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06CHENNAI1786 | SRI LANKAN ISSUE: CENTER AND TAMIL NADU ON THE SAME PAGE, [...] (U) With the Sri Lankan Tamil issue grabbing increased media and political attention in Tamil Nadu, GOI National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan held discussions with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on August 9. After the meeting, Narayanan told the Chennai media corps that "there is [...] | 2006-08-11 11:09:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI1813 | REFUGEE INFLOW INCREASES AS FIGHTING ESCALATES IN SRI LANKA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of Sri Lankan refugees reaching Tamil Nadu shores continues to accelerate. From a total of 304 refugee arrivals in January the number has grown to 1,892, taking the total number of arrivals in 2006 to 5,799. Escalated fighting on the island and the welcome signal exte [...] | 2006-08-18 11:23:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREF IN |
06CHENNAI1818 | FURTHER INCREASE IN SRI LANKAN REFUGEE ARRIVALS [...] (SBU) With the tense situation prevailing in northern Sri Lanka, there has been a further rise in the number of refugees arriving Tamil Nadu. According to Chennai-based UNHCR Associate Repatriation Officer Vadeja Bharati, 528 persons landed at Mandapam on August 20, the highest number to land [...] | 2006-08-21 11:52:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM CE IN |
06CHENNAI1856 | TAMIL NADU CONGRESS PRESSES DMK TO TAKE FIRM STAND AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A quiet walk-out of Congress legislators from the Tamil Nadu assembly on August 22 brought into media focus the policy differences between the DMK and the Congress -- partners in the UPA alliance -- on the sensitive Sri Lankan Tamil issue. Despite the tactical show of protest, h [...] | 2006-08-25 11:05:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR IN |
06CHENNAI1857 | PROTEST AT U.S. EXHIBIT IN CALICUT [...] ON AUGUST 23 IN CALICUT, ALSO KNOWN AS KOZHIKODE, IN NORTH KERALA NEARLY 100 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT (NDF) SHOUTED ANTI-U.S. SLOGANS AT AN EXHIBIT STAGED BY CONSULATE GENERAL CHENNAI. A HALF-HOUR BEFORE THE INAUGURATION OF THE MULTI-MEDIA EXHIBIT, WHICH WAS PART OF AN OUTREACH [...] | 2006-08-25 11:40:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ASEC KPAO IN |
06CHENNAI212 | NEW KARNATAKA CHIEF MINISTER H.D. KUMARASWAMY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Haradanahally Deve Kumaraswamy (age 46),a former film producer and the son of former Indian Prime Minister Deve Gowda, became the new Chief Minister of the south Indian state of Karnataka on February 3, 2006. Kumaraswamy, who led a defection of Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)) as [...] | 2006-02-07 10:24:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI2145 | ANDHRA PRADESH POLICE SEIZE CACHE OF CRUDE ROCKETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Andhra Pradesh (AP) Police Chief confirmed to Post the seizure of hundreds of Chennai-made rocket shells and dozens of rocket launchers from the storehouses of a transport company in the Mahaboobnagar and Prakasam Districts of AP on September 8. With no evidence of LTTE invo [...] | 2006-09-18 11:27:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS PTER PHUM ASEC IN |
06CHENNAI2227 | KARNATAKA PROPOSES TO AMEND ANTI-PIRACY LAW [...] Summary: Following in the footsteps of their Tamil Nadu counterparts, the Karnataka police propose to amend an existing law intended to fight street crime to include video piracy. The ineffectiveness of the existing anti-piracy law in Karnataka prompted the local Kannada language film industry [...] | 2006-09-29 09:05:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV KIPR IN |
06CHENNAI2279 | PONDICHERRY RENAMED PUDUCHERRY [...] (U) The Government of India has changed the name of Pondicherry to Puducherry, its pre-colonial native name, with effect from October 1. A set of former French colonies in South India, Puducherry is one of India's six Union Territories, i.e., quasi states with less legislative powers and direc [...] | 2006-10-04 07:09:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTBS ODIP IN |
06CHENNAI2284 | BORDER DISPUTE SHUTS DOWN BANGALORE FOR A DAY [...] (U) SUMMARY: A widespread "bandh" or total work stoppage closed most commercial and other activity in high-tech Bangalore and elsewhere in the state of Karnataka on October 4. Kannada language organizations had called the stoppage over a long drawn-out border dispute with neighboring Maharasht [...] | 2006-10-05 08:36:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ETRD CASC ASEC IN |
06CHENNAI2303 | COMMUNAL RIOTS CLOSE MANGALORE: PORT REMAINS OPEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Four days of sporadic communal (Hindu-Muslim) clashes and the resulting curfew stopped most commercial activity from October 4 to 9 in the western Karnataka port city of Mangalore. The conflict was sparked when militant Hindu groups attempted to prevent the transport of cattle f [...] | 2006-10-10 09:45:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR PINS PINR EWWT ASEC CASC IN |
06CHENNAI2308 | SCA/INS DIRECTOR BERNICAT ENGAGES SOUTH INDIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Political analysts Lt. General V.R. Raghavan and N. Sathiya Moorthy agreed that prospects for the upcoming October 28 talks were somewhat encouraging between the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during discussions on October 5 with [...] | 2006-10-10 11:47:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER IN NP CE |
06CHENNAI2407 | RULING DMK PARTY WINS TAMIL NADU LOCAL POLLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ruling DMK party and its allies -- including the Congress -- emerged clear winners in the October elections to Tamil Nadu local bodies, but the victory was tainted by wide allegations of violence by DMK henchmen, particularly in Chennai. The DMK hopes the violence will soon b [...] | 2006-10-25 08:02:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IN |
06CHENNAI2467 | TWO SUSPECTED TERRORISTS ARRESTED IN MYSORE [...] (SBU) Summary: City police in Mysore, west of Bangalore in the south Indian state of Karnataka, announced the arrest of two Islamic terrorists on October 27. According to the Mysore city police commissioner, the two arrested suspects are Pakistani nationals and members of Al Badr, a Pakistan b [...] | 2006-10-31 04:57:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PINR ASEC CASC IN |
06CHENNAI2552 | SOUTH INDIA REACTS TO HUSSEIN VERDICT: SECURITY NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reactions to the Saddam Hussein verdict from the left-leaning political parties in south India - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh - ranged from mild opposition to strong condemnation. Protests were peaceful overall yet indicative of the region's steadfast opposi [...] | 2006-11-09 11:24:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER PGOV IN |
06CHENNAI2554 | TAMIL NADU: ECONOMIC GROWTH, BUT IRRITANTS REMAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The growing FDI inflow into Tamil Nadu, particularly in the manufacturing sector, the support the state receives from the Center due to the synergic political arrangement between the DMK and the Congress parties, the bipartisan support for economic development available in the st [...] | 2006-11-09 11:40:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD ECON EINV ENRG IN |
06CHENNAI2555 | MILITARY ATTACKS IN SRI LANKA: TAMIL NADU URGES CENTER TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pro-Eelam Tamil rhetoric has again gone into high pitch in Tamil Nadu following the recent Sri Lankan army attacks in Tamil areas (ref a) and in anticipation of the upcoming India visit of Sri Lankan President Rajapakshe. Chief Minister Karunanidhi cited the recent attacks on Ta [...] | 2006-11-13 10:03:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IN CE |
06CHENNAI2564 | UPDATE ON U.S. POWER PRODUCERS' DISPUTES IN TAMIL NADU [...] (SBU) Summary: This message provides an update on the long-standing disputes, often called "legacy issues," between three U.S. independent powers producers (IPPs) and the Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN). In a letter to post received November 8, the GoTN asserted that it is awaiting a directive [...] | 2006-11-17 11:35:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON EFIN PREL PGOV IN |
06CHENNAI2571 | IBM INVESTS BIG IN INDIA: HUMAN RESOURCES [...] (U) Summary: Riding the crest of a $6 billion investment, IBM India plans to expand its Bangalore research and development (R&D) operations and in doing so will unleash a new human capital thrust in already talent-hungry south India. The company anticipates its Indian workforce will triple i [...] | 2006-11-22 07:27:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EINT IN |
06CHENNAI2575 | SRI LANKA PRESIDENT'S INDIA VISIT CAUSES MILD TURBULENCE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Protest demonstrations, quiet in-camera consultations with the Center, and passive indifference -- Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa's visit to India has drawn three types of responses from Tamil Nadu's political parties. Tamil Nadu's smaller pro-LTTE parties such as the MD [...] | 2006-11-27 11:04:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER IN CE |
06CHENNAI2580 | D/USTR AMBASSADOR BHATIA VISIT TO CHENNAI [...] (SBU) Ambassador Karan Bhatia's visit to Chennai was a full morning to evening schedule on November 29. He spoke with Chennai-based business people and journalists on a range of topics. At the Ford Factory, the issue of excise tax concessions for small cars, piqued his interest. With members [...] | 2006-12-04 05:33:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV IN |
06CHENNAI2584 | MUSLIM POLITICS OF KERALA: EMERGING HARDLINERS A CAUSE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kerala's widely reported sympathy for the convicted Saddam Hussein is a pointer to the direction of Islamic politics in this south Indian state where 24% of the population is Sunni Muslim. Driven by anti-Iraq war sentiments and leftist politics, Kerala's Muslim population strong [...] | 2006-12-06 11:05:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PINR ASEC KISL CASC IN |
06CHENNAI2590 | BY-ELECTION RESULTS WORRY SOUTH INDIA RULING PARTIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Four by-elections in three south Indian states produced results mostly worrying to the states' ruling parties. Karnataka's unstable JD(S)-BJP ruling coalition had yet another setback in the victory of a prominent JD(S) defector to the Congress. In Andhra Pradesh's Karimnagar con [...] | 2006-12-08 09:39:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IN |
06CHENNAI2601 | SUSPECTED LTTE ARMS SMUGGLING FROM TAMIL NADU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A chance discovery in southern Tamil Nadu of thousands of "gelex boosters" suspected to be on their way to Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has embarrassed the state police, who long have denied any arms movement from the state. Separately, the Indian Navy sei [...] | 2006-12-12 07:33:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER IN CE |
06CHENNAI2607 | U/S BURNS IN HYDERABAD: A NEW CONSULATE, MORE [...] (SBU) Summary: A busy series of December 9 meetings and a wide-ranging &windshield tour8 provided Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns a quick but thorough introduction to one of India,s leading boom towns and the planned site for the fifth U.S. post in India. While hi-tech dr [...] | 2006-12-14 10:02:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AMGT ABLD CMGT ECON KISL IN |
06CHENNAI295 | NEW KARNATAKA DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMARY: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Bukanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa (age 63),leader of the Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Karnataka legislature, took his oath of office on February 3, 2006. A member of the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS),he has headed [...] | 2006-02-14 11:30:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI393 | TAMIL NADU ELECTION: DRAMATIC CHANGES AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With Tamil Nadu state assembly elections slated for May 8, intense political activity is changing the shape of party alliances. Vaiko, an LTTE supporter (Reftel) and fiery orator, has led his party out of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) fold to join hands with his former fo [...] | 2006-03-06 11:21:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PTER IN |
06CHENNAI476 | MINOR BOMB EXPLOSIONS IN NORTH KERALA RAISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two crude bomb explosions in Kozhikode (formerly known as Calicut),located in the northern part of Kerala, on March 10, highlighted the activity of Islamic groups dominant in the region. In view of the anti-U.S. attitude of these groups, security precautions are advisable whil [...] | 2006-03-14 11:33:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PTER ASCE CASC IN |
06CHENNAI521 | TAMIL NADU ELECTION: THE ACTION BEGINS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The lineups are set and the battle lines drawn for the Tamil Nadu state assembly elections on May 8. Incumbent Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's campaign seems to have the momentum but her opposition may have the more impressive coalition in terms of committed voters. Swing vote [...] | 2006-03-21 10:58:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI567 | KERALA ELECTIONS: INFIGHTING SUSPENDED, RIVAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Communist-led Left Democratic Front poses a strong challenge to the ruling Congress- led United Democratic Front in the upcoming Kerala state assembly elections slated for April 22, 29 and May 3. Infighting, a perennial bane of the Congress party, has crept into the Communis [...] | 2006-03-27 12:11:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI724 | VIOLENCE IN BANGALORE FOLLOWS FILM STAR'S DEATH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Street violence rocked Bangalore on April 12 and 13, following the death of Kannada language film superstar Rajkumar. Widespread street riots left eight persons dead and more than 150 injured. The city's famed information technology industry was forced to shut down operations an [...] | 2006-04-17 10:58:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI757 | SECRETARY SPELLINGS AND CODEL ENZI VISIT TO THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the first India stop on what they billed as their "The World Is Flat Tour," Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and CODEL Enzi, consisting of Senator Michael Enzi (R-Wyoming),Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee),and Senator Johnny Isakson (R- Georgia),visited the [...] | 2006-04-20 09:35:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP OREP PREL SCUL ECON IN |
06CHENNAI772 | TAMIL NADU ELECTIONS: MANY GIVEAWAYS, BUT NO [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Free color TVs for all families without one; ten kilograms of free rice through ration shops; two acres of land for the landless; maternity dole for six months to pregnant women; burial allowance for the dead . . . Tamil Nadu political parties' election promises have surpassed [...] | 2006-04-24 08:37:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI802 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE ATTACK: TRAIL GOES [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Four months after a gunman opened fire at the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) at Bangalore, the assailant remains at large. While Karnataka police officially blame the Jammu and Kashmir based Lashkar e- Tayyiba (LeT) for the attack, in private they speculate that the attacke [...] | 2006-04-25 11:47:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PINR ASEC CASC OVIP IN |
06CHENNAI846 | BOOM TIMES FOR SOUTH INDIAN COTTON MILLS [...] SUMMARY: (U) The cotton textile industry in south India is in the midst of a boom as international demand continues to grow for all categories of Indian cotton products. The spurt in demand, attributed to low production costs, internationally acceptable levels of quality and the removal of qu [...] | 2006-05-02 10:20:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EAGR EIND IN |
06CHENNAI848 | KERALA ELECTIONS: EXIT POLLS POINT TO A LEFT [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Peaceful polling and unanimous exit poll results predicting a Left Front victory marked the first and second phases of Kerala elections, which cover 90% of the state. The remaining constituencies will vote on May 3. Despite the Congress leaders' media bravado, they privately a [...] | 2006-05-02 10:22:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI873 | TAMIL NADU ELECTION: CLOSE CONTEST, BUT DMK- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Growing DMK confidence of success in Tamil Nadu's May 8 election was evident in our contacts with party insiders during the final days of the campaign. At the end of a long and intensive campaign battle, opinion polls and conversations with experts indicate a narrow lead for th [...] | 2006-05-05 11:20:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI898 | SRI LANKAN TAMIL REFUGEES AGAIN ARRIVING IN [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Tamil refugee leader Chandrahasan has reported to Post and Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) officials have confirmed that on May 6, a renewed flow of Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka to south India began after a hiatus of four months. The flow at this point is light but may increas [...] | 2006-05-09 11:48:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM PTER IN CE |
06CHENNAI926 | SOUTH INDIA VOTES FOR CHANGE [...] SUMMARY: (U) In state assembly election results announced on May 11, incumbent governments in Tamil Nadu and Kerala lost to their traditional rivals. In the Union Territory of Pondicherry, the current Congress government won another term. END SUMMARY. ------------------ TAMIL NADU RESULTS [...] | 2006-05-11 11:58:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI954 | QUESTIONS ABOUT TAMIL NADU/LTTE CONNECTIONS [...] C) SUMMARY: Despite the fact that Tamil Nadu is home to the largest population of Tamils in the world, there is virtually no support in the state for the LTTE. There is no financial support coming from the state, no significant supplies flowing from Tamil Nadu to the LTTE, and almost no public [...] | 2006-05-15 10:59:00 | Consulate Chennai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER CE IN |
06CHENNAI969 | DMK AND CONGRESS PREVAIL IN TAMIL NADU AS [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) The DMK-alliance, led by 82 year old M. Karunanidhi, won a closer than normal Tamil Nadu state assembly election and will set up Tamil Nadu's first minority government in memory. Their victory was assured by a cohesive coalition of parties with Congress making an especially st [...] | 2006-05-16 08:00:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHENNAI971 | BIO OF NEW TAMIL NADU CHIEF MINISTER KARUNANIDHI [...] (SBU) Reftel described state assembly election results in Tamil Nadu. Post has updated the biographical information on newly elected Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. The complete new biography can be found on Consulate General Chennai's SIPRNet site under "South India Materials - Biographies - [...] | 2006-05-16 11:21:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR IN |
06CHIANGMAI110 | LOCAL THAI TAKE ON KNU AND KNLA ACTIVITIES IN REFUGEE CAMPS [...] (U) This message responds to reftel request for information about Karen National Union (KNU) and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) activities in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma border. 2. (C) Chiang Mai seconds Bangkok (ref a) on the difficulty of getting concrete information about K [...] | 2006-07-05 10:39:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL TH |
06CHIANGMAI117 | NORTHERN MUSLIMS CULTIVATE MODERATE IMAGE [...] (U) Summary: With 17 mosques and the largest percentage of Muslims outside of Thailand's southern provinces, Chiang Mai is regarded as a model of inter-cultural harmony. One important element is a Provincial Islamic Committee (PIC) that cultivates a moderate, scholarly image and works close [...] | 2006-07-21 08:29:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PNAT PHUM KPAO OEXC OIIP TH |
06CHIANGMAI120 | THIRD ARMY COMMANDER CHALLENGES THAKSIN'S NORTHERN POWER [...] (SBU) Summary: The highest ranking military figure in northern Thailand, 3rd Army Commander Lt. Gen. Saprang Kalanamit, has been making headlines and winning bouquets with a series of speeches and appearances that stake out a confrontational political position in opposition to caretaker Pr [...] | 2006-07-27 09:06:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TH |
06CHIANGMAI124 | THAILAND MALARIA CASES RISE AS BURMESE REFUGEES CROSS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Continued instability in Burma could be contributing to higher incidences of malaria in western Thailand over the past two years, say health and refugee experts. The past three rainy seasons have seen an increase in malaria infections reported to Thai and NGO health officials and e [...] | 2006-08-07 07:15:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF SOCI TH BM |
06CHIANGMAI128 | THE PLOT THICKENS AS HOLLYWOOD CASTS BURMA IN VILLAIN ROLE [...] Hollywood's script for a new Rambo movie that features evil Burmese soldiers savagely killing Karen villagers may get the thumbs down from the Thai Film Board. 2. Plans to start filming in Thailand are in limbo after the board in charge of approving foreign movie productions expressed c [...] | 2006-08-16 00:42:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL TH BM |
06CHIANGMAI131 | THE YUNNAN CONNECTION: ISLAM, TRADE, FAMILY SUSTAIN LINKS [...] (U) Summary: Northern Thai Muslim families with roots in China's Yunnan province play a significant role in the local economy and cross-border trade. Known throughout the region as "Jin Haw", this group's heritage as caravan traders manifests itself today in religious, commercial, historica [...] | 2006-08-16 11:50:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SCUL TH CH |
06CHIANGMAI132 | NIGHT SAFARI PROVIDES TOUCHSTONE FOR ATTACKING THAKSIN [...] Summary: As recent flooding in Chiang Mai renewed concern over the long-term effects of the area's Night Safari and other development projects, a Chiang Mai NGO has joined with other regions to file a case in the Supreme Administrative Court against the Designated Areas for Sustainable Touri [...] | 2006-08-17 07:04:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV TH |
06CHIANGMAI139 | NORTHERN THAILAND COMMENTS ON KARENNI NATIONAL PROGRESSIVE [...] (U) This cable provides supplemental information to Embassy Rangoon's more comprehensive response (ref. A) to Department's request for information on the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) in ref B. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Local RTG intelligence officials strongly dismissed links between the [...] | 2006-08-22 08:25:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PTER TH BM |
06CHIANGMAI144 | THAKSIN TERRITORY IS NO PLACE FOR A PROTEST [...] (C ) Summary: A tiny group of protestors at Prime Minister Thaksin's arrival in Chiang Mai on August 14 provoked major anger and retaliation from local pro-Thaksin political figures, who countered the embarrassment of even modest opposition in the Prime Minister's home town with posters th [...] | 2006-09-01 03:22:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TH |
06CHIANGMAI152 | INVESTIGATION STALLED ONE YEAR AFTER MURDER OF ACTIVIST [...] (C) Summary: The 2005 murder of activist monk Phra Suphot Suwacho in Chiang Mai's Fang district remains unsolved, drawing comparisons with the fate of two other prominent Thai human rights activists. The stalled investigation has raised doubts about the government's commitment to resolving [...] | 2006-09-15 04:29:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TH |
06CHIANGMAI157 | SUPPORT FOR THASKIN MUTED IN CHIANG MAI FOLLOWING COUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although well known as a Thai Rak Thai (TRT) stronghold and home town of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Chiang Mai showed no signs of unrest following the late-Tuesday military takeover of the government in Bangkok by a group calling itself the Council for Democratic Ref [...] | 2006-09-20 11:22:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ASEC TH |
06CHIANGMAI159 | AFTER HELPING TO PLOT COUP, THIRD ARMY COMMANDER CALLS THE [...] (C) Summary. The general in charge of northern Thailand came out blazing Friday with allegations that coup planning began months ago and that the former government wiretapped the Privy Council and the palace. He asserted a need to clear out Thaksin loyalists in the region and proposed that th [...] | 2006-09-26 05:53:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MOPS ASEC TH |
06CHIANGMAI160 | ARMY ALERT TO POSSIBLE SIGNS OF RURAL OPPOSITION [...] (U) Media sources report that 2nd and 3rd Army commands have put troops on alert to block counter-coup moves by local organizers of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party in the two regions most densely populated by party supporters. 2. (SBU) According to a j [...] | 2006-09-26 07:38:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM TH |
06CHIANGMAI161 | IRAQ IS ABOUT OIL, THAI ISLAMIC OFFICIAL TELLS NORTHERN [...] (C) Summary. Thailand's highest ranking Islamic official told northern Muslim leaders at a recent gathering that the U.S. invaded "Iraq because of oil; Iran is because of oil." In his remarks, the 91-year old Chularajamontri also praised the royal family, criticized the Pope and blamed the [...] | 2006-09-27 04:12:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR OIIP OEXC TH |
06CHIANGMAI165 | SAPRANG SOFTENS HIS TONE [...] (SBU) Outspoken Third Army Commander LTG Saprang Kalayamitra has continued to consolidate control in the northern region, winning marks for showing restraint in his dealings with a police investigation and for a softer tone in his meetings with local officials. 2. (SBU) According to a lo [...] | 2006-09-29 11:18:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TH |
06CHIANGMAI169 | COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS RE-OPEN TO SELF-CENSORSHIP [...] Summary. Community radio stations have returned to the airwaves nearly two weeks after Third Army leaders ordered local stations to close. The temporary closure was aimed at stifling potential counter-coup organizers in former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's northern power base. Station ow [...] | 2006-10-03 09:58:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECPS KPAO TH |
06CHIANGMAI17 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST - PLAI-AUW THONGSAWAT [...] COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS REQUESTED FOR MRS. PLAI-AUW THONGSAWAT TO TRAVEL TO VIENTIANE DURING JANUARY 24 - 29, 2006. 2. PURPOSE OF TRAVEL IS TO ATTEND A SEMINAR ON "THE MEKONG BASIN: CRISIS, DEVELOPMENT, ALTERNATIVES" IN NONG KHAI. THE SEMINAR WILL INCLUDE A VISIT TO THE NAM NGUAM DAM SITE AND V [...] | 2006-01-18 07:16:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA |
06CHIANGMAI18 | UNIVERSITIES JUMP ON CHINESE STUDIES BANDWAGON [...] Summary. Exchanges between Chinese universities and their counterparts in northern Thailand have become so commonplace that some local Thai university presidents complain about their frequent trips to Yunnan and other provinces to sign memoranda of understanding. Official Thai government enc [...] | 2006-01-18 09:39:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL ECON KPAO TH CH |
06CHIANGMAI181 | CONCERNS OVER SPDC OFFENSIVE IN KAREN STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: According to border sources, the Burmese army offensive in Karen State that persisted throughout the rainy season (ref b) is now intensifying, despite continued heavy rains, and appears aimed at crushing the Karen resistance. Meanwhile, the Karen National Union (KNU) is con [...] | 2006-10-19 09:44:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF PINS TH BM |
06CHIANGMAI182 | TRT TIES STILL BIND [...] (SBU) Summary: Northerners who derived benefits from the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party before the Sept. 19 coup that deposed party leader Thaksin Shinawtra are now worried about the loss of that patronage, ranging from government-run social programs to assistance for weddings and funerals from [...] | 2006-10-20 08:39:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TH |
06CHIANGMAI189 | AIRPORT EXPANSION UNPREPARED FOR EARLY TAKE-OFF [...] (SBU) Summary. Chiang Mai International Airport rushed to inaugurate a new international passenger terminal October 27, reportedly to be ready for the grand opening of the Royal Flora horticultural exposition on November 1. The hasty opening put immigration controls back on manual operati [...] | 2006-10-31 08:25:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ASEC TH |
06CHIANGMAI19 | NIGHT SAFARI QUESTIONS TRAIL THAKSIN [...] In the midst of continuing controversy here over the centrally conceived Chiang Mai Night Safari and the proposed "Chiang Mai World" development, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra also faced media questioning about the project during his November trip to Kenya. The query came from a Kenyan jour [...] | 2006-01-20 09:05:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV PREL OEXC KPAO TH KE |
06CHIANGMAI193 | FEARS OF THAKSIN'S RETURN FOCUS ON NORTHERN BORDER [...] (SBU) Summary. Northern Thai contacts dismissed as groundless rumors that former Prime Minister Thaksin plans to re-enter the country from China via Thailand's the northern border. The 3rd Army is seen as a likely source for the widely reported stories, either as a way of testing the wa [...] | 2006-11-07 10:50:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL TH |
06CHIANGMAI198 | ENGLISH CONTESTS, TEEN SPIRIT MARK INTERNATIONAL ED WEEK [...] Chiang Mai's 2006 Ed-eXpo USA consolidated a now four-year tradition of celebrating International Education Week in northern Thailand with English language competitions, a briefing on student visas, and a Fulbright presentation on scholarship opportunities. The steadily growing event this y [...] | 2006-11-14 03:55:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL CVIS KPAO TH |
06CHIANGMAI20 | ANGER OVER THAILAND'S EARLY HARVEST AGREEMENT FUELS FTA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-20 10:21:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECIN WTRO EAGR PGOV CH TH |
06CHIANGMAI208 | BREAKFAST IN NAN, DINNER IN DIEN BIEN PHU [...] Summary: Nan, a remote northern province that suffered through some of the fiercest fighting during Thailand's communist insurgency in the 1960s and 1970s, now aims to become northern Thailand's "door to Indochina". Situated on the shortest route between Hanoi and Bangkok, local officials [...] | 2006-11-30 06:26:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON LA VM TH |
06CHIANGMAI211 | UNDERCURRENTS, CONFIDENCE BOTH WEAK IN NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary. The government's decision to retain martial law in most of northern Thailand Nov. 28 evoked little reaction here beyond concern from the Chiang Mai Chamber of Commerce for the province's image. Political contacts see little reason to maintain restrictions, but were not surp [...] | 2006-12-05 18:52:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TH |
06CHIANGMAI212 | MORE DISPLACED KAREN SEEK SHELTER ALONG THAI-BURMA BORDER [...] Despite continued reports of increased attacks on and displacement of civilians in Burma's Karen State, few have crossed into Thailand, according to a National Intelligence Agency (NIA) representative in Mae Sariang district. 2. The NIA contact estimated that 2,000 Internally Displaced Pe [...] | 2006-12-06 09:29:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BM TH |
06CHIANGMAI217 | PROSPECTS OF INCREASED CHINA TRADE BRING BOTH ANTICIPATION [...] Summary. The scheduled late-2007 completion of the final section of a highway between Kunming and Bangkok will open a new, faster route for trade with southern China. Two other routes, one via the Mekong River and another by road through Burma, are less attractive alternatives. Plans f [...] | 2006-12-12 11:18:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV CH TH |
06CHIANGMAI3 | CONSULAR DISTRICT CLEARANCE - JESSICA DAVIES [...] AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL CHIANG MAI WELCOMES THE VISIT OF MS. JESSICA DAVIES TO CHIANG MAI CONSULAR DISTRICT FROM JANUARY 25 - 26, 2006. THE POC FOR THIS VISIT WILL BE MANAGEMENT OFFICER, RAY MURPHY TEL: 66-53-252-629, EXT 2149, CELL PHONE: 66-1-883-7824. 2. THIS CABLE CONSTITUTES CONSU [...] | 2006-01-05 07:43:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA |
06CHIANGMAI35 | THAKSIN TRIES TO REGROUP, RALLY SUPPORT IN NORTH [...] SUMMARY. Mounting corruption charges against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra may be causing Bangkok's urban elites and middle class to lose confidence in his government, but the energy that has fueled recent protests in the capital has not carried over into much of the rest of the country, includ [...] | 2006-02-08 03:15:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TH TRT |
06CHIANGMAI41 | NORTHERN THAIS TURN OUT FOR THAKSIN [...] Summary: As hostility to Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in Bangkok swelled and burst its banks during the past weeks, northern Thailand remained Thaksin territory. Chiang Mai authorities staged a "cheer Thaksin" rally Sunday evening as a counterpoint to the opposition's anti-Thaksin protest [...] | 2006-02-27 10:14:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TH |
06CHIANGMAI49 | CHANGING ATTITUDES SLOWLY TAKING HOLD ON THAI-BURMESE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-07 11:08:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PGOV TH BM |
06CHIANGMAI5 | ANTI-FREE TRADE GROUPS RALLY IN FRONT OF CONSULATE [...] SUMMARY. Representatives from NGOs gathered in Chiang Mai to protest the ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks between the U.S. and Thailand marched to the Consulate on the morning of Jan. 9. Calling the FTA a bad deal for Thailand, protest leaders demanded an immediate stop to the negotia [...] | 2006-01-09 10:24:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ETRD TH |
06CHIANGMAI51 | SALWEEN DAM PROPOSALS GENERATE ALARM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-16 05:00:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SENV PREF PREL TH BM |
06CHIANGMAI58 | MISSING AMCIT (VANG, YEH) BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND DEAD [...] (SBU) The bodies of seven people believed to be a group of missing Hmong (reftel) have been found in Mae Hong Son province in northern Thailand. Thai police announced March 29 that several bodies had been spotted left in bags in a remote area near Pai district, about 75 kilometers northwest o [...] | 2006-03-30 09:13:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC VANG YEH |
06CHIANGMAI59 | VISIT TO SHAN CAMP HIGHLIGHTS US CONCERN [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the last-minute refusal by Thai government authorities to allow entry into an informal Shan refugee camp in northern Chiang Mai province, Ambassador Boyce's March 21 visit to the area succeeded in highlighting U.S. concern about the group. By traveling to the Thai-Burm [...] | 2006-03-31 10:13:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PGOV TH BM |
06CHIANGMAI60 | ATTACK ON DEMOCRAT PARTY RALLY IN CHIANG MAI ESCALATES [...] (U) Summary: An attempted Democrat Party foray into Chiang Mai - known to all as Thaksin territory -- ended in chaos Thursday as pro-Thaksin supporters blocked roads and disrupted the party's rally at Chiang Mai University. Driven off the stage after only five minutes, Democrat Party lead [...] | 2006-03-31 11:34:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TH |
06CHIANGMAI62 | THAKSIN'S NORTHERN SUPPORT SHAKIER THAN EXPECTED [...] Summary: With vote counting from Sunday's election still incomplete late Monday, native son Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party appears to have attracted a substantial number of "no" votes in northern Thailand, albeit not in the numbers seen in Bangkok and other areas. Voter tu [...] | 2006-04-03 11:23:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TH |
06CHIANGMAI64 | BAD AIR BLANKETS NORTHERN THAILAND [...] Summary: Air quality in Chiang Mai, always poor during the February-April dry season, reached new heights of hazard on March 19 when air monitors recorded PM-10 particulate matter at double the Thai standard. The pollution is caused by a combination of practices, including agricultural burn [...] | 2006-04-05 08:54:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR AMED TH |
06CHIANGMAI65 | TEN YEARS AFTER MOVING TO THAILAND, KNU RESISTANCE [...] Summary: The Thai-Burma border around Mae Sat in Tak province hosts up to a million ethnic Karen and a large number of Karen exile organizations. The most prominent of these organizations is the Karen National Union (KNU),headquartered in Mae Sot since 1995. No longer as effective or powerf [...] | 2006-04-17 10:26:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV TH BM |
06CHIANGMAI66 | DAMMED BY THE GENERALS: REPORT CRITICIZES SALWEEN DAM [...] Summary: A report by a Karenni research group details environmental, political and human rights objections to the Burmese government's plan to construct dams on the Salween River and criticizes the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)'s December 9, 2005 Memorandum of Understand [...] | 2006-04-18 04:17:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG PREL PHUM TH BM |
06CHIANGMAI67 | POLITICALLY CONNECTED RELATIVES VIE FOR CHIANG MAI SENATE [...] (sbu) Summary: Despite a rule against candidates in Thailand's Senate election being members of a political party, several of Chiang Mai's best-known contenders are connected with the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party via either family or patronage. As in other provinces, this has led to jokes about t [...] | 2006-04-19 07:56:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TH |
06CHIANGMAI68 | CHIANG MAI CONSULAR DISTRICT CLEARANCE FOR: EAP DAS ERIC [...] American Consulate General Chiang Mai welcomes the visit of EAP DAS Eric John from Friday, April 28 to Sunday, April 30, 2006. The POC for this visit will be Management Offier, Ray Murphy, Tel: 66-53252-629, Ext. 2149, Cellphone: 66-1-883-7824. Ray Murphy will meet and greet DAS John upon [...] | 2006-04-19 08:35:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TH |
06CHIANGMAI71 | REMOTE COMMUNITY COLLEGES CATER TO LOCAL NEEDS [...] Summary: Two community colleges set up four years ago with US assistance in the northern Thai border province of Mae Hong Song are using the region's religious and ethnic diversity as teaching tools. Located in a poor and remote province on the Burma border, both colleges are run by civic [...] | 2006-05-04 04:57:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OEXC KPAO TH |
06CHIANGMAI73 | THAI OFFICIALS DISPUTE REPORTS FROM BURMA OF "BIGGEST [...] Summary: Media reports of a major Burmese army offensive inside Burma are exaggerated, according to Thai officials in the border province of Mae Hong Son. The same officials confirm an increase in refugee flows along the border, with over 1,800 awaiting processing at one camp and another 70 [...] | 2006-05-04 09:52:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PHUM TH BM |
06CHIANGMAI74 | CHIANG RAI PROVINCE PUSHES CHINESE LANGUAGE PROMOTION [...] Summary. As the Thai province closest to China and a historical center for former Kuomintang forces, Chiang Rai has long had schools - often unofficial ones - teaching Chinese language. Building on this heritage, the province is striving to position itself as a center of Chinese language lea [...] | 2006-05-11 06:37:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PGOV PREL TH CH |
06CHIANGMAI77 | CLO ACTIVITY REPORT FOR CHIANG MAI - MAY 2006 [...] POST HEREBY PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING CLO REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING APRIL 30, 2006. SECTION ONE: NAME OF COORDINATOR: SUSAN HAMPSEY GRADE LEVEL: FS-07-01 WEEKLY SCHEDULED HOURS OF WORK: 24 HRS/WK PLUS SOME OVERTIME SECTION TWO: CLO STAFF MEMBER: CLO ASSISTANT AND NEWSLETTER EDITOR: L [...] | 2006-05-15 08:30:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KFLO KSEP APER |
06CHIANGMAI79 | NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES\’ UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MAKING MORE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-25 05:07:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV TH KN |
06CHIANGMAI82 | WALK-IN POLITICAL ASYLUM REQUEST FURTHER REVEALS LIMBO OF SHAN LEGAL STATUS IN THAILAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A Burmese national of Shan ethnicity attempted to apply for political asylum May 31 at Consulate General Chiang Mai during an interview for a non-immigrant visa. Based on post's finding that there was no proof of an imminent threat to the subject's safety, ConOff advised the subject [...] | 2006-06-01 05:22:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF ASEC TH BM |
06CHIANGMAI93 | GOLDEN TRIANGLE TO BECOME GOLDEN GATEWAY [...] Summary. Northern Thailand's physical proximity to southern China has led the eight provinces of upper northern Thailand to promote the region as the "Golden Gate of Trade to the World." Although the area is still better known as the "Golden Triangle" of opium fame, new river, air and land ro [...] | 2006-06-20 00:52:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ETTC TH |
06COLOMBO1 | FOREIGN MINISTER TO STRESS DEMOCRACY, NEED TO [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera plans to brief Secretary Rice on Sri Lanka's efforts to maintain its long democratic tradition as it grapples with a bloody, brutal terrorist challenge and to ask for a strong effort to ensure the LTTE is not raising funds in the U.S. He des [...] | 2006-01-03 05:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS KIRF CE LTTE |
06COLOMBO1002 | SRI LANKA WILL TAKE "APPROPRIATE DECISION" ON ICRC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Sumedha Ekanayake, Assistant Director of U.N. and Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on June 14. Ekanayake said his government had sent instructions to its delegation in Geneva, adding, "Sri Lanka will not associate itself with Syri [...] | 2006-06-14 08:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC CE |
06COLOMBO1006 | SRI LANKA: MONITORS HOPE TO PROCEED AS USUAL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) chief Ulf Henricsson on June 14 to discuss the status of the monitors following the aborted meeting between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) scheduled for June 8-9. (Reftel) He [...] | 2006-06-14 11:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1008 | CLAYMORE ATTACK ON CIVILIAN BUS [...] (SBU) On Thursday, June 15, 2006 the American Embassy received reports of a claymore mine attack on a civilian bus north east of Anuradhapura town in North Central Province. We have been advised that at approximately 0740 on June 15, 2006, a government operated civilian passenger bus traveling [...] | 2006-06-15 09:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CE PTER |
06COLOMBO1012 | SRI LANKA'S HIGH SUICIDE RATES: A PERSISTENT PUBLIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite broad awareness of Sri Lanka's high suicide rate, several factors inhibit the Sri Lankan government's ability to address this public health problem. Suicide and deliberate self-harm (DSH) pose a financial burden on Sri Lanka's healthcare and police and negatively affect [...] | 2006-06-15 11:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV TBIO EAGR ECON CE |
06COLOMBO1018 | SRI LANKA: WORST LTTE ATTACK ON CIVILIANS SINCE [...] (C) Summary. Following a presumed LTTE mine attack on a crowded civilian bus near North-central Vavuniya on the morning of June 15 that killed at least 64 people (Ref A),the Sri Lanka military launched limited retaliation on LTTE targets south of Trincomalee, and Mullaitivu, headquaters of [...] | 2006-06-15 12:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1020 | SRI LANKA BROADLY ALIGNED WITH US POSITION ON DRIP [...] (C) Poloff joined New Zealand poloff (visiting from New Delhi) and Australian DCM and poloff June 15 in delivering reftel demarche to Sumedha Ekanayake, Assistant of UN and Multilateral Affairs at Sri Lanka's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ekanayake agreed with the points in the demarche and sa [...] | 2006-06-16 05:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1022 | SRI LANKA: AIR STRIKES CONTINUE ON LTTE MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Following a devastating presumed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) claymore mine attack on a civilian bus on June 15 and limited Sri Lanka military retaliation on Tiger sea and air targets the same day, air raids continued the morning of June 16. Monitors and authorities f [...] | 2006-06-16 08:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1030 | SRI LANKA: CEASEFIRE CONTINUES TO FRAY AFTER TIGER [...] (C) Summary: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and Sri Lankan Military continued to engage each other militarily June 16 - 18. According to the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM),the Sea Tigers launched a largely unsuccessful attack on a Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) base at Pesalai, Mann [...] | 2006-06-19 12:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1032 | IMPENDING CHANGE IN GOVERNOR HOLDS PROSPECT FOR [...] (C) Summary: The unexpected resignation of Central Bank Governor Sunil Mendis, and the still unofficial announcement that he will be replaced by Senior Presidential Economic Advisor Nivard Cabraal, marks an opportunity for a weakened Central Bank to reassert its independence from Treasury Secr [...] | 2006-06-20 09:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1038 | A POSSIBLE WAY OUT OF THE FUEL CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 11, THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA (GSL) RAISED THE PRICE OF FUEL FOR THE SECOND TIME IN EIGHT WEEKS AND ANNOUNCED PLANS TO LIBERALIZE FUEL PRICES. THE PRICE HIKE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME AS ABOUT A THIRD OF THE STATIONS IN SRI LANKA, RUN BY THE INDIAN OWNED LANKA INDIAN OIL C [...] | 2006-06-21 03:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ENRG ECON CE |
06COLOMBO1040 | INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER SHARES OUR CONCERNS ON [...] (C) Ambassador called on Indian High Commissioner Nirupama Rao June 20 to discuss situation in Sri Lanka, possibility of a US-India joint demarche (ref a),and US proposals for international contact groups on LTTE financing and weapons procurement. Rao had just returned from a two-week vacation in [...] | 2006-06-21 09:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IN CE |
06COLOMBO1041 | SRI LANKA: GROWING EVIDENCE THAT NAVAL PERSONNEL [...] (C) Summary: On June 17, during a military engagement between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces (reftel) in Pesalai, on the Mannar peninsula in northwest Sri Lanka, at least thirty civilians were injured, one fatally, while taking sh [...] | 2006-06-21 11:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1047 | NORWEGIANS RUNNING OUT OF STEAM, EU MONITORS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tigers insist monitors from EU-members states must leave, give 30-day window for transition. Future of the monitoring mission now extremely problematic, Norwegians will discuss it with other Nordics on June 28. Tigers upset about their treatment at Colombo airport while returning from [...] | 2006-06-23 05:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO |
06COLOMBO1048 | SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION LEADER ASSESSES THE CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary. In a June 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of the opposition United National Party (UNP),criticized the president's alliance with the Marxist Sinhalese chauvinist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). Wickremesinghe felt the president's Sri Lanka Freedom [...] | 2006-06-23 05:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1051 | SRI LANKA: LOCAL NGOS INDICT LTTE, KARUNA, AND [...] (C) Summary. Poloff spoke with representatives from several of Sri Lanka's primary NGOs and think tanks June 21-22 to get their views on the military engagement between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) since a June 15 presumably-LTTE bus bombing [...] | 2006-06-26 11:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1052 | INITIAL FIRST QUARTER GDP STATS MAY BE MISLEADING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS),an agency coming within the Ministry of Finance and Planning, has released quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data for the first quarter of 2006. According to these statistics, GDP in the first quarter of 2006 was 7 percent mor [...] | 2006-06-26 12:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON CE |
06COLOMBO1053 | SRI LANKA: TIGER SUICIDE BOMBERS ASSASSINATE SRI [...] (C) Summary: At 7:45 AM on June 26, two presumed-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) motorcycle-mounted suicide bombers killed Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Major General Parami Kulathunga and three soldiers in Pannapitiya, a suburb approximately 15 km from Colombo. Ku [...] | 2006-06-26 12:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1076 | EXBS: SRI LANKA DELEGATION TO GLOBAL TRANSSHIPMENT AND [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has nominated the following four (4) officials to attend the above seminar. Name: Professor B M O Perera Designation: Chairman Atomic Energy Authority of Sri Lanka Email address: oswinperera@yahoo.co.uk Name: Shanthi Sudusinghe Desig [...] | 2006-06-30 06:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM PREL KSTC TH CE |
06COLOMBO1077 | WTO Doha Round Negotiations: Demarche Request [...] Post provided talking points contained in reftel to senior government officials dealing with WTO matters in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Trade and its Department of Commerce and the Ministry of Finance and Planning on June 27. These officials requested time to get back to us w [...] | 2006-06-30 06:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | WTRO ETRD ECON CE |
06COLOMBO1090 | SRI LANKA: NORTHERN GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES SPEAK [...] (C) Summary. The Government Agents of the northern districts of Jaffna and Mannar and the District Judge of Vavuniya spoke candidly with us in separate meetings June 28-30 about the ground situation in the majority-Tamil areas in which they serve, including military attacks on civilians and t [...] | 2006-07-03 09:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO110 | SRI LANKA TO CONSIDER US REQUEST ON APG VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-17 11:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PTER KCRM CE |
06COLOMBO1102 | MALDIVES: FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER SENDS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-05 06:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OPPC MV |
06COLOMBO1103 | AMBASSADOR USES FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. During the Ambassador's July 4 farewell call, President Rajapaksa evinced confidence that his all-party effort will produce a viable document on the future of the country and made clear that he has no plans to ditch his radical political ally, the JVP. He listened carefully to [...] | 2006-07-05 08:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1107 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT MAKES PEACE AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. In a TV interview July 4, President Mahinda Rajapaksa called for the resumption of peace talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the wake of several Tiger attacks on security forces (Ref B). On July 3, a presumed Tiger explosion at a police checkpoint near Anurad [...] | 2006-07-05 10:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO111 | Special Media Reaction: Further Reaction to [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sri Lankan media over the holiday weekend continued to analyze the Ambassador's January 10 speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in which he expressed grave concern over LTTE violence and predicted the Tigers would face a stronger Sri Lankan military if they chose to ab [...] | 2006-01-17 11:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
