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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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06GEORGETOWN918 | PRESIDENT JAGDEO TO ATTEND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] To update information reported in Ref B, Post has learned that President Bharrat Jadgeo has decided to travel to New York following his attendance at IMF/World Bank meetings in Singapore September 17-20. Specific arrival and departure arrangements in New York are uncertain. Post understands Ja [...] | 2006-09-13 21:21:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA GY |
06GEORGETOWN92 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN- [...] Post welcomes from USAID/Washington 1) Michael Hope, SCMS Pharmaceutical Advisor, "Secret Security Clearance" o/a 2/11 - 28/2006 and 2) Heidi Mihm, SCMS Advisor, "Top Secret Clearance" o/a 1/12 - 18, 2006, and grants country clearance. 2. Hotel reservations are confirmed at the Le Meridie [...] | 2006-01-25 17:44:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OVIP AMGT ASEC |
06GEORGETOWN925 | PARTY POLITICS, PERSONAL LOYALTY KEY IN CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Jagdeo's new cabinet, sworn in September 9, showcases a cadre of up-and-coming, Moscow-educated party leaders with close personal ties to the President. While this cabinet also confirms the ascendancy of the more venal Janet Jagan faction of the People's Progressive P [...] | 2006-09-15 14:13:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM GY |
06GEORGETOWN927 | CARICOM A/SYG GRANDERSON TO ATTEND HAITI KEY PLAYERS [...] Post extended reftel invitation to CARICOM Assistant Secretary General for Foreign and Community Relations Ambassador Colin Granderson. Granderson has confirmed his attendance. ROBINSON [...] | 2006-09-15 18:12:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC UNGA CARICOM HA |
06GEORGETOWN932 | SIGNIFICANT ELECTORAL REFORM DOUBTFUL [...] (SBU) Summary: Broad national and international consensus says Guyana's August 28 elections were a qualified success. The vote itself was free, fair and transparent; even the losing opposition candidates conceded defeat before the last ballot was counted. But smooth voting and the unchara [...] | 2006-09-15 20:24:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM OAS GY |
06GEORGETOWN933 | BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM INFORMATION - GUYANA [...] Embassy Georgetown's Blue Lantern Coordinator is: Name: Edward Luchessi Title: Economic/Commercial Officer Telephone: 592-226-4309 IVG: 747-0220 Fax: 592-227-0240 E-mail: LuchessiEP@state.gov Effective November 29, 2006, Post's Blue Lantern Coordinator will be: Name: Nancy Long Titl [...] | 2006-09-15 21:19:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC KSEP GY |
06GEORGETOWN948 | GUYANA REPRESENTATION TO 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] To update information reported in Ref C, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has notified Post that President Jadgeo's travel plans to New York are as follows: Friday, September 22: Arrive JFK at 1800 hours on British Airways flight BA0113 Monday, September 25: Depart JFK at 0700 hours on Brit [...] | 2006-09-18 21:35:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA GY |
06GEORGETOWN954 | STRING OF SUSPICIOUS FIRES FUELS GOSSIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Unexplained fires have recently damaged a series of buildings in Georgetown and beyond. Arson is suspected, but authorities have not determined if there was foul play. Memories of previous post-election arson and the nature of the burned properties--two regional government he [...] | 2006-09-20 19:56:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM GY |
06GEORGETOWN96 | CARICOM TO OBSERVE HAITI ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-27 19:29:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM HA XL |
06GEORGETOWN97 | GEORGETOWN REQUESTS INCLUSION IN EDWARD R. MURROW [...] Below is Embassy Georgetown's nomination for the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists. The slate has full front office approval. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be [...] | 2006-01-27 19:32:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO GY |
06GEORGETOWN974 | WHO NEEDS A GOVERNMENT? GUYANA NOT BOTHERED BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The PNCR and AFC have both filed lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the delay in convening Parliament and of the swearing-in of government ministers before they were formally elected to Parliament. Also, in an unprecedented move President Jagdeo left the country for [...] | 2006-09-22 20:37:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM OAS GY |
06GEORGETOWN979 | T-MINUS 170 DAYS--STATUS REPORT ON GUYANA'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With just 170 days left until the scheduled opening of Cricket World Cup 2007, Guyana appears unprepared to host this major sporting event. A CARICOM review of Guyana's security arrangements has concluded that Guyana "has no plan" and appears to be "overwhelmed by the magnitude" [...] | 2006-09-25 14:23:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV CASC ASEC EAID GY |
06GUANGZHOU10088 | An Overview of the Pearl River Delta: Hong Kong's [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Guangdong, Hong Kong Consul General Cunningham met with officials and business leaders to discuss the rapid economic growth of southern Guangdong and its consequences for Hong Kong industry and the region's environment. The Consul General visited Guang [...] | 2006-04-04 09:06:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI EINV ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU10089 | AmCham Presents Report on the State of Business in [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The American Chamber of Commerce in Guangdong recently released survey results that found that three-quarters of the participants -- who were engaged almost equally in providing goods and services -- have profitable operations in China. The production of goods or services for [...] | 2006-04-04 09:07:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV ELAB CH TBIO |
06GUANGZHOU10260 | China IPR: Better Recognition of the Problem but [...] (SBU) Summary: It is still common for both domestic and American enterprises to face IPR infringement in South China. Despite increasing recognition of the problem at the provincial and local levels, a lack of training, limited human resources, corruption, and local protectionism continue to [...] | 2006-04-05 09:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU10280 | China IPR: Better Recognition of the Problem but [...] (SBU) Summary: It is still common for both domestic and American enterprises to face IPR infringement in South China. Despite increasing recognition of the problem at the provincial and local levels, a lack of training, limited human resources, corruption, and local protectionism continue to [...] | 2006-04-06 07:05:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU10336 | Short March -- A Cold Shoulder in Shanwei [...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate Guangzhou's "Short March" to Eastern Guangdong cities (septel) got off to a non-rousing start when Shanwei officials found it "inconvenient" to meet with us. This probably because Shanwei contains the township of Dongzhou, the site of December 2005 land compensation [...] | 2006-04-06 23:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PHUM PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU10337 | Short March: Consulate Guangzhou Drives Deep into [...] (SBU) Summary: Continuing its efforts to get especially its Entry Level Officers (ELOs) on full two-year consular tours out of the office and onto the roads, cities, and villages of south China to do policy advocacy and public diplomacy work, Consulate Guangzhou embarked on its "short march" [...] | 2006-04-06 23:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR EINV PHUM KPAO PINR AMGT CMGT CH |
06GUANGZHOU10542 | Short March: Shantou Back in the Black [...] (SBU) Summary: Shantou officials say that the city's economy is back on track in a big way after negative growth in 2001 and slow growth in 2002. Long known as a center of smuggling and piracy, city officials state that Shantou plans to realize its role as the key city of Eastern Guangdong [...] | 2006-04-07 03:34:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR EINV PHUM KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU10672 | Getting a Piece of the Action: Foreign Banks Try To [...] (U) Summary: Under a five-year transition period in its WTO accession agreement which ends December 11, 2006, the Chinese Government is gradually becoming more liberal in allowing foreign investment to enter China's banking industry. With the Chinese Government opening its RMB currency market [...] | 2006-04-07 08:03:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON WTRO EFIN EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU10676 | Factories and Money: Visit by Federal Reserve [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong is not reaping long-term benefits from the majority of its manufacturers because they are processing and assembly plants, according to Guangzhou academics. China should move away from this type of manufacturing and focus instead on high value-added and high- technolog [...] | 2006-04-07 08:04:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCRM PREL CH TW KN |
06GUANGZHOU10741 | THE GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR IN SHENZHEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Much attention is being given to China's growing rural-urban gap. At the same time, the gap within urban areas, between established residents and migrants from rural areas, is becoming more marked. Shenzhen, as China's richest city, enjoys unparalleled prosperity, yet at the [...] | 2006-04-07 09:09:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV PHUM ECON EINV PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU10987 | Short March: Shantou In the Light On Innovation [...] (SBU) Summary: Two Shantou companies -- Guangdong Golden Glass and the Shantou Institute of Ultrasonic Instruments -- demonstrate that this eastern Guangdong city does have its share of innovative companies despite its reputation of being the "heart of the heart of darkness" in intellectual [...] | 2006-04-10 03:37:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON EINV KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU11042 | THAT WAS JUST A DREAM: HAINAN NOT LOSING ITS [...] (SBU) Summary. According to Hainan officials, only 80,000 Hainanese, or about 1% of Hainan's population, practice an officially sanctioned religion. Of these, 40,000, or half, are Protestants. For Hainan's government, the protection of religious freedom is important, but the need to "coordi [...] | 2006-04-10 05:21:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PGOV SCUL CH |
06GUANGZHOU11043 | Short March: Shantou -- Still in the Dark On IPR, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Shantou officials state that despite its notoriety in the past as a haven for the production of counterfeit goods, the city has reformed dramatically in intellectual property rights (IPR). Through education, new laws, and law enforcement, Shantou is cracking down on producers [...] | 2006-04-10 05:21:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON SCUL EINV PHUM KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU11045 | Ma May Not Make It -- Xiamen University Taiwan [...] (SBU) Summary: A prominent Xiamen University Taiwan Research Institute professor said that PRC leaders should not be complacent in assuming that Kuomintang (KMT) leader Ma Ying-jeou is a shoo-in to be the island's next president. PRC leaders have consistently underestimated the intensity of T [...] | 2006-04-10 07:01:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PINR TW CH |
06GUANGZHOU11052 | Who Let the Dogs Out? Canine Ownership in [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a part of China better known for viewing dogs as cuisine rather than as pets, Congenoffs have noticed an increase in dog ownership. Sales of dogs -- and related canine care products -- are up and represent a growing niche in the economy. The reasons for the increase are var [...] | 2006-04-11 01:00:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SOCI TBIO CH |
06GUANGZHOU11065 | Short March: Jaunt Through Jieyang -- Poor But [...] (SBU) Summary: One of the oldest and most densely populated municipalities in the province, Jieyang in eastern Guangdong has not been nearly as successful as its neighbors in economic development. Local officials admitted that they might not be up to the challenge of overcoming numerous prob [...] | 2006-04-11 03:51:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ECIN ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU11352 | Short March: Chaozhou -- One of Guangdong's [...] (U) Summary: Displaced by Shantou after the Communist takeover as the key city of eastern Guangdong, Chaozhou is coming back strong basing its rise on its huge ceramic industry and strong representation in niche sectors such as wedding gown manufacturing, with strong business associations dev [...] | 2006-04-12 04:10:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR SCUL ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU11468 | Disagreement on Building a New Socialist [...] (U) Summary: A substantial number of Chinese rural development experts at a major think tank conference believed that the rural-urban gap is a startling eight to one (when taking into consideration "public services") instead of three to one. There was a virtual consensus among conference del [...] | 2006-04-12 05:51:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PHUM SENV EIND SOCI PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU11469 | Revolution and Remembrance -- The Last Stand of [...] (U) Summary: War and revolution -- including that of a cultural nature -- have not been kind to the once highly civilized city of Chaozhou in eastern Guangdong. Still, some artisans hid treasures during the Cultural Revolution and preserved the expertise and aesthetic level as best they cou [...] | 2006-04-12 07:17:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR SCUL ELAB PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU11471 | China Southern Airlines Wary of U.S. Competition [...] (SBU) Summary: In the lead-up to the U.S.-China aviation talks on April 19-20, China Southern Airlines is in a weak financial position and would not want any U.S. airlines competing directly against it. China Southern is resigned to a gradual expansion of its U.S. routes because of continued [...] | 2006-04-12 07:21:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON KTIA CH |
06GUANGZHOU11568 | Short March: Innovation and IPR in Huizhou -- TCL [...] (SBU) Summary: TCL Communications -- part of embattled color television and cell phone giant TCL and one of the largest domestic manufacturers of fixed line phone equipment in China -- is itself struggling to find some greater room in a highly competitive environment for a relatively low tech [...] | 2006-04-13 07:33:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD EINV KPAO ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU11657 | Heart of Gold: It Isn't Easy Doing Good -- The NGO [...] (SBU) While headlines trumpet the growth of Chinese civil society, philanthropy, and volunteerism as part of a budding harmonious society, the truth in South China is that legal status is out of reach for most non-governmental organizations (NGOs) - foreign and domestic. In this legal gray a [...] | 2006-04-14 00:12:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON SOCI KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU11674 | The Long March to Avian Influenza Preparedness in [...] (SBU) Summary: Professional polls and Post's informal surveys show that only about half of American businesses in South China are actively planning for an Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak despite scientific reports that AI among birds is endemic in Guangdong, with concomitant higher risks of hu [...] | 2006-04-14 07:50:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CACS AMED ASEC ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU11680 | "The Voice of Thy Brother's Blood Crieth Unto Me" [...] (SBU) Summary: Senseless killing matters deeply to Chinese -- particularly when involving excessive governmental power (as in the "control" of public unrest). That's why governments, including those in south China, work assiduously to control and suppress public outcry, including that emanati [...] | 2006-04-14 09:04:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO SOCI SCUL PGOV PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU11683 | AI Update: Guangdong Suspected Human AI Case [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 11, the front-page headline of the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported a second suspected bird flu case in Guangdong Province and a mainland news blackout on the subject. Guangdong's only confirmed human AI death occurred on March 2. Subsequent investigations b [...] | 2006-04-14 09:14:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU11781 | Are Guangdong's Electrical and Electronics [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Moshe Kam of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),less than 10,000 of the Institute's 370,000 members world-wide are from China. With more and more electrical and electronic engineering projects being pursued through global partnerships an [...] | 2006-04-17 08:46:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV SOCI SCUL PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU12155 | (SBU) Heart of Gold: "Business NGO" Legislation [...] (SBU) Faced with nearly insurmountable legal registration requirements foreign and domestic NGOs often turn to registering as a normal for-profit business, which is technically illegal. While widespread enforcement is rare, authorities in South China take advantage of the illegal status of t [...] | 2006-04-21 08:53:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU13381 | Heart of Gold: The Chinese Government (GONGOs) [...] (SBU) Summary: While government-affiliated non- governmental organizations (GONGOs) provide needed social services, they in many cases by nature preclude or impede the development of a strong `western style' non-governmental organization (NGO) sector. Being so tightly aligned with the governm [...] | 2006-04-27 08:05:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON SOCI KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU13383 | Direct Sales in South China: Still Waiting for the [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. direct sales companies in Guangzhou are optimistic that the China market is once again becoming hospitable to them. A new law issued in December 2005, and a batch of licenses expected for summer 2006, has brought direct selling out of the hybrid retail model in which it wa [...] | 2006-04-27 09:03:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU13384 | The Long March: Driving Deep into the Hakka and [...] (SBU) Summary: Continuing its efforts to get especially its Entry Level Officers (ELOs) on full two-year consular tours out of the office and onto the roads, cities, and villages of south China to do policy advocacy and public diplomacy work, Consulate Guangzhou embarked on its "long march" [...] | 2006-04-27 09:43:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR EINV PHUM KPAO PINR AMGT CMGT CH |
06GUANGZHOU13385 | The Long March: From Fossils to Feathers: Heyuan's [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the Long March, a series of road journeys through the Guangzhou consular district (septel),we traveled to Heyuan, an impoverished prefecture largely untouched by the recent rapid development in South China. Heyuan is bidding to draw further investment away from more [...] | 2006-04-27 09:45:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU13550 | UPS One Year On: Despite Bumps in the Road, Big [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UPS officials recently discussed their experiences in South China as the company reaches its one year anniversary of direct cargo services between Guangzhou and the United States. Its China operation now wholly owned, company officials are generally positive but raised WTO-rela [...] | 2006-04-28 06:21:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD WTRO ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU13562 | The Long March: The Fourth Wall, Meizhou's Opening [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the Long March, a series of road journeys through the Guangzhou consular district (reftels),we traveled to Meizhou, the traditional capital of the Hakka, a subset of China's majority Han ethnic group. The Hakka, or "guest people," currently find themselves faced with [...] | 2006-04-28 09:02:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU13563 | Guangzhou IPR Officials Tout 2005 Achievements, [...] (U) Summary: In the run-up to National IPR Week, Guangzhou's IP enforcement agencies released a white paper detailing their 2005 accomplishments and some 2006 goals. Guangzhou authorities will focus their resources on specific markets within the city in 2006, and highlighted leather, auto part [...] | 2006-04-28 09:05:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR KJUS KCRM ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU13564 | Migrant Labor and Rural Disputes in Guangdong: [...] (SBU) Summary: Migrant labor and land issues headed the agenda of the recent visit by two human rights officers to Guangdong province. The trip was an excellent opportunity to probe some of Southern China's most sensitive issues: migrant laborer discrimination and corruption in land compensa [...] | 2006-04-28 09:33:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV ELAB EAGR SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU13565 | AIDS in Guangxi: "The Problem Is Overwhelmingly [...] (U) Summary: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region's HIV-AIDS problem continues to worsen. During a recent visit to Guangxi's Center for Disease Control (CDC) and AIDS Care China, an AIDS-related non-governmental organization (NGO) based in South China, Congenoffs learned about how the province i [...] | 2006-04-28 10:00:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHIV EAID SOCI TBIO CH |
06GUANGZHOU13576 | RELIGION IN XIAMEN: TRUE TO FORM, OFFICIAL NUMBERS [...] (SBU) Summary. During a visit to Xiamen's religious affairs bureau, an official provided numbers that, almost certainly, underestimate the true size of Xiamen's flocks. The official also stressed the separation between education and religion in Xiamen, and that there were no formal links betw [...] | 2006-05-04 09:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PGOV SCUL CH |
06GUANGZHOU14013 | The Rights Protection Movement Leadership in South [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Edward Dong. Reason 1.4 (d). Summary -------- 2. (C) The rights protection movement in China, a QvirtualQ network of democracy activists throughout the mainland, is gaining force and membership. This is the vision optimistically espoused by Guo Feixion [...] | 2006-05-11 07:33:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ECON SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU14660 | Guangzhou Economic Officers Inter-Consulate Dinner [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Econoffs met with diplomats from other Guangzhou-based consulates to discuss a wide- range of South China economic issues. The meeting was the fourth meeting of the ongoing inter-consulate discussion group, which at best is held periodically; the last meeting was h [...] | 2006-05-16 09:33:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU14707 | Long March: Country Roads Bring Tourists, Trade, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Longyan Prefecture in western Fujian Province is literally at a crossroads. Newly constructed highways and some still in the works are central to the area's plans to increase tourism, diversify agriculture, expand exports, and improve rural conditions. Leaders in the Prefectu [...] | 2006-05-16 09:56:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PHUM CMGT CH |
06GUANGZHOU14710 | Guangdong IPR: Enforcement Efforts in 2005 [...] (U) Summary: Guangdong officials praised their intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement efforts and highlighted Guangdong enterprises' IP creation in the annual white paper on IPR enforcement and development. Guangdong courts concluded 94 IPR-related criminal cases in 2005, involving 2 [...] | 2006-05-17 00:10:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR KJUS KCRM ECON ETRD WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU14712 | Heart of Gold: A Solid "Foundation" for NGO Work? [...] (SBU) Summary: If the Foundation Law serves as an example, non-governmental organization (NGO) legislation is in for a slow, twisting, uneven ride. One and a half years after new regulations were issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA),foundations in South China still are trying to rea [...] | 2006-05-17 04:58:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON SOCI KPAO PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU14818 | Long March: Restoring Streets, Harbor, and Pride in [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Zhangzhou Prefecture, in southwest Fujian, was once a major Chinese port. Today leaders are trying to restore the area to its golden era by developing the Zhangzhou harbor, attracting business, strengthening ties with Taiwan, and renovating cultural and historical sites. Leade [...] | 2006-05-17 09:17:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ETRD ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU14820 | Corruption and Customer-Service: Improving CCP [...] (SBU) Summary: In the wake of countless land protests throughout Guangdong Province, the Guangdong Communist Party School wants to eliminate the corruption and management failures of its cadres and civil servants. Besides increased anti-corruption training, assessments of leaders are increasi [...] | 2006-05-17 09:18:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU14846 | XIAMEN'S ECONOMIC AND LABOR SITUATION: RISING WAGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Xiamen is Fujian's economic powerhouse, but like many highly developed coastal cities, it suffers from labor shortages in certain sectors. The manufacturing sector remains its principal job provider, but its service industry is quickly gaining ground. Average wages in the cit [...] | 2006-05-18 02:33:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EINV SOCI EAGR CH |
06GUANGZHOU14848 | XIAMEN: CITY WITH A VISION [...] (U) Summary: The city of Xiamen, Fujian Province's vibrant economic driver in the southern part of the province, continues to impress with both its current execution and future vision to be one of China's leading cities. During an early April visit to the city, Xiamen Vice-Mayor Zhan Cangz [...] | 2006-05-18 03:17:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EWWT ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU14936 | LONG MARCH: QUANZHOU - IT'S HARD TO BEAT XIAMEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Quanzhou, the wealthiest city in Fujian and itself a coastal city in the southern part of the province, strikes a contrast to Xiamen as the city neglects its vast potential as a tourist and economic hub through poor intellectual property rights protection and conservative plann [...] | 2006-05-21 23:47:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU15230 | Shenzhen Optical Disc Forensics Lab Clarifies Its [...] (SBU) Summary: Located in Shenzhen but falling under the authority of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS),the Disc Production Source Identification Center (DPSIC) is responsible for etching source identification (SID) codes onto production dies and analyzing optical discs to determine their [...] | 2006-05-23 08:36:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR KJUS KCRM ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU15376 | Heart of Gold: Chinese NGOs - What's in a Name? [...] (SBU) Summary: What do the Guangdong Petroleum Society, the Communist Youth League Volunteers, the Guangdong Tobacco Society, and World Vision (a Christian charity group) have in common? According to the Chinese government, they are all NGOs. By broadening the definition of NGO beyond the t [...] | 2006-05-24 08:28:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU15379 | Microsoft Opens Technology Center in Guangzhou [...] (SBU) Summary: Following on the heels of President Hu Jintao's meeting with Bill Gates in Seattle, Microsoft unveiled its first technology center in South China. The center is the result of an agreement between Microsoft and the Chinese government to set up at least 10 such centers throughout [...] | 2006-05-24 08:29:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EDUC TNGD CH |
06GUANGZHOU15382 | Long March: Searching for God in Fujian [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two churches near Zhangzhou's city center denote Zhangzhou's relatively relaxed approach to religious practice. The city's new Catholic Church sits prominently in the city center, replacing a nearby older church torn down in recent years. The church pays for its upkeep by re [...] | 2006-05-24 08:30:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PGOV ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU15429 | Typhoon Chanchu Blows into South China Causing [...] (U) Summary: Typhoon Chanchu, following its strike on the Philippines, headed toward eastern Guangdong Province late last week with landfall on Thursday, May 18. Preparing for the typhoon's landfall, over 600,000 persons were evacuated, with numbers reaching more than one million by the time [...] | 2006-05-25 06:14:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU15624 | Twelve Dongzhou Villagers Sentenced: Government [...] (U) Western and Hong Kong media sources have reported that on May 24, sentencing was given for villagers involved with the December 2005 Dongzhou riot in Guangdong Province. Of the approximately 20 villagers standing trial for illegally using explosive materials and disturbing public order, 1 [...] | 2006-05-26 09:08:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU15726 | Guangdong Vice Governor: IPR Protection Crucial [...] (SBU) Summary: Guangdong Vice Governor Song Hai said that the province's intellectual property rights (IPR) protection efforts were improving but many gaps remained. He noted that the urgency of the issue so that the province could proceed vigorously down a path of innovation. In that regar [...] | 2006-05-30 08:16:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR PGOV ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU15728 | Fake Medicine Kills Nine in Guangdong [...] (U) Summary: Nine people have died in Guangdong after receiving injections containing a toxic chemical provided by a fraudulent supplier. An initial investigation by central- government agencies has also pinned blame on the manufacturer's lack of internal quality control. The State Food and [...] | 2006-05-30 08:17:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU16330 | SHENZHEN AIRLINES PLANS TO SOAR [...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent meeting, Shenzhen Airlines Vice President Zhang Pei laid out the airline's ambitious expansion strategy. Operating mostly Boeing aircraft, Shenzhen Air runs an efficient operation that has made it China's most profitable airline after flag carrier Air China. H [...] | 2006-06-01 05:51:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON KTIA CH |
06GUANGZHOU16392 | Shenzhen High-Tech Company SiBiono on the Cutting [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: High-tech company SiBiono has received significant government support in its cutting-edge efforts to introduce new gene therapy medicines to treat serious diseases. The company's key product, the State Food and Drug Administration of China (SFDA)-approved anti-cancer drug Gend [...] | 2006-06-01 07:22:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU16394 | Austria Coming, Singapore Expanding, Cuban CG in [...] (SBU) Summary: Austria is the newest European Union country looking to open a Consulate General in Guangzhou in the fall. Meanwhile, Singapore, which currently has a Consulate General in Xiamen in Fujian Province, intends to open a separate Consulate General in Guangzhou this summer, because [...] | 2006-06-01 07:23:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV CONS PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU16447 | USDOC BIS Under Secretary McCormick Visit to South [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While in Guangzhou, USDOC BIS Under Secretary David McCormick gave a speech at Huawei SIPDIS Technologies, Inc. Training Center, met with the Guangdong American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Board of Governors, and conducted a site visit to True Temper Composite Material Prod [...] | 2006-06-02 06:14:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP ETTC ETRD PGOV PREL CH |
06GUANGZHOU16875 | Fujian Sees Gold in Geographical Indications [...] (SBU) Summary: Fujian's agricultural sector can rise above its domestic and international competitors by tapping into China's trademark system for geographical indications (GIs),according to officials at a recent conference on GIs organized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and [...] | 2006-06-07 03:01:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU17249 | SHENZHEN METRO'S EXPANSION PLANS ON TRACK [...] (SBU) Summary. The Shenzhentong, a smart card used to pay for public transportation much like Washington's SmarTrip, is proving quite popular with Shenzhen commuters, gaining 10,000 new cardholders each day. Already in use at all metro stations, Shenzhentong is now working to expand its abov [...] | 2006-06-09 09:10:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ECON ETRD EINV CH HK |
06GUANGZHOU17358 | Higher Education in Shenzhen -- Training Their Own [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As has been widely reported in the Chinese press, this year's college graduates are facing an extremely tight domestic job market -- there are reportedly only jobs for 75% of the graduates. During Econoffs' informal survey of the general higher-education situation in Shenzhen, [...] | 2006-06-12 08:44:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU17359 | FLOODS KILL DOZENS IN SOUTH CHINA, FORCE HUNDREDS [...] (U) Summary. Flooding in Fujian and Guangdong has killed 55 people and forced 472,000 to evacuate. In Fujian, the hardest hit province, one source claims 41 people have died, while more than 356,000 have been evacuated. Economic losses in Fujian already near USD 30 billion. Meanwhile, no r [...] | 2006-06-12 08:44:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID CASC ECON PGOV KLTN SENV CH |
