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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89ABUDHABI3092 |
POSSIBLE SOVIET ARMS SALES TO IRAN [...] (S - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. SUMMARY. UAE GOVERNMENT AGREES THAT POSSIBLE SOVIET ARMS SALE TO IRAN WOULD BE UNHELPFUL, BUT THEY ARE DUBIOUS THAT THEY CAN HAVE MUCH WEIGHT IN PREVENTING IT. MOREOVER, THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT DRAWING IRANIAN ENMITY. LINGERING EFFECTS OF U.S.-IRAN ARMS SALE SCAN [...] |
1989-06-08 06:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PINR IR UR |
| 89ABUDHABI5238 |
LIBERALIZING SOCIAL CONDITIONS IN TEHRAN [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: SINCE KHOMEINI'S DEATH THE ENFORCEMENT OF DRESS CODES AND RULES REGARDING THE APPEARANCE OF WOMEN HAS DECREASED DRAMATICALLY, ACCORDING TO SOURCES WHO HAVE TRAVELLED TO IRAN IN RECENT MONTHS. REVGUARD AND KOMITEH PRESENCE ON STREETS HAS DIMINISH [...] |
1989-09-27 08:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI IR |
| 89ABUDHABI5423 |
LIFE IN TEHRAN [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. TEHRAN REMAINS ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED AND DEPRESSING ACCORDING TO UAE MINISTER OF HEALTH HAMAD AL-MIDFA. DURING AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL OCTOBER 3 (DCM ACCOMPANYING), MIDFA COMMENTED ON HIS RECENT VISIT TO TEHRAN AS PART OF A REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLI [...] |
1989-10-04 11:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TC IR |
| 89ABUDHABI636 |
TEHRAN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCENE [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: WOMEN IN TEHRAN ARE TESTING THE LIMITS OF THE LIBERALIZATION OF DRESS CODES BY WEARING BRIGHTLY COLORED, FASHIONABLE CLOTHES, BARELY CONCEALED BY EQUALLY FASHIONABLE RAINCOATS OR SCARVES. BUSINESSMEN BEMOAN THE FAILURE OF THE ECONOMY TO REVIVE AFT [...] |
1989-02-01 10:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON IR |
| 89AMMAN877 |
QADDHAFI MESSAGE TO KING HUSSEIN [...] SAWT AL-SHA'B (SEMI-OFFICIAL ARABIC LANGUAGE DAILY) ON JANUARY 20 PRINTED WITHOUT COMMENT THE TEXT OF A MESSAGE RECEIVED BY KING HUSSEIN BY LIBYAN LEADER MU'AMMAR QADHAFI (REF A). THE ITEM APPEARED ON PAGE 16 OF THE PAPER, AND WAS NOT REPORTED IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRESS. THE GOJ HAS MADE [...] |
1989-01-23 14:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL LY US JO |
| 89ANKARA14598 |
SYRIAN SUPPORT FOR PKK [...] No summary [...] |
1989-10-12 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | TU SY PREL PTER |
| 89ANKARA17365 |
TURKEY: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] NAME OF COUNTRY: TURKEY --------------------------- --------------------------------------------- ------------- A. RESULTS OF ANY 1989 COURT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM. --------------------------------------------- ---------- [...] |
1989-12-06 14:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER TU |
| 89ANKARA9850 |
"TURKISH ISLAMIC JIHAD ARMY" [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. EMBASSY RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING DECLARATION IN TURKISH VIA THE TURKISH POSTAL SYSTEM TODAY, JULY 18. THIS IS THE FIRST WE HAVE HEARD OF THE "TURKISH ISLAMIC JIHAD ARMY." THE DECLARATION WAS PRINTED ON HIGH QUALITY PAPER, IN SEVERAL COLORS; AN OBVIOUSLY EXPENS [...] |
1989-07-18 13:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER TU |
| 89BAGHDAD3048 |
SOVIET ARMS SALES TO IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
1989-06-05 11:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PARM PREL UR IR IZ |
| 89BANDARSERIBEGAWAN1285 |
THE SULTAN'S NAME [...] (LOU) EMBASSY HAS NOTED THAT IN A NUMBER OF RECENT FORMAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT TO THE SULTAN, INCLUDING THE AMBASSADOR'S CREDENTIALS, HIS NAME HAS BEEN SHORTENED IN A FASHION WHICH, IN BRUNEI, WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE. THE MOST ABBREVIATED FORM OF THE SULTAN'S NAME WHICH IS ACCE [...] |
1989-12-18 06:41:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL BX |
| 89BANGKOK3838 |