06COLOMBO1117 | MALDIVES - CIVAIR-AIRLINE DESIGNATION UNDER OPEN SKIES [...] Per reftel requests, post sent a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Maldives, designating all U.S. carriers to operate scheduled and charter transportation on the US route(s),under the United States-Maldives Air Transport Agreement, and requesting on the basis of reciprocit [...] | 2006-07-06 11:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KTIA MV |
06COLOMBO1118 | SRI LANKA - CIVAIR-AIRLINE DESIGNATION UNDER OPEN SKIES [...] Per reftel requests, post delivered a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka and to the Director General of Civil Aviation, designating all U.S. carriers to operate scheduled and charter transportation on the US route(s),under the United States-Sri Lanka Air Transport [...] | 2006-07-06 11:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KTIA CE |
06COLOMBO1127 | INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY GIVES BLUNT MESSAGE OF [...] (C) Summary. Indian Foreign Secretary Saran delivered a "tough love" message of support, remarkably similar to our own, to the Sri Lankan government during his visit here July 3-4. The Indians are increasingly concerned about "disarray" in the military establishment and believe President R [...] | 2006-07-09 08:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IN CE |
06COLOMBO1132 | MALDIVES: REFORMS MOVING IN RIGHT DIRECTION, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited Male' July 6 to pay farewell calls on President Gayoom, Maldivian government officials, and the Chairman of the opposition, currently under house arrest. All interlocutors focused on a possible referendum on presidential versus parliamentary forms of gove [...] | 2006-07-11 04:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MV |
06COLOMBO1140 | SRI LANKA: ARMY'S U.S.-FUNDED HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Sri Lanka Army's (SLA) U.S.-sponsored humanitarian demining program, begun after the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) signed a Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) in February 2002, has lately hit snags which bring into question the program's [...] | 2006-07-12 10:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1141 | Special Media Reaction: Sri Lankan Media on Ambassador [...] (U) Summary: Coverage in the Sri Lankan media of Ambassador Lunstead's final press conference July 11 was widespread and positive. All four English language papers provided coverage, two on the front page below the fold. Three of four Tamil dailies and two of four Sinhalese broadsheets also [...] | 2006-07-12 11:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE |
06COLOMBO1142 | SRI LANKA SHUTS DOWN MAIN PAY TV OPERATORS [...] (U) Summary: A sudden clampdown on two of the biggest companies offering pay TV services in Sri Lanka has caused distress to investors and thousands of subscribers. The initial reason for the closure of the first operator was an alleged but still unproven connection to the Liberation Tigers [...] | 2006-07-12 11:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ECPS SCVL CE |
06COLOMBO1149 | SRI LANKA: NEW HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTRY PUSHES [...] (C) Summary. On July 12, the newly-formed Ministry of Human Rights and Disaster Management headed by Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe hosted a briefing at which senior members of the armed forces and police updated the diplomatic corps on human rights training and the status of investigations of [...] | 2006-07-13 09:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PTER MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1156 | SRI LANKA: ALL-PARTY TALKS ON ETHNIC ISSUE RESUME [...] (C) Summary: On July 11, President Rajapaksa addressed both an All-Party Conference (APC),called to develop a solution to the ethnic conflict, and an Experts' Panel, drawn to provide constitutional and legal advice to the APC. The main opposition United National Party (UNP) did not attend t [...] | 2006-07-14 05:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1160 | NEW TAX ON FOREIGN BROADCASTING COULD CRIPPLE POPULAR [...] (U) Summary: The Sri Lankan government (GSL) has imposed a hefty tax exclusively on foreign commercials, television programs, and movies distributed via television. Private TV stations say they will go out of business as a result. The two most prominent foreign media involve Hindi and Engli [...] | 2006-07-14 06:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS ETRD EFIN SCUL CE |
06COLOMBO1183 | SCANDINAVIANS CONTINUE TO PRESS TIGERS ON EU [...] (C) Summary. The Scandinavians continue to try to get the Tigers to back down from their insistence that SLMM members from EU countries leave by September 1. After an unsuccessful trip to Kilinochchi by the Norwegian Charge' at the end of last week, a Swedish diplomat arrives today from Sto [...] | 2006-07-19 10:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CE NO |
06COLOMBO1184 | SRI LANKA: ISOLATED VIOLENT INCIDENTS IN NORTH AND [...] (SBU) Summary: A July 12 gun battle between the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the eastern region of Batticaloa left 12 SLA troops and reportedly 4 LTTE cadres dead and marked the beginning of several small violent incidents in Sri Lanka's north and ea [...] | 2006-07-19 11:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1199 | FY06 USDA FOOD FOR PROGRESS REQUEST [...] Post recommends $3 million of Hard Wheat for a Govt-Govt PL 480 Title 1 funded Food for Progress (FFP) for FY06, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka does not produce wheat and its entire requirement is met through imports. The US has not competed effectively in the wheat market since the country's sole whea [...] | 2006-07-21 06:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID CE |
06COLOMBO120 | SRI LANKA TRUCE MONITORING MISSION TEMPORARILY [...] (C) Summary: On January 17 the Nordic-sponsored Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) announced the temporary suspension of operational activities in the eastern district of Trincomalee following an apparent Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attack on a Sri Lanka Navy bus. Although no m [...] | 2006-01-19 06:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV CE LTTE |
06COLOMBO1200 | PORT SLOWDOWN MAY FORCE GOVERNMENT TO RESIST UNION DEMANDS [...] (U) Summary: Work at the Port of Colombo has been disrupted due to a work slowdown as unions demand a salary hike. The partial strike has significantly slowed work at the government-run section of the Port of Colombo. Port officials say that the strike is politically instigated, making it d [...] | 2006-07-21 06:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ELAB EWWT EFIN CE |
06COLOMBO123 | AMBASSADOR BRIEFS INDIANHIGH COMMISSIONER ON [...] (C) Ambassador hosted a one-on-on lunch for Indian High Commissioner Alok Prasad n December 22, hours after Prasad presented his credentials to President Rajapakse. The Ambassado told Prasad that he and his Embassy colleagues looked forward to working very closely with Prasad and his mission [...] | 2006-12-22 10:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTE MARR CE IN |
06COLOMBO1232 | GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA SUPPORT FOR CONTACT GROUPS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-27 10:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PTER MARR CE US |
06COLOMBO1235 | SRI LANKA: AIR FORCE ATTACKS IN THE EAST WHILE [...] (C) Summary. On the evening of July 26, the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) bombed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) controlled areas of the eastern district of Trincomalee in an allegedly humanitarian effort to open a water supply to Tamil and Muslim civilians that the LTTE had blocked. The [...] | 2006-07-27 11:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM MOPS PREF CE |
06COLOMBO1241 | ALLEGATIONS OF LTTE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CAPABILITY [...] (S) On July 27, Foreign Secretary Palihakkara passed Charge' a document from the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defense (full text below) which discusses an alleged chemical weapons capability by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Palihakkara said his government is extremely concerned by th [...] | 2006-07-31 08:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PTER MCAP PARM CE |
06COLOMBO1246 | SRI LANKA: FINNISH AND DANISH MONITORS PREPARE [...] (C) Summary. The government mounted a significant ground operation July 31 after Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) strikes on Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) targets continued through the weekend, with air-strikes killing eight lower-level Tiger leaders in the eastern Batticaloa and Trincomal [...] | 2006-07-31 12:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1262 | SRI LANKA: WATER-RELATED MILITARY ACTION CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: Ground fighting in Sri Lanka's Eastern district of Batticaloa continued August 1 as Sri Lankan Army (SLA) forces attempted to gain control of an irrigation canal seized by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) (reftels). Air strikes also reportedly occurred the night of Jul [...] | 2006-08-01 11:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1266 | SRI LANKA: VIOLENCE IN THE EAST INTENSIFIES [...] (C) Summary: The initial battle for control of an irrigation canal in the eastern Batticaloa District (reftels) gave rise to further military engagement August 1-2. Beginning the night of August 1, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked 4 military camps in Muttur and surroundin [...] | 2006-08-02 12:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1274 | SRI LANKA: EASTERN TOWN SEES CONTINUED CLASHES, [...] (C) Summary: Fighting between Sri Lankan Army security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that began as a battle over an irrigation canal (reftels) has spread to other parts of the east, with Muttur town in Trincomalee District seeing several clashes and 15 civilian deaths [...] | 2006-08-03 13:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREF PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1286 | SRI LANKA: HUMANITARIAN CRISIS GROWS AS EASTERN [...] (C) Summary. Recent violence following the LTTE's July 26 blocking of a critical water sluice near northeastern Trincomalee and subsequent ground and air military action spread into the central province August 7 when a seperate LTTE claymore mine attack killed a senior police superintendent in [...] | 2006-08-07 13:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1292 | SRI LANKA: NORWEGIANS BRIEF CO-CHAIRS ON NORTHEAST [...] (C) Summary. Norwegian Special Envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer, Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar, and Swedish Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) head Ulf Henricsson briefed Chiefs of Mission and Charges from the Co-chairs and Nordic monitor countries August 8 following their August 5-7 trips to th [...] | 2006-08-08 13:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1295 | SRI LANKA: BOTH PARTIES TAKE CREDIT FOR DAM [...] (C) Summary. Both the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) claimed to have opened the Mavilaru water dam on the evening of August 8, 19 days into their battle for control over the area. At this writing, two Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers had [...] | 2006-08-10 10:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1301 | SRI LANKA: FOREIGN MINISTER ASSURES NO RETURN TO [...] (C) Summary: Charge' delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Samaraweera and Foreign Secretary Palihakkara August 10. Samaraweera said current military action would "not become a full-scale war." He said the government remained "committed to a negotiated settlement," but needed help g [...] | 2006-08-10 13:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER CE |
06COLOMBO131 | U/S BURNS DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, IRAN AND UN [...] (C) Summary. Jayantha Dhanapala told U/S Burns that the security situation in Sri Lanka "looks bad," but that President Rajapaksa remains patient and is committed to a non-military solution. He agreed with Burns that Iranian behavior in the IAEA is unacceptable but cautioned that Sri Lanka [...] | 2006-01-23 05:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IAEA CE IR |
06COLOMBO1313 | SRI LANKA: SECURITY FORCES AND TIGERS ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Military engagement between the Government of Sri Lanka (SLA) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) spread on the evening of August 11 through the morning of August 12, marking the most significant military exchange between the parties since the February 2002 Ceasefire. Initial r [...] | 2006-08-12 09:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM MOPS PREF CE |
06COLOMBO1324 | SRI LANKA: CLAYMORE EXPLOSION HITS PAKISTANI HIGH [...] (C) Summary: Two LTTE claymore mines planted in a three-wheeler exploded on a Security Task Force (STF) escort vehicle following the Pakistani High Commissioner's car on August 14 at approximately 1:20 PM. The blast occurred within 500 meters of the US embassy and killed seven, including four [...] | 2006-08-14 13:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1331 | SCENE-SETTER FOR SCA PDAS MANN'S AUGUST 16 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes at a particularly contentious and violent point in the Government of Sri Lanka's (GSL's) conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Low-level tit-for-tat violence plagued the north and the east over the last several months, and at the end of Jul [...] | 2006-08-15 08:14:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO134 | SRI LANKA: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' MEETING WITH [...] (C) In a January 23 meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Under Secretary Burns, accompanied by the Ambassador, stressed U.S. support for Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) efforts toward a peaceful resolution to the conflict and urged Rajapaksa to ensure that Sri Lankan security forces would [...] | 2006-01-23 15:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KUNR IR CE |
06COLOMBO135 | UNDERSECRETARY BURNS DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23, Undersecretary Burns met with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera. The Foreign Minister told U/S Burns that Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) remains committed to negotiation and a peaceful solution despite continued provocation by the Liberation Tigers of T [...] | 2006-01-23 15:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL IR CE |
06COLOMBO1352 | SRI LANKA: US REQUESTS INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS, [...] (C) One Amcit under the auspices of UNHCR and four non-Amcit US-funded humanitarian mine action officers are currently stranded in Government of Sri Lanka (GSL)-controlled Jaffna, seperated from the rest of the island by an expanse of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-controlled terri [...] | 2006-08-18 11:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO136 | SRI LANKAN OPPOSITION LEADER GIVES FRANK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23 Under Secretary Burns and Ambassador Lunstead met with United National Party (UNP) leader and former Prime Minister and presidential contender Ranil Wickremesinghe. Wickremesinghe thanked U/S Burns for showing support for Sri Lanka and the peace process. The veteran [...] | 2006-01-23 15:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1361 | SRI LANKA: FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND DISPLACED IN [...] (C) Summary: The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the northern Jaffna district rose to approximately 48,000 by August 20, according to UNHCR. Military engagement between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),which began August 11, h [...] | 2006-08-21 10:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1363 | SRI LANKA: LOCAL CO-CHAIR REPRESENTATIVES ASK [...] (C) Summary: Colombo representatives of the Tokyo Donors Co-Chairs Conference (US, EU, Norway, and Japan) met with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and several members of his cabinet August 21 to reiterate the message from the August 11 Co-Chairs statement calling for an immediate cessati [...] | 2006-08-21 12:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1366 | PRESSING GSL FOR CESSATION OF FIGHTING [...] (C) Summary: SCA PDAS Steven Mann visited Colombo August 16-17 as ground fighting between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres continued in the north and east (ref A). In meetings with President Rajapaksa, Foreign Minister Samar [...] | 2006-08-22 07:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO137 | U/S BURNS REVIEWS SRI LANKAN PEACE PROCESS WITH [...] (C) Summary. Norwegian peace facilitator Solheim told U/S Burns that the Sri Lankan peace process is at a crossroads and that a "major step forward" is essential. Burns expressed U.S. support for the Norwegian facilitation effort and compared notes with Solheim on the efficacy and vision of [...] | 2006-01-23 16:10:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS CE NO |
06COLOMBO1373 | SRI LANKA: UPDATE ON EMBASSY ACTION TO EVACUATE [...] (SBU) A ship sailing under the flag of the ICRC is scheduled to depart the eastern port of Trincomalee August 24, arriving in Jaffna, in northern Sri Lanka, on August 25, pending the commitment of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to allow the ship to pass safely. Approximately 150 [...] | 2006-08-22 10:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1379 | SRI LANKA: LULL IN JAFFNA FIGHTING AS POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Police discovered and diffused a claymore bomb in a crowded Colombo marketplace on August 22. While fighting between Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) forces and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres appeared to enter a lull on the Jaffna Peninsula on August 22-23, the Tige [...] | 2006-08-23 08:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1380 | SRI LANKA: POSITIVE RESPONSE TO SRI LANKAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 08:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1399 | SRI LANKA: IDP NUMBER CLIMBS TO 180,000 IN NORTH [...] (C) Summary: On August 22, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Country Representative Amin Awad briefed Charge' on population displacement in the North and East due to renewed military engagement between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) forces and the Liberation Tigers of T [...] | 2006-08-24 11:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO140 | Special Media Reaction: U/S Burns in Colombo [...] (U) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns' visit to Sri Lanka January 22-24 elicited much high-profile attention from the Sri Lankan print and broadcast media on January 23 and 24. State-run media and mainstream independent media lauded the visit with the most [...] | 2006-01-24 09:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE |
06COLOMBO1414 | SRI LANKA: ICRC REQUESTS EMERGENCY FUNDING, TIGERS [...] (C) Summary: International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Director General for Asia and the Pacific Reto Meister and Sri Lanka Head of Delegation Toon Vandenhove briefed Charge' on August 28 on current ICRC activities in Sri Lanka. Meister contended that the unofficial collapse of the Sri [...] | 2006-08-29 09:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1416 | SRI LANKA: BATTLE BEGINS FOR SAMPUR AS ICRC SHIP [...] (C) Summary: A ground battle for Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-controlled Sampur, south of Trincomalee harbor in eastern Sri Lanka, began on August 27 as an ICRC-flagged ferry bearing 162 expatriates who had been stranded on the Jaffna peninsula arrived in Trincomalee. Government of [...] | 2006-08-29 10:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO142 | SRI LANKA: ARMY COMMANDERS PREPARE FOR TWO KINDS [...] (S) Summary: On January 10, poloff accompanied Defense Attach to Security Forces Headquarters Jaffna (SFHQJ) at the Palaly military base on the Jaffna peninsula. During the three hour visit poloff and DATT met with the commanding general, received a tactical briefing and attended a frank needs [...] | 2006-01-25 05:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | MOPS PINS PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1425 | GE KERAWALPITIYA POWER DEAL: MINISTRY OF POWER AND [...] (SBU) Summary and action request: CDA called Minster of Power and Energy Seneviratne on August 29 to express USG support for Lakdhanavi Private Limited's bid to build a 300 megawatt power plant at Kerawalapitiya using General Electric equipment. Seneviratne acknowledged that the Treasury Mini [...] | 2006-08-30 12:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PREL CE |
06COLOMBO1428 | SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SRI LANKAN [...] (C) Charge' met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Additional Secretary Geetha de Silva on August 30 regarding U.S. concern that Sri Lanka may be considering procuring lethal military equipment (LME) from Iran. Charge' explained that under the Iran-Syria Nonproliferation Act, procuring LME [...] | 2006-08-31 11:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1433 | SRI LANKA: MONITORING MISSION RULES SECURITY [...] (C) The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) released a report on August 30 blaming Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces for the execution-style murders of 17 Tamil employees of French NGO Action Against Hunger (Action Contre la Faim - ACF) on August 4 in Muttur, south of Trincomalee H [...] | 2006-08-31 12:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1439 | SRI LANKA: JOINT CHIEF OF STAFF CHAIRMAN CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary. Charge' met with Ministry of Defense (MOD) Chief of Defense Staff General Donald Perera on August 31 to reiterate that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) should take the lead in stopping military action to provide "breathing space" for the GSL and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eel [...] | 2006-09-01 10:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1443 | MALDIVES: CROSS-PARTY COOPERATION YIELDS GENERALLY [...] (C) Summary: Following a July 19 meeting between the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) and the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) in Colombo, facilitated by the British High Commissioner, the two sides upheld commitments to move the reform agenda forward. In exchange for [...] | 2006-09-05 05:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM MV |
06COLOMBO145 | SRI LANKA COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NANCY [...] Post grants country clearance to FAA employees, Ms. Nancy Graham and Mr. David M. Smith, during the period from February 5-10, 2006 for participation in the ICAO COSCAP- South Asia Steering Committee Conference in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Embassy control officer is Richard Merrin, office telephone nu [...] | 2006-01-25 10:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA EAIR CE |
06COLOMBO1456 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT HAS CONTROL OF SAMPUR; LULL [...] (U) Sri Lankan media here widely reported Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) statements that its security forces took control of Sampur, the eastern coastal area from which the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had launched attacks on the town of Trincomalee, its harbor, and surrounding areas [...] | 2006-09-06 13:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1457 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT HAS CONTROL OF SAMPUR; LULL [...] (U) Sri Lankan media here widely reported Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) statements that its security forces took control of Sampur, the eastern coastal area from which the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had launched attacks on the town of Trincomalee, its harbor, and surrounding areas [...] | 2006-09-06 13:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1461 | BRITISH AND SRI LANKAN LEADERS DISCUSS POSSIBLE [...] (C) British High Commissioner in Colombo Dominick Chilcott briefed Co-Chair representatives September 6 on President Rajapaksa's August 31 meeting with Prime Minister Blair near London. The origin of the meeting, Chilcott explained, was a mutual recognition that the UK's experience in peacema [...] | 2006-09-06 14:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1465 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL CO-CHAIR [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Samaraweera, Foreign Secretary Palihakkara, and Peace Secretariat Head Kohona SIPDIS met with local Co-Chair representatives at the Foreign Ministry September 7 to exchange views in the lead-up to the September 12 Co-Chair meeting in Brussels. Government of Sr [...] | 2006-09-07 11:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO147 | FIVE SMALL EXPLOSIONS REPORTED IN COLOMBO JAN. 24, [...] (SBU) On 24 January 2006 between 2000-2100 hrs, five small explosions occurred in Colombo and the surrounding communities. No injuries were reported, and there was only minor damage to property. The Sri Lankan police are in the process of conducting investigations. No party has claimed resp [...] | 2006-01-25 11:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC CE PGOV PTER |
06COLOMBO1474 | AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO SRI LANKAN [...] (C) Following Ambassador Blake's presentation of credentials on September 9, he met with President Rajapaksa to review bilateral relations and discuss the way forward to negotiations between the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The Ambassador r [...] | 2006-09-09 11:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1479 | SRI LANKA BROADLY AGREES WITH US POINTS ON NAM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-11 06:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO148 | SRI LANKA: LTTE AND GOVERNMENT AGREE OF VENUE FOR [...] (U) Summary: On January 25, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreed to hold talks on implementation of the Cease-Fire Agreement (CFA) in Geneva, Switzerland in February, according to various sources. No specific dates or modalities have been r [...] | 2006-01-25 11:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1483 | SRI LANKA: HEAVY FIGHTING AT FORWARD DEFENSE LINE [...] (C) Summary: In fighting that began September 9, Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) forces have pushed at least one kilometer into the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) side of the Forward Defense Line (FDL) at Muhamalai on the Jaffna Peninsula. Military sources indicate to us that the camp [...] | 2006-09-11 10:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO149 | IMI TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPPORTUNITIES IN SRI [...] SUMMARY: THE GROWTH IN SRI LANKA'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE IN THE COMING MONTHS WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THIRD GENERATION (3G) MOBILE SERVICES. THE RECENT INTRODUCTION OF CDMA TECHNOLOGY IN THE FIXED WIRELINE MARKET HAS ALSO BEEN A SUCCESS. IN ADDITION, SRI LA [...] | 2006-01-26 02:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB ETRD EIND BEXP CE |
06COLOMBO150 | FY06 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDING - SRI LANKA [...] Biotechnology study tour to the US Sri Lanka is in a decisive position with respect to biotechnology. The country has in place a draft framework to regulate the import of GM foods and utilization of biotechnology in domestic agriculture. Some contents of the framework are not consistent wit [...] | 2006-01-26 02:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO CE |
06COLOMBO1506 | FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES - [...] 542/01/T0018 2. 091306 3. RCMERRIN 4. 542 5. N 6A. CONTACT 6B. HEAD OF FINANCE 6C. AIRPORT AND AVIATION SERVICES (SRI LANKA) LIMITED NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING BANDARANAIKE INTERNATIONALA AIRPORT, KATUNAYAKE, SRI LANKA 7. PHONE: +94-11-225-2200 8. FAX: N/A E-mail: cep@sltnet [...] | 2006-09-13 11:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE |
06COLOMBO1508 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT STATES READINESS FOR PEACE [...] (C) Summary: In response to the Co-Chairs' statement following their September 12 meeting in Brussels that peace talks should take place in Oslo next month, the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) expressed readiness to engage in negotiations but strongly criticized an alleged lack of prior consul [...] | 2006-09-13 13:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1509 | SRI LANKA: LOCAL EMPLOYEE OF US NGO KILLED NEAR [...] (U) On the afternoon of September 11, a 31 year old Tamil employee of Seattle-based NGO World Concern was shot and killed on the outskirts of Trincomalee. The employee, Ragunathan Ramalingam, was a team leader for World Concern,s water sanitation activities north of Trincomalee. Amcit Kathle [...] | 2006-09-14 02:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1510 | SRI LANKA: LOCAL EMPLOYEE OF US NGO KILLED NEAR [...] (U) On the afternoon of September 11, a 31 year old Tamil employee of Seattle-based NGO World Concern was shot and killed on the outskirts of Trincomalee. The employee, Ragunathan Ramalingam, was a team leader for World Concern,s water sanitation activities north of Trincomalee. Amcit Kathle [...] | 2006-09-14 02:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1514 | SRI LANKA: USAID INTERNET-RELATED INITIATIVES [...] Below is a brief summary of Internet-related USAID programs related to the Internet, as requested reftel: Project Name: Sri Lanka Peace Support Project Recipient: Info-Share Project Description: Using information and communication technology to increase information exchange and collabor [...] | 2006-09-14 09:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINT EAID PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1515 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] The following dispute is being submitted for 2006 as per section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (FRAA) for Sri Lanka: (A) Claimant A (B) 2004 (C) Claimant had been contracted in June 2000 to provide power to the national grid under a combined cycle agreement signed with [...] | 2006-09-14 09:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1517 | SRI LANKA: GOSL APPRECIATES US SUPPORT FOR PEACE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Blake made separate calls on September 14 to Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa and Foreign Secretary Palihakkara to brief them on the September 12 Co-chairs' meeting, encourage Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) attendance at peace negotiations, and discuss cooperation [...] | 2006-09-14 11:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO152 | SOLHEIM ON CEASEFIRE TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian facilitator Solheim told co-chairs chiefs of mission late January 25 that LTTE chief Prabhakaran had agreed to cease-fire talks in Geneva almost before Solheim opened his mouth in Kilinochchi. The Tigers told him that by agreeing to Geneva they wanted to help Norway and [...] | 2006-01-26 05:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1527 | SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR URGES PRIME MINISTER TO [...] (C) Ambassador Blake and the DCM met Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremenayake September 15 to encourage his government to negotiate a peaceful settlement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The Ambassador urged the Prime Minister to seize the current "significant opportunity for [...] | 2006-09-15 07:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1528 | SRI LANKA: MFA OFFERS READ-OUT OF PEACE [...] (C) On September 15, Ambassador Blake met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Additional Secretary Geetha de Silva, MFA Legal Advisor Rohan Perera, and Peace Secretariat Director Shanaka Jayasekara at their request. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) interlocutors briefed the Ambassador (and [...] | 2006-09-15 11:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1531 | SRI LANKA: NAVY AND AIR FORCE SINK LTTE WEAPONS [...] (C) The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) with the assistance of Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) kfir jets sunk an alleged LTTE weapons supply ship approximately 120 nautical miles off the eastern coast of Kalmunai, south of Batticaloa, on the afternoon of September 17. That morning, the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) sh [...] | 2006-09-18 11:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1533 | CO-CHAIR AMBASSADORS DISCUSS NEXT STEPS WITH LTTE [...] (C) Co-Chair Ambassadors met at Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar's residence on September 18 to hear Norwegian plans for engaging the LTTE and to discuss the development and delivery of private messages coming out of the Co-Chair meeting in Brussels. Brattskar opened by reporting that the GSL [...] | 2006-09-18 12:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1538 | SRI LANKA: CROSS PARTY TALKS MAY YIELD COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 15 the governing Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) held the first in a series of talks with the opposition United National Party (UNP) to build consensus on a range of issues, including the peace process as a cornerstone for potential cooperation. After the initial d [...] | 2006-09-19 11:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1539 | SRI LANKA: CHIEF CEASEFIRE MONITOR DESCRIBES [...] (C) Ambassador Blake called on the new Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) Chief, Major General Lars Solvberg, on September 19 to discuss the mission's operational structure and constraints since reducing the number of its monitors from approximately 60 to 30 on September 1 (reftel). (Note: T [...] | 2006-09-19 11:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1540 | SRI LANKA: MUSLIM MASSACRE; GSL INDICTS TIGERS, [...] (C) Summary: Responsibility for the September 18 murders of 10 Muslim laborers south of Arugam Bay on the eastern coast remains unclear. This lack of clarity highlights the need for an independent Sri Lankan institution that can investigate human rights cases and leads us to question the bes [...] | 2006-09-20 10:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1541 | SRI LANKA: AIR FORCE STRIKES TIGER TARGETS IN [...] (U) On the afternoon of September 19, the Sri Lanka Air Force conducted air strikes on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) artillery targets near the eastern coast of Batticaloa, Defense spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella told the press. The pro-LTTE Tamilnet website reported no casualties, b [...] | 2006-09-20 11:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1543 | ABDUCTIONS AND DISAPPEARANCES ON THE RISE [...] (C) Summary. Independent human rights watchers indicate that the number of abductions and disappearances has surged over the last three months in both the North and East and in Colombo, with an increase in extortion kidnappings in particular. No American citizens have been victims that we ar [...] | 2006-09-21 02:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1547 | INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-21 11:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA CE |
06COLOMBO1549 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA ASSEMBLING [...] (C) During his late August trip to London, President Rajapaksa contacted Amnesty International to seek advice on setting terms of reference for an independent, international body to examine allegations of human rights abuses in Sri Lanka. This move came in the midst of significant internation [...] | 2006-09-21 12:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1558 | SRI LANKA: RECOMMENDED CONFLICT RESPONSE MECHANISM [...] Summary: During the last 20 years, Sri Lanka has been home to significant populations of internally displaced persons (IDPs),who have been especially vulnerable to threats against their physical and psychological wellbeing and livelihoods. Many of the 207,756 new conflict IDPs in Sri Lanka a [...] | 2006-09-22 09:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER |
06COLOMBO1564 | SRI LANKA: NAVY AIDED BY AIR FORCE SINKS SEA TIGER [...] (U) The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Media Center for National Security (MCNS) said that on September 24 the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) aided by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) intercepted 25 "Sea Tiger" boats off the coast 50 miles north of Trincomalee, sinking 11. Independent media reported secur [...] | 2006-09-25 10:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1569 | SRI LANKA: FINANCE SECRETARY EXPECTS GROWTH AND STABILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Secretary PB Jayasundera, the government's economic mastermind, expects Sri Lanka's GDP to grow by 7 percent this year, fueled by strong performance in the service, construction, and manufacturing sectors, and by healthy export growth. The government is pushing hard to [...] | 2006-09-26 03:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1570 | MALDIVES: UN AGENCIES PLAN ASSISTANCE STRATEGY TO SUPPORT [...] Summary and comment: UN agencies working in the Maldives met to coordinate their collective assistance strategy for the next three years. The UN planning session demonstrated close cooperation between UN agencies and the Government of Maldives. Post's tsunami reconstruction assistance grants to [...] | 2006-09-26 03:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON UN MV |
06COLOMBO1571 | SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Ambassador Blake informed Minister of Investment Promotion and Enterprise Development Rohitha Bogollagama of developing plans for a U.S. trade mission to Sri Lanka in early December, possibly followed soon after by a round of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement [...] | 2006-09-26 03:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD CE |
06COLOMBO1578 | CO-CHAIRS AMBASSADORS MEETING: READOUT OF [...] (C) Summary: Norwegian Amb Brattskar told Co-Chair Ambassadors in Colombo on September 26 that LTTE leader Tamilselvan had conveyed Prabakharan's decision that the LTTE is prepared to return to peace talks in Oslo in October. However, the LTTE also threatened that if the GSL is not ready to [...] | 2006-09-26 12:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1580 | SRI LANKA'S HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGES AND IDEAS [...] (C) Summary: Several recent high profile human rights abuse cases in Sri Lanka cases have raised international concerns and underlined the current absence of strong indigenous Sri Lankan institutions to investigate these abuses and pressure the Sri Lankan judicial system to ensure credible pro [...] | 2006-09-26 16:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1581 | HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER SAYS THE RIGHT THINGS, [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Blake met for an introductory call with Minister for Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe on September 25 to urge the GSL to be more proactive in dealing with allegations of human rights abuses. Samarasinghe responded that he too is concerned about [...] | 2006-09-26 16:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1589 | SRI LANKA: GE KERAWALAPITIYA POWER DEAL RECEIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: The proposal by Lakdhanavi Private Limited (Lakdhanavi) for a 300 megawatt power plant in Kerawalapitiya, described reftel, has been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. This project will include significant US content through the sale of General Electric (GE) products and ser [...] | 2006-09-28 05:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PREL CE |
06COLOMBO159 | SRI LANKAN NOMINEES FOR EDWARD R. MURROW PROGRAM [...] Post nominates Ms. Zainab Ibrahim, Assistant Editor, Lanka Business Online, as principal nominee, and Ms. Namini Wijedasa, Assistant Editor, Sunday Island, and Ms. Dilshani Samaraweera, Senior Business Journalist, Lanka Business Online, as first and second alternate nominees respectively, for [...] | 2006-01-27 06:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
06COLOMBO1594 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS AND [...] Summary: Textile and apparel export growth has slowed following the expiration of the Multifiber Agreement (MFA). The decelerating growth suggests that the apparel industry will no longer be the main driver of Sri Lanka's economic development. Large scale operators who have invested in new [...] | 2006-09-28 10:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ELAB CE |
06COLOMBO1595 | SRI LANKA - ADVANCING US EFFORTS ON WATER AND SANITATION [...] SUMMARY: A high percentage of Sri Lanka's rural population does not have access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation. It is estimated that over 40 percent of the rural population, or more than 6 million people, are deprived of these basic facilities. Recognizing the scope of the issue, [...] | 2006-09-28 11:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV CE |
06COLOMBO1596 | SRI LANKA: AIR FORCE STRIKES TIGER BASES, [...] (C) On September 25-26, the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) struck LTTE training camps in the northwestern district of Mannar, according to the National Security Media Center (NSMC). On September 27, Military spokesman Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe told poloff that the SLAF had successfully struck [...] | 2006-09-28 13:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1597 | SRI LANKA: MONITORING MISSION ACCUSES GSL AND LTTE [...] (C) Summary: Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) Head of Mission Major General Lars Solvberg addressed a 26 September report to Dr. Palitha Kohona of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Secretariat for Coordination of the Peace Process (SCOPP) and Mr. Pulidevan, Secretary General of the Liberat [...] | 2006-09-28 13:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1601 | SRI LANKA: MUSLIM LEADER HAKEEM SEEKS SEPARATE [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador called upon moderate Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauf Hakeem on September 28. Formed in 1981 and registered as a political party in 1989, the SLMC is the largest party representing the Muslim electorate in Sri Lanka. A key opposition leader, Hakeem t [...] | 2006-09-29 09:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1602 | SRI LANKA: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR DESCRIBES ECONOMY'S [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Central Bank Governor Nivard Cabraal told Ambassador Blake during their introductory meeting that Sri Lanka's economy was healthy and its business climate good. Cabraal was making a personal effort to tell multilateral development banks, credit rating agencies, and [...] | 2006-10-02 11:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PREL CE |
06COLOMBO1603 | SRI LANKA: GSL SETS PUBLIC CONDITIONS FOR TALKS [...] (U) The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) announced three conditions to return to peace talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),government and independent press reported on October 1. Defense spokesperson Keheliya Rambukwella told the Sunday Times that the three pre-conditions wer [...] | 2006-10-02 13:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1604 | SRI LANKA: MONITORING MISSION BRIEFS SCA/INS [...] (C) Summary: SCA/INS Director Marcia Bernicat, on an orientation visit to Sri Lanka, met with Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) Press and Information Officer (PIO) Thorfinnur Omarsson on October 2. Omarsson expressed the monitors' fear that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) will continue to [...] | 2006-10-02 13:58:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1605 | SRI LANKA: LTTE-PROXY PARTY EMPHASIZES [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Tamil National Alliance (TNA) members of parliament Gajendakumar Ponnombalam, Suresh Premachandran, and Pathmini Sithamparanathan on September 29. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-proxy members of parliament emphasized their concern for the "de [...] | 2006-10-02 14:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1606 | SRI LANKA: TRADE MINISTER WANTS TIFA TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Trade Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle told Ambassador Blake during their introductory meeting that he would welcome a round of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks. However, since Fernandopulle did not inspire confidence that he would be ready to act [...] | 2006-10-03 03:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PREL CE |
06COLOMBO1608 | SRI LANKA: MCC AND GOVERNMENT AGREE TO KEEP IRRIGATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Millennium Challenge Corporation and Government of Sri Lanka officials agreed to proceed with development of a proposed USD 590 million MCC compact that would include projects on irrigation and agriculture, roads, and small and medium enterprise promotion. MCC officials [...] | 2006-10-03 04:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL SENV CE |
06COLOMBO1609 | MALDIVES: US PAVILION AT MAJOR MALDIVES TRADE SHOW A [...] Summary: The US Pavilion at the Maldives Hotel and Trade Exhibition August 29-31, 2006 produced sales contracts, identification of local representatives, and increased awareness of products. Twelve US companies or their accredited partners exhibited under the US Pavilion at the Maldives' larg [...] | 2006-10-03 04:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ENIV ABUD MV |
06COLOMBO1610 | SRI LANKA: MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT EXERCISE TO [...] (C) A Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Exercise is scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka October 22 to November 2. Embassy has requested that it include a significant human rights training component. We believe the exercise represents a valuable exercise opportunity for our forces and a chanc [...] | 2006-10-03 08:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1616 | RESPECTED SRI LANKAN NGOS INSIST INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) On September 29, the Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA),a respected Colombo-based think-tank, provided the Embassy a copy of a statement it sent to delegates at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. The statement was signed by twenty-five reputable local NGOs, including the Internati [...] | 2006-10-03 11:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1617 | SRI LANKA: INDEPENDENT PRESS HIGHLIGHTS EMERGING [...] (C) Summary: Two independent English weekly newspapers highlighted stories about the eastern LTTE-breakaway Karuna Faction on October 1. The Sunday Times published an interview with Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan, also known as Karuna Amman, who predicted that his former confidant, LTTE leader [...] | 2006-10-03 12:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1619 | AIDE MEMOIRE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED MANDATE OF [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent Ambassador an "aide-memoire" laying out the mandate for an International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP). This body is to monitor the work of the Commission of Inquiry the Government will task with investigating a series of serious human r [...] | 2006-10-03 12:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1620 | NORWAY'S ENVOY "MODERATELY OPTIMISTIC" ABOUT [...] SUMMARY: (C) Norwegian mediator Hanssen-Bauer briefed Co-Chair Ambassadors on October 2 on his meetings with Sri Lankan government officials. He said that the GSL had denied media reports of preconditions for possible talks with the LTTE. The GSL would prefer November 10 or October 28 for t [...] | 2006-10-03 13:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1622 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR BASIL RAJAPAKSA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa, younger brother to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on October 4. After the Ambassador reviewed US priorities and initiatives in Sri Lanka, Rajapaksa spoke frankly about human rights issues, requesting that the United States a [...] | 2006-10-04 11:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1626 | SRI LANKA: SOME EXPATRIATE NGO EMPLOYEES ASKED TO [...] (C) Summary: Since 2005, NGO representatives have reported numerous obstacles to carrying out relief activities. On October 4, several newspapers ran a story on the latest impediment to NGOs: the GSL notified international staff of six international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) the [...] | 2006-10-04 14:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1627 | LTTE TELL NORWEGIANS THEY ARE PREPARED FOR TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Norwegian Special Envoy Hanssen-Bauer briefed Co-Chairs Ambassadors on October 4 that during his October 3 meetings with Thamilselvan, the LTTE had agreed to talks without conditions in Oslo or Switzerland in October. However the LTTE is concerned the GSL may be tempted to press [...] | 2006-10-04 15:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1636 | POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) Ambassador reviewed reftel points with Foreign Secretary Palihakkara on 10/5/06 emphasizing the importance SIPDIS the U.S. attaches to Sri Lankan support for a possible Presidential statement from the UN Security Council. Palihakkara thanked the Ambassador for his presentation. He sai [...] | 2006-10-05 11:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PARM CE |
06COLOMBO1645 | SRI LANKA: EMBASSY COLOMBO TRADE AGREEMENT [...] The following responds to reftel request for information on how post is organized for trade agreement compliance and monitoring. A. Description of how post is currently organized for monitoring agreements and responding to foreign trade barrier complaints, including the establishment of tea [...] | 2006-10-06 04:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD CE |
06COLOMBO1650 | SRI LANKA: RESETTLEMENT MINISTER VOWS NO REPEAT OF [...] (C) Ambassador Blake met with Minister of Resettlement A. Rishad Bathihudeen October 4 to discuss Sri Lanka's critical internally displaced persons (IDP) problem. The Resettlement Ministry is responsible for 300,000 pre-ceasefire conflict displaced persons and an additional 180,000-240,000 sin [...] | 2006-10-06 09:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1651 | PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSE AFFIRMS TO CO-CHAIRS SRI [...] (C) In a meeting with Co-Chair Ambassadors on October 9, Sri Lankan President Rajapakse confirmed the Government of Sri Lanka is ready to attend peace talks with the LTTE on October 28, does not plan a military offensive, but will defend itself. Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar told the Presi [...] | 2006-10-09 09:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1661 | SRI LANKA CONTINUES TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA FOR UNSC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-10 12:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNGA GT VE CE |
06COLOMBO1662 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SRI LANKA SHARES U.S. CONCERN [...] Charge delivered reftel demarche to MFA Additional Secretary for Political Affairs Geetha de Silva on October SIPDIS 10. Charge stressed the negative implications of the test for international efforts to combat proliferation, international terrorism, and the spread of weapons of mass dest [...] | 2006-10-10 12:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC PARM KNNP KN CE |
06COLOMBO1670 | SRI LANKA: TIGERS TELL NORWAY A MAJOR GSL [...] (C) Summary: Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar briefed Charge October 11 on his October 10 meeting with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) political wing leader S.P. Tamilselvan in Kilinochchi. Tamilselvan confirmed the LTTE would attend talks with the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) in [...] | 2006-10-11 12:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1679 | SRI LANKA: TEXT ON GSL REPORTS ON LTTE FINANCING [...] (SBU) Summary: During reftel discussion to prepare for the initial meeting of the Contact Group, Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) officials gave Post copies of reports they had produced regarding Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) financing. The following are excerpts from two of those report [...] | 2006-10-13 05:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL CE |