06GUANGZHOU17360 | Capitalizing on Taiwan Cache: The Fuzhou Cross- [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan-based and -invested companies displayed their wares to an eager crowd at Fuzhou's annual Cross-Strait Trade Fair. Taiwan agricultural produce occupied a prominent spot at the fair, following on China's 2005 elimination of tariffs on ten types of agricultural imports from [...] | 2006-06-12 08:45:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL CH TW |
06GUANGZHOU17422 | Shut Up Erin Brokovich!: China's Fear of Popular [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Edward Dong. Reason 1.4 (d). Summary -------- 2. (C) The Chinese government cannot allow rising political personalities to develop without its control. Zou Tao, a Shenzhen-based businessman with connections to the "Rights Protection Movement", single-ha [...] | 2006-06-13 01:53:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ECON SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU17671 | Moving on Up? Dongzhou Doesn't Faze Guangdong [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the problems of the December Dongzhou and other recent protests, the credibility of Guangdong Provincial Party leaders appears strong. On the public side, Party Secretary Zhang Dejiang has given a number of well-received speeches instructing local leaders on how to bett [...] | 2006-06-14 07:47:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SOCI PHUM CH |
06GUANGZHOU17685 | AI Update: Guangdong 2nd Possible Human AI Case [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 14, the Guangdong Provincial Health Department confirmed Guangdong has a second suspected avian influenza (AI) case, in Shenzhen, near the Hong Kong border. On June 15, the Guangdong Province Foreign Affairs Office sent a diplomatic note to the Consulate also detailin [...] | 2006-06-15 08:37:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU18102 | New Property Measures Should Have Little Immediate [...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Government recently announced six new measures to guide property development and the real estate market. The government hopes that measures on transparency, capital gains tax and increased low-income housing development will help slow down rising property prices. T [...] | 2006-06-21 08:37:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU18103 | PAS Speaker Barth Relates U.S. Banking Experience [...] SUMMARY: Visiting speaker James Barth spoke to banking regulators, attorneys, and students in Guangzhou about the development of financial systems and similarities between the U.S. and China experience. He highlighted the role of governments in banking industry bailouts, foreign ownership of [...] | 2006-06-21 08:37:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KPAO CH |
06GUANGZHOU18105 | XIAMEN AIRLINES: LOYAL BOEING CUSTOMER LOOKS AHEAD [...] (SBU) Summary. Xiamen Airlines, a regional airline whose biggest shareholder is China Southern Airlines, plans to add 30 new Boeing aircraft to its fleet by 2010, augmenting its current all-Boeing fleet of 35. The fleet's simple structure is credited in part for helping the airline confront [...] | 2006-06-21 08:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON KTIA CH |
06GUANGZHOU18191 | GUANGDONG HUMANISTIC ASSOCIATION BEGINS PRIVATE, [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Edward Dong. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) Summary. China's first-ever privately-funded magazine has recently been launched in Guangdong Province. According to its publisher, Hao Yuanwen, the monthly magazine, entitled Citizen ("Shimin"),was designed to lay th [...] | 2006-06-22 01:30:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ECON SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU18748 | WHERE LONELY PLANET DOES NOT GO: A VISIT TO XILIN [...] (SBU) Summary. A visit to Guangxi's Xilin County revealed one of the poorest and most remote areas in Guangzhou's consular district. Despite the area's overall poverty, there were marked distinctions between relatively prosperous Xilin Town and the county's backward countryside. The Zhuang m [...] | 2006-06-23 08:34:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU18749 | Guangdong Muslims: Few but Increasing (C-DI5-01546) [...] (SBU) Summary. The Guangdong Muslim population is small but rapidly increasing. The increasing numbers are due mostly to economic reasons (Guangdong's booming manufacturing economy attracts domestic and foreign Muslims) rather than religious ones (South China has no Islamic institution of h [...] | 2006-06-23 08:36:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SCUL SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU20593 | Can Pollution Harm an Unborn Child? Despite [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The following cable describes the perception and the basis for the perception many residents in South China have that the pollution in the region is harming unborn babies; it does not address the hard science related to this issue. Recent press reports and anecdotal accounts h [...] | 2006-06-30 09:23:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO CH SOCI PGOV |
06GUANGZHOU20753 | IPR Conference Highlights Local Issues; Guangdong [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese and U.S. officials and companies discussed a range of IPR issues and generally agreed on the direction Guangdong must take on IPR matters at a recent conference co-hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Guangdong Provincial IP Office. The conference was part of [...] | 2006-07-03 08:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU20883 | British Discuss South China: Economic/Political [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a recent meeting with British Consulate colleagues, the topics for discussion included growth in the high-end real estate market, prospects for continued economic growth in South China, successful strategies for requesting meetings with local officials on sensitive topics, [...] | 2006-07-05 07:58:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SENV PHUM ASEC CVIS CH |
06GUANGZHOU20888 | Rise in Number of Middle Easterners: Threat or [...] (SBU) Summary. Over the past five years, the number of Middle Eastern businessmen in Guangdong Province has exploded to an estimated 7,000 (the majority coming from Yemen, Jordan and Syria). Additionally, during the Canton Trade Fair, as many as 11,000 Middle Eastern visitors flood the city [...] | 2006-07-05 23:27:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL SCUL SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU20890 | Guangdong Humanistic Association Part 2: The [...] (U) Classified by Acting Consul General William Martin. Reason 1.4 (d). Summary ------- 2. (C) Emboldened by government protection in provincial and national party circles, the Guangdong Humanistic Association is leading an experiment in civil society development. The association publi [...] | 2006-07-06 01:43:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU20891 | GHA Part 3: The May Fourth Movement and [...] (U) Classified by Acting Consul General William Martin. Reason 1.4 (d). Summary ------- 2. (C) A recent meeting with two pro-democracy activists revealed significant aspects of contemporary Chinese activism. These activists, involved with the magazine "Citizen" and the Guangdong Humanis [...] | 2006-07-06 02:49:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU21191 | South China IPR: Product Identification Seminar [...] (U) Summary: Post recently organized a seminar at which representatives from eight U.S. companies and industry associations trained 96 working-level officials from Guangdong Customs on how to distinguish genuine products from counterfeits. The companies' representatives used Powerpoint presen [...] | 2006-07-12 09:13:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU21192 | From Rural to Urban, Part 1: Industry Finds a New [...] (U) Summary. Qingyuan, Guangdong Province's largest and fastest-growing prefecture, is in the middle of an industrialization boom that will have far-reaching consequences for its urban and rural populations. The Pearl River Delta (PRD) is no longer as cost-competitive as it once was due to a [...] | 2006-07-12 09:14:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU21212 | From Rural to Urban, Part 2: Qingyuan Villages Tap [...] (SBU) Summary: Qingyuan, Guangdong province's largest and fastest-growing prefecture, is riding a wave of industrialization that has brought rising incomes to its rural communities. Villages that used to live off their crops and government subsidies now rely on family members who work in citi [...] | 2006-07-13 06:34:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU21213 | House Church Registration in South China: Few [...] (U) Classified by Acting Consul General William Martin. Reason 1.4 (d). Summary -------- 2. (SBU) While crackdowns against house churches in South China seem on the decline, nevertheless, registration seems a daunting task to many groups. Throughout the Consular district, the only tr [...] | 2006-07-13 07:54:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU21232 | The River of Life?: Mass Swimathon in Guangzhou's [...] (U) Summary: In a public display that harks back to the Mao era, 3,500 Guangdong officials and local residents swam across the Pearl River to promote environmental clean-up efforts. Though Guangzhou is spending vast sums of money on waste-water treatment plants, and is clamping down on highly [...] | 2006-07-14 07:06:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU21650 | Hunan Walk-in: Tiananmen Era Protestor's Ideals [...] (U) Classified by Acting Consul General William Martin. Reason 1.4 (d). Summary -------- 2. (C) A former imprisoned protestor from the Tiananmen Square era recently approached the Consulate with information of his personal history and continued harassment from the Chinese government. [...] | 2006-07-17 06:38:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU25214 | BEATING AROUND THE BUSH: STRATEGIES FOR WRITING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AN EXAMINATION OF THE EDITORIALS IN RECENT ISSUES OF "CITIZEN" ("SHIMIN"),A POLITICALLY PROGRESSIVE MAGAZINE THAT WAS STARTED LAST FEBRUARY (REFS A, B AND C),REVEALS A ROUNDABOUT STRATEGY FOR DISCUSSING SENSITIVE POLITICAL ISSUES IN CHINA. THOUGH IT IS OF COURSE EXTREMELY RIS [...] | 2006-08-02 07:51:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU25215 | EMPLOYEES FORM FIRST UNION AT WAL-MART IN CHINA [...] (U) SUMMARY: WAL-MART EMPLOYEES IN THE CITY OF QUANZHOU, FUJIAN PROVINCE, RECENTLY ESTABLISHED THE FIRST UNION FOR THE STORE'S EMPLOYEES IN CHINA. ON SATURDAY, JULY 29, THE WAL-MART UNION MEMBERS ELECTED A SEVEN-PERSON COMMITTEE AND SELECTED 29-YEAR OLD KE YUNLONG AS CHAIRMAN. ACCORDING TO T [...] | 2006-08-02 07:51:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU25667 | SOUTH CHINA Q1 ECONOMIC REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: THIS REPORT REVIEWS THE 2006 FIRST QUARTER ECONOMIC AND TRADE PERFORMANCE FOR SOUTH CHINA. ECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR GUANGDONG, FUJIAN, AND HAINAN PROVINCES AS WELL AS FOR THE GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION SHOW SIGNIFICANT GROWTH. EACH PROVINCE OR REGION RECORDED DOUBLE- DIGIT [...] | 2006-08-08 01:35:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU25675 | TYPHOON PRAPIROON SWEEPS THROUGH SOUTH CHINA [...] (U) TYPHOON PRAPIROON MADE LANDFALL IN SOUTHERN CHINA'S GUANGDONG PROVINCE ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 3RD, SWEEPING THROUGH AN AREA ALREADY DAMAGED BY TYPHOONS BILIS AND KAEMI (REFS A AND B). NO AMCITS HAVE BEEN REPORTED KILLED OR INJURED. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE MEDIA REPORT A TOTAL OF 80 PEOPLE KIL [...] | 2006-08-08 03:04:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID CASC SENV CH |
06GUANGZHOU26903 | THE HEAT IS ON: GUANGDONG PROVINCE H1 ECONOMIC [...] (U) SUMMARY. This report offers an overview of the economic performance in the first half of 2006 for Guangdong Province. The province continues to be an economic hot spot despite government control measures, murky bookkeeping, and natural disasters. The strong industrial and export sectors [...] | 2006-08-14 08:23:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU27482 | WAITING TO INHALE: THE STATE OF AIR POLLUTION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AIR POLLUTION IN CHINA HAS GROWN SO BAD THAT CHINESE OFFICIALS ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THE CHALLENGE IT PRESENTS, AND VARIOUS FOREIGN SCHOLARS ARE OFFERING ALARMING STATISTICS ABOUT THE FINANCIAL AND HEALTH COSTS IT BRINGS. IN SOUTH CHINA, FACTORIES AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SUPPOR [...] | 2006-08-16 07:09:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO CH SOCI PGOV |
06GUANGZHOU27721 | IPR CONFERENCE EXPLAINS HOW TO BRING ADMINISTRATIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: CHINESE REPRESENTATIVES FROM A VARIETY OF IPR-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS TOLD US BUSINESSES HOW TO BRING JUDICIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR IPR AT A RECENT CONFERENCE IN SHENZHEN. CONFERENCE SPEAKERS EXPLAINED TO U.S. BUSINESSES THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK IN CHINA THAT DEAL [...] | 2006-08-17 06:58:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU27723 | "Adapting to China's Situation": Self-Censorship by [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent discussions with editors of two prominent South China newspapers revealed a conformist attitude and a willingness to "go with the flow." Based on these two interviews, Congenoffs found that mainstream journalists must be willing to work within the system in order to surv [...] | 2006-08-17 06:59:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU27725 | With U.S. Consulate's Help, Magazine "Citizen" [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting between a representative of the American philanthropy group the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the publisher of the magazine "Citizen," arranged by the Consulate, methods for raising money for "Citizen" were discussed. The Rockefeller representative, without making [...] | 2006-08-17 06:59:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU27726 | "Citizen" Article Writes About "Wei quan" Activists [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent article in the progressive magazine "Citizen" ("Shimin") profiles ten Chinese activists, linking them under the term "wei quan." Yet the nature of the "wei quan" movement remains unclear, and articles such as this may indicate that various activists are trying to set d [...] | 2006-08-17 06:59:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU27729 | Normalized Piracy: A Glimpse at DVD Shops in [...] (SBU) Summary. A recent visit to a number of Guangzhou stores selling pirated DVDs showed how embedded the industry is in the Chinese economy. The relative ease with which these stores operate indicates that, at least in Guangzhou, recent crackdowns have not acted as a deterrent. End summar [...] | 2006-08-17 07:00:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU28035 | A/S MCMURRAY DISCUSSES WILDLIFE PROTECTION EFFORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE A/S MCMURRAY DELEGATION MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GUANGDONG WILDLIFE PROTECTION ADMINISTRATION (WPA) ON AUGUST 4 TO DISCUSS PROVINCIAL-LEVEL EFFORTS AND CHALLENGES. THE WPA OFFICIALS ASSURED A/S MCMURRAY THAT THEY WERE SERIOUS ABOUT WILDLIFE PROTECTION, BUT RECOGNIZE [...] | 2006-08-18 04:50:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU28065 | A/S McMurray Visits Sites Implementing P2E2 [...] (U) SUMMARY: OES A/S McMurray visited two sites in the Pearl River Delta where measures such as those being promoted by the Hong Kong-based pollution prevention and energy efficiency (P2E2) initiative have been implemented -- the Huangpu power plant operated by Guangdong Yuehua Power Company [...] | 2006-08-21 04:27:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG CH |
06GUANGZHOU29114 | South China H1 Economic Report: Fujian, Guangxi, [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the first half of 2006, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Fujian Province, and Hainan Province recorded rapid growth rates despite government control measures and natural disasters. Strong industrial and export sectors fueled rapidly rising gross domestic product (GDP) figures [...] | 2006-08-30 09:19:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU29575 | South China Lawyer Detained in Guangzhou -- Law [...] (U) Classified by Acting Consul General James Turner. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) On September 6, labor rights lawyer and China Labor Watch employee, Tang Jingling, was detained at the Guangzhou East Train station while proceeding through passport control to board a train to Hong Kong. TangQs [...] | 2006-09-08 06:18:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU29875 | IPR Enforcement in South China: USTR-led [...] (SBU) Summary: Following JCCT IPR Working Group meetings in Beijing, a USTR-led delegation traveled to Fujian and Guangdong provinces in late August to engage local leaders on IPR issues and raise specific areas of concern. The visits were part of the provincial review of China announced in t [...] | 2006-09-12 07:32:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU30120 | APEC Workshop on Non-discrimination in Investment [...] (U) Summary: Developing country representatives meeting at a September 1-3 APEC workshop in Xiamen on "Non- discrimination Treatment in Investment Agreements" expressed some concerns about new U.S. free-trade agreements in Southeast Asia. The nine APEC countries attending the meeting focuse [...] | 2006-09-15 05:11:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL CH |
06GUANGZHOU30121 | ASIA PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP ON CLEAN DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (U) Summary: In his roundtable discussion with American Chamber of Commerce South China representatives September 1, White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman James Connaughton said that his mission in China was to advance the Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development a [...] | 2006-09-15 09:55:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TSPL BEXP CH |
06GUANGZHOU30122 | ASIA PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP ON CLEAN DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (U) Summary: In a September 1 meeting with Guangdong Province Development and Reform Commission (DRC) Deputy Director Li Miaojuan, White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman James Connaughton called for eliminating tariffs on environmental technology products; he told Li that [...] | 2006-09-15 09:56:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TSPL BEXP CH |
06GUANGZHOU30123 | YES, CHEN SHUI BIAN WILL STEP DOWN, XIAMEN UNIVERSITY TAIWAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DESPITE RUMORS OF RESIGNATIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL SHENANIGANS, XIAMEN UNIVERSITY TAIWAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE ACADEMICS BELIEVE THAT THERE IS LITTLE LIKELIHOOD TAIWAN PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN WILL STEP DOWN BEFORE HIS TERM IS UP. THEIR FOCUS IS NOT ON THE SHORT- TERM OF DEMONSTRATI [...] | 2006-09-15 10:11:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PINR TW CH |
06GUANGZHOU30165 | Waiting to Inhale: Important First Steps in South China's [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Provincial and municipal governments have implemented many pollution-control measures, most notably installing desulfurization equipment, closing factories, developing an emissions trading scheme, implementing a "credit system," and increasing regional cooperation. Despite thes [...] | 2006-09-18 03:24:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO CH SOCI PGOV |
06GUANGZHOU30247 | CIFIT 2006: Taiwan Tourism, Arab Oil, and U.S. Investment [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. attendees at the annual China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) in Xiamen left feeling pretty good about their reception while Taiwan travel agents -- who turned out in large numbers -- had to feel somewhat disappointed about the lack of movement in real cr [...] | 2006-09-18 08:31:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO CH TW |
06GUANGZHOU30248 | Air Pollution in South China: Academics and Research [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Academics and research scientists in Guangdong, who are increasingly concerned about the region's serious air pollution but feel pressured to tone down their comments lest they face cuts in research funding, are interested in learning more about U.S. EPA's experience, especially [...] | 2006-09-19 05:37:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU30413 | Foreign Banks in South China Continue to Face Regulatory [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign bank representatives based in Guangzhou reviewed with the Consul General at a lunch on September 18 barriers that continue to limit the expansion of their market share. These include lending caps, high capitalization requirements, RMB 1 million minimum deposit for RMB cu [...] | 2006-09-19 23:38:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU30511 | Xiamen Mayor on Progress, Future Expansion [...] (U) Summary: Xiamen mayor Zhang Changping told the Consul General September 10 that the city's continuing development was dependent on the expansion of its infrastructure, especially its cargo transport system. In addition, he acknowledged the importance of further developing Xiamen's economic [...] | 2006-09-21 09:35:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PINR TW CH |
06GUANGZHOU30513 | China SME Fair: Italy Comes on Strong [...] (SBU) Summary: The Third China International Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Fair, co-hosted by Chinese and Italian governments, brought a wave of Italian businesspersons, entertainers, and government officials, including Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, to Guangzhou September 15-18. Tho [...] | 2006-09-22 01:57:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU30533 | Leading Member of "Rights Protection Movement" [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert X Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) Summary: On September 14, Guo Feixiong, a leading figure in the "Rights Protection Movement," a nation-wide virtual network of activists, was arrested in Guangzhou on charges of "illegal business operation". This [...] | 2006-09-22 08:35:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU30534 | Shenzhen Independent "Candidates" Zou Tao and [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert X Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). Summary -------- 2. (C) A PSB-led effort to crackdown on dissidents appears to have thwarted efforts by democracy activists to run as candidates in upcoming Shenzhen elections. Shenzhen-based activists Zou Tao and Jian [...] | 2006-09-22 08:36:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU30648 | U.S. Industry Promotes Transparent Standards System in [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Representatives from Intel, Qualcomm, and Cisco encouraged China to adopt a transparent, market-oriented standards development process during a DOC-hosted seminar on standards and IPR in Shenzhen on September 21. Chinese industry attendees, who have a generally sophi [...] | 2006-09-25 08:24:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU30782 | Behind Everyday Low Prices - Consular Outreach to Wal-Mart [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Employees at Wal-Mart Global Procurement in Shenzhen China told Conoffs during an orientation trip that the company is pleased with how staff are treated when they apply for visas and that that they are interested in working with the consulate to facilitate and improve the workin [...] | 2006-09-26 08:07:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU30810 | Microsoft Growing Rapidly in South China [...] (SBU) Summary: Microsoft representatives told the Consul General September 21 that with the company's rapid growth in Shenzhen and elsewhere, they expect sales in South China to surpass those in Hong Kong. Company representatives complained about weak copyright enforcement and asked the Consul [...] | 2006-09-27 06:01:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV KIPR CH |
06GUANGZHOU30812 | Foreign Insurers in South China See Systemic Problems [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of AIU and Metlife and the Consul General reviewed the difficulties of operating in South China's "cutthroat" insurance industry at a luncheon on September 25. They cited unethical sales agents and the poaching of staff by competitors. Local regulators are still [...] | 2006-09-27 06:01:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU30826 | The Politics of History: "Freezing Point" Author [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert X Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: Guangzhou history Professor Yuan Weishi, who is best known for his January "Freezing Point" article, is following in the footsteps of Chinese intellectuals whose views are out-of-sync with thos [...] | 2006-09-27 08:33:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU30894 | IPod City - Consular Outreach to Foxconn in Shenzhen. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Conoffs met with Foxconn executives August 25 to discuss ways in which we could work together to facilitate issuance of non-immigrant visas to the company's employees, the majority of whom - along with Foxconn's products - do not appear to be a Technology Alert List (TAL) concern [...] | 2006-09-28 02:26:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU30900 | Taiwan Businesses in Dongguan: Well Organized and [...] (SBU) Summary: Dongguan's Taiwan Business Association (TBA) leaders told Econ/Poloffs September 26 that their focus was on business and community issues, not politics; like other Taiwan businesspeople in China, they prefer to keep their politics to themselves, even declining to comment on a rec [...] | 2006-09-28 05:58:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL CH TW |
06GUANGZHOU30941 | Mindrays! - Consular Outreach to Shenzhen Mindray in [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At an August 25 meeting with Congenoffs, Shenzhen Mindray officials - whose company is a fast-growing producer of low-cost medical diagnostic equipment - emphasized the importance of U.S. trade shows in their overall sales growth. Despite Mindray's heavy research and development [...] | 2006-09-29 02:48:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU30952 | Baise, Guangxi: Poor Amidst a Wealth of Resources [...] (U) Summary: Baise, Guangxi, is one of China's poorest prefectures and despite relatively successful anti-poverty efforts, accounts for one-fourth of the poor population of Guangxi. The prefecture has rich agricultural, mineral and tourism resources, but is only now developing its economy; ear [...] | 2006-09-29 07:02:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON SOCI PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU30954 | Baise, Guangxi: New Countryside Program Impact May Be [...] (U) Summary: Baise in western Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has been a poor place for many years. Sporadic fighting with Vietnam through the late 1970s prevented concerted efforts at economic development. In response to Beijing's 11th Five-Year Plan to develop rural areas, Baise is buildin [...] | 2006-09-29 07:39:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON SOCI PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU30986 | Chinese Authorities Ban AMCIT from Leaving China Pending [...] (SBU) Summary: PRC immigration authorities detained AMCIT Robert Jonathan Carr for 12 hours at the Zhongshan port of entry on October 3 and ordered him to remain in China until the resolution of a civil case brought against him by a manufacturing company in Changsha, Hunan. The Hunan company c [...] | 2006-10-05 05:24:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CJAN ECON EINV KJUS CH |
06GUANGZHOU31041 | GHA 4: Citizen Magazine Chooses Self-Censorship [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: "Citizen" will hold back the magazine's tenth issue till next year due to government pressure--including blacklistings, electronic surveillance and direct warnings--put on the group since August. [...] | 2006-10-06 06:12:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU31046 | Urbanized Western PRD: Losing Agricultural Land and Making [...] (U) Summary and comment: Although the loss of land, through sales, eminent domain or simple expropriation has often been accompanied by rural unrestthree key cities in Guangdong's prosperous western Pearl River Delta have escaped this cycle of violence during the past eight-to-fifteen years [...] | 2006-10-09 23:32:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU31300 | Canton Export Commodities Fair: Not Just Exports Anymore [...] (U) Premier Wen Jiabao - with Vice Premier Wu Yi and Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai in attendance - announced at the October 15 opening ceremony of the 100th session of the Canton Export Commodities Fair that the Fair will be renamed the Canton Import and Export Commodities Fair. Premier Wen co [...] | 2006-10-17 06:54:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON BEXP CH |
06GUANGZHOU31565 | South China's Taiwan Scholars Concerned about Chen, but [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Taiwan research centers throughout South China are concerned about Chen Shui-bian's strategy for constitutional reform and the impact it could have on cross-Strait ties. They also worry that the anti-Chen campaign could have a significant negative impact on Taiwan's econo [...] | 2006-10-20 00:12:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI CH TW |
06GUANGZHOU31579 | South China's White Collar Worker Shortage [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Speakers at an October 16 conference on human resources organized by the American Chamber of Commerce - South China addressed the increasingly serious competition among foreign multinationals in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) for the limited number of skilled professionals [...] | 2006-10-20 08:30:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU31747 | South China's Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station: Commissioner Jaz [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-26 02:39:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | SECRET | ENRG KNNP KSCA ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU31861 | South China's Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station: [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a September 26, 2006 tour of the Ling Ao units of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station near Shenzhen in Guangdong Province, Steven Lau, Senior Vice President of the Daya Bay Operations and Management Co., told NRC Commissioner Gregory Jazcko that Chinese plans for nuclear pow [...] | 2006-10-30 07:54:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | SECRET | ENRG KNNP KSCA ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU32090 | FREE TRAVEL TO HAINAN - ALMOST [...] (U) SUMMARY: According to officials from the Sanya Foreign Affairs Office and Tourism Bureau, Hainan's landing visa and visa waiver programs are intended to increase tourism to Hainan, particularly from East Asia. Americans are permitted to travel to Hainan without a visa if they are part of a [...] | 2006-11-02 09:25:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU32092 | Fighting Copyright Infringement at the Canton Fair [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Representatives from U.S. and Canadian art publishing companies spotted numerous vendors selling copies of their products at both the Canton Fair and the Jinhan Fair in Guangzhou on October 25, 2006. Officials at the Canton Fair IPR complaint center, after first insi [...] | 2006-11-02 09:26:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU32097 | PACING DEVELOPMENT IN SANYA, HAINAN PROVINCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion of Sanya's development policies during an October 9 meeting with the Consul General, representatives of Sanya's municipal Foreign Affairs Office, the Environmental Protection Bureau, and Tourism Bureau discussed the city's balanced approach to developme [...] | 2006-11-02 09:26:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV CH |
06GUANGZHOU32144 | U.S.-China Bilateral on Margins of Seventh North Pacific [...] (SBU) Vice Admiral Wurster, Commander of the Coast Guard's Pacific Area, told Deputy Director General Li Qingping of the Maritime Safety Administration (under the Ministry of Communications),at an October 25 bilateral meeting on the margins of the Seventh North Pacific Coast Guard Forum that t [...] | 2006-11-03 08:35:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHSA MARR CH |
06GUANGZHOU32145 | Guangdong Vice Governor Welcomes Further Direct Dialogue [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong Executive Vice Governor Tang Bing Quan welcomed dialogue on bilateral issues ranging from IPR to the U.S.-China trade balance in his first meeting with the Consul General on October 23. Tang said that given the high quality of Guangdong's infrastructure and hi-tech ma [...] | 2006-11-03 08:35:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD KIPR ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU32146 | U.S.-China Bilateral on Margins of Seventh North Pacific [...] (SBU) Summary: Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen and PRC Vice Minister of Public Security Meng Hongwei exchanged views October 25 on a variety of maritime safety and security topics, including `border security, search-and-rescue and disaster relief issues. The Admiral said that the U.S. was pre [...] | 2006-11-03 08:35:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHSA MARR CH |
06GUANGZHOU32154 | Central and Local Officials Debate Public Services [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Central officials, local officials, and academics attending a high level academic symposium in Hainan disagreed on how to efficiently and equitably build a "public service government." Central and local officials in attendance had very different views of their governance responsi [...] | 2006-11-03 08:47:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PHUM CH |
