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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99ADDISABABA6849 |
ETHIOPIA: 1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] FORMAT FOR THIS MESSAGE WAS DERIVED FROM REFTEL. A. THE ETHIOPIAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM DID NOT HAVE TO RESPOND TO ANY ACTS OF TERRORISM DURING 1999, INCLUDING HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS RELATING TO TERRORISM. B. ETHIOPIA DID NOT EXTRADITE OR REQUEST THE EXTRADITION OF SUSPECTED TERRORIST [...] |
1999-11-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER |
| 99ALMATY12359 |
TAJIKISTAN: SCENES FROM A BACK-ROOM [...] (C) SUMMARY. PRESIDENT RAHMONOV IS RESHUFFLINQ HIS CABINET. A CABINET INSIDER DESCRIBED TO US HOW RAHMONOV, TRUE TO CHARACTER, IS DOING THIS IN A WAY THAT MAXIMIZES THE HUMILIATION OF EVERYONE INVOLVED. HIS CHOICE FOR PRIME MINISTER, THE RELATIVELY UNKNOWN AND UNINFLUENTIAL OQIL OQILOV, W [...] |
1999-12-21 09:27:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TI |
| 99AMMAN6925 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR ARMY SPECIAL [...] THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF B, VERIFYING THE HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING PROCESS: EMBASSY VERIFIES THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POSSESSES NO CREDIBLE INFORMATION OF GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY THE JORDANIAN TEAM 2, 1ST COMPANY 101ST SPECIAL FORCES BATTALIO [...] |
1999-12-01 00:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL JO |
| 99ATHENS7913 |
GREECE: 1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] THE TEXT BELOW IS OUR DRAFT CONTRIBUTION TO THE GREEK SECTION IN THE FORTHCOMING "PATTERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM: 1999," AS REQUIRED BY REFTEL. 2. PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM IN GREECE CONTINUED TO PROVE ILLUSIVE IN 1999 AS THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS AGAINST U.S., OTHER FOREIGN, A [...] |
1999-11-30 18:44:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER GR |
| 99BANDARSERIBEGAWAN381 |
BRUNEI RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR BIOGRAPHIC [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES GEORGIA T. WRIGHT. REASONS 1.5 (C). 2. (C) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RESPONDS TO A DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR BRIEFING MATERIAL IN PREPARATION FOR UPCOMING APEC MEETINGS (REFTEL A). 3. (U) OBJECTIVES OF BRUNEI'S LEADERS AND KEY FOCUS. AS REPORTED IN RE [...] |
1999-07-08 08:50:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR APEC BX |
| 99BEIJING7008 |
FALUN GONG CRACKDOWN, DAY THREE [...] (C) IMPLEMENTING A DECISION OF THE POLITBURO STANDING COMMITTEE, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ON JULY 22 OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED A BAN ON THE FALUN GONG SECT, DECLARING IT AN "ILLEGAL" ORGANIZATION. THOUSANDS OF SECT MEMBERS TOOK TO BEIJING'S STREETS IN DEMONSTRATIONS THAT WERE NOTEWORTHY FOR THE GEN [...] |
1999-07-22 11:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
| 99BEIRUT4484 |
JEZZINE: LOOKING FOR NORMALITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: EMBASSY STAFF VISITED THE SOUTHERN CITY OF JEZZINE RECENTLY, FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE SOUTH LEBANON ARMY (SLA). INITIAL FEAR AMONG RESIDENTS ABOUT SAFETY HAVE ABATED. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY IS INCREASING MODESTLY, BUT HAS NOT REPLACED THE ECONOMIC LOSS FROM [...] |
1999-10-13 08:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON EAID SY IS LE |
| 99BEIRUT5413 |