HUN SEN'S VISIT [...] SUMMARY: HUN SEN'S PRECEDENT SETTING VISIT TO BANGKOK REVEALED NO NEW PRK FLEXIBILITY ON THE KEY ASPECTS OF AN INTERNAL SETTLEMENT. HE REMAINS OPPOSED TO AND INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING FORCE AND TO SIHANOUK'S PROPOSALS. IN THEIR DISCUSSIONS WITH HIM, THE THAI APPARENTLY FOCUSED ON THE EXTE [...] |
1989-01-26 11:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CB TH |
| 89BEIJING10642 |
PRO-DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATORS FLOOD TIANANMEN [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROM BEIJING UNIVERSITIES FLOODED TIANANMEN SQUARE IN CENTRAL BEIJING FOR A SECOND NIGHT ON APRIL 18. THEY CROWDED AROUND THE BASE OF THE MARTYRS MONUMENT AT THE CENTER OF THE SQUARE CHANTING PRO-DEMOCRACY SLOGANS AND SINGIN [...] |
1989-04-19 08:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
| 89BEIJING14047 |
SITREP NO. 6: THE SCENE ON TIANANMEN, THE [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: BETWEEN 10 AND 20,000 STUDENTS OCCUPIED TIANANMEN SQUARE AT NOON ON MAY 21. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS FESTIVE AND THEY APPEARED CONFIDENT. ONLOOKERS NEAR THE SQUARE NUMBERED BETWEEN 50,000 AND 80,000. ACCORDING TO A STUDENT ON THE SQUARE, 100-200 HUNGER [...] |
1989-05-21 09:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
| 89BEIJING14054 |
SITREP NO. 8: TIANANMEN SQUARE CROWDS GROW [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: ACTIVISTS AND ONLOOKERS RETURNED TO TIANANMEN SQUARE IN LARGE NUMBERS ON THE EVENING OF MAY 21 AMID WIDESPREAD RUMORS THAT PLA TROOPS WOULD ATTACK THE SQUARE IN THE EARLY HOURS OF MAY 22. BY 2100 (LOCAL TIME), THE CROWD HAD GROWN TO OVER 300,000. [...] |
1989-05-21 17:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
| 89BEIJING14102 |
SITREP NO. 9: TIANANMEN SQUARE ON MAY 22: [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. ON MAY 21, ONCE AGAIN STUDENTS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS WENT ALL OUT TO BLOCK AN EXPECTED ENTRANCE BY PLA TROOPS INTO BEIJING. ONCE AGAIN, ROADBLOCKS WERE SET UP AT ALL MAJOR INTERSECTIONS AND MANNED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DEMONSTRATORS. AND ONC [...] |
1989-05-22 04:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI MARR CH |
| 89BEIJING14103 |
SITREP NO. 10: VIEW OF TIANANMEN SQUARE [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. POLOFFS VIEWED TIANANMEN SQUARE THE MORNING OF MAY 22 FROM 1000 TO 1100 HOURS LOCAL. NO TROOPS WERE ANYWHERE IN SIGHT. NO BUSSES WERE RUNNING, BUT PEOPLE APPEARED TO BE MAKING THEIR WAY TO WORK. POLOFFS ESTIMATED THAT THERE WERE FEWER THAN 10,000 STUDEN [...] |
1989-05-22 04:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
| 89BEIJING15390 |
SITREP NO. 28: TEN TO FIFTEEN THOUSAND [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. TEN TO FIFTEEN THOUSAND HELMETED, ARMED TROOPS MOVED TOWARD BEIJING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS OF JUNE 3. AS OF 1930, LARGE CONVOYS HAVE BEEN STOPPED AS BEFORE BY BUS AND HUMAN BARRICADES. THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF TROOP TRUCKS IS ON T [...] |
1989-06-03 11:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
| 89BEIJING15407 |
SITREP NO. 29: ARTICLE JUSTIFIES MARTIAL [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE JUNE 3 EDITION OF THE PEOPLE'S DAILY CARRIED A FRONT PAGE ARTICLE INDICTING "A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE" WHO ALLEGEDLY INCITED THE PRESENT TURMOIL IN BEIJING AND JUSTIFIED MARTIAL LAW. THE ARTICLE WAS ISSUED BY THE BEIJING MUNICIPAL PARTY COMMIT [...] |
1989-06-03 15:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
| 89BEIJING15411 |
SITREP NO. 31: TIANANMEN AT 0245 ON [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: AS OF 0145, ABC NEWS REPORTERS ON THE SQUARE REPORTED THE PRESENCE OF TROOPS AND RIOT POLICE ON THE SOUTHERN END OF TIANANMEN. TEAR GAS AND GUNFIRE WERE REPORTED ON THE SQUARE. EMBOFF SAW TRACERS BEING FIRED OVER THE SQUARE. ABC JOURNALISTS SAID [...] |
1989-06-03 18:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHU SOCI CH |
| 89BEIJING15491 |