06GUANGZHOU32161 | Fujian Dissident Calls for Efforts on Behalf of [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Former Tiananmen-era activist and dissident writer Lin Xinyu discussed with poloffs his efforts, along with other activists, to pressure the Chinese government for the release of detained activists Gao Zhi [...] | 2006-11-06 01:44:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU32163 | Hainan Airlines Plans Expansion and Name Change [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hainan Airlines (HNA) Chairman Chen Feng told the Consul General that HNA plans to begin direct cargo flights to Boston in early 2007, followed by passenger flights later that year. Chen also said that HNA will change its name to "Grand China Air," and will invest an additional [...] | 2006-11-06 02:21:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU32171 | Guangdong Real Faith Enterprises Group: Exporting [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong Real Faith Enterprises Group, like many of the large, Chinese-owned, general manufacturing conglomerates in the Pearl River Delta, takes advantage of low labor costs, domestic suppliers, proximity to high-volume shipping hubs, and a ready supply of capital from Chinese [...] | 2006-11-06 03:31:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD CH |
06GUANGZHOU32173 | Limited Constitutional Reform OK, say Xiamen [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: In October 30 meetings with U.S. officers, Xiamen-based Taiwan experts, city officials and Taiwan businessmen were upbeat about cross-Strait ties, touted increased economic and cultural exchanges and said th [...] | 2006-11-06 07:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI CH TW |
06GUANGZHOU32263 | Labor Law Implementation and CSR Cynicism are Key [...] (U) Summary: Despite China's many international labor commitments, migrant workers remain poorly trained, overworked and underpaid, according to experts at a recent conference on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Shenzhen. Many legal experts said that China's labor laws are theoretical [...] | 2006-11-13 08:28:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU32264 | Guangdong Villagers Clash with 1,000 Police: [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Western and Hong Kong media sources reported that on November 8, villagers protesting in Shunde, Guangdong, (one hour southwest of Guangzhou) detained around 300 officials and foreign dignitarie [...] | 2006-11-13 08:29:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU32265 | Enron Prosecutors Share Lessons Learned with Guangdong [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In two days of meetings and roundtables with Guangdong officials, legal experts, students, and media, Department of Justice prosecutors John Hueston and Robb Addison discussed their involvement in the Enron case and highlighted the differences between the U.S. and Chine [...] | 2006-11-13 08:29:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KPAO CH |
06GUANGZHOU32273 | Five Shenzhen Judges Arrested on Corruption: An [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Guangdong's Party Secretary Zhang Dejiang, although a Jiang Zemin appointee, is not expected to be affected by the November 10, arrest of five Shenzhen judges - including a rising star - on corruption charg [...] | 2006-11-15 08:50:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS CH |
06GUANGZHOU32305 | EPA A/A Wehrum Discusses Air Pollution Issues with [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation William Wehrum stressed to Guangdong Province Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) officials that environmental protection, public health, and economic development can co-exist. Wehrum commended Guangdong for addressing sulfur d [...] | 2006-11-21 03:54:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG BEXP CH |
06GUANGZHOU32306 | Dongzhou Crackdown II: No Blood, but Amcit [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: On November 18, in a scene reminiscent of the violent clash on December 6, 2005 in the same village, up to 2,000 armed police, using tear gas and flash bullets, secured the release of eight local officials [...] | 2006-11-21 08:20:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC DENNIS DANFUNG PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU32315 | Guangdong Development Bank: A Benefit or a Burden? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Citibank's Guangzhou branch manager said the Citibank-led bid for Guangdong Development Bank (GDB) is a "done deal" and that Citibank will gain significant management control over GDB as a result. Bank of America and Deutsche Bank representatives said Citibank would benefit from [...] | 2006-11-22 09:14:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU32317 | New Foreign Banking Regulations: Foreign Bankers are [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the November 15 release of banking regulations that permit wholly foreign-owned banks in China, Guangzhou-based representatives of foreign banks believe they can now operate on a level playing field with domestic banks. Citibank and Deutsche Bank branch managers said t [...] | 2006-11-22 09:18:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN WTRO ECON EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU32321 | Religious Round-up: Amcit Missionaries Denied [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Several recent incidents may highlight the Guangzhou's Religious Affairs Bureau (RAB) intent to make a religiously restrictive environment for Christian missionaries. Four Amcit Protestant "tentmaker" mis [...] | 2006-11-27 08:49:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CH |
06GUANGZHOU32347 | China Southern Airlines: Turning a Profit but No Plans for [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In a November 28 meeting with the Consul General, China Southern Airlines President Si Xianmin discussed his airline's improving financial health, its relationship with U.S. suppliers and airlines, the state of the Chinese airline industry, and the recent technical t [...] | 2006-11-29 09:01:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON KTIA CH |
06GUANGZHOU32364 | Two Shenzhen Labor Campaigns Stopped: NGOs Closed [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Shenzhen officials continue to be concerned about the activities of labor NGOs and recent government reaction to restrict their political activities seems to bear this out. On November 9, during investiga [...] | 2006-12-04 07:47:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ELAB SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU32368 | (C-AL6-01852) South China Rights Protection Part I: [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Rights activists in South China believe that access to money and the ability to organize and address issues of concern are among the key problems they will continue to face in the future. They know that f [...] | 2006-12-06 06:17:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU32369 | (C-AL6-01852) South China Rights Protection Part [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Some South China Rights Protection Movement activists want to focus less on overt political activities that the government will view as opposition and more on information sharing and education, thereby bro [...] | 2006-12-06 06:59:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU32380 | Hostage Taking Again in Same Township: Do Foshan's [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Approximately 1,000 villagers in Foshan, Guangdong Province, stormed the local village committee office on November 30, to protest illegal land sales and to demand the release of 23 village rep [...] | 2006-12-07 01:39:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM CH |
06GUANGZHOU32384 | Hewitt Associates Survey on Expat Hiring: Number of Expats [...] (U) Summary: Among the recent conclusions of a Hewitt Associates study of Expatriate Hiring and Returnee Wages and Benefits released December 7 were: -- An expected increase in the number of expats from 150,000 to over 200,000 within a few years; as business opportunities for foreign firms gr [...] | 2006-12-08 08:07:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU32394 | Guangdong Province Q3 Economic Report [...] (U) SUMMARY: Guangdong Province registered double-digit gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the third quarter (Q3) of 2006 despite government control measures and an emphasis on increasing domestic consumption. Fixed asset investment did not grow as rapidly compared to the same period in 2 [...] | 2006-12-13 05:20:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU32397 | Guangzhou CCPIT Told by Beijing to Increase U.S. Exports to [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In a December 11 meeting with the Foreign Commercial Service section, the President of the Guangzhou office of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) said that he had been ordered by Beijing to formulate a plan, due on the first week of Jan [...] | 2006-12-13 09:14:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON BEXP CH |
06GUANGZHOU32401 | Huawei: The Human Resource Component of a Modern Chinese [...] (U) When you walk around the Huawei "campus," you are staring into China's future in more ways than one. Huawei, one of China's brightest lights in terms of telephone service (fixed, mobile, routers and connectors) and one of the country's most internationally-oriented firms, is also a pionee [...] | 2006-12-15 08:03:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU32402 | Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Q3 Economic [...] (U) SUMMARY: Guangxi's gross domestic product (GDP) growth reached a record high 13.1% in the third quarter (Q3) of 2006. The Statistics Bureau again characterized Guangxi's economic development as "fast and steady" despite government control measures. The secondary and tertiary sectors expe [...] | 2006-12-15 08:05:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU32406 | Visit of HHS Secretary to Guangzhou Highlights Infectious [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael O. Leavitt and his delegation met with doctors, hospital and orphanage administrators, students, and businesspersons to discuss infectious diseases and health-care issues during a December 11-12, 2006 visit to Guangzhou. Hi [...] | 2006-12-18 02:33:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI ECON ELAB PGOV SCUL SENV CH |
06GUANGZHOU32421 | Labor Conditions in the Pearl River Delta (Part 1 of 3): [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Many migrant workers in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) - mostly little-educated young people, including some who are underage, from interior and western provinces - continue to face harsh and unsafe working conditions, long hours, overtime wage arrears, child labor, unsuitable liv [...] | 2006-12-19 07:08:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM EFIN PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU32430 | South China Environmental Brief [...] (U) This cable summarizes the following recent environmental events in South China: -- U.S. venture capital interested in China's environmental sector. -- Raising water prices to pay for treatment plants. -- Euro III vehicle emission standards for Guangdong. -- Pollution from mining industr [...] | 2006-12-19 07:33:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU32431 | Labor Conditions in the Pearl River Delta (Part 2 of 3): [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Provincial and municipal authorities both inside and outside of Guangdong Province have enacted protective measures such as labor rights training, vocational training, higher minimum wages, labor inspections, and the blacklisting of malfeasant companies to deal with labor viola [...] | 2006-12-19 07:48:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM EFIN PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU32432 | Labor Conditions in the Pearl River Delta (Part 3 [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) Summary: Pearl River Delta (PRD) labor conditions remain poor because many migrant workers are ignorant of their basic rights, too destitute to pursue complaints legally, are barred from receiving minimum wages and [...] | 2006-12-19 07:56:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM EFIN PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU32439 | Major Environmental Incidents in South China [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Enforcement of environmental regulations remains problematic in South China. Major environmental incidents occur with disturbing regularity, despite greater efforts by provincial and local governments to avert them. Increased reporting about such incidents does sugge [...] | 2006-12-21 01:26:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU32440 | Trial of Sanshan Farmers Begins: More Protests to [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A Foshan court official has confirmed that the trial of seven farmers - accused of Triad-related extortion - from a village in Guangdong has begun; outside lawyers have been barred from particip [...] | 2006-12-21 04:18:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM CH |
06GUANGZHOU32442 | Guangzhou Stakes New Territory in Transparency [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangzhou will implement two transparency regulations in 2007 that are reportedly the first of their kind in China and signal a shift to more local government accountability. One requires public discussion of all draft administrative regulations; the other allows the public to re [...] | 2006-12-21 07:58:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PHUM PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU32459 | How Will China Achieve Its Energy Efficiency [...] (SBU) China must use energy efficient products and technologies, implement structural changes in its high energy-consuming industries, and improve its management of energy conservation efforts, according to government officials and experts who gathered in Hainan Province in November 2006 for t [...] | 2006-12-28 03:58:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON SENV CH |
06GUANGZHOU5377 | Journey to the West Heads South to the Guangxi [...] (SBU) Summary: In Guangxi, the three port cities of Pingxiang, Dongxing and Fangchenggang boast a relatively healthy trade with neighboring Vietnam, though Dongxing's and Fangchenggang's access to the sea demonstrate a clear economic advantage over land-locked Pingxiang. Budding signs of fore [...] | 2006-02-27 08:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ECIN ELAB CH |
06GUANGZHOU5378 | Progressive Magazine's 2005 Award Winners for [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Li Datong, the originator of the China Youth Daily's "Freezing Point" section, is the most prominent person named in the Nanfengchuang ("South Wind Window") list of 2005 annual award winners for acting "for the public good" -- the magazine's raison d'etre. Then agai [...] | 2006-02-27 08:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO OPRC OIIP PGOV PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU5379 | The Woes of Foreign Banks in Southern China [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign banking representatives in Guangdong province expressed continued frustration at breaking into domestic markets, while acknowledging the easing of restrictions on paper. The banking officials cited administrative hurdles and a lack of transparency in regulations and gui [...] | 2006-02-27 08:43:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV WTRO CH |
06GUANGZHOU5380 | South China Fast Food Restaurants Quelling Fears [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent look at how KFC and McDonald's are responding to concerns about avian influenza (AI) -- in a region of China particularly obsessed with food -- found unbridled optimism on the part of these companies about their efforts to inform the Chinese public about the safety of [...] | 2006-02-27 08:48:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU5479 | Journey to the West: HIV/AIDS, Avian Influenza [...] (SBU) Summary: Local governments have taken some measures to combat the threat of avian influenza (AI) and the spread of HIV/AIDS, but the scale of the threat appears to dwarf the size of government programs. In addition with respect to HIV/AIDS, the accuracy and availability of information [...] | 2006-02-28 06:10:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHIV KFLU EAID SOCI TBIO CH |
06GUANGZHOU5696 | Andale, Pues: Mexico Establishes Consulate in [...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico has opened a Consulate in Guangzhou. In the celebratory event, Mexican Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Lourdes Aranda cited the heavy weight economic power of Guangdong Province not to mention the fact that most Chinese-Mexicans trace their roots to south China as th [...] | 2006-03-01 02:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV CONS PINR CH |
06GUANGZHOU5778 | Got Milk? Two Guangxi Dairy Farms Invest in Future [...] (U) Summary: Two dairy farms -- one state-owned and the other private -- are participants in a Consulate Guangzhou Agricultural Trade Office project to develop the Chinese market for alfalfa and other products that would contribute to greater milk production in China. Both dairies are investi [...] | 2006-03-01 23:56:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON KTDB ECIN CH |
06GUANGZHOU5798 | Journey to the West: Habitat For Humanity's Will [...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate Guangzhou is assisting Habitat for Humanity's Guangxi branch to continue its projects there through a partnership with Guangxi University's College of Civil Engineering and Architecture which can provide legal cover for Habitat since it cannot register as a non-govern [...] | 2006-03-02 08:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR SOCI PHUM CH |
06GUANGZHOU5870 | Journey to the West -- Beihai: Pearls, [...] (SBU) Summary: Acknowledging that previous economic development planning has not panned out as expected, Guangxi's Beihai City officials see their economic future in developing labor-intensive light manufacturing and logistic industries based on outside investment -- particularly from over-h [...] | 2006-03-03 03:16:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV CH |
06GUANGZHOU5955 | Journey to the West: Guangdong's Maoming City [...] (U) Summary: In contrast to the "pie in the sky" wishful thinking we heard throughout our tour of Guangxi's top cities, officials in Guangdong's Maoming City professionally presented credible plans for further economic development based on heavy industry with some agriculture thrown in. City [...] | 2006-03-06 00:56:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EAGR CH |
06GUANGZHOU6174 | New AI Case in Guangdong Grudgingly Admitted: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At 1130 on Saturday March 4, the Guangdong Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) faxed a diplomatic note (completely in Chinese with no English translation -- Consulate Guangzhou's translation in full text below) confirming the death of a Guangzhou man after contracting the H5N1 strain [...] | 2006-03-06 09:19:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU6294 | Guangdong Government Reaction to AI: Fast but How [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Guangdong Provincial and Guangzhou Municipal governments' reactions to the recent March 2 human avian influenza death were both rather swift and resolute. Both levels of government held emergency meetings and resolved to limit the sale of live animals in Guangzhou's markets [...] | 2006-03-07 09:52:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU6981 | Staffdel Halpin: Thoughts on Chen Shuibian, Social [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chen Shuibian's pledge to abolish the national unification council and guidelines was the first step in a dangerous political game and has outraged mainland academics, said scholars at China's largest Taiwan Research Institute during a recent visit by Dennis Halpin, professional [...] | 2006-03-14 09:04:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCRM PREL CH TW KN |
06GUANGZHOU6984 | PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY PREPARING FOR AI [...] (SBU) Summary: A visiting PACOM/State delegation meeting with civil and military leaders to discuss Avian Flu (AI) preparedness was impressed with the level of planning by the Southern Military Command of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). Civil authorities, however, were less impressive as [...] | 2006-03-14 09:06:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CACS AMED ASEC ECON CH |
06GUANGZHOU6985 | Staffdel Halpin: Thoughts on Chen Shuibian, Social [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chen Shuibian's pledge to abolish the national unification council and guidelines was the first step in a dangerous political game and has outraged mainland academics, said scholars at China's largest Taiwan Research Institute during a recent visit by Dennis Halpin, professional [...] | 2006-03-14 09:06:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCRM PREL CH TW KN |
06GUANGZHOU6994 | Hong Kong-Based Corporate Finance Officers To Try [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chief Financial Officers of several prominent Hong Kong-based international multinational companies along with a few of their mainland-based counterparts have established the "International Association of CFOs and Corporate Treasurers (China) Limited" (IACCT China) with th [...] | 2006-03-14 09:10:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV SCUL PHUM CH |
06GUANGZHOU7743 | Heart of Gold: Searching for Business [...] (SBU) Summary: Bereft of any significant private sector contributions, a strong and broad civil society sector has not developed to any extent resembling the pace of the enormous economic growth that has taken place in south China. There are signs that many private businesses may want to be [...] | 2006-03-24 08:40:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON KPAO OPRC OIIP PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU8541 | Consulate General Guangzhou Lending a Helping Hand [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of American insurance companies operating in Guangdong province commented that while the insurance environment in Guangdong has improved, many problems still need to be resolved as the industry expands in China. In particular, American companies are concerned a [...] | 2006-03-27 09:02:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON WTRO EINV PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU8841 | HAINAN AIRLINES APATHETIC ABOUT UPCOMING U.S.-CHINA [...] (U) Summary. Hainan Airlines expressed little interest in the upcoming April 19-20 U.S.-China aviation talks, citing its inability to operate flights to the United States at this point. This inability stems from three reasons: the airline is not a designated carrier; it does not have the nec [...] | 2006-03-29 05:35:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON KTIA CH |
06GUANGZHOU8842 | PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT IN HAINAN, CHINA'S [...] (U) Summary. According to Hainan officials, the province's environmental quality is China's best. Largely because of its efforts to attract increasing numbers of tourists, Hainan realizes that a clean environment is an asset that must be preserved. At the same time, the island must balance [...] | 2006-03-29 05:36:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON EIND PGOV SOCI CH |
06GUANGZHOU9084 | AI Update: Guangdong Authorities Coming Clean? [...] SUMMARY: Guangdong provincial health and veterinary officials are showing increased levels of openness and cooperation. On March 29, officials hosted a private information meeting for Guangzhou foreign consulates about the March 2 human avian influenza (AI) death and subsequent health polici [...] | 2006-03-30 08:48:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV CH |
06GUANGZHOU9166 | AI Update: Guangdong Authorities Coming Clean? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong provincial health and veterinary officials are showing increased levels of openness and cooperation. On March 29, officials hosted a private information meeting for Guangzhou foreign consulates about the March 2 human avian influenza (AI) death and subsequent health [...] | 2006-04-03 03:28:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV CH |
06GUATEMALA1000 | GUATEMALAN LAND REFORM FLOUNDERING [...] (SBU) Summary: Lack of a clear land policy has sparked trouble for the Government of Guatemala. Historical problems over land ownership, disputes between peasants and landowners, land takeover and forced evictions, plus friction among the Ministry of Agriculture, Secretary of Agrarian Affairs a [...] | 2006-05-22 13:27:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ELAB EAGR ECON GT |
06GUATEMALA1012 | GUATEMALAN NATIONAL DIALOGUE OFF TO SHAKY START [...] The GOG kicked off a new national dialogue on social issues on May 15. Formally called the National Accords for the Implementation of Social Spending and the Reduction of Poverty, the effort aims to bring together elements of Guatemalan government and society to share ideas on addressing pov [...] | 2006-05-23 22:21:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB EAID PGOV EFIN EAGR GT |
06GUATEMALA102 | VP and congressional leader stubborn on sanitary [...] (U) In comments to the press on January 18, Vice President Eduardo Stein sharply criticized the US for adding "new" requirements for CAFTA implementation, focusing specifically on the controversial law on patents and data protection (number 30-2005). Also referring to the US requirement for [...] | 2006-01-20 13:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECIN KIPR EAGR GT CAFTA |
06GUATEMALA1051 | GUATEMALA: URGING PSI ENDORSEMENT [...] (C) Following up on an April 29 working-level demarche with Foreign Ministry officials, the Ambassador presented reftel points to Foreign Minister Briz on May 24. Briz affirmed strong GOG support for PSI, and instructed his subordinates to see how an endorsement could be done in the quickest [...] | 2006-05-30 16:17:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP GT |
06GUATEMALA106 | AMBITIOUS BUT VAGUE AGENDA FOR REMAINDER OF BERGER [...] (SBU) At a press conference on January 10, Guatemalan President Berger and Vice President Stein presented their plan of government for 2006 through 2008. Berger and his economic team followed up with more details at a January 17 event hosted by the Guatemalan American Chamber of Commerce (Am [...] | 2006-01-20 16:21:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV EAGR GT |
06GUATEMALA107 | DEBT DEAL WITH SPAIN CLEARS WAY FOR CREDIT UPGRADE [...] (U) The GOG and the Spanish government (GOS) signed an agreement on January 11 laying out the terms for forgiveness of the twenty-six year old debt that has hampered the bilateral relationship and complicated Guatemala's treatment in multilateral financial forums. The deal involved direct pa [...] | 2006-01-20 16:26:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV EAGR GT |
06GUATEMALA1082 | GUATEMALA LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITIONS ON OAS [...] (SBU) On June 1, Econ Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Carla Rodriguez, the Director General of Multilateral Relations (A/S equivalent) at the MFA. Rodriguez was familiar with Helms-Burton and indicated that Guatemala generally supports multi-lateral diplomacy and opposes unilateral me [...] | 2006-06-01 21:43:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETTC OAS GT |
06GUATEMALA1087 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES - GUATEMALA [...] CLAIMANT A - MARGARET ARGUDO: EMBASSY HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY CLAIMANT A ON THE STATUS OF EVICTING ILLEGAL SETTLERS FROM HER FARM. AS PER REF A, SHE HAD ALSO NOT RETURNED TELEPHONE CALLS OR E-MAILS IN 2005. THIS CASE APPEARS TO BE RESOLVED OR INACTIVE. 2. CLAIMANT B - FERROVIAS GUATE [...] | 2006-06-02 15:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE PGOV ECON CASC OPIC GT |
06GUATEMALA1088 | ECONOMIC LEGISLATION STAGNATES IN CONGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF ORDINARY SESSIONS, CONGRESS PASSED ONLY 10 NEW LAWS, WITH 22 ECONOMIC BILLS (PLUS 54 FROM 2005) WAITING TO BE REVIEWED BY THE RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES BEFORE THEY CAN BE DISCUSSED BY THE PLENARY. IMPORTANT PROPOSALS SUCH AS AMENDMENTS TO THE MINING [...] | 2006-06-02 16:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD GT |
06GUATEMALA109 | GUATEMALA: 2005 TERRORISM REPORT [...] There were no significant acts of international terrorism in Guatemala in 2005. The Government of Guatemala (GOG) has supported the war on terrorism in international fora such as the UN and OAS and cooperates fully with the United States. Guatemala ratified the Inter-American Convention Again [...] | 2006-01-20 17:48:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER GT |
06GUATEMALA1106 | GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON RESETTLEMENT OF CUBAN [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel talking points to Guatemalan Foreign Ministry U.S. Desk Officer Sandra Jovel on May 31 and met June 2 with MFA Deputy Director for North American Affairs Jorge Figueroa to further discuss the points. Figueroa expressed GOG willingness to be helpful on the issue but [...] | 2006-06-05 21:30:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF SMIG GT CU |
06GUATEMALA1150 | GUATEMALAN SOLDIERS ALLEGEDLY BEAT STREET KIDS [...] (U) Summary: Allegations surfaced that Guatemala's joint military-police patrols are not operating as designed. Guatemalan Army units are in some instances patrolling without their police counterparts and thus without any legal authority to conduct arrests or detentions. Worse, a respected N [...] | 2006-06-13 19:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KJUS MOPS PGOV EAID GT |
06GUATEMALA1173 | GUATEMALAN AMBUSH LEAVES AN ARMY CAPTAIN AND A [...] (SBU) Summary: A heavily armed group of 40 men ambushed a joint patrol of Guatemalan army, police and park rangers. They wounded two men and are, as of noon June 15, still holding hostage three others in northwestern corner of the Peten. End summary. 2. (SBU) A 40-man joint patrol of the [...] | 2006-06-15 17:41:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV ASEC SNAR SENV PHUM EAID GT |
06GUATEMALA1187 | GUATEMALA: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT HAS BROAD IMPACT [...] (SBU) Summary: Guatemala's Constitutional Court has a broad mandate to weigh in on political and social issues. The newly-elected court includes some notable legal scholars. The new court portends to be less partisan and more independent than previous courts. End Summary. 2. (U) The pr [...] | 2006-06-16 16:38:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS ETRD EAID SNAR GT |
06GUATEMALA128 | URIBE'S VISIT TO GUATEMALA [...] (SBU) Summary: Colombia's President Uribe paid a highly successful visit to Guatemala January 19-20. He publicly committed to support Guatemala's bid for the UNSC, to provide counter-narcotics cooperation and to conclude a free trade agreement. Uribe's address to the Guatemalan Congress was [...] | 2006-01-24 21:00:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR MASS PHUM ETRD CO GT UNSC |
06GUATEMALA1313 | SPANISH JUDGE DEPARTS GUATEMALA EMPTY-HANDED [...] Summary: Spanish judicial personnel departed Guatemala without having obtained any official testimony regarding the 1980 burning of the Spanish Embassy and the deaths of two Spanish citizens. They did, however, draw international attention to the lack of activity by the Guatemalan authorities [...] | 2006-07-07 12:44:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KJUS MASS GT |
06GUATEMALA135 | Economic update - Guatemala: January 3-23, 2006 [...] GUATEMALA LAGS BEHIND REGION IN ECONOMIC GROWTH 2. OVER $300 MILLION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS 3. TAX EVASION BILL SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH CONGRESS 4. INCREASED ACTIVITY AT GUATEMALAN PORTS 5. PNEUMONIA AND DIARRHEA TOP KILLERS 6. AVIAN FLU PREVENTION PLAN 7. AUTOMOBILE SALES RISE [...] | 2006-01-25 18:20:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EWWT TBIO SOCI GT |
06GUATEMALA1386 | GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON OAS MLAT OPTIONAL PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points on the OAS MLAT (mutual legal assistance treaty) Optional Protocol July 13 to Luis Carranza, Deputy Director for UN and OAS Affairs in the Guatemalan Foreign Ministry's Multilateral Relations Directorate. Carranza said Guatemalan ratification of th [...] | 2006-07-18 20:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KJUS OAS GT |
06GUATEMALA14 | December 31 Theft of Cocaine from Guatemala Police [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-04 15:35:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR GT |
06GUATEMALA1419 | GUATEMALA: CONGRESS APPROVES REVISED ORGANIZED [...] (SBU) Summary: The Guatemalan Congress approved a revised organized Crime Bill on July 19. Passage of the bill was a major victory for the Embassy's efforts over the past three years to get Guatemala to adopt modern law enforcement authorities (a conspiracy statute and provisions for wireta [...] | 2006-07-24 15:01:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PHUM KCRM KJUS ASEC EAID PTER GT |
06GUATEMALA1497 | GUATEMALA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 61ST UN [...] (U) The Guatemalan Foreign Ministry expects President Berger and new Foreign Minister Rosenthal will attend the 61st UN General Assembly. The MFA is currently in the midst of transitioning from FM Briz, who departed the MFA on July 31 (Ref B),to FM Rosenthal, who was sworn in on August 1 (R [...] | 2006-08-02 14:25:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA GT |
06GUATEMALA1526 | GUATEMALA: SECOND REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-07 21:25:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS GT JM |
06GUATEMALA168 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH GUATEMALAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Derham hosted a meeting with 10 leaders of the Guatemalan human rights community to share views on security and violent crime. Most agreed that while violence has many sources, the current government does not engage in social cleansing or violence against any sector of [...] | 2006-01-30 15:10:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EAID SNAR KJUS GT |
06GUATEMALA1773 | GUATEMALA: NAM SUMMIT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-07 20:56:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM GT |