06COLOMBO1692 | SRI LANKA: LTTE CLAIMS A WIN IN ENGAGEMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: Over 100 Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers and an unknown number of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed in a two-day battle at the Forward Defense Line (FDL) in Muhamalai, Jaffna October 11-12. This was the highest one-day death toll since the 2002 ceasefire ag [...] | 2006-10-13 10:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1705 | SRI LANKA SITREP: LTTE TRUCK BOMB KILLS OVER 60 [...] (U) A Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) truck bomb exploded outside of the north-central town of Habarana on October 16, targeting a Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) convoy transporting over 150 sailors from Trincomalee. Radio news reported as many as 67 died and 150 sailors were injured when the b [...] | 2006-10-16 13:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1708 | SRI LANKA SUPPORTS U.S. RE-ELECTION TO THE ITU [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-17 03:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS ITU CE |
06COLOMBO1710 | SRI LANKA SUPPORTS POSTPONING UNGA VOTE ON RIGHTS [...] (SBU) The Australian High Commission approached us regarding joint delivery of reftel demarche, to which we agreed. Poloff accompanied Australian Deputy High Commissioner and political officer to a meeting on October 13 with Sumedha Ekanayake, Deputy Director for UN and Multilateral Affairs a [...] | 2006-10-17 05:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KTIA UNGA CE |
06COLOMBO1717 | MALDIVES - ADVANCING U.S. EFFORTS ON WATER AND SANITATION [...] Summary: Low-tech rainwater harvesting and groundwater collection are becoming inadequate to meet water supply and sanitation needs in the Maldives. The island nation's water supply shortages and sanitation problems were exacerbated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The Government of Maldiv [...] | 2006-10-17 11:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SENV MV |
06COLOMBO1719 | SRI LANKA: LTTE "SEA TIGER" SUICIDE ATTACK ON [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 18, five "Sea Tiger" boats disguised as fishing craft attacked the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) base in Galle Harbor, in Sri Lanka's south. Two of the suicide boats detonated at the entrance to the harbor; the Navy destroyed the three others before they could do much damage. [...] | 2006-10-18 11:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO172 | SRI LANKA: LTTE-AFFILIATED CHARITY WORKERS [...] (C) The lull in violence since the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreed on January 25 to meet in Geneva in February for talks to strengthen the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) was marred January 30 by the reported abductions of five Tamil Rehabilitation O [...] | 2006-01-31 12:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1722 | SRI LANKA: LTTE "SEA TIGER" SUICIDE ATTACK ON [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 18, five "Sea Tiger" boats disguised as fishing craft attacked the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) base in Galle Harbor, in Sri Lanka's south. Two of the suicide boats detonated at the entrance to the harbor; the Navy destroyed the three others before they could do much damage. [...] | 2006-10-18 12:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1731 | MALDIVES SCORECARD DELIVERED, EMBASSY URGES CONSIDERATION [...] SUMMARY: DCM and EconOff met with Dr. Mohamed Asim, Maldives High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, to discuss the Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC's) scorecard, Maldives' designation as a Candidate country, and the fact that the MCC Board must still determine whether to invite Maldives to d [...] | 2006-10-20 05:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC MV |
06COLOMBO1732 | SRI LANKA MCC SCORECARD DELIVERED; "INVESTING IN PEOPLE" [...] SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Scorecard results were delivered to officials at the Ministry of Planning and Implementation. Officials paid particular attention to the below-median statistics listed in the Investing in People category, and asked Embassy to forward releva [...] | 2006-10-20 05:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC CE |
06COLOMBO1733 | SRI LANKAN RUPEE SLIDES AGAINST DOLLAR [...] Summary: The Sri Lankan depreciated markedly in the past three weeks and touched an all-time low of Rs 107.40 to the dollar on October 17. However, after the Central Bank commented against excessive speculation on the same day, the slide did not continue. End Summary. 2. The Sri Lankan [...] | 2006-10-20 06:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN CE |
06COLOMBO1739 | SRI LANKA AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA UNSC SEAT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-20 08:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA UNSC GT VE CE |
06COLOMBO1745 | LTTE DELEGATION TO GENEVA: NAMES AND TRAVEL [...] (S) Norwegian Special Envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer passed A/S Richard Boucher a copy of a Norwegian non-paper outlining the travel arrangements proposed for the LTTE delegation's travel to Geneva. Following their humiliating experience at the Colombo airport in June, the LTTE group has asked for [...] | 2006-10-23 12:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1747 | SRI LANKA: A/S BOUCHER ADVOCATES ACCESS FOR [...] (C) Summary: In his October 19-20 meetings with Government of Sri Lanka authorities, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher addressed the issues of access and safety for humanitarian organizations, and the Government's seeming public ambivalence towards them. W [...] | 2006-10-24 02:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1752 | SRI LANKA: A/S BOUCHER PRESSES GOVERNMENT TO MAKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a two-day visit to Sri Lanka, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher SIPDIS pressed Sri Lankan government and opposition officials to put meaningful proposals on the table for future rounds of peace talks with the Tamil Tigers. Boucher assur [...] | 2006-10-24 05:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR CE |
06COLOMBO1755 | SRI LANKA: MAJOR PARTIES AGREE TO COOPERATE ON WAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the main opposition United National Party (UNP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on October 23 setting out a Common Minimum Program to resolve the conflict in the north and east and to address other national issues. Most significa [...] | 2006-10-24 10:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1756 | Sri Lanka: 8 Percent Growth Drives Central Bank Governor's [...] Summary: Sri Lanka's Central Bank has reported 8 percent growth and other positive economic figures for the first half of 2006. Central Bank Governor Nivard Cabraal expects 2006 to finish with 7 percent GDP growth, reduced debt, lower inflation, and declining unemployment. The government belie [...] | 2006-10-24 11:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD CE |
06COLOMBO1758 | CO-CHAIR AMBASSADORS (MINUS US) URGE LTTE [...] (C) Summary: Co-Chair Ambassadors (minus Ambassador Blake) met on October 24 the LTTE delegation traveling to talks with the Government of Sri Lanka that are expected to begin in Geneva on October 28. The Co-Chairs urged the LTTE to seize the opportunity afforded by Geneva and exercise maximu [...] | 2006-10-24 12:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1759 | SRI LANKA: TAMIL TIGERS GOING TO GENEVA TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 18-20, nearly simultaneous visits by Assistant Secretary Boucher (ref a),Japanese peace envoy Akashi, and the Norwegian facilitator Hanssen-Bauer helped nudge both the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers toward opening a new chapter of negotiations on October 2 [...] | 2006-10-25 06:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO176 | SRI LANKA: MORE PRO-LTTE AID WORKERS REPORTED [...] (C) Summary: One day after January 31 reports that five Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) staff members had been abducted near an Army checkpoint (Reftel),TRO reported that another three TRO personnel have disappeared en route from Batticaloa to Kilinochchi. The Sri Lanka Monitoring [...] | 2006-02-01 11:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1762 | SRI LANKA: GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Pol Chief and PolOff presented the offer for a Global Peace Operations Initiative Partnership with Sri Lanka (ref a) to MFA Additional Secretary for Multilateral Affairs Maduwedegera on October 25. Maduwedegera appeared interested and asked several questions for clarification. He under [...] | 2006-10-25 11:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MARR MASS CE |
06COLOMBO1763 | SRI LANKA: POLITICAL GROUPS, DIPLOMATS AGREE [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Rajapaksa told visiting Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher that the government should consult SIPDIS residents of Sri Lanka's Eastern Province as to whether they want to see their multi-ethnic region merged with the Tamil-dominated north. Rajapaksa envisioned a multi [...] | 2006-10-25 11:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO1765 | SRI LANKA: UN RAPPORTEUR CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Calls are mounting for an international commission to investigate human rights abuses in Sri Lanka. The U.S.-based Human Rights Watch, the European Commission, and Amnesty International have recently expressed support for a call by Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudi [...] | 2006-10-25 11:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO179 | FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER FOR THE PORT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-02 05:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CE MV |
06COLOMBO1793 | HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER URGES INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: Disaster and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe hosted a meeting October 30 for Ambassadors and Heads of Mission from contributing countries to the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) that will monitor the work of the Presidential Commission of Inqu [...] | 2006-10-30 14:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO180 | SRI LANKA TO SUPPORT IAEA REFERRAL OF IRAN TO UNSC [...] (C) President Mahinda Rajapaksa called the Ambassador early February 2 to tell him that the cabinet had decided the night before to support the U.S. position on Iran and the IAEA by voting in the February 2 IAEA Board of Governors meeting to refer the issue to the United Nations Security Coun [...] | 2006-02-02 09:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC IAEA KNNP CE IR |
06COLOMBO1802 | SRI LANKA: FRONT-LINE FIRE AS USUAL AFTER GENEVA [...] (C) Engagement between Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued this week after October 28-29 peace talks in Geneva between the two parties ended with no significant breakthroughs and failed to produce agreement on dates for a next [...] | 2006-10-31 09:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1803 | SRI LANKA: FEARED VIOLENCE AT NEGOMBO AHMADI [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy received a letter from a local Ahmadi leader expressing concern that his community was being targeted for violence and a possible take-over of the Negombo Ahmadi mosque by Jumma Muslims on October 31. The US-based Ahmadi community also wrote letters to senators and t [...] | 2006-10-31 10:58:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1804 | CIVAIR: DELETION OF CRS ANNEX IN THE US-SRI LANKA [...] (SBU) Embassy Colombo and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka exchanged notes constituting an agreement to remove Annex 3 of the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Democratic Soc [...] | 2006-11-01 00:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR KTIA CE |
06COLOMBO181 | IMI - FOREIGN GOVERNMENT RESORT DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-02 09:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE |
06COLOMBO1811 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SRI LANKA WILL "GENTLY PUSH" [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-01 11:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1812 | SRI LANKA: LTTE DEBRIEFS CO-CHAIRS; GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) delegation gave a post-mortem on the Geneva talks to Co-Chair Ambassadors minus the U.S. this morning, November 1. Political Wing leader S.P. Tamilselvan claimed the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) had not heeded the LTTE's "humanitarian" [...] | 2006-11-01 13:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1816 | MALDIVIAN PRESIDENT GAYOOM PLEDGES TO SUSTAIN [...] (C) Summary: In a cordial 20-minute meeting with President Gayoom following the presentation of his credentials on October 30, Ambassador Blake pledged to work to strengthen US-Maldivian relations and urged the President to sustain Maldives' progress in its political Reform Roadmap. Gayoom [...] | 2006-11-02 09:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL MV |
06COLOMBO1818 | BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-02 10:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ENIV ABUD MV |
06COLOMBO1819 | GOVERNMENT BLAMES LTTE FOR JAFFNA HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition and lead peace negotiator DeSilva briefed the Sri Lankan Diplomatic Corps on November 2 on the outcome of the peace talks and government plans to mobilize the private sector to help meet humanitarian needs in Jaffna. DeSilva disagreed with press cha [...] | 2006-11-02 11:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1821 | SRI LANKA: INFORMATION FOR MCC NOVEMBER 8 MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Sri Lanka continue to be considered MCC-eligible. MCC projects would increase overall prosperity and support our main objective of helping Sri Lanka attain a lasting peace. Violence between Government of Sri Lanka forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil [...] | 2006-11-03 06:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID MCC KMCA CE |
06COLOMBO1822 | SRI LANKA: TEXT FOR 2006 INCSR [...] Please find below the text for the 2006 INCSR. The format is keyed to the instructions in reftel. 2. I. Summary Sri Lanka has a relatively small-scale drug problem. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) remains committed to targeting drug traffickers and implementing nation-wide demand reducti [...] | 2006-11-03 06:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1824 | SRI LANKA: NORWAY BRIEFS CO-CHAIR AMBASSADORS ON [...] (C) Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar briefed Co-Chair Ambassadors November 3 on the results of the Geneva Peace Talks between the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE. Brattskar's briefing tracked closely with that provided by the Norwegians to Embassy Oslo (ref A). Following are some addition [...] | 2006-11-03 09:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NO CE |
06COLOMBO1825 | MALDIVES: INFORMATION FOR MCC NOVEMBER 8 MEETING [...] (U) SUMMARY: As a candidate country that has met the Millennium Challenge Corporation,s (MCC,s) threshold requirements, post recommends that Maldives be selected for eligibility by the MCC Board. Maldives, a small but ambitious country with an educated population, seeks to diversify its eco [...] | 2006-11-03 10:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ETRD KMCA MV PREL |
06COLOMBO1827 | MALDIVES: SOME HARD BUMPS ALONG THE ROAD TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his initial trip to the Maldives to present his credentials (ref a),Ambassador discussed the political reform process with several ministers and with the principal opposition figures. Assessments of the state of reform diverged widely: the government side portrayed the r [...] | 2006-11-03 13:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL MV |
06COLOMBO1828 | SRI LANKA: AIR FORCE RAIDS TARGET KILINOCHCHI; [...] (C) Summary: The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) confirmed that the Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) bombed a target November 2 in Kilinochchi, the de-facto capital of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) controlled Vanni region. Several bombs hit close to the hospital there, causing da [...] | 2006-11-03 14:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1837 | SRI LANKA - 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] The following report has been submitted per reftel instructions in Microsoft Word format to the US Trade Representative. With the exception of format changes for dissemination and readability via cable, the language remains the same: SRI LANKA: TRADE SUMMARY ------------------------- 2 [...] | 2006-11-06 13:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID CE |
06COLOMBO1838 | THOUGHTS ON THE AGENDA FOR NOVEMBER 20-21 SRI [...] (C) Summary: As the Department prepares to host the November 20-21 Co-Chair meeting in Washington, Mission hereby offers some thoughts on the structure and substance of those discussions. The talks come on the heels of the unsuccessful meetings between the Government of Sri Lanka and the LT [...] | 2006-11-06 13:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1843 | MALDIVES: TEXT FOR 2006 INCSR [...] Please find below the text for the 2006 INCSR. The format is keyed to the instructions in reftel. 2. I. Summary: Maldives is not a producer of narcotics or precursor chemicals. The Maldivian government and the U.S. maintain a good working relationship on counter-narcotics issues. Offi [...] | 2006-11-07 11:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV MV |
06COLOMBO1847 | MALDIVES SUPPORTS U.S. RE-ELECTION TO THE ITU [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-07 12:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS ITU MV |
06COLOMBO1848 | SRI LANKA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-07 12:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA CE |
06COLOMBO1849 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT NAMES COMMISSION OF INQUIRY [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 6 Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa approved the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry to investigate human rights violations committed since August 2005, headed by outgoing Supreme Court Justice Nissanka Udalagama. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) announced t [...] | 2006-11-07 12:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1850 | SRI LANKA: NONCOMMITTAL ON OPPOSING THE CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-07 12:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU CE |
06COLOMBO1851 | SRI LANKA: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-07 12:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN KN BO IR UZ BM CE |
06COLOMBO1852 | SRI LANKA WILL CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-07 13:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ETTC KNNP MTCR KN UNSC CE |
06COLOMBO1853 | SRI LANKA: INDIA TO DELIVER SUPPLIESTO JAFFNA AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a request by the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) that the Government of India (GOI) provide urgent food aid to Jaffna, Indian Acting High Commissioner Manikkam confirmed to DCM on November 7 that the GOI would mobilize to ship supplies from Chennai. This "one-time gift" of [...] | 2006-11-07 13:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1859 | 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] UPDATED RESPONSE TO REFTEL FOLLOWS: 2. Maldives is not an important regional financial center. The financial sector of the Maldives is very small, with five commercial banks (one international bank, three branches of public banks from neighboring countries and the state owned bank),two in [...] | 2006-11-08 08:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR KCRM MV |
06COLOMBO186 | ENERGY INVESTOR WOES AS SRI LANKA DISPUTES [...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lanka?s oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) suppliers, including two foreign investors (neither American),are facing significant losses as the government has not allowed price increases or has not paid previously agreed subsidies in a timely manner despite increased wor [...] | 2006-02-02 11:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ENRG CE |
06COLOMBO1863 | MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARY: AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Ambassador met alone with Presidential Secretary (defacto National Security Advisor) Lalith Weeratunga on November 7 to register concern that the Sri Lankan military's recent military actions had become increasingly difficult to justify as "defensive." The U.S. wanted to continue to supp [...] | 2006-11-08 13:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1869 | SRI LANKA NOMINEE: USPTO GIPA PROGRAM ON COPYRIGHT IN THE [...] Post is pleased to submit the following nomination for the USPTO Global Intellectual Property academy (GIPA) program on copyright in the digital environment, from January 23-26, 2007. 2. Name: D. M. Karunaratna Designation: Director General, National Intellectual Property Office Source [...] | 2006-11-09 06:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR AORC CE |
06COLOMBO187 | SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT PLEDGES INVESTIGATION INTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 2 President Mahinda Rajapaksa telephoned the Ambassador to assure him of Government concern at the reported abductions of Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) staff (Reftels) but reiterated that efforts to investigate were being hampered by lack of access to purp [...] | 2006-02-02 11:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1874 | SRI LANKA: PRO-LTTE PARTY SAYS "INDIAN MODEL" FOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: A Member of Parliament from Jaffna for the Tamil National Alliance (TNA),a pro-Tamil Tiger party, told us on November 8 that the Indian constitution was worth studying, but that the "Indian model" of federalism would not work in Sri Lanka. He thought the Indian government was i [...] | 2006-11-09 07:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1879 | SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-09 09:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA CE |
06COLOMBO1883 | Special Media Reaction: Maldivian Media on Ambassador [...] (U) Summary: Coverage in the Maldivian media of Ambassador Blake's presentation of credentials and the visit by USS DUBUQUE following Exercise COCONUT GROVE 06 with the U.S. Marines was widespread in both print and television and generally positive. Independent papers aligned with the oppositi [...] | 2006-11-09 12:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO EAID OIIP PREL CE |
06COLOMBO1884 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT MORTAR FIRE KILLS 23 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Red Cross reported 23 civilians dead and 74 injured when government mortar fire hit a school housing internally displaced persons (IDPs) near the eastern town of Vakarai on November 8. Government officials confirmed the casualties, but said troops had been unaware of civilians [...] | 2006-11-09 12:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1887 | SRI LANKA: KARUNA PARAMILITARY IMPLICATED IN WAVE [...] (C) Summary: The Batticaloa-based Karuna group, which split from the northern Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leadership in March 2004, has renamed itself the Tamil Makkal Vidutalai Pulikkal (TMVP),or Tamil People's Liberation Tigers. The TMVP claims to be a democratic organization [...] | 2006-11-09 12:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1889 | DEFENSE SECRETARY EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT POSSIBLE [...] (C) In a November 10 meeting with Defense Secretary Rajapakse, Ambassador expressed concern about growing indications the Sri Lankan military was taking disproportionate military action against the LTTE that jeopardized prospects for a return to peace negotiations. Peace Secretariat Director K [...] | 2006-11-10 15:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PTER CE |
06COLOMBO189 | SRI LANKA CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL WAR ON [...] SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 26, A WIDELY-PUBLICIZED OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE (CSI) AND THE MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE TOOK PLACE AT THE PORT OF COLOMBO, PRESIDED OVER BY THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE AMBASSADOR. CSI IS NOW FULLY OPERATIONAL, TARGETING AND SCREENING [...] | 2006-02-03 03:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EWWT EAID ETRD PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1892 | BILATERAL DONORS AND INGOS PRESS GOVERNMENT ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Meetings of the Bilateral Donors Group (BDG) and the Consultative Committee Meeting on Humanitarian Assistance (CCMHA) this past week focused on NGO access and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka's North and East. While BDG members, the UN, the ICRC, and the [...] | 2006-11-13 06:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM PTER MOPS PREL ASEC CE |
06COLOMBO1895 | UN SPECIAL ADVISOR ROCK EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN [...] (C) Summary: In a November 13 briefing for Co-Chair and other selected Ambassadors, UN Special Advisor for Children Affected by Armed Conflict Allan Rock expressed his deep concern about forced abductions of children by the LTTE and the breakaway Karuna faction. Rock received many eyewitness [...] | 2006-11-13 12:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV UN CE |
06COLOMBO1896 | SRI LANKA: TAMIL MP ASSASSINATED IN COLOMBO; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The assassination of a Tamil Member of Parliament in broad daylight in Colombo on November 10 provoked widespread outrage and condemnation. President Rajapaksa issued a forthright statement in which he mourned the death of Nadaraja Raviraj, whom he called a friend, and ordered a [...] | 2006-11-13 13:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1902 | SRI LANKA: TRANSPORT AND PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT MINISTER [...] (SBU) Ambassador Blake called on Minister A. H. M. Fowzie October 25 to discuss transportation and petroleum development. Fowzie is Minister of Railways and Transport and Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Resources Development. Fowzie's political career began 47 years ago, including signifi [...] | 2006-11-14 09:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID CE |
06COLOMBO1906 | SRI LANKA: ARMY MINE ACTION EFFORTS STALL IN [...] (U) Summary: December 2006 marks the end of the four-year, eight million dollar USG-RONCO contract in Sri Lanka which has successfully trained a Sri Lanka Army humanitarian mine action unit of nearly 600 deminers and mine detection dog handlers. On November 3, SLA mine action coordinator Brig [...] | 2006-11-14 12:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1909 | SRI LANKA: SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS STAFF [...] (SBU) Keith Luse, Professional Staff Assistant to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN),visited Colombo November 9-10 to assess country team coordination on military issues and explore the security environment through meetings with prominent Sri Lankans. In meetings [...] | 2006-11-14 12:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1910 | MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT ACTION STYMIES PLANNED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) planned a November 10 demonstration in Male' to demand quicker constitutional reform. The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) claimed the opposition would use the guise of a peaceful protest to possibly foment a coup. Se [...] | 2006-11-14 12:58:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MV |
06COLOMBO1911 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT SECURITY FORCES IN CAHOOTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Batticaloa-based Karuna group, which split from the northern Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in March 2004, has opened political offices in Colombo, the east, and the northern town of Vavuniya. The group's public relations wing preaches the virtues of "devolution" and [...] | 2006-11-14 13:03:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1913 | BLAIR SPECIAL ENVOY SEES SOME PARALLELS BETWEEN [...] (C) Summary: In a luncheon discussion with Co-Chair Ambassadors and the Acting Indian High Commissioner on November 14 Prime Minister Tony Blair's Special Envoy Paul Murphy exchanged views on how the Northern Ireland peace process might be relevant for the Sri Lankan context. Murphy was th [...] | 2006-11-14 13:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE EI |
06COLOMBO1916 | SRI LANKA WILL VOTE AGAINST BELARUS-SPONSORED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-15 10:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL BO CE |
06COLOMBO1919 | SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR NOV. 20-21 CO-CHAIRS [...] (C) The November 21-22 meeting in Washington comes at a critical moment. Since the last Co-Chairs meeting on September 12 in Brussels, the situation in Sri Lanka has deteriorated markedly. The Washington meetings therefore mark a good opportunity to take a hard look at what more we can do t [...] | 2006-11-15 15:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1920 | FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS GSL PREPARED TO RETURN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Samaraweera confirmed to Ambassador Blake that the Sri Lankan government was "absolutely" committed to resuming peace talks without negotiations. He appeared troubled by signs that international support for the government was flagging because of reports of serio [...] | 2006-11-15 15:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1925 | SRI LANKA LOOKS FOR HELP FROM INDONESIA ON TAMIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan MFA Director General for Southeast Asia, who accompanied the Prime Minister on his visit to Indonesia, gave us a readout of their meeting with the Indonesian President on Tamil Tiger activities in the region. Indonesia has become a major transshipment and logistic [...] | 2006-11-16 10:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1926 | BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING: A GROWTH OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] Summary. As the business process outsourcing industry (BPO) continues to grow in South Asia, Sri Lanka is looking to expand its share of the market. However, attractive features such as low labor costs, low operating costs and government tax incentives are somewhat overshadowed by industry co [...] | 2006-11-16 10:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EIND ETRD CE |
06COLOMBO1929 | SRI LANKA: PROPOSAL FOR U.S. SUPPORT TO COMMISSION [...] Summary and Action Request: Embassy proposes that Department nominate a U.S. member of an international panel, the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP),to assist and observe the Government of Sri Lanka's Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights. We further request that Dep [...] | 2006-11-16 11:14:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1930 | SRI LANKAN OPPOSITION LEADER: DEVELOPING PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition leader Wickremesinghe told Ambassador on November 16 that he was gravely concerned about the deterioration in the human rights environment in the country following the assassination of Tamil MP Raviraj. He said the government had a "siege mentality" about charges fro [...] | 2006-11-16 11:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1931 | SRI LANKAN CANDIDATE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION DR. [...] As reported ref (b),the Government of Sri Lanka had pledged to support U.S. candidate Michael Matheson for the International Law Commission (ILC). MFA also asked the U.S. to support its candidate for the ILC, Dr. Amrith Rohan Perera. Dr. Perera is well and favorably known to us as the incum [...] | 2006-11-16 11:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA CE |
06COLOMBO1935 | SRI LANKA WANTS TWO SHIPS TO TRANSPORT AID TO JAFFNA FOR [...] (SBU) Ambassador Blake called on Minister Rohitha Bogollagama November 14 at the Minister's request to discuss the procurement of shipping services to Jaffna, Sri Lanka's northern city which is currently suffering a shortage of necessary supplies due to the closure of the A-9 highway. Bogolla [...] | 2006-11-20 02:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD SOCI EAID CE |
06COLOMBO1946 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES TRIAL OPENING OF [...] (U) The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) announced November 20 it would open for a "trial run" the Muhamalai check-point on the A9 highway linking the Jaffna peninsula to the south of the island through the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) controlled Vanni. The A9 highway has remained clos [...] | 2006-11-20 13:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1947 | SRI LANKA: MILITARY ENGAGEMENTS ON FIVE FRONTS [...] (C) Summary: Military engagements between Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued in the north and east on November 18-19, including a sea battle off the coast of Mannar, firing at the Jaffna Forward Defense Line, and LTTE attack [...] | 2006-11-20 13:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1951 | SCENE SETTER FOR SRI LANKA ARMY COMMANDER [...] (C) Summary: General Sarath Fonseka, Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, will conduct a self-invited visit to Washington November 28-29 to meet with Department of State and Pentagon officials. Fonseka, the target of an April 2006 Tiger suicide-bombing attempt on his life, has pursued a hard-lin [...] | 2006-11-21 05:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1958 | SRI LANKA: MONITORING MISSION BACKS UN CLAIMS THAT [...] (C) Summary: On November 13, following a ten-day trip to Sri Lanka, United Nations Special Advisor for Children and Armed Conflict Allan Rock released a report alleging complicity between elements of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and the Karuna faction (ref C). The Nordi [...] | 2006-11-22 02:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO196 | SRI LANKA: SPRING LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS MAY [...] (C) Summary: The Elections Commissioner has called for candidate nominations to Local Governments (LGs) to be submitted between February 9-16, with elections to fall four to six weeks afterward. A local NGO and the opposition United National Party (UNP) have filed court cases requesting a r [...] | 2006-02-06 11:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO1968 | SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER LOBBIES AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Disaster Management and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe called a meeting for diplomatic representatives November 22 to highlight the Government of Sri Lanka's human rights initiatives. Samarasinghe's apparent objective was to head off an EU-sponsored human rights reso [...] | 2006-11-24 06:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1971 | SRI LANKAN REACTIONS TO NOV. 21 CO-CHAIRS STATEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the November 21 publication of the Co-Chairs' statement, Emboffs spoke to politicians and civil society representatives to gauge the Sri Lankan reaction. In a November 22 speech to parliament, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera thanked the international community a [...] | 2006-11-24 12:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1972 | SRI LANKA OPPOSITION LEADER AGREES ON NEED FOR [...] (C) Ambassador and Pol Chief met opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe on November 24 to brief him on the result of the November 20-21 Co-Chairs meeting in Washington. Ambassador Blake told Wickremesinghe that the Co-Chairs had concluded the Memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Wickreme [...] | 2006-11-24 12:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1973 | SRI LANKA MONITORING MISSION CONFIRMS CEASEFIRE [...] (C) Summary: Pol Chief met November 24 with Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) policy advisor (and occasional acting spokesperson) Helen Olafsdottir and Spokesperson Thorfinnur Omarsson to discuss recent cease-fire violation, the human rights situation, and the mission's current functioning [...] | 2006-11-24 15:10:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1977 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA'S REPORT CARD, ONE YEAR ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Mahinda Rajapaksa came to office in November 2005 after a campaign highlighting his strong Sinhalese nationalism. He made electoral pacts with the Marxist, Sinhalese chauvinist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the hard-line Buddhist monk-based Jathika Hela Urumaya [...] | 2006-11-28 08:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1978 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA'S REPORT CARD, ONE YEAR ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Mahinda Rajapaksa came to office in November 2005 after a campaign highlighting his strong Sinhalese nationalism. He made electoral pacts with the Marxist, Sinhalese chauvinist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the hard-line Buddhist monk-based Jathika Hela Urumaya [...] | 2006-11-28 08:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1982 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA'S REPORT CARD, ONE YEAR ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Mahinda Rajapaksa came to office in November 2005 after a campaign highlighting his strong Sinhalese nationalism. He made electoral pacts with the Marxist, Sinhalese chauvinist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the hard-line Buddhist monk-based Jathika Hela Urumaya [...] | 2006-11-28 08:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1985 | SRI LANKA: TIGER LEADER'S HEROES DAY SPEECH JUST [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his annual "Great Heroes' Day" speech, Tamil Tiger chief Prabhakaran castigated successive Sri Lankan governments for failing to keep promises to present a viable plan to settle Sri Lanka's decades-old ethnic conflict. He declared the 2002 Cease-Fire Agreement "defunct," but s [...] | 2006-11-28 08:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1987 | SRI LANKA SIGNS UP TO PROLIFERATION SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) notified the Embassy via diplomatic note of its intention to support the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). The GSL cautioned that it will do so "consistent with its national laws and obligations under international law." Complete text [...] | 2006-11-28 09:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1988 | SRI LANKA SIGNS UP TO PROLIFERATION SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) notified the Embassy via diplomatic note of its intention to support the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). The GSL cautioned that it will do so "consistent with its national laws and obligations under international law." Complete text [...] | 2006-11-28 09:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1989 | SRI LANKA SIGNS UP TO PROLIFERATION SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) notified the Embassy via diplomatic note of its intention to support the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). The GSL cautioned that it will do so "consistent with its national laws and obligations under international law." Complete text [...] | 2006-11-28 09:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1993 | SRI LANKA: LACK OF DESIRE FOR PEACE MAY IMPEDE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with a group of key financial sector institution heads on November 27. The meeting provided for a frank discussion on pressing issues faced by the sector and the country. While peace is essential for their business and for the economy, the group expressed g [...] | 2006-11-29 06:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO1994 | SRI LANKA: TAMIL TIGERS NOT TERMINATING CEASEFIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nordic monitors from the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission reported to the Embassy that the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) were not withdrawing from the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement with the government. LTTE chief negotiator Tamilchelvan told them his movement wants the SLMM mission to continue as [...] | 2006-11-29 11:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO1995 | SRI LANKA: LTTE LEADER'S HEROES' DAY SPEECH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Prabhakaran,s annual November 27 Heroes' Day address (ref),media reports quoted Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa as discounting LTTE threats of resumed violence and calling on Prabhakaran to engage directly with him in talks [...] | 2006-11-29 11:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO200 | PROMISE OF CEASE-FIRE TALKS STANCHES FLOW OF [...] (SBU) Data recently released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Colombo shows that the flow of Tamils out of potential conflict areas in northern Sri Lanka was much higher than the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) or the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) had reported. Di [...] | 2006-02-08 08:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PHUM PREF CE |
06COLOMBO2010 | SRI LANKA: ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Unknown assailants, but most likely the LTTE ("Tamil Tigers"),attacked the motorcade of Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa (the brother of President Mahinda Rajapaksa) with explosives on December 1. The method of delivery was apparently a vehicle-borne "claymore" mine. According to [...] | 2006-12-01 08:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV MOPS PREL CE |
06COLOMBO2013 | SRI LANKA: DEPUTY USTR URGES PRESIDENT TO IMPROVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in a meeting on November 30, asked Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia to help facilitate completion of a Millennium Challenge Compact for his country. Rajapaksa made it clear that Sri Lanka was prepared to drop controversial irr [...] | 2006-12-01 10:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO2014 | HANSSEN-BAUER EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT CRITICISM OF [...] (C) Norwegian Special Envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer met briefly with Co-Chair Ambassadors to compare notes before he begins a trip to Kilinochchi to meet with the LTTE on December 2. After two days of meetings with Government and civil society representatives in Colombo, he expressed concern about [...] | 2006-12-01 11:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO2015 | GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW ALL CONTACTS WITH LTTE [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: In the aftermath of the failed assassination attempt of Defense Secretary Rajapakse (ref a),the Government of Sri Lanka announced on December 3 that the Cabinet will decide on December 6 whether to revive the ban on contacts with the LTTE, which would effectiv [...] | 2006-12-04 12:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO2020 | SRI LANKAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS CABINET TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 5 meeting with Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, Ambassador strongly urged the Sri Lankan government (GSL) to refrain from proscribing the LTTE ("Tamil Tigers," saying it would effectively put an end to the peace process. The Minister responded that the governm [...] | 2006-12-06 12:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2021 | SRI LANKA KEEPS PEACE PROCESS ALIVE; REINSTATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan Cabinet reached a consensus not to react to the assassination attempt on Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa (ref a) by proscribing the SIPDIS LTTE. Instead, the President will issue an order reinstating provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism Act. However, [...] | 2006-12-06 14:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2030 | SRI LANKA: MINISTER GIVES ASSURANCES ON HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 6 meeting, the Minister for Disaster Management and Human Rights gave Ambassador his readout of Cabinet deliberations over the promulgation of new powers for security forces in the fight against LTTE terrorism. He assured us, however, that the new regulations adeq [...] | 2006-12-07 12:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PTER CE |
06COLOMBO2031 | TERRORIST LISTS: SRI LANKA DOES NOT MAINTAIN A [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-08 06:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KVPR CE |
06COLOMBO2033 | SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT DEFENDS EMERGENCY MEASURES TO [...] (SBU) In a December 7 address to the nation on the new emergency measures (in Sinhala, translation e-mailed to SCA/INS),President Mahinda Rajapaksa offered brief thanks to the members of international community that have rejected the LTTE's call for "Eelam," or a separate state. He singled o [...] | 2006-12-08 09:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL CE |
06COLOMBO2037 | HANSSEN-BAUER RETURNS EMPTY HANDED FROM [...] (C) Summary: In a readout to Co-Chair Ambassadors the evening of December 8, Norwegian Special Envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer reported that the LTTE had refused all four initiatives proposed the Government of Sri Lanka, including the idea of holding peace talks as soon as possible. The LTTE respon [...] | 2006-12-10 04:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO2043 | SRI LANKA: HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN JAFFNA DIRE [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's December 7 visit to Jaffna, Government Agent Mr. K. Ganesh (protect throughout) expressed deep concern for the humanitarian situation in Jaffna, particularly with regard to nutrition and livelihoods. Since August 11, when the Tigers attacked the Governme [...] | 2006-12-11 13:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2045 | SRI LANKA: PROBABLE "YES" ON SUDAN SPECIAL SESSION [...] (C) Pol Chief demarched MFA multilateral section deputy director Gunesekara on December 8, who confirmed that Sri Lanka was leaning toward voting for the Finnish resolution. Gunesekara reported that the Sri Lankan Ambassador had weighed in with a favorable recommendation on the Finnish draft, [...] | 2006-12-11 13:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIA PHUM PREL SU UN CE |
06COLOMBO2046 | SRI LANKA: ALL PARTY REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Rajapaksa appointed a Panel of Experts (PoE),all lawyers, to draft constitutional recommendations for a "maximum devolution" proposal that can form the basis for talks with the LTTE. Some supporters of the governing Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and some Tamil lega [...] | 2006-12-11 13:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER CE |
06COLOMBO2050 | SRI LANKA: JAFFNA UNIVERSITY STAFF, STUDENTS [...] (C) Summary: Jaffna Government Agent Mr. K. Ganesh hosted a panel discussion on December 7 with Jaffna University faculty and students and the Ambassador. Classes have been suspended at the University since August 11, when the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked the crossing poin [...] | 2006-12-12 11:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2051 | SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR TELLS FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador told Foreign Minister Samaraweera on December 11 that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is allowing the "Tamil Tigers" (LTTE) to exploit the serious humanitarian and human rights situation in Jaffna by alienating the local population from the government. While some of [...] | 2006-12-12 13:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2052 | SRI LANKA: ARMY SHELLS HIT VAKARAI IDPS, [...] (C) Summary: In a December 11 press release, the International Committee for the Red Cross confirmed the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) shelling December 8-11 killed up to 27 civilians in LTTE-controlled Vakarai and injured 30. About 35,000 civilians remain trapped in Vakarai where the LTTE and GSL s [...] | 2006-12-12 13:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2054 | HRC: SRI LANKA WILL NOT SUPPORT EXPERT MISSION TO [...] (C) Further to reftel, Pol chief followed up with MFA Multilateral Section Deputy Director Gunesekera on December 12. Gunesekera affirmed Sri Lanka was disposed to support the Finnish draft. However, she said that, according to her information, there was still no consensus in Geneva on the [...] | 2006-12-13 02:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KTIA PREL SU UN CE |
06COLOMBO2056 | SRI LANKA: JAFFNA CIVILIANS FEAR SECURITY FORCES [...] (C) During the Ambassador's December 7 trip to Jaffna and a December 5-8 political section/USAID visit, Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Human Rights authorities told us they have seen evidence that security forces intelligence units are working with paramilitary cadres belonging to Minister Dou [...] | 2006-12-13 06:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2060 | SRI LANKA: JAFFNA BISHOP CALLS FOR TOUGH MESSAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Blake met the Catholic Bishop of Jaffna on December 7 during his day trip to the northern peninsula. An outspoken Tamil rights advocate, the Bishop told the Ambassador that the international community will have to use "stick diplomacy" to persuade the Government of Sr [...] | 2006-12-13 10:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2063 | Sri Lanka FY 2007 Budget [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mahinda Rajapakse, who is also the Finance Minister, presented the Government of Sri Lanka's (GSL's) FY 07 budget to Parliament on November 16. The budget envisages large increases in both expenditure and revenue. Military expenditure will increase by 28 percent to [...] | 2006-12-13 12:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN CE |
06COLOMBO2066 | DONORS PRESS GSL TO FOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] Chiefs of Mission of the EU, Norway, Australia, Canada, Germany (on behalf of the Finnish EU Presidency),and Switzerland and the DCM met on December 12 to develop a joint response to the GSL's call to host a development forum in late January. The forum would provide bilateral and multilater [...] | 2006-12-14 09:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CE EAID ECON PHUM SOCI |
06COLOMBO2067 | SRI LANKA TO PROCEED WITH GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS [...] (SBU) Following up on ref B, Defense Attache passed information to Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa during a previously scheduled meeting on November 3. DATT later received a call back from Defense Ministry expressing interest and asking for more information. Pol Chief received a reque [...] | 2006-12-14 09:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MARR PREL MASS KSEP CE |
06COLOMBO207 | DEMARCHE: DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN THE 2006 ELECTION [...] (C) On February 8, Ambassador Lunstead delivered Reftel demarche to Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Palihakkara acknowledged the points concerning Venezuela as enumerated by the Ambassador and stated that his government would consider the [...] | 2006-02-08 11:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CE |
06COLOMBO2070 | 5TH ROUND OF TIFA TALKS HIGHLIGHT ON OBSTACLES TO US [...] (SBU) Summary. The Office of the US Trade Representative and the Sri Lankan Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Marketing Development held the Fifth Joint Council Meeting under the bilateral US-Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) in Colombo on December 1. [...] | 2006-12-14 11:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EIND ETRD EAID CE |
06COLOMBO2072 | SRI LANKA WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE - DEC 2006 [...] Per Ref A, below is an update of the worst forms of child labor information for Sri Lanka. This report provides new developments since the submission of the last update in 2005 (Ref B). Child Labor Legislation ----------------------- 2. In August 2006, the Parliament passed an amendmen [...] | 2006-12-14 11:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID CE |