THE SOUTH: HIZBALLAH STRATEGIC, TACTICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: SPECULATION OVER A FUTURE ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL (UNILATERAL OR THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS) FROM SOUTH LEBANON HAS GIVEN RISE TO DIFFERENCES AMONG HIZBALLAH'S SENIOR LEADERS ABOUT THE PARTY'S FUTURE. THE PROSPECT OF CHANGE HAS COMPELLED THE PARTY TO BEGIN SPECIFIC PLANNING FOR THE ROLE IT [...] |
1999-12-21 12:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV IR KISL IS LE |
| 99BERLIN1532 |
REQUEST FOR INVITATIONAL TRAVEL [...] AMEMBASSY BERLIN REQUESTS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL FOR INVITATIONAL TRAVEL AS OUTLINED BELOW: NAME OF TRAVELER: CHRISTINE ELDER CURRENT POSITION: CULTURAL AFFAIRS OFFICER, AMEMBASSY BERLIN DATES OF TRAVEL: NOVEMBER 12-23, 1999 DESTINATION OF TRAVE [...] |
1999-10-29 12:15:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT |
| 99BERLIN1642 |
FY-99 CONSULAR PACKAGE DATA SHEETS AND DISKETTE [...] THE 1999 CONSULAR PACKAGE DATA SHEETS FOR BERLIN WERE POUCHED TO CA/EX ON NOV. 5 VIA REGISTRY NO. 298931. WE INCLUDED THE CONSULAR PACKAGE DATA SHEETS FOR BONN, NOW CLOSED. KORNBLUM UNCLASSIFIED > [...] |
1999-11-05 13:29:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT GM |
| 99CAIRO2104 |
EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AT LOW EBB [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ECONOMIC-POLITICAL MINISTER COUNSELOR RICHARD LEBARON FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) SINCE 1995, WHEN THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN PROFESSIONAL SYNDICATES CONTROLLED BY THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND ARRESTED THEIR ACTIVISTS, THE BROTHERHOOD HAS R [...] |
1999-03-16 16:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PTER PGOV PREL KISL PHUM ECON EG |
| 99CARACAS1305 |
CHAVEZ LETTER TO PRESIDENT CLINTON [...] (U) DURING AN APRIL 28 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER RANGEL, AMBASSADOR WAS PRESENTED WITH A LETTER FROM VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ TO PRESIDENT CLINTON. (LETTER AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION WERE PASSED TO WASHINGTON PER REF. A, TEXT BELOW.) UPON EXITING THE FOREIGN MINISTER'S OFFICE, RANGE [...] |
1999-04-29 00:30:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VE |
| 99CARACAS2123 |
PERSONAL ATTACK ON CHAVEZ MARKS INDEPENDENCE DAY CEREMONY [...] (C) POLITICAL GADFLY, KNEE-JERK LEFTIST, HISTORIAN, WELL-KNOWN WRITER AND SPEAKER, FORMER CHAVEZ ALLY, AND DISAPPOINTED OFFICE SEEKER JORGE OLAVARRIA LAUNCHED A SCATHING ATTACK ON PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ, CALLING HIM A "DEMAGOGUE" AND ACCUSING HIM OF VARIOUS VIOLATIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION IN THE [...] |
1999-07-07 18:19:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL VE |
| 99CARACAS25 |
BIOGRAPHIC REPORT: JOSE VICENTE RANGEL: HUGO CHAVEZ'S NEW [...] No summary [...] |
1999-01-06 21:39:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL VE |
| 99CARACAS3882 |
CHAVEZ TO RUN AFTER ALL [...] (U) SUMMARY: CHAVEZ HAS SAID HE WILL STAND FOR REELECTION. THE DECEMBER 15 REFERENDUM WILL ONLY CONTAIN ONE QUESTION: ON THE APPROVING OR NOT APPROVING THE NEW CONSTITUTION. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) REVERSING A POSITION HE HAD PUBLICLY REAFFIRMED EARLIER THE SAME DAY, PRESIDENT CHAVEZ ANNOUNCED [...] |
1999-11-22 17:19:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL VE |
| 99CARACAS400 |
BIOGRAPHIC REPORT: MINISTER OF INFRASTRUCTURE LUIS REYES [...] THIS IS A JOINT STATE-COMMERCE REPORT ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) LUIS REYES WAS APPOINTED VENEZUELA'S MINISTER OF INFRASTRUCTURE BY PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ. THE NEWLY CREATED MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE WILL OVERSEE MATTERS OF TRANSPORT, COMMUNICATIONS, AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. REYES [...] |