06GUATEMALA1774 | GUATEMALA: PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON DETAINEES IN THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-07 21:01:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL GT |
06GUATEMALA1803 | GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-11 22:02:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC IR GT |
06GUATEMALA1831 | GUATEMALA: END-USE ASSURANCES FOR TRANSFER OF UH-1 [...] On September 11, post received a diplomatic note from the Guatemalan Foreign Ministry that provided end-use, retransfer, and security assurances for the transfer of one U.S.-origin UH-1 helicopter frame and 261 lines of spare parts from Jamaica. The text of the diplomatic note is unchanged f [...] | 2006-09-14 20:45:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS GT JM |
06GUATEMALA188 | FOREIGN MINISTER'S COMMENTS ON GUATEMALA'S UNSC BID [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN JANUARY 31 CONVERSATION WITH THE AMBASSADOR, FOREIGN MINISTER BRIZ COMMENTED ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING GUATEMALA'S CAMPAIGN TO BE ELECTED TO THE 2007-8 UN SECURITY COUNCIL. GUARDEDLY OPMISTIC ABOUT GUATEMALA'S LOBBYING EFFORTS, HE REQUESTED U.S. INTERCESSION WITH PANA [...] | 2006-01-31 21:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GT UNSC |
06GUATEMALA195 | GUATEMALA: REACTION TO DEATH OF PEACEKEEPERS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The deaths of eight Guatemalan peacekeepers in the Congo has provoked some criticism of Guatemalan participation in international peacekeeping. The Guatemalan President praised the dead peacekeepers as heroes and reiterated his government's continued commitment to UN peacekeep [...] | 2006-02-01 13:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL KPKO PHUM MASS GT CG UG SU UN |
06GUATEMALA1961 | AMBASSADOR MAISTO'S SEPTEMBER 27-28 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: During a September 27-28 visit to Guatemala, U.S. Ambassador to the OAS John Maisto promoted "relevant multilateralism" in a number of fora and discussed the Guatemala-Belize dispute with the Belizean Ambassador to Guatemala and with senior officials in the Guatemalan Foreign Mi [...] | 2006-10-05 15:13:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS PHSA KDEM OTRA OAS GT BH HO |
06GUATEMALA1970 | PRESIDENT BERGER'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] The Guatemalan Foreign Ministry delivered to us on October 4 a letter from President Berger to President Bush expressing concern over the Congressional approval of the U.S.-Mexico border fence. An unofficial translation of the letter follows, the original will be pouched to WHA/CEN. 2. ( [...] | 2006-10-05 20:44:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS SMIG CIVS GT |
06GUATEMALA198 | GUATEMALAN JUDGE DISMISSES CASE AGAINST RIOS MONTT [...] (SBU) A Guatemalan judge dropped charges of coercion, threats, sedition, and involuntary manslaughter against former army general and de facto head of state Efrain Rios Montt. The charges, tied to his presumed leadership of the "Black Thursday" riots of July 2003, were dropped at the request [...] | 2006-02-01 17:43:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS KCOR GT |
06GUATEMALA2005 | GUATEMALA: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 19:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL PARM KN GT |
06GUATEMALA2080 | GUATEMALA: REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO NEGOTIATE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH),a component command of U.S. Southern Command, plans to carry out two Special Operations Forces (SOF) Joint Combined Exercise Training (JCET) deployments to Guatemala in Fiscal Year [...] | 2006-10-23 22:38:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR KTIA GT |
06GUATEMALA2099 | GUATEMALA SUPPORTS UN DECLARATION ON RIGHTS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-25 22:18:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN GT |
06GUATEMALA2100 | GUATEMALA: UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON THE SITUATIONS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-25 22:19:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PHUM PREL PTER GT LE IS |
06GUATEMALA2196 | TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 17:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER GT |
06GUATEMALA2200 | GUATEMALA: UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON DPRK [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 18:22:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KSTC KN GT |
06GUATEMALA2201 | GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON CUBA AND THE IBERO-AMERICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 18:22:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KDEM CU GT |
06GUATEMALA2202 | GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING THE CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 18:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PRL UNGA UN CU GT |
06GUATEMALA2204 | GUATEMALA: OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 18:33:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA IS GT |
06GUATEMALA2244 | GUATEMALA: INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 18:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ODIP ILC UNGA GT |
06GUATEMALA2245 | GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 18:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN GT |
06GUATEMALA2246 | GUATEMALA: CWC DEMARCHE ON U.S. REQUEST TO EXTEND [...] (C) In a follow up to October 30 delivery of reftel demarche, Poloff met November 3 with Luis Carranza, Deputy Director for UN Affairs in the Foreign Ministry's Multilateral Affairs Directorate, and again on November 7 to seek further clarification. During the November 3 meeting, Carranza opi [...] | 2006-11-08 18:41:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CBW CWC OPCW GT |
06GUATEMALA2247 | GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON CWC NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 18:45:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER CBW CWC OPCW OAS GT |
06GUATEMALA2413 | TERRORIST LISTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-06 21:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER GT |
06GUATEMALA2452 | GUATEMALA: 2007 UAE/UN-HOSTED GLOBAL TIP CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-15 17:49:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG GT |
06GUATEMALA247 | GUATEMALAN PROSECUTORS APPEAL RIOS MONTT DECISION [...] (U) Summary. The Guatemalan Public Ministry is appealing a judge's decision to dismiss charges of threats, coercion, sedition, and involuntary manslaughter against FRG leader Rios Montt. It claims the judge was wrong to dismiss the case rather than respond to the prosecutor,s request for "pr [...] | 2006-02-07 22:54:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS KCOR GT |
06GUATEMALA2471 | ILLEGAL ALIEN DETENTIONS IN THE U.S. REVIVE [...] (C) Summary: The December 12 raids of Swift meatpacking plants in the U.S. that resulted in the reported detentions of some 500 Guatemalans have generated a media storm. Critics of the Berger Government have renewed charges that the GOG does not do enough to protect undocumented Guatemalans [...] | 2006-12-19 16:13:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG GT |
06GUATEMALA2473 | GUATEMALA SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH UN TO CREATE [...] Summary: The Government of Guatemala (GOG) signed an agreement with the United Nations December 12 to establish the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). Pending approval and ratification by the Guatemalan Congress, the independent UN-led body will investigate illeg [...] | 2006-12-19 18:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KJUS EAID SNAR KCRM KDEM GT |
06GUATEMALA2485 | GUATEMALAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-21 22:00:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
06GUATEMALA2486 | GUATEMALAN WOMEN'S GROUP REPORTS DECLINE IN [...] Summary: According to a recent study by Grupo Guatemalteco de Mujeres (GGM),only 11 percent of the total number of murders of women in Guatemala should be labeled "femicide," which GGM considers the most extreme manifestation of violence against women. Based on investigations conducted over [...] | 2006-12-21 22:00:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KJUS EAID SNAR KCRM KDEM GT |
06GUATEMALA2504 | GUATEMALAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-26 18:03:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS GT |
06GUATEMALA2505 | GUATEMALAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-26 18:27:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS GT |
06GUATEMALA2514 | GUATEMALA: UNSCR 1737 SANCTIONS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-28 18:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC KNNP GT |
06GUATEMALA252 | Guatemalan Response to Central American Energy [...] Econoff met with GOG officials to discuss the new Central American Energy Initiative (the Meso-American Energy Initiative). GOG officials indicated that much of the initiative has existed in various forms throughout the region over the years. They added that, while this initiative is a welc [...] | 2006-02-08 15:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EPET BEXP ETRD PREL GT |
06GUATEMALA253 | Economic update - Guatemala: January 25- February [...] US Company to lose Venezuelan Oil Source 2. Business Climate Indicator Puts Guatemala on Top 3. Financial Crimes Conference to Prevent Money Laundering 4. Airport Renovations Stalled by Political Fighting 5. Investigating Investment Opportunities in Renewable Energy 6. Agriculture Market [...] | 2006-02-08 15:33:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EWWT TBIO SOCI GT |
06GUATEMALA27 | GUATEMALAN REACTION TO HR 4437 [...] AMBASSADOR MET SEPARATELY ON JANUARY 4 WITH VICE PRESIDENT STEIN AND FOREIGN MINISTER BRIZ, AND MADE REF B POINTS ON ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT FOR COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM INCLUDING A TEMPORARY WORKERS PROGRAM, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT MAKING PUBLIC STATEMENTS THAT UNDERMINE THE PRESIDE [...] | 2006-01-06 16:10:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG PHUM PREL PGOV EAID KJUS GT |
06GUATEMALA28 | GUATEMALAN EFFORTS TO SECURE UNSC SEAT [...] (C) Summary: Guatemala's efforts to secure a United Nations Security Council seat are well underway. Foreign Minister Jorge Briz welcomed USG support and looks forward to a visit by Department of State officials to coordinate lobbying activities. Within the hemisphere, Briz foresees the nee [...] | 2006-01-06 17:17:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GT UNSC |
06GUATEMALA376 | LETTER TO USTR PORTMAN FROM TRADE MINISTER ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-24 13:14:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PREL EIND GT |
06GUATEMALA379 | GUATEMALA: MILITARY RESERVISTS TO AID POLICE [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to steadily increasing violent crime and personnel shortages in Guatemala's National Civilian Police (PNC),the GOG announced a plan to deploy 3,000 military reservists and ex-soldiers as auxiliary police agents until the end of 2006. After receiving a month of tr [...] | 2006-02-24 14:18:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHUM KCRM PGOV ASEC GT |
06GUATEMALA419 | Staggered CAFTA implementation hurts textile and [...] (U) Reftel transmitted a letter from the Guatemalan Minister of Economy to USTR Portman outlining problems Guatemalan textile and apparel manufacturers face because of staggered CAFTA implementation. On February 27, the Ambassador received the head of the Guatemalan textile and apparel commi [...] | 2006-02-28 22:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND BEXP ECON ELAB GT |
06GUATEMALA421 | GUATEMALA'S TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION [...] Embassy Guatemala's point of contact for trafficking in persons (TIP) is Labor Attache Troy Fitrell, [502]2326-4635, and fax [502]2334-8474. Troy Fitrell (FS-2) spent 10 hours on the preparation of this report. PolOff Sarah Palaia (FS-4) spent 25 hours on the preparation of this report. PolS [...] | 2006-03-01 15:50:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT |
06GUATEMALA428 | GUATEMALAN PRESIDENT WRITES TO PRESIDENT BUSH ON [...] At a February 28 meeting with the Ambassador and DCM (septel),Guatemalan President Berger handed over a letter to President Bush and asked that it be forwarded to the White House. The Embassy is sending the original to WHA/CEN by pouch but provides text of the letter in para 2. 2. Embas [...] | 2006-03-01 17:25:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC CVIS SMIG EAID PREF ETRD MASS SNAR GT |
06GUATEMALA429 | GOG WEAKNESSES AND U.S. SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: The February 23 announcement that TPS (Temporary Protected Status) has been extended for citizens of El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua prompted immediate critical reaction from President Berger, Vice President Stein and Foreign Minister Briz, culminating in a reproachful meet [...] | 2006-03-01 19:05:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID SMIG CVIS ETRD MASS SNAR GT |
06GUATEMALA431 | The Guatemalan private sector's priorities and [...] (SBU) Summary: Private sector leaders are increasingly concerned about the country's social and economic conditions and their consequences. Intractable poverty, rising crime, and fears of populism are making them reevaluate traditional attitudes. Their solutions focus on economic growth and [...] | 2006-03-01 21:18:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EINV PGOV GT |
06GUATEMALA44 | RESULTS OF SENIOR SCEINCE ADVISOR AND SCIENCE [...] As per reftel, the visit of Senior Science Advisor Madelyn Spirnak and work of Embassy Science Fellow Kitty Cardwell on educating the GOG and the local scientific community on biotechnology use in agriculture were very productive. One positive result was that biotechnology legislation that l [...] | 2006-01-11 14:55:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO SENV TSPL GT |
06GUATEMALA440 | GUATEMALA'S CAFTA LABOR PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] As requested reftel, below please find six proposals for labor projects in CAFTA-DR countries. The proposals are not assigned to specific branches of the U.S. government as we hope the proposals will be discussed on their merits before any of them are linked to specific agencies or offices (a [...] | 2006-03-03 14:43:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAID ETRD GT |
06GUATEMALA450 | NEW MONEY LAUNDERING INVESTIGATIVE UNIT [...] (SBU) Post is coordinating with the GOG regarding support for a new anti-money laundering investigative unit. The multi-agency unit would be supported with INL/NAS funds and vetted according to DEA guidelines. The idea is to create a unit capable of working closely with the DEA to target maj [...] | 2006-03-06 18:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN GT KCOR PTER SNAR KTFN |
06GUATEMALA453 | GUATEMALAN PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIAL CLEANSING [...] Summary: The phrase "social cleansing" has entered wide usage in Guatemala, even though it is generally used to refer to vigilantism. While no evidence has yet surfaced of a state policy of extrajudicial killings of undesirable elements -- the definition of social cleansing -- the Human Righ [...] | 2006-03-06 22:33:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM PGOV EAID ASEC SNAR KJUS GT |
06GUATEMALA472 | GUATEMALAN OPPOSITION CITES CHAVEZ SUPPORT [...] On March 2, Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unit (URNG) representatives published a private letter from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to the family of Rodrigo Asturias, who passed away June 15, 2005. The letter was published in the daily Prensa Libre as a paid advertisement. Asturias, al [...] | 2006-03-08 18:14:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GT |
06GUATEMALA49 | GUATEMALA: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-11 22:09:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB ECON GT OPIC EXIM |
06GUATEMALA502 | CAFTA RELATED INVESTMENT INTEREST IN GUATEMALA [...] Since CAFTA's ratification in March 2005, foreign firms have shown an increased interest in investing in Guatemala. While some companies have finalized their investments, others are still evaluating the country's investment climate. Potential investors cite the government's need to tackle the [...] | 2006-03-13 21:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB ECON EIND GT |
06GUATEMALA534 | FOREIGN MINISTERS' DECLARATION ON U.S. IMMIGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Foreign Ministers of Central America, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and the Dominican Republic met in Antigua, Guatemala, on March 15, 2006. They reiterated their call for an hemispheric conference to promote "best practices" in temporary worker programs. They agreed to lau [...] | 2006-03-17 16:16:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PHUM CVIS SMIG GT XK CO DR EC MX |
06GUATEMALA591 | GUATEMALAN INDIGENOUS CALL ON AMBASSADOR TO CONVEY [...] On March 21 the Ambassador met with a group of Guatemalans calling itself the "Campaign for Life and Against the Wall." The leaders, who represented five primarily indigenous highland departments, delivered a letter addressed to the U.S. Senate as well as a petition containing approximately [...] | 2006-03-23 19:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SMIG CVIS SNAR EAID PREF PHUM GT |
06GUATEMALA593 | GUATEMALAN COURT ADDRESSES DOMESTIC LABOR ISSUES [...] Summary: Guatemala's Constitutional Court suspended two articles of the Guatemalan Labor Code that exempted domestic laborers from standard legal protections. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has had a standing recommendation to Guatemala to reform these articles for more than seve [...] | 2006-03-23 22:32:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM PGOV GT |
06GUATEMALA606 | GUATEMALAN SUPREME COURT REQUESTS LABOR JUSTICE [...] The President of the Guatemalan Supreme Court, Beatriz de Leon Reyes de Barreda, sent the Ambassador a formal request for assistance to improve the administration of labor justice in Guatemala. Her request tallies precisely with our Ref (A) Proposal to Strengthen the Labor Justice System, whic [...] | 2006-03-27 21:48:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ELAB ECON PGOV GT |
06GUATEMALA607 | GUATEMALA: MILITARY MODERNIZATION NEEDED [...] (SBU) Summary: The Guatemalan military faces increasing challenges in operating and maintaining its aging equipment. The Guatemalan military has a modernization plan but no funding to support the plan. The GOG stipulated that modernization funding must come from either sale of military prop [...] | 2006-03-27 21:58:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL EAID PHUM SNAR KPKO GT |
06GUATEMALA654 | GUATEMALA-BELIZE RELATIONS IMPROVING DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 23 and 24 in Antigua, Guatemala, delegates from Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras met to begin negotiating maritime boundaries in the Gulf of Honduras. Following the meeting, the parties issued a public statement expressing their satisfaction in having concluded a cordial [...] | 2006-04-03 17:48:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID PBTS OAS BH GT |
06GUATEMALA668 | GUATEMALA TAKING ACTION TO CORRECT FAULTY LANGUAGE [...] (U) The Guatemalan Congress is asking President Berger to veto the organized crime bill (reftel) because of ambiguous language in a last minute amendment that would have cut in half the maximum prison sentences for several types of major crimes, including murder and kidnapping. 2. (U) Pre [...] | 2006-04-04 20:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PHUM KCRM KJUS ASEC EAID PTER GT |
06GUATEMALA769 | BLUE LANTERN END USE CHECKS UNRELIABLE IN [...] (SBU) EconOff attempted to conduct a pre-license end-use check on potential US munitions exports to private Guatemalan distributor, Poligonos S.A. Due to unreliable GOG counterparts, private sector practices that lack transparency, porous borders, and generally weak law enforcement, meaningf [...] | 2006-04-20 14:41:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC GT KCOR PM |
06GUATEMALA84 | GUATEMALAN JANUARY 23-24 MEETINGS WITH INL, WHA, DEA, NSC, TREASURY, AND ONDCP [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: Guatemalan Interior Minister Carlos Vielmann and Presidential Secretary Alfredo Vila will be visiting Washington January 23-24 to request greater USG counter- narcotics assistance. They intend to emphasize that Guatemala is an embryonic Colombian situation, the Ber [...] | 2006-01-18 17:34:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR GT |
06GUATEMALA856 | GUATEMALA'S RISING CRIME, COSTS DEEPEN POLITICAL [...] Summary. Guatemalans are most concerned about violent crime and the rising cost of living, the majority believes that Guatemala is on the wrong path, and many Guatemalans say they are worse off than one year ago. Those were the findings of a nation-wide CID-Gallup survey conducted from April [...] | 2006-05-03 22:47:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPAO SNAR GT |
06GUATEMALA9 | GUATEMALAN VICE PRESIDENT SLAMS U.S. IMMIGRATION [...] Vice President Eduardo Stein used the opportunity of a public address December 29 commemorating the ninth anniversary of the Peace Accords to strongly criticize pending legislation in the U.S. Congress concerning border security (HR4437 "Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigratio [...] | 2006-01-03 22:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PHUM PREL PGOV EAID KJUS GT |
06GUATEMALA937 | GUATEMALA'S OHCHR FIELD OFFICE [...] Summary: After only ten months, it is too early to evaluate the OHCHR's field activities in Guatemala. The OHCHR is still planning its training efforts for judges and its democracy building initiatives in advance of the 2007 elections. Nonetheless, OHCHR's staff has demonstrated a responsiv [...] | 2006-05-15 16:30:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID PREL GT |
06GUATEMALA986 | UPDATE ON GUATEMALA'S NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY [...] (SBU) We would like to provide an update on the status of the National Security Strategy (NSS) project for Guatemala, and confirm our and the Government of Guatemala's (GOG) strong interest in pushing this project forward as the basis for developing an integrated approach to the country's d [...] | 2006-05-18 22:30:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI MASS SNAR EAID GT |
06GUATEMALA99 | VENEZUELAN INTRIGUE IN THE GUATEMALAN OIL MARKET? [...] (C) Summary: The Franco-US oil company KLP Industries has contacted the Embassy repeatedly alleging that it is the victim of a plot to revoke an exploration contract it won from the Government of Guatemala (GOG). The contract has, in fact, been revoked by the GOG. KLP believes that it has be [...] | 2006-01-19 19:55:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD EINV ECON PGOV PINR GT VE |
06GUAYAQUIL1002 | GUAYAQUIL: NOBOA AND PRIAN WIN BIG, SOCIAL CHRISTIAN'S TAKE [...] (SBU) Summary: Conservative, populist presidential candidate Alvaro Noboa (PRIAN) carried Guayas province in the first round elections with 36 percent of the vote, in line with the disproportionate strength he showed in all three coastal provinces. The Guayaquil based Social Christian Party ( [...] | 2006-10-25 16:18:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM EC |
06GUAYAQUIL939 | Cuenca's Leaders Foresee Correa Victory [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cuenca's political, media, religious and business leaders told visiting Guayaquil Consul General that Rafael Correa would win the upcoming presidential elections. Few of the leaders we spoke with believe that Correa would necessarily pursue the radical policies on which he is ca [...] | 2006-09-29 16:26:00 | Consulate Guayaquil | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EINV ETRD EFIS EC |
06HALIFAX11 | THE FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN ATLANTIC CANADA: IS THE [...] SUMMARY: With the Liberals and Conservatives neck-to-neck in Atlantic Canada, election-watchers are pointing to the large number of undecided voters as key to whether the Liberals are able to hold onto their grip in the region. U.S. interests in the campaign revolve around promised increases [...] | 2006-01-19 21:37:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CA |
06HALIFAX112 | NOVA SCOTIA ELECTION: INCUMBENT CONSERVATIVES BACK WITH [...] SUMMARY: Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald will serve another term in office following the June 13 provincial election, but once again, as the leader of another minority government. MacDonald's Progressive Conservative Party failed to get enough seats to capture a clear majority and the [...] | 2006-06-14 10:02:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CA |
06HALIFAX115 | NOVA SCOTIA'S NEW LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR [...] (U) Prime Minister Harper has named Mayann Francis to be the next Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, replacing Myra Freeman. Francis has been since 1999 CEO of the province's Human Rights Commission, where she has developed a reputation as an effective manager and advocate for human rights. [...] | 2006-06-21 13:16:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL CA |
06HALIFAX120 | ATLANTIC CANADA: OFFSHORE ENERGY EXPLORATION COSTS BECOMING [...] Although there have been some major strides in reducing regulatory delays and costs for offshore energy exploration, most drilling expenses for companies looking for energy off Atlantic Canada are outside of the control of regulators, the Chair of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Boar [...] | 2006-06-23 20:25:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG ETRD CA |
06HALIFAX167 | BIO DATA REPORT: FRANCIS, MAYANN, NOVA SCOTIA'S NEW [...] (U) Per reftel Prime Minister Harper has named Mayann Francis to be Nova Scotia's new Lieutenant Governor. Following is biographic material on Ms. Francis who will be sworn in on September 7, 2006. 2. (U) NAME: Mayann Elizabeth FRANCIS 3. (SBU) DATE OF BIRTH: February 18, 1946 4. (U [...] | 2006-08-30 18:04:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL CA |
06HALIFAX206 | CONSULAR OUTREACH TO AMERICAN CITIZENS IN NEWFOUNDLAND [...] SUMMARY: In early October CONOFF and ACS assistant traveled to St John's, Newfoundland to provide services for American citizens living in the region. CONOFF met privately with nearly 50 American citizens to provide consular services normally available only in Halifax and to discuss issues ran [...] | 2006-10-24 20:16:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CPAS CA |
06HALIFAX215 | MAINE LNG ISSUES - NEW BRUNSWICK COMMITTED TO STOPPING LNG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new Liberal government in New Brunswick is continuing the fight to stop liquified natural gas (LNG) tankers from transiting through Passamaquoddy Bay, which lies between Maine and New Brunswick. New Consul General (CG) was briefed by a senior member of the New Brunswick civ [...] | 2006-11-08 18:48:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EWWT PBTS PGOV PREL PINR CA |
06HALIFAX216 | ROOKIE NEW BRUNSWICK PREMIER TOUTS STRONG U.S. TIES [...] (SBU) Shawn Graham, Canada's newest Premier, is ready to implement a U.S.-friendly agenda that is focused on expanded trade to the United States, especially energy sales. While electricity exports have been the primary focus, the new Liberal government is looking at how Irving Oil's growing in [...] | 2006-11-22 19:39:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ENRG PREL PBTS PTER EPET ETRD EIND CA |
06HALIFAX34 | ATLANTIC CANADA: REACTIONS TO THE NEW HARPER CABINET [...] SUMMARY: Prime Minister Harper's decision on who will be representing Atlantic Canada in his cabinet has generally received a positive reaction here. There have been many accolades for the three MPs the Prime Minister selected: Nova Scotia's Peter MacKay (Foreign Affairs),Greg Thompson of N [...] | 2006-02-10 19:22:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR EFIS PREL ENRG CA |
06HALIFAX35 | NOVA SCOTIA'S TORIES GO FOR YOUTH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservatives opted for generational change February 11, choosing a 34 year old member of the legislature from Cape Breton as the next Premier of Nova Scotia, replacing 67 year old John Hamm. Rodney MacDonald is well known to us and has his predecessor [...] | 2006-02-13 14:14:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CA |
06HALIFAX57 | PROVINCIAL POLITICS IN ATLANTIC CANADA: WHO'S IN TROUBLE AND [...] SUMMARY: With spring legislative sessions due to start soon in Atlantic Canada, we have taken a political snapshot at each of the four provinces to see just where each of the four governments (all currently Tory blue) stand. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with their minority governments, pre [...] | 2006-03-21 17:47:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CA |
06HALIFAX70 | ENERGY: MOVING LABRADOR'S LOWER CHURCHILL PROJECT TO [...] SUMMARY: Suitors have lined up for a chance to be part of the long-anticipated project to develop the hydroelectric resource of the Lower Churchill River in Newfoundland-Labrador. A tough but calculated business plan by Premier Danny Williams, coupled with new market dynamics, has economists [...] | 2006-04-07 15:03:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PGOV CA |
06HALIFAX90 | NOVA SCOTIA GOVERNMENT AIDS PULP AND PAPER COMPANY ON EVE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Conservative Premier Rodney MacDonald of Nova Scotia is calculating that his government's C$65 million offer of assistance to an ailing paper exporter to the United States will pass the subsidy test. However, this cash infusion could be only the first step in providing additi [...] | 2006-05-05 19:21:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR ELAB PGOV CA |
06HALIFAX92 | NOVA SCOTIANS OFF TO THE POLLS IN A JUNE PROVINCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Conservative Premier Rodney MacDonald has called a provincial election for June 13. Issues of potential bilateral interest will be: offshore energy and liquefied natural gas (LNG) policies, subsidies to forest products companies, legislation aimed at shielding personal data f [...] | 2006-05-14 03:48:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD ECON CA |
06HAMBURG85 | HAMBURG POLICE TRACK POLONIUM TRAIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Hamburg State Police (LKA) confirmed December 14 that Dmitry Kovtun had left positive traces of polonium 210 in Hamburg prior to his departure from Hamburg for London on November 1. A senior official in the Federal Interior Ministry in Berlin also confirmed the reports and noted the [...] | 2006-12-19 11:38:00 | Consulate Hamburg | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PTER EAIR PINR PINS KNNP RS GM UK |
06HANOI1010 | VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY NICHOLSON MEETS MOLISA [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 28, 2006 Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Nicholson, met in separate meetings with Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) Nguyen Thi Hang and with the President of the Vietnam Association of Veterans (VAV),Lieutenant General (retired) Dang Quan Thu [...] | 2006-05-03 09:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM KIRF VM |
06HANOI1011 | VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY NICHOLSON MEETS [...] (U) Summary: Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Nicholson told Prime Minister Phan Van Khai during their April 28 meeting that the United States strongly supports Vietnam's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and achievement of Permanent Normalized Trade Relations (PNTR). He emph [...] | 2006-05-03 09:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM KIRF VM |
06HANOI1070 | VIETNAM - RESULTS OF AVIAN INFLUENZA JOINT ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. A Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) to evaluate the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) Integrated Operational Program for Avian and Human Influenza (AHI),commonly referred to as the "Green Book," concluded on April 28, 2006. The Green Book sets forth a detailed medium- to long-term [...] | 2006-05-05 08:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI1080 | MOF OFFICIAL DISCUSSES STATISTICS ON SUBSIDIES [...] (SBU) Econoff met on May 4 with Ministry of Finance (MOF) Deputy Director General for International Cooperation Ha Huy Tuan to discuss subsidies in general and to clarify certain points in the subsidy statistics recently sent to USTR. Mr. Tuan explained that the three tables in Annex I cover e [...] | 2006-05-05 10:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD VM |
06HANOI1090 | PMU-18 Corruption Scandal: Donor Response [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the break of the Project Management Unit 18 (PMU-18) corruption scandal involving a substantial amount of Overseas Development Assistance (ODA),bilateral and multilateral donors met to share reactions and discuss a coordinated response. Donors agreed: that corruptio [...] | 2006-05-08 10:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV KCOR VM |
06HANOI11 | COMMUNIST PARTY PROPOSES CHANGES TO STATUTES, [...] (C) Summary: In preparation for its National Congress later this year, the Communist Party recently circulated for discussion a number of proposed amendments to its statutes. Post obtained a copy of these proposed changes. Significantly, the Party is proposing to admit capitalists to its rank [...] | 2006-01-04 07:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PINR VM |
06HANOI110 | VIETNAM: UN REFORM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-13 06:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR VM |
06HANOI111 | VIETNAM CPC DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN GENERAL MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Assistant FM Nguyen Duc Hung to deliver reftel demarche on a way forward on religious freedom, and took the opportunity to raise other bilateral issues, including human rights, family reunification for Vietnamese refugees in the United States, repatriatio [...] | 2006-01-13 06:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF VM |
06HANOI1112 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE NORTH PART I: POLOFF [...] (SBU) At the recommendation of Protestants in Hanoi, an Embassy team visited Lao Cai Province in the third week of April to investigate allegations of district-level abuse against Protestant groups. The team was able to discuss with officials several serious allegations made against Lao Cai p [...] | 2006-05-10 09:41:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PGOV SOCI PHUM VM |