06COLOMBO2073 | SRI LANKA: JAFFNA CALMER FOLLOWING AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) Summary: Pol FSN spoke December 14 with Mr. Remidious, Legal Advisor and Acting Coordinator of the Human Rights Commission in Jaffna, Government Agent K. Ganesh, and the Jaffna Bishop Rev. Thomas Savundranayagam. Each interlocutor pointed out that since Ambassador Blake's December 7 visit [...] | 2006-12-14 12:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2077 | SRI LANKA: TAMIL PARTY URGES MORE TALKS BUT SAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on December 14 with Ambassador and PolCouns, Members of Parliament from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA, which shares the political goals of the "Tamil Tigers"),criticized the report of an Experts' Committee on possible future power-sharing arrangements, but felt th [...] | 2006-12-15 10:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2078 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES JAFFNA, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND THE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met on December 15 with Basil Rajapakse, the brother and chief political advisor of President Rajapakse, to urge that the President address the deteriorating human rights situation and problems in Jaffna, and that the President urge as rapid consideration as possible [...] | 2006-12-15 10:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO2081 | SRI LANKA: INTERLOCUTORS MOURN BALASINGHAM AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy's Tamil contacts, international observers and Sri Lankan political figures lamented the December 14 death in London of chief LTTE negotiator and theoretician Anton Balasingham (1938-2006). Members of Colombo's humanitarian and think-tank community stressed that Balasingh [...] | 2006-12-15 10:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2082 | SRI LANKA: INTERLOCUTORS MOURN BALASINGHAM AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy's Tamil contacts, international observers and Sri Lankan political figures lamented the December 14 death in London of chief LTTE negotiator and theoretician Anton Balasingham (1938-2006). Members of Colombo's humanitarian and think-tank community stressed that Balasingh [...] | 2006-12-15 10:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2083 | SRI LANKA: MUSLIM PARTY SUPPORTS DE-MERGER OF [...] (C) Ambassador met December 11 with representatives of the All Ceylon Muslim Congress (ACMC),including Minister of Disaster Relief Services M.S.S. Ameer. The ACMC split from Rauf Hakeem's Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) (ref b) to support the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP),although [...] | 2006-12-15 10:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2084 | SRI LANKA: INTERLOCUTORS MOURN BALASINGHAM AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy's Tamil contacts, international observers and Sri Lankan political figures lamented the December 14 death in London of chief LTTE negotiator and theoretician Anton Balasingham (1938-2006). Members of Colombo's humanitarian and think-tank community stressed that Balasingh [...] | 2006-12-15 10:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2086 | SRI LANKA: HUGE PUSH TO DEVELOP THE PRESIDENT'S HOME [...] Summary. Since President Rajapaksa's election, there has been renewed interest in pursuing several infrastructure projects in Hambantota District, his home district and one of the poorest and least developed areas in Sri Lanka. Proposed projects include an international airport, an industria [...] | 2006-12-18 03:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EIND ETRD EAID CE |
06COLOMBO2087 | PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSE REQUESTS DS ADVICE ON HIS [...] (C) Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse, brother of President Mahinda Rajapakse, contacted me to ask if the United States could advise the President and his security detail how they might improve all aspects of his security. The Secretary said the President had been impressed with the secur [...] | 2006-12-18 04:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER CE |
06COLOMBO2089 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY [...] Post grants country clearance to Treasury Enforcement Advisors, Fred Borakove and Carol Kelley from January 19 to January 27, 2007. The purpose of their visit is to deliver the financial investigators techniques training course to be hosted by the governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and [...] | 2006-12-18 05:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON OTRA KPAO AFIN CE |
06COLOMBO209 | CHAIRMAN GIVES STATUS REPORT ON AD HOC COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) On February 8, Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara hosted the Chiefs of Missions of the G-8 countries and India for a discussion concerning the outstanding issues facing the February 27 meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on Terrorism (AHCT). AHCT chairman Dr. Rohan Perera ( [...] | 2006-02-08 11:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER CE |
06COLOMBO2090 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EILEEN BURKE, [...] Post grants country clearance to Eileen Burke, Lawrence Camp and Andrew Farnum of Millennium Challenge Corporation to visit Colombo from January 3 to January 28, 2007. The purpose of their visit is to continue due diligence on the SME Development portions of the GOSL?s Millennium Challenge Com [...] | 2006-12-18 05:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KMCA ECON OTRA KPAO AFIN OVIP CE |
06COLOMBO2094 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT FACES CHALLENGES IN BUILDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 10, former Sri Lankan president Kumaratunga told a group of supporters she will return to politics, possibly making a bid to regain leadership of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP),currently headed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. On Dec 12, the Marxist, Sinhalese n [...] | 2006-12-18 12:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CE |
06COLOMBO2095 | SRI LANKA: EASTERN UNIVERSITY VICE-CHANCELLOR [...] (C) Summary. Eastern University (Batticaloa) Vice-Chancellor S. Ravindranath disappeared from an area of heightened security in Colombo midday on December 15. Civil monitors and human rights activists allege that the LTTE-breakaway Karuna faction (TMVP),in collusion with state security forc [...] | 2006-12-18 12:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2096 | ECONOMIC LEADERS MUST FOCUS ON DEFENSE; IMF [...] (SBU) Summary: Corruption within the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL),shifting of budgetary allocations for defense expenditures, Sri Lanka,s true potential for economic growth, and the planned closure of the International Monetary Fund,s (IMF,s) Resident Office in Sri Lanka, were topics on De [...] | 2006-12-18 12:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EAID CE |
06COLOMBO2099 | SRI LANKA: TWENTY-THREE STUDENTS ABDUCTED IN [...] (C) Summary: Twenty-three teenage students and two teachers were abducted from a private tutorial center in the Thirukovil area of the southeastern Ampara district on December 18 at approximately 10 p.m. The Government of Sri Lanka has blamed the "Tamil Tigers" (LTTE). Other interlocutors no [...] | 2006-12-19 11:33:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO21 | Sri Lankan Nominee for the USPTO's February [...] Post welcomes the opportunity to nominate candidates for the USPTO training programs and is pleased to nominate Wasantha Navaratna Bandara, Senior State Counsel in the Attorney General's office, for the program scheduled from February 21-24, 2006. 2. Mr. Bandara has worked in the Attorney [...] | 2006-01-04 11:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR CE OEXC ECONOMICS |
06COLOMBO2101 | TERRORIST LISTS: MALDIVES DOES NOT MAINTAIN A [...] (SBU) EconOff coordinated with US TreasuryOff located in Sri Lanka to obtain the following information requested reftel. The Government of Maldives (GOM) does not maintain a national list of banned terrorist organizations. The GOM does not identify any terrorist groups in its country. Altho [...] | 2006-12-20 05:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KVPR MV |
06COLOMBO2104 | SRI LANKA: TOURISM INDUSTRY DECIMATED BY CONFLICT [...] Summary. Sri Lanka's tourism industry has suffered dramatically in recent months as incidents of terrorism have increased and western countries have ramped up their travel warnings for Sri Lanka. Hotel companies are responding to the drop in business by implementing severe cost cutting measur [...] | 2006-12-20 12:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI CE |
06COLOMBO2105 | Agreement Ends Tea Plantation Strike For Most [...] Summary: Sri Lankan tea trade unions have been striking for the last two weeks to demand an increase in wages. On December 19, most unions, representing 80-90 percent of the tea plantation workforce, entered into an agreement for a moderate increase in wages. Some unions, however, did not ca [...] | 2006-12-20 12:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID CE |
06COLOMBO2106 | SRI LANKA: US TRADE MISSION A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The extended business outreach project involving four US companies to Sri Lanka, who were part of a major US trade delegation to India, was successfully concluded with the participating companies reporting encouraging prospects. Post would like to acknowledge the efforts and ti [...] | 2006-12-20 12:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID CE |
06COLOMBO2107 | SRI LANKA: TIGERS APOLOGIZE FOR ABDUCTING 23 [...] (C) Summary: The "Tamil Tigers" (LTTE) apologized late December 19 for the December 18 "mistaken recruitment" of 23 students from a private tutorial center in Thirukovil, Ampara, releasing the abductees to the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) that evening. Humanitarian interlo [...] | 2006-12-20 12:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV MOPS PREL CE |
06COLOMBO2113 | SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR AND OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) Summary: On December 20, the Ambassador met with Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of the major opposition United National Party (UNP),to discuss the prospects for a Sinhalese consensus on resolving Sri Lanka,s ethnic conflict. Wickremesinghe, who had met with President Rajapaksa earlier tha [...] | 2006-12-21 12:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CE |
06COLOMBO2114 | COLOMBO PORT TO EXPAND AS MUCH AS 300 PERCENT [...] On December 18, 2006, President Mahinda Rajapaksa officially inaugurated the commencement of the Colombo Port Expansion Project (CPEP) at an opening ceremony attended by the U.S. Ambassador. Cited as the largest development project undertaken by Sri Lanka to date, the Government of Sri Lanka [...] | 2006-12-22 03:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV ETRD EWWT EAID CE |
06COLOMBO2118 | COLOMBO PLAN ON TRACK TO RECRUIT NEW [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (SBU) On December 21 Ambassador Blake met with Pakistani High Commissioner Shahzad Chaudhry, currently serving as President of the Colombo Plan Council (CPC). The Ambassador explained US objections to an extension on Colombo Plan Secret [...] | 2006-12-22 06:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL CE |
06COLOMBO2119 | CORRUPTION WORSENING IN SRI LANKA [...] Summary: On December 9th 2006, the Sri Lanka Chapter of Transparency International organized the National Integrity Awards to commemorate United Nations International Anti Corruption Day. Justice Ameer Ismail, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corrup [...] | 2006-12-22 06:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PHUM SOCI EAID CE |
06COLOMBO212 | DEMARCHE: PSI ENDORSEMENT BY THE 2/13 2006 ASTOP [...] (C) DCM joined Australian High Commissioner French, Japanese Ambassador Suda, British High Commissioner Evans and Canadian Charge' Shea in February 9 Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) demarche (reftel) on Foreign Secretary H.G.M.S. Palihakkara. French presented reftel points, focusing [...] | 2006-02-09 08:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP XC CE |
06COLOMBO2122 | SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER URGES QUICK [...] Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe hosted a meeting on December 22 to discuss the status of the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP). Representatives of the sponsoring countries and organizations and relevant Government of Sri Lanka [...] | 2006-12-22 08:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2123 | AMBASSADOR BRIEFS INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER ON [...] (C) Ambassador hosted a one-on-one lunch for Indian High Commissioner Alok Prasad on December 22, hours after Prasad presented his credentials to President Rajapakse. The Ambassador told Prasad that he and his Embassy colleagues looked forward to working very closely with Prasad and his miss [...] | 2006-12-22 10:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR CE IN |
06COLOMBO2124 | MALDIVES REFORMS MAKING SLOW PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to South and Southwest Asia Ambassador Douglas A. Hartwick and Special Assistant Manpreet Anand traveled to Maldives on December 5-6, 2006, to meet with President Gayoom and other government officials to discuss US-Maldives bilateral e [...] | 2006-12-26 05:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI EAID PREL MV |
06COLOMBO2126 | SRI LANKA: LTTE BOARDS JORDANIAN SHIP, RUNS IT [...] (U) On December 23, the Jordanian vessel "Faraha 3," carrying 14,000 metric tons of rice from southern India to South Africa, had engine failure and anchored in Sri Lanka's northern territorial waters. Newspapers reported that Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres boarded the ship, r [...] | 2006-12-26 12:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EWWT ETRD EAGR PREL CE |
06COLOMBO2127 | SRI LANKA LOSES HALF OF GERMAN TSUNAMI AID [...] (U) SUMMARY: News of Germany's reallocation of approximately 19 million euros in tsunami reconstruction funding from Sri Lanka to Aceh, Indonesia hit the newswires on December 23 and 24 following remarks by the German Minister for Overseas Development during a visit to Aceh. This funding, ea [...] | 2006-12-26 12:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM SOCI EAID CE |
06COLOMBO213 | SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT IN SERIOUS PREPARATIONS FOR [...] (C) The Ambassador's discussion with Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, the head of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) delegation to the February 22-23 ceasefire talks in Geneva, along with poloff's separate consultations with staff at the GSL Peace Secretariat, indicate that the new Gov [...] | 2006-02-09 09:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL CE |
06COLOMBO2132 | DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR MALDIVES [...] (U) Summary: The importance of creating a stable economy before Maldives' 2011 LDC graduation, diversification beyond the fisheries and tourist industries, and promoting environmental protectionism were the main topics of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to South and Southwest Asia, [...] | 2006-12-27 12:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR ENRG EWWT SENV EINV ETRD MV |
06COLOMBO2135 | SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION LEADER CONCERNED DE-MERGER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since October, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has discussed de-merging the north and east, currently administered as a single province per the 1987 Indo-Lanka Accords. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its proxies have said a continued merger is an essential pre- [...] | 2006-12-28 11:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2139 | SRI LANKA: UPDATE ON JORDANIAN SHIP GROUNDED OFF [...] (U) December 28-29 saw a barrage of media articles on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) boarding a Jordanian vessel and forcing the crew to raise anchor, causing the ship to be grounded off the coast of Mullaitivu in the north (ref). Papers reported that the Sri Lanka Monitoring Miss [...] | 2006-12-29 06:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO2142 | SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS VOICE CONCERN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following up on Secretary Rice's December 14 initiative, Ambassador Blake hosted a roundtable discussion with human rights activists and civil society representatives on December 21. The Ambassador briefed the group on USG efforts and also solicited views on how best to stren [...] | 2006-12-29 12:10:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PTER PREL CE |
06COLOMBO218 | IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 - [...] THE FOLLOWING IS THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR MALDIVES FOR 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT MALDIVES FEBRUARY 2006 2. Maldives is comprised of over 1,190 islands, of which 198 are inhabited and 87 are exclusive resort islands. The local population is about 285,000, and ove [...] | 2006-02-10 05:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR MV |
06COLOMBO219 | SRI LANKA: PROPOSAL FOR INCLE FUNDS [...] Summary: Per Reftel request, this message contains Post's endorsement for the International Organization of Migration (IOM)'s proposal to combat trafficking in persons. IOM representatives informed us they have forwarded the proposal directly to G/TIP. IOM has a proven track record within S [...] | 2006-02-10 05:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN CE |
06COLOMBO230 | SRI LANKA: GSL INSIDER PREDICTS PRE-GENEVA [...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with poloff, presidential advisor and younger sibling Basil Rajapaksa discussed Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) thinking and expectations in the run-up to talks on the ceasefire with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) scheduled for February 22-23 in Geneva. [...] | 2006-02-13 11:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO235 | MALDIVES WILL SUPPORT GUATEMALA FOR SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-14 09:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC |
06COLOMBO236 | MALDIVES WILL LIKELY SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-14 09:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM UN MV |
06COLOMBO242 | BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON RADHIKA COOMARASWAMY, [...] (C) Radhika Coomaraswamy, whose appointment as UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict was announced on February 7, has been a close and valued contact of the Embassy for more than two decades. She has been a long-standing and vociferous opponent of the Liberation Tigers o [...] | 2006-02-16 07:14:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR CE |
06COLOMBO247 | SRI LANKA NOMINATION OF MFA LEGAL ADVISER ROHAN [...] (U) Ambassador was requested to come in by Foreign Secretary Palihakkara Feb 16 to discuss the candidacy of Sri SIPDIS Lankan MFA Legal Adviser Rohan Perera to the International Law Commission (ILC). At the last minute, Foreign Secretary was detained at the President's office, so meeting wa [...] | 2006-02-16 11:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AORC CE UN |
06COLOMBO248 | SRI LANKA NOMINATION OF MFA LEGAL ADVISER ROHAN [...] (U) Ambassador was requested to come in by Foreign Secretary Palihakkara Feb 16 to discuss the candidacy of Sri SIPDIS Lankan MFA Legal Adviser Rohan Perera to the International Law Commission (ILC). At the last minute, Foreign Secretary was detained at the President's office, so meeting wa [...] | 2006-02-16 11:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AORC CE UN |
06COLOMBO250 | SRI LANKA: POLICE, COMMUNITY, SUPPORTIVE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 7, emboffs traveled to Alawwa, 30 miles north of Colombo in Kurunegela District, to look into reports from the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (NCEASL) that the congregation of a local Christian church had been threatened and harassed on Christm [...] | 2006-02-16 11:58:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO254 | MALDIVES: POLITICAL SUSPICIONS FESTER WHILE [...] (C) During a February 10-13 DCM visit to Maldives (in conjunction with a port call by the missile destroyer USS McCampbell from the USS Ronald Reagan strike group),conversations with government officials and the opposition conveyed a sense of logjam in the political reform process as social [...] | 2006-02-17 05:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL MV |
06COLOMBO256 | SRI LANKA: PRE-TALKS PREPARATIONS, POSTURING [...] (C) Ambassador's meetings with the three Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Ministers who will participate in talks on the Ceasefire Agreement in Geneva February 22-23 indicate that the new Rajapaksa government is diligently preparing for its first face-to-face with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil [...] | 2006-02-17 05:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO268 | Special Media Reaction: USS McCampbell Visit to [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-21 10:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL MV |
06COLOMBO271 | SRI LANKA: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON INVESTMENT [...] (C) Rohitha Bogollagama, Sri Lankan Minister for Investment Promotion and Industries, is a colorful, aisle-crossing politician and lawyer whose bipartisan experience--as well as his involvement in a few sensational local scandals--may make him uniquely qualified for the delicate job of pres [...] | 2006-02-21 11:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV EINV CE |
06COLOMBO284 | (C) SRI LANKA: INFORMATION REGARDING EXTREMIST [...] (SBU) Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have a twenty-year history of using youths, some as young as 10, in non-combatant as well as combat and even suicide bomber roles. The use of underage boys and girls points to a systemic shortage of traditional manpower and an attempt [...] | 2006-02-23 03:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO287 | SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE ON REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-23 11:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM PTER IZ CE |
06COLOMBO288 | MALDIVES: REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS CONDEMNING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-23 11:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM PTER IZ MV |
06COLOMBO293 | 2005 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] Mission has funded, and continues to monitor the use of, equipment purchased for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) involved in anti-narcotics efforts. The two NGOs are the Sri Lanka Anti-Narcotics Association (SLANA) and Mithuru-Mithuro Rehabilitation Center. Per REFTEL, the details of [...] | 2006-02-24 06:03:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN |
06COLOMBO30 | SYMPOSIUM OF EAST ASIA SECURITY (SEAS),APRIL 3-26, 2006 [...] POST WISHES TO NOMINATE MAJOR GENERAL NISSANKA WIJESINGHE, ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE SRI LANKA ARMY FOR PARTICIPATION IN SEAS 2006 PROGRAM. 2. NOMINEES BIO DATA FOLLOWS: A. NAME IN FULL: NISSANKA ?WIJESINGHE? B. SEX: MALE. C. DOB: MARCH 1, 1954, POB: KALUTHARA, SRI LANKA. D. NAT [...] | 2006-01-05 11:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
06COLOMBO306 | Special Media Reaction: Conclusion of Ceasefire [...] (U) Summary: The Sri Lankan media, in an avalanche of commentary on the just concluded ceasefire talks in Geneva, spun the outcome in different directions according to their traditional political tendencies. Comment in state-owned media chided the local independent media and international wire [...] | 2006-02-27 11:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE |
06COLOMBO308 | SRI LANKA: MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACKING ON [...] (C) With the conclusion on February 23 of the first round of talks between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in three years, southern political parties are feverishly engaging in Monday morning quarterbacking to determine whether the GSL "won" or [...] | 2006-02-27 13:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO309 | SRI LANKA'S PREMIER BUSINESS CHAMBER CALLS FOR [...] (U) Summary: Sri Lanka's first "Economic Summit," sponsored in January by Sri Lanka's premier business group, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, provided an opportunity for business leaders to discuss their role in vital issues confronting the country such as the peace process and economic deve [...] | 2006-02-28 03:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV XD XO CE |
06COLOMBO321 | IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 ? SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-28 10:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV |
06COLOMBO331 | SRI LANKA: THE SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Mission's submission for the sixth annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for Sri Lanka follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Reftel. Mission point of contact is poloff Anamika Chakravorty, telephone +94.11.2.448.007 x2425, fax +94.11.2.471.092. Paragraph 21: Sri Lanka [...] | 2006-03-01 11:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD CE |
06COLOMBO337 | AVIAN INFLUENZA - SRI LANKA UPDATE FOLLOWING INDIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The avian flu (AI) outbreak in nearby India has generated significant publicity in Sri Lanka, with public concern leading to decreased consumption of poultry products. Little change has taken place since November (Ref A) in the pace of preparations by the Government of Sri Lan [...] | 2006-03-02 11:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC CE |
06COLOMBO338 | NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR HAPPY WITH GENEVA BUT SEES [...] (C) Summary. Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar told Colombo co-chairs reps March 2 that the Geneva talks had exceeded his expectations. An initially tense atmosphere had relaxed over time and made it possible for agreement on a joint statement. Brattskar is fairly confident the next round wil [...] | 2006-03-02 11:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO |
06COLOMBO340 | SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT DELEGATION MEMBERS' [...] (C) In separate conversations March 2, Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) delegation members John Gooneratne and Nivard Cabraal told emboffs they were generally pleased with the outcome of the February 22-23 talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Geneva. Both said they foresee [...] | 2006-03-02 11:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO342 | SRI LANKA: DEMINING RETURNING TO FULL SPEED [...] (U) NGOs continued humanitarian demining while Sri Lankan Army (SLA) deminers were still hunkered down following the December and January surge in attacks on security forces by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). While remaining on operational stand down, Department-funded demining [...] | 2006-03-03 06:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAID CASC MOPS KHDP CE |
06COLOMBO349 | Terrorism Finance - Placement of Op-Ed on [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-06 10:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN KPAO EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR CE |
06COLOMBO357 | SUPPORT FOR TRADE MISSIONS TO SRI LANKA [...] Summary: Post, along with the American Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (AmCham Sri Lanka) would welcome a trade mission described in reftel from the American Chamber of Commerce of India (AmCham India). Post will work closely with AmCham Sri Lanka on this project. Regarding a possible separa [...] | 2006-03-07 08:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD KTEX ECON CE |
06COLOMBO367 | SUPPORTING THE U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-08 09:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KSCA PARM KNNP ETTC IN CE |
06COLOMBO368 | LETTER FROM SECRETARY RICE TO SRI LANKAN FOREIGN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-08 09:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER OPDC UN CE |
06COLOMBO373 | SRI LANKA ALMOST CERTAINLY TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA [...] (C) The Ambassador demarched Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera March 8 on the need for Guatemala, not Venezuela, to obtain the Latin America seat on the UNSC this fall. Samaraweera said, "At the moment, we are thinking along the same lines. We are moving in that direction." He noted t [...] | 2006-03-08 10:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC CE |
06COLOMBO374 | EU Election Observation Media Analysis [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-08 10:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO EAID OIIP PREL CE |
06COLOMBO377 | SRI LANKA: GSL MINISTERS DOWNPLAY COMPLEXITIES IN [...] (C) In a March 7 meeting with Health Minister and chief Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) negotiator Nimal Siripala de Silva and a March 8 meeting with Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, the Ambassador stressed that the GSL must be proactive in upholding its commitments under the joint statem [...] | 2006-03-08 10:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO382 | SRI LANKA: JVP INSISTS CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT MUST [...] (C) In a March 8 meeting, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva and JVP MP Vijitha Herath told poloff that their party generally supported Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Geneva February 22-23 but insisted that th [...] | 2006-03-09 10:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR CE |
06COLOMBO383 | USCIRF VISIT TO SRI LANKA [...] (SBU) Summary. Members of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) visited Sri Lanka February 23-25 and met with religious, political, and civil society leaders to get a sense of the overall human rights situation as well as to discuss reports of unethical conv [...] | 2006-03-10 04:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO4 | IS SRI LANKA GOING BACK TO WAR - AND WHAT CAN WE [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the optimism and hope surrounding the four-year old ceasefire agreement (CFA) fade and a return to some sort of war becomes an increasing (but certainly not inevitable) possibility, the U.S. and the rest of the concerned international community need to consider how best to he [...] | 2006-01-03 07:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS EFIN CE LTTE |
06COLOMBO400 | READY OR NOT, HERE THEY COME: (MOST) LOCAL [...] (C) Local government elections, scheduled to take place in most areas on March 30, have been embroiled in controversy and legal challenges since the deadline for nominations passed on February 16. Although the pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has file [...] | 2006-03-15 09:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO408 | SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY CLAIMS NO GSL [...] (C) In a March 15 meeting with Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the Ambassador stressed the importance of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) upholding its commitment to restrain any armed group other than Government security forces from operating in GSL-controlled territory (Reftels). Acc [...] | 2006-03-16 09:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO414 | SRI LANKA MONITORING MISSION: SCORING THE GENEVA [...] (C) Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) Spokeswoman Helen Olafsdottir told poloffs on March 17 that the level of violence in the north and east had diminished dramatically since the February 22-23 talks between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [...] | 2006-03-17 13:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO428 | SRI LANKA: LTTE-BACKED STUDENTS BLOCK VICE [...] (SBU) Vehement protests by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-affiliated Jaffna University Student Union (JUSU) have prevented Professor S. Ratnajeevan Hoole, who was appointed Vice Chancellor to the troubled university on March 9, from assuming his duties. President Mahinda Rajapak [...] | 2006-03-20 11:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PGOV SOCI CE |
06COLOMBO431 | SRI LANKA MAY HAVE OIL AND GAS FIELDS, BUT LACKS [...] (U) Summary: Sri Lanka is preparing to call for expressions of interest from international companies for oil and gas exploration as studies conducted by an international company have revealed possible petroleum resources in the seabed off the northern and western coasts. While Sri Lanka app [...] | 2006-03-21 03:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ETRD BEXP CE |
06COLOMBO445 | MALDIVES: GROWING PAINS OF DEMOCRATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 14-16 trip to Maldives, poloff met government officials, political party leaders, and civil society representatives, all of whom expressed commitment to democratic reform but worry about its pace and implementation. All interlocutors responded positively to the [...] | 2006-03-22 04:58:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR MV |
06COLOMBO460 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENTIAL CONFIDANT (AND SIBLING) [...] (C) Basil Rajapaksa, confidant and advisor to his older brother President Mahinda Rajapaksa, told poloff on March 22 that in the second round of talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),scheduled to be held in Geneva April 19-21, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) wants to move [...] | 2006-03-23 10:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO467 | SRI LANKA: NORWEGIANS CONCERNED ABOUT PROSPECTS [...] (C) In a March 23 meeting, Norwegian emboffs expressed concern that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),absent greater evidence that the Government is disarming the Karuna paramilitary and/or other confidence building measures, may pull out of talks with the Government of Sri Lanka ( [...] | 2006-03-24 07:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO470 | SRI LANKA: NEW ANTI-LTTE TAMIL PARTY: A CREDIBLE [...] (C) Summary: A new Tamil umbrella political party hopes to pose an alternative to the pro-LTTE Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and to attract prominent non-LTTE Tamils, such as Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) misfit V. Anandasangaree and People's Liberation Front of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) chi [...] | 2006-03-25 06:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CE |
06COLOMBO471 | COLOMBO CO-CHAIRS HUDDLE IN FACE OF POST-GENEVA [...] (C) Summary. In the face of tepid performances by both the GSL and the LTTE in fulfilling their Geneva commitments, local co- chair representatives plan to beard each side in early April, after March 30 local government elections. That said, violence remains down which is quite encouraging [...] | 2006-03-27 04:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO |
06COLOMBO484 | Slow but Steady Progress on Sri Lankan Tsunami [...] (U) Summary: Despite a change in Government in late 2005, and resultant changes in ministries and personnel handling tsunami reconstruction, Sri Lanka continues to make steady, if not speedy, progress in rebuilding. The new Government has rolled back the problematic ?buffer zone,? thus movi [...] | 2006-03-28 11:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON CE |
06COLOMBO495 | SRI LANKA: JVP GIVING ALL IT'S GOT IN SOUTHERN [...] (C) Poloff's March 26-27 visit to four southern districts suggested a sharp split in attitudes--if not in actual platforms--among the three largest parties in the run-up to March 30 local elections. The governing Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) is banking on traditional voter preferences for [...] | 2006-03-29 10:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO508 | SRI LANKA: LTTE-KARUNA TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN [...] (C ) Summary: Following the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Geneva in mid-February, the eastern district of Batticaloa has seen tension and turf battles between the LTTE and the breakaway Karuna faction. During a March 19-21 visit, [...] | 2006-03-30 12:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO528 | SRI LANKA: STRONG GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE IN LOCAL [...] (SBU) Local government (LG) elections were held March 30 in a total of 266 Municipal Councils (MCs),Urban Councils (UCs),and Pradeshiya Sabhas (PSs- village councils) in most areas of Sri Lanka except the north and the eastern district of Batticaloa. (Note: Polling in those areas is due Sep [...] | 2006-04-03 12:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO53 | Special Media Reaction: LTTE Sinks Navy Ship Off [...] (U) Summary: English and vernacular press on Sunday, January 8, overwhelmingly led with January 7th's pre-dawn LTTE suicide attack on the Sri Lanka Navy Dvora-class vessel off the coast of the eastern port of Trincomalee. English, Sinhala, and some independent Tamil press readily blamed the L [...] | 2006-01-09 11:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
06COLOMBO533 | Sri Lanka Garment Sector Revises Revenue [...] (SBU) Summary: Sluggish growth in apparel exports has prompted Sri Lanka to re-design its textile and garment industry strategy. While new growth targets have not been set, the new strategy will focus on promoting two broad categories of apparel and enhancing productivity. In addition, a k [...] | 2006-04-05 03:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID KTEX ETRD CE |
06COLOMBO534 | SRI LANKAN TAX ON FOREIGN PROGRAMMING COULD HARM [...] (SBU) Summary: In a move to resuscitate the ailing local movie industry and protect the local TV production industry, Sri Lanka has announced plans to impose a tax on most foreign television series and movie broadcasts. While the tax was slated to go into effect April 1, no implementing reg [...] | 2006-04-05 03:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD CE |
06COLOMBO537 | Garment Quota Expiration No Drastic Impact on Labor [...] (SBU) Summary: While Sri Lankas apparel export growth slowed to 3% from an expected 12% (REFTEL),there has been no drastic impact on labor, as previously expected. Although, there is evidence of about 10,000 job losses, most of the workers have been absorbed back into the industry as large [...] | 2006-04-05 04:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID KTEX ETRD CE |
06COLOMBO54 | Special Media Reaction: Sri Lankan Foreign [...] (U) Summary: Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera's first official visit to Washington D.C. January 5 - 8 elicited much attention from the government- owned and mainstream independent press. State-run and independent television news programs carried prominent footage of the Ministe [...] | 2006-01-09 11:30:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE |
06COLOMBO543 | PRESIDENT AGREES CO-CHAIRS SHOULD DELIVER STRONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Rajapaksa agreed that Co-Chair Chiefs of Mission (minus the US) should travel to Kilinocchi to deliver message to Tigers that they need to engage seriously in Geneva talks, give up violence, and broaden Geneva agenda beyond the ceasefire agreement (CFA). Co-Chairs will [...] | 2006-04-05 11:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO546 | SRI LANKA: JVP SOLDIERING ON AFTER DISAPPOINTING [...] (C) In an April 3 meeting with poloff, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva downplayed his party's dismal showing in March 30 local elections (Ref B). "We knew the SLFP (the governing Sri Lanka Freedom Party) was going to win," he insisted; "we're pleased with our res [...] | 2006-04-05 12:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CE |
06COLOMBO55 | SRI LANKA: ESCALATING VIOLENCE SHIFTS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The week of January 2 was quiet in the Jaffna peninsula where several attacks by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the last 30 days had claimed the lives of dozens of security forces (Ref B). However, the eastern district of Trincomalee became the new nexus of violence [...] | 2006-01-09 11:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE LTTE |
06COLOMBO550 | SRI LANKA PLANS FIRST SOVEREIGN BOND ISSUE; MAY [...] (U) Summary: For the first time, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) intends to raise funds through a sovereign bond issue. Traditionally, Sri Lanka has avoided large-scale borrowing from the international capital markets, relying on concessionary donor financing and local borrowing to fill i [...] | 2006-04-06 06:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON CE |
06COLOMBO551 | NATION-BUILDING BONDS: SRI LANKA TARGETS ITS [...] (U) Summary: In a move to raise funds from new markets, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is targeting its citizens living overseas (who normally repatriate over USD 1 billion in remittances annually) to purchase patriotically-branded, Nation Building Bonds (NBB),by offering tax holidays and [...] | 2006-04-06 07:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON CE |
06COLOMBO553 | SRI LANKA: INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONS IN LIMBO [...] (C) Summary: Political in-fighting, spearheaded by the Sinhalese nationalist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP),is hindering formation of the Constitutional Council, the multi-partisan body empowered to nminate members to independent watchdog authoritis like the Human Rights Commission (HRC),P [...] | 2006-04-06 11:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CE |
06COLOMBO557 | TIGERS NOT YET COMMITTED TO SECOND ROUND OF TALKS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are not yet willing to commit to attending the second round of peace talks scheduled for April 19-20 in Geneva, according to Solheim and Hanssen-Bauer. While the Tigers want to stick to discussing the Ceasefire Agreement, the GSL wants to broa [...] | 2006-04-07 06:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO559 | SRI LANKAN AIRLINES INTERESTED IN BOEING AIRCRAFT [...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lankan Airlines (SLA),Sri Lankas national carrier, is in contact with Boeing and Airbus regarding gradual replacement of its current all Airbus fleet. Boeing will have tough competition from Airbus, due to its existing hold on Sri Lankan Airlines and its partner Emirates [...] | 2006-04-10 05:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EFIN ECON CE |
06COLOMBO568 | AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPARATIONS IN MALDIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lack of a concentrated poultry sector keeps Maldives at low risk for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). At the same time, it also presents challenges for surveillance and detection in the case of infection due to inadequate animal testing facilities, underdeveloped quara [...] | 2006-04-10 05:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC MV |
06COLOMBO57 | REINVIGORATING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY CULTURAL AND SPORTS [...] (U) Post welcomes renewed attention by ECA to cultural and sports diplomacy as important tools to support mission objectives(reftel). Following responses are keyed to reftel paragraph four. --------------------------------------------- -------------- A: Which of your mission objectives bene [...] | 2006-01-09 12:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OEXC OPRC PREL SCUL CE |
06COLOMBO581 | SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ENZI [...] (SBU) Senator Enzi, your delegation's April 14 visit to Sri Lanka offers a valuable opportunity to highlight our warm bilateral ties, re-emphasize our commitment to support the peace process and review progress on key elements of our humanitarian assistance program. Bilateral relations with [...] | 2006-04-10 12:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV PTER EAID ECON CE |
06COLOMBO584 | CIVIL AIR IN SRI LANKA 3 NEW CARRIERS [...] Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is taking some steps to liberalize civil aviation. The GSL has issued provisional licenses to three new airlines registered in Sri Lanka to operate international air services, although initially they will be restricted to Sri Lanka-India routes. U [...] | 2006-04-12 04:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR CE |
06COLOMBO585 | SRI LANKA CIVIL AIR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Summary: Sri Lankas civil aviation industry is undergoing important changes. In order to continue development of its tourism industry and meet International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards within the country, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) wants to build a second runway [...] | 2006-04-12 04:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR CE |
06COLOMBO591 | NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT LETTER TO SRI LANKA AND LTTE [...] (C) After Co-Chairs meeting April 12 (septel),Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar grabbed Ambassador privately to pass copy of letter which Norwegian International Development Minister Erik Solheim was sending to Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa. Brattskar said very similar letter would be sent to L [...] | 2006-04-12 09:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO592 | SRI LANKA: VIOLENCE, VERBIAGE THREATEN GENEVA TALKS [...] (U) Summary: After a brief moratorium on violence following the late January announcement of the first round of Geneva talks (Ref A),the all-too-regrettable pattern of tit-for-tat bloodshed between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its armed rivals has resumed with a vengeance. [...] | 2006-04-12 09:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO600 | GOVERNMENT ASKS CO-CHAIRS FOR STRONG RESPONSE AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Co-Chair ambassadors, minus the U.S., pushed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) hard in an August 10 meeting to make clear its commitment to "Geneva II" but the Tigers are focused on the "transportation issue" in which the GSL has refused to chopper Eastern Tigers to the [...] | 2006-04-12 11:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO601 | SRI LANKA: MORE BOMB BLASTS AND BLOODSHED IN [...] (SBU) A recent upsurge in violence that has seen 30 people killed in the north and east in just five days continued April 12 when a series of bomb blasts shook Trincomalee town in the late afternoon. Although details remain sketchy, information culled from police, journalists, local resident [...] | 2006-04-12 13:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER CE |
06COLOMBO612 | CO-CHAIRS DISCUSSION: STILL SLIM CHANCE FOR GENEVA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Co-Chair reps met in Colombo April 17. Problems on both sides led to failure of transport of Tiger leaders on Aug 15, but Tigers bear most blame. There is one last chance to arrange transportation by civilian helicopter, which could allow Geneva to take place April 24-25 as plann [...] | 2006-04-17 09:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO613 | CO-CHAIRS DISCUSSION: STILL SLIM CHANCE FOR GENEVA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Co-Chair reps met in Colombo April 17. Problems on both sides led to failure of transport of Tiger leaders on April 15, but Tigers bear most blame. There is one last chance to arrange transportation by civilian helicopter, which could allow Geneva to take place April 24-25 as pla [...] | 2006-04-17 09:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO62 | MALDIVES: ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT AT ODDS OVER [...] (C) Summary. On December 28, Sri Lankan police, apparently acting on a request from Maldivian authorities via Interpol, searched the Colombo office of the pro-opposition Minivan News for evidence that Minivan staff were engaged in seditious activities and/or gun-running. Although the search y [...] | 2006-01-10 10:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR MV CE |
06COLOMBO620 | SRI LANKA: CLAYMORE MINES AND MOB VIOLENCE AS LTTE [...] (C) Summary. Violence and communal strife in the north and east continued over the long New Year holiday, killing at least another 40 people April 13-17 in Trincomalee, Jaffna and Vavuniya. An April 12 bomb blast in Trincomalee that appeared to target civilians--the first such incident since [...] | 2006-04-17 13:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO630 | SRI LANKA: DEATH OF CHILD SOLDIER IN LTTE ATTACK [...] (U) Summary. The death of an underage Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre in a claymore mine explosion in North Vavuniya on April 13 has prompted an outcry from the United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF),which has repeatedly asked the LTTE to free all child soldiers. [...] | 2006-04-19 09:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO634 | SRI LANKA: NORWEGIAN FACILITATORS SEE SLIGHT HOPE [...] (C) In an April 19 meeting with the Ambassador, Norwegian Special Envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer and Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar said they still held out some hope that talks in Geneva between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) might take place A [...] | 2006-04-19 11:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO635 | PROPOSED ANTI-CONVERSION LEGISLATION UNLIKELY TO [...] (U) After more than eighteen months in legislative limbo, the Buddhist monk-based Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) anti-conversion bill showed faint signs of life when the Speaker of Parliament appointed Wijedasa Rajapakse, the Minister of State for Banks, to head the parliamentary select committee [...] | 2006-04-19 12:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO639 | SRI LANKA: CODEL ENZI CALLS ON PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 14 visit to Sri Lanka, Senators Michael Enzi, Lamar Alexander and Johnny Isakson, their spouses, staff and Terrell Halaska, Assistant Secretary of the Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs, Department of Education, observed US-funded humanitarian demining [...] | 2006-04-20 09:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID OREP CE |
06COLOMBO646 | SRI LANKA: FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS "NEGATIVE [...] (C) Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera met with the Ambassador on April 20 to discuss latest developments on the peace process. Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara and GSL Peace Secretariat head Palitha Kohona also participated in the meeting. The Foreign Minister said that he had "he [...] | 2006-04-20 12:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO650 | NORWEGIANS STILL TRYING TO BROKER DEAL AS APRIL 24 [...] (C) SUMMARY: LTTE told the Norwegians they cannot attend ceasefire talks in Geneva until transport is arranged for their leaders to attend a Central Committee meeting. Contrary to what the Tigers told the press, the Tigers did not insist on other conditions for talks. Norwegians are still try [...] | 2006-04-21 06:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO654 | SRI LANKAN PEACE PROCESS: WHAT CAN WE AND OTHERS [...] (C) Escalating violence by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) against both civilian and military targets, along with the Tigers' refusal to attend the second round of talks in Geneva, suggest that the LTTE may have decided that continuing the peace process, at least for now, does not [...] | 2006-04-21 14:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO656 | LOCAL G8 COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-24 10:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER CE |
06COLOMBO661 | SRI LANKA: CLAYMORES, CYANIDE, AND CIVILIANS: [...] (C) The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued small-scale attacks against military and civilian targets in the north and east April 21-23, killing eleven members of the security forces and six Sinhalese villagers in separate incidents. For the second time in as many weeks, a Sinhal [...] | 2006-04-24 12:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO662 | MALDIVES: DESPITE REFORM ROADMAP, QUESTIONS ON [...] (U) Summary: On March 27 the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) unveiled its much-hyped "Reform Roadmap" which calls for increased press freedom, a new constitution by June 2007, and a multi-party election in October 2008. Since then, however, little progress has been made and const [...] | 2006-04-24 13:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MV |
06COLOMBO668 | SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE ON ASIAN CANDIDATES TO UN [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara on April 20. The Ambassador stressed the US commitment to ensuring the effectiveness of the Human Rights Council and the need for the Asia group to support candidates [...] | 2006-04-25 07:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KUNR UNHRC UN CE |