1999-02-08 21:43:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECPS EIND PGOV PINR PREL VE |
| 99CARACAS404 |
CHAVEZ TAKES OFFICE, ASKS FOR FORGIVENESS, CONVOKES A [...] (C) HUGO CHAVEZ WAS SWORN IN AS VENEZUELA'S PRESIDENT ON FEBRUARY 2, BEGINNING A THREE-DAY SERIES OF EVENTS CELEBRATING THE END OF WHAT HE CALLED "AN OLD, CORRUPT ORDER" AND THE START OF "VENEZUELA'S RESURRECTION." TAKING HIS OATH OF OFFICE ON A "MORIBUND CONSTITUTION" WHICH HE PROMISED TO R [...] |
1999-02-09 15:34:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL VE |
| 99CARACAS745 |
CHAVEZ AFTER FIVE WEEKS [...] (C) PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ'S FIRST FIVE WEEKS IN OFFICE HAVE BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY DRAMATIC AND CONFRONTATIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF HIS AGENDA OF POLITICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, ADMINISTRATIVE FUMBLING AS HE ATTEMPTS TO INSTALL HIS GOVERNING TEAM, AND CONTINUITY OF ECONOMIC POLICY FROM THE CALDE [...] |
1999-03-10 20:18:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD VE |
| 99CARACAS811 |
COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA: COOLER HEADS PREVAIL [...] (C) THE DIPLOMATIC FLAP BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA PROVOKED BY PRESIDENT CHAVEZ'S MARCH 10 PRESS CONFERENCE COMMENT IS OVER. VENEZUELAN FOREIGN MINISTER RANGEL AND HIS COLOMBIAN COUNTERPART HAVE WORKED HARD TO RESOLVE THE INCIDENT AND TO FOCUS AGAIN ON THE TASK AT HAND: MANAGING A COMPLE [...] |
1999-03-16 23:26:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PINS PTER CO VE |
| 99COLOMBO2324 |
LTTE MASSACRES 54 CIVILIANS IN EASTERN PROVINCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE LTTE ATTACKED SLEEPING VILLAGERS IN GONAGALA DURING EARLY MORNING HOURS OF SEPTEMBER 18, HACKING TO DEATH 54 CIVILIANS INCLUDING WOMEN AND CHILDREN. LOCALS HAVE ASSAILED THE GOVERNMENT FOR FAILING TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SECURITY. ON THE OTHER HAND, TAMILS HAVE CRITICIZED THE GO [...] |
1999-09-20 11:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM CE |
| 99COLOMBO2899 |
1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] THE FOLLOWING IS POST'S RESPONSE TO REFTEL REQUESTING INPUT FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S 1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA (GSL) CONTINUED TO BATTLE THE SEPARATIST LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE), THE ONLY TERRORIST GROUP CURRENTLY BELIEVED TO BE ACTIVE IN SRI LANKA. [...] |
1999-11-30 09:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER CE |
| 99DAMASCUS239 |
BASHAR CONTACT SAYS ASAD'S SON HAS "INDEPENDENT" [...] (C) ONE OF OUR CONTACTS WHO SEEMINGLY HAS OPEN CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION TO PRESIDENTIAL SON BASHAR AL-ASAD (AND AN APPARENT AGENDA TO HIGHLIGHT THE REALITIES OF HIS ASCENDANCE), PROVIDED NEW EVIDENCE OF HIS MENTOR'S CREDENTIALS ON JANUARY 11. -- THE CASE OF BASHIR NAJJAR, FORMER GID CHIEF [...] |
1999-01-13 15:57:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SY |
| 99DAMASCUS2528 |
SYRIAN SUCCESSION: AFTER ASAD THE STRUGGLE [...] (C) HAFIZ AL-ASAD'S EFFORT TO PREPARE SON BASHAR TO ASSUME EVENTUALLY THE PRESIDENCY IS INCREASINGLY THE PRISM THROUGH WHICH POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ARE VIEWED AND INTERPRETED. THE PROSPECTS FOR A SMOOTH SUCCESSION ARE A DIRECT FUNCTION OF HOW MUCH TIME ASAD HAS -- AND HOW MUCH APTITUDE BASHAR [...] |
1999-05-24 11:33:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM PTER SY |
| 99DAMASCUS4200 |
BASHAR'S INTRO TO THE WEST? [...] (C) SUMMARY. A SOURCE CLOSE TO BASHAR AL-ASAD TOLD US AUGUST 5 THAT PRESIDENT ASAD HAD APPROVED A MIDDLE EAST INSIGHT MAGAZINE INTERVIEW WITH BASHAR, SCHEDULED TO BE PUBLISHED IN SEPTEMBER. THE SAME SOURCE, A BASHAR LOYALIST, PROBED US ON HOW THE U.S. VIEWED THE HEIR- APPARENT AND SEEMED INT [...] |