06HANOI1113 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE NORTH PART II: POLOFF [...] (SBU) At the recommendation of Protestants in Hanoi, an Embassy team visited Ha Giang Province in the third week of April to investigate allegations of district-level abuse against Protestant groups. The team was able to discuss with officials several serious allegations made against Ha Giang [...] | 2006-05-10 09:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI VM |
06HANOI1115 | AMBASSADOR MEETS MPS VICE MINISTER [...] (SBU) During a May 9 meeting with Vice Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Huong, the Ambassador welcomed progress in developing cooperative bilateral law enforcement contacts, but called on MPS to do more; recognized improvements in the religious freedom situation in Vietnam, but underline [...] | 2006-05-11 03:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PHUM KIRF PGOV ASEC VM |
06HANOI1135 | VIETNAM CONSIDERING SUA PROTOCOL RATIFICATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-12 04:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KNNP MNUC PARM PHSA PREL VM |
06HANOI1194 | VIETNAM - MAY 15 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from 21 APEC economies gathered in Danang, Vietnam at the AI Ministerial meeting to once again affirm their commitment to support affected APEC countries to prevent additional human cases and new outbreaks in poultry caused by avian influenza. Ambassador John Lang [...] | 2006-05-18 00:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI1220 | GVN Demarches Embassy on Belgium Catfish Arrest [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY: (U) ConsChief received a demarche and diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 18 regarding the May 11 arrest in Belgium of BUU, Huy on charges of illegally transshipping catfish into the United States (r [...] | 2006-05-19 09:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIS KCRM CFED ASEC KJUS VM |
06HANOI1232 | BAPTISTS MEET IN VIETNAM, HIGHLIGHT THEIR SITUATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Baptist World Alliance - an international umbrella group for some (perhaps 30 million, according to their President),but not all, of the world's Baptists - visited Vietnam May 16-21 to meet with the GVN and hold a large meeting of Baptists in Ho Chi Minh City. The delegati [...] | 2006-05-22 09:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM VM |
06HANOI1235 | VIETNAM SUPPORTIVE OF NEW GOVERNMENT IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: The GVN will publicly congratulate the new Government of Iraq and will re-extend its invitation to senior Iraqi officials to visit Vietnam, including the Minister of Trade. Vietnam says it has a long history of friendly relations with Iraq and would like to get them back on tra [...] | 2006-05-22 23:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO IZ PREL KDEM VM |
06HANOI1240 | VIETNAM DPM DZUNG DINNER ON CORRPUTION [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Deputy Prime Minister (and putative Prime Minister) Nguyen Tan Dzung gave assurances to international contributors to Vietnam's economic development that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) will get to the bottom of the major scandal involving misappropriation of funds [...] | 2006-05-23 09:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1245 | VIETNAM'S PARTY CONGRESS: CONSERVATIVES AND [...] (SBU) Analysis of the new membership of the Communist Party of Vietnam's Central Committee and Politburo following the April National Party Congress indicates a barely perceptible victory of conservative over progressive elements within the Party (although Party insiders now say that the prog [...] | 2006-05-24 04:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR VM |
06HANOI1252 | UN REFORM NAM/G77: VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Expert Pham Vinh Quang on May 25. More senior officials (Deputy Director General and Director General/Assistant Minister) in the International Organizations Department were unavailable to receive [...] | 2006-05-25 08:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR PREL UNGA VM |
06HANOI1255 | IRAN/NAM: Demarche Delivered to Vietnam [...] (SBU) Senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials have been completely tied up with the visit of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, so Poloff delivered reftel demarche January 20 to Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Arms Control Expert Vu Van Mien. Mien is responsible for drafting the pap [...] | 2006-05-25 09:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP AORC TRGY ENRG IAEA IR VM |
06HANOI1279 | VIETNAM DPM DZUNG DINNER ON CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Deputy Prime Minister (and putative Prime Minister) Nguyen Tan Dzung gave assurances to international contributors to Vietnam's economic development that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) will get to the bottom of the major scandal involving misappropriation of funds [...] | 2006-05-26 08:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1280 | VIETNAM - MAY 26 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan met with members of Vietnam's National Steering Committee on Avian Influenza (AI),as well as bilateral and multilateral donors, on May 24 at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). The GVN gave an overview of the course AI in [...] | 2006-05-26 08:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI1320 | VIETNAMESE DISSIDENTS ANNOUNCING A NEW PARTY; [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, a meeting convened by prominent Hanoi dissident Hoang Minh Chinh to prepare documents in advance of a planned June 1 declaration of the re-establishment of the Democracy Party of Vietnam (DPV),was raided by police. A member of the new party called a public meeting wit [...] | 2006-05-30 11:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | HUMANR PHUM PGOV PREL VM |
06HANOI1324 | VIETNAM: WEDGEWOOD/UNHRC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 07:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM US UNHRC VM |
06HANOI1337 | IRAN: Demarche Delivered to Vietnam [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 10:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IR VM |
06HANOI1338 | VIETNAMESE DISSIDENTS ANNOUNCE NEW PARTY; GVN [...] (SBU) Summary: The DPV made the public announcement today of the reestablishment of the long-defunct DPV, and there was no overt reaction by the GVN. The MFA did, however, call in representatives of the Embassies who met with the DPV leadership on May 30 to protest foreign involvement in "il [...] | 2006-05-31 10:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HUMANR PREL PGOV PHUM VM |
06HANOI1368 | SITREP: VIETNAMESE NEW PARTY DISSIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Activists report that following the June 1 announcement of the re-establishment of the Democratic Party of Vietnam (DPV) police have harassed some of its members. The activists have publicly called for help. Other western diplomats are cautious about maintaining contact with t [...] | 2006-06-05 00:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HUMANR PREL PGOV PHUM VM |
06HANOI1369 | Vietnam/TIP: DEMARCHE DELIVERED, RECEIVED WELL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and an advance copy of the Vietnam language in the TIP report to Americas Desk Section Chief Le Chi Dzung June 5. Dzung was well briefed on the main TIP issues of concern regarding Vietnam in the report. He said that Vietnam appreciates the overall bala [...] | 2006-06-05 00:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG VM |
06HANOI1389 | FURTHER VIETNAMESE NEW PARTY DISSIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 6, Poloff delivered a verbal message to a representative of the Democracy Party of Vietnam (DPV) representative that we will continue to meet with dissidents, but this should not be misconstrued as active support presaging intervention with the GVN. Police harassment of [...] | 2006-06-06 10:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HUMANR PREL PGOV PHUM VM |
06HANOI1398 | THE AMBASSADOR AND VFM LE VAN BANG DISCUSS HUMAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang made a push for a meeting with Secretary Rice for Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan in Washington on June 19, reviewed noncommittally our proposals for possible substance for the Preside [...] | 2006-06-07 07:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD APEC PHUM AMGT OVIP CVIS CASC |
06HANOI1400 | VIETNAM: DPM VU KHOAN CANCELS TRIP [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-07 10:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP VM |
06HANOI1412 | VIETNAMESE CATHOLICS SEE SOME PROGRESS, SOME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 6, the Hanoi Archbishop updated Poloff on conditions for Catholics in the North. Despite some overall progress, conditions for believers in provinces in the mountainous border regions remain difficult. There is also an apparent slackening of local level officials' effo [...] | 2006-06-07 09:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI1420 | VIETNAM - JUNE 9 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 2, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) and World Bank hosted a joint government-donor meeting in support of the Vietnam Integrated Operational (IO) Program for Avian and Human Influenza for the period 2006- 2010. The donors pledged USD 61 million over three years of a to [...] | 2006-06-13 07:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI1434 | VIETNAM: PREPARING FOR THE JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: The United States and Vietnam will convene a meeting of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) Joint Committee in Hanoi, June 19-20. In preparation, Mission is providing a review of implementation issues to raise with the Vietnamese side during the discussions. [...] | 2006-06-14 08:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV EAID ECON KIPR PREL VM |
06HANOI1438 | VIETNAM'S 20 YEARS OF DOI MOI: ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: This year marks the twentieth anniversary of Vietnam's adoption of its "doi moi" (renovation) policy aimed at transforming its command economy to a market economy. While the momentum has not been smooth or steady, Vietnam has made significant progress since the policy's adoptio [...] | 2006-06-14 09:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1450 | THE ROLE OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN VIETNAM'S [...] (U) Summary. Although the estimated prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Vietnam is relatively low compared to most Southeast Asian countries, it has continued to rise in each of the past five years, increasing by 25 percent from 2004 to 2005. The estimated national HIV prevalence rate is 0.44 percent [...] | 2006-06-14 10:14:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KHIV EAID SOCI VM |
06HANOI1454 | DISSIDENTS PUSH HARD WITH LITTLE BACKLASH SO FAR [...] (U) The reporting and comment in this cable is by Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City, with additional reporting and commentary by Embassy Hanoi. 2. (C) Summary: Dissidents in Ho Chi Minh City, including Dr. Nguyen Dan Que, report that they are receiving increased attention but that harassme [...] | 2006-06-14 10:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI1466 | VIETNAM PLANS TO REGISTER A FEW PROTESTANTS, RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Although the GVN Religious Affairs authorities are non-committal about future Embassy visits to monitor religious freedom developments in the North, they have begun a pilot project for registering eight ethnic minority Protestant congregations in three provinces. In addition, th [...] | 2006-06-15 09:14:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI1503 | VIETNAM RECEIVES ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 10:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ICRC PHUM PREF IS SZ VM |
06HANOI1520 | THANH HOA PROTESTANTS REPORT BEATING BY POLICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 20, Poloffs met with a Protestant individual from Thanh Hoa Province who provided a credible report that he and another Protestant had been beaten by police on June 18 after they were taken from their house church. Poloffs presented this information, including graphic ph [...] | 2006-06-20 12:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI1535 | VIETNAMESE PROTESTANTS WARY OF / EXPEL POLITICAL [...] (S) SUMMARY. In early June, Hanoi Protestants expelled activist political dissident Lawyer Dai Nguyen from their church executive board because of concerns that his recent political activities would damage church interests. They also suspect that, at the worst, he may be a GVN agent provocate [...] | 2006-06-22 07:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | PGOV PHUM HUMANR VM |
06HANOI1554 | SOME PROGRESS FOR QUANG NINH PROTESTANTS [...] (SBU) On June 16, Poloff met Quang Ninh Province religious affairs officials and visited a Ha Long City Protestant house church. Poloff was allowed to participate in a frank dialogue between provincial officials and congregants at the church concerning the group's one year delayed registration [...] | 2006-06-23 07:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR RELFREE VM |
06HANOI1580 | New Senior Leadership Taking Over [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Vietnam's months-long leadership transition is coming to an end this week with the National Assembly's formal election of President Nguyen Minh Triet, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong. Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khi [...] | 2006-06-27 07:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1598 | MISSION VIETNAM CONDUCTS AI TABLETOP EXERCISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 7, selected members of the Mission Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City participated in a table top exercise responding to an avian influenza pandemic scenario. The exercise, which was conducted via digital video conference, was designed s [...] | 2006-06-29 06:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI1629 | VIETNAM - JUNE 30 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) will resume breeding of duck hatchlings starting in July. The breeding of waterfowl such as duck and geese was suspended in November 2005. State media continues to report that the national poultry vaccination campaign is behind schedule, with nine [...] | 2006-06-30 09:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI1636 | Ambassador's Meeting with Chairman of Ethnic Minority [...] (SBU) During a June 30 lunch meeting with the Ambassador, GVN Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs Chairman K'sor Phuoc previewed his upcoming visit to the United States as an opportunity to learn about U.S. policy towards Native Americans and describe Vietnam's own ethnic minority policies. P [...] | 2006-07-03 02:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PREF SOCI VM |
06HANOI166 | VIETNAM A STAUNCH BUT SLOW SUPPORTER OF EAS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Vietnam, originally opposed to the East Asian Summit (EAS) because of fears it would dilute ASEAN's influence, has become a strong supporter of the new edifice in East Asian regional architecture. Vietnam views the EAS now as a way to strengthen Asian unity and brin [...] | 2006-01-19 09:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEAN VM |
06HANOI1661 | U.S. - Vietnam BTA Review [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 19, the Ministry of Trade hosted the annual meeting of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) Joint Committee. During the meeting, Vietnam clarified the steps it has taken and those underway to implement BTA commitments. The Vietnamese team made a concerted effort to addres [...] | 2006-07-06 10:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR WTRO VM |
06HANOI1666 | PROTESTANT BEATING: EMBASSY INVESTIGATES REPORT FROM THANH [...] (SBU) On June 29 Poloff met with provincial, district and district police officials in Thanh Hoa Province to look into the alleged June 18 beating of un-registered Protestants by police in Thieu Vien Commune (reftel). Although some provincial officials attempted to pass off the beatings as the [...] | 2006-07-06 10:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI1678 | POLOFF VISITS BAC GIANG, MEETS WITH LOCAL BAPTISTS AND [...] (SBU) On June 19, Poloff met with provincial officials in Bac Giang Province and sat in on a heated exchange between Baptist believers and local commune officials. Provincial officials acknowledge that the province does not plan to register the group anytime soon under the GVN's framework on r [...] | 2006-07-06 10:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI169 | IRAN/UNSC: Demarche Delivered to Vietnam [...] (SBU) In the absence of available higher-level officials without a lengthy wait for an appointment, Poloff delivered reftel demarche January 20 to Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Arms Control Expert Vu Van Mien. Poloff made the point that this is an exceedingly important issue not just [...] | 2006-01-19 10:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP AORC TRGY ENRG IAEA IR VM |
06HANOI173 | VIETNAM: FY2006 INCLE AND ESF TIP PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-19 23:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB SMIG EAID KCRM KFRD VM |
06HANOI1747 | (SBU) HANOI MUSEUMS CONTINUE TO DEFAME THE UNITED STATES, [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Pol Assistant recently surveyed the depiction of the United States in Hanoi's main military and political museums. Exhibits at most military service and political museums cast a negative image of U.S. involvement during the Vietnam War, but the denigration is on par [...] | 2006-07-11 07:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1751 | Vietnam: Contrasting Support for Religious Freedom in Two [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The issue of religious freedom featured prominently during the Ambassador's visit to the two northern provinces of Yen Bai and Phu Tho on June 25 and 26. The visit was a study in the contrasting treatment by provincial authorities of religious communities in these t [...] | 2006-07-11 10:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PGOV SOCI PHUM VM |
06HANOI1764 | LETTER TO AMBASSADOR HANFORD - SIX PROTESTANT CHURCHES [...] (SBU) On July 12, the MFA's Americas Department forwarded a letter (full text in para. 3) from Chairman Ngo Yen Thi of the GVN's Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) to Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford relating the CRA's concerns that we will accept a recent [...] | 2006-07-12 09:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI179 | Codel Gillmor Discusses WTO, Human Rights, Fullest [...] (U) Summary and Comment: Members of Codel Gillmor met January 17 with National Assembly (NA) Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Vu Mao, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan and National Assembly President Nguyen Van An to discuss bilateral relations, including Vietnam's WTO aspirations, trade relat [...] | 2006-01-20 10:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM ECON OVIP VM |
06HANOI180 | VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 64 days. As of January 20, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) reports no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005 in Cao Bang Pr [...] | 2006-01-20 10:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM |
06HANOI1802 | VIETNAM'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES NEW GOVERNMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: During an unusually long summer session convened May 16-June 29 to approve the new government selected by the Communist Party of Vietnam's (CPV) 10th Party Congress, Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) also debated ten laws and approved three resolutions (debate on the [...] | 2006-07-17 04:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM HUMANR ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI1803 | VIETNAM'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES TEN NEW LAWS, [...] (SBU) Summary: During an unusually long summer session convened May 16-June 29 to approve the new government selected by the Communist Party of Vietnam's (CPV) 10th Party Congress (Ref A),Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) also debated ten laws and approved three resolutions. These new laws in [...] | 2006-07-17 04:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM HUMANR ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI1814 | HANOI MUSEUM EXHIBITION CRITICIZES VIETNAM'S PAST ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: A new exhibition at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (VME) in Hanoi is currently enjoying considerable public interest and media attention, as the exhibit indirectly criticizes the GVN's past economic policies, while carefully praising current pro-market reforms. The museum's di [...] | 2006-07-18 03:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI1864 | BUDDHIST LEADERS CONFIRM REPORT OF MISTREATED MONKS IN BAC [...] (SBU) Summary: The unrecognized Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) recently reported that a number of monks staged a demonstration in Hanoi to protest the wrongful arrest and torture of Buddhists in Bac Giang Province. While the State-sanctioned Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) refutes th [...] | 2006-07-21 09:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI1877 | AMBASSADOR VISITS CATHOLICS IN THAI NGUYEN AND LANG SON [...] (SBU) Summary: On a July 5-7 provincial outreach trip, the Ambassador discussed issues related to the Catholic Church with the leaders of Thai Nguyen, Bac Giang and Lang Son provinces (Protestant issues, especially in Bac Giang and Lang Son, reported septel). In Thai Nguyen, the Ambassador al [...] | 2006-07-24 10:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF VM |
06HANOI188 | Central Highlands: UNHCR, Protestant Pastor Discuss [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR representatives traveled to Dak Lak and Kon Tum provinces January 17-20 to meet with local officials and ethnic minority returnees. In both provinces, UNHCR interviewed a number of returnees in private. There were no allegations of mistreatment by the authorities. Howev [...] | 2006-01-23 10:41:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF VM CB |
06HANOI1880 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PROTESTANT ISSUES IN THREE NORTHERN [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: During a July 5-7 provincial outreach trip, the Ambassador discussed Protestant issues with the leaders of Thai Nguyen, Bac Giang and Lang Son provinces. Thai Nguyen officials were open-minded about the issue of registration, but tightlipped about their future plans. [...] | 2006-07-25 07:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF VM |
06HANOI1888 | Prime Minister Meets with Protestant Leaders [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung met July 24 with the leaders of Vietnam's two officially recognized Protestant churches to welcome their contributions to national development while cautioning against the use of religion for "hostile purposes." During the meeting, the PM reportedly promise [...] | 2006-07-25 10:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI1896 | TFLE01: Vietnam Seeks USG Assistance in Evacuating its [...] (U) Action Request -- See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) On July 26, Post received an urgent request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeking USG assistance in evacuating approximately 200 Vietnamese citizens from Lebanon (full text of request in paragraph 5). According to the MFA, most of these [...] | 2006-07-26 07:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR LE VM |
06HANOI1897 | (SBU) MFA CONFIRMS DISSIDENT'S RELEASE UNDER CONSIDERATION; [...] (SBU) On July 25, the MFA confirmed to the Ambassador that prominent dissident Dr. Pham Hong Son will (likely) be released September 2, but requested we keep this information close-hold within the USG until the GVN makes their final decision in August. The GVN has not decided if it will release [...] | 2006-07-26 07:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI1903 | AMBASSADOR VISITS USG-FUNDED COUNTERNARCOTICS TASK FORCE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 7 visit to Lang Son Province, the Ambassador received a briefing on USG-funded, UNODC-administered counternarcotics efforts in the region. Since the inception of this effort, coordination has improved among local, regional and cross-border security officials, and a [...] | 2006-07-27 06:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SNAR CH VM |
06HANOI1916 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HIV/AIDS, TIP, LABOR EXPORT LAW AND [...] (SBU) On July 20, the Ambassador met with the Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Social Affairs Committee to encourage legislation supporting HIV/AIDS programs, assisting counter-trafficking in persons efforts, establishing labor export oversight and establishing better foreign adoption c [...] | 2006-07-28 09:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM HUMANR TIP HIV AIDS ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI1947 | SBV DEPUTY GOVERNOR DETAILS NORTH KOREAN BANKING [...] (S) Summary: In a July 19 meeting with State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Deputy Governor Tran Minh Tuan, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart SIPDIS Levey reiterated U.S. concerns over North Korean financial transactions with Vietnam,s State-owned commercial ban [...] | 2006-08-01 11:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN CTERR ECON IO PREL KN VM |
06HANOI1948 | TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY MEETS WITH THE COMMUNIST [...] (S) Summary and Comment: In a July 19 meeting with Le Quang Ba, Deputy Director General of the Vietnamese Communist Party (CPV) External Relations Commission North East Asia Department, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey encouraged the Party to follow through on information previously passed [...] | 2006-08-01 11:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN CTERR ECON IO PREL KN VM |
06HANOI1949 | VIETNAMESE RESPOND FAVORABLY TO U.S. REQUEST FOR [...] (S) Summary and Comment: In a July 19 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director General for the Asia I Department Nguyen Ba Cu, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey and the Ambassador raised U.S. concerns over North Korean banking activity in Vietnam. This was following up on p [...] | 2006-08-01 11:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN CTERR ECON IO PREL KN VN |
06HANOI1950 | VFM PHUNG RESPONDS TO CONCERNS ABOUT NORTH KOREAN [...] (S) Summary: In a July 19 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Standing Vice Minister Le Cong Phung, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey and the Ambassador raised U.S. concerns over North Korean interactions with two of Vietnam,s State-owned commercial banks. Phung made clear that [...] | 2006-08-01 11:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN CTERR ECON IO PREL KN VM |
06HANOI196 | SCENESETTER FOR THE U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Lowenkron: Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The bilateral Human Rights Dialogue, the first since 2002, will help us to bring into focus a number of key issues our two countries will need to address this year, particularly in [...] | 2006-01-24 10:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PREF VM |
06HANOI1964 | Repatriation Agreement Delivered [...] On August 2, Pol/C delivered the points and revised agreement contained in reftel to Nguyen Huu Trang, Deputy Director General of the MFA's Consular Department. Trang promised to review the revised draft as quickly as possible and inform the Embassy if the GVN will seek any further modificatio [...] | 2006-08-02 23:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CVIS KJUS PREL VM |
06HANOI1989 | VIETNAM - AUGUST 4 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new AI outbreaks in humans or poultry, however, Thanh Nhien Daily reported on August 3 that a large number of ducks in two flocks have perished in Tay Ninh, a province bordering Cambodia, and tests are being carried out to identify the cause. A Bloomberg News [...] | 2006-08-04 07:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI1999 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (SBU) On August 1, UNHCR provided the Ambassador with a readout of recent Vietnmam-related developments. UNHCR is working to resolve the status of 9,500 Cambodians (Khmer Krom) living in southern Vietnam through a joint working group with the GVN and Government of Cambodia, though progress is [...] | 2006-08-07 08:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PREF VM CB |
06HANOI2004 | VIETNAM'S POPULATION POLICY IN 2006 [...] (SBU) While Vietnam officially no longer restricts the number of children couples may have, GVN propaganda campaigns still strongly encourage individuals to practice family planning (FP) and keep family size to at most two children. Fines or administrative sanctions for larger families are rar [...] | 2006-08-08 01:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM KPOP |
06HANOI2013 | VIETNAMESE RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE RE U.S.-ASEAN TRADE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Post delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Trade (MOT) by fax on August 4 and followed up with a meeting on August 7 to obtain a preliminary response. The head of the ASEAN office welcomed the USG proposal, but expressed some concerns about the language on labor and on p [...] | 2006-08-09 10:09:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD VM |
06HANOI2017 | HLD Demarche Delivered [...] (SBU) Pol/C delivered reftel points August 10 to Trinh Duc Hai, Chief of the MFA Consular Department's Legal Affairs Division. Hai responded that he "personally shares" many of the USG's concerns and pledged to provide a more formal response once his ministry has had a chance to further study [...] | 2006-08-10 06:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF SMIG UNGA VM |
06HANOI2019 | Lebanon Security Council Resolution Demarche [...] (SBU) Pol/C met with MFA International Organizations Deputy Director General Le Hoai Trung August 10 to deliver reftel points and draft Security Council resolution. Trung said that the GVN is closely following the situation in Lebanon and shares the USG's concerns. The GVN hopes that there wi [...] | 2006-08-10 10:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS VM |
06HANOI2045 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW GVN OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT VICE [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 7, the Ambassador met with Office of the Government Vice Chairman Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the new number two official in the Prime Minister's office. During the broad-ranging conversation, the Ambassador pressed for: quick resolution of the proposed Boeing, Liberty Mutual an [...] | 2006-08-11 09:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETRD EINV ECON AMGT KNNP EAID VM |
06HANOI2051 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, PEACE CORPS, UNGA [...] (SBU) On August 10, the Ambassador discussed the upcoming visit of United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford with Acting Director General Pham Van Que of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas Department. Regarding USG concerns about the slow pac [...] | 2006-08-11 12:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER KIRF UN EAID VM |
06HANOI2052 | UNSC Resolution Demarche Delivered [...] (SBU) On August 12, Pol/C delivered Ref A's points, the UNSC resolution and the Secretary's statement to MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Nguyen Hoanh Nam and discussed the matter in a separate conversation with Americas Department Acting Director General Pham Van Que. Both echoed senti [...] | 2006-08-12 10:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE VM |
06HANOI2080 | VIETNAM REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT [...] (SBU) On August 15, the Ambassador met with MFA International Organizations Department Director General Pham Binh Minh and was officially informed of Vietnam's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the term 2008-2009. The texts of a diplomatic note and aide memoire [...] | 2006-08-16 07:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN VM |
06HANOI2081 | Lebanon: Vietnam Welcomes UNSC Resolution [...] (SBU) In a brief statement August 14, MFA spokesman Le Dzung expressed his government's support for United Nations Security Council resolution 1701, noting that it attempts to bring the month-long conflict in southern Lebanon to an end. The GVN "urges all the concerned parties to implement the [...] | 2006-08-16 07:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE VM |
06HANOI2083 | VIETNAMESE MFA VIEWS THAKSIN VISIT TO BURMA AS [...] (C) On August 16, Poloff met with MFA ASEAN Department Senior Officer Duong Tri Hien to discuss Thai Prime Minister Thaksin's recent visit to Burma. (Note: The meeting finally came after a week of MFA postponements and reschedulings. End Note.) In response to reftel points, Hien said Thaksin [...] | 2006-08-16 08:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BM TH VM |
06HANOI2084 | VIETNAM MFA NONCOMMITTAL ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 10:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNHRC VM |
06HANOI2102 | MFA SAYS IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL IN THE WORKS, BUT OFFERS [...] (SBU) On August 16, Poloff met with MFA International Organizations Department Desk Officer Nguyen Hai Luu and asked for an update regarding Vietnam's progress in regards to the IAEA Additional Protocol. Luu responded that his government is "seriously preparing" to sign the Additional Protocol [...] | 2006-08-17 10:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP PREL VM |
06HANOI2103 | VIETNAM - CONSULTATION ON NUCLEAR FUEL SUPPLY ASSURANCES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-17 10:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP VM |
06HANOI2104 | CIVAIR VIETNAM: DESIGNATION OF FEDEX EXPRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-17 10:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD VM |