CHENGDU STALEMATE [...] SUMMARY: AS OF 1600 ON 6/5, THERE IS A STALEMATE IN DOWNTOWN CHENGDU BETWEEN PROTESTERS WHO FLOOD THE STREETS AND CONTINUE TO BURN SOME VEHICLES, AND TROOPS WHICH HAVE TAKEN REFUGE IN THE MUNICIPAL OFFICE COMPOUND AND OCCASIONALLY LOB TEAR GAS INEFFECTIVELY INTO THE CROWD. STUDENTS REPRESE [...] |
1989-06-05 11:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PINS PGOV PHUM CH |
| 89BEIJING18828 |
LATIN AMERICAN DIPLOMAT EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY DURING A RECENT MEETING, A LATIN AMERICAN DIPLOMAT AND HIS WIFE PROVIDED POLOFF AN ACCOUNT OF THEIR MOVEMENTS ON JUNE 3-4 AND THEIR EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF EVENTS AT TIANANMEN SQUARE. ALTHOUGH THEIR ACCOUNT GENERALLY FOLLOWS THOSE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED [...] |
1989-07-12 08:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
| 89BEIJING21902 |
PRC GOALS AFTER TIANANMEN: THE [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO A MINISTRY OF JUSTICE OFFICIAL, THE PRC NOW HAS FOUR PRESSING GOALS: COMPLETE ERADICATION OF "COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY ELEMENTS"; CONTINUATION OF ECONOMIC OPENNESS AND REFORM; POLITICAL EDUCATION OF THE MASSES; AND THE WEEDING OUT OF CORRU [...] |
1989-08-09 09:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CH |
| 89BEIRUT1229 |
EAST-WEST FIGHTING -- SITUATION AS OF 1200Z -- [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. AT 1100Z AMBASSADOR WAS CONTACTED BY REPRESENTATIVE OF AMAL LEADER NABIH BERRI, WHO SAID BERRI WANTED AMBASSADOR TO KNOWN THAT AMAL HAD NOT RPT NOT INITIATED THE SHELLING MORNING OF MARCH 14. BERRI WAS VERY CONCERNED AT THE NUMBER OF INNOCENT CIVILIAN CASUALTIES [...] |
1989-03-14 11:57:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | MOPS PGOV LE |
| 89BERN2718 |
RAFSANJANI APRIL 21 SERMON ON ALLEGED [...] SWISS FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PROVIDED EMBASSY ON APRIL 25 WITH AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY U.S. INTERESTS SECTION OF SWISS EMBASSY IN TEHRAN OF RAFSANJANI'S APRIL 21 FRIDAY MESSAGE WHICH DESCRIBED AN ALLEGED U.S. ESPIONAGE RING IN IRAN. DOCUMENT RUNS ABOUT THREE DOUBLE-SPACED P [...] |
1989-04-25 14:55:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED | PROP IR SZ US |
| 89BOGOTA17718 |
DESERTERS REVEAL DETAILS OF THE FARC'S BLOOD [...] (C) SUMMARY: SIX GUERRILLA DESERTERS UNFOLDED TO JOURNALISTS AN EYE-OPENING ACCOUNT OF ATROCITIES COMMITTED BY THE FARC LEADERSHIP AGAINST ITS TROOPS IN THE MIDDLE MAGDALENA RIVER VALLEY. CARLOS ENRIQUE CARDONA (AKA BRAULIO HERRERA), A FARC LEADER IN THE MAGDALENA, STAGED A SERIES OF MASSA [...] |
1989-11-14 23:55:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS PHUM PGOV CO |
| 89BOGOTA19513 |
COLOMBIA: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] COLOMBIA HAS A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT WHICH IS UNDER ATTACK BY THREE SUBNATIONAL GUERRILLA GROUPS AND BY NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS. THE COUNTRY IS THE VICTIM OF SUSTAINED TERRORIST ATTACKS AND THE FOE OF BOTH GUERRILLA AND NARCOTICS-RELATED TERRORISM. THE GOVERNMENT OF VIRGILIO BARCO EMERGED IN [...] |
1989-12-16 17:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KPRP PTER CO |
| 89BOGOTA19932 |
A FARC AMBUSH KILLS 10 MILITARY IN META [...] (U) AN AMBUSH BY A GUERRILLA COLUMN ON AN ARMY CONVOY KILLED TEN MILITARY IN LA PICOTA HILL, META DEPARTMENT IN THE EASTERN PLAINS, DECEMBER 23. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE A SEVENTH BRIGADE PATROL SEARCHED FOR THE 250-MAN GUERRILLA UNIT, BELIEVED TO BELONG TO THE FARC GUERRILLAS. THE ARMY [...] |
1989-12-26 22:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS MOPS PGOV CO |
| 89BOGOTA3191 |
FARC "DECLARES CEASEFIRE" AFTER NON-GOC PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE FARC LEADERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 28 ORDERED A UNILATERAL CEASEFIRE AMONG ALL ITS FRONTS IN RESPONSE TO THE FORMATION OF A PEACE COMMISSION IT HAD RECOMMENDED. THROUGH AN INTERMEDIARY, THE FARC EXPRESSED HOPES THAT COMMISSION MEMBERS WOULD NOW MEDIATE WITH THE GOC TO HALT THE GO [...] |
1989-03-01 23:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS PGOV CO |