1999-08-09 11:55:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY |
| 99GABORONE5380 |
THE NEW LOOK OF SADC--PRESIDENCY PLANS [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE SECRETARY'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO SADC TRAVELED OCTOBER 11-13 TO MOZAMBIQUE TO CONSULT WITH GOM OFFICIALS ON SADC MATTERS AND PARTICULARLY ON MOZAMBIQUE'S ROLE AS CURRENT SADC PRESIDENT. FONMIN SIMAO AND OTHER GOM OFFICIALS SHARED THEIR AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR RESTRUCTURING [...] |
1999-10-19 15:03:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SADC MZ ZU |
| 99HAVANA75 |
CASTRO SPEAKS ON REVOLUTION'S 40TH BIRTHDAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A RELATIVELY SHORT JANUARY 1 SPEECH, FIDEL CASTRO RECALLED THE HEROIC MOMENTS OF HIS REVOLUTIONS TRIUMPH 40 YEARS AGO AND WARNED OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS HE SAID WAS INEVITABLE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, CASTRO SPOKE TO CUBAS YOUTH, TELLING THEM THAT CUBAS REVOLUTION "HA [...] |
1999-01-07 17:29:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CU |
| 99HONGKONG8575 |
PROMINENT HK JOURNALIST: CHINA´S ARMY WANTS [...] (C) LONG-TIME CHINA REPORTER XXXXXXXXXXXX RECENTLY DESCRIBED AN INSULAR CHINESE MILITARY LEADERSHIP THAT INCREASINGLY HAS LOOKED TO LIMITED ARMED CONFLICT WITH TAIWAN AS A MEANS TO RESTORING THE ARMY´S PRESTIGE. HE ADDED THAT VICE PRESIDENT HU JINTAO WAS OUT OF FAVOR WITH PRESIDENT JIANG ZEMIN B [...] |
1999-09-24 10:01:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH HK TW US PINR |
| 99ISLAMABAD495 |
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: USAMA BIN LADIN [...] No summary [...] |
1999-01-26 03:32:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF KISL PK PREL PTER |
| 99JAKARTA1577 |
XANANA GUSMAO LETTER TO THE SECRETARY [...] CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE MICHAEL P. OWENS, REASON, 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. FOLLOWING IS A LETTER FROM EAST TIMORESE RESISTANCE LEADER XANANA GUSMAO TO THE SECRETARY, IN RESPONSE TO THE SECRETARY'S LETTER OF MARCH 19 (REF A). THE ORIGINAL IS BEING FORWARDED BY POUCH: SALEMBA, MARCH 22, 1999 [...] |
1999-03-30 08:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ID UN |
| 99JAKARTA4282 |
XANANA GUSMAO TO BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 7 [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMB. J. STAPLETON ROY; REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT PLANS TO RELEASE XANANA GUSMAO ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. ALTHOUGH THE INDONESIAN PLAN IS TO RETURN HIM TO EAST TIMOR ON THAT DAY, THE BRITISH (AND WE) CONSIDER THAT COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND AR [...] |
1999-09-06 11:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINT MOPS UN PO ID |
| 99JAKARTA5612 |
AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 9 MEETING WITH DEFENSE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DATT/ARMA - COL JOSEPH H. DAVES, USA, REASON, 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: DURING A FRIENDLY 75 MINUTE DISCUSSION, NEWLY APPOINTED MINISTER FOR DEFENSE AND SECURITY DR. JUWONO SUDARSONO SIGNALED THAT HE IS SERIOUS ABOUT IMPLEMENTING FUNDAMENTAL, LONG TERM MILITARY [...] |
1999-11-10 09:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM PINR MILI ID |
| 99JAKARTA5955 |
AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE'S MEETING WITH XANANA GUSMAO [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS PAMELA SLUTZ; REASON 1.5(D). SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY ROTH, AMBASSADOR GELBARD AND PARTY MET A WARM AND ELABORATE RECEPTION AT XANANA GUSMAO'S COMPOUND IN AILEU, EAST TIMOR ON NOVEMBER 23. AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE STRESSED [...] |