06HANOI2114 | VIETNAM - AUGUST 17 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no confirmed cases of AI outbreaks in humans or poultry, despite suspected cases at the beginning of August. A 35 year-old man from Kien Giang province, hospitalized with severe influenza symptoms, has tested negative for H5N1. Ducks from two flocks in Tay Ninh P [...] | 2006-08-18 10:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI2134 | DIVISION OF SENIOR GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES [...] (C) Based on the recent formal division of GVN responsibilities among the Prime Minister and his three Deputy Prime Ministers, PM Nguyen Tan Dzung may be well placed to be a more powerful PM than his predecessor. This is thanks to his direct oversight responsibilities for Vietnam's most power [...] | 2006-08-22 07:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR VM |
06HANOI2143 | PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE SETS SIGHTS ON CORRUPTION, [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Party's Central Committee met for its third Plenum from July 24 to 27, and, among other tasks, approved new Party working regulations and pledged to tackle corruption (job number one for the Party since its April Congress). According to our contacts, the new worki [...] | 2006-08-23 02:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI2148 | EMBASSY ASSESSMENT OF CONDITIONS FOR PROTESTANTS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The GVN appears to be fighting an uphill battle to force northern provincial officials to change their approach to religion. Suspicions that Protestants are agents of the United States are still deeply ingrained in the region, and some local officials find it hard to take seriou [...] | 2006-08-23 06:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI2152 | MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES PRESIDENT'S VISIT, HIGH-LEVEL [...] (SBU) On August 22, MFA Americas Department Acting Deputy Director General Pham Van Que reviewed a number of issues of bilateral concern with the DCM. According to Que, the GVN's top two goals for the President's visit are passage of PNTR and removal of Vietnam's CPC designation; the GVN also [...] | 2006-08-23 10:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM OVIP OTRA CASC VM |
06HANOI2161 | U.S. COAST GUARD ASSESSMENT TEAM FINDS VIETNAM IN [...] Summary: From August 6-18, a team from the United States Coast Guard's International Port Security Program conducted a review of Vietnamese commercial shipping ports in accordance with the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) and the recently-adopted set of security standards re [...] | 2006-08-24 09:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ECON EFIN VM |
06HANOI2163 | S&T VICE MINISTER ON CONVERSION OF VIETNAM'S REACTOR AND [...] (SBU) Summary. During an August 23 meeting with Science and Technology Vice Minister (VM) Tran Quoc Thang, the Ambassador strongly encouraged Vietnam to approve DOE's proposal for converting the Dalat experimental reactor's fuel from highly enriched uranium to low enriched uranium. He pushe [...] | 2006-08-25 02:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP ENRG TRGY KIPR VM |
06HANOI2164 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. NOMINEE FOR UN INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-25 06:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL VM |
06HANOI2169 | VIETNAMESE YOUTH FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC GAINS, UNCONVINCED NEW [...] (SBU) While Vietnam's official Youth Union (YU) trumpets the new leadership's commitment to tackle corruption, most among Vietnam's young generation are unconvinced, disinterested or even angry. This said, Vietnam's youth are pleased with economic gains and new freedoms brought by decades of r [...] | 2006-08-25 07:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON PINR VM |
06HANOI2170 | THANH HOA PROVINCE PROTESTANT DEVELOPMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 24, Poloff met again with Protestants from Thanh Hoa Province who report having been involved in recent police beating and harassment incidents (reftels). Police harassment and physical abuse continue, but they now also report that provincial officials are intervening [...] | 2006-08-25 07:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI2179 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONSIDERS OPTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING WTO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) is making plans for its fall session, in which the first order of business will be to ratify Vietnam's WTO Accession Protocol. The NA has not yet received detailed instructions from the Vietnamese government on changes in specific laws that [...] | 2006-08-25 10:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO VM |
06HANOI2185 | GVN MAKING PROGRESS ON UN CONVENTIONS ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) On August 25, Poloff met with MFA International Law and Treaties Department Desk Officer Vu Thi Mai Lien and asked for an update regarding Vietnam's progress concerning the four UN conventions against terrorism to which Vietnam has not become a party. Lien said the GVN is taking final st [...] | 2006-08-28 07:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER UNTERR PREL VM |
06HANOI2186 | GVN Previews National Day Amnesties, Including One Amcit and Two Prisoners of Concern [...] (SBU) Summary: The MFA informed us August 28 that Amcit Nguyen Bach and two prisoners of concern to the USG -- Dr. Pham Hong Son and Ma Van Bay -- will be released on the occasion of Vietnam's September 2 National Day amnesty. Although the releases are "without conditions," there will be cert [...] | 2006-08-28 07:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF OASC CASC VM |
06HANOI222 | Party's 13th Plenum Finalizes Party Documents, [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Able to decide only on a "long list" of possible candidates for the next Central Committee, participants in the Communist Party of Vietnam's 13th Plenum have put off to a 14th and final plenum the ultimate decision on Central Committee membership. At the plenum, a [...] | 2006-01-27 07:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PINR VM |
06HANOI2239 | NORTH KOREAN BANKING: MFA NERVOUS IN THE FACE OF [...] (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials contacted us August 31 to request clarification of Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey,s itinerary during his trip to the Asia Pacific region in July 2006. Econoff provided MFA officials with this information, which U/S Levey had already share [...] | 2006-09-01 06:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN KTER ECON IO PREL NK VM |
06HANOI2240 | RECENT VIETNAM-CHINA ANTI-TRAFFICKING COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's border region with China accounts for the majority of its trafficking in persons cases. To tackle this problem, both countries are bolstering their law enforcement cooperation, including through bilateral agreements and operational cooperation. Their efforts have yie [...] | 2006-09-01 07:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN KOCI PHUM KCRM CH VM |
06HANOI2245 | VIETNAM RELIGIOUS FREEDOM UPDATE [...] (SBU) This cable summarizes religious freedom developments in Vietnam during the week ending September 1. This summary was coordinated with ConGen Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). Hanoi Developments ------------------ 2. (SBU) Religious prisoner Ma Van Bay's impending National Day amnesty and r [...] | 2006-09-01 08:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI2255 | VIETNAM: POSITIVE SHIFT TOWARD PEACE CORPS BUT ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent discussions with Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) indicate the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) stance towards the Peace Corps may be shifting in a positive direction and lead us to believe that an agreement to begin a program in Vietnam remains possible before Pre [...] | 2006-09-05 08:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL VM |
06HANOI2263 | VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 1 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no reported human AI cases and no AI outbreak activity in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. Another 45 ducks in a household in the Mekong Delta's Ben Tre Province tested positive for carrying H5N1 and were subsequently culled. A Government of Vietnam (GVN) of [...] | 2006-09-05 09:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI2295 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: MFA PREPARING LETTER TO [...] (C) MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Le Chi Dzung told Pol/C September 7 that his office is currently drafting a letter from Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang to Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford. Although the contents of the letter are not yet final, [...] | 2006-09-07 09:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF VM |
06HANOI2296 | ARRESTED AMCIT CONG THANH DO: MFA WORKING ON [...] (C) On September 7, Pol/C discussed the arrest of Amcit Cong Thanh Do with MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Le Chi Dzung and underscored the seriousness with which the USG is viewing this case. Pol/C stressed that keeping Do in custody without any charges -- particularly now that it see [...] | 2006-09-07 09:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CASC VM |
06HANOI2303 | NAM SUMMIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GVN WILL SUPPORT NAM [...] (SBU) On September 7, Poloff met with GVN MFA officials to deliver Ref A's points for NAM summit attendees. These officials indicated that the GVN will support the Guatemalan candidacy. On the issue of terrorism, the GVN opposes any type of terrorist act against civilians. Concerning democra [...] | 2006-09-08 06:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL PTER PHUM CU VM |
06HANOI2305 | CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: POINTS TO RAISE WITH THE GVN ON [...] (U) Action Request. See paragraph 5. This request was coordinated with ConGen HCMC (Ref A). Summary ------- 2. (C) Mission Vietnam is concerned about an up-tick in police activities directed against ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands who are in cellular telephone contact with [...] | 2006-09-08 08:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF VM |
06HANOI2309 | THANK YOU LETTER FROM PRESIDENT TRIET TO PRESIDENT GEORGE [...] (SBU) On September 6, 2006, under cover of diplomatic note, the MFA sent the Embassy a letter from State President Nguyen Minh Triet to President George W. Bush. In the letter, President Triet thanks President Bush for his recent National Day message (reftel) and seeks the President's support [...] | 2006-09-08 09:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OPDC VM |
06HANOI2315 | TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON MEETS WITH VIETNAMESE PRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 7, Secretary Paulson met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung, who was accompanied by Vice Minister of Finance Tran Xuan Ha. Ambassador Michael Marine accompanied the Secretary. Secretary Paulson emphasized Treasury's support for deeper bilateral cooper [...] | 2006-09-11 03:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD OVIP VM |
06HANOI2316 | TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON HOSTS VIETNAMESE ENTREPRENEURS [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 7, Treasury Secretary Paulson hosted a diverse group of Vietnamese entrepreneurs, representing sectors from finance to technology. The entrepreneurs spoke freely about the difficulties they faced. Finding and retaining good personnel, especially in the face of com [...] | 2006-09-11 03:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD OVIP VM |
06HANOI2319 | DOE VISIT IDENTIFIES SECURITY CONCERNS AT [...] (SBU) Keith Young, Physical Security Protection Specialist from Sandia National Laboratories, working under contract to the Department of Energy (DOE),conducted a site assessment of a radioactive waste storage facility approximately 47 kilometers NW of Hanoi on August 28. Young visited the [...] | 2006-09-11 09:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP OTRA PARM VM |
06HANOI2321 | POLOFF VISITS THANH HOA FULL GOSPEL PROTESTANTS, PROVINCE [...] (SBU) On September 8, Poloff visited the Thanh Hoa community in which members of the Full Gospel Protestant Church have recently suffered police harassment and beatings. Poloff met at the church with one church member and his neighbors. During a separate meeting with Poloff, provincial offici [...] | 2006-09-11 09:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI2328 | AMBASSADOR HANFORD MEETS WITH HANOI PROTESTANTS [...] (C) Summary: IRF Ambassador John Hanford met with Protestant leaders in Hanoi on August 16. They noted that the overall environment for religion in the north and Northwest Highlands is "significantly less threatening" than in the past, as the number of arrests, attempted forced renunciations [...] | 2006-09-12 06:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV VM |
06HANOI2329 | DETAINEE POINTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Pol/C delivered Ref A's points to MFA International Organizations Department Senior Officer Pham Thi Kim Anh on September 11. Kim Anh had no immediate reaction except to note that the GVN had raised issues related to detainee operations during the U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue in F [...] | 2006-09-12 07:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL VM |
06HANOI2344 | CORRECTED COPY DOE VISIT IDENTIFIES SECURITY [...] (SBU) Keith Young, Physical Security Protection Specialist from Sandia National Laboratories, working under contract to the Department of Energy (DOE),conducted a site assessment of a radioactive waste storage facility approximately 47 kilometers NW of Hanoi on August 28. Young visited the [...] | 2006-09-13 04:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP OTRA PARM VM |
06HANOI2352 | NAM SUMMIT POINTS ON DARFUR AND IRAN DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-15 06:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL PTER PHUM KPKO IAEA IR SU VM |
06HANOI2358 | AMBASSADOR HANFORD MEETS WITH GVN OFFICIALS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 17, IRF Ambassador John Hanford met in separate meetings with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem and MFA International Organizations Department Director General Minh to discuss the GVN's record of implementing its commitments to improve religious [...] | 2006-09-15 09:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI2360 | AMBASSADOR HANFORD MEETS WITH MFA VICE MINISTER BANG: [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 18 meeting with IRF Ambassador John Hanford, Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang acknowledged that implementation of the GVN's framework on religion has been slow in the north because of local officials' concerns about preserving their power. However, the USG shou [...] | 2006-09-15 10:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV CASC VM |
06HANOI2361 | VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 15 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no reported human AI cases and no confirmed AI outbreak activity in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. A suspected outbreak of AI in ducks was reported in Dong Nai province in southern Vietnam. Vietnam has tested a vaccine for white-winged ducks and will soon [...] | 2006-09-15 10:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI2380 | AMBASSADOR HANFORD MEETS ETHNIC AFFAIRS MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: IRF Ambassador John Hanford met Minister/Chairman K'sor Phuoc of the GVN's Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs August 17 to discuss GVN efforts to facilitate the practice of religion among ethnic minority groups, particularly those in Vietnam's north. Ambassador Hanford urged t [...] | 2006-09-19 04:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI2381 | PUBLIC SECURITY VICE MINISTER PROMISES PROGRESS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: IRF Ambassador John Hanford met Vice Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Huong August 18 to discuss the GVN's recent record on religious freedom and to urge the GVN to expedite further progress. Ambassador Hanford provided a list of ten short-term actions that the GVN could u [...] | 2006-09-19 04:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI2389 | VIETNAM ECONOMIC DELEGATION TO NORTH KOREA REBUFFS [...] (C) Summary: The GVN recently sent a Ministry of Trade-led delegation to Pyongyang and Nampo. According to a GVN readout of the visit provided to the ROK Embassy, during the delegation's August 28-September 1 visit, the Vietnamese turned down a DPRK request for food and other assistance, say [...] | 2006-09-19 09:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON KS KN VM |
06HANOI2397 | UNHCR MONITORING VISIT TO CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (SBU) UNHCR recently completed its 13th monitoring mission to the Central Highlands and reported nothing out of the ordinary in terms of the well-being of the interviewed returnees. Significantly, the UNHCR team was able to meet with a returnee who had been tried and convicted of human smuggli [...] | 2006-09-19 10:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF VM CB |
06HANOI2399 | COMMITTEE FOR RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS UPDATES DCM ON RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) On September 15, Chairman Ngo Yen Thi of the GVN's Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) briefed the DCM on recent religious freedom developments in Vietnam. The CRA reports that eighteen congregations have been chosen in five out of 19 northern provinces for "pilot registration." These [...] | 2006-09-19 10:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI2412 | RECENT GVN ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS: SMOKE AND [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the wake of several high-profile corruption scandals, the GVN is taking steps, both substantive and symbolic, to address corruption involving government and Communist Party officials. In August, the National Assembly Standing Committee passed a resolution specifyi [...] | 2006-09-20 09:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KCOR VM |
06HANOI2415 | HINTS OF VIETNAMESE SUPPORT FOR U.S. NOMINEE STEVEN LETT TO [...] (SBU) Supplementing two earlier demarches to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Post and Telematics (Refs B and C),Econ/C delivered talking points and color campaign brochure (Ref A) to VISHIPEL Deputy Director Mr. Phan Ngoc Quang on September 20. VISHIPEL is the state-owned e [...] | 2006-09-21 01:40:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS VM |
06HANOI2417 | SHIPPERS SAY VIETNAM TO OUTGROW PORT CAPACITY BY 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with a group of large foreign shippers/buyers on September 7 to discuss their predictions of shortages in port capacity shortages, which threaten future export growth in Vietnam. They were visiting Hanoi to urge Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials to maximi [...] | 2006-09-21 03:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV VM |
06HANOI242 | EAP A/S HILL MEETS SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY OFFICIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 13, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill met with Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) External Relations Commission Director Nguyen Van Son to discuss the U.S.-Vietnam bilateral relationship and regional issues of mutual interest. In addition to upcoming high-le [...] | 2006-02-06 06:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON CB KN VM |
06HANOI2420 | SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR HAGEL [...] (SBU) Senator Hagel: Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit will be an important step in strengthening our cooperative relationship with Vietnam while bringing into focus key issues, including those our two countries will need to address in the run-up to the President's [...] | 2006-09-21 06:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OTRA VM |
06HANOI243 | VIETNAM: ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S CALL ON [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On January 13, Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill met with Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan. The Deputy Prime Minister laid out a roadmap of five steps to prepare for the visit of President Bush in November: work to close bilateral WTO market access negoti [...] | 2006-02-06 06:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV WTRO PREL PGOV TBIO VM |
06HANOI2430 | USTR Letter on WTO Accession and Industry Letters on [...] (SBU) Post has delivered to Vietnamese senior officials three letters it has received from USTR related to Vietnam's WTO accession. Econ Counselor gave the letters to Nguyen Cam Tu, Director General (DG) of the Trade Policy Department for Americas, at the Ministry of Trade (MOT) on September 2 [...] | 2006-09-21 08:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EFIN VM |
06HANOI2431 | INFORMATION REGARDING CULTURAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND [...] (SBU) U.S. industry is concerned about the license and fee requirement that the Ministry of Culture and Information (MOCI) is imposing on each shipment of "cultural" goods, including software, and has asked USTR to intervene. After receiving information from USTR about these problems, Econoff [...] | 2006-09-21 08:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO VM |
06HANOI2434 | First-Ever National Assembly Donors Forum on the Gender [...] (U) Summary: On September 15, 2006, the National Assembly held its first-ever forum to meet with foreign donors and international agency representatives to discuss how to improve the current draft Gender Equality Law. The participants agreed that, with gender inequality a serious problem in Vi [...] | 2006-09-21 09:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM VM SOCI |
06HANOI2435 | AMBASSADOR REVIEWS BILATERAL ISSUES WITH VFM LE VAN BANG [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 20, the Ambassador met with VFM Le Van Bang to review a range of bilateral issues in the run-up to the President's visit. Presenting a list of potential deliverables and next steps, the Ambassador described our hopes for progress in each. On the issue of establish [...] | 2006-09-21 09:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI244 | A/S HILL DISCUSSES BURMA, CAMBODIA, LAOS, CHINA [...] Summary: In a frank lunch meeting January 13 with visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill, senior GVN diplomats said that Vietnam is worried about China's increasing influence in Southeast Asia, particularly Burma, Cambodia and Laos, and urged the United States to engage more wit [...] | 2006-02-06 06:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CB BM LA VM |
06HANOI2477 | SIGNAL PIRACY AND COMPETITION PROBLEMS IN VIETNAM'S TELECOM [...] (SBU) Summary: Econ/C met with Director General (DG) Quan Dzuy Ngan Ha of the Ministry of Posts and Telematics (MPT) to deliver a strong message on USG concerns over signal piracy. DG Ha replied that MPT has urged the state-owned broadcaster, VTC, to discontinue its re-broadcasting of pirated [...] | 2006-09-28 02:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ECPS KPRV WTRO VM |
06HANOI249 | EAP A/S Hill's Meeting with Vietnamese FM Nguyen [...] (SBU) Summary: During his meeting January 13 with Foreign Minister Nguyen Dzy Nien, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill underlined the need for the United States and Vietnam to systematize their bilateral discussions on issues of mutual interest, such as Burma and Cambodia; expressed [...] | 2006-02-06 09:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV APEC ETRD PHUM CB CH BM KN VM |
06HANOI2493 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: MPS VICE MINISTER PLEDGES [...] (C) Summary: On September 29 meeting, Vice Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Huong pledged continued progress in the area of religious freedom and described his own efforts to personally instruct security officials in northern Vietnam to promote greater religious freedom and not interfer [...] | 2006-09-29 08:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF VM |
06HANOI2496 | SENIOR MPS OFFICIAL ON PRESIDENT'S VISIT, [...] (C) Summary: During a September 29 discussion with the Charge on a number of issues of bilateral concern, Vice Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Huong: stressed that the GVN would do its utmost to ensure the security of President Bush during his November visit to Vietnam; noted GVN securi [...] | 2006-09-29 08:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR PHUM ASEC OVIP VM |
06HANOI2497 | CHARGE REVIEWS POTUS-RELATED ISSUES WITH MFA [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 28, the Charge met with MFA Acting Director of Americas Department Pham Van Que to discuss a range of bilateral issues in the run-up to the President's visit. Reviewing the contents of the NSC draft Joint Statement with Que, the Charge described our hopes for progre [...] | 2006-09-29 08:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI250 | EAP A/S Hill's Meeting with Vietnam VFM Le Van Bang [...] (SBU) Summary: During his January 13 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang, EAP A/S Christopher R. Hill underscored the importance of making progress in next week's WTO talks, urged Vietnam to improve its human rights situation and welcomed Vietnam's role in regional structures such [...] | 2006-02-06 09:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CB BM CH VM |
06HANOI2510 | VIETNAM'S PRESIDENT MEETS WITH CATHOLIC LEADERS [...] (SBU) On September 28, State President Nguyen Minh Triet met with leaders of Vietnam's Catholic Church for the first time since taking office in June. During the meeting, Triet underlined the GVN's willingness to allow Catholics to become more involved in Vietnam's socio-economic development. [...] | 2006-09-29 10:14:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI2511 | VIETNAM'S PRESIDENT MEETS WITH CATHOLIC LEADERS [...] (SBU) On September 28, State President Nguyen Minh Triet met with leaders of Vietnam's Catholic Church for the first time since taking office in June. During the meeting, Triet underlined the GVN's willingness to allow Catholics to become more involved in Vietnam's socio-economic development. [...] | 2006-09-29 10:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI2512 | VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 29 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) There have been no reported human AI cases and no confirmed AI outbreaks in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. 2. (U) On September 29, state-owned media reported that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has vaccinated 28.6 million poultry in 27 provinces and cities since the national va [...] | 2006-09-29 11:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI2513 | TRADE MINISTRY QUESTIONS PNTR DEAL ON TEXTILES [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen convoked the Charge to seek information on an "arrangement" concluded between USTR and Senators Dole and Graham on Vietnamese textile imports to the United States. The "deal," as reportedly described to him by U.S. textile importers [...] | 2006-09-29 11:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO VM |
06HANOI2514 | TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] Below is post's response to reftel. 2. A. Description of how posts are currently organized for monitoring agreements and responding to foreign trade barrier complaints, including the establishment of teams at posts. The Trade Agreement Compliance Team in Hanoi consists of the Economic S [...] | 2006-09-29 11:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD VM |
06HANOI2529 | DOE SISTER LABORATORY COOPERATION [...] (U) On September 26, 2006, the Charg d'Affairs delivered talking points, informal Vietnamese translation and a color handout on the Department of Energy's (DOE) Sister Laboratory Cooperation program per reftel to Vice Minister of Science and Technology Tran Quoc Thang. 2. (U) Flanked by l [...] | 2006-10-03 10:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG TRGY KIPR VM |
06HANOI2538 | Ministry of Trade Conveys Oral Points on PNTR Deal re: [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 4, the Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu called in the CDA to convey orally the contents of a draft letter from Minister of Trade Tuyen to Secretary Gutierrez and USTR Schwab protesting the "mechanism" on textiles and apparel outlined in their letter to Senators Dol [...] | 2006-10-04 12:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD WTRO VM |
06HANOI2543 | LETTER FROM MINISTE OF TRADE TUYEN RE TERM OF COPYRIGHT [...] Summay: Embassy received the letter below, dated October 2, 2006, from Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen to USTR Susan Schwab. The letter confirms that Vietnam will grant U.S. nationals at least 75 years of copyright protection in accordance with the provisions of our Bilateral Trade Agree [...] | 2006-10-05 08:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | CON ETRD KIPR VM |
06HANOI2570 | Religious Freedom: CRA Chairman Discusses Recent Progress [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 5 meeting with the Charge, Committee on Religious Affairs Chairman Ngo Yen Thi described GVN efforts to accelerate registrations of Protestant congregations in the North. The late September conference for northern local officials was described as a success: o [...] | 2006-10-05 10:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI2571 | INITIAL GROUNDWORK FOR APP IN DANANG [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 28, the Charge discussed USG interest in opening an American Presence Post (APP) in Danang with MFA Americas Department Acting Director General Pham Van Que. Earlier in September, an Embassy team looked at potential locations in Danang for the APP. Among the three [...] | 2006-10-06 00:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ABLD ASEC VM |
06HANOI258 | VFM BANG UNLIKELY TO TRAVEL IN FEBRUARY; VIETNAM [...] (SBU) After delivering reftel letter February 7, Pol/C discussed EAP A/S Christopher R. Hill's invitation to VFM Le Van Bang with MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Le Chi Dzung. Describing his reaction as "informal," Dzung said that VFM Bang would probably be unable to travel to the Uni [...] | 2006-02-07 03:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL VM |
06HANOI2582 | GVN Responds on Repatriation Agreement [...] (SBU) On October 6, Embassy received the GVN's response to the draft repatriation agreement post delivered to the MFA on August 2 (Refs A and B). The GVN: seeks to replace the term "relevant authorities/officials" with "competent authorities/officials;" presented for USG consideration a stand [...] | 2006-10-06 08:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CVIS KJUS PREL VM |
06HANOI2598 | VIETNAM WILL SUPPORT UNITED STATES AT ITU [...] (SBU) As reported in Reftel B in July, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) will support the candidacy of the United States for re-election to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council and the candidacy of Mrs. Julie Napier Zoller for election to the ITU Radio Regulations Board. The [...] | 2006-10-11 08:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS AORC ECON ITU VM |
06HANOI2599 | CDA DISCUSSES POTUS VISIT, BILATERAL ISSUES WITH [...] (C) The Charge met on October 10 with MFA Americas Department Acting Director General Pham Van Que to continue discussions related to the POTUS visit. Que suggested that President Bush consider adding a short visit with the Communist Party's General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, in part to balanc [...] | 2006-10-11 09:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV ECON VM |
06HANOI2602 | MISS WORLD EXPOSES SIGNAL PIRACY IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese press has widely reported on accusations by national television broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) that its competitor Vietnam Television Technology Investment and Development Company (VTC) violated VTV's copyright as the sole authorized broadcaster of the Miss World [...] | 2006-10-11 10:09:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ECPS KPRV WTRO VM |
06HANOI2605 | VIETNAM COMMENTS ON BILATERAL MARITIME AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Post met with the Vietnam Ministry of Transport (MOT) on October 5 to urge speedy approval of the U.S.-Vietnam Maritime Transport Agreement (MTA) and inquire as to the reasons for hold-ups in the government approval process. MOT says that it too wants approval of the agreement [...] | 2006-10-11 10:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD VM |
06HANOI2606 | CDA DISCUSSES POTUS VISIT, BILATERAL ISSUES WITH [...] (C) The Charge met on October 10 with MFA Americas Department Acting Director General Pham Van Que to continue discussions related to the POTUS visit. Que suggested that President Bush consider adding a short visit with the Communist Party's General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, in part to balance [...] | 2006-10-11 11:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV ECON VM |
06HANOI2607 | CODEL HAGEL CALLS ON MINISTER OF DEFENSE, COLONEL GENERAL [...] (SBU) On October 6, Senator Hagel called on Vietnam's new Minister of Defense, Colonel General Phung Quang Thanh. During this meeting, Colonel General Thanh reviewed the positive trend in bilateral military relations, and noted several key areas where the U.S.-Vietnam defense relationship coul [...] | 2006-10-12 03:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER MARR VM |
06HANOI2608 | SENATOR HAGEL DISCUSSES TRADE, PEACE CORPS, HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On October 10, Senator Chuck Hagel discussed Vietnam's WTO accession, Human Rights and the Peace Corps with the GVN's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem. Khiem noted that the GVN is working to prepare for the President's upcoming visit by fulfilling its commitments [...] | 2006-10-12 03:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV OTRA ECON VM |