| 89BOGOTA3471 |
WHY HAS THE FARC DECLARED A UNILATERAL TRUCE? [...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE FARC'S CEASEFIRE ANNOUNCEMENT OF FEBRUARY 28 (REFTEL) HIGHLIGHTED THAT GROUP'S ONGOING ATTEMPTS TO PRESSURE THE GOC INTO DECLARING ITS OWN CEASEFIRE AND FORCE IT INTO ENGAGING IN PEACE TALKS WITH ALL FOUR GUERRILLA GROUPS IN THE SIMON BOLIVAR G [...] |
1989-03-06 22:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS PGOV CO |
| 89CAIRO16206 |
MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: DEFANGED BUT REHABILITATED [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: TWO YEARS AGO, MUBARAK BET THAT BY ADMITTING THE OUTLAWED MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB) TO THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY, THE GROUP WOULD BE COOPTED AND THUS UNDERMINED AS THE CATALYST OF AN ISLAMIC OPPOSITION MOVEMENT. NOW, THE BET IS PAYING OFF: THE MB HAS G [...] |
1989-07-20 17:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINS KPRP EG |
| 89COLOMBO158 |
GOI OFFICIAL ON STRENGTH OF LTTE [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. REFTEL (MFA UNDERSECRETARY FOR SRI LANKA'S COM- MENTS ON LATEST IPKF TROOP WITHDRAWAL) PRESENTS AN INTERESTING SNAPSHOT OF CURRENT SOUTH BLOCK THINKING ON SITUATION IN NORTHEASTERN PROVINCE. 3. ON THE ROLE OF LTTE, HOWEVER, THE WORKING-LEVEL INDIAN HIGH C [...] |
1989-01-09 06:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IN CE |
| 89COLOMBO2434 |
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE LTTE? [...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE 1989 POST REPORTING PLAN. 3. SUMMARY: THERE IS STILL STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) AMONG THE 1.5 MILLION TAMILS IN SRI LANKA'S NORTH AND EAST, WHO SEE THE TIGERS A [...] |
1989-04-11 05:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | KPRP PREL PGOV PINR PINS PTER CE IN |
| 89DAMASCUS1763 |
ALLEGATIONS OF SYRIAN COOPERATION WITH PKK [...] No summary [...] |
1989-03-24 16:03:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER TU SY |
| 89HARARE4004 |
RENAMO KILLS MORE CIVILIANS IN NORTHERN [...] (U) ACCORDING TO LOCAL PRESS REPORTS, ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 1, RENAMO KILLED FOUR CIVILIANS IN AN ATTACK IN THE RUSHINGA AREA OF NORTHERN ZIMBABWE. THE ATTACK5S SHOT DEAD A 27 YEAR OLD FARMER AND THEN BURNED DOWN THE HUT CONTAINING HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN, AGED FIVE AND TWO YEARS OLD. AN EAR [...] |
1989-07-12 13:13:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM MZ ZI |
| 89HAVANA6412 |
CASTRO PROJECTING IMAGE OF OPTIMISM [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: A RECURRING THEME IN FIDEL CASTRO'S SPEECHES SINCE THE END OF THE OCHOA/ABRANTES SCANDALS LAST SUMMER HAS BEEN THAT THE TRAUMA HAS STRENGTHENED THE GOC RATHER THAN WEAKENED IT. KEEPING A HEAVY SCHEDULE OF VISITS TO CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL [...] |
1989-10-06 12:02:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU |
| 89ISLAMABAD27305 |
PAKISTAN: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] REFTEL REQUESTS INPUT FOR DEPARTMENT'S PREPARATION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT. THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE KEYED TO REFTEL'S QUESTIONS. 2. SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM: THE GOP IS POLITICALLY OPPOSED TO TERRORISM. IT DOES NOT/NOT SUPPORT, SPONSOR OR TOLERATE TERRORIST GROUPS, TACTICS, OR METHODS. [...] |
1989-12-17 09:33:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PK |
| 89KADUNA1532 |
NIGERIA: THE DYNAMICS OF PARTISAN POLITICS: [...] SUMMARY: DURING A WEEK-LONG TRIP TO BENUE AND GONGOLA STATES, CONGEN QUERIED BUSINESSMEN, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, FORMER MINISTERS OF GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SERVANTS, AND TRADITIONAL TITLEHOLDERS ABOUT PRESIDENT IBRAHIM BABANGIDA'S HISTORIC DECISION TO REGISTER TWO POLITICAL PARTIES OF HIS OWN CRE [...] |
1989-10-19 17:05:00 | Consulate Kaduna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR NI |
| 89KAMPALA4953 |
