR ECON EAIR OPIC USTR PGOV LI
08MONROVIA528	HDAC 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 12:51:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON KCRI LI
08MONROVIA578	TRC ENTERS THEMATIC HEARINGS PHASE, REQUESTS [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) recently completed individual public hearings in all fifteen counties and has now entered its "thematic public hearings" phase. The various themes include: women, children and youth, economic crimes, religious and traditiona [...]	2008-07-28 07:39:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM ECON LI
08MONROVIA591	LIBERIA: THE BUDGET, LEGISLATORS, MOF, AND GEMAP, [...] (C) Summary: Director General of the Bureau of the Budget (BOB),Augustine Ngafuan, expects the budget to pass this week assuming the full House accepts decisions made by the relevent legislative committees. If it does not pass this week, the GOL will be "in a state of crisis." He shared c [...]	2008-07-31 17:10:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL EAID LI
08MONROVIA607	LIBERIA: EMBASSY UNVEILS PLAQUE IN HONOR OF SLAIN AMCIT [...] SUMMARY: The Charge unveiled a plaque July 30 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Cathedral in Monrovia in honor of five American nuns who were killed in 1992 during Liberia's civil conflict. The unveiling ceremony was attended by approximately 150 people including the Catholic Apostolic Administrat [...]	2008-08-06 12:01:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KCRM EAID ECON LI
08MONROVIA608	LIBERIA: FINAL PASSAGE OF 2008-2009 BUDGET SHOWS TREMENDOUS [...] (U) The Senate passed a $298 million 2008/2009 fiscal budget August 4, which is $21 million higher than the initial submission by the executive branch and $116 million more than last year's initial budget (REF C). However, when last year's supplemental budget and actual (rather than projected [...]	2008-08-06 14:48:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV LI
08MONROVIA612	LIBERIA: PRESIDENT TURNS TO YOUNG TECHNOCRATS FOR NEW [...] (U) President Sirleaf has promoted Liberia Reconstruction and Development Committee (LRDC) Coordinator Natty B. Davis to Minister of State Without Portfolio to oversee overall coordination of economic policy. She also has nominated two young American-educated officials to build her new economi [...]	2008-08-07 16:54:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PINR LI
08MONROVIA613	LIBERIA POLICE STRUGGLES TO REFORM, NEEDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Liberia National Police (LNP) faces numerous challenges as the Government of Liberia (GOL) increasingly looks to its security agencies to counter internal threats, most recently via an anti-crime campaign. The LNP leadership finds itself called upon to provide an effective po [...]	2008-08-07 18:06:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM MASS PHUM PREL LI
08MONROVIA618	LIBERIA: FIRESTONE LIBERIA CONCLUDES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING [...] (U) Firestone Liberia concluded a labor agreement August 6 with the Firestone Allied Agricultural Workers Union of Liberia (FAAWUL). The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) covers over 4,000 workers and provides wage increases of 24% for rubber tappers (from a little over US$3 to just under [...]	2008-08-11 18:40:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV LI

08MONROVIA619	LIBERIAN SENATE SUSPENDS PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Pro Tempore of the Senate Isaac Nyenabo was suspended for six months by a simple majority motion, after a resolution calling for his removal from office failed to get the necessary two-thirds vote. He is accused of allowing the Senate to be a puppet of the Executive Br [...]	2008-08-11 19:39:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID LI

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