06HANOI2617 | HANOI'S NEW CIVIL SOCIETY LAW IN LIMBO [...] (C) Summary: The GVN in late September pulled the 11th version of the draft Law on Associations (LOA) from the National Assembly's (NA) upcoming agenda. The Politburo, which has ultimate say over legislation put forward to the NA, probably is foot-dragging because it fears the law,s potential [...] | 2006-10-12 09:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL PGOV ECON VM |
06HANOI2619 | SENATOR HAGEL MEETING WITH VIETNAM FINANCE MINISTER VU VAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Hagel met with Finance Minister Vu Van Ninh on October 6 to discuss Vietnam's economy and financial system. During the meeting Minister Ninh stressed that Vietnam aims to join the WTO as soon as possible and that it appreciates the support from the U.S. administration an [...] | 2006-10-13 01:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG OVIP EIND EINV VM |
06HANOI2620 | SENATOR HAGEL DISCUSSES PNTR AND ECONOMIC, SOCIAL REFORMS [...] (SBU) On October 6, Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman and Politburo member Nguyen Phu Trong briefed Senator Chuck Hagel on the NA's developing oversight role in Vietnam's policymaking process and in promoting social and economic development. Trong said passage of Permanent Normal Tra [...] | 2006-10-13 01:33:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV OTRA ECON VM |
06HANOI2624 | MFA PROTESTS AMBASSADOR'S REMARKS CONCERNING DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 11, MFA Americas Department Acting Director General Pham Van Que called in the Charge to protest remarks about the Vietnamese political movement 8406 Bloc made by the Ambassador during an October 2 Radio Free Asia interview. According to Que, the remarks caused a negat [...] | 2006-10-13 04:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI2630 | SCENESETTER FOR DRL A/S LOWENKRON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Embassy Hanoi looks forward to welcoming you back to Vietnam. Your visit will help us to address a number of key issues in the lead-up to the President's November visit. It will also underscore to the Vietnamese that progress on core American concerns and values must keep pace with the s [...] | 2006-10-13 09:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF VM |
06HANOI2633 | Vietnam Addresses Workforce Anxiety in APEC Conference [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dealing with the anxieties and needs of the Vietnamese workforce as the country becomes more integrated into the world economy is high on the minds of the Vietnamese. This explains the huge turnout for a two-day APEC labor conference in Hanoi. Some 175 participants from Vietna [...] | 2006-10-13 10:14:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAID ECON ETRD EINV WTRO VM |
06HANOI2642 | VIETNAM REACHING OUT TO VENEZUELA AND CUBA ON ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Recent news reports have indicated that Vietnam has signed a series of energy deals with Venezuela and Cuba. According to a GVN official, such Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) are in line with the GVN's policy to seek more oil resources and partners outside of Vietn [...] | 2006-10-16 09:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG OVIP EINV VE VM |
06HANOI2649 | GVN INFORMED ABOUT UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-17 09:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP VM KN |
06HANOI2662 | RESPONSE FROM MFA ON PROPOSED U.S.-VIETNAM NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The GVN is apparently not interested in quickly pursuing two formal agreements on nonproliferation which have been under negotiation between the Department of Energy and the Ministry of Science and Technology since 2004. MOST remains open, however, to discussion of the transfe [...] | 2006-10-19 08:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP ENRG TRGY VM |
06HANOI2663 | NEW DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE FORMS [...] (SBU) This message was coordinated with ConGen Ho Chi Minh City. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: Using strong language, local activists announced on October 18 the establishment of an umbrella alliance of democratic organizations with the aim of pushing for a multi-party system in Vietnam. Th [...] | 2006-10-19 08:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM VM |
06HANOI2685 | VIETNAM ? OCTOBER 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no reported human Avian Influenza ( 2. (U) There have been no reported Avian Influenza (AI) cases and no c GVN Prepares for Winter Flu Season ---------------------------------- 3. (U) With the winter season approaching, the GVN has announced the n [...] | 2006-10-20 11:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI2686 | VIETNAM - OCTOBER 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no reported human Avian Influenza (AI) cases and no confirmed AI outbreaks in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. With the winter season approaching, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has announced the need to tighten AI controls. On October 19, the RAND Corpo [...] | 2006-10-23 02:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI |
06HANOI2687 | LOOSING TRACTION: S&T VICE MINISTER ON FUEL CONVERSION OF [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 26, 2006, the Charg d'Affairs paid a return visit to Vice Minister of Science and Technology Tran Quoc Thang to seek the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) prompt approval for the fuel conversion of the Dalat research reactor and conclusion of two related agreements on [...] | 2006-10-23 03:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP ENRG TRGY KIPR VM |
06HANOI2705 | Ministry of Culture and Information Suspends Newspapers for [...] (U) SUMMARY: Both Vietnamese and international media outlets reported extensively over the weekend on the GVN's October 20 suspension of two newspapers for a period of one month. These organizations, as well as numerous, more prominent papers, have carried stories in the last few months about [...] | 2006-10-24 02:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPAO VM |
06HANOI2710 | MFA OUTLINES BUREAUCRATIC DIFFICULTIES IN ADVANCING [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 23, the DCM met with MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Nguyen Ba Hung to discuss the status of bilateral issues in advance of the POTUS visit. The DCM reviewed the list of as-yet unresolved official and commercial agreements that need to be concluded, noting our [...] | 2006-10-24 10:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF VM |
06HANOI2712 | MOJ VICE MINISTER TELLS A/S LOWENKRON [...] (SBU) On October 19, Ministry of Justice Vice Minister Hoang The Lien told Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron that a "political decision" has been made to abolish Administrative Decree 31 (which authorizes officials to impose punishments without due proces [...] | 2006-10-25 02:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF OTRA ECON VM |
06HANOI2727 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY LOWENKRON DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS WITH [...] (SBU) On October 19, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron told Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang that, while the United States recognizes there have been positive human rights developments in Vietnam, we will continue to urge the release of the two remaining [...] | 2006-10-26 03:41:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV OTRA ECON VM |
06HANOI2734 | MFA GIVES NOD ON FUEL CONVERSION OF VIETNAM'S RESEARCH [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 24, 2006, the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration Assistant Deputy Administrator (ADA) Andrew Bieniawski met separately with Vice Minister of Science and Technology Le Binh Dinh and Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Phan Binh Minh to c [...] | 2006-10-26 10:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP ENRG TRGY KIPR VM |
06HANOI2749 | GVN SEEKS ADVICE ON POINTS FOR TEHERAN VISIT [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) On October 26, MFA Americas Department Deputy Director General Nguyen Ba Hung informed us that Vice Foreign Minister Vu Dzung plans to travel to Iran and three African countries in late November. The Iran portion of the tour is [...] | 2006-10-27 08:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP VM IR |
06HANOI2765 | PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung's recent trip to Japan was intended to reaffirm the two countries' friendship and cooperation in a highly visible manner. The PM's schedule included a full array of high-level events and meetings (Ref B). In addition to protocol-driven events, t [...] | 2006-10-30 10:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD EINV ENRG KIPR JA VM |
06HANOI2767 | PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung's recent trip to Japan was intended to reaffirm the two countries' friendship and cooperation in a highly visible manner. The PM's schedule included a full array of high-level events and meetings (Ref B). In addition to protocol-driven events, t [...] | 2006-10-30 10:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD EINV ENRG KIPR JA VM |
06HANOI2772 | OPEN TO IDEA OF FFDO PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary. Vietnamese Civil Aviation Official was generally open to the idea of the proposed Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) program. Embassy is seeking answers to his questions about the program from the Transportation Security Administration representative in Bangkok. End summary. [...] | 2006-10-31 01:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PTER VM |
06HANOI2775 | GVN Responds on Repatriation Agreement [...] (SBU) On October 30, Embassy received the GVN's response to the clarifications requested (Ref A) regarding the draft repatriation agreement Post delivered to the MFA on August 2 (Refs B and C). The GVN agrees with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's interpretation of Article 4, section [...] | 2006-10-31 03:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CVIS KJUS PREL VM |
06HANOI2779 | THAI PRIME MINISTER BRIEFLY VISITS VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 26, Thailand's interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont met with GVN leaders on a whirlwind visit that was part of a round of courtesy calls to Southeast Asian neighbors. PM Chulanont told his GVN interlocutors that Thailand's "recent situation" had returned to normal [...] | 2006-10-31 09:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TH VM |
06HANOI2785 | MPT REACTS TO INDUSTRY LETTERS ON DECISION 169 [...] (SBU) Summary. Ministry of Posts and Telematics (MPT) official acknowledged information technology (IT) industry concerns over two Decisions which give domestic preference for government IT procurements. On the positive side, he said the Vietnamese government will soon begin work on a circul [...] | 2006-11-01 10:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD WTRO VM |
06HANOI2800 | 2006-2007 INCSR PART I -- VIETNAM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 09:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV KCRM VM |
06HANOI2803 | VIETNAM - NOVEMBER 3 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: There have been no reported human Avian Influenza (AI) cases and no confirmed AI outbreaks in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. On November 1, the Charge d'Affaires signed the Partnership Framework for Avian and Human Influenza (PAHI) along with nine donors and three non-g [...] | 2006-11-06 00:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI2813 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NONAPPLICATION RE VIETNAM ACCESSION [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor delivered reftel demarche points on November 6 to Dr. Nguyen Van Binh, Deputy Director General of Trade Policy for Americas, Ministry of Trade. Dr. Binh was reassured when Econ/C reiterated the second point, namely that the United States intends to actively support Genera [...] | 2006-11-07 06:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON WTRO WTO VM |
06HANOI2817 | MFA SIGNALS APPROVAL ON REACTOR FUEL CONVERSION PROPOSAL, [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 26, 2006, Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) staff and ESTHOff discussed with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) staff details of NNSA Assistant Deputy Administrator (ADA) Andrew Bieniawski's letter to Assistant Minister of Foreign [...] | 2006-11-07 06:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KIPR KNNP KGIT VM |
06HANOI2820 | APEC COMMERCIAL DELIVERABLES: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH OOG [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Vice Chairman of the Office of Government (OOG) (the Prime Minister's office),on November 3 to discuss the status of pending commercial projects involving American firms in advance of the President's visit to Vietnam. The Ambassador rev [...] | 2006-11-07 10:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD OVIP EIND EINV VM |
06HANOI2822 | VIETNAM'S FIRST HIV/AIDS LAW: TRANSFORMING NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 29, 2006, the National Assembly of Vietnam passed the Law on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control. The legislation, the first on this subject, goes into effect on January 1, 2007. While details are still under discussion, this bold and comprehensive new Law demonstrates Vie [...] | 2006-11-08 00:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV PINR PROP SOCI TBIO KHIV VM |
06HANOI2833 | DEMARCHES ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On November 8, Poloff discussed reftel points on the Cuba embargo resolution and the Australian amendment with MFA International Organizations Department Deputy Director Vu Anh Quang. Mr. Quang said the GVN position is consistent with the majority of countries that support the Cuba embar [...] | 2006-11-08 10:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL PHUM UN CU VM |
06HANOI2842 | DEMARCHES ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-10 02:40:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNHCR UN VM |
06HANOI2884 | PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: MISSION VIETNAM PREPARATIONS FOR [...] (U) Embassy Hanoi and the Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) have developed basic shelter-in-place plans and taken a number of steps to inform all employees and their families of the need to prepare for pandemic influenza, including the need to maintain emergency food stocks, per previo [...] | 2006-11-21 08:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO VM |
06HANOI289 | IAEA REPORTS IRAN TO THE UNSC [...] (SBU) During a meeting February 10, Charge delivered reftel points to Assistant Foreign Minister and Americas Department Director General Nguyen Duc Hung. Hung had no substantive response, but promised to report our points to his leadership. 2. (SBU) Comment: We will follow-up with the MF [...] | 2006-02-10 09:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC VM |
06HANOI290 | VENEZUELA'S UNSC ASPIRATIONS: VIETNAM YE TO STAKE A POSITION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-10 09:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN UNSC VM VE |
06HANOI2916 | EUROPEAN DIPLOMATS VISIT PHAM HONG SON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: European diplomatic representatives in Hanoi were able to visit Pham Hong Son in his home on November 23. However, the meeting -- in which Son described his democratic beliefs, explained his unwillingness to join forces with newly formed activist groups in Vietnam an [...] | 2006-11-29 09:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM VM |
06HANOI293 | MEETING WITH AFM HUNG: VFM LE VAN BANG MAY TRAVEL [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Duc Hung informed the Charge February 10 that National Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Yeu tentatively plans to lead an Assembly delegation to Washington February 26 for discussions with Congress on WTO and the PNTR vote. VFM Le [...] | 2006-02-10 10:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM OTRA VM |
06HANOI2940 | VIETNAM: WOMEN EMPOWERMENT CONTACTS [...] On November 28, Poloff shared reftel fact sheet on recommendations from the Women's Empowerment Working Session with Nguyen Thi Minh Quy, Director of the National Committee for the Advancement of Women. After discussing the sheet with her colleagues, Quy will send us ideas on possible projects [...] | 2006-12-01 09:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL RP UNGA |
06HANOI2944 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF EDUCATION ON U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Marine had his first official meeting with Minister of Education and Training Dr. Nguyen Thien Nhan on November 30. The meeting took place days before Dr. Nhan's first visit as Minister to the United States on what his staff is calling a "study tour." Minster Nhan ex [...] | 2006-12-01 09:41:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID OEXC SCUL PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI2948 | TERRORIST LISTS - VIETNAM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-04 04:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER VM |
06HANOI2962 | GVN ANNOUNCES PLANS TO SIGN IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On December 4, MFA Department of International Organizations Acting Director General Le Hoai Trung met with representatives of the diplomatic community to announce State President Nguyen Minh Triet's decision that Vietnam will sign the IAEA Additional Protocol (AP). [...] | 2006-12-05 08:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP KGIT VM |
06HANOI2980 | NEW REGULATION ON COSMETICS REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. cosmetics firms have expressed concerns over the Ministry of Health's (MOH) recent Decision No. 35/2006-QD-BYT that implements a new registration process for cosmetics products. The Decision, which takes effect December 20, subjects more categories of cosmetics products for [...] | 2006-12-07 10:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON WTRO VM |
06HANOI2995 | ABN-AMRO Bank Pays Police USD 4.5 million [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: After months of investigation by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV),Vietnam's central bank, and the police, the Dutch bank ABN-AMRO reportedly acquiesced with a police order to pay USD 4.5 million to settle a foreign exchange dispute with the state-owned Industrial and [...] | 2006-12-11 09:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV VM |
06HANOI30 | NEXT WEEK'S PARTY PLENUM TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL AND [...] (C) Summary: In preparation for the National Party Congress, the Communist Party of Vietnam will kick off its 13th Plenum on January 11. Meeting for several days, the Central Committee will both discuss its future membership and other leadership issues and examine several important Party doc [...] | 2006-01-06 10:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR VM |
06HANOI3004 | LETTER TO AMBASSADOR HANFORD FROM VICE MINISTER OF PUBLIC [...] (SBU) On December 8, Ministry of Public Security contacts passed a letter to Poloff from Vice Minister Nguyen Van Huong to Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford (unofficial translation below). Our contacts noted that lifting Vietnam's Country of Particular Concer [...] | 2006-12-13 01:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM |
06HANOI3006 | IAEA DG ELBARADEI'S VISIT BOOSTS VIETNAM'S NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei visited Hanoi December 9-11 to review the Agency's cooperation with the GVN. DG ElBaradei's objectives for the visit were to promote the potential for Vietnam's nuclear power program to become a region [...] | 2006-12-13 08:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETTC PARM PREL KNNP VM |
06HANOI3007 | VIETNAM SEEKS TO BOLSTER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Vietnam recently co-hosted East Asia's first-ever conference on International Humanitarian Law, during which it pledged to take steps to strengthen its commitment to humanitarian law. Significantly, Vietnam's decision to host the conference is part and parcel of its [...] | 2006-12-13 10:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN VM |
06HANOI301 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 10, [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 85 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The GVN will launch [...] | 2006-02-10 10:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC EAGR KFLU PINR SOCI TBIO VM |
06HANOI3011 | VIETNAM: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-14 07:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC KCRM VM |
06HANOI3012 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES SESSION, CONTINUES TO [...] (C) During its recently concluded session, the National Assembly approved Vietnam's WTO-entry Protocol and debated and passed 11 laws and one resolution. These included a controversial new Law on Gender Equality and a Law on Residence. However, a long-standing draft Law on Associations was w [...] | 2006-12-14 08:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL VM |
06HANOI3014 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RATIFIES WTO PROTOCOL RATIFICATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 28, Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) voted 444-3 for a Resolution that ratifies Vietnam's World Trade Organization (WTO) Accession Protocol. Vietnam formally deposited its ratification in Geneva on December 12 and will become the WTO's 150th member on January 11, 200 [...] | 2006-12-14 10:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO ECON ECPS VM |
06HANOI3018 | Vietnam Moves to Abolish Decree 31 [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On December 14, the National Assembly Standing Committee passed a resolution supporting a GVN proposal to abolish Decree 31, the measure that provides for "administrative detention" of those whose actions do not merit prosecution under the criminal code. Provided th [...] | 2006-12-15 10:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI VM |
06HANOI3019 | VIETNAM NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES NEW LABOR LAWS [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Assembly passed two important pieces of labor legislation in its fall session, one governing labor disputes and another regulating the country's burgeoning export labor industry. Labor experts note that the new strikes law could help open the door to greater freedom [...] | 2006-12-15 10:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV ETRD EIND EINV VM |
06HANOI3021 | MFA Protests Ambassador's Remarks in Support of Greater [...] (SBU) During a roundtable with foreign correspondents on December 13, the Ambassador spoke on the issue of human rights, freedom of expression and the GVN's treatment of activists and others who peacefully voice their political views. Responding to a reporter's question about the activities of [...] | 2006-12-18 00:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KPAO VM |
06HANOI3033 | DURING HANOI VISIT, UNHCR COMMENTS ON 42 VIETNAMESE H'MONG [...] (SBU) According to a UNHCR official in Hanoi, Thai authorities have reportedly threatened to deport 42 Vietnamese ethnic H'mong recently arrested in Thailand. UNHCR is negotiating a solution with the Vietnamese and Thai MFAs calling for third-party resettlement. All parties appear to accept th [...] | 2006-12-19 08:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM HUMANR PREF VM |
06HANOI3059 | COMMITTEE FOR RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS AND PROTESTANT ORGANIZATION [...] (SBU) The Government Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) told Poloff on December 19 that it will issue recognition certificates to two previously unrecognized church organizations on December 23. The CRA also confirmed the existence of a controversial training manual on Protestantism. The man [...] | 2006-12-22 08:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI3070 | UNHCR: "NO GENERAL THREAT" IN VIETNAM CENTRAL HIGHLANDS; [...] (SBU) At a December 15 briefing to Hanoi-based diplomats, UNHCR highlighted that the overall environment for Vietnamese ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands was improving, despite an increase of arrivals to Cambodia in 2006. Refugee status recognition rates have dropped significantly in [...] | 2006-12-26 09:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM HUMANR PREF CB VM |
06HANOI3071 | TRADE MINISTER -- THANKS ON QUOTA ELIMINATION BUT STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Trade Tuyen has sent a letter thanking USTR for clarifying the timing of the elimination of textile and apparel quotas. He also expresses appreciation for President Bush's signing of PNTR. At the same time, he notes continued concern about the development of a "Moni [...] | 2006-12-26 10:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX ECON PREL WTRO VM |
06HANOI3081 | YEAR-END LABOR STRIFE SEEN LESS LIKELY IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: One year after a wave of labor unrest hit lower-paying foreign-owned factories in Vietnam, workers, businesses and government officials say that similar labor strife is less likely now. Labor experts state that tensions are lower because of last year's government-mandated wage i [...] | 2006-12-28 09:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV ETRD EIND EINV VM |
06HANOI3092 | Vietnam Airlines Gets Serious About Flights to USA [...] (SBU) Summary: Anticipating a surge in U.S. business and tourist travelers to Vietnam, Vietnam Airlines (VNA) intends to begin flights to the United States in early 2008. It will submit a plan for the operation to the Prime Minister in the beginning of January, Vietnam Airlines officials told [...] | 2006-12-29 09:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD EIND EINV VM |
06HANOI3096 | VIETNAM'S MOBILE PHONE SECTOR SHOWS STRONG GROWTH; ADVANCES [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam is the world's second fastest growing telecommunications market behind China. Mobile phone subscribers in Vietnam are reported to now stand at 17 million, a 70 percent increase over December 2005. Military-owned Viettel Mobile, with more than five million subscribers, i [...] | 2006-12-29 11:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS ECON KPRV VM |
06HANOI325 | PALESTINIAN ELECTION: VIETNAM SUPPORTS ASPIRATIONS [...] (SBU) Pol/C met with MFA West Asia and Africa Department Deputy Director General Duong Huynh Lap February 14 to deliver reftel points. Lap described Vietnam's relations with the Palestinian Authority and President Abbas as "very good." Since the PLO established an office in Hanoi in 1976, Vi [...] | 2006-02-14 09:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IS KPAL VM |
06HANOI326 | CARTOON CONTROVERSY: GVN CONDEMNS VIOLENCE; [...] (SBU) Pol/C met with MFA West Asia and Africa Department Deputy Director General Duong Huynh Lap February 14 to deliver reftel points. Lap relayed the GVN's regret at both the offensive cartoons and the violence they generated. Vietnam believes that this matter should be resolved through dial [...] | 2006-02-14 10:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI KISL KPAO XF VM |
06HANOI344 | NEXT UN SYG: VIETNAM SUPPORTS ASIAN CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) POL/C met February 14 with MFA International Organizations Department Deputy Director General Vu Anh Quang to discuss reftel points. Quang reported that, while Vietnam believes that the next UN Secretary-General must be effective and competent and enjoy the wide support of the world com [...] | 2006-02-15 09:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN VM |
06HANOI358 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 16 [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 91 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Ministry of Agri [...] | 2006-02-17 01:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI368 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VICE-CHAIRMAN TO TRAVEL [...] (U) Post received a note dated February 16 from the Office of the National Assembly formally conveying the plans of the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly to travel to the United States. We will report delegation and itinerary details as they become available. 2. (SBU) Begin text of no [...] | 2006-02-17 09:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OPDC VM |
06HANOI392 | AMBASSADOR HANFORD MEETS WITH DPM VU KHOAN [...] (SBU) Summary: During a February 21 meeting, IRF Ambassador Hanford and Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan agreed that the recently concluded Human Rights Dialogue will help to spur on further positive developments in the bilateral relationship. On the issue of religious freedom, Ambassador Hanf [...] | 2006-02-22 09:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI393 | U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: DRL A/S Barry Lowenkron, accompanied by IRF Ambassador John Hanford met, February 20 with Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang. After reviewing the bilateral Human Rights Dialogue's morning session (septel),A/S Lowenkron urged the GVN not to constrain NGOs under an impending new [...] | 2006-02-22 09:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI394 | AMBASSADOR HANFORD MEETS RELIGIOUS LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: IRF Ambassador John Hanford met February 21 with Buddhist and Protestant leaders to discuss issues surrounding the practice and management of organized religion in Vietnam. Both the Buddhist and Protestant representatives acknowledged progress in the religious freedom situation [...] | 2006-02-22 09:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI395 | AMBASSADOR HANFORD MEETS VIETNAM MPS VICE MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John V. Hanford told Vice Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Huong that he is encouraged by developments in Vietnam related to religious freedom, but remains concerned about the slow pace of church regist [...] | 2006-02-22 09:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PGOV VM |
06HANOI421 | TAIWANESE ASK FOR HELP WITH DISCRIMINATION IN APEC [...] (C) Summary: In a February 22 meeting, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Hanoi (TECOH) representatives expressed concern over inequitable treatment they claim they are experiencing in both the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the World Health Organization (WHO),a result, they sa [...] | 2006-02-22 10:07:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | APEC ECON IO PREL TW VM |
06HANOI429 | VIETNAM: Palestine, and Iraq Bombings [...] (SBU) Nguyen Diep Ha, desk officer in the Foreign Ministry's West Asia and Africa Department, told Poloff February 23 that Vietnam "respects the decision of the Palestinian people's choice to elect Hamas" and predicted that Hamas will "represent the Palestinian people well and will act in thei [...] | 2006-02-23 10:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER IZ PA VM |
06HANOI453 | RUSSIA AND VIETNAM KEEP UP THE ILLUSION OF A [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Ephimovich Fradkov was Vietnam's first high-ranking foreign visitor since Tet, the Vietnamese New Year. The February 16-17 visit was the third by a Russian Prime Minister to Vietnam since 1997. The primary purposes of this visit were to strengthe [...] | 2006-02-24 10:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL RU VM |
06HANOI461 | STAFFDEL GROVE DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior MFA officials cautioned visiting Senate Appropriations Committee Majority Clerk Paul Grove that continued USG pressure on Burma and Cambodia will only push those countries closer to China, and will not succeed in convincing them to become more responsible international a [...] | 2006-02-27 09:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL PHUM KIRF SNAR KWMN KCRM OMIG VM |
06HANOI504 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 3 [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 105 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Prime Minister [...] | 2006-03-03 10:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI505 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 3 [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 105 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Prime Minister [...] | 2006-03-03 10:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI510 | Update on Prisoners of Concern; Prisoner Tran Van [...] (SBU) Summary: A passing reference during the recent U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue to the suicide of one of our prisoners of concern led to several confusing exchanges with the MFA and the eventual confirmation that Tran Van Luong, the former Director of Vietnam's Center for Applied Phys [...] | 2006-03-06 08:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PGOV VM |
06HANOI549 | CONDITIONS FACING ETHNIC MINORITY PROTESTANTS IN [...] (SBU) An Embassy and DRL/IRF team recently visited the Northwest provinces of Lao Cai and Yen Bai to examine social conditions for ethnic minorities and to advocate for the rapid registration of ethnic minority Protestant groups. Protestant leaders from the region reported that local officials [...] | 2006-03-09 10:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM VM |
06HANOI551 | U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: AFTERNOON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-09 10:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF SOCI PREL PGOV PREF VM |
06HANOI552 | U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: MORNING SESSION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-09 10:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV SOCI VM |
06HANOI561 | VIETNAM: MARCH 10 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] Summary. There have been no reported human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 105 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to issue statements that indicate no new AI outbreaks in poultry since December 17, 2005. A local newspaper re [...] | 2006-03-10 11:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI566 | A "FIVE-YEAR PLAN" FOR VIETNAM'S TELECOM AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The GVN approved what amounts to a "five- year plan" for the ambitious development of its telecommunications and Internet sectors between now and 2010, with an estimated investment of USD 631 million to be financed by foreign and domestic private sources and overseas developmen [...] | 2006-03-13 07:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KPRV VM |