UGANDA: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] THE ABILITY OF THE UGANDAN GOVERNMENT TO REACT IN A TIMELY AND/OR EFFECTIVE MANNER IS LIMITED. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THERE IS NO SPECIFIC AGENCY THAT IS SINGULARLY TASKED WITH HANDLING A TERRORISM INCIDENT. THE MOST PROBABLE ACTION AGENCY WOULD BE THE INTERNAL SECURITY ORGANIZATION AC [...] |
1989-12-07 07:32:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER |
| 89KHARTOUM12543 |
SUDAN: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
1989-11-15 07:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER SU |
| 89KHARTOUM12704 |
GOS RELEASES SADIQ, MOHAMMED OSMAN AND TURABI [...] SUMMARY. THE GOS RELEASED NOVEMBER 17 THE DETAINED LEADERS OF ALL POLITICAL PARTIES EXCEPT THE COMMUNIST PARTY. GENERAL OMAR AL-BASHIR TOLD PRESIDENT CARTER THAT ONLY FOURTEEN POLITICAL PRISONERS ARE STILL DETAINED. WE ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF POLITICAL DETAINEES, MOSTLY UNIONISTS AND SUSPEC [...] |
1989-11-19 14:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PINR SU |
| 89KUWAIT3922 |
THE MERCHANT FAMILIES LOSE GROUND TO [...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. - ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. THE 1980'S HAVE WITNESSED A GRADUAL REALIGNMENT IN THE BALANCE OF POWER AMONG KUWAIT'S FOUR MAJOR FAMILY GROUPS: THE RULING AL-SABAH, THE SUNNI AND SHIA MERCHANT ARISTOCRACIES, AND THE JENAAT (IRAQI-ORIGIN SUNNI). THE AL-SABA [...] |
1989-08-01 11:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KPRP SOCI ECON EFIN PGOV KU |
| 89KUWAIT5979 |
THE PRESS LORDS OF KUWAIT [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: IN LESS THAN 30 YEARS, KUWAIT HAS DEVELOPED A POWERFUL CLASS OF NEWSPAPER MAGNATES WHICH, NOT SURPRISINGLY REFLECTS THE POLITICAL-ECONOMIC GROUPINGS IN MODERN KUWAITI SOCIETY. END SUMMARY. 3. REFTELS WELL POINT OUT THE ROUGH DIVISION OF THE K [...] |
1989-11-02 11:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | OPRC KPRP KU |
| 89LAGOS5283 |
NIGERIA: SILENCE ON THE SHARIA DEBATE [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE DEBATE OVER INCLUSION OF SHARIA LAW PROVISIONS IN THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION REMAINS THE MOST DIVISIVE ISSUE IN THE RUN-UP TOWARD LIFTING THE BAN ON POLITICAL ACTIVITY. THE ARMED FORCES RULING COUNCIL (AFRC) ANNOUNCED ON MARCH 29 THAT PROVISIONS O [...] |
1989-04-05 16:27:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NI |
| 89LAGOS6503 |
NIGERIA: MUSLIMS PERSPECTIVES ON SHARIA [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: DURING POLOFF'S TRIP TO THE NORTH APRIL 3-14, MUSLIM SPOKESMEN PROTESTED THAT WESTERN PORTRAYALS GIVE A DISTORTED PICTURE OF THE SHARIA COURT SYSTEM. CONTRARY TO ITS BRUTAL IMAGE IN THE WEST, THEY ASSERT, SHARIA PROVIDES A HUMANE AND EFFECTIVE DET [...] |
1989-04-27 11:08:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PINR NI |
| 89MOSCOW15118 |
SOVIET REACTION TO KHOMEINI'S DEATH [...] C-ENTIRE TEXT. SUMMARY /------- 2. KHOMEINI'S DEATH EVOKES IN THE MINDS OF SOVIETS THE DEATH OF STALIN. PERHAPS SIMPLY BECAUSE STALIN IS ON EVERYONE'S MINDS THESE DAYS AS THE CONGRESS OF PEOPLE'S DEPUTIES REVIEWS PAST CRIMES, SOVIET CONTACTS IN TWO SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH EMBOFFS INDEP [...] |
1989-06-07 15:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UR IR IZ AF |
| 89MOSCOW31607 |
CAN WARSAW PACT MEMBERS QUIT? [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------------------- SUMMARY AND COMMENT ------------------- 2. AT THE END OF OCTOBER A STIR WAS CREATED AS THREE SOVIET SPOKESMEN STATED THAT EAST EUROPEAN STATES WERE FREE TO QUIT THE WARSAW PACT IF THEY SO DESIRED. THE SOVIETS REGARD THIS AS A LOGICAL OUT [...] |
1989-11-13 11:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM KPRP WPO ZC UR GC HU PL |
| 89PANAMA8545 |
PANAMANIANS HOPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL COUP [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. -------------------------------- SUMMARY -------------------------------- 2. THROUGHOUT 1989, RAPIDLY UNFOLDING POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS HELD OUT HOPE TO MANY PANAMANIANS FOR A RESOLUTION TO PANAMA'S POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS: THE ELECTION OF MAY 7, THE SUBSEQUENT O [...] |