06COLOMBO672 | SRI LANKA: SUSPECTED LTTE SUICIDE BOMBER ATTEMPTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka was injured April 25 in an assassination attempt by a suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber at Army Headquarters in Colombo. As many as eight people, many of them members of Fonseka's security detail, may h [...] | 2006-04-25 11:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC CE |
06COLOMBO675 | SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADOPTION OF ICRC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-26 06:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREL ICRC SZ CE |
06COLOMBO676 | SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE ON U.S. REQUEST TO EXTEND 100 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-26 06:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC CE |
06COLOMBO683 | Jaffna University Students Also Suffering From [...] (SBU) Summary. More than most university students in Sri Lanka, the approximately 5,000 students currently studying at Jaffna University have felt the impact of the ongoing political tensions in missed classes, low funding, and deteriorating academic standards. This formerly prestigious uni [...] | 2006-04-26 10:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SCUL SOCI KPAO CE |
06COLOMBO686 | SRI LANKAN MILITARY LAUNCHES "LIMITED" RETALIATORY [...] (C) Following the attempted assassination of Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka in Colombo on April 25, Government security forces launched aerial and artillery strikes on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) territory in the eastern district of Trincomalee late April 25 and the mor [...] | 2006-04-26 13:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM MOPS CE |
06COLOMBO696 | SRI LANKA: INITIAL REPORTS OF IDP OUTFLOWS [...] (SBU) Summary. April 27 reports by the pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) website TamilNet alleging that as many as 40,000 civilians have fled the Trincomalee District since the Sri Lanka Military carried out aerial bombing raids cannot be confirmed. Trincomalee's Government Agent e [...] | 2006-04-27 12:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO697 | SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT CONFIRMS MILITARY OPERATIONS [...] (C) In an April 27 meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Charge' condemned the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) April 25 attempt on the life of the Army Commander and underscored strong US support for Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the confli [...] | 2006-04-27 12:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO713 | SRI LANKA: TIGER TRANSPORT STILL ON TABLE AS [...] (C) Low-intensity conflict between Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued April 29-May 2, including an April 30 LTTE attack on camps run by the dissident Karuna faction on the Batticaloa-Polonnaruwa border. Despite the violenc [...] | 2006-05-02 13:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MOPS PGOV PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO72 | Special Media Reaction: Ambassador's January 10 [...] (U) Summary: English and Sinhala media January 11 ran bold front-page headlines and lead stories highlighting Ambassador's January 10 speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in which he noted that peace should be the nation's highest priority, criticized recent LTTE violence and lauded the [...] | 2006-01-11 09:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
06COLOMBO721 | INDIANS STILL HOPING GENEVA TALKS CAN RESUME UNDER [...] (C) According to a local Indian diplomat, his government remains hopeful, despite the April 25 assassination attempt on Army Chief Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka, that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) can engage the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in a second round of talks. To get the talks back [...] | 2006-05-03 12:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV IN CE |
06COLOMBO723 | GUNMEN ATTACK TAMIL NEWSPAPER ON EVE OF WORLD PRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the evening of May 2 unidentified gunmen entered the offices of the Tamil language newspaper Uthayan in the northern district of Jaffna and opened fire on the employees, killing two and wounding at least three. The Minister of Mass Media and Information condemned the attack [...] | 2006-05-03 12:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO731 | SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR STRESSES NEED TO DEVELOP [...] (C) In separate May 4 meetings with Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara and opposition United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya, the Ambassador emphasized U.S. support for the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the need for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to giv [...] | 2006-05-04 11:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO737 | SRI LANKA HOPING FOR "POSITIVE RESPONSE" ON PSI [...] (C) The Ambassador presented reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera on April 4 and raised it in a subsequent meeting with Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara one day later. Palihakkara indicated that his Government was interested and said he hoped to have "a positive res [...] | 2006-05-04 11:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM KNNP PGOV PREL PHSA CE |
06COLOMBO74 | FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER FOR THE LEASE AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-11 11:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO CE MV ECONOMICS |
06COLOMBO757 | AKASHI GETS HARD LINE FROM TIGERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tigers implied to Akashi they will not go to Geneva until Government stops all violence against Tamils. They insisted President Rajapaksa has the power to do so, but Akashi told us that the President has admitted some doubts about his control. END SUMMARY 2. (C) Japanese S [...] | 2006-05-10 10:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO759 | SRI LANKA: ICRC NOTES DISTURBING TRENDS SINCE [...] (C) In a May 9 meeting with poloff, ICRC Deputy Head of Mission Peter Krakolinig and Protection Coordinator Christoph Sutter said that they believed that their access to Government-held detainees is very good. Sutter estimated the number of detainees held under Emergency Regulations to whom [...] | 2006-05-10 12:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO763 | Your Efforts to Rationalize Foreign Assistance [...] (SBU) I have read with interest the information we have received regarding your efforts to revamp US foreign assistance processes. In that vein, I believe Sri Lanka deserves a closer look and poses interesting questions for the foreign aid planning community to consider as it moves forward wi [...] | 2006-05-11 06:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON CE |
06COLOMBO771 | SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS [...] (C) Since the April 7 assassination of a Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP-nominee in Trincomalee--and in tandem with stepped-up violence against Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) military targets--the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is increasingly attempting to depict GSL security forces [...] | 2006-05-11 12:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO776 | HIV/AIDS IN MALDIVES -- LOW PREVALENCE BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite a low reported prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Maldives, the lack of surveillance among high risk populations and risky behavior among Maldivian drug- using youth suggest underreporting and the potential for a serious, but silent, outbreak. Even though Government of Maldives ( [...] | 2006-05-15 03:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC MV |
06COLOMBO777 | Sri Lankan Business Community's Post-Tsunami "Back [...] Summary: The "Back to Business" project of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) has helped restart a significant number of tsunami affected businesses and livelihoods. "Back to Business" was a comprehensive, private sector-led program. The Government of [...] | 2006-05-15 05:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN CE |
06COLOMBO790 | SCA PDAS CAMP PRESSES GSL ON POLITICAL PROPOSALS [...] (C) In separate May 15 meetings with Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Peace Secretariat head Palitha Kohona, Principal Deputy Assistant SIPDIS Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Camp SIPDIS emphasized U.S. concern at the escalation [...] | 2006-05-16 07:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO791 | SRI LANKAN TRUCE MONITORS TELL SCA PDAS CAMP THEY [...] (C) In a May 15 meeting with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Camp and SIPDIS Charge', members of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) said that the Mission plans to resume naval monitoring as soon as possible. In SLMM's view, the May 11 Se [...] | 2006-05-16 07:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PTER CE |
06COLOMBO792 | SRI LANKA: SCA PDAS CAMP URGES DEFENSE SECRETARY [...] (C) In a May 15 meeting with Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Camp and Charge' underscored U.S. support for the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) but stressed the need for the Government to investigate thoroughl [...] | 2006-05-16 08:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER MOPS PREL PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO793 | Central Bank reports 6% GDP Growth Sri Lanka in [...] (U) Summary: According to the Central Bank, Sri Lanka's economy grew by 6% in 2005 compared with 5.4% in 2004. Post- tsunami reconstruction, debt moratoria and foreign grants SIPDIS and loans helped mitigate the adverse effects of the December 2004 tsunami. Main contributors to growth wer [...] | 2006-05-16 09:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON CE |
06COLOMBO794 | Sri Lanka Tax mess [...] (U) Summary: The cost of doing business in Sri Lanka is set to rise, due to increased taxation and tax complexity. International trade is also subject to high taxation in the form of increased non-tariff fees and surcharges. However, the impact of higher taxes is not equitable. For companies [...] | 2006-05-16 09:43:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN CE |
06COLOMBO803 | TRANSITIONS AND CHALLENGES IN HIV/AIDS PREVENTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Though Sri Lanka is still considered a low prevalence country for HIV/AIDS, most local HIV/AIDS experts agree that interventions must shift from general awareness campaigns to behavior change approaches targeted at vulnerable and at-risk populations. Government bureaucracy, lack [...] | 2006-05-17 06:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC MV |
06COLOMBO805 | DUTCH AMBASSADOR REGISTERS LOCAL EU CONCERN WITH [...] (C) Dutch Ambassador Reynout Van Dijk called on Charge' May 17 in his capacity as the representative of the EU Presidency to complain about SCA PDAS Donald Camp's May 16 statement during a television interview in Colombo that the U.S. encouraged the European Union to list the Liberation Tige [...] | 2006-05-17 10:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL CE EU |
06COLOMBO808 | Special Media Reaction: PDAS Camp Visit to [...] (U) The Sri Lankan media splashed SCA PDAS Donald Camp's media interviews prominently on their front pages and as leads on the evening TV news programs. While government-run media highlighted Camp's denunciations of the LTTE, independent papers, in both Tamil and English, played up his comment [...] | 2006-05-17 11:58:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE |
06COLOMBO809 | MAIN PARTIES TROT OUT THE OLD GUARD FOR COLOMBO [...] (SBU) Local government elections for the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) and 21 other local government authorities will be held on May 20. Elections in these localities were postponed from March 30 because of assorted court challenges to electoral lists submitted by various parties (Reftel). [...] | 2006-05-17 12:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO814 | POPULATION DISPLACEMENTS DUE TO RECENT [...] (SBU) OFDA REGIONAL ADVISOR, WILLIAM BERGER TRAVELED TO SRI LANKA FROM MAY 4 THROUGH MAY 14TH TO ASSESS REPORTED POPULATION DISPLACEMENTS DUE TO RECENT INCREASE IN HOSTILITIES BETWEEN THE SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT FORCES AND THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE). FINDINGS OF THE ASSESSMENT [...] | 2006-05-18 09:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID CE |
06COLOMBO819 | Electricity strike could delay reforms [...] (U) Summary: Unions affiliated with the Marxist- Nationalist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party have warned of a strike and country-wide blackout on May 23 in protest of government moves to present electricity reforms to Parliament, which they fear would lead to privatization of the state [...] | 2006-05-19 07:10:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG CE |
06COLOMBO836 | World Health Assembly: Smallpox Demarche [...] (SBU) Econoff and EconFSN met on May 19 with Dr. H.A.P. Kahandaliyanage, Director General of Health, Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition, regarding reftel. Kahandaliyanage appeared to agree with various arguments for retaining the smallpox virus. He promised that he would discuss the issue wi [...] | 2006-05-22 08:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO WHO CE |
06COLOMBO843 | SRI LANKA: NGO OFFICES TARGETED, LTTE EASTERN [...] (C) The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) deputy eastern military commander was one of several fatalities as violence continued in the embattled north and east May 20-21. Unknown perpetrators threw grenades into the offices of three international NGOs in a government-controlled town in [...] | 2006-05-22 12:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM EAID CE |
06COLOMBO853 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER VISIT TO TOKYO AND SRI [...] (C) Your visit to Tokyo and Sri Lanka comes during a tense period of increased violence and worrisome prospects for Sri Lanka's fragile ceasefire. Your visit gives us the opportunity to pursue two key goals - increased co-chair support to push the peace process forward, including seeking way [...] | 2006-05-24 06:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON MARR OVIP PGOV PREL CE |
06COLOMBO866 | SRI LANKA: FROM INSIDE THE CONFLICT ZONE AND FROM [...] (C) In separate meetings on May 18 and May 23 a Tamil cleric from Jaffna and a Sinhalese Buddhist Cabinet Minister shared with poloff their assessments of the current situation and expectations for the future. Although their many differences in viewpoints, especially with respect to Governme [...] | 2006-05-24 13:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO87 | SRI LANKA: SEVEN POLICE ARRESTED IN [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 29, the media reported six police officers were arrested for having links to a drug baron. A seventh officer was arrested on January 3. These arrests appear to be the beginning of a larger-scale effort to clean police corruption, which law enforcement contacts and [...] | 2006-01-12 10:58:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR KCRM CE |
06COLOMBO872 | TOKYO CO-CHAIRS PRE-MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: GSL representatives admit that at least some elements of armed forces may be cooperating with irregular armed groups. Government is trying to crack down on this, and is also trying to develop a proposal for a political settlement. EU will likely designate LTTE as terrorist group on May [...] | 2006-05-25 11:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO |
06COLOMBO88 | SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR THE JANUARY 23-25 [...] (C) Your visit to Sri Lanka comes as small-scale but recurrent aggression by the insurgent Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is exerting increasing pressure on a still-new and relatively untested Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) executive. President Mahinda Rajapaksa appears to lack a coh [...] | 2006-01-12 11:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER CE |
06COLOMBO89 | Special Media Reaction: Editorial Reaction to [...] (U) Summary: English and Sinhala editorialists January 12 praised Ambassador Lunstead's January 10 speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in which he noted that peace should be the nation's highest priority, criticized recent LTTE violence and lauded the GOSL's restrained response to LTTE [...] | 2006-01-12 11:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE |
06COLOMBO898 | Sri Lanka Tourism Prospects [...] (U) Summary: Despite the deteriorating security situation, tourist arrivals in the first four months of 2006 have increased 25%, according to the Sri Lanka Tourist Board (STB). April arrivals were up 18%. Discussions with tourism sector reps, however, indicate that the Government of Sri La [...] | 2006-05-31 10:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON CE |
06COLOMBO906 | SRI LANKA: ANTI-CONVERSION BILL MIRED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The parliamentary select committee to discuss the Buddhist monk-based Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU)-sponsored bill proposing to outlaw "unethical conversions" began hearing testimony in May (Ref A). According to one member of parliament (MP) serving on the committee, the group i [...] | 2006-05-31 12:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF CE |
06COLOMBO91 | BFIF FY06 PROPOSALS [...] US-MALDIVES FRIENDSHIP WEEK: (A) JUSTIFICATION: THE MALDIVES TRADE FAIR HAS SEEN CONSIDERABLE GROWTH OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS IN TERMS OF COMPANY PARTICIPATION, COVERAGE, AND SIGNIFICANCE IN THE MALDIVES COMMERCIAL CALENDAR (REF C). IT REMAINS THE PRIMARY MEANS THROUGH WHICH US COMPANIES CA [...] | 2006-01-13 06:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EFIC ETRD CE MV |
06COLOMBO933 | A/S BOUCHER TALKS TOUGH ON TIGERS BUT PRESSES FOR [...] (C) Summary: Following his participation in the May 30 meeting of the Sri Lankan Donor Co-Chairs (US, EU, Norway, and Japan) in Tokyo, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher underscored the messages from the Tokyo Co-Chairs statement during a May 31 trip to Co [...] | 2006-06-05 07:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO940 | U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN; DEMARCHE ON NAM STATEMENT [...] (C) Ambassador delivered demarche requested ref (A) to Foreign Secretary Palihakkara June 5. Palihakkara said that he had not read the NAM document, and presumed that as usual this "112-member monster" had produced a lowest common denominator document. Ambassador said that did not seem to be t [...] | 2006-06-05 11:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR CE |
06COLOMBO941 | SRI LANKA: TAMIL TIGERS THREATEN WITHDRAWAL AFTER [...] (C) On June 1, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreed to go to Oslo for June 8-9 talks with a Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) delegation led by Peace Secretariat Secretary General Palitha Kohona to discuss the role of the Scandanavian-led Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) despite e [...] | 2006-06-05 12:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO946 | HCOC: SRI LANKA HAS "NOT HAD TIME" TO CONSIDER AS [...] (SBU) On April 25, poloff delivered Reftel demarche to Sumedha Ekanayake, Assistant Director of UN and Multi-lateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a June 6 phone conversation, Ekanayake explained that his government "had not had time" to consider the Hague Code Of Conduct (HC [...] | 2006-06-06 10:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA CE |
06COLOMBO947 | SRI LANKA WILL ATTEND RED CROSS-RED CRESCENT [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Director for UN and Multilateral Affairs Sumedha Ekanayake June 5. Ekanayake said Sri Lanka will send a delegation to the Red Cross- Red Crescent scheduled for June 20-21 in Geneva, and his government supports [...] | 2006-06-06 10:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC CE |
06COLOMBO958 | EAC MEETING 7 JUNE 2006 [...] (SBU) Colombo EAC met June 7 to discuss the June 6 early morning claymore mine attack along the main road from Colombo to the airport north of town. The latest information indicates the explosion occurred near the entrance to a Navy base (which processes new recruits) about five hundred meter [...] | 2006-06-07 11:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC CE PTER |
06COLOMBO966 | DEMARCHE ON ADDRESSING IRAN ISSUE AT JUNE 12-16 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-08 09:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PGOV CE |
06COLOMBO970 | SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR STRESSES HUMAN RIGHTS AS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-08 10:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO971 | SRI LANKA CLOSE TO ENDORSING PSI [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Palihakkara told Ambassador June 8 that the MFA had "made some headway" on obtaining GSL consensus on participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). Palihakkara said that he had sent a letter to the Ministry of Defence and to the President's office stating [...] | 2006-06-08 11:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP MNUC PREL CE |
06COLOMBO976 | SRI LANKA: POPULATION MOVEMENTS IN CONFLICT AREAS [...] (C) The unsteady security environment since April 2006, including ethnic communal incidents and military action, has led to displacement among Sinhalese, Muslim, and Tamil communities in the North and East of Sri Lanka. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) currently estima [...] | 2006-06-09 06:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO989 | SRI LANKA: ASSESSING UNOHCHR FIELD PRESENCE [...] (U) Summary: Poloff met with United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) Sri Lanka representative Rory Mungoven on June 9 to discuss the successes and constraints of the program and how the U.S. could buttress OHCHR's mandate in Sri Lanka. Mungoven noted moderately [...] | 2006-06-12 11:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO990 | SRI LANKA: LTTE REFUSES TO MEET GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) surprised most observers by derailing diplomatic efforts to salvage the peace process, refusing to hold talks on the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission June 8-9 in Oslo. Moreover, in the wake of the EU listing of the Tigers, the LTTE has said [...] | 2006-06-12 11:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL CE |
06COLOMBO992 | MALDIVES: MINIMAL PROGRESS ON REFORMS, BUT [...] (U) Summary: Following the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) publication of a Reform Roadmap, the President's office issued a decree on freedom of assembly May 15 to complement the Roadmap and expand civil liberties. Nonetheless, police arrested over 120 demonstrators taking part [...] | 2006-06-13 08:21:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MV |
06COLOMBO996 | SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PROLIFERATION [...] (C) Ambassador reminded Foreign Secretary Palihakkara June 13 that the US would like the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) to attend the June 23 Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) High-Level Political Meeting (HLPM) in Poland. Palihakkara stated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had recomm [...] | 2006-06-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP MNUC PREL KACT CE |
06COLOMBO997 | SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-13 11:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CE |
06COLOMBO998 | SRI LANKA: FOREIGN SECRETARY DISCUSSES OSLO, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Palihakkara and Peace Secretariat Chief and head of the Oslo delegation Kohona on June 13 in the wake of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's (LTTE) refusal to enter talks with the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) in Oslo on June 8-9 on t [...] | 2006-06-13 11:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM CE |
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 |
06CONAKRY1647 | GUINEA: SEVERAL PEACEFUL PROTESTS UP COUNTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Between October 26 and October 30, Guinea experienced several peaceful demonstrations up country. N'Zerekore remains calm in the wake of an October 26 march by over 5000 citizens in the city (ref A). Two demonstrations in the port city of Kamsar were led by women protesting r [...] | 2006-11-03 13:09:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS ECON PREF EAID ELTN ASEC GV |
06CONAKRY1665 | PROTESTS IN KAMSAR AS LABOR DISPUTE SPARKS EMPLOYEE ANGER [...] (SBU) Summary. Senior managers of the Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee (CBG),in which the U.S. firm Alcoa is a major partner, are the targets of passionate protests by CBG employees and their dependants, angered by recent cutbacks in long-provided benefits and services. Protesters -- mainly [...] | 2006-11-08 10:23:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EMIN PINS ASEC CASC GV |
06CONAKRY1695 | Guinea's Movement Towards Political Consensus: At a [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Little has been done to implement the recommendations by Guinea's opposition and majority political parties since they reached consensus on political reforms on October 16. The changes, including an independent electoral commission, would be wide-ranging and could greatly inc [...] | 2006-11-15 12:18:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREF EAID ELTN SOCI ASEC GV |
06CONAKRY1696 | GLOBAL ALUMINA ENTERS NEW PARTNERSHIP TO GAIN NECESSARY [...] (SBU/PROPIN) Summary. Global Alumina is entering into a new strategic partnership, via joint venture with BHP Billiton (BHP),one of the world's leading alumina producers, and Dubai Aluminum (DUBAL),owner of one of the world's largest alumina smelters. Once the BHP board approves the deal, [...] | 2006-11-15 12:18:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ETRD ECON PGOV 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 |
06CONAKRY1718 | IMF TEAM CONCLUDES GUINEA IS FARTHER THAN BEFORE FROM A [...] (SBU) The November 18-21 visit by an IMF technical team ended with the team leader, Israel de la Piedra, expressing disappointment that Guinea's microeconomic performance had worsened since the IMF's last examination in March of this year (reftel). The three-person team was dispatched to exami [...] | 2006-11-22 12:27:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IMF PGOV GV |
06CONAKRY1743 | Bamako Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza -- [...] Per reftel, post is actively engaging the Guinean government on the importance of the upcoming international conference on avian and pandemic influenza in Bamako. Four high-level Guinean delegates will attend the conference -- Dr. Jean Paul Sall, Minister of Agriculture; Dr. Amara Cisse, Min [...] | 2006-11-29 08:48:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR KFLU TBIO PREL EAID MA GV |
06CONAKRY1763 | SYLLA/FUTURLEC SAGA: BLOCKING GUINEA'S PROGRESS TO A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the aftermath of the IMF's recent criticism of Guinea's monetary and economic performance (ref A),EconOff discussed Guinea's return to a funded program with IMF resident representative Alvin Hilaire. In Guinea for less than two months, Hilaire echoed the donor community's [...] | 2006-12-04 15:35:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV IMF GV |
06CONAKRY1764 | SYLLA/FUTURLEC SAGA: BLOCKING GUINEA'S PROGRESS TO A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the aftermath of the IMF's recent criticism of Guinea's monetary and economic performance (ref A),EconOff discussed Guinea's return to a funded program with IMF resident representative Alvin Hilaire. In Guinea for less than two months, Hilaire echoed the donor community's [...] | 2006-12-04 15:35:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV IMF GV |
06CONAKRY1824 | GUINEA'S UNIONS PUT STRIKE ON HOLD, FOR NOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Guinea's CNTG-USTG union coalition has decided that it will not call a general strike during December. Ongoing negotiations have resulted in government concessions on retirement-related issues. With the upcoming end-of-year celebrations, union leadership believes that the cos [...] | 2006-12-20 09:52:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM CWC PREL PGOV OPCW CBW GV |
06CONAKRY1830 | Guinea: 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism [...] Guinea was not included in the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism. Therefore, this cable will not be a detailed assessment, but provides information on major developments likely to have an impact on the ability of terrorists to operate in Guinea (Ref A). There have been few changes since post' [...] | 2006-12-20 14:23:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS GV |
06CONAKRY747 | GUINEA'S UNIONS COMMIT TO STRIKE, CLAIM THE [...] (SBU) Guinea's labor union coalition has issued a formal call for an open-ended general strike to begin June 8. In a meeting June 6 with AF/W Director Phil Carter, representatives from the USTG and CNTG said the government has "disappeared" from negotiations. Ironically, after signing their [...] | 2006-06-07 17:21:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI ASEC CASC GV |
06CONAKRY757 | GUINEA STRIKE: DAY ONE IS PEACEFUL, PUBLIC SUPPORT [...] (U) Summary. Guineans are mostly following the strike called for June 8 by the USTG-CNTG union coalition. Most offices, larger stores, businesses and government offices are either closed or barely staffed. As the day continued, some taxi drivers got on the road, and most gas stations opene [...] | 2006-06-08 16:36:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI ASEC CASC GV |
06CONAKRY775 | GUINEA STRIKE: DAY TWO REMAINS CALM, GOVERNMENT PR [...] (SBU) Summary. Guinean support for the general strike remained relatively strong and peaceful on its second day. The government seems more prepared to handle the PR aspects of the strike, compared to the five-day strike that ended in March. While it is neither failing nor fading, this union [...] | 2006-06-09 13:34:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI ASEC CASC GV |
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 |
06COPENHAGEN1020 | DANISH PARTICIPATION IN LEBANON FORCE GENERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 10:45:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO LE DA |
06COPENHAGEN1034 | LEBANON: DENMARK BACKS FRENCH UNSCR DRAFT, WEIGHS [...] (C) The Danish government's approach to the Lebanon crisis continues to track with ours, emphasizing the need for a long-lasting solution that neutralizes the security threat posed by Hezbollah. An extraordinary meeting of the Danish parliament's foreign policy committee August 1 yielded broad [...] | 2006-08-03 11:43:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO LE IS DA |
06COPENHAGEN1050 | LEBANON: DANES PLEASED WITH U.S.-FRENCH DRAFT, FM [...] (C) Danish MFA Middle East Head of Department Tomas Anker Christensen confirmed August 7 that Denmark offers its full support to securing a UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon on the basis of the U.S.-French agreed text, and as quickly as possible. Christensen expressed hope that Lebane [...] | 2006-08-07 11:53:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC LE DA |
06COPENHAGEN1060 | DEMARCHE ON LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-10 07:12:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IS LE DA |
06COPENHAGEN1094 | LEBANON: DANISH CONTRIBUTION TO UNIFIL [...] (C) Denmark fully supports our view that new UNIFIL contributions must be deployed as quickly as possible, Danish MFA Head of Department for Middle East and Latin America Tomas Anker Christensen confirmed August 16, in response to ref (A) demarche. Christensen noted with alarm recent suggesti [...] | 2006-08-16 10:17:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS UN LE DA |
06COPENHAGEN1135 | DANISH FM TO DISPATCH NEW MIDDLE EAST ENVOY [...] (C) The Danish MFA notified us August 24 that FM Per Stig Moeller has decided to send his new personal representative for the Middle East, outgoing Danish Ambassador to Turkey Christian Hoppe, to Beirut, Tel Aviv and Damascus early next week to review efforts to implement UNSCR 1701. MFA Middl [...] | 2006-08-24 11:56:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS LE SY DA |
06COPENHAGEN1327 | CARTOON ANNIVERSARY: DANISH PAPER DECIDES AGAINST [...] (S/NF) Summary: To mark the one-year anniversary this weekend of its publication of Mohammed cartoons, the Danish daily "Jyllands-Posten" weighed, but ultimately decided against reprinting the caricatures, at least so soon after the controversy stirred by the Pope's speech. Our discreet discussions [...] | 2006-09-29 08:13:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PTER DA |
06COPENHAGEN1355 | DENMARK SUPPORTS TOUGH UNSC STATEMENT ON NORTH [...] (C) Danish MFA Head of Department for Asia (A/S-equivalent) Susan Ulbaek expressed full agreement with reftel points on North Korea's nuclear test threat, and indicated October 4 that the Danish UN mission in New York has been instructed to work toward "the strongest possible Presidential Stat [...] | 2006-10-04 10:53:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN DA |
06COPENHAGEN1366 | DANISH PM REINFORCES NORTH KOREA MESSAGE WITH [...] (C) In a meeting October 6 with Chinese ambassador to Denmark Xie Hangsheng, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen underscored the importance of taking a coherent, coordinated and firm line in the UN Security Council in response to North Korea's nuclear test threat, and received assuranc [...] | 2006-10-06 07:24:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNSC DA |
06COPENHAGEN1372 | DANES URGE QUICK PASSAGE OF NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS [...] (C) Denmark supports rapid UN Security Council adoption of our draft resolution on North Korea, Danish MFA Head of Department for Asia (A/S equivalent) Susan Ulbaek assured us October 10. Ulbaek expressed optimism that agreement could be reached in New York even later that day, but urged that, [...] | 2006-10-10 11:01:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN DA |
06COPENHAGEN1379 | DANES BACK DPRK RESOLUTION, MAY CO-SPONSOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 09:25:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC UNSC KNNP KN DA |
06COPENHAGEN1389 | DENMARK ON UPCOMING GAERC [...] (C) Summary: Danish MFA European Correspondent Michael Bach Petersen told us October 13 that next week's GAERC will seek conclusions on Sudan, the Western Balkans, the Middle East, Iran, Georgia, and North Korea. Petersen pointed to emerging EU splits on Sudan, Kosovo and Zimbabwe that could [...] | 2006-10-13 10:19:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU DA |
06COPENHAGEN1414 | DANES FIRM IN SUPPORT OF GUATEMALAN UNSC BID [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-19 08:28:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GT VE DA |
06COPENHAGEN1555 | DANES WANT TO AVOID "TRAIN WRECK" ON TURKISH EU [...] (C) Summary: Denmark agrees that the current row over Turkish relations with Cyprus should not be allowed to result in Turkey's exclusion from the EU accession process, Danish MFA Director for EU Enlargement Lars Bo Moller declared to us November 22, even as the Danish government maintains that [...] | 2006-11-22 11:38:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN TU CY DA |
06COPENHAGEN262 | KEEPING DENMARK ENGAGED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) During a February 28 meeting, the Ambassador stressed to Defense Minister Gade the USG's strong interest in Denmark's continued contributions in Iraq. Gade said the Danish government will prepare a "white paper" in May that analyzes how Denmark can best continue to contribute to Iraq's se [...] | 2006-03-01 09:33:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR IZ AF DA |
06COPENHAGEN324 | KEEPING DENMARK IN IRAQ: REQUEST FOR INTERAGENCY [...] (C) Summary. The Danish parliament in May will vote on a yet-to-be drafted government resolution to extend Denmark's contributions to Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and the NATO Training Mission (NTM-I) through the remainder of 2006. In preparation for what will be a difficult political challe [...] | 2006-03-14 13:19:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR IZ DA |
06COPENHAGEN336 | MOHAMMED CARTOONS: DENMARK WILL NOT PROSECUTE THE NEWSPAPER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-17 05:28:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER DA KDEM |
06COPENHAGEN352 | ANTI-ISRAEL CLAUSES - LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE [...] (U) Summary: In the context of domestic Danish politics following the Mohammed cartoon crisis, it has become known that some Danish firms accept the use of anti-Israel clauses in trade agreements with certain Muslim countries. The government of Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, despite [...] | 2006-03-21 05:27:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD PHUM IS DA |
06COPENHAGEN360 | DENMARK AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - ADDITIONAL [...] Danish authorities have now confirmed that the virus found in a white buzzard on the island of Svinoe ten days ago is of the H5N1 strain. Health authorities also confirmed that nine dead tufted ducks found on the island of Aeroe in south central Denmark last week were carrying the H5N1 virus. [...] | 2006-03-21 13:50:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KFLU EAGR EAID ECON PREL SENV TBIO |
06COPENHAGEN441 | SCENESETTER FOR COALITION CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary. Embassy warmly welcomes S/I Deputy Deutsch and the interagency team for the April 7 coalition consultations with the Danish government. Despite flagging domestic support for the military effort in Iraq, implacable parliamentary opposition and the shock of Mohammed cartoon crisis, [...] | 2006-04-04 12:34:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS DA IQ |
06COPENHAGEN450 | DENMARK: INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMITTEE FOLLOW-UP [...] (U) 22 Danish firms were named in the final report of the Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) on the Oil-for-Food Program (OFF) as having been involved in illicit OFF-program payments. Ref A describes the initial Danish response to the report. 2. (SBU) In response to Ref B, post followed u [...] | 2006-04-06 09:06:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KFIN PGOV IZ DA |
06COPENHAGEN454 | EMBASSY REITERATES NEED TO SHUT DOWN ROJ-TV [...] (C) Pol/Econ Counselor and Polmiloff called April 6 on MFA Foreign Policy Director Jens-Otto Horslund and Deputy Director Lars Bo Moeller to strongly urge the Danish government shut down Roj-TV and freeze its assets and those of related media companies (reftel). Pol/Econ Counselor stressed th [...] | 2006-04-06 13:55:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL DA TU |
06COPENHAGEN705 | GREENLAND: AMB'S VISIT REINFORCES STRONGER TIES [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Cain's recent five-day visit to Greenland confirmed that U.S. relations with this strategic, semi-autonomous territory are stronger than ever and no longer the bilateral irritant they once were with the Danish government. Greenland Home Rule officials uniformly expr [...] | 2006-05-18 11:42:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PBTS SENV DA GL |
06COPENHAGEN778 | DENMARK EXTENDS ITS IRAQ DEPLOYMENTS BY ONE YEAR [...] (C) Summary. With a one-year extension of its deployments in Iraq until at least July 2007, Denmark remains one of the USG's most stalwart partners in Iraq. In addition to maintaining a battalion in southern Iraq, Denmark is boosting its generous reconstruction aid and offering to provide the [...] | 2006-06-02 09:53:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR DA IZ |
06COPENHAGEN790 | THIRD JOINT COMMITTEE DELIVERS TRANSFORMED [...] Summary. The two-day U.S./Denmark/Greenland Joint Committee meetings successfully wrapped up May 31 with all parties satisfied with the progress made in the key working groups: trade and tourism; environment; science; and education and culture. Greenland and Danish press covered the closing [...] | 2006-06-06 09:22:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV DA GL |
06COPENHAGEN833 | ATTENDANCE AT PSI HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL MEETING [...] (SBU) MFA PSI Action Officer Casper Nervil confirmed June 9 that MFA State Secretary Michael Zilmer-Johns will represent Denmark June 23 at the High-Level Political Meeting for the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) in Warsaw. As an Under Secretary-equivalent in the MFA, he currently has [...] | 2006-06-12 12:46:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP PARM PL DA |
06COPENHAGEN857 | MDA: DENMARK SUPPORTIVE OF US POSITION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-16 12:04:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC DA IS |
06COPENHAGEN858 | DANES AGREE TO LEAN AGENDA FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel points June 13 with Ambassador Tyge Lehmann, MFA Senior Advisor for International Law and June 16 with Kim Vinthen, Office Director for Human Rights Policy. Lehmann noted that Denmark fully supports the U.S. opinion that the inaugural session of the Human Rights [...] | 2006-06-16 12:06:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL DA |
06COPENHAGEN859 | DENMARK TILTS TOWARD DUTCH CANDIDATE FOR NATO SCR [...] (SBU) Embassy conveyed reftel points in support of Ambassador Litt's candidacy to MFA Deputy Director for International Security Michael Lund Jeppesen and MFA NATO Section Chief Maria Egense. Egense responded June 15 by stressing that Denmark believes both Amb. Litt and the Dutch candidate Am [...] | 2006-06-16 13:02:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO MARR PREL AF DA |
06COPENHAGEN861 | DENMARK WANTS RED CRYSTAL VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 07:13:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC SZ DA |
06COPENHAGEN973 | DANES SAY EU CONSENSUS DOES NOT SUPPORT NICARAGUAN [...] (C) While Denmark shares U.S. concerns expressed in ref draft statement, it also will not break with the EU consensus that the release of a statement now is premature. MFA Head of Section for Latin America Erik Hoeg told Pol/Econ Counselor and PolOff July 17 that Denmark saw "very little to d [...] | 2006-07-19 09:08:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM AORC PGOV PREL NU DA |
06COPENHAGEN980 | DENMARK: TRANSNISTRIA'S PROPOSED INDEPENDENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-20 03:31:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | RS OSCE PBTS PREL DA |
06COPENHAGEN986 | DENMARK SUPPORTIVE ON ISRAEL/LEBANON STATEMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 07:32:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IS LE DA |
06COPENHAGEN991 | DANISH GOVERNMENT DEFENDS LEBANON POLICY [...] (SBU) At an extraordinary weekend session of the Danish parliament's foreign policy committee July 22, Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller maintained a firm line against an unconditional cease-fire in Lebanon and signaled Danish government interest in participating in an eventual peacekee [...] | 2006-07-24 10:07:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IS LE DA |
06COTONOU1107 | SCENE SETTER FOR GULF OF GUINEA MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post welcomes your participation in the Government of Benin (GOB)-ACSS hosted Gulf of Guinea Ministerial Conference on Maritime Security in Cotonou, November 13-14, 2006. Your visit highlights USG support for security and safety initiatives in the Gulf of Guinea. The conference [...] | 2006-11-07 14:04:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR MASS PREL PGOV PINR CASC BN |
06COTONOU1112 | BENIN: AMENDING CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 13:43:00 | Embassy Cotonou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA BN |
06COTONOU1118 | BENIN: SCENE SETTER FOR EUCOM AND NAVEUR PARTICIPATION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post welcomes your participation in the NAVEUR/ACSS-sponsored Gulf of Guinea Maritime Safety and Security (MSS) Ministerial Conference hosted by the Government of Benin (GOB) in Cotonou, November 13-15, 2006. Your visit highlights USG support for safety and security and initiati [...] | 2006-11-09 08:01:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR MASS PREL PGOV PINR BN |
06COTONOU1148 | BENIN: DEMARCHES ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 14:44:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PHUM PREL PTER BN |
06COTONOU1149 | BENIN: MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE A SUCCESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Benin hosted a ministerial conference on "Maritime Safety and Security in the Gulf of Guinea" in Cotonou on November 13-15. The conference, sponsored by NAVEUR, and organized by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS),involved ministerial delegations from [...] | 2006-11-21 15:46:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS ETRD ECON MARR KMCA PGOV PREL BN EWWT |
06COTONOU1153 | BENIN: PRESIDENT YAYI FIRES TRANSPORT AND PORTS MINISTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 20, President Yayi dismissed the Minister for Transports, Public Works and Urban Development, Mr. Alexandre Dossou Kpedetin. At the same time he split the portfolio into two, bringing the total number of ministers to 23. The new Minister of Public Works and Transport i [...] | 2006-11-22 13:12:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR BN EWWT |
06COTONOU1165 | BENIN: PRESIDENT YAYI DECLARES FREE EDUCATION FOR PRIMARY [...] In early November 2006, President Boni Yayi announced that primary and pre-primary education would be "free," meaning that schools would no longer be permitted to charge fees. However, families of students must still purchase their children's books and uniforms. At most of Benin's schools, t [...] | 2006-11-28 14:52:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SCUL PREL BN |
06COTONOU1167 | BENIN: 2006-2007 COTTON HARVEST IN JEOPARDY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Late rains had compelled Benin's cotton experts to revise their 2006-2007 harvest estimates from 500,000 tons (the GOB's official target) to 350,000 tons, and the crop now faces damage by insects. Comment: A poor 2006-2007 cotton harvest will not necessarily lead to economic co [...] | 2006-11-29 09:35:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EINV PGOV BN |
06COTONOU1168 | BENIN BORDER ARREST OF TWO CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC [...] (U) On November 27, Beninese media reported the recent arrest by Beninese Customs of two Central African Republic nationals at the Benin/Togo border. According to the media reports, Michel Djotodia and Abakar Sabone are reportedly wanted for their role in an attempted coup in the Central Afric [...] | 2006-11-29 13:26:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR ASEC CT BN |
06COTONOU1175 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BONI YAYI OF BENIN'S USA VISIT, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Benin's new pro-American President Boni Yayi welcomes his December 13-16, 2006, USA visit to meet with President George W. Bush, and other USG, IFI and private sector officials. President Yayi likely will express his appreciation for the US support to Benin via its $307 million M [...] | 2006-11-30 16:02:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EWWT EAID MARR PGOV EFIN PINR CASC MASS PHUM |
06COTONOU1176 | COTTON CHAOS CLAIMS A VICTIM: PRESIDENT YAYI FIRES HIS [...] SUMMARY: Mr. Roger Dovonou is Benin's new Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fishing, replacing Mr. Gaston Dossouhoui. Dossouhoui was dismissed on November 30, apparently for his failure to keep the President informed about continuing difficulties with this year's cotton season (REF [...] | 2006-12-04 04:50:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EINV PGOV PINR BN |
06COTONOU1187 | COTTON PRICE FOR 2006-2007 CAMPAIGN SET [...] Yesterday President Yayi personally announced to cotton farmers that the national purchase price for the 2006-2007 season would be 0.35 USD per kilogram. This is the price that farmers should receive from the Interprofessional Cotton Association (AIC). According to the national schedule for co [...] | 2006-12-06 15:34:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EINV PGOV PINR BN |
06COTONOU1198 | BENIN: GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF INITIAL AUDITS OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GoB has announced the much-anticipated results of the audits of twenty-one ministries and several major parastatals for the 2003-2006 period. President Yayi's government initiated these audits immediately upon taking office in April 2006, as part of a high priority effort to i [...] | 2006-12-11 12:54:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KMCA BN |
06COTONOU1199 | BENIN: CWC IMPLEMENTATION DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On October 26 Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel talking points to Thomas Adoumasse, Director of the MFA's Office of International Organizations. 2. (SBU) On December 7 Pol/Econ Chief asked Mr. Bienvenu Houngbedji of the MFA's International Organizations office to provide additional in [...] | 2006-12-11 14:36:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF BWC BN |
06COTONOU1201 | BENIN: IMO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief made reftel demarche on December 7 to Mr. Bienvenu Houngbedji of the MFA's International Organizations office and also emailed French translation of talking points to Director of the Merchant Marine office at the Ministry of Transportation, Ms. Rahanatou Anki Dosso. HO [...] | 2006-12-11 14:37:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO |
06COTONOU1202 | BENIN: UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS [...] (SBU) On December 11 embassy delivered REF A report text to Mr. Bienvenu Houngbedji of the MFA's International Organizations office to follow up delivery of REF B demarche on December 7. HOLTZAPPLE [...] | 2006-12-11 14:37:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL XX KN BN |
06COTONOU1203 | TERRORIST FINANCE: USG DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered demarche in reftel December 7 to US Desk Officer Mr. Randal Oguidan of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of the Americas. HOLTZAPPLE [...] | 2006-12-11 14:43:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XR BN |
06COTONOU1212 | BENIN: GOB DIP NOTE ON GOB EFFORTS TO COMBAT CHILD [...] On October 5 the Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Government of Benin, which presented the government's comments on the June, 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. Post views this note as a positive development, because it demonstrates that the GoB remains attentive to the issue, and [...] | 2006-12-13 12:09:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM SMIG KWMN BN |
06COTONOU1213 | BENIN: LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS SET FOR MARCH 25, 2007; GOB [...] (U) SUMMARY: Benin's Council of Ministers on December 9 set the date for the upcoming legislative elections as March 25, 2007. This launches official preparations for the fifth legislative elections in Benin since the democratic transition in 1990. With just over three and a half months to go [...] | 2006-12-14 07:41:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID BN |
06COTONOU1225 | BENIN: MINISTRY OF HEALTH INAUGURATES TWO-WAY RADIO NETWORK [...] On December 8, Benin's Minister of Health, Dr. Flore Gangbo, together with representatives of USAID, UNICEF, and WHO, officially launched a radio communication network to serve the Malanville-Karimama health zone, a poor region in the far northeastern corner of Benin. This two-way radio networ [...] | 2006-12-20 10:02:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SCUL PREL BN |
06COTONOU1227 | JOURNALISTS APPEAL FOR RELEASE OF IMPRISONED EDITOR AND [...] SUMMARY: Two professional media associations have publicly appealed for the release of an editor and a journalist sentenced to six months' imprisonment for defamation. The Minister of Justice has announced that the two were legally sentenced after having violated a law; journalists contend th [...] | 2006-12-21 13:14:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PROV PHUM KPAO BN |
06COTONOU1228 | BENIN: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] This cable responds to the Department's request for information for the Worst Forms of Child Labor report (Ref A). LAWS AND ENFORCEMENT -------------------- 2. Benin's Labor Code sets the minimum age for employment at 14 years of age, but children aged 12 to 14 may perform domestic work [...] | 2006-12-22 05:54:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID BN |