1999-12-01 10:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PREF SOCI MOPS UN ID |
| 99JERUSALEM1970 |
"ABU SAOOD:" (ONE OF) ARAFAT'S REVILED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CONSUL GENERAL JOHN E. HERBST, REASON 1.5(B). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) PALESTINIANS INCREASINGLY COMPLAIN THAT ARAFAT'S COTERIE OF "GATEKEEPERS" ARE EXERCISING A DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF POWER AND PREVENTING PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEGITIMATE BUSINESS WITH ARAFAT F [...] |
1999-07-02 11:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KDEM PINR |
| 99KINSHASA7954 |
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: 1999 ANNUAL [...] N/A. 2. NONE THAT WE KNOW OF. K. NONE THAT WE KNOW OF. SWING [...] |
1999-11-30 03:33:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER CG |
| 99LONDON10405 |
UNITED KINGDOM: 1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] THE UNITED KINGDOM IS ONE OF THE UNITED STATES' CLOSEST ALLIES AND PARTNERS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. IT ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTES TO THE WORK OF INTERNATIONAL BODIES, INCLUDING THE UN, THE GROUP OF EIGHT (G8), AND THE EUROPEAN UNION IN PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGAIN [...] |
1999-12-15 07:01:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER UK |
| 99MASERU1721 |
LESOTHO: ONE YEAR AFTER SADC MILITARY INTERVENTION [...] LESOTHO IS MUDDLING THROUGH AN ARTIFICIAL AND UNEASY CALM ONE YEAR AFTER A REGIONAL MILITARY INTERVENTION TO REVERSE AN ARMY MUTINY AND FORESTALL AN ATTEMPT TO OVERTHROW THE ELECTED GOVERNMENT. THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE DRAMATIC EVENTS OF 1998 PASSED WITH LITTLE NOTICE BY MANY HERE AND SEPT [...] |
1999-09-29 10:24:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR MASS MOPS ECON ELAB LT |
| 99MOSCOW2479 |
SHARIA LAW IN CHECHNYA: THE VEIL OF EXTREMISM [...] (C) ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, CHECHEN PRESIDENT ASLAN MASKHADOV DECLARED A STATE OF SHARIA (ISLAMIC) LAW TO BE IN EFFECT IN CHECHNYA. ACCORDING TO RUSSIAN PRESS REPORTS, MASKHADOV ASKED THE CHECHEN LEGISLATURE AND THE COUNCIL OF MUFTIS TO DRAFT A SHARIA CONSTITUTION WITHIN ONE MONTH'S TIME. [...] |
1999-02-04 16:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS |
| 99MOSCOW4277 |
SHARIA, SHURA, AND STATEHOOD IN CHECHNYA [...] (C) CHECHEN PRESIDENT MASKHADOV DECLARED A STATE OF SHARIA (ISLAMIC) LAW EARLY IN FEBRUARY, PROMPTING A FLOOD OF HIGH-LEVEL CRITICISM IN MOSCOW. RUSSIAN POLITICIANS HAVE PREDICTED WORSENING RUSSIAN-CHECHEN RELATIONS DUE TO THE SUSPENSION OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IN THE BREAKAWAY REPUBLIC. ACCO [...] |
1999-02-26 15:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS |
| 99PRETORIA12830 |
SOUTH AFRICA AND SADC'S SECURITY ORGAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENSE AND FOREIGN MINISTERS WILL TAKE PART IN AN OCTOBER 26 - 27 SPECIAL MINISTERIAL SESSION IN SWAZILAND ON REFORM OF THE ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENSE, AND SECURITY (THE ORGAN). PARTICIPATION OF THE FOREIGN MINISTER SHOULD ADDRESS SAG CONCERN THAT ANY DECISIONS [...] |
1999-10-22 13:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS SF |
| 99RABAT6846 |
MOROCCO - 1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] PER DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE, THE FOLLOWING IS KEYED TO REFTEL AND CONSTITUTES POST'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. A. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACTS OF TERRORISM DIRECTED AGAINST UNITED STATES (U.S.) CITIZENS OR U.S. GOVERNMENT (USG) FACILITIES IN MOROCCO. THE GOVERNMENT OF [...] |
1999-11-08 14:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER |
| 99RIYADH2025 |