1989-12-13 19:14:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET | PGOV PREL PM US |
| 89PANAMA8558 |
PANAMA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE APPEALS FOR [...] IN FACE OF WHAT IT DESCRIBED AS "THE RULE OF INJUSTICE AND VIOLENCE" IN PANAMA, THE PANAMANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE (CPDH) HAS ISSUED AN URGENT INTERNATIONAL CALL ASKING THE NATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS OF THE WORLD TO BRING PRESSURE ON THE NORIEGA REGIME, PARTICULARLY TO SECURE THE RELEASE O [...] |
1989-12-13 20:45:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINR PGOV PREF PREL PM |
| 89PANAMA8566 |
OPPOSITION ACTIVIST GIVES ACCOUNT OF [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT GUSTAVO CEDENO (STRICTLY PROTECT), WAS ARRESTED BY REGIME AUTHORITIES ON DECEMBER 5, DETAINED FOR 21 HOURS, BEATEN, AND QUESTIONED ABOUT A POSSIBLE NEW COUP ATTEMPT. HE WAS FORCED TO SIGN STATEMENTS AGAINST THE CHURCH AND CHRISTIAN D [...] |
1989-12-13 22:21:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET | PHUM PINR PGOV PREF PREL PM |
| 89PRAGUE8144 |
DEMONSTRATIONS IN PRAGUE AND OTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: THE PRAGUE DEMONSTRATION OF NOVEMBER 20, AT MORE THAN 150,000 PEOPLE, WAS THE LARGEST YET. POLICE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO INTERVENE OTHER THAN TO CLOSE BRIDGES TO PREVENT THE CROWD FROM MARCHING ON PRAGUE CASTLE. DEMONSTRATIONS ALSO OCCURRED IN SEVERAL OTHER CITIES, IN [...] |
1989-11-21 15:20:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CSCE PGOV PREL CZ |
| 89PRAGUE8311 |
LOCAL SOVIET VIEW OF CZECHOSLOVAK [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. IN NOVEMBER 28 CONVERSATION WITH SOVIET COUNTERPART, DCM WAS TOLD THAT USE OF FORCE OR INTERVENTION OF CZECHOSLOVAK MILITARY IN POLITICAL SITUATION HERE IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. SOVIET EMBASSY EXPECTED AND IS RELAXED ABOUT CHANGES HERE, BUT WANTS [...] |
1989-11-28 17:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR CZ UR |
| 89PRAGUE8343 |
CZECHOSLOVAKIA'S QUIET REVOLUTION AND ITS [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. CZECHOSLVOAKIA'S "QUIET" REVOLUTION, WITH THE CIVIC FORUM IN ITS VANGUARD, HAS REALLY ONLY JUST BEGUN, BUT IT HAS REACHED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN FORCING THE REGIME TO ENGAGE IN A DIALOGUE. THE FORUM'S REPRESENTATIVES DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE [...] |
1989-11-29 16:23:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CSCE CZ |
| 89RABAT12531 |
MOROCCO: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] FOLLOWING IS POST'S CONTRIBUTION TO DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL REPORT ON TERRORISM: IN 1989 THE UNITED STATES AND MOROCCO SIGNED AN AGREEMENT ON JOINT COOPERATION IN FIGHTING AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, ORGANIZED CRIME AND THE ILLICIT PRODUCTION, TRAFFICKING AND ABUSE OF NARCOTICS (REF B). [...] |
1989-12-11 17:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER MO |
| 89RIYADH9763 |
SAUDI ARABIA: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] THERE FOLLOWS DRAFT VERSION OF SAUDI ARABIAN SUBMISSION TO THE 1989 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, KEYED TO REFTEL. DRAFT VERSION OF CLASSIFIED ANNEX IS BEING SENT SEPTEL. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL POSTS -- - A. RESULTS OF 1989 COURT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING [...] |
1989-12-06 14:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KPRP SA |
| 89RIYADH9764 |
SAUDI ARABIA: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT, [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. THERE FOLLOWS DRAFT VERSION OF CLASSIFIED ANNEX OF SAUDI ARABIAN SUBMISSION TO THE 1989 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TERRORISM, WHICH SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUCTION WITH THE UNCLASSIFIED DRAFT (SEPTEL). 3. IN ADDITION TO INTENSIFIED INTERNAL SECURITY FOLLOWING THE [...] |
1989-12-06 14:09:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KPRP SA |
| 89SHENYANG1285 |