06COTONOU1229 | REGIONAL AGRICULTURE ATTACHE VISIT TO BENIN/GOB PLEA FOR [...] Summary: This is an Action Request - please see para 6. Regional Agriculture Attache Robert Hanson traveled to Cotonou Dec 17-20 and met with Embassy Staff, newly-appointed Minister of Agriculture Dovonou, the Permanent Secretary of the Interprofessional Cotton Association, the West Africa Ri [...] | 2006-12-22 06:13:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID BN |
06COTONOU1231 | BENIN: PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS REFERRAL OF TWO [...] On December 21, 2006, after examining a report from a parliamentary investigative committee, the Legal Committee of the National Assembly recommended that Cosme Sehlin and Valentin Houd, respectively the former ministers of Finance and Institutional Relations under President Mathieu Kerekou, be [...] | 2006-12-22 09:26:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCOR KMCA BN |
06COTONOU1242 | BENIN: OFFICIAL NEWPAPER AND OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AT [...] Following an interview on the President's Malaria Initiative (septel),Ephrem Dossavi-Messy, a reporter for the official GOB newspaper La Nation, was asked why there had been no coverage in La Nation of President Boni Yayi's recent trip to the United States, which included a meeting with POTUS. [...] | 2006-12-28 13:14:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PROV PHUM KPAO BN |
06COTONOU603 | BENIN: GOB DEMARCHED ON NAM STATEMENT AND OIC [...] (C) On June 19 Poloff delivered talking points in reftel demarches to Thomas Adoumasse, Director of International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Adoumasse, who said that no Benin representative would be present at the OIC Ministerial in Baku, personally attended the NAM meeti [...] | 2006-06-21 10:51:00 | Embassy Cotonou | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KNNP UNSC BN |
06COTONOU878 | BENIN: NAM SUMMIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MFA [...] (SBU) On September 5 Poloff demarched Mr. Bienvenue Houngbedji of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations Office, and left behind reftel talking points as a non-paper. Houngbedji noted the USG positions on the issues raised in the reftel. 2. (C) On September 7 Ambassado [...] | 2006-09-11 16:46:00 | Embassy Cotonou | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM BN |
06COTONOU887 | AMBASSADOR'S PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT BONI [...] (U) This isan acton request. Please see para 11. SUMMARY ------ 2. (SBU) President Boni Yayi, in his first meting with newly-arrived Ambassador Gayleatha B. rown, on September 8, 2006, reaffirmed his refor agenda, commitment to good governance, and detemination to improve Benin's busine [...] | 2006-09-13 17:47:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC AMGT EAID BN |
06COTONOU893 | BENIN: DEMARCHE ON NAM TOPICS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-15 10:02:00 | Embassy Cotonou | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM BN |
06COTONOU918 | BENIN: PRESIDENT YAYI VISITS CHINA TO BOOST TIES [...] SUMMARY: Since taking office in April 2006, President Yayi has traveled abroad extensively. The latest visit in this diplomatic offensive was an official visit to China, August 28 - September 2. Heading a delegation that included the Minister of Foreign of Affairs, Minister of Finance, Ministe [...] | 2006-09-20 16:44:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EPET ETRD CH BN |
06COTONOU927 | JOURNALISTS DETAINED AFTER ALLEGEDLY DEFAMING PRESIDENT'S [...] (U) Summary: Police arrested and jailed three journalists September 15 for violating the libel law and released them September 18. The three, from the newspaper La Diaspora de Sabbat, were deemed responsible for an article alleging that President Boni Yayi's elder son was mentally ill. The [...] | 2006-09-21 15:01:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPAO BN |
06COTONOU937 | BENIN: UPDATE ON 2006-2007 COTTON SEASON [...] SUMMARY: On September 6-7, 2006, President Boni Yayi and his Minister of Agriculture toured cotton producing zones in northern Benin to assess the status of this year's cotton crop. Continued financial pressures in the sector and tardy rains have depressed forecasts for the harvest. Benin's C [...] | 2006-09-26 10:40:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD EINV PGOV BN |
06COTONOU944 | BENIN U.S. COAST GUARD ISPS COMPLIANCE TEAM VISIT CONCERNED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A four-man US Coast Guard delegation led by Mr. Peyton Coleman visited Benin August 27-30, 2006 to assess the Port of Cotonou's security and compliance with the International Shipping and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. The team's unofficial findings are that the Port of Coto [...] | 2006-09-28 09:20:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV BN |
06COTONOU989 | BENIN'S MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT COMPACT EBNTERS INTO [...] President Yayi hosted a major ceremony to mark entry into force of Benin's Millennium Challenge Compact. The compact will focus on four major activities: the port, land tenure, financial reform, and improvements to commercial dispute resolution. In his remarks, Yayi particularly stressed the [...] | 2006-10-12 11:48:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KMCA ECON PREL KCOR BN |
06COTONOU990 | BENIN: WHEREABOUTS OF CHANTAL DE SOUZA IDOHOU [...] (C) Please see action request in Paragraph 6. 2. (C) On September 28 LTC Alassane BOURANDI, Director of Military Intelligence appointed by President Yayi, requested a meeting with Poloff. Bourandi began by asking if it were possible for the embassy to determine the whereabouts and internati [...] | 2006-10-12 13:48:00 | Embassy Cotonou | CONFIDENTIAL | OFDP CVIS KCOR PGOV PINR BN |
06CURACAO1017 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES SEPARATING, BUT CLOSE COOPERATION AND [...] Summary: Following several years of discussions, referenda and negotiations, the islands of the Netherlands Antilles have officially agreed to cease to exist as a political unit. Both Curagao and St. Maarten will each also have autonomous country status within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. [...] | 2006-11-03 23:43:00 | Consulate Curacao | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON SNAR CMGT NL NA AA |
06CURACAO127 | RULING PAR PARTY WINS BIG, PRO-CHAVEZ LEFT LOSES BIG IN NA [...] (U) The ruling PAR party led by its new leader Emily de Jongh-Elhage had a dramatic win in Curacao's national elections January 27 with over 25 percent of the vote, gaining five seats. In a night of surprises Charles Cooper's MAN party jumped from no seats in the last national election to thre [...] | 2006-01-30 21:23:00 | Consulate Curacao | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NA |
06CURACAO336 | VENEZUELANS COME "A-COURTIN'" TO CURACAO [...] (C) Summary. A high level Venezuelan Navy delegation led by CNO VADM Luis Chirinos Medina met with RADM Frank Sijtsma, Commander of Dutch Forces in the Caribbean, April 3. Sijtsma characterized the meeting as a "good step" in furthering naval cooperation with Venezuela in a follow up conversati [...] | 2006-04-07 20:17:00 | Consulate Curacao | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NA AA NL |
06DAKAR1004 | GUINEA-BISSAU: BORDER CALMING DOWN FOR NOW [...] (U) Fighting in northern Guinea-Bissau has mostly ended with all rebel bases overrun by the Bissau-Guinean military. A new wave of displaced flooded into isolated Susana during the final push, but others have begun returning home to Sao Domingos, where life is returning to normal. The World F [...] | 2006-04-26 16:47:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PINS EAID PGOV PHUM PREL ECON PU SG |
06DAKAR1005 | CASAMANCE: CHIEF REBEL STRONGER THAN ANTICIPATED [...] (SBU) Beginning in mid-March the Bissau-Guinean military lent a helping hand to Senegal, putting into execution its threat to cleanse the border area of Movement of Democratic Forces of the Casamance (MFDC) recalcitrant Salif Sadio and his supporters. Bissau- Guinean troops have succeeded in [...] | 2006-04-26 17:26:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PINS PGOV PREL PU SG |
06DAKAR1011 | WADE'S ELECTORAL PROSPECTS UNSURE IN EAST AND SOUTH [...] (C) Ten months before presidential and parliamentary elections, there is broad disenchantment with President Wade in Senegal's East and South. Were the election held now, he would likely lose in sparsely populated Tambacounda Region. In Kolda and Ziguinchor, he needs to discipline his ruling [...] | 2006-04-26 18:39:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SG |
06DAKAR1021 | SUDAN: BUILDING SUPPORT FOR NATO ASSISTANCE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-27 15:57:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PKPO SU SG |
06DAKAR1034 | SENEGAL: COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETING ON [...] DELETE THIS MESSAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED MCN'S NEW MESSAGE SENT OUT WITH NEW MCN AND NEW DTG. DAKAR 00001034 002.4 OF 002 ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR ZFR Â [...] | 2006-04-28 11:26:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SNAR CVIS KCRM KISL EAIR UN PU SG |
06DAKAR1039 | SENEGAL: COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETING ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The April 27 G8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting in Dakar focused as much on narcotics as it did on ideological radicalization. DCM drew on Ref A talking points and briefed the CTAG on counter-terrorism training that we have conducted in 2006. DCM noted that we are [...] | 2006-05-02 10:16:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SNAR CVIS KCRM KISL EAIR UN PU SG |
06DAKAR1086 | TRAVEL, DARFUR, MCA AND U.S. ASSISTANCE ON WADE'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Wade asked the Ambassador to meet with him on May 4. The 30-minute meeting covered his upcoming trip to the United States, France and Switzerland; a potential official trip later this year to meet with President Bush and to sign the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) C [...] | 2006-05-08 15:52:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP EAID KMCA PHUM SG |
06DAKAR1100 | WHAT DID SENEGALESE DO BEFORE THEY HAD CANDLES?; [...] (U) SUMMARY: The latest political joke making the rounds in Dakar these days is: "What did Senegalese do before they had candles? ... They had electricity." Unfortunately, Senegal's chronic electricity shortages are no laughing matter and continue to have adverse economic, social and politi [...] | 2006-05-10 08:01:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EPET SG |
06DAKAR1149 | THERE'S TALK OF ANOTHER ELECTION POSTPONEMENT, BUT [...] (C) Some in the ruling Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) say poor logistics will require technical postponement of the February presidential and parliamentary elections to June 2007, past expiration of Wade's constitutional term. We have told them we would find that unacceptable. The opposit [...] | 2006-05-15 15:33:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINS PINR SG |
06DAKAR1169 | INFANTICIDE IN SENEGAL [...] (U) Senegalese are appalled at increasing media reports of infanticide. Though the practice seems to be limited, actual statistics are shaky. Factors which might lead parents to resort to the practice include poverty, emigration of the father, incest, the Islamic practices of polygamy and e [...] | 2006-05-17 11:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI SG |
06DAKAR1170 | GUINEA-BISSAU: AMBASSADOR PRESENTS HER [...] (C) Ambassador Jacobs presented credentials to President Joao Bernardo "Nino" Vieira and met with Prime Minister Aristides Gomes; members of the diplomatic corps, human rights and development NGOs, UNOGBIS, the UNDP representative for de-mining, the Law Faculty, National Assembly, a cashew pr [...] | 2006-05-17 11:32:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SNAR PU |
06DAKAR1204 | PRIME MINISTER SALL COMMENTS ON MCA, ELECTIONS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 18, the Ambassador called on Prime Minister Macky Sall to discuss the status of the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal, the Poverty Reduction Strategy Plan (PRSP) and election preparations. The Prime Minister stressed that the MCA Compact is the GOS, highest prio [...] | 2006-05-18 17:04:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PINR PINS PREL KMCA KHDP SG |
06DAKAR1205 | FOUR HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL ARRESTS IN SENEGAL [...] (U) In the past two months, there have been a series of high profile arrests of political figures. Labor leader Ibrahima Sene (Reftel),Amath Dansokho, Secretary General of the Labor Party (PIT),Jean Paul Dias, head of the center right party BCG, and Pape Diouf, Mayor of the City of Bambey, [...] | 2006-05-18 18:44:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS KJUS SG |
06DAKAR1246 | SENEGAL ON THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 13:33:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KUNR OPDC UN SG |
06DAKAR1256 | DEMARCHES TO NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORM AND IRAN IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-24 17:08:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KUNR UNSC UNGA IR SG |
06DAKAR1264 | THIRD MEETING OF THE UN HIGH LEVEL GROUP OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Wade opened the third meeting of the 15-member UN High Level Group of the Alliance of Civilizations on May 28. Like Turkish Minister of State Aydin and former UNESCO Secretary General Mayor before him, Wade spoke of both economic and religious divisions, warning that [...] | 2006-05-30 10:46:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PHUM PINS ECON KIRF KISL SMIG UNAUS IR |
06DAKAR1265 | THIRD MEETING OF THE UN HIGH LEVEL GROUP OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Wade opened the third meeting of the 15-member UN High Level Group of the Alliance of Civilizations on May 28. Like Turkish Minister of State Aydin and former UNESCO Secretary General Mayor before him, Wade spoke of both economic and religious divisions, warning that [...] | 2006-05-30 10:49:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PHUM PINS ECON KIRF KISL SMIG UNAUS IR |
06DAKAR1268 | PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL REPRESENTS WATERSHED IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 2, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade convened an extraordinary Presidential Council to review the status of Senegal's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal. Prime Minister Macky Sall, most Ministers, heads of major independent agencies, representatives of mult [...] | 2006-05-30 15:53:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EIND KMCA SOCI SG |
06DAKAR1270 | SENEGAL'S ACCELERATED GROWTH STRATEGY (AGS) AND [...] (SBU) The Minister of Finance met with the donors to update them on the development of Senegal's Accelerated Growth Strategy (AGS) on March 22. The Government intends to finalize and implement the strategy on July 1, but donors have not heard what changes have been made over the last two mon [...] | 2006-05-30 16:24:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EAGR SG |
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 |
06DAKAR1280 | THE CORNICHE HEMMED: WILL VOTERS SWALLOW WADE'S [...] (U) Two of three major roads leading through the Dakar peninsula and downtown are closed by construction. Using Kuwaiti funds for the next Islamic summit and on short notice, President Wade on May 10 began tunnel projects and road widening on the well-known Corniche, redirected traffic to al [...] | 2006-05-31 13:43:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN PGOV ECON PINS PINR SG |
06DAKAR1292 | AN INCIDENT OF PRE-ELECTORAL POLITICAL VIOLENCE [...] (U) On May 28, in Prime Minister Macky Sall's hometown of Fatick, the ruling Democratic Party of Senegal (PDS) youth movement mixed it up with followers of Serigne Mamoune Niasse, the partially blind marabout from nearby Kaolack who is backing ex-Prime Minister Idrissa Seck's presidential cam [...] | 2006-06-01 12:08:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV PHUM KDEM SG |
06DAKAR1299 | SENEGALESE REACTION TO U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) On June 1, the Ambassador and DCM called on President Wade to deliver Ref A points orally, leaving him a copy of the transcript of the Secretary,s press conference. The Ambassador reminded Wade that they had discussed his planned visit to Iran when the Ambassador presented her credentials [...] | 2006-06-01 14:27:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH IR SG |
06DAKAR1306 | WADE SEEKS U.S. INTERVENTION WITH JAMMEH [...] (C) During the Ambassador,s June 1 meeting with President Abdoulaye Wade to discuss Iran (Ref A),he also raised relations with The Gambia (Ref B). Wade declared that he has no intention of taking over The Gambia; on the contrary, Senegal seeks good relations. He said he would like the Unit [...] | 2006-06-01 16:32:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GA SG |
06DAKAR1307 | EMBASSY DAKAR WORKSHOP ON IPR UNITES PLAYERS AND [...] On May 24, the Embassy hosted a workshop on intellectual property rights (IPR),which attracted an audience of nearly 50 people, including actors, musicians, authors, designers, screen-writers, union representatives, business owners, gendarmes, customs officers and other GOS officials. The A [...] | 2006-06-01 16:33:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EIND ECON SCUL PGOV KPAO SG |
06DAKAR133 | AN INAUSPICIOUS START FOR THE 2007 ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Every party involved with the 2007 legislative and presidential elections faces serious obstacles. President Wade is so concerned with ensuring a solid win that he is exploring ways to change Senegal,s electoral system and has approached former Prime Minister Seck,s camp, looking for a [...] | 2006-01-19 16:39:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SG |
06DAKAR1364 | GUINEA-BISSAU: INFORMATION ON OHCHR FIELD PRESENCE [...] (C) This cable responds to reftel requirement to provide an assessment of the effectiveness the Office of High Commissioner of Human Rights activities in Guinea-Bissau. Overall, the office appears competent and well-run, but should put more emphasis on what it identifies as the main human rig [...] | 2006-06-08 08:52:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PU |
06DAKAR1427 | IS SENEGAL'S DEMOCRATIC CONSENSUS AT RISK? [...] (SBU) There is deep-rooted Senegalese consensus in favor of freedom of expression, rule of law, respect of national institutions, conformity to parliamentary or executive rules or custom, civilian control of security forces, the desirability of dialog between authorities and opposition, and [...] | 2006-06-15 14:10:00 | Embassy Dakar | SECRET | PGOV PINS PINR SG |
06DAKAR1499 | GUINEA-BISSAU: SECURITY SECTOR REFORM PLANS WILL [...] (C) GOGB and international partners continue to focus on security sector reform as the top priority for improving stability. There is still no date set for round table talks to raise funds, which have been delayed several times already. GOGB has a vision, but no clear plan, of what reform s [...] | 2006-06-23 09:38:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PU |
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 |
06DAKAR1553 | COUNTRY TEAM AID PROPOSALS FOR CASAMANCE [...] (C) The Country Team met June 14 to discuss ways to move the Casamance peace process forward. We raised two central questions. First was whether the Senegalese Government and MFDC rebel movement have sufficient political will to resolve the conflict. Second was whether USG money could mak [...] | 2006-06-30 12:28:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PGOV PINS SG |
06DAKAR1554 | MOODY RIVER: WADE'S STANDING IN THE NORTH [...] (SBU) We traveled along the Senegal River Valley, from the dust-ugly but sugar-prosperous city of Richard Toll; to opposition fief Podor, which President Wade is contesting by building public works; and to a poverty- distraught Matam that is asking what Wade has done for it lately. We visit [...] | 2006-06-30 12:29:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB SOCI ECON PINS PINR SG |
06DAKAR1586 | NGO ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN SENEGAL: [...] (C) NGOs describe Senegal as being at one of the most vulnerable points in its post-independence history in terms of fundamental freedoms of expression, movement and association. RADDHO, a prominent local human rights organization, points to judicial independence as the key issue facing Sen [...] | 2006-07-05 16:53:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SG |
06DAKAR1587 | CEREMONY MARKS SIGNING OF 2005 TIP GRANTS AND [...] Ambassador Jacobs presided over a ceremony to mark the signing of eight grants to GOS offices and NGOs actively involved in fighting trafficking in persons (TIP). The event also brought together key member of the anti-TIP community to note release of the annual TIP Report, as well as recogniz [...] | 2006-07-05 17:52:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SG |
06DAKAR1588 | SENEGAL'S BOAT PEOPLE: MORE ORGANIZED AND HEADING [...] (U) The saga of Senegal's "boat people" continues, with reports of involvement by organized crime. With Europe grappling with the problem and tightening borders, Senegalese are talking about boats now being built to carry migrants to the United States. END SUMMARY. ORGANIZED CRIME ------ [...] | 2006-07-05 18:06:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SMIG SOCI ECON PREL KCRM CV SP SG |
06DAKAR160 | REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY [...] (SBU) On January 23, EmbOff delivered reftel points and supporting documents to senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials. 2. (C) On January 20, Senegalese Minister of Planning and Sustainable Development Mamadou Sidibe sought out Charge just before the cabinet and the diplomatic corps [...] | 2006-01-23 17:58:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL AORC KNNP IR SG |
06DAKAR1608 | PRESIDENT WADE AGREES TO PUT HISSENE HABRE ON [...] (C) The African Union (AU) has asked Senegal to adjudicate the case of former Chadian leader Hissene Habre. President Wade has agreed, although under certain conditions. Human Rights Watch, the most vocal advocate of Habre's alleged victims, is optimistic, but is urging the international com [...] | 2006-07-06 15:49:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM CD SG |
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 |
06DAKAR1674 | SENEGAL'S OPPOSITION PUT TO THE TEST [...] (SBU) The opposition, already fractured, has been put to the test in recent weeks. On June 30, the terms of office for Senegalese deputies should have ended, but the National Assembly remains in session thanks to a 2005 act extending the terms by eight months (Ref A). Despite debate within t [...] | 2006-07-12 18:21:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KFRD EFIS SG |
06DAKAR168 | GUINEA-BISSAU SEEKS ASSISTANCE IN COMBATING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: On January 20, the Mission received a letter from Bissau-Guinean Prime Minister Aristides Gomes requesting assistance in combating narcotics trafficking through Guinea-Bissau. The letter noted that Bissau-Guinean Army officers, senior Ministry of Interior off [...] | 2006-01-24 16:39:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR EAID MARR PINS PU |
06DAKAR1703 | SENEGAL-EU FISHING NEGOTIATIONS STALLED [...] SUMMARY: Government of Senegal (GOS) and European Union (EU) representatives, after three rounds of negotiations, failed to agree on the new terms of the bilateral Senegal-EU fishing agreement. As a result, on June 30 at midnight, the Senegal-EU Fishing Agreement expired and the last of the [...] | 2006-07-17 07:38:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV FAO AORC EAGR SG |
06DAKAR1721 | SEEKING TRANSFORMATIONAL PRESSURE POINTS IN THE [...] (C) Ref A sums up interagency talks on Senegal's 2007 elections and suggests "engaging ... Muslim Brotherhoods ... to ensure peaceful, fair and free elections." Our first reaction was that this would be a delicate exercise, given our focus on promoting Islamic-Christian dialogue, doctrinal m [...] | 2006-07-18 08:45:00 | Embassy Dakar | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL SG |
06DAKAR1740 | SENEGAL,S ECONOMIC GROWTH: IS THE WINDOW OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegal,s real GDP growth for 2006 is likely to fall short of earlier expectations. Production in key export sectors is down; fish, phosphate and peanut exports all face difficulties, and indications are that industrial sector output is below projected levels. According to loc [...] | 2006-07-19 17:38:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID ENRG SG |
06DAKAR1746 | SENEGAL PLANS TO TACKLE ONGOING ENERGY CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Senegal (GOS) recently hosted a three-day workshop in the coastal town of Saly to diagnose the current energy crisis in the wake of the ongoing world market price increases that continue to negatively affect the Senegalese economy. The workshop featured energy [...] | 2006-07-20 13:45:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EAID ECON EPET SG CH VE IR |
06DAKAR1759 | SENEGAL'S IRAN PROPOSAL [...] (C) President Wade asked to meet with me July 21 to follow up on earlier discussions regarding the situation in Iran. He indicated his primary objective in getting involved is to help avoid a military strike against Iran. He is willing to support stepped up economic sanctions, visa restrict [...] | 2006-07-21 16:13:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP IR SG |
06DAKAR1760 | TFLE01: PRESIDENT WADE CALLS FOR CEASEFIRE; [...] (C) On July 21, when the Ambassador met with President Wade, he called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza. The previous day, Senegal's Lebanese community organized a protest against Israel,s attack on Hezbollah. Cheikh Monein al Zein, leader of the small Shia commun [...] | 2006-07-21 17:00:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS ASEC MOPS PREL LE IS SG |
06DAKAR1761 | HUMAN RIGHTS IN SENEGAL: MID-YEAR REVIEW [...] We recently invited key human rights activists to a luncheon seminar to review rights violations and concerns in the past year. About 40 people attended, representing key Senegalese NGOs specializing in freedom of speech, children and women's rights, TIP (trafficking in persons),transparenc [...] | 2006-07-21 17:24:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI SG |
06DAKAR1774 | MOURIDE KHALIF BANS POLITICS IN TOUBA [...] (SBU) The Mouride Khalif has banned campaigning in his brotherhood's capital. As Senegal's fastest growing city, with at least half 800,000 souls, Touba looked to become a political battleground for 2007 elections. The holy city by tradition has no polling station, and was considered politi [...] | 2006-07-25 10:48:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL SG |
06DAKAR1780 | IMPOSTERS CONTINUE TO EXPLOIT U.S. REFUGEE TRAVEL [...] (SBU) Per reftel, airlines in Dakar continue to see genuine Refugee Travel Documents (I-571) issued to imposters. In the past three months, Senegalese immigration officials seized five Refugee Travel Documents from travelers denied boarding by South African Airways (SAA) because they appeare [...] | 2006-07-25 12:22:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC KSTC SG |
06DAKAR1787 | SENEGAL,S MCA TEAM HOSTS CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM; MCC [...] (C) Summary: On July 10, the Government of Senegal,s (GOS) &Agence pour la Mise en Oeuvre du Plateforme de Diamniadio8 (AMPMD),brought together representatives from civil society, the private sector, local government and donors to discuss Senegal,s compact development to date, solicit feedba [...] | 2006-07-25 16:23:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM ECON KDEM KMCA SG |
06DAKAR1789 | SENEGALESE-GAMBIAN RELATIONS ARE GOOD, BUT IS THE [...] (U) Following his July 22 meeting with Gambian President Yaya Jammeh in Banjul, Prime Minister Macky Sall told the press that Jammeh had agreed to support the Casamance peace process. 2. (C) Sall,s trip came shortly after President Abdoulaye Wade,s visit to The Gambia for the African Unio [...] | 2006-07-25 17:41:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINS GA SG |
06DAKAR181 | SECK CASE: DOES WADE NOW FEAR A TRIAL? [...] (C) Six months after his arrest, former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck is still in pre-trial detention. However, on January 24, the Government acted on a judge,s recommendation to drop the most serious charge against Seck, that of being a threat to national security. This could pave the way for [...] | 2006-01-25 17:43:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS SG |
06DAKAR1813 | GUINEA-BISSAU HOSTS SUCCESSFUL CPLP SUMMIT [...] (U) Guinea-Bissau hosted a successful Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) summit in Bissau. Member states renewed friendships and cultural ties and passed the Bissau Declaration, which spells out hefty development goals. In preparation for the event, the GOGB pulled off some ma [...] | 2006-07-27 14:48:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SCUL PU |
06DAKAR1845 | FRUSTRATED BY SLOW PACE OF MCA AND OTHER [...] (U) On July 27, President Abdoualye Wade held a press conference at which he confirmed his candidacy for the February 2007 presidential election, announced that he expects to sign the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Compact in Washington in September, and highlighted his frustration with W [...] | 2006-08-01 15:01:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EINV KMCA SG |
06DAKAR1846 | AMBASSADOR'S JULY 28 MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 28, the Ambassador, Senior Regional Commercial Officer and Agricultural Attache called on Minister of Commerce Decroix to discuss the Doha Round, AGOA, U.S. assistance to Senegal's cotton farmers, possible Sri Lankan investment in the textile industry, and franchising. [...] | 2006-08-01 15:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EAID EINV SG |
06DAKAR185 | SENEGAL ELECTIONS NOW SET FOR FEBRUARY 2007, BUT [...] On January 24, the prosecution dropped for lack of evidence "the threat to national security and defense" charges against former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck (Ref A) and his co-defendants: Hassan Fares, Mbaye Coulibaly, Sandrine Fares, Sandrine Madec, El Hadji Ndary Gueye and Coumba Ngouye Thi [...] | 2006-01-26 07:34:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS SG |
06DAKAR1852 | 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (SBU) Format is keyed to reftel. A. Attendance of the Head of State -- Name and title: Joao Bernardo "Nino" Vieira, President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau -- Arrival and departure dates to and from New York and other U.S. locations, and whether the Head of State will be present f [...] | 2006-08-02 12:13:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP UNGA PU |
06DAKAR1854 | 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (SBU) Format is keyed to reftel. A. Attendance of the Head of State -- Abdoulaye Wade, President of the Republic of Senegal -- President Wade will travel to New York following the G-77 and G-15 meetings in Havana. -- Mrs. Viviane Wade will travel to New York with her spouse. -- W [...] | 2006-08-02 13:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP UNGA SG |
06DAKAR1857 | TFLE01: MORE PEACEFUL PROTESTS; WADE CALLS FOR [...] SUMMARY: President Wade reiterated his call for an immediate Middle East ceasefire. Almost 450 Senegalese have now fled Lebanon, with Morocco and France evacuating more than half. Senegalese, Bissau-Guineans and Lebanese in Bissau and Dakar staged peaceful demonstrations on July 31 and Augu [...] | 2006-08-03 07:47:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | PINS PREL CASC ASEC MOPS LE IS PU SG |
06DAKAR1863 | WADE GOING TO DARFUR AND KHARTOUM [...] (C) On August 2, Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs Cheikh Tidiane Gadio told diplomats that President Abdoulaye Wade will travel to Sudan, August 4-7. During his visit, he will travel to Darfur to meet with Senegalese peacekeepers. On August 6, he is scheduled to meet Sudanese President Uma [...] | 2006-08-03 16:32:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU SG |
06DAKAR1878 | TFLE01: SWASTIKAS IN DAKAR'S MAIN SQUARE [...] (U) On August 3, Senegal's Lebanese community staged another peaceful protest, erecting a memorial of sorts in Dakar's main square, Place de l'Independence. The memorial includes American and Israeli flags with reversed swastikas, as well as signs saying "Israeli and American assassins" belo [...] | 2006-08-04 12:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PINS PREL CASC SG LE IS |
06DAKAR1892 | AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK TO FINANCE BRIDGE [...] During a recent visit to Senegal, the President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) announced the Bank's plans to provide financial support for the construction of a bridge at Rosso, on the Senegal River, which will link Senegal and Mauritania. The project of building a bridge over [...] | 2006-08-07 18:10:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO BEXP ECIN EAID SG MR |
06DAKAR1897 | SENEGAL REACTS TO URGENT DEMARCHE ON LEBANON [...] (C) Since the Ambassador and Minister of Commerce Mamadou Diop Decroix were chairing a follow-up to the Fifth African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum, DCM delivered Ref A demarche to Acting Foreign Minister Claude Absa Diallo on August 8. Ambassador Diallo repeated Senegal's call for [...] | 2006-08-08 12:42:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UN LE IS SG |
06DAKAR1903 | SUDAN SUMMIT TO TAKE PLACE IN DAKAR ON AUGUST 9 [...] (U) President Abdoulaye Wade has invited the Presidents of Sudan, Chad, Gabon and Tanzania, as well as the leaders of the Darfur rebel groups that did not sign the Abuja Darfur peace agreement (DPA) to Dakar for an August 9 summit. The ostensible aim is to achieve a lasting peace in Darfur an [...] | 2006-08-08 14:23:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KPKO CD IR SU SG |
06DAKAR1914 | SUDAN AUGUST 9 SUMIT IN DAKAR CANCELED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-09 16:20:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PNS KPKO SU CD SG |
06DAKAR1918 | SUDAN AUGUST 9 SUMMIT IN DAKAR CANCELED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-10 11:41:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KPKO SU CD SG |
06DAKAR1919 | SUDAN AUGUST 9 SUMMIT IN DAKAR CANCELED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-10 11:41:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS SU CD SG |
06DAKAR1920 | SUDAN AUGUST 9 SUMMIT IN DAKAR CANCELED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-10 11:41:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS SU CD SG |
06DAKAR1932 | THE CASAMANCE: ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND POLITICAL [...] (C) The Ambassador visited the Casamance from August 2 through 5 to assess the peace process and the impact of USG development assistance to the region. After several failed attempts to initiate meaningful negotiations, the Casamance continues to hover in the realm of "no war, no peace." Rat [...] | 2006-08-11 10:56:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PHUM EAID SG |
06DAKAR1937 | SENEGAL ON PROPOSED UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 3. 2. (C) On August 10, DCM delivered Ref A demarche to Ambassador Claude Absa Diallo and Ambassador Mankeur Ndiaye, the Secretary General and Director of Cabinet at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, respectively. PolOff separately made the [...] | 2006-08-11 13:39:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM MOPS PREL UN IS LE SG |
06DAKAR1940 | AMBASSADOR SIGNS USTDA GRANT FOR FEASIBILITY [...] On August 1, Senegalese Minister of Energy and Mines Madicke Niang and Ambassador Jacobs presided over a signing ceremony formalizing a USD 314,000 feasibility study grant from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to the Direction of Mining to assess the costs of transporting mined p [...] | 2006-08-11 16:16:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EMIN SG |
06DAKAR1970 | SUPPORT FOR CONTINUANCE OF AGOA THIRD COUNTRY [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Senegal (GOS) has selected the textile and apparel sector as a strategic growth sector for its Accelerated Growth Strategy. Although Senegalese companies continue to have limited, domestic production of cloth and finished apparel, companies are making noticeable ef [...] | 2006-08-17 08:37:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA KTEX EINV ECON SG |
06DAKAR2000 | SENEGAL'S JUDICIARY SHAKEN BY CORRUPTION SCANDAL [...] (U) After protracted, heated debate about the extent of corruption in Senegal, a scandal involving one of the most senior judges has come to light. An investigation launched by the Inspector General for the Judiciary (IGAJ) led to early retirement or transfers of the judges involved and pros [...] | 2006-08-21 10:42:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PHUM KJUS SG |
06DAKAR2001 | MORE CANDIDACIES AND UNANSWERED QUESTIONS IN [...] (C) President Wade made official his intent to run for the presidency in 2007, as did Ousmane Kane, an international lawyer residing in New York, and Landing Savane, head of the AJ/PADS party. The Interior Ministry said that more than 75 percent of the cards have been produced for those who h [...] | 2006-08-21 10:46:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SG |
06DAKAR2011 | PROMINENT SENEGALESE MUSLIM LEADER REQUESTS USG [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 11 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has received a USD 1.3 million request for financial support from prominent Senegalese Islamic leader Cheikh Hassan Cisse, to expand the broadcast capability of his community radio station, Medina Baye FM, af [...] | 2006-08-21 14:00:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EAID PHUM SENV SOCI KPAO SG |
06DAKAR2012 | CASAMANCE: THE 2004 TRUCE HAS ENDED [...] (C) The December 30, 2004 truce that many Senegalese hoped would mark the end of a two-decade conflict has ended. Arguing that Movement of Democratic Forces of the Casamance (MFDC) factional fighting has created a situation in which the Senegalese Armed Forces (SAF) must intervene to re-estab [...] | 2006-08-21 14:18:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREF PHUM PINS SG PU GA |
06DAKAR2030 | DIAS FATHER AND SON ARRESTED, QUESTIONED ABOUT [...] (U) Jean-Paul Dias, head of the center right party BCG, and his son, Barthelemy, leader of the "Socialist Vision" movement within the Socialist Party (PS),were both arrested last week in an unusual display of force. Jean-Paul Dias was detained in Rebeuss Prison until his health failed, at wh [...] | 2006-08-22 18:22:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CASC PINS KJUS SG |
06DAKAR2062 | POSSIBLE FRAUD RING FOR SHAM MARRIAGES [...] (SBU) Post's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) suspects that Mishel M. Kamara, a tax preparer in Maryland, may be arranging sham marriages between low income Amcits and Sierra Leoneans solely for the purpose of illegal immigration. Kamara works for MMK Tax Services LLC, 9420 Annapolis RS, Suite 202 [...] | 2006-08-28 11:25:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD SG |
06DAKAR2065 | POSSIBLE FRAUD RING FOR SHAM MARRIAGES [...] (SBU) Post's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) suspects that Mishel M. Kamara, a tax preparer in Maryland, may be arranging sham marriages between low income Amcits and Sierra Leoneans solely for the purpose of illegal immigration. Kamara works for MMK Tax Services LLC, 9420 Annapolis RS, Suite 202 [...] | 2006-08-28 12:52:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD SG |
06DAKAR2088 | GUINEA-BISSAU: PAIGC REQUIRED TO INVITE BACK [...] (U) SUMMARY: A Bissau-Guinean court ordered the lead opposition party, the Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC),to allow suspended members, such as President Vieira, Prime Minister Gomes, and others, to rejoin the party. This steps up the tempo of national reco [...] | 2006-08-31 09:37:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KDEM PU |
06DAKAR2091 | REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR GAMBIAN REFUGEE SIDI M. SANNEH [...] (C) Embassy Dakar requests authorization for a refugee referral to the U.S. Resettlement Program on behalf of Gambian refugee Sidi M. Sanneh and his wife and daughter, who took refuge in Dakar in 2006. Sanneh has presented evidence of persecution based on his position as former Secretary for [...] | 2006-08-31 11:10:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM GA SG |
06DAKAR2093 | REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR SIERRA LEONE REFUGEE JOSEPH [...] (C) Embassy Dakar requests authorization for a refugee referral to the U.S. Resettlement Program on behalf of Sierra Leone refugee Joseph F.M. Sankoh, who took refuge in Dakar in March 2006. He, his wife and otehr family members previously took refuge in Guinea in 1997. The family joined him [...] | 2006-08-31 11:53:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM SL GV SG |
06DAKAR2114 | SENEGAL LIFTS SAFEGUARD MEASURE FOR WAEMU OIL IMPORTS, BUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to ongoing controversy surrounding Senegal's application of a safeguard measure in 2005, President Wade signed a revised law on July 21, 2006, applying a 25 percent provisional safeguard tax on refined and palm oils originating outside the West African Economic and Mon [...] | 2006-09-01 16:50:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON PGOV EAID EINV IV MY SG |
06DAKAR2115 | ILLEGAL MIGRATION FROM SENEGAL: THE "TITANIC" [...] (C) The supposedly U.S.-bound "Titanic" and its alleged twin (Ref B) have disappeared. According to the "Titanic's" builder, it was financed by a Lebanese businessman, (living near Soumbediounne Market (a large artisanal and fish market)) in Dakar, while a Spanish national had commissioned t [...] | 2006-09-01 17:45:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PHUM SMIG SOCI ECON PREL KCRM CV SP SG |
06DAKAR2116 | SUPPORT FOR CONTINUANCE OF AGOA THIRD COUNTRY FABRIC [...] Guinea Bissau does not have a commercial textile or apparel manufacturing industry. Consequently, it has not requested a textile visa to take advantage of duty-free exports under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to the American market. It does, however, have a dynamic new enterpr [...] | 2006-09-05 07:59:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA KTEX EINV ECON PU |
06DAKAR2117 | SUPPORT FOR CONTINUANCE OF AGOA THIRD COUNTRY FABRIC [...] Guinea Bissau does not have a commercial textile or apparel manufacturing industry. Consequently, it has not requested a textile visa to take advantage of duty-free exports under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to the American market. It does, however, have a dynamic new enterpr [...] | 2006-09-05 07:59:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA KTEX EINV ECON PU |
06DAKAR2120 | RESOLVING SENEGAL'S EDUCATIONAL CRISIS [...] (U) In the past year, Senegal,s public education system has been shaken by faculty and student unrest from the university level down. Though the violence that disrupted university campuses in the spring has mostly dissipated, current protests by middle and secondary-school teachers have had [...] | 2006-09-05 12:12:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ELAB ECON PHUM SG |
06DAKAR2149 | GUINEA-BISSAU: SSH PROGRAM 2006 OBLIGATION REPORT [...] Embassy Dakar's obligation report for the Ambassador's Special Self Help projects follows. The project selection committee recommended and tha Ambassador approved two projects totaling USD 15,000, which is the entire amount of Post's FY2006 SSH allocation for Guinea-Bissau. Post has signed ag [...] | 2006-09-07 12:53:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM EAID PU |
06DAKAR2150 | DHRF PROGRAM FY2006 INTERIM REPORT [...] Embassy Dakar's FY2005 Interim Report for Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) projects follows. The project selection committee recommended and the Ambassador approved four projects totaling USD 80,000, which is the entire amount of Post's FY2006 DHRF allocation. Post has signed agreement [...] | 2006-09-07 12:53:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM SG |
06DAKAR2151 | GUINEA-BISSAU: SSH PROGRAM 2006 OBLIGATION REPORT [...] Embassy Dakar's obligation report for the Ambassador's Special Self Help projects follows. The project selection committee recommended and tha Ambassador approved two projects totaling USD 15,000, which is the entire amount of Post's FY2006 SSH allocation for Guinea-Bissau. Post has signed ag [...] | 2006-09-07 12:53:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AFIN PU |
06DAKAR2185 | DRC ELECTIONS: PRESIDENT WADE REQUESTS U.S./EU [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-12 10:36:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PREL KPKO PGOV KDEM CG SG |
06DAKAR2224 | DAKAR: EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING [...] (U) The DCM convened the EAC on September 13, 2006, to review mission security posture due to an increase in violence in the Casamance area and petty theft in Dakar. The EAC deemed the current security posture appropriate in Dakar. In light of recent banditry and rebel activity in the Casama [...] | 2006-09-14 09:53:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER CASC PINS AMGT SG |
06DAKAR2243 | SUDAN'S PRESIDENT ASKS WADE TO CONTINUE HIS [...] (U) En route to Cuba, President Omar Ahmed El Bashir of the Sudan made a brief stop in Dakar on September 14, when he thanked President Wade for his interest in the Sudan and asked him to continue efforts to resolve the conflict in the Darfur region. Bashir thanked Wade for having played a si [...] | 2006-09-15 14:54:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SG SU |
06DAKAR2244 | GUINEA-BISSAU: OBLIGATION REPORT FOR DHRF GRANT [...] Embassy Dakar's obligation report for the Guinea-Bissau Democracy and Human Rights Fund project follows. The project selection committee recommended and the Ambassador approved one project worth USD 30,000, which is the entire amount of the FY2006 DHRF allocation for Guinea-Bissau. A special [...] | 2006-09-17 17:21:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM PU |
06DAKAR2245 | SENEGAL'S ENERGY CRISIS WORSENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There seems to be no medium- or long-term strategy to Senegal's energy crisis. After a year of rancor, the relationship between GE/GTi Dakar and Senelec has further deteriorated, and both's debts are mounting. On September 16, GTi shut down because of a lack of fuel, and the [...] | 2006-09-18 09:17:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON EPET KMCA SG |
06DAKAR2246 | GUINEA-BISSAU: RULE OF LAW RESOLVES TENSE SECURITY [...] (C) Two military officers were arrested August 28 for plotting to murder the Armed Forces Chief but were subsequently released for lack of evidence. In a separate incident reflecting the army's inability to control national territory, a Senegalese Movement of the Casamance Democratic Forces [...] | 2006-09-18 09:29:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV PREL KISL MARR PU SG |
06DAKAR2255 | PUSHING BUSH-DEBY MEETING, GOUDIABY SAYS THAT CHAD [...] (C) On September 15, Pierre Goudiaby Atepa, Counselor to Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade and prominent architect, came to see the Ambassador and DCM. Goudiaby, who used to work for Mobutu Sese Seko, now has several construction projects in Chad and says that he has become a friend and un [...] | 2006-09-18 16:11:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS EPET ENRG PINR CD CH SA SG |
06DAKAR2271 | "RENTREE POLITIQUE 2006:" ARROGANCE, CALCULATION, [...] (C) Senegalese are returning from vacation to warnings that social equilibrium is in peril. President Wade's fiercest critics slander him in turn as a ruthless, scheming tyrant or vainglorious doddering relic. The opposition is wallowing in hapless self-pity, and the more histrionic among t [...] | 2006-09-19 16:11:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PINS PINR SG |
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 |
06DAKAR2307 | TARIQ RAMADAN ENCOURAGES SENEGALESE MUSLIMS TO [...] (SBU) Tariq Ramadan, the Islamic scholar of Egyptian origin, gave a series of conferences to Islamic audiences in Senegal in August. His talks drew large audiences and enthusiastic press coverage, focused on his dual messages encouraging Muslims to take active part in politics but, at the sa [...] | 2006-09-25 11:14:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KISL KDEM PINR SG |
06DAKAR2364 | SENEGAL'S STRATEGY TO ADDRESS ITS ENERGY CRISIS [...] (SBU) As we enter the ninth month of Senegal's energy crisis, the GOS and energy parastatals have outlined a number of steps that they hope will stabilize the situation. With presidential and parliamentary elections in February 2007, there is widespread agreement among sector analysts that th [...] | 2006-09-29 17:09:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON EPET KMCA SG CH IR LY MO |
06DAKAR2367 | "THE WADE FORMULA" - PRESIDENT WADE'S PROPOSES GLOBAL OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 26, President Abdoulaye Wade convoked the Ambassador to discuss Senegal's MCC program and other large development plans and to present "The Wade Formula," the President's own vision of a new mechanism for fighting poverty in Africa by sharing a new global surcharge [...] | 2006-10-02 07:50:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EAID ECON ETRD EINV SG |
06DAKAR239 | GUINEA-BISSAU: STILL CLINGING TO "FRAGILE STATE" [...] (U) President Joao Bernardo &Nino8 Viera,s government has finally presented its program to the National Assembly, which effectively has until early March to approve or disapprove it. The Supreme Court ruled in Vieira,s favor on the appointment of Prime Minister Aristides Gomes, which a facti [...] | 2006-02-01 19:05:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINS EAID PGOV PHUM SNAR BR PU |
06DAKAR2418 | GUINEA-BISSAU: CASHEWS: INFORMATION FOR USITC STUDY ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two-thirds of Bissau-Guineans depend upon cashews for their livelihood. Cashews constitute Guinea-Bissau's primary export, but only two or three percent of total production is processed in the country. Most of the remainder is sold to India for processing. USAID and OPIC had [...] | 2006-10-05 11:09:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON EINV PU US |
06DAKAR2431 | GUINEA-BISSAU: ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL TOUR D'HORIZON ON [...] (SBU) Guinea-Bissau ranked 172 out of 177 countries on the UNDP's 2005 Human Development Index. This is a critical moment for Guinea-Bissau, which has only recently emerged from years of armed conflict and missed economic opportunities. With a government struggling to provide basic services [...] | 2006-10-10 09:45:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR EINV EPET EFIN SOCI PU |
06DAKAR2441 | GUINEA-BISSAU: WATER AND SANITATION [...] In general, Guinea-Bissau has little in terms of water drainage, sewage canalization or treatment, or waste management. Although there exists a bountiful water table, the country lacks adequate infrastructure to efficiently access it. When Bissau's Director of Urban Planning, Alfredo Antonio [...] | 2006-10-11 07:46:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON EAGR EINV SOCI PU |
06DAKAR2459 | AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - GUINEA-BISSAU [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 16:40:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON AGOA PU |
06DAKAR2460 | WESTERN OIL COMPANIES REDUCE HOLDINGS IN SENEGAL AS OTHER [...] (SBU) Citing poor returns on investments, Exxon-Mobil officials have announced publicly the sale of its 300 service stations in Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Cameroon, Kenya, and the island of Reunion to the Libyan firm Tamoil. At the same time, Royal Dutch Shell is quietly selling off the r [...] | 2006-10-13 06:15:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON EPET KMCA CH IR LY MO SG |
06DAKAR2473 | AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - SENEGAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-13 12:38:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PHUM AGOA SG |
06DAKAR2476 | GUINEA-BISSAU: ENCOURAGING BUT NON-COMMITAL [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Bissau-Guinean Foreign Minister Antonio Isaac Monteiro on Oct. 13. The Foreign Minister was receptive and acknowledged the previous conversations he had with the Ambassador, Charge and PolOff on this topic. Monteiro understood the urgency of the matter [...] | 2006-10-13 12:49:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GT VE PU |
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 |