"PRETTY IN PINK" - FAIZAH RAFSANJANI [...] (U) FAIZAH RAFSANJANI, DAUGHTER OF FORMER IRANIAN PRESIDENT HASHEMI RAFSANJANI, VISITED SAUDI ARABIA JUNE 13-14 IN HER OFFICIAL ROLE AS DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF IRAN'S NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE AND CALLED FOR COOPERATION AMONG SAUDI AND IRANIAN WOMEN IN VARIOUS FIELDS. SHE PAID A FORMAL CALL ON F [...] |
1999-06-23 14:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL SOCI IR SA |
| 99RIYADH3810 |
SAUDI ARABIA: 1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] THE FOLLOWING RESTATES AND RESPONDS TO EACH OF THE QUESTIONS SET FORTH IN REFTEL. A. DESCRIBE THE RESPONSE OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF EACH COUNTRY TO ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM DURING 1999, INCLUDING ANY HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS RELA [...] |
1999-12-05 14:20:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER SA |
| 99RIYADH4064 |
A SAUDI RAMADAN FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM [...] SUMMARY. RAMADAN IN SAUDI ARABIA THIS YEAR HAS TAKEN ON A CHARACTER QUITE DIFFERENT FROM RAMADANS PAST. SAUDI RAMADAN IS TRADITIONALLY CHARACTERIZED BY DAYTIME INACTIVITY AND NIGHTTIME ENERGY, WITH SAUDIS PASSING SOMNAMBULANT DAYS AT WORK FOLLOWING NIGHT-LONG FLINGS OF EATING, SHOPPING AND [...] |
1999-12-30 11:55:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI SA |
| 99STATE184471 |
DESIGNATION OF FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: THE 8 OCTOBER 1999 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE DESIGNATION OF "FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS" IS LIKELY TO ATTRACT MEDIA COVERAGE AND OFFICIAL INTEREST IN SOME COUNTRIES. CHIEFS OF MISSION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY SECTIONS SHOULD CONSIDER GOVERNMENT-TO- GOVER [...] |
1999-09-30 15:57:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER OPRC |
| 99STATE204472 |
ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] SUMMARY ----------- THE DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT TO CONGRESS. THIS LAW REQUIRES THE REPORT BE A FULL AND COMPLETE FACTUAL RECORD OF TERRORISM-RELATED ACTIVITY IN ALL COUNTRIES THAT EXPERIENCED TERRORISM AND NOT BE TEMPERED BY CONCERNS ABOUT HOST G [...] |
1999-10-29 15:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER |
| 99STATE236463 |
THE CHARGES AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST USAMA [...] NOTE: THIS FACT SHEET MAY BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH PREVIOUS PUBLIC DIPLOMACY FACT SHEET, "TALKING ABOUT TERRORISM." 2. THE TALIBAN MOVEMENT OF AFGHANISTAN, LED BY MULLAH MOHAMMA OMAR, CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SAFE HAVEN TO THE INDICTED TERRORIST USAMA BIN LADEN. SPOKESMEN FOR THE TALIBAN, A [...] |
1999-12-15 19:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER OIIP AF |
| 99STATE2487 |
AFGHANISTAN: HAMID KARZAI ON NEXT STEPS [...] (U) SA/PAB DIRECTOR MALINOWSKI AND DESKOFFS RAPOPORT AND HUSHEK HAD EXTENSIVE JANUARY 6 TOUR D'HORIZON WITH INTRA AFGHAN DIALOGUE FIGURE AND FORMER RESISTANCE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER HAMID KARZAI, WHO IS SON OF AN IMPORTANT AFGHAN TRIBAL LEADER. CRITICAL OF MOJADDEDI/GAILANI INITIATIVE --------- [...] |
1999-01-07 00:33:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF PK |
| 99STATE31692 |
TALIBAN CLAIM BIN LADEN OUT OF THEIR TERRITORY [...] (S) SUMMARY: TALIBAN UN "PERMREP DESIGNATE" ABDUL HAKEEM MUJAHID TOLD SA A/S INDERFURTH FEBRUARY 17 THAT USAMA BIN LADEN (UBL) WAS NO LONGER IN TALIBAN-CONTROLLED TERRITORY. HE WOULD NOT PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS BUT IMPLIED THAT UBL WAS ELSEWHERE IN AFGHANISTAN THOUGH EN ROUTE TO A FOREI [...] |
1999-02-19 23:30:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV AF |