BACK TO SCHOOL -- NORTHEAST CHINA STREETS ARE [...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: LIFE IN THE NORTHEAST HAS BEEN DRIFTING BACK TO NORMAL. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A PUBLIC STUDENT DEMONSTRATION SINCE MONDAY, MAY 29, WHEN SMALL BANDS OF SHENYANG AND CHANGCHUN STUDENTS STAGED FUNERAL MARCHES (WEARING WHITE HEADBANDS AND CARRYING WREAT [...] |
1989-06-02 06:30:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI CH |
| 89SHENYANG1301 |
NORTHEAST CHINA STUDENTS REACT TO BEIJING [...] SUMMARY: NORTHEAST STUDENTS TODAY RESPONDED TO NEWS OF THE PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMYS FIRING ON PRO- DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATORS IN BEIJING BY ORGANIZING ORDERLY FUNERAL PROCESSIONS AND PROTEST MARCHES TO SPREAD THE WORD TO STUNNED AND SYMPATHETIC CITIZENS. THE STUDENTS ATTACKED THE USE OF BRUTAL [...] |
1989-06-04 15:00:00 | Consulate Shenyang | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI PHUM CH |
| 89STATE102760 |
LETTERS TO DEPARTMENT FROM LTTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOUR DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS HAVE RECEIVED LETTERS FROM THE LTTE, CRITICIZING THE PLACEMENT OF THE TAMIL GROUP IN A US GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION ON TERRORIST ORGZANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD AND CALLING FOR AMERICAN ASSISTANCE IN MEDIATING THE CONFLICT IN SRI LANKA. THE LTTE APPEARS T [...] |
1989-04-03 23:00:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PINS CE |
| 89STATE227151 |
FACT SHEET ON 17 NOVEMBER [...] FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF FACT SHEET ON THE REVOLUTIONARY ORGANIZATION 17 NOVEMBER WHICH WAS RELEASED PUBLICLY ON JULY 6. COPIES OF THE FACT SHEET BEING POUCHED TO POST ALSO INCLUDE TWO CHARTS DEPICTING THE NUMBERS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS BY YEAR FROM 1975-86, AND THE TYPES OF TARGETS FOR THESE ATTAC [...] |
1989-07-18 20:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER GR |
| 89STATE29225 |
LOOKING BACK: THE PKK IN 1988 [...] No summary [...] |
1989-01-31 10:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KPRP TU |
| 89STATE302065 |
PRESS GUIDANCES - UTA CRASH/ANGOLA/SWAPO [...] THE FOLLOWING THREE GUIDANCES WERE PREPARED FOR THE NOON BRIEFING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1989. 2. Q. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE CRASH OF UTA FLIGHT 772? A. WE UNDERSTAND THAT UTA FLIGHT 772 BOUND FROM NDJAMENA TO PARIS CRASHED 650 KMS NORTHWEST OF NDJAMENA IN CENTRAL NIGER [...] |
1989-09-20 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PREL SF US |
| 89STATE308460 |
U.S. POLICY TOWARD CAMBODIA: NEXT STEPS [...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THIS CABLE PROVIDES POSTS WITH KEY THEMES TO BE USED WITH HOST GOVERNMENTS, THE PRESS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES REGARDING OUR ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT SITUATION IN CAMBODIA (SEE PARA 3) AND INFORMATION ON THE NEXT STEPS WE PLAN TO TAKE (SEE PAR [...] |
1989-09-26 16:09:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CB US |
| 89STATE319082 |
RELEASE OF FACT SHEET ON THE TERRORIST GROUP, [...] THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE RELEASING AT THE NOON PRESS BRIEFING, ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, A FACT SHEET ON SENDERO LUMINOSO. THIS IS THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF FACT SHEETS ON TERRORIST GROUPS AND TERRORISM-SUPPORTING COUNTRIES RELEASED BY THE OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM (S/CT). T [...] |
1989-10-04 22:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER |
| 89STATE368870 |
MEETING WITH ANC LEADER THABO MBEKI [...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: ANC INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR THABO MBEKI MADE HIS SECOND VISIT TO WASHINGTON IN AS MANY MONTHS NOVEMBER 9 - 14. MIXING CALLS IN WASHINGTON WITH TRAVEL ELSEWHERE (HE ARRIVED IN NEW YORK NOVEMBER 1), MBEKI OFFICIALLY OPENED THE ANC'S WASHINGTON OF [...] |
1989-11-16 23:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ANC SF PREL |
| 89STATE401887 |