06DAKAR2479 | FIXER, HATCHETMAN, JAILBIRD, STATESMAN: FOUR [...] (C) Ex-Prime Minister Idrissa Seck, Abdoulaye Wade's "spiritual son" and strategist until he fired and jailed him, is testing popular support for his presidential bid in a pre-campaign tour of the regions. We had no direct contact with Seck since April 2004, but in the last three weeks we ha [...] | 2006-10-16 11:34:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID ECON PINS PINR KDEM KMCA KHDP SG |
06DAKAR249 | UPDATE ON AFRICAN-MAURITANIANS IN SENEGAL [...] (C) African-Mauritanian leaders in northern Senegal told visiting Ambassador Joseph LeBaron and Dakar Political Counselor January 24 and 25 that they want organized repatriation as a group under international auspices, and insist on restoration of Mauritanian citizenship and full recovery o [...] | 2006-02-02 15:48:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM PINR MR SG |
06DAKAR2503 | SENEGAL: FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR USITC STUDY ON [...] SUMMARY: Senegal's financial sector is anchored by the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO),based in Dakar. The commercial banking sector is active, and relatively efficient, with a number of international banks using Dakar as their regional headquarters. Senegal has one of Africa's m [...] | 2006-10-17 09:45:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN EINV SG |
06DAKAR2507 | UNSC ELECTION: SENEGAL STILL SUPPORTING GUATEMALA; [...] (C) On October 17, Charge called Senegalese Acting Foreign Minister Claude Absa Diallo and requested that Senegal continue to support Guatemala in the contest for the Latin American Security Council seat. Ambassador Diallo assured Charge of continuing support and said that she would follow u [...] | 2006-10-17 11:26:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GT VE SG PU |
06DAKAR2517 | GUINEA-BISSAU: SECURITY SECTOR REFORM WILL TOP [...] (C) Guinea-Bissau is hoping to raise over USD 350 million at the donor,s round table in November for a sweeping security sector reform and poverty reduction program. Indications from potential donors are that pledges will fall far short. The United Kingdom has provided technical experts to a [...] | 2006-10-18 16:52:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR EAID PINS PREL PU UK |
06DAKAR2571 | SENEGAL: TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...] (U) In response to Ref A request, post provides the following information on Senegal's textile and apparel industry. This expands upon information provided in Ref B. 2. (SBU) Senegal's textile industry produces limited volumes of domestic cloth and finished apparel. Despite being highlig [...] | 2006-10-23 11:33:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX EINV AGOA 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 |
06DAKAR2597 | THE CASAMANCE: A SHRINKING REBELLION PRESENTS REAL [...] (C) The Casamance rebellion has shrunk to a limited geographical area, with less public support, greater logistic difficulties and more constrained operational capabilities than at any time since war began. Deprived of a Guinea-Bissau base and under pressure from animist spiritual leaders to [...] | 2006-10-26 15:29:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV EAID ECON PINR SG |
06DAKAR2609 | GUINEA BISSAU: RECORD DRUG CASE COLLAPSES [...] (C) A Bissau-Guinean judge released prisoners who were being held in connection with the country's largest drug seizure. A DEA Agent traveled to Bissau to assist with the investigation and prosecution and was met with resistance despite GOGB,s earlier pleas for assistance. High-level involv [...] | 2006-10-30 09:32:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PREL EAID PU |
06DAKAR2610 | SENEGALESE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT DOWN FOR THE COUNT [...] (SBU) Although Senegalese women recently received the legal right to head households and to enjoy the relevant tax and insurance benefits, Senegal's women's movement is stagnating. In a system where the few women in national politics tend to spend more energy consolidating power than using i [...] | 2006-10-30 09:35:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN KISL PINR SG |
06DAKAR2612 | THE LOST BOYS OF BISSAU [...] (U) During a recent adoption research trip to Guinea-Bissau, several contacts reported that young boys continue to be victims of child trafficking schemes. Children continue to be trafficked from Bissau to Senegal through networks of religious leaders (marabouts) and the GOGB has limited reso [...] | 2006-10-30 10:10:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KOCI KFRD PU SG |
06DAKAR2614 | SENEGAL'S DONORS GIVE IMF MISSION AN EARFUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 26, a visiting IMF Mission, on its first day in Senegal for Article 4 consultations, invited key donors to present their view of Senegal's economic situation and the policy performance of the Wade Government. The donors highlighted many issues of concern, a number of [...] | 2006-10-30 11:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV SG |
06DAKAR2661 | DAKAR FRAUD SUMMARY - FOURTH QUARTER FY2006 [...] Following is Embassy Dakar's quarterly fraud reporting cable for the fourth quarter (July-September) of FY2006. Responses are keyed to Reftel A. 2.A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: No change since last quarterly report. B. NON-IMMIGRANT (NIV) FRAUD: No change since last quarterly report. C. IMM [...] | 2006-11-03 07:21:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC KSTC SG |
06DAKAR268 | THE NEWEST ROUND OF CABINET "FINE-TUNING" [...] (C) On February 1, President Wade made a "reamenagement technique" ("technical fine tuning") of the cabinet for political and economic reasons. Two ministers were ousted, two were promoted, and, in a nod to loyalists in the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) think tank, one of their own was b [...] | 2006-02-06 07:43:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EAGR ETRD 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 |
06DAKAR2717 | SENEGAL: 2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Counter-narcotics elements of the Senegalese government remain concerned about the production and trafficking of cannabis, and to a lesser degree, hashish. Increasingly, quantities of cocaine are being seized; heroin seizures are rare. Senegal's 2005 money laundering statute and the establish [...] | 2006-11-13 08:29:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR SG |
06DAKAR2748 | STAFFDEL BRANEGAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff member Jay Branegan visited Dakar, November 2-3, 2006, to study the processes and procedures whereby the State and Defense Departments coordinate in embassies overseas, particularly in pursuing activities related to the Global War on Terro [...] | 2006-11-15 16:52:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR ASEC OREP SG |
06DAKAR2749 | GUINEA BISSAU: DONORS GIVE TEPID SUPPORT [...] (U) The GOGB fell short of its goals for program and budget support at the Donor,s Round Table sponsored by the UNDP in Geneva Nov. 7-8 but will probably still cover its budget gap due to heavy lobbying and delayed pledges. End Summary. ARM TWISTING WILL LIKELY PAY OFF --------------------- [...] | 2006-11-15 17:59:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID SNAR PREL ECON PU |
06DAKAR2758 | IMF MISSION DISAPPOINTS SENEGAL'S DONORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 8, an IMF Mission to Senegal for Article 4 consultations briefed the Ambassador and other members of Senegal's donor community on its impressions of Senegal's economic situation and performance and policy outlook for 2007. The team did not provide any new insights. [...] | 2006-11-16 15:52:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SG |
06DAKAR2779 | 2006-2007 GUINEA-BISSAU INCSR PART II: [...] This cable is Part Two of the 2006-2007 National Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering report for Guinea-Bissau. Included is a narrative overview (paras 2-12). Para 13 contains responses keyed to the numbered questions beginning with Reftel paragrap [...] | 2006-11-21 10:20:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR PU |
06DAKAR2780 | 2006-2007 SENEGAL INCSR PART II: FINANCIAL [...] This cable is Part II of the 2006 National Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering report for Senegal. Included is a narrative overview (paras 2-12). Para 13 contains responses keyed to the numbered questions beginning with Reftel paragraph 17. 2. [...] | 2006-11-21 10:46:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR SG |
06DAKAR2789 | 2006-2007 SENEGAL INCSR PART II: FINANCIAL [...] This cable is Part II of the 2006 National Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering report for Senegal. Included is a narrative overview (paras 2-12). Para 13 contains responses keyed to the numbered questions beginning with Reftel paragraph 17. 2. [...] | 2006-11-21 15:58:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR SG |
06DAKAR2796 | 2006-2007 SENEGAL INCSR PART II: FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-22 15:24:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR SG |
06DAKAR2818 | 2006-2007 GUINEA-BISSAU INCSR PART II: [...] This cable is Part Two of the 2006-2007 National Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering report for Guinea-Bissau. Included is a narrative overview (paras 2-12). Para 13 contains responses keyed to the numbered questions beginning with Reftel paragrap [...] | 2006-11-27 12:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR PU |
06DAKAR2876 | DAKAR TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) [...] (C) The following are responses to reftel information request. (a) Post's Senior Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO): Robert P. Jackson Deputy Chief of Mission Tel: (221) 823-4296 ext. 2410 Email: (Unclass system) jacksonrp@state.gov Email: (Class system) jacksorp@state.sgov.go [...] | 2006-12-01 09:51:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PETER SG |
06DAKAR2887 | PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL TO BUILD CIGARETTE PLANT IN [...] This is an action request for State Economic Bureau, Office of Trade Policy and Commerce, Office of Chief Counsel for International Commerce. See paragraph 6. Summary ------- 2. Per Reftel, Post seeks guidance on Tobacco company Philip Morris International's (PMI) request for a letter o [...] | 2006-12-04 08:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR BEXP ETRD EINV AMGT SG |
06DAKAR2892 | LABORING UNDER A MISAPPREHENSION: UNIONS PREFER [...] (C) Leaders of Senegal's splintered labor movement prefer dialog with the state, but workers demand action to protest worsening social conditions. A strike by secondary teachers may invalidate the school year, and their union may launch job actions "to remind government we are here." Energy [...] | 2006-12-05 09:14:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PINS PINR SG |
06DAKAR2893 | GUINEA BISSAU: RETURN OF THE RED HAT CREATES BROAD [...] (C) Former President Kumba Yala, widely described as &crazy,8 is creating unease in Bissau as he takes the reigns of the second largest party in the National Popular Assembly (ANP),the Party for Social Renewal (PRS). There is talk by the largest opposition party, the Party for the Independe [...] | 2006-12-05 10:04:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ECON EAID PU |
06DAKAR2926 | REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR GAMBIAN REFUGEE KHALIFA [...] (C) Embassy Dakar requests authorization for a refugee referral to the U.S. resettlement program on behalf of Gambian refugee Major Khalifa Bajinka, his wife and three children. Bajinka took refuge in Dakar in late July 2006 and has been living in hiding here since his departure from The Gam [...] | 2006-12-08 13:25:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM GA SG |
06DAKAR2927 | TERRORIST LISTS [...] (SBU) Currently the Senegalese Government does not have a specifically designated national list of banned terrorist entities. Rather, separate lists are maintained by different intelligence and enforcement agencies. 2. (SBU) The five agencies maintaining names of banned terrorist entities [...] | 2006-12-08 14:35:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN SG |
06DAKAR2940 | CULTS AND VIOLENCE: POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS [...] (C) In conjunction with the presidential decree setting February 25 as the date for Senegal,s presidential and parliamentary elections, the Interior Ministry has forbidden carrying guns, clubs, machetes or knives from now through the coming elections, possibly out of concern about political or [...] | 2006-12-12 12:25:00 | Embassy Dakar | SECRET | PINS SOCI PINR KISL SG |
06DAKAR2956 | GUINEA-BISSAU: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-15 11:38:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID PU |
06DAKAR2957 | GUINEA BISSAU: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-15 11:38:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID PU |
06DAKAR2958 | GUINEA BISSAU: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-15 11:38:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID PU |
06DAKAR2959 | GUINEA BISSAU: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-15 11:38:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID PU |
06DAKAR2960 | GUINEA BISSAU: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-15 11:38:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID PU |
06DAKAR2961 | GUINEA BISSAU: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] This cable responds to Ref A on the Worst Forms of Child Labor report. The situation in Guinea-Bissau is little changed since post reported on the 2005 Child Labor Report and the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report (Ref B). BACKGROUND ---------- 2. Guinea-Bissau does not have a serious p [...] | 2006-12-15 11:44:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID PU |
06DAKAR2979 | OPPOSITION SEEMS BENT ON SELF-DESTRUCTION [...] (C) At lunchtime December 18, two opposition leaders told us by phone they are preparing to announce that the opposition will run multiple presidential candidates and two separate legislative lists. The Socialists may coalesce with ex-Prime Minister Idrissa Seck, who plans to return to Dakar t [...] | 2006-12-19 14:07:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM SG |
06DAKAR2989 | SENEGAL: GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFORMATION [...] (U) The GOS provided the following responses to reftel queries: A. (SBU) Immigration Databases: Question: What computerized immigration databases are used to track entries and exits? Answer: Currently, other than paper arrival and departure records, the Government of Senegal (GOS) [...] | 2006-12-21 13:46:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KVPR KHLS PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC SG |
06DAKAR2999 | UPDATE FOR SENEGAL: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] On August 11, 2006, post provided comments on the final draft text of the U.S. Department of Labor's 2005 Worst Forms of Child Labor Report for Senegal, which included earlier Post input (Ref B). The situation in Senegal has changed little since August. The following information is keyed to [...] | 2006-12-26 07:55:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM SOCI KCRM SG |
06DAKAR3007 | SENEGAL: ANNUAL OVERSES SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) [...] Dakar is a high-crime post according to the number and frequency of crimes committed. Like most large cities, the full spectrum of criminal activity can be found. Official Americans, businesspersons, and visitors are victimized primarily by crimes of opportunity, e.g., pick-pocketing, purse- [...] | 2006-12-26 14:16:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CAS AMGT APER SG |
06DAKAR3016 | CASAMANCE: ESCALATION IN REBEL ATTACKS [...] (SBU) On December 20, Movement of Democratic Forces of the Casamance (MFDC) combatants ambushed a Senegalese army vehicle near the village of Kagnaru, north of Bignona. Two soldiers died, and 14 suffered injuries. One day before, a Senegalese army vehicle struck a fresh landmine in the outsk [...] | 2006-12-27 10:51:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS ASEC CASC KHDP PHUM SG MO |
06DAKAR3020 | SENEGAL INVITES ASSAD TO VISIT AND RECEIVES [...] (C) Before the Embassy could deliver reftel demarche, we discovered that Senegalese Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs Cheikh Tidiane Gadio was en route to Damascus. On December 13, Gadio extended an invitation to Syrian President Assad to visit Senegal; Gadio in turn received an invitation [...] | 2006-12-27 13:42:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SY SG |
06DAKAR306 | SENEGALESE VIEWS ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-08 12:33:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM UN SG AORC |
06DAKAR316 | EX-PM SECK RELEASED FROM PRISON: WHY AND WHY NOW? [...] (C) The Government released former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck from Reubeuss prison on February 7 after charges against him were "partially" dropped. It remains unclear which charges might be held open; one fallback is an accusation of undue accumulation of wealth. Seck was released precisel [...] | 2006-02-08 18:39:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS SG |
06DAKAR368 | SENEGAL'S SOCIALIST PARTY IN CRISIS [...] (C) With one year to go until 2007 presidential and legislative elections, Senegal's leading opposition party is experiencing turmoil. Dissidents have created a faction within the Socialist Party (PS). Their goal is to suppress any aspirations PS Chair Ousmane Tanor Dieng has for the presid [...] | 2006-02-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM SG |
06DAKAR394 | SENEGALESE REACTIONS TO OFFENSIVE CARTOONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegalese reactions to Danish cartoons have been largely muted and moderate. Nonetheless, Embassy demarched the Foreign Ministry to denounce violence and support freedom of speech. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On February 14, Political Counselor made reftel demarche to Pape Oum [...] | 2006-02-16 19:33:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KPAO ETRD SG |
06DAKAR418 | PRIME MINISTER PROMISES TO FOLLOW UP ON MCC CEO [...] (SBU) On February 20, Charge hand delivered the translated copy of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Chief Executive Officer John Danilovich,s February 13 letter to Senegalese Prime Minister Macky Sall (Ref A). Sall noted that he had already received the English-language version from th [...] | 2006-02-21 14:52:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KMCA PREL SG |
06DAKAR43 | MFDC MURDERS CASAMANCE DEPUTY PREFECT: ARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a long period of stagnation in the peace process, the Government and the Movement of Democratic Forces of the Casamance (MFDC) have launched new initiatives. The December 20 meeting in Sao Domingos, Guinea-Bissau (Reftel),between GOS representatives, MFDC leaders, and the [...] | 2006-01-06 11:53:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS CASC PHUM PINR PU SG |
06DAKAR433 | PRIME MINISTER SALL COMMENTS ON SECK CASE AND [...] (C) Senegalese Prime Minister Sall remains convinced that former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck embezzled funds and illegally enriched himself at the Senegalese people,s expense. Although Seck,s legal team vehemently denies that Seck and President Wade reached any deal, Sall says that Seck agre [...] | 2006-02-22 14:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR KJUS SG |
06DAKAR441 | UNDECIDED ON UNSYG AND ON VENEZUELAN CANDIDACY FOR [...] (C) On February 22, Charge made Ref A demarche to Acting Foreign Minister Claude Absa Diallo. While Ambassador Diallo appreciated U.S. interest in Senegal,s candidacy, she said that, after lengthy consultations, the Government of Senegal has decided not to present its candidacy for the new P [...] | 2006-02-23 12:07:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UN UNSC SG GT VE |
06DAKAR486 | TIDJANE BROTHERHOOD: TIVAOUANE OPENLY CRITICIZES WADE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-28 10:46:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PINR SG |
06DAKAR527 | GUINEA-BISSAU: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Guinea-Bissau is a source of children trafficked for forced agricultural work and begging, primarily in Senegal. Muslim Koranic teachers, known as marabouts, travel from Senegal or send intermediaries to convince parents to send children purportedly for a religious education. Children [...] | 2006-03-02 07:47:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF PU |
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 |
06DAKAR54 | ENGAGING THE AU ON AMIS REHAT [...] (C) On January 9, Charge delivered Ref A demarche to Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, who said that Senegal has decided to support rehatting the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to make it a UN peacemaking (Chapter 7) operation. Gadio said that he and President [...] | 2006-01-09 16:35:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR PHUM PINS AU SU SG |
06DAKAR553 | CENTRAL BANK REGULATIONS FORCING CITIBANK TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Citibank officials are struggling with West African Central Bank (BCEAO) regulatory issues that make it difficult to meet Citibank's universal standard of full compliance with local banking regulations. If these regulations cannot be modified, Citibank may be forced to shed impo [...] | 2006-03-03 17:39:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ETRD SG |
06DAKAR554 | GUINEA-BISSAU LIKELY TO VOTE WITH AFRICAN UNION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-03 17:49:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR AORC PINR UN PU |
06DAKAR555 | GUINEA-BISSAU LIKELY TO VOTE WITH AFRICAN UNION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-03 18:30:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR AORC PINR UN PU |
06DAKAR558 | UPDATE ON ICS BANKING CRISIS [...] SUMMARY: Pressure is mounting on local banks to take provisions against approximately USD 150 million in overdue loans to Senegal's failing phosphate mining concern, Industries Chimiques du Senegal (ICS). So far, Citibank appears to be the only foreign bank actively moving to write off bad l [...] | 2006-03-06 08:27:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ETRD IN SG |
06DAKAR565 | QPOLITICS 2006: THE YEAR OF "ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN!" [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-06 10:14:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SG |
06DAKAR587 | GUINEA-BISSAU: GOVERNMENT PROGRAM UNDER [...] (U) The National Popular Assembly (ANP) voted to schedule the Government's policy program for discussion, overturning a technical advisory board's decision, which tried to keep the program from being read by the full Assembly. Fifty-one parliamentarians voted in favor, thirty-four against, a [...] | 2006-03-07 13:01:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS KCRM PU |
06DAKAR604 | SENEGAL: INPUT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON [...] Embassy Dakar's submission for the 2006 President's Report on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for Senegal follows. MARKET ECONOMY /ECONOMIC REFORM/TRADE LIBERALIZATION --------------------------------------------- ------- 2. Senegal's market-based economy is heavily dependen [...] | 2006-03-08 18:44:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR ECON PHUM SG |
06DAKAR605 | GUINEA-BISSAU: INPUT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT [...] Below is Embassy Dakar's submission for the 2006 President's Report on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for Guinea-Bissau. Begin text: Status: AGOA eligible. AGOA Trade and Investment: In 2005 Guinea-Bissau did not export under AGOA and its GSP provisions, though its total [...] | 2006-03-09 07:21:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PHUM PU |
06DAKAR606 | GUINEA-BISSAU: INPUT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT [...] Below is Embassy Dakar's submission for the 2006 President's Report on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for Guinea-Bissau. Begin text: Status: AGOA eligible. AGOA Trade and Investment: In 2005 Guinea-Bissau did not export under AGOA and its GSP provisions, though its total [...] | 2006-03-09 07:22:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PHUM PU |
06DAKAR610 | BISSAU-GUINEAN MEDIA ON LIFE SUPPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government and private media in Guinea- Bissau barely function and rely heavily on the international donor community to survive. Nonetheless, editors have a solid grasp of the role of independent media in building a pluralist democracy as well as advancing national reconciliat [...] | 2006-03-09 12:22:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SCUL KDEM KPAO PU |
06DAKAR612 | IMI: THE SENEGALESE GOVERNMENT INVITES EXPRESSIONS [...] SUMMARY: President Wade,s dream project to build a new airport in Diass, a rural community located 45 kilometers (km) from Dakar, Senegal,s capital, is coming true. The Senegalese government, through Senegal,s Investment Promotion Agency (APIX),has set the stage first by creating &Aeroport [...] | 2006-03-09 12:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EAIR EINV SG |
06DAKAR619 | ELY OULD VALL: "MAURITANIA HAS NO REFUGEES IN [...] (U) Mauritania'S Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall made his first visit to Senegal as head of state, March 6-7, 2006. In a press conference shortly before departure, he said use of the term "refugee" is inappropriate for those who left Maritania in 1989, and that those who claim to be Mauritani [...] | 2006-03-09 16:50:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF KFLU KUNR KPAL CN IZ MR SU SG |
06DAKAR626 | DEMARCHE TO SENEGAL ON LATEST WTO COTTON PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) On March 7, Senior Commercial Officer raised the Cotton-4,s latest World Trade Organization (WTO) proposal (reftel) with Minister of Commerce Mamadou Diop Decroix. Decroix said he had discussed the proposal with representatives of the Cotton-4 in Ouagadougou and that Senegal fully suppo [...] | 2006-03-10 11:38:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR SG |
06DAKAR664 | SENEGAL: MARCH 15 AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between March 7 and 10, USAID/Senegal Health Officers visited the primary sites where migratory birds are found. They found Ministry of Livestock officials well informed about avian influenza, but health officials were less knowledgeable and less prepared. Although a national [...] | 2006-03-15 14:41:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC EAID AMED EAGR SG |
06DAKAR668 | THE CONSULAR ROLE IN TRANSFORMATIONAL DIPLOMACY [...] This year Embassy Dakar devoted our Consular Leadership Day (CLD) to exploring the consular section's role in transformational diplomacy. Drawing on input from several American citizen wardens, staff from the Public Affairs Section (PAS),CA's PDAS, Charge and, most importantly, the consular [...] | 2006-03-15 15:22:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT APER CASC CVIS KPAO PHUM PTER SG |
06DAKAR681 | A (MERCIFULLY BRIEF) HISTORY OF VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-16 16:25:00 | Embassy Dakar | SECRET | PINS PGOV PINR ASEC CASC SG |
06DAKAR683 | GUINEA-BISSAU: GOVERNMENT PROGRAM PASSES [...] According to radio reports from Bissau, the National Popular Assembly (ANP) approved the Government of Guinea- Bissau's policy program and budget for 2006 by a vote of 53 to 36 with no abstentions. There has not yet been a statement by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau [...] | 2006-03-16 17:09:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | PINS PGOV EFIN PU SG |
06DAKAR697 | SENEGALESE ON ACCELERATING UNSC ACTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-17 16:32:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SG SU |
06DAKAR708 | SENEGAL SEEKING UNSC SEAT FOR 2008-2009 [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) On March 15, the Mission received a diplomatic note dated the previous day from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The note &solicits8 the support of the United States for Senegal for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations [...] | 2006-03-20 15:34:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AORC UNSC SG |
06DAKAR709 | OVER 5,000 DISPLACED BY GUINEA-BISSAU FIGHTING [...] (SBU) As of midnight on March 17, Senegalese authorities had registered 2,518 refugees and displaced persons fleeing the fighting between Bissau-Guinean forces and Movement of Democratic Forces of the Casamance (MFDC) factions who want peace and Salif Sadio's "Attika" MFDC forces (reftel). T [...] | 2006-03-20 15:38:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF CASC EAID MOPS PINS PU SG |
06DAKAR766 | SENEGAL: DEMARCHE ON CHARLES TAYLOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-29 08:26:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWAC UNSC LI NI SG |
06DAKAR81 | CODEL KOLBE'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT WADE FOCUSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Codel Kolbe met with Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade for over 75 minutes on January 4. They discussed Senegal,s Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal; peacekeeping; human rights, especially the charges against former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck; and the Casamance peace [...] | 2006-01-12 15:47:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP EAID PHUM PREL KMCA KPKO SG |
06DAKAR817 | WADE'S CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES: THE TOWN WITHOUT A [...] (C) Old-timers claim populous and centrally-located Kaolack was once a beautiful, prosperous and charming city -- rather than a seasonally dust-choked or rain- sodden topographical smear on the road to somewhere else. With his Democratic Party of Senegal (PDS) fragmented locally into at leas [...] | 2006-04-03 14:23:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAGR PINR PINS KISL SG |
06DAKAR82 | GAMBIAN-SENEGALESE RELATIONS DEFINITELY ON THE [...] (C) On January 4, Prime Minister Macky Sall told Charge that the GOS was very pleased by his most recent visit to The Gambia. Sall believes that relations are back on a sound footing. 2. (C) In addition to the proposed bridge and related transportation issues, the Gambian Government,s de [...] | 2006-01-12 15:49:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PHUM GA SG |
06DAKAR831 | GUINEA-BISSU,S ECONOMY IS GROWING DESPITE WEIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: American and British oil companies have drilled two exploraory oil wells in shallow Bissau-Guinean waters; wo more will be drilled by the end of 2006. If oi is found, it could transform Guinea-Bissau,s agiculturally based economy. The GOGB is optimistic, and President Vieira as [...] | 2006-04-05 15:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAGR EINV MARR PU |
06DAKAR832 | IDRISSA SECK TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT [...] (C) Ex-PM Idrissa Seck, released from prison less than two months ago, has declared he will run for president. In declaring, he reiterated denials that he made any deal with President Wade for his release, echoed friends' and allies' call for national "redressement" or recovery, and called, [...] | 2006-04-05 15:33:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SG |
06DAKAR835 | IT MAY BE TIME FOR DIPLOMACY TO END THE FIGHTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The fighting in northern Guinea-Bissau was a major theme of Charge and PolOff,s March 29-31 meetings with Bissau-Guinean leaders. Charge told Major General Tagme that parliamentarians and the media have a right to raise questions about the ongoing operations, which have displaced [...] | 2006-04-05 17:16:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHUM PREF SNAR PU SG |
06DAKAR836 | SENEGAL,S COPYRIGHT OFFICE FIGHTING TO PROTECT ITS [...] (U) In response to the Embassy,s sharing of talking points regarding the 2006 Special 301 Review, the Director General of the Bureau Senegalais du Droit d,Auteur (BSDA),Senegal,s copyright office, says she is firmly committed to protecting the intellectual property rights (IPR) of authors an [...] | 2006-04-05 17:35:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EIND ECON SCUL PGOV SG |
06DAKAR837 | FIGHTING THE REAL OPPOSITION IN SENEGAL -- THE [...] (C) President Wade and his Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) have taken the unofficial pre-election campaign for the hearts and minds of potential voters to the press, and they expect the media to comply. One politician/labor activist was recently arrested after making a critical statement to [...] | 2006-04-05 17:48:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SG |
06DAKAR86 | SUD FM AFFAIR: SIX JOURNALISTS ACQUITTED, REBEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Six journalists from the Sud Communications Group were acquitted on January 6 of charges of complicity in endangering Senegal's territorial integrity. In a volte-face, the prosecution joined the defense in requesting that all charges against the journalists be dropped. Moveme [...] | 2006-01-13 07:14:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPAO SG |
06DAKAR864 | WADE TALKS ABOUT REVIVING THE CHARGES AGAINST SECK [...] (C) Following former Prime Minister Seck's announcement that he plans to run for President, President Wade ordered a re-examination of "illicit enrichment" charges against Seck. Privately, a member of Seck's team confided that any attempt to re-imprison Seck will be resisted by Seck and his gr [...] | 2006-04-07 14:43:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON SG |
06DAKAR876 | THE "LIBYAN GUIDE" GIVES PLENTY OF GUIDANCE TO [...] (C) President Wade celebrated Senegal's 46th anniversary of independence surrounded by five other African heads of state, but the presence of Mouammar Qadhafi drew the most fanfare. Foreign Minister Gadio told the Ambassador during her introductory call that there was no discussion of Sudan [...] | 2006-04-11 16:43:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV EINV FR LY SU SG |
06DAKAR898 | SENEGALESE COMMENTS ON GAMBIAN COUP PLOT [...] (U) On March 30, President Abdoulaye Wade condemned the March 21 coup attempt in The Gambia. Wade told the Council of Ministers that "Senegal will never be a sanctuary for coup plotters." The Gambian Foreign Minister visited Dakar on April 7, and the next day the Senegalese Ministry of Fore [...] | 2006-04-12 14:40:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS GA SG |
06DAKAR904 | GUINEA-BISSAU: COURTING U.S. AND OTHERS WITH [...] (C) In a March 29-31 visit, then Charge and PolOff saw a Guinea-Bissau that is oriented toward courting international donors and investors and implementing a domestic agenda that reflects the top priorities of UN, European and U.S. interests. The government,s priority is security sector refo [...] | 2006-04-13 13:04:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL ECON SNAR SG PU US |
06DAKAR929 | MANY IN SENEGAL ASK: "WHERE'S MY MONEY?" [...] It is common practice among politicians to make promises they cannot keep. Critics are complaining that this has become an art form in Senegal, where in the past couple of weeks, a rash of groups have complained publicly about money they were promised by the Government but never received. Th [...] | 2006-04-14 15:16:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV ECON SG |
06DAKAR932 | AMBASSADOR JACOBS PRESENTS HER CREDENTIALS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During my 30-minute meeting with President Abdoulaye Wade on April 14, we discussed the strong bilateral relationship, U.S. assistance to Senegal, his upcoming visit to Iran, Senegal,s Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal, counter-terrorism, conflict resolution, the Casama [...] | 2006-04-17 19:58:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | ODIP PREL EAID PINS KPKO IR PU SG |
06DAKAR933 | SENEGAL: 2006 BUDGET CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegal's 2006 budget allocates more money to the social sector (education and health),and relies on CFA francs (CFAF) 43.1 billion (USD 78.3 million) in savings from the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) debt relief initiative to reduce poverty, which affects nearly 57 p [...] | 2006-04-18 08:50:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID MARR SG |
06DAKAR939 | AF/W DIRECTOR CARTER EXAMINES SENEGAL'S POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Director of West African Affairs Phillip Carter visited Dakar, March 26 through 29, to assess the political and economic situation. He had informative exchanges with a variety of GOS officials, Islamic leaders and opposition politicians. Carter praised recent steps taken by the [...] | 2006-04-18 18:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG PGOV PHUM KMCA 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 |
06DAKAR957 | AVIATION SAFETY AND SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: South African Airlines begins daily flights from Johannesburg to Washington Dulles via Dakar next month. Delta Air Lines is scheduled to begin service from Atlanta through Dakar to Johannesburg in December. Recent FAA and TSA safety and security assessments [...] | 2006-04-20 13:24:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EAID SG |
06DAKAR959 | POLITICAL LEADERS HARASSED BY POLICE [...] (SBU) The police's Criminal Investigation Department (DIC) in recent weeks has called in several opposition and labor leaders for interrogation. Senegal being ten months away from legislative and presidential elections, the increasingly organized opposition has stepped up attacks against Pre [...] | 2006-04-20 16:59:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SG |
06DAKAR985 | SUDAN: LEVERAGING MORE SENEGALESE TROOPS TOWARDS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-24 17:04:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SG |
06DAMASCCUS4435 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Peace [...] Summary: Syrian papers over the weekend led with reports of President Asad's phone conversations with Italian PM Prodi, which focused on technical assistance to be offered to Syrian border guards, and featured a statement by the Syrian News Agency denying reports that Syria has accepted Europ [...] | 2006-09-11 13:21:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1014 | IN THE FACE OF SECTION 311 SANCTIONS, SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: As we move to impose sanctions against the Commercial Bank of Syria (CBS) under USAPATRIOT Act Section 311, it has become increasingly clear that the threat of sanctions succeeded in making it difficult for Syrian public financial institutions to conduct business with foreign bank [...] | 2006-03-08 11:19:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PTER SANC SY |
06DAMASCUS1017 | SYRIA: ADDITIONAL INPUT ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) As promised in reftel A, Post is providing the SARG's March 2 written response to a query about its stance toward the following international instruments as requested in reftel B. While the following information differs in some cases from that provided for last year's report, it is the [...] | 2006-03-08 14:15:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
06DAMASCUS1019 | FM MU'ALLIM BRIEFS EU AMBASSADORS [...] (C) Summary: Recently appointed FM Walid Mu'allim provided EU Ambassadors a diplomatic tour d'horizon at a dinner March 7 hosted by the Austrian Ambassador. According to a Hungarian diplomat who attended the dinner, Mu'allim offered no revelations or dramatic changes of course in his remark [...] | 2006-03-08 15:25:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY LE |
06DAMASCUS1054 | CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS PROTESTING 43 YEARS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of approximately fifty civil-society activists staged a protest against 43 years of Emergency Law at the Palace of Justice in downtown Damascus on March 9. There was little visible uniformed security in the area, one of Damascus's main pedestrian thoroughfares. A well-out [...] | 2006-03-09 14:17:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SY |
06DAMASCUS1055 | SARG'S NEW VP SHAR'A: PROMOTED OR MOVED ASIDE, [...] (C) Summary: Observers here express uncertainty about the degree to which former FM Farouk al-Shara'a received a promotion when President Bashar al-Asad moved him from the Foreign Ministry to the Vice Presidency. One contact sees it as a SARG signal that it is ready to re-engage with the U.S [...] | 2006-03-09 14:21:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY |
06DAMASCUS1058 | TWO YEARS AFTER QAMISHLI RIOTS, WHERE ARE THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the March 12 anniversary of the 2004 Kurdish riots in northeastern Syria nears, multiple issues regarding Syria's Kurdish minority remain unresolved. Several hundred thousand Kurds in Syria remain without citizenship resulting in serious socioeconomic consequences; linguistic [...] | 2006-03-09 14:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SY |
06DAMASCUS1082 | MOVING FORWARD ON THE SYRIA-TURKEY FREE TRADE [...] (C) Summary: The Syrian press reported last week on the Turkish Parliament's approval of the Syria-Turkey Free Trade Agreement (FTA),indicating that it would increase bilateral trade to $2 billion by 2007. Turkish diplomatic contacts have stated that implementation of the agreement is stil [...] | 2006-03-12 12:23:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD SY |
06DAMASCUS1107 | RIAD SEIF, FOUR OTHERS ARRESTED AT DEMONSTRATION; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prominent opposition figure Riad Seif and four others were arrested on March 12 while participating in a predominantly Kurdish demonstration in front of the Prime Minister's office. According to human rights activists, Seif was arrested by State Security agents and was released [...] | 2006-03-13 15:19:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SY |
06DAMASCUS1108 | MARCH MADNESS, SYRIAN STYLE, AS ARBITRARY ARRESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In addition to the recent detentions of Riad Seif and others during civil society-organized demonstrations, arbitrary arrests and detentions have continued in recent weeks. Targets have included a prominent civil society activist, the brother of a key post contact, and a journa [...] | 2006-03-13 15:27:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SY |
06DAMASCUS1157 | SARG SEEKS ALTERNATIVE IN ISLAMIC BANKING [...] (C) Summary: This week, the Ministry of Finance used a conference on Islamic banking to present these banks as a viable alternative to Western financial institutions. Conference participants agreed that potential demand for Islamic banking in Syria is high, and significant enough for Syrian pr [...] | 2006-03-16 11:45:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS1158 | SARG REPORTEDLY SETS OUT THREE NEW RED LINES FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent newspaper article in the influential regional Arab daily al-Hayat reported what is described as the SARG's demarcation of three "new" red lines for civil society activists, reflecting the regime's reaction to events of the last week. The three lines include: a ban on c [...] | 2006-03-16 14:35:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SY |
06DAMASCUS1159 | SYRIA-IRAN RELATIONS FLOURISHING; IS FURTHER [...] (C) Summary: By official Syrian accounts, the country's relationship with Iran has flourished since the January visit of Iranian President Ahmadinejad to Damascus. Embassy contacts largely dismiss the immediate economic benefit of increased ties, but note that the two countries have formed [...] | 2006-03-16 15:37:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY IR LE IZ |
06DAMASCUS1160 | SYRIAN FORCES REPORTEDLY CLASH WITH JUND A-SHAM, [...] (U) The official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that Syrian troops killed the "most wanted member of the Jund al-Sham terrorist and takfiri organization" and his bodyguard on March 15 in Zabadani about 30 miles northwest of Damascus, seizing weapons, documents and a computer. Mohamma [...] | 2006-03-16 15:44:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SY LE IZ |
06DAMASCUS1186 | REGIME SENSES SYRIA POLICY AT IMPASSE [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with Syria desk officer March 13, two key contacts noted that the SARG believes that U.S. policy towards Syria has reached an impasse, and that the U.S. is in the process of changing its approach. That shift will take six months, in their view, during which [...] | 2006-03-19 13:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SY LE |
06DAMASCUS1187 | SYRIAN MEDIA BANNER RELATIONSHIP WITH SPAIN [...] (U) Since late January, official Syrian media have played up stories involving Spain, asserting strengthened relations between the two countries. Examples of some of these stories include a February 26 story about a Spanish grant of more than USD one million for rural health centers, a March [...] | 2006-03-19 14:18:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY SP |
06DAMASCUS1216 | SARG EFFORTS TO RESTRICT EMBASSY OPERATIONS [...] (C) Summary: With increasing intensity over the past three months, the SARG has mounted an effort, spearheaded by the MFA, to restrict a range of Embassy operations. The SARG has imposed a new, centralized system of visa issuance, seriously impeding the travel of official Americans. It has [...] | 2006-03-20 15:38:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AMGT SY |
06DAMASCUS1217 | SARG PUBLICLY DISMISSES 311 SANCTIONS, WHILE [...] (C) Summary: Through government media and public appearances, SARG officials are attempting to reassure their domestic audience that the USG's March 9 decision to impose USAPATRIOT Act Section 311 sanctions against the Commercial Bank of Syria (CBS) was purely political and that the government [...] | 2006-03-21 07:38:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS1219 | HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP: 2004 QAMISHLI RIOTS [...] (C) 2004 QAMISHLI RIOTS COMMEMORATED THROUGHOUT SYRIA: On March 12, Kurds throughout Syria observed the second anniversary of the 2004 Qamishli riots. Luqman Ois, an Azadi Party activist and member of the Kurdish Committee for Human Rights, told Poloff that a number of activities took place: [...] | 2006-03-21 08:36:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SY |
06DAMASCUS1261 | SARG TRUMPETS BURGEONING ECONOMIC TIES WITH RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary. The recent meeting of the Russian-Syrian joint ministerial committee is one in a series of recent events ostensibly reflecting the increasing economic activity between the two countries. Though Syria remains a difficult place for anyone to do business, the Russians are reportedl [...] | 2006-03-22 10:50:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETTC SY |
06DAMASCUS1262 | ENSURING EXPORT CONTROL ENFORCEMENT UNDER THE SAA [...] (SBU) Summary: Syrian businessmen regularly report on the ease with which their fellow businessmen illegally import U.S. commodities with seeming impunity, as well as express concerns that the USG's lack of enforcement of the economic sanctions imposed under the SAA are hurting those that choo [...] | 2006-03-22 11:08:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ETTC SY |
06DAMASCUS1273 | FACING DOUBLE-DIGIT INFLATION, SYRIANS NERVOUSLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Local media is giving increasing coverage to the issue of inflation, with contacts estimating that the prices of basic commodities are rising much faster than the officially reported rate of 6%. Prices have refused to come down after a series of shocks in 2005, indicating a gen [...] | 2006-03-22 14:03:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN SY |
06DAMASCUS1296 | SYRIAN LEGAL EXPERTS, BUSINESSMEN TO LAUNCH [...] (C) A group of businessmen, lawyers, judges, and researchers are in the final planning stages of launching a Syrian chapter of Transparency International, the Germany-based anti-corruption NGO. According to activist and researcher Radwan Zyadeh, the organization has been in the works for th [...] | 2006-03-23 14:33:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV |
06DAMASCUS1297 | KURDS TURN OUT EN MASSE TO PARTY-SPONSORED NOW RUZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thousands of Syrian Kurds turned out across Syria on March 21 to celebrate the ancient holiday of Now Ruz, the solar new year. Kurdish political parties organized festivals throughout Syria, combining folk dancing and Kurdish pop music with easily digestible political messages. [...] | 2006-03-23 14:43:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SY |
06DAMASCUS1357 | KHADDAM'S NATIONAL SALVATION FRONT GARNERS MIXED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 17 unveiling in Brussels of the National Salvation Front (NSF) has received mixed reviews from civil society activists and other contacts. While activists distanced themselves publicly from the NSF, some contacts took a more nuanced position privately, maintaining [...] | 2006-03-27 15:21:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SY |
06DAMASCUS1358 | PROMINENT OPPOSITION AND CIVIL SOCIETY FIGURES [...] (C) SUMMARY: SARG authorities have arrested or detained a number of prominent Syrian opposition and civil society figures within the last few days. Prominent activist and former political detainee Ali Abudullah, together with his eldest son Mohammed, were arrested on March 23 by unidentifi [...] | 2006-03-27 16:55:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SY |
06DAMASCUS1359 | SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT SWORN IN, TOUTED AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to press reports, President Bashar al-Asad swore in Dr. Najah al-Attar as vice-president on March 23. Attar, a nominal political independent with a long career in senior positions in the regime of Hafiz al-Asad, will be responsible for cultural affairs. Press reports t [...] | 2006-03-27 16:55:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV SY |
06DAMASCUS1360 | THE DISSIDENT VIEW OF THE ASAD REGIME: AN [...] (C) Summary: Conversations with a range of former political prisoners in Syria over the past few months yield a consistent, extremely harsh view of the Bashar al-Asad regime and of Asad himself. They say the regime cannot be reformed and insist that Asad is not an agent for change. Because o [...] | 2006-03-27 16:55:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SY LE |
06DAMASCUS1361 | SYRIAN VP VISITS EGYPT, SAUDI, AND IRAN [...] (U) Syrian VP Farouk al-Shara'a met with Egypt's President Mubarak March 23 in Sharm El Sheikh, Saudi King Abdullah March 24 in Jeddah, and Iranian President Ahmadinejad March 25 in Tehran. In his first regional trip since becoming VP, Shara'a delivered to each leader a letter from Syrian Pr [...] | 2006-03-27 16:56:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY LE EG IR SA |
06DAMASCUS1362 | Damascus Media Reaction: Arab Summit, Syria-Iran, [...] Summary: The Syrian weekend papers reported a statement by Sudanese President Omar Hasan al-Bashir prior to the imminent Arab summit in Khartoum, that "it is necessary that the Arab summit support Syria and reject pressures on it and on other Arab countries." Papers also reported the prelimina [...] | 2006-03-28 07:12:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1366 | Damascus Media Reaction: Arab Summit, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers focused on the 18th Arab summit that will be inaugurated in Khartoum today. All papers reported President Asad's arrival in Khartoum to participate in the summit and featured photos of his meetings with Sudanese President Al- Bashir, Lebanese President Lahoud and Emir Sab [...] | 2006-03-28 12:57:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1368 | SARG NERVOUS OVER BRAMMERTZ, DESPITE POSITIVE BODY [...] (C) Summary: Despite its continuing efforts to project calm, the mid-March Brammertz report seems to have provoked SARG anxiety about where the UNIIIC investigation is headed. A range of contacts report that the regime's guardedly positive public reaction to the mid-march UNIIIC report soured [...] | 2006-03-28 14:04:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM SY |
06DAMASCUS1393 | FOUR SEASONS INAUGURATION SPEECH PROVIDES POSITIVE [...] (C) During the March 22 inauguration of the $100 million Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus, primary investor Saudi Prince al-Walid bin Talal used the occasion to praise Syria as a "defender of Arabism and Islam," as well as the strength of the Syrian-Saudi bilateral relationship. Chairman of West [...] | 2006-03-29 08:13:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS1398 | EXPORT LICENSE APPROVAL FOR ICARDA IS IN USG INTEREST [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Center for Agricultural Research of Dry Areas (ICARDA),a not-for profit-organization headquartered outside Aleppo, has been unsuccessful in its most recent attempts to obtain a U.S. export license. Under the provisions of the Syria Accountability Act, a waiver [...] | 2006-03-29 10:22:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ETTC SY |