| 99STATE51304 |
LIBYA/PA103: QADHAFI LETTER [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. 2. (C) THE LETTER WHICH QADHAFI PROVIDED TO PRESIDENT MANDELA 3/19 APPEARS TO REPRESENT PROGRESS TOWARD LIBYAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1192. ACCORDINGLY, USUN SHOULD APPROACH THE SYG AT EARLIEST CONVENIENCE TO CONVEY THE MESSAGE IN PARA 3. APPROACH TO THE [...] |
1999-03-20 04:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PTER ETTC SA LY |
| 99TAIPEI3700 |
KAOHSIUNG OBSERVES 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: IN KAOHSIUNG ON DECEMBER 10, 1979, A GROUP OF DEMONSTRATORS CONNECTED TO THE "DANG WAI" (OUTSIDE THE PARTY OR NON-KMT) MAGAZINE "MEILIDAO," OR FORMOSA, ATTEMPTED TO MARCH TO A NEARBY PARK WHERE THEY PLANNED TO RALLY IN COMMEMORATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY. SHORTLY AFTER [...] |
1999-12-14 07:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TW |
| 99TELAVIV12144 |
HAMAS DEBATES FUTURE [...] (C) OUR CONTACTS IN GAZA HAVE PRESENTED DIFFERING VIEWS OVER NEXT STEPS BEING CONTEMPLATED BY HAMAS. A SENIOR FATAH LEADER AND MEMBER OF THE FATAH CENTRAL COMMITTEE, HANI AL-HASSAN, TOLD US RECENTLY THAT HAMAS WAS PLANNING AN "ELECTION" FOR MEMBERS OF ITS POLITBURO AND CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY. [...] |
1999-08-27 06:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PTER KPAL KWBG PREL PHUM GZ IS |
| 99TELAVIV15987 |
ISRAELI RAID KILLS HAMAS ACTIVISTS [...] (C) THE GOI'S BUREAU FOR COUNTERTERRORISM CONFIRMED ON DECEMBER 14 THAT AN IDF SPECIAL FORCES UNIT KILLED EIAD BATAT AND NADER MASALMAH IN A FIREFIGHT THE EVENING OF DECEMBER 13. THE CLASH OCCURRED IN THE VILLAGE OF BEIT AWWA, IN AREA B, APPROXIMATELY 10 KMS WEST OF HEBRON, NEAR THE GREEN LIN [...] |
1999-12-16 10:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KPAL IS |
| 99TUNIS2120 |
BEN ALI SUCCESSION [...] (S) IMMEDIATE SUCCESSI0N ISSUES ARE LESS 0F A C0NCERN IN TUNISIA THAN S0ME 0THER C0UNTRIES IN THE REGI0N. GIVEN HIS R0BUST HEALTH, THE 62-YEAR-0LD BEN ALI IS EXPECTED ALC (##)F0URTH TERM OF OFFICE UNTIL WELL INT0 HIS THIRD. IN THE CASE 0F THE DEATH 0R INCAPACITATI0N 0F BEN ALI, THE C0NSTITU [...] |
1999-05-20 11:55:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | PGOV PREL TS |
| 99TUNIS305 |
TOUR D'HORIZ0N WITH GOT PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. 0N JANUARY 22, PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER ABDELWAHEB ABDALLAH T0LD AMBASSAD0R RAPHEL THE GOT H0PED TO USE PRESIDENT BEN ALI'S UPCOMING VISIT T0 WASHINGTON T0 PR0MOTE TUNISIA'S IMAGE AS A T0LERANT, OPEN ISLAMIC C0UNTRY AND MODERATE, C0NSTRUCTIVE ACTOR ON SUCH REGI0NAL ISSUES AS THE MID [...] |
1999-01-25 17:54:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TS |
| 99TUNIS5042 |
TUNISIAN CABINET RESHUFFLE: SOME FAMILIAR FACES, [...] AN EMBASSY CONTACT IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE CONFIRMED ON 11/17 RUMORS AND PARTIAL RADIO REPORTS THAT PRESIDENT BEN ALI HAS MADE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES IN HIS GOVERNMENT: -- PRIME MINISTER: MOHAMED GHANNOUCHI, FORMER MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT (REPLAC [...] |
1999-11-17 16:44:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TS |
| 99TUNIS5510 |
PUBLISHED BIOGRAPHIES OF TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT [...] FOLLOWING ARE OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHIES OF NEW MEMBERS OF THE TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT AND OFFICIALS WHO WERE ALREADY IN THE GOVERNMENT BUT MOVED TO A NEW POSITION. ANALYSIS OF THE GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLING IS REPORTED REFTEL. 2. NEW MEMBERS OF THE CABINET: --BECHIR TEKKARI, MINISTER OF JUSTICE. B [...] |
1999-12-16 14:39:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV PREL TS |