PANAMA: SHARING THE FACTS ON ATTACKS BY NORIEGA [...] (LOU) THERE FOLLOWS AN ACCOUNTING OF BASIC FACTS CONCERNING THE DECEMBER 16-17 INCIDENTS IN PANAMA IN WHICH A U.S. MILITARY OFFICER WAS SHOT AND KILLED AND ANOTHER BEATEN BY THE PANAMA DEFENSE FORCES (PDF). THE NORIEGA REGIME IS ALREADY EMBARKED ON A CAMPAIGN OF DISINFORMATION WHICH THE U. [...] |
1989-12-19 02:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS MARR PREL PM |
| 89STATE403378 |
TFPM02: PANAMA: REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE DEMARCHE [...] (C) THIS CABLE IS INFO FOR MEXICO CITY CARACAS, SAN JOSE, KINGSTON, BUENOS AIRES, BOGOTA, TOKYO, SAN SALVADOR, LIMA, LA PAZ, BRASILIA, QUITO, MADRID, LONDON, PARIS, OTTAWA, BONN, MOSCOW, CANBERRA, AND USUN. FOR ALL INFO ADDRESSEES EXCEPT MOSCOW: THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT OR SECRETARY [...] |
1989-12-20 14:05:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PM |
| 89STATE404719 |
U.S. PRESENTS ITS CASE ON PANAMA TO THE ORGANIZATION OF [...] SUMMARY: THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS) MET IN SPECIAL SESSION DECEMBER 20, AT THE REQUEST OF NORIEGA'S OAS AMBASSADOR. (CONTRARY TO THE IMPRESSION CONVEYED BY MEDIA ACCOUNTS, THERE WAS NO VOTE ACCEPTING CREDENTIALS OF THE NORIEGA REPRESENTATIVE, WHO HAS [...] |
1989-12-21 02:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV US XM PM OAS |
| 89STATE404914 |
TF/PM02: HISTORY OF DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TO [...] No summary [...] |
1989-12-21 05:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PM US PREL |
| 89STATE405134 |
TFPM02: SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON PANAMA [...] (U) SUMMARY: SECURITY COUNCIL MET EVENING DEC. 20 TO CONSIDER THE SITUATION IN PANAMA. SOVIET, CHINESE AND NICARAGUAN DELEGATIONS CONDEMNED U.S. INTERVENTION. FRANCE, UK AND CANADA FOCUSED ON THE NEED TO UPHOLD THE WILL OF THE PANAMANIAN PEOPLE AND SUPPORTED U.S. ACTIONS. AMB. PICKERING M [...] |
1989-12-21 09:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN OAS XM |
| 89STATE406652 |
OAS "REGRETS" U.S. ACTION: INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY REPORTS [...] No summary [...] |
1989-12-22 18:14:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PM OAS |
| 89STATE406844 |
OAS "REGRETS" U. S. ACTION [...] (U) THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATE (OAS), IN A MARATHON SPECIAL SESSION, ADOPTED BY A VOTE OF 20 - 1 (US), WITH 6 ABSTENTIONS (ANTIGUA, COSTA RICA, EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, AND VENEZUELA) A RESOLUTION THAT: --"DEEPLY REGRETS" THE MILITARY INTERVENTION I [...] |
1989-12-22 22:13:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PM OAS |
| 89TAIPEI3647 |
TAIWAN REACTIONS TO THE TIANANMEN MASSACRE [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE TAIWAN AUTHORITIES HAVE REACTED TO THE DRAMATIC JUNE 4 EVENTS IN BEIJING BY MAKING A SERIES OF DECLARATIONS. PRESIDENT LEE ISSUED A DENUNCIATION OF THE BLOODY SUPPRESSION OF THE TIANANMEN DEMONSTRATORS AND A CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE PRC DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT. A [...] |
1989-06-05 10:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH TW |
| 89TELAVIV14032 |
ISLAMIC GROUP, HAMAS, OUTLAWED [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. ON SEPTEMBER 28, THE ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTRY ANNOUNCED THAT THE PALESTINIAN (SUNNI) MUSLIM FUNDAMENTALIST ORGANIZATION, HAMAS, HAD BEEN OUTLAWED. ACCORDING TO THE IDF ANNOUNCEMENT, MEMBERS OF HAMAS, OR THOSE WHO SUPPORTED OR PARTICIPATED IN ITS ACTIVITIES [...] |
1989-09-29 14:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPAL |
| 89USUNNEWYORK3978 |
TFPM02: MEETING WITH SC PRESIDENT ON PANAMA [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. SUMMARY. AMB PICKERING MET WITH SC PRESIDENT (COLOMBIA) DEC 20 TO ASK THAT A LETTER SETTING FORTH THE REASONS FOR U.S. ACTIONS IN PANAMA AND A COPY OF PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATEMENT BE CIRCULATED AS OFFICIAL UN DOCUMENTS. PICKERING ALSO ARGUED AGAINST PREMATU [...] |
1989-12-20 18:53:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XK UNSC OAS PM |