06DAMASCUS141 | KHADDAM, UNIIIC, AND A POSSIBLE CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (C) Summary: Polchief met January 8 with XXXXXXXXXXXX, a long-standing Embassy contact, who described possible motives for the interviews being given by former Syrian VP Khaddam, as well as increased Alawite dissatisfaction with President Asad. XXXXXXXXXXXX also described a threatening outbu [...] | 2006-01-09 13:42:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS1430 | Damascus Media Reaction: President Asad's Interview [...] Summary: Syrian papers today led with President Asad's interview with the US PBS TV Network. All papers headlined President Asad's statement "We want to cooperate with the US Administration, and we can find common interests." The Khartoum Summit was the second focal topic in the Syrian paper [...] | 2006-03-30 08:44:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1433 | XXXXXXXXXXXX DISCUSSES LONG-TERM COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Key opposition figure XXXXXXXXXXXX met with Poloff on March 26 to discuss a number of issues. XXXXXXXXXXXX confirmed that he is not applying for MEPI funding during this application cycle, but remains interested in pursuing other, "indirect" funding mechanisms from the USG. XX [...] | 2006-03-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR SY |
06DAMASCUS145 | ASAD VISITS JEDDAH, SHARM, AFTER QUICK SAUDI FM [...] (C) Summary: In a rapid, somewhat strangely choreographed set of visits January 8, President Bashar al-Asad met with Saudi King Abdullah in Jeddah and Egyptian President Mubarak in Sharm as-Sheikh, following a quick visit to Damascus by Saudi FM Saud al-Faisal the same day. The two sides is [...] | 2006-01-09 14:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS1457 | Damascus Media Reaction: Arab Summit, HAMAS (3/30) [...] Summary: Syrian papers continued to report on the Arab Summit in Khartoum and its final communique, which covered the following key points: On Palestine, the summit renewed commitment to the 2002 Arab peace initiative, which offered Israel a comprehensive peace in return for withdrawal from [...] | 2006-04-02 11:20:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1460 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iraq, Syria/Italy, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported Vice President Shara's meeting with a delegation representing the Iraqi Islamic Party. Headlines featured Shara's statement expressing the importance of maintaining Iraq's territorial integrity and forming a government of national unity, and rejection of attempt [...] | 2006-04-02 13:27:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1465 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Shara, Iraq (4/3) [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with a US delegation from the Churches Panel for Peace in the Middle East, in which he reiterated the importance of coexistence and dialogue on all levels, asserting that all heavenly religions call for amity, moderation and humanity. T [...] | 2006-04-03 14:06:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS148 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Saudi Arabia, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's summit meetings in Jeddah with King Abdullah and in Sharm al-Sheikh with President Mubarak. The goal of Asad's surprise trips to Saudi Arabia and Egypt was apparently to seek support from Arab leaders as he faces a U.N. probe into alleged Syri [...] | 2006-01-09 14:43:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS149 | CIVIL SOCIETY MULLS KHADDAM'S STATEMENTS, SARG'S [...] (C): SUMMARY: Civil-society activists continue to discuss recent statements by former Vice-President Abdul Halim Khaddam, particularly those related to any aspirations for a leading role in the Syrian opposition. Most activists acknowledge Khaddam's real ties to the opposition, noting that s [...] | 2006-01-09 15:18:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SY |
06DAMASCUS1500 | AS AI OUTBREAKS SURROUND SYRIA, IS SARG CONCEALING [...] (C) Summary: Though avian influenza (AI) oubreaks have been reported in neighboring Jordan and Lebanon, Syria has not reported any suspected or confirmed cases. While local offices of organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) express confidence that the SARG would acknowledge [...] | 2006-04-04 08:41:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KFLU EAGR SY |
06DAMASCUS1508 | SYRIA FIRST QUARTER REPORT ON FREEDOM AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: The Embassy's implementation of its 2005 Democratic Reform Strategy in the first three months of 2006 has been constrained by a hardening SARG attitude towards reform and SARG efforts to restrict Embassy operations, both largely prompted by the strained political atmosphere evid [...] | 2006-04-04 12:48:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO KMPI AMGT |
06DAMASCUS1509 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the meeting of Dr. Buthaina Shabaan, Minister of Expatriates, with a US delegation from the Churches Panel for Peace in the Middle East. The meeting tackled practical and constructive means to deepen dialogue and communication and to bolster common grounds to ac [...] | 2006-04-04 13:15:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1510 | UNDP AGREES TO HELP SARG LEASE AIRPLANES [...] (U) On April 4, local press reported that a UNDP expert was consulting with Syrian officials from the Ministry of Transportation, the Civil Aviation Establishment, and Syrian Arab Airlines regarding SyrianAir's desire to lease commercial airplanes. The UNDP expert's visit is part of a project [...] | 2006-04-04 14:17:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETTC SY SANC |
06DAMASCUS1511 | THE SARG'S HOSTILE PRESS CAMPAIGN AGAINST SINIORA [...] (C) Summary: While stopping short of an all-out escalation in its negative media comments directed at Lebanese PM Fouad Siniora and his March 14 allies, the official SARG media -- and at least one ostensibly independent weekly -- have in the past week harshened their public tone on Lebanon. [...] | 2006-04-05 14:35:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS1512 | A LARSEN VISIT: CONFIDENT SARG UNLIKELY TO BUDGE [...] (C) Summary: As consideration continues of a trip by UN special envoy for 1559 implementation Terje Roed Larsen to Damascus, the prospects for success seem dubious from our perspective, primarily because of SARG confidence about its prospects in Lebanon and its overall regional position. Tha [...] | 2006-04-06 13:40:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS1515 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Saudi Arabia, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the meeting of Syrian Minister of Expatriates, Buthaina Shaaban with Emir Salman Bin Abed al-Aziz Al Saud, Emir of the Saudi city of Riyadh, who described the Syrian-Saudi relations as distinguished, and pointed out continuing consultations between the two count [...] | 2006-04-06 14:12:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1540 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the meeting of Dr. Buthaina Shabaan, Minister of Expatriates, with a US delegation from the Churches Panel for Peace in the Middle East. The meeting tackled practical and constructive means to deepen dialogue and communication and to bolster common grounds to ac [...] | 2006-04-06 14:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1541 | Damascus Media Reaction: Lebanon, Syria/Austria (4/5) [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported a statement by President Emile Lahoud that his country seeks to maintain best relations with Syria, "because this is a permanent option for the interest of Lebanon in light of the fraternal Syrian-Lebanese relations." Papers also reported President Lahoud's meet [...] | 2006-04-06 14:25:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1542 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Saudi Arabia, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the meeting of Syrian Minister of Expatriates, Buthaina Shaaban with Emir Salman Bin Abed al-Aziz Al Saud, Emir of the Saudi city of Riyadh, who described the Syrian-Saudi relations as distinguished, and pointed out continuing consultations between the two count [...] | 2006-04-06 14:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1635 | Damascus Media Reaction: US/EU Decisions to Halt Aid to [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported a Syrian Information Ministry statement denying a report by an Israeli newspaper that Syria had sent messages to Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert seeking to resume peace talks between the two countries. The source told Syria's official SANA news agency [...] | 2006-04-11 13:35:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1664 | PETROCANADA AND SHELL RECOMMIT TO SYRIA [...] (C) Summary. The SARG,s annual exhibition to promote its oil and gas sector met with modest success. The UK and Canadian embassies both officially participated in the exhibition and promoted their companies further involvement in Syria. Only one US company, IPR, participated in the exhibit [...] | 2006-04-12 08:56:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EPET SY |
06DAMASCUS1666 | MU'ALLIM CONFIDANT ON BRAMMERTZ INQUIRY, IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Despite its attempts to project confidence, the regime remains concerned about the efforts of UNIIIC head Serge Brammertz, worrying that arrests of Syrian suspects and the formation of an international tribunal are on the way, according to Dr. Samir al-Taki, a confidant of FM M [...] | 2006-04-12 13:51:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS1667 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Syria/Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Chairman of the Iranian Expediency Council, will arrive in Damascus today on a formal visit of a few days. Papers also reported that President Asad chaired a cabinet meeting during which he discussed mechanis [...] | 2006-04-13 05:53:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS168 | Damascus Media Reaction: Lebanon, Palestinian Elections, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported a demonstration by Lebanese students and youth outside a government office in Beirut to protest the visit of US Assistant Secretary of State David Welch. Papers also quoted an official media source in Damascus strongly criticizing the statement made by Welch i [...] | 2006-01-16 15:00:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1692 | TWO IMPORTANT SUNNI LEADERS ASSESS KHADDAM'S IMPACT [...] (C) Summary: Two Sunni leaders, XXXXXXXXXXXX, assess that former VP Abdul Halim Khaddam is a useful tool who has already weakened the regime. They are counseling their friends in the opposition not to attack Khaddam publicly, regardless of their private reservations. One of these Sunnis XX [...] | 2006-04-13 11:44:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS1695 | EU DIPLOMATS SEE A CROSSROADS ON STRATEGY TOWARD [...] (C) Summary: European diplomats posted to Syria are increasingly questioning what they perceive as the EU policy of isolating the SARG. Some diplomats, especially those from Spain, Italy and Greece, but also from countries such the Netherlands and Austria, point to the regime's increased tie [...] | 2006-04-13 12:38:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU SY |
06DAMASCUS1696 | SUBSIDIES CREATING HEAVY FISCAL BURDEN [...] (C) Summary: The SARG spends billions of dollars on subsidies and support for inefficient State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) that are consuming a growing portion of state revenue. The subsidies are the largest fiscal pressure on the SARG budget with oil revenues declining, and their removal repre [...] | 2006-04-13 13:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS1697 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Syria/China, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with Sheikh Hashemi Rafsanjani, Head of the Iranian Expediency Council. The meeting dealt with mutual cooperation, the current regional situation, mainly in Iraq and Palestine, and the international conference due to be held in Tehran to [...] | 2006-04-13 14:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1698 | DAMASCUS DECLARATION GROUP DECIDES NOT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite intense SARG pressure, members of the Damascus Declaration (DD) group who met April 6 decided not to publicly attack former VP Abdul Halim Khaddam or his recent alignment with Muslim Brother leader Sadreddin Bayanouni in the National Salvation Front. Rejecting the argu [...] | 2006-04-13 16:59:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SY |
06DAMASCUS1723 | HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: SARG CONTINUES ARREST [...] (C) ABDULLAH FAMILY MEMBERS REMAIN INCOMMUNICADO: Father-and-son civil society activists Ali and Mohammed Abdullah remain incommunicado following their March 23 arrest (ref A). Abdullah's wife Wifa'a (and human rights activist Rezan Zeituneh) told Poloff on April 13 that the whereabouts of [...] | 2006-04-18 07:39:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SY |
06DAMASCUS1754 | C-NE6-00262: KHADDAM'S AND BAYANOUNI'S FAUSTIAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Former VP Abdul Halim Khaddam's public criticism of the regime and his move to ally himself -- via the National Salvation Front -- with Syrian Muslim Brotherhood leader Sadreddin al-Bayanouni continue to provoke the regime and stir tremendous speculation among the public and [...] | 2006-04-18 13:01:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL PHUM SY |
06DAMASCUS1781 | Damascus Media Reaction: Independence Anniversary, [...] Summary: Papers reported the announcement by the Syrian government of a public fundraising campaign for the Palestinian National Authority to help fill the gap created by Western countries and Israel. The announcement was made in a joint press conference with Akhar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Chairman [...] | 2006-04-19 13:06:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1782 | LIMITED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OBSERVED IN SYRIA'S [...] (C) Summary: In conjunction with export license checks, econoffs visited Dayr ez Zawr (Dayr) and Qamishli, key cities close to Syria's border with Iraq. Residents in these two areas have historically maintained stronger cultural, ethnic, familial, and economic ties to Iraq than to Syria's cap [...] | 2006-04-19 14:00:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ETTC SY |
06DAMASCUS1786 | Damascus Media Reaction: Asad/Anan, Syria/Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad discussed developments in Iraq and Lebanon in a phone call to UN SecGen Kofi Anan. Both sides expressed hope for a softening of tension in the region. Papers also reported that President Asad conferred with Rostam Tamboraka, Chairman of th [...] | 2006-04-20 06:14:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1815 | LABWANI GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT QUIET [...] C) SUMMARY: Kamal Labwani and his family remain guardedly optimistic about his legal future, citing European Parliament pressure as the main factor for the SARG's failure to formally indict him on charges that could result in a life sentence. Should this international pressure continue, the [...] | 2006-04-20 13:10:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SY |
06DAMASCUS1821 | Damascus Media Reaction: Palestinian Territories, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that the Syrian Popular Committee to Support the Palestinian People opened special accounts at the Real-Estate Bank of Syria and the branches of the Commercial Bank of Syria in Damascus, Hama, Homs, Lattakia, Aleppo, Tartus, Daraa, Swieda, Der-Ezzor, Kami [...] | 2006-04-20 13:34:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS183 | Damascus Media Reaction: Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian Papers reported additional statements by Lebanese and Egyptian factions voicing support for Syria and Hizbollah and condemning foreign intervention in Syrian and Lebanese affairs. On developments in the Palestinian territories, papers reported commencement of Palestinian legi [...] | 2006-01-17 15:14:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1848 | SARG CONTINUES TO PLAY WITH ISLAMIC FIRE [...] (C) Summary: The SARG continues to play with the issue of Islam -- in the wake of its February use of mob violence against several European embassies -- in ways designed to shore up support for the regime. In the past month there have been numerous reports about regime outreach to the Islamic commu [...] | 2006-04-24 10:21:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL SY |
06DAMASCUS1853 | PALESTINIAN FM VISITS DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary: Visiting Palestinian FM Zahar met with Syrian President Asad and, separately, with Syrian FM Mu'allim April 20 in Damascus, according to media contacts. The foreign ministers announced further discussions to upgrade diplomatic relations between the two governments and other SARG [...] | 2006-04-24 14:03:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS1878 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Egypt, Syria/US, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's phone call to President Mubarak to condemn the terrorist bombings that hit the Dahab resort in Sinai and to extend condolences on the victims. Papers also featured a statement by Dr. Buthaina Shaaban, Minister of Expatriates, during a mee [...] | 2006-04-25 12:34:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1879 | Damascus Media Reaction: Lebanon/US, Syria/Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian newspapers on 23 April criticized Lebanese PM al-Saniora's visit to and statements in the United States and maintained that "Washington has nothing to present to Lebanon other than Israeli demands." Syrian papers also reported a press statement by Foreign Minister Walid al-M [...] | 2006-04-25 13:43:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS19 | KHADDAM INTERVIEW CONTINUES TO PROVOKE ANGRY [...] (SBU) The December 30 interview that former Syrian VP Abdul Halim Khaddam granted to the al-Arabiyya TV network has provoked a torrent of denunciation and anger in Damascus. The People's Assembly held a special session the following day -- televised live on Syrian TV -- to allow a parade of p [...] | 2006-01-02 13:49:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS1909 | ASAD MEETS BRAMMERTZ IN DAMASCUS [...] (SBU) Summary: Syrian President Bashar al-Asad met with UNIIIC chief Serge Brammertz in Damascus April 25. The official Syria News Agency SANA issued a terse statement confirming the visit after Brammertz departed Damascus with his team. Media contacts acknowledged that very few details ab [...] | 2006-04-26 12:21:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KMCR SY IZ LE |
06DAMASCUS1910 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Syria/Jordan, [...] Summary: Syrian papers briefly reported President Asad's meeting with Serge Brammertz, Head of the UN Committee investigating the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri. Brammertz also held a meeting with Vice President Al- Sharaa, which was attended by Deputy Foreign Minis [...] | 2006-04-26 12:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1913 | SYRIANS SEE SOUR GRAPES IN JORDANIAN ACCUSATIONS [...] (U) The SARG on April 26 publicly rejected Jordanian accusations that arms were smuggled from Syria to Jordan or that a senior Hamas official was behind such an operation, according to the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). According to SANA, "Hamas leaders based in Syria are political [...] | 2006-04-26 14:00:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL SY JO |
06DAMASCUS1920 | HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: REPORT OF DEATH IN CUSTODY; [...] DEATH OF POLITICAL DETAINEE REPORTED: According to news reports, the body of 26-year old Mohammed Shaher Haysa was turned over to his family earlier this week. News reports in offshore media stated that Haysa had died as a result of torture. Human rights activist Anwar al-Bunni told Poloff [...] | 2006-04-27 13:15:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SY |
06DAMASCUS1922 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinians, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that PM Mohammed Naji Ottri, in a cabinet meeting, called on Syrian citizens to take part in the fund-raising campaign for the Palestinian people scheduled to be launched next Sunday all over the country. Papers also reported that the first Arab-Euro Dialogue F [...] | 2006-04-27 13:47:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS1926 | SYRIA'S ECONOMY - FRAGILE STABILITY [...] (U) Summary. Syria,s economy is benefiting from the high price of oil and other positive trends, but faces two chronic economic problems that could become acute in the next two to three years: decreasing oil production and rising unemployment. The economy is also hamstrung by a number of sho [...] | 2006-04-27 15:21:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETTC SY SANC |
06DAMASCUS1952 | AIRLINES IN SYRIA SEEKING TO OBTAIN AIRCRAFT [...] (C) Summary: According to a recently commissioned International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) report, only four to six of Syrian Arab Airlines' 16 airplanes are currently fit to fly. As a result of U.S. sanctions, SyrianAir is facing difficulty obtaining U.S. or European-sourced aircra [...] | 2006-04-30 13:31:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ETTC SY SANC |
06DAMASCUS197 | SLOW REFORMS, POLITICAL UNEASE: BANKS SEEK TO [...] (C) Summary: Syria's private banking sector continues to expand modestly, with two new banks beginning operations and the established banks opening new branches. However, contacts report that the SARG's erratic pace of reform has caused private banks to adopt conservative business plans that [...] | 2006-01-18 12:41:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS1979 | DARDARI ANNOUNCES SARG'S RECOMMITMENT TO ECONOMIC [...] (U) As the key-note speaker at the launching of a new economic NGO on April 29, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Abdullah Dardari, announced the SARG,s intention to move forward soon on new economic reforms, including: reducing subsidies, reforming the public sector, and reforming m [...] | 2006-05-01 11:36:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETTC PGOV SY SANC |
06DAMASCUS1987 | Damascus Media Reaction: Terrorism, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, [...] Summary: Syrian papers featured a statement by the Syrian Foreign Ministry refuting the US annual report on terrorism, saying that the US war on terrorism hasn't achieved any positive results, but rather, increased terrorism, for two main reasons. One is the US and Israeli rejection of what Syr [...] | 2006-05-01 14:22:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS20 | PROTEST TENTS COME DOWN AS SYRIANS BREATHE MORE [...] (C) Summary: On December 23-24, the SARG dismantled the anti-Mehlis protest tents and took down some of the banners in Rawda Circle near the Embassy and in Umawiyeen Square. Our contacts say the SARG no longer needs the tents as a rallying point against international pressure. Rumors are ru [...] | 2006-01-02 14:23:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS200 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported Egyptian President Mubarak's meeting with US Vice-President Dick Cheney and headlined Mubarak's statement that Syria has cooperated with the IIC. News reports featured a statement by Saudi FM Saud al-Faisal to the Financial Times that Saudi Arabia has p [...] | 2006-01-18 14:19:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2007 | Damascus Media Reaction: US Report on Terrorism, [...] Summary: Syrian papers cited a statement by Dr. Imad Mustafa, the Syrian ambassador in Washington, that the "US State Department report on terrorism is a new link in a series of reports that the United States issues for political reasons against those who do not agree with it or go along with i [...] | 2006-05-02 12:51:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS201 | STRONG INDICATIONS OF IMMINENT MASS AMNESTY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Within the last two days, Post has received multiple indications of an imminent presidential mass amnesty for political prisoners. Reports indicate that if such an amnesty is granted, jailed MPs Riad Seif and Mamoun al-Homsi are mentioned most often as likely to be freed. The e [...] | 2006-01-18 14:42:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SY |
06DAMASCUS2032 | SYRIA PLAYS WITH THE PALESTINIAN ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: Since Palestinian Authority FM Zahar's April visit, the SARG has showcased its public support for the Palestinians, with a fund-raising campaign on behalf of the Palestinian people, public statements, and participation at a rally in a Palestinian refugee camp. According to an E [...] | 2006-05-03 10:39:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL SY |
06DAMASCUS2033 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinians, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Mohammed Zuhir al- Nashashibi, Member of the PLO Executive Committee, expressed thanks and great appreciation to President Asad for launching the national fundraising campaign for the Palestinian people. "The Palestinian people appreciate the wise and brave [...] | 2006-05-03 12:29:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS206 | SARG FREES FIVE DAMASCUS SPRING PRISONERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Human rights activists and family members have confirmed news reports announcing the release of five of the six Damascus Spring political prisoners, including former MPs Riad Seif and Mamoun al-Homsi. Human rights activists were quick to point out that the release was not an amn [...] | 2006-01-19 14:03:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SY |
06DAMASCUS2063 | CBS CONTINUING TO WEAKEN UNDER SECTION 311 [...] (C) Summary: Financial sanctions under USAPATRIOT Act Section 311 are beginning to weaken the Commercial Bank of Syria (CBS) as more financial institutions in Europe and the Gulf cease their business with the bank. The seriousness with which CBS management views the imposition of Section 311 [...] | 2006-05-04 09:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN SY |
06DAMASCUS2064 | OPPOSITION FOCUSING ON EXTERNAL PROJECTS WHILE [...] (C) SUMMARY: While domestic civil-society activity has slowed in the wake of security service crackdowns and in anticipation of the June 15 Brammertz report, post contacts indicate that the opposition is now focused on a number of external projects. On a regional level, the Damascus-Beiru [...] | 2006-05-04 10:34:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SY |
06DAMASCUS2066 | SYRIAN WOMEN FLOCKING TO MUSLIM MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: A Syrian Muslim women's movement, the Qubaisis, is attracting attention for its apparently increasing social and political influence. The movement, which reportedly has 75,000 members in Syria with branches regionally and in the United States, promotes traditional Islamic values [...] | 2006-05-04 11:52:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PGOV KISL SY |
06DAMASCUS207 | IMPACT OF KHADDAM: A SYRIAN OPPOSITION FIGURE [...] (C) Summary: In a conversation held before the release of political prisoner Riyad Seif and others, prominent Syrian XXXXXXXXXXXX opposition figure XXXXXXXXXXXX told Polchief January 16 that former VP Abdul Halim Khaddam's press campaign had thrown the Syrian regime into crisis but would no [...] | 2006-01-19 14:11:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO |
06DAMASCUS2071 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Syria/Palestine, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Dr. Faisal Miqdad, Deputy Foreign Minister, conferred with a delegation from the US Institute of Peace now visiting Syria. He commented that "the current US policy is contributing to complications in the region and is blocking efforts to achieve stability i [...] | 2006-05-04 13:08:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2072 | SEIF SAYS SARG ONLY FEIGNING CONFIDENCE, FACING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Charge d'Affaires and PolChief on May 4, key opposition figure Riad Seif noted a recent decrease in SARG security scrutiny. However, he remains subject to a travel ban and will not participate in the upcoming Syrian-American Congress in person or via a live ho [...] | 2006-05-04 13:37:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SY |
06DAMASCUS208 | IRANIAN PRESIDENT VISITS DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary: Shortly after his noon arrival in Damascus, visiting Iranian President Ahmadinejad met January 19 with Syria's President Asad and later in an expanded session with Asad and Syrian and Iranian officials. Regional media reports previewing the two-day visit suggested that bilateral [...] | 2006-01-19 15:31:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY IR |
06DAMASCUS209 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Iranian President Ahmedinejad will arrive in Damascus today for a two-day state visit to Syria and will meet President Asad and senior Syrian officials. All papers featured a statement by President Ahmadinejad on Wednesday describing relations between Iran [...] | 2006-01-19 16:07:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS21 | IRANIAN ARCHITECT OF SYRIA-IRAN-HIZBALLAH [...] (C) Summary: Iran's incoming Ambassador to Damascus, Mohammed Hassan Akhtari, has returned for his second tour as Ambassador to Syria after overseeing the creation of the Syria-Iran-Hizballah triangle during his first tenure from 1986-1998, according to media reports. Akhtari's appointment [...] | 2006-01-02 14:40:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY IR |
06DAMASCUS2132 | Damascus Media Reaction: Terrorism, US/Israel, [...] Summary: Papers reported that Syria has called for an international conference to distinguish between terrorism and the right of self-determination. Minister of Interior General Bassam Abdul Majid said in a statement on the sidelines of a conference of Interior Ministers of the EU and Adjacent [...] | 2006-05-08 12:10:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2133 | INTERIOR MINISTER REVEALS ABDULLAHS' WHEREABOUTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: More than a month after their detention by unidentified security forces, Interior Minister Bassam Abdul Majid has revealed to human rights lawyers the whereabouts and reasons for the arrest of prominent civil society activist Ali Abdullah and his son Mohammed. The two men, curre [...] | 2006-05-08 12:40:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SY |
06DAMASCUS2134 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Damascus by Nabih Berri, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, and his separate meetings with President Asad and Vice President Faruq al-Shar'a. Berri briefed Asad and Shara on the results of the Lebanese national dialogue and status of relations betw [...] | 2006-05-08 13:28:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2136 | SARG DIVIDED ON REACTION TO BRAMMERTZ; TILT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-08 14:01:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SY |
06DAMASCUS2137 | SARG DIVIDED ON REACTION TO BRAMMERTZ; TILT [...] (C) Summary: While noting that President Bashar al-Asad and others in the regime had emerged more confident after UNIIIC chief Serge Brammertz's April 25 questioning of the Syrian leader, MFA informal legal advisor Dr. Samir al-Taki termed such confidence misplaced. He voiced his suspicion [...] | 2006-05-08 14:17:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SY |
06DAMASCUS214 | AHMADINAJAD'S PHOTO OP VISIT TO DAMASCUS [...] (SBU) Syrian President Bashar al-Asad and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinajad met for three hours the afternoon of January 19, shortly after the latter's arrival in Damascus. The talks were attended by PM Naji al-Otri, FM Shara'a, Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki, and several other ministers [...] | 2006-01-20 12:37:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SY IR |
06DAMASCUS2163 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iraq, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Vice President Shara received Sheikh Jawad al-Khalisi, Secretary General of the Iraqi National Foundation Congress (INFC); at their meeting Shara reiterated Syria's condemnation of terrorist attacks that target innocent civilians and sow seeds of partition [...] | 2006-05-09 12:31:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2164 | THE SARG'S NEW ECONOMIC SCORECARD [...] (SBU) Summary: The recently enacted 10th Five-Year Plan presents a number of quantifiable targets for reaching seven percent annual GDP growth and represents an agenda for reform against which the SARG's progress can be measured. The plan assumes that broad-based reform will allow the SARG t [...] | 2006-05-09 12:37:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EIND ELAB EAGR ENRG SY |
06DAMASCUS2165 | RELEASED MP MA'AMOUN HOMSI SAYS REGIME [...] (C) Summary: Former MP Ma'amoun Homsi, released with his colleague Riad Seif in January after five years imprisonment, told PolChief in early May that the SARG has continued to periodically harass him and threaten his family to bully him into lowering his public profile. Homsi criticized t [...] | 2006-05-09 14:14:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SY |
06DAMASCUS2166 | LABWANI INDICTED ON CAPITAL CHARGES; DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a member of opposition activist Kamal Labwani's legal team, the criminal court has handed down an indictment charging him with having contact with a foreign power and encouraging the foreign power to invade Syria, a charge that could carry the death sentence. The de [...] | 2006-05-09 14:19:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SY |
06DAMASCUS2189 | MARATHON ONE STEP CLOSER TO DIVESTING [...] (U) On May 10, the AP and other news services reported that Marathon Oil Company concluded a USD 127 million deal to develop an oil and gas concession in the center of Syria despite looming US sanctions. In spite of the news report implying otherwise, Marathon,s concession is actually quite o [...] | 2006-05-10 12:37:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR ECON ETTC SY SANC |
06DAMASCUS2192 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinians, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Syria has received 53 families of Palestinian refugees who were trapped at the Jordanian and Iraqi borders for 6 weeks before. "Syria has taken necessary steps to host the Palestinian refugees in cooperation with the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and t [...] | 2006-05-10 14:06:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2211 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinians, [...] Summary: Papers reported that the Palestinian government thanked President Asad for the Syrian fund-raising campaign for the Palestinian people and for receiving 244 Palestinian refugees coming from Iraq. That came in a phone call President Asad received from Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail H [...] | 2006-05-11 13:14:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2212 | HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS FACE [...] (C) HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS FACE REPRISALS: SARG scrutiny of civil society activists has now expanded to included human rights lawyers. Anwar al-Bunni told Poloff May 11 that the Syrian Bar Association has formally suspended him for one year on charges stemming from the 2001 Damascus Spring t [...] | 2006-05-11 13:50:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SY |
06DAMASCUS2213 | DAMASCUS COMMUNITY SCHOOL FACES CRITICAL SITUATION [...] (U) Summary. Our ongoing discussion with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding residency permits for overseas-hire teachers at the Damascus Community School (DCS) took an ominous turn for the worse today, with receipt of a diplomatic note asserting that DCS must be licensed before the iss [...] | 2006-05-11 14:00:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT SY |
06DAMASCUS2214 | LABWANI ATTENDS FORMAL HEARING; FAMILY AND LAWYERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jailed opposition activist Kamal Labwani appeared before the presiding judge in his case on May 11 for an initial hearing, with the opening trial date to be announced in the upcoming days. Labwani faces charges of advocating the invasion of Syria by a foreign power and spreadin [...] | 2006-05-11 14:02:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SY |
06DAMASCUS2238 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syria papers reported that Syria denied Friday evening Jordanian claims on the training of Hamas members in Syria and criticized the UNSC bid to issue a resolution on Syria and Lebanon as "an obstacle to clearing the air." Foreign Minister Walid al-Mouallem said in a joint press co [...] | 2006-05-14 14:27:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2263 | MORE CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS CHARGED, LABWANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Activists Fateh Jammous, Ali Abdullah, and Mohammed Abdullah appeared May 14 for criminal court proceedings at the Palace of Justice in Damascus. Following a two-hour interrogation, Jammous was initially charged with encouraging sectarian civil war, which carries a life sentenc [...] | 2006-05-15 11:06:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SY |
06DAMASCUS2264 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Sudan, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Damascus by Assamani Al-Waseela Assamani, Sudanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs, who conferred with Minister Walid al-Mouallem. Talks dealt with bilateral relations and means of boosting them in all fields. During the meeting, the Sudanese Min [...] | 2006-05-15 14:36:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2265 | DESPITE OBSTACLES, PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: Following the success of Syria's new private banking sector, private insurance companies are expected to begin operations before the end of 2006. Companies anticipate high demand for retail products such as medical and life insurance in an under-insured market that has been domin [...] | 2006-05-16 10:47:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS2297 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iraq, EURO-MED, Boycott [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with Subhi Abdul Hamid, Secretary General of Iraq's Arab Nationalist Movement, which tackled the situation in Iraq and bilateral relations. President Asad confirmed Syria's support for efforts to restore Iraq's stability and security tha [...] | 2006-05-17 06:30:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS231 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, President Asad's [...] Summary: Syrian weekend newspapers focused on the visit to Damascus by Iranian President Ahmadinejad and featured the joint communiqu issued at the conclusion of the visit confirming Iran's strong support of Syria to restore occupied territories to the June 4, 1967, line. Syria and Iran under [...] | 2006-01-23 08:32:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2318 | DAMASCUS-BEIRUT DECLARATION CALLS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several hundred prominent Syrian and Lebanese citizens have signed the Damascus-Beirut Declaration, which includes a ten-point "joint future national vision" for reconciliation between the two countries. The document covers the spectrum of Syrian-Lebanese diplomatic, historic [...] | 2006-05-17 14:01:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SY LE |
06DAMASCUS2319 | FULL TEXT OF DAMASCUS-BEIRUT DECLARATION [...] (U) FULL TEXT OF DAMASCUS-BEIRUT DECLARATION: 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT: 3. (U) The Lebanese-Syrian relations are witnessing quick deterioration that could cause a deep fracture between the two neighboring countries and the two sisterly peoples. This deterioration has grown since the exten [...] | 2006-05-17 14:02:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL SY LE |
06DAMASCUS2320 | WALK THE LINE: BETWEEN SYRIA'S SECURITY SERVICES [...] (C) Summary: Conversations with political contacts, including those in the opposition, point to the variety of techniques used by SARG security services to co-opt or intimidate Syrians. It is often in the middle range, between enticements at one end and threats and coercion at the other, th [...] | 2006-05-17 14:20:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS SY |
06DAMASCUS2327 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Sudan, Lebanon, Olmert's [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Damascus by al- Sammani al-Wasila al-Smmani, Sudanese Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and his meeting with Vice President Shara who confirmed Syria's relief over signing the Abuja peace treaty. During the meeting Shara stressed Syria's support [...] | 2006-05-18 09:41:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2337 | Damascus Media Reaction: UN Security Council resolution [...] Summary: Syrian papers featured a statement by the Syrian Foreign Ministry on the UN Security Council Resolution 1680 that was passed on Wednesday saying it poses "an unprecedented measure of interference in the core of sovereign and bilateral issues for member states to the United Nations. C [...] | 2006-05-18 12:10:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2338 | REACTION TO SARG ARREST CAMPAIGN OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prominent human rights lawyer Anwar al-Bunni and two other Damascus-Beirut Declaration signatories have been arrested as part of the SARG reaction against the DBD. Several others have evaded attempted arrests. One human rights activist, also a DBD signatory, questioned whethe [...] | 2006-05-18 14:39:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS LE |
06DAMASCUS234 | ASAD SPEECH: NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY TRUMPS UN [...] SBU) Summary: Syrian President Bashar al-Asad followed up his meetings with Iranian President Ahmadinejad with a January 21 speech in Damascus in which he dropped broad hints that he might refuse to meet with UNIIIC investigators. At the Arab Lawyers Conference venue, Asad also specifically [...] | 2006-01-23 11:20:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY LE |
06DAMASCUS236 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Syria/Spain, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported positive reactions in Lebanon to President Asad's speech to the Federation of Arab Lawyers citing statements by former Lebanese Minister Wadi Al- Khazen, Kamal Shatila, President of the Lebanese People's Congress, Al-Diyar newspaper, and Hasan Nasrallah o [...] | 2006-01-23 14:52:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2376 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iraq/Italy, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Prime Minister Ottri sent cables of congratulation to Iraqi PM al-Malki and to Italian PM Prodi on the occasion of forming the new Iraqi and Italian governments. He expressed his confidence in developing cooperation between Syria and Italy to serve their jo [...] | 2006-05-23 06:55:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2379 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/EU, Syria/Iran, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported a Syrian Foreign Ministry response to a May 19 European Presidency statement expressing EU concern about what it called the recent widespread harassment of human rights defenders in Syria. The EU Presidency urged Syria to review the cases of political prisoners, [...] | 2006-05-23 10:09:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2391 | HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: LABWANI CASE POSTPONED; [...] (C) LABWANI TRIAL DELAYED; ASSOCIATE TELLS OF SARG INTIMIDATION ATTEMPTS: The trial of Kamal Labwani, scheduled to begin May 22, has been delayed after court officials claimed that no trial had been scheduled for that day. Labwani's family members, human rights lawyers, and a number of oppo [...] | 2006-05-23 12:38:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PGOV PREL SY IR |
06DAMASCUS2392 | FOUR MORE DAMASCUS-BEIRUT DECLARATION SIGNATORIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Four signatories of the Damascus-Beirut Declaration (DBD),including prominent human rights lawyer Anwar al-Bunni, were interrogated on May 21 by investigatory judges at the Palace of Justice Criminal Court in Damascus. Bunni, who has been on a hunger strike for the last two days [...] | 2006-05-23 12:40:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL SY |
06DAMASCUS2393 | Damascus Media Reaction: EU Human Rights Statement, [...] Summary: Syrian papers continued their strong criticism of European countries, against the background of a statement from the EU Presidency criticizing the recent arrest of human rights activists in Syria. Papers also featured Information Minister Dr. Mohsen Bilal's meetings with Ambassadors o [...] | 2006-05-23 13:12:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2394 | SYRIA: ADDITIONAL INPUT FOR TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) The Syrian Ministry of Interior (MOI) responded on May 7 to Post's February 2, 2006 diplomatic note with statistics about the number of persons arrested in 2005 on charges of trafficking in persons. According to the diplomatic note, in the last nine months of 2005, authorities had arre [...] | 2006-05-23 13:47:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
06DAMASCUS2401 | SYRIA PURSUES CASES AGAINST JUMBLATT AND KHADDAM [...] (C) Syrian authorities have requested that Interpol arrest Lebanese lawmaker Walid Jumblatt after a Syrian military prosecutor issued a warrant on May 22, according to local media and contacts. A Syrian military court issued a summons for Jumblatt on May 3 for "inciting against Syria," follo [...] | 2006-05-24 14:46:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCRM SY LB |
06DAMASCUS2404 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinians, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Damascus by Palestinian Minister of Interior Said Siam and his meeting with VP Shara. Siam expressed the Palestinian government's and the Palestinian people's great appreciation for Syria's stances towards the Palestinian people. VP Shara reiterated [...] | 2006-05-25 11:14:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2406 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Syria/Spain, [...] Summary: Syrian papers commemorated the anniversary of the liberation of south Lebanon and featured a statement by former Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss criticizing the Lebanese government's cancellation of the formal holiday, which had been approved earlier for celebrating the liberati [...] | 2006-05-25 14:31:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2424 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/UAE, Syria/UK, South [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit of Vice President Shara to the United Arab Emirates and his meeting with Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nhayan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister, which focused on recent developments in the region and bilateral relations. Papers also reported the visit to Damasc [...] | 2006-05-29 12:18:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2439 | SYRIA'S RED HOT REAL ESTATE MARKET- A POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Contacts suggest that Syria may be experiencing a real estate bubble, with property prices rising rapidly throughout the country, but especially in Damascus and the surrounding area. Speculators increasingly are active in the market, with some Syrians trying to take advantage of [...] | 2006-05-29 13:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN SY |
06DAMASCUS2466 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/UAE, NAM Summit, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported Vice-President Farouk al- Shara's visit to the UAE and his meeting with His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, President of the UAE, who received a message from President Asad regarding the latest developments in the region. Shara and Sheikh Khalifa re [...] | 2006-05-30 12:51:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2487 | LABWANI TRIAL BEGINS; MALEH RECEIVES 10-DAY [...] (C) LABWANI TRIAL BEGINS: In a packed courtroom of human rights activists and his family and friends, the trial of opposition activist Kamal Labwani began on May 29, as Labwani entered a plea of "not guilty" on the charges of inciting a foreign power to invade Syria and disseminating false [...] | 2006-05-31 08:49:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SY |
06DAMASCUS2490 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/China, NAM Summit, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the speech by Dr. Faisal Miqdad, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister, at the ministerial conference of the Non-Aliened Movement in Malaysia. Miqdad said that the continued Israeli occupation of the Syrian Golan is a result of defying international resolutions and of t [...] | 2006-06-01 06:22:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2496 | EMBASSY DAMASCUS PROPOSAL FOR 2006 AMBASSADORS' [...] (U) Request: Post requests $20,000 from the Ambassadors, Fund for Refugees for the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) to buy X-ray equipment for a clinic under construction in the Damascus neighborhood of Saida Zeinab. 2. (U) Background and justification: The SARC was founded in 1942 and b [...] | 2006-06-01 08:01:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF SY |
06DAMASCUS25 | Damascus Media Reaction: Khaddam's Statements to Al- [...] Summary: Syrian newspapers attacked former Vice President Abdul-Halim Khaddam over his statements to Al-Arabiya Television, in which claimed that President Bashar al-Asad threatened former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri several months before he was assassinated. Papers reported a stateme [...] | 2006-01-03 14:33:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS250 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Europe, Federation of [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's meeting with Francisco Javier Rojo Garcia, Chairman of the Spanish Senate, focusing on the necessity of reactivating the European role in the Middle East Peace Process, the ongoing modernization and reform process in Syria, and the Syria [...] | 2006-01-24 13:02:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2504 | CENTRAL BANK, COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA AND FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: Contacts report a conflict for authority over the banking sector among the leaders of the Central Bank, Commercial Bank of Syria and the Ministry of Finance. The Central Bank is seeking to claim control of the banking sector and at the same time establish its own tools of monetar [...] | 2006-06-01 08:04:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
06DAMASCUS251 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Europe, Federation of [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's meeting with Francisco Javier Rojo Garcia, Chairman of the Spanish Senate, focusing on the necessity of reactivating the European role in the Middle East Peace Process, the ongoing modernization and reform process in Syria, and the Syria [...] | 2006-01-24 13:14:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2511 | SYRIA'S RED HOT REAL ESTATE MARKET- A POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Contacts suggest that Syria may be experiencing a real estate bubble, with property prices rising rapidly throughout the country, but especially in Damascus and the surrounding area. Speculators increasingly are active in the market, with some Syrians trying to take advantage of [...] | 2006-06-01 08:13:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD AMGT |
06DAMASCUS2516 | Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/UK, Syria/China, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers continued to report on Foreign Minister Walid al-Mouallem's visit to China, featuring his meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao. Earlier, President Hu Jintao opened the second ministerial meeting of the Arab-Chinese Cooperation Forum in the presence of Foreign Ministe [...] | 2006-06-01 13:27:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
06DAMASCUS2517 | WHILE ARRESTS SUBSIDE, SARG CONTINUES TO PRESSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the arrests of Damascus-Beirut Declaration (DBD) signatories appear to have subsided for now, post contacts report that the SARG continues to pressure DBD signatories to withdraw their support of the Declaration. In an attempt to quell international reaction to the crack [...] | 2006-06-01 14:01:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SY |