06HANOI582 | AMBASSADOR HANFORD MEETS CHAIRMAN THI OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford met February 21 with the head of Vietnam's Committee for Religious Affairs. They agreed that the GVN has taken important steps to establishing religious freedom in most of the country; however the Northwe [...] | 2006-03-14 03:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI584 | CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: UNHCR TO VISIT MARCH 22; UNHCR [...] (SBU) Summary: A UNHCR team will visit Gia Lai Province March 22-23 to meet with the families of "double-backers." The team has also requested private meetings with two individuals who were allegedly mistreated by local authorities. The GVN has invited Assistant High Commissioner Erika Felle [...] | 2006-03-14 10:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF VM CB |
06HANOI596 | PARTY'S 14TH PLENUM TO OPEN SOON; LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Communist Party's Central Committee will begin its 14th plenum March 18. What most likely will be the final gathering before the (still unscheduled) 10th Party Congress, this plenum will seek to address public commentary on the Party's draft Political Report and finalize s [...] | 2006-03-15 08:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR VM |
06HANOI601 | A/DCM'S MEETING WITH MOFA VFM PHUNG ON WTO AND APEC [...] (SBU) Summary: Acting DCM Greg Stanford, accompanied by ECON/C and Econoff, met March 14 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Vice Foreign Minister Le Cong Phung at his request to discuss WTO negotiations. Phung said senior Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials heard informally during a re [...] | 2006-03-15 11:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON APEC ETRD WTRO VM |
06HANOI612 | VIETNAM RATIFIES CTBT [...] On March 10, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered Diplomatic Note 89/NG-TCQT informing the Embassy that Vietnam ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty on February 23, 2006. President Tran Duc Luong was the ratifying official. MARINE [...] | 2006-03-16 08:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM CTBT VM |
06HANOI614 | VIETNAM LIKELY TO SAY NOTHING ABOUT U.S.-INDIA [...] (SBU) On March 10, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department senior expert Vu Van Mien, a frequent and close contact on nonproliferation issues. Mien said he appreciated the briefing on the initiative, and noted that Vietnam was sur [...] | 2006-03-16 08:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG KSCA PARM KNNP ETTC IN VM |
06HANOI615 | VIETNAM AND PALESTINE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche March 10 to Nguyen Diep Ha, desk officer in the Foreign Ministry's West Asia and Africa Department. Ha said there has been no change in Vietnamese policy or the situation regarding Vietnam's relations with Palestine (Refs B and C). No one from the Palest [...] | 2006-03-16 08:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PA VM |
06HANOI625 | VIETNAM: WILL LIKELY APPROVE ADDITIONAL GENEVA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-17 02:58:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ICRC PHUM PREF IS SZ VM |
06HANOI627 | VIETNAM AND DPRK WORK TO IMPROVE TIES [...] (C) DPRK MFA Asia Director Ma Chol-su visited Vietnam March 2-5 as part of the two countries' continuing efforts to patch up relations following the mass defection incident of July 2004. During meetings in Hanoi with Government and Party representatives, the two sides agreed to pursue high-le [...] | 2006-03-17 05:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VM KN KS |
06HANOI628 | POLITICAL DEBATE, VIETNAMESE STYLE: THE PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The public's response to the call for comments on the Communist Party's draft Political Report has been enthusiastic and, by Vietnamese standards, refreshingly open. Many commentators have taken on overtly political issues, expressing dissatisfaction with the Party's [...] | 2006-03-17 06:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR VM |
06HANOI630 | VIETNAM: MARCH 17 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases since November 9, 2005. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Minister of Agr [...] | 2006-03-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI638 | GVN REPORT ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (SBU) On March 10, the GVN's Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) sent the Ambassador a report on religious conditions in Vietnam in 2005 (unofficial translation in paragraph 4). The first part of the report lists Vietnam's achievements in promoting religious freedom in 2005, and the second p [...] | 2006-03-20 07:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM VM |
06HANOI657 | U.S.-VIETNAM BILATERAL WTO ACCESSION MARKET ACCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Working within a theme of liberalization, linkages, and legislation, U.S. and Vietnamese negotiators made significant progress in bilateral WTO Accession market access negotiations held January 16-18 in Hanoi. In the agricultural market access negotiations, tariff lines coveri [...] | 2006-03-21 09:58:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO PREL USTR VM |
06HANOI667 | U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: AFTERNOON [...] (SBU) In an agreed continuation of the morning session on religious freedom and ethnic minority affairs of the February 20 U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue, before beginning the afternoon schedule, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford presented the GVN side wi [...] | 2006-03-22 10:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV VM |
06HANOI669 | U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: MORNING SESSION [...] (SBU) Delegations from the United States and Vietnam met for the two countries' first Human Rights Dialogue in over three years February 20. The morning session included opening remarks, Vietnam's presentation of its approaches to human rights, a discussion of criminal code, prison conditions [...] | 2006-03-22 10:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM |
06HANOI670 | AMBASSADOR AND VFM LE VAN BANG DISCUSS WTO, HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador focused on Vietnam's WTO entry, practical developments in our human rights discussions, possible Congressional visits and developments in the bilateral relationship over the next six months during a March 21 lunch with Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang. VFM Bang [...] | 2006-03-22 23:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD APEC PHUM AMGT OVIP CVIS CASC VM |
06HANOI677 | Towards a National Assembly That Makes Laws? [...] (SBU) Summary: In spite of the National Assembly's evolving role as Government watchdog, its involvement in Vietnam's lawmaking process remains limited. Both the GVN and the National Assembly recognize that this is partially due to the Assembly's lack of resources, particularly professional [...] | 2006-03-23 07:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI VM |
06HANOI678 | VIETNAM-CHINA TRADE: REPORT FROM LANG SON PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Econ Counselor met with provincial and customs officials in Lang Son province, one of two main transit provinces for goods to and from China on March 16- 17. Customs officials at Tan Thanh claimed that 80 percent of goods crossing the checkpoint were fruit, smuggling of pirat [...] | 2006-03-23 09:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON CM VM |
06HANOI680 | Vietnam: Officially Still Undecided on Venezuela [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-24 06:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN UNSC GT VE VM |
06HANOI683 | VIETNAM FOREIGN POLICY EXPERTS ON CHINA, THE UNITED [...] (SBU) Summary: During a frank discussion with visiting Deputy NIO Terrence Markin and Poloff, senior officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Institute for International Relations (IIR) encouraged the United States to stay closely engaged in Southeast Asia, but avoid making Southeast Asia [...] | 2006-03-24 08:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL APEC ASEAN CH VM |
06HANOI685 | VIETNAM - MARCH 23 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases since November 9, 2005. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The GVN has ordered [...] | 2006-03-24 08:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI686 | ARF SEMINAR: VIETNAM AVAILABLE FOR A MEETING [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points March 24 to Phan Minh Giang of the MFA ASEAN Affairs Department. He reported that, in addition to himself, GVN attendees will be MFA International Organizations Department Deputy Director General (and delegation head) Le Hoai Trung and Ministry of Defense Se [...] | 2006-03-24 09:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP VM |
06HANOI697 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DEVELOPMENT IN HOA BINH AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On a recent visit to Hoa Binh and Son La provinces west of Hanoi, the Ambassador discussed economic and issues development local leaders. The Hoa Binh officials were notably progressive in their approach to development, which bodes well for their province. However, Son La's o [...] | 2006-03-27 08:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI715 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN HOA BINH [...] (SBU) Summary: On a March 13-15 visit, the Ambassador discussed religious freedom issues with the leaders of Hoa Binh and Son La Provinces (reftel). The difference between the Hoa Binh approach to religious freedom and Son La's attitudes was stark. Hoa Binh is a model for the kind of leader [...] | 2006-03-29 04:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI736 | GVN AVOIDS HARSH CRITICISM OF 2005 HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Unlike in previous years, the GVN has not launched an intensive media campaign against the 2005 Human Rights Report. This could reflect a decision to avoid possible repercussions with the U.S. Congress that would complicate a PNTR vote on WTO membership. It may al [...] | 2006-03-31 08:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI739 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ETHNIC MINORITY ISSUES IN HOA [...] (SBU) Summary: On a March 13-15 visit, the Ambassador discussed ethnic minority issues with the leaders of Hoa Binh and Son La Provinces (reftels). Son La has a much larger potential problem with ethnic tension arising from the massive displacement of ethnic minority Thai communities by the [...] | 2006-03-31 08:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI748 | AMBASSADOR MEETS COUNTERNARCOTICS TASK FORCE IN SON [...] (SBU) Summary: On a March 14-15 visit to Son La Province, the Ambassador received a briefing on U.S. funded, UNODC-administered counternarcotics efforts in the region. Since the inception of this effort, coordination has improved among local, regional and cross-border security officials, and [...] | 2006-04-03 07:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ETRD EINV ECON SNAR VM |
06HANOI767 | LEADERSHIP RUMORS ABOUND FOLLOWING THE 14TH [...] (SBU) Summary: Rumors continue to swirl about the likely changes in Vietnam's leadership following the 10th Party Congress in April. They have grown especially intense since last week's close of the 14th Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (CPV),which announced that it had [...] | 2006-04-04 02:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF VM |
06HANOI770 | VIETNAM'S NOMINATION FOR FY06 OESI PROGRAM [...] (U) Mission Vietnam is pleased to submit a project proposal, developed by ESTHOff and Health Attache, for consideration under the FY06 funding for Oceans, Environment and Science Initiatives (OESI) program to promote democracy and good governance, leverage other funding, and advance U.S. nego [...] | 2006-04-04 05:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SENV VM |
06HANOI771 | CORRUPTION IN VIETNAM: MINISTER FALLS, PARTY GETS [...] (SBU) Summary: The media is gleefully reporting a sensational corruption scandal involving millions of dollars in graft that has cost the Minister of Transportation his job. The case amplifies the recent wave of calls for anti- corruption reform that has dominated recent public discussion of [...] | 2006-04-04 07:28:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR VM |
06HANOI775 | VIETNAM: HIGH-LEVEL GVN TIP REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: "Complicated developments" in trafficking in persons (TIP) in Vietnam (which is coded official language for a worsening of the situation) provoked a surprisingly high-level conference on TIP in Hanoi that involved two Politburo members and numerous other senior officials in a r [...] | 2006-04-04 09:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCRM PINS VM TIP |
06HANOI782 | VIETNAM: PSI ENDORSEMENT UNLIKELY SOON [...] (SBU) Summary: Heavy Embassy pressure on the GVN has forced the issue of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) all the way to the Prime Minister's office, where we are told the decision has been made to authorize Vietnam's participation in PSI-related activities on a case-by-case basis, [...] | 2006-04-05 06:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KNNP MNUC PARM PHSA PREL VM |
06HANOI783 | SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER HASTERT'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Mr. Speaker: Your visit to Vietnam comes at an important time in our bilateral relationship. Last year, the United States and Vietnam commemorated the tenth anniversary of normalized relations, the highlight of which was the very successful visit to the United States by Prime Minister [...] | 2006-04-05 08:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PHUM PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN VM |
06HANOI791 | SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FOREIGN POLICY UNLIKELY AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's foreign policy evolution, a gradual process, is not likely to see any sharp changes or surprises at the upcoming 10th Party Congress. Instead, we will see an elaboration of existing policy, with efforts to improve relations with neighboring countries (ASEAN),maintai [...] | 2006-04-05 06:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CVR VM |
06HANOI797 | VIETNAM AND PALESTINE [...] (SBU) In response to news articles quoting Hamas Foreign Minister Mahmud al-Zahar saying he plans to visit China and "tour other countries in East Asia," Poloff contacted Nguyen Diep Ha, desk officer in the Foreign Ministry's West Asia and Africa Department. Ha said there has been no change in [...] | 2006-04-05 07:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PA VM |
06HANOI800 | VIETNAM - APRIL 6 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases since November 9, 2005. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The GVN announced t [...] | 2006-04-06 02:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI802 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-06 05:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR UNCHR PHUM PREL UNGA VM |
06HANOI815 | VIETNAM, ASEAN FM MEETING, BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam will send an Assistant Minister to the Bali ministerial and is withholding judgment on what to do about Burma until it hears what Malaysian FM Hamid has to say. Vietnam is generally not inclined to support external intervention in Burma, but seems willing to go along w [...] | 2006-04-10 09:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ARF BM VM |
06HANOI817 | VIETNAM: NO COMMENT ON DARFUR PKO NOW [...] (SBU) Summary: The MFA has not responded to our request to discuss the issue of troop and/or equipment support for a UN peacekeeping operation in Sudan. The Ministry of Defense received reftel demarche without comment, but asked unofficially whether China will participate and what is the expe [...] | 2006-04-10 10:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SU PKO VM |
06HANOI823 | VIETNAM'S EVENTUAL PKO PARTICIPATION LIKELY, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The MFA is in charge of preparing the political ground for Vietnam's eventual participation in international peacekeeping operations, which means winning internal consensus and gaining public opinion support. Neither task is complete yet, and the internal consensus- building wil [...] | 2006-04-11 10:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SU PKO MOPS VM |
06HANOI833 | Vietnam Tackling Abusive Export Labor Firms [...] (SBU) Summary: Confronted with problems related to a burgeoning export labor industry, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) is taking action to regulate the industry and protect workers from potential abuse. In an effort to mitigate unemployment and develop its pool of skilled workers, the Governm [...] | 2006-04-12 10:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PHUM KCRM PINS VM TIP |
06HANOI835 | HANOI DISCUSSES NEW LAW ON ASSOCIATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On April 3, the GVN presented its ninth draft of a New Law on Associations to donor community Ambassadors, representatives of Vietnam's associations and international NGOs and other interested parties. Follow-on discussion was open and pointed. Controversial elemen [...] | 2006-04-13 04:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV ECON VM |
06HANOI837 | GVN TO PRESENT MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM AI STRATEGY; [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Marine attended the Monthly Donor Group Forum on Avian Influenza (AI) on April 7. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Cao Duc Phat and Senior United Nations System Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza David Nabarro were keynote speakers. Phat st [...] | 2006-04-13 04:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI839 | 10th Party Congress: CPV Offers Preview, Aims for [...] (SBU) In a preview of the Communist Party's upcoming 10th National Congress, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan underscored that the Party's key focus will be on how to continue Vietnam's economic and social development efforts. Sticking close to well-known positions in a presentation to the diplo [...] | 2006-04-13 08:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI848 | Party Facing Turmoil on Eve of 10th Congress [...] (SBU) The Communist Party of Vietnam's (CPV) Central Committee has scheduled an unusual 15th plenum to nail down still undecided senior leadership positions and address a widening corruption scandal. With a number of senior GVN officials implicated in the affair, the Party is scrambling to en [...] | 2006-04-14 10:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI852 | COUNTERNARCOTICS PROJECT PROPOSAL FROM UNODC [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Hanoi has received a three-year, USD 1.1 million project proposal from UNODC to improve the GVN's capacity to gather, use and share counternarcotics information and intelligence in order to build its capacity to interdict illegal drugs. Additional benefits for GVN borde [...] | 2006-04-17 04:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR EAID VM |
06HANOI853 | HOUSE SPEAKER DENNIS HASTERT MEETS VIETNAMESE PM [...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert told Prime Minister Phan Van Khai that he is committed to working hard to pass Permanent Normalized Trade Relations (PNTR) for Vietnam because "it is the right thing to do" and because economic development and international integratio [...] | 2006-04-17 06:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL ETRD WTO PHUM KIRF VM |
06HANOI862 | SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE DELEGATION MEETS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CHAIRMAN NGUYEN VAN AN [...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting Speaker of the House of Representatives Dennis Hastert delivered a basic message in Hanoi: we support, in principle, Vietnam's economic development and openness and will work hard to pass Permanent Normalized Trade Relations for Vietnam because international economic i [...] | 2006-04-17 08:58:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL PHUM KIRF ECON ETRD WTO VM |
06HANOI872 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: HANOI AUTHORITIES FACILITATING [...] (SBU) An expatriate Amcit who is a Jehovah's Witness informed Poloff on April 14 that representatives of the small congregation of witnesses in Hanoi recently were called in by local Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) officials and given two application forms for official registration as a P [...] | 2006-04-18 05:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM VM |
06HANOI875 | VIETNAM: INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMITTEE [...] (U) Post received a note dated April 7 from the Ministry of Trade formally conveying their response to Post's inquiry regarding the Independent Inquiry Committee investigation. 2. (SBU) Begin text of note: Ministry of Trade Socialist Republic of Vietnam Hanoi, April 7, 2006 The Min [...] | 2006-04-18 08:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KFIN PGOV IZ VM |
06HANOI885 | TIP/Vietnam: Vietnam Ministries Get Action [...] (SBU) The Government of Vietnam has begun implementation of a new decision consolidating each responsible ministry's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) efforts and instructing government agencies to develop new programs to deal with the issue. 2. (SBU) Issued by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khi [...] | 2006-04-19 10:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCRM PINS VM TIP |
06HANOI894 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: PROTESTANT EFFORTS TO REGISTER; [...] (SBU) House church leaders affiliated with the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (ECVN) recently updated Poloff on their efforts to officially register the activities of their congregations in Vietnam's northern provinces. Progress in registration and other improvements in conditions for Protestan [...] | 2006-04-20 09:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF PHUM VM |
06HANOI895 | Party Begins 10th Congress [...] (SBU) The Communist Party opened its 10th National Party Congress (NPC) April 18 with a five-year review of Party achievements and failures that included a reference to an ongoing corruption scandal that has claimed a number of high- level officials (Ref A). The final draft of the Party's Pol [...] | 2006-04-20 10:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI896 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, UNSC, NEXT SECRETARY- [...] (SBU) The DCM met April 19 with MFA International Organizations Department Acting Director General Vu Anh Quang to deliver reftel's points and letter from the Secretary to Foreign Minister Nguyen Dzy Nien. Quang said SIPDIS that the MFA values U.S. viewpoints on multilateral issues such as [...] | 2006-04-20 10:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN UNSC KUNR PHUM GT VE VM |
06HANOI911 | Discussions of Agreements for the Dalat Reactor [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 13-15, 2006, a DOE-DOS team met with Vice Minister of Science and Technology Tran Quoc Thang and other Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials in Hanoi to discuss the Vietnam's participation in the Russian Research Reactor Fuel Return (RRRFR) Initiative. The USG delegati [...] | 2006-04-21 08:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG TRGY KTIA VM |
06HANOI916 | VIETNAM - APRIL 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the fact that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) does not have a BLS-3 laboratory, a credible source indicates that two animal health laboratories in Vietnam have been isolating the H5N1 virus. The Vice Director of the Ministry of Health's Drug Administration has confirm [...] | 2006-04-21 12:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
06HANOI943 | Party Selects New (Old) Leadership; Senior [...] (SBU) The Communist Party closed its 10th National Party Congress (NPC) April 25 after re-electing Nong Duc Manh to the position of Party General Secretary. The Party's new Central Committee, elected April 23, also selected the new Politburo and Party Secretariat. Although many of those who [...] | 2006-04-25 11:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR VM |
06HANOI952 | MDA - VIETNAM WILL VOTE YES IN JUNE [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A's points, MFA International Organizations Department First Secretary Ngo Thi Lien reported that Vietnam will vote "yes" at the International Conference in June. However, the GVN is still studying the Third Additional Protocol and has no plan at this time to sign it. [...] | 2006-04-26 10:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC SZ VM |
06HANOI958 | HCOC: Vietnam Still Not Ready [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A's points, MFA Department of International Organizations nonproliferation specialist Vu Van Mien said April 26 that Vietnam is still studying subscribing to the HCOC, but has "no plans to sign it in the near future." In principle, Vietnam supports the goals of the HC [...] | 2006-04-27 03:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA VM |
06HANOI964 | Ambassador Meets Vietnam's Chief of Police, Signs [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and Vice Minister of Public Security Le The Tiem signed April 26 the Amendment to the U.S.- Vietnam Letter of Agreement on Counternarcotics. Prior to the signing ceremony, the two discussed bilateral law enforcement cooperation and other issues, agreeing that both sides' [...] | 2006-04-27 07:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI SNAR EAID ECON OSCI VM |
06HANOI992 | UNHCR ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) UNHCR's Assistant Commissioner for Protection Erika Feller visted Gia Lai Province April 26-27 and met Vice Foreign Minister Nguyen Phu Binh April 28. While in Gia Lai, she met with six returnees (including two individuals who were singled out by Human Rights Watch),who described their [...] | 2006-04-28 10:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF VM CB |
06HANOI993 | VIETNAM 2006 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION (INTELLECTUAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-28 10:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR VM |
06HARARE1010 | CURRENCY CHANGEOVER SPARKS CONFUSION [...] (C) With five business days remaining until the currency conversion deadline of August 21, business contacts tell us the country is woefully unprepared for the expiration of the old bearer checks. Most businesses have suspended or significantly reduced sales, chiefly of imports, rather than [...] | 2006-08-11 13:13:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE1056 | NEW RELIGIOUS GROUP OFFERS WAY FORWARD [...] (SBU) During their visit to Harare, staffdel visitors met with the religious leaders spearheading the Christian Alliance (CA),a new opposition grouping that seeks to unite all anti-GOZ forces. Born out of the Church's efforts last year to help those affected by Operation Restore Order, the [...] | 2006-08-29 14:13:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE1064 | SOLOMON MUJURU LASHES OUT AT US PRESSURE, BUT [...] (C) Retired general and ZANU-PF kingmaker Solomon Mujuru told visiting staffdel and the Ambassador on August 25 that the GOZ was open to dialogue, but that targeted sanctions demonstrated that Western capitals were not interested in real discussions. Saying that only the rural poor felt the [...] | 2006-08-30 14:33:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1067 | TSVANGIRAI LEADS MARCH ON PARLIAMENT [...] (U) Anti-Senate MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai led a demonstration of between 500 and 1,000 supporters from the party's downtown Harare headquarters to Parliament in the afternoon of September 1. Marchers, many of whom joined the demonstration in progress, carried placards calling for Mugab [...] | 2006-09-05 13:42:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE1078 | LABOR LEADERS IMPRESS STAFFDEL WITH CANDID TALK OF [...] (U) A congressional staff delegation visiting Zimbabwe came away from a meeting with two prominent labor leaders impressed with their candid discussion of the fractured state of the opposition movement and sobering description of the daily challenges workers face in Zimbabwe's severely depress [...] | 2006-09-06 13:22:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB ZI |
06HARARE11 | GOZ INTENSIFIES ASSAULT ON MDC MUNICIPAL [...] (C) All 19 of Mutare's MDC city councilors resigned on January 4 in response to their December 29 suspension by Minister of Local Government Ignatius Chombo over alleged mismanagement. The Minister appointed an acting council of ruling party loyalists to run the city. Chombo also suspended [...] | 2006-01-09 05:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC ZANU PF |
06HARARE1114 | GSP REVIEW COMPETITIVE NEED LIMITATION WAIVER: [...] The following are comments received from the Government of Zimbabwe's (GOZ) Ministry of Industry and International Trade on September 6, 2006 concerning the General System of Preferences (GSP) Review as they pertain to Zimbabwe in response to talking points delivered per reftel. 2. "As you [...] | 2006-09-08 10:24:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD |
06HARARE112 | GOZ INTENSIFIES ATTACK ON ZIMBABWE LAWERS FOR [...] (C) According to several Embassy sources in civil society, the GOZ,s crackdown on the independent radio station Voice of the People (VOP) is actually directed at the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) and its head Arnold Tsunga. Tsunga and other ZLHR employees, as VOP trustees, have been [...] | 2006-02-02 13:21:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE113 | ADDENDUM TO ZIMBABWE SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-03 07:24:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB ZI KDEM |
06HARARE1130 | PREVIEW OF LABOR'S PLANS FOR NATIONWIDE [...] (C) The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) plans to lead processions in 35 cities and towns throughout the country on Wednesday, September 13 to protest against poor wages, high taxes, weak economic conditions, lack of access to HIV/AIDS drugs, and continuing harassment of civil society [...] | 2006-09-12 14:21:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB ZI |
06HARARE1143 | GOVERNMENT INTIMIDATION AND PREEMPTIVE ARRESTS [...] (C) Government preemptive actions forestalled a series of planned protests by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions' (ZCTU) on Wednesday, September 13. Over 100 ZCTU members were detained and police reportedly severely beat several union leaders. The government press called the ZCTU protests [...] | 2006-09-15 11:29:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB ZI |
06HARARE1162 | GOZ BRUTALLY REACTS TO NCA MARCHES [...] (SBU) The National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) staged marches in key cities across Zimbabwe on September 20 triggering a violent police and ZANU-PF youth militia reaction in Mutare and, to a lesser extent, Harare. Smaller numbers of NCA supporters also marched in Gweru and Masvingo, where [...] | 2006-09-21 14:04:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE1163 | ZCTU MEMBERS RECOUNT TO AMBASSADOR POLICE [...] (C) ZCTU leaders described to the Ambassador their arrest and brutal beatings by Zimbabwe police following their attempted demonstration on September 13 (Ref). They noted that the police van in which they were to be transported to the police station was on empty. At the notorious Matapi sta [...] | 2006-09-21 14:36:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB ZI |
06HARARE1164 | STEVENSON ATTACK COMMISSION POINTS FINGER AT GOZ [...] (SBU) Anti-Senate leader Morgan Tsvangirai held a Press Conference September 20 to announce the findings of the commission appointed by the anti-Senate MDC to investigate the July 2 attack on pro-Senate MDC MP Trudy Stevenson. According to Tsvangirai, the commission concluded that GOZ securit [...] | 2006-09-21 15:07:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE1175 | AMERICAN LABOR DELEGATION DENIED ENTRY TO ZIMBABWE [...] (U) An African-American labor delegation was denied entry to Zimbabwe September 22 despite holding valid visas. The visit had been in the planning for months. The only explanation from the GOZ was that the visit was now "unacceptable.Q8 We believe the GOZ feared the visit would draw attenti [...] | 2006-09-25 06:47:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB ZI |
06HARARE1190 | ANOTHER NCA MARCH AND MORE BEATINGS ADDS TO [...] (SBU) Approximately 300 National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) members marched in downtown Harare on September 25, seeking to deliver a petition calling for a new constitution to Parliament. The police were initially caught unaware due to the high level of secrecy surrounding the planning. H [...] | 2006-09-26 14:17:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI |
06HARARE1192 | VOP UPDATE: COURT DROPS CHARGES [...] (SBU) At the latest installment of the trial of the Voice of the People (VOP) trustees for illegally broadcasting (Reftel for background) on September 25, Magistrate William Bhila removed the accused from further remand, a move that essentially drops the charges against the seven defendants. [...] | 2006-09-27 08:09:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI |
06HARARE1216 | COMMISSION HIGHLIGHTS CIO INVOLVEMENT IN STEVENSON [...] (C) The commission of inquiry report on the Trudy Stevenson attack concludes that the GOZ's Central Intelligence Organization (CIO) security apparatus was most likely responsible for the assault. The report notes that the MDC's internal failings and divisions have made both its pro- and anti [...] | 2006-10-03 12:44:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI |
06HARARE1220 | TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-04 06:31:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX |
06HARARE1235 | ZANU-PF WINS BY-ELECTIONS AMID LOW TURNOUT, [...] (C) As expected, ruling party candidates held on to two rural parliamentary seats, in Chikomba and Rushinga, in October 7 by-elections. The elections were peaceful but were marred by low voter turnout. Elections for rural district councils in the two constituencies were also held, with the [...] | 2006-10-10 13:46:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE124 | GOZ CASTS MDC'S ZAMBIA EXCURSION AS USG PLOTTING [...] (C) Following Zambia's expulsion of a delegation of senior MDC officials on February 2 (refs A, B),Zimbabwe's state media has alleged that the U.S. Embassy had arranged a meeting in Zambia between the delegation and "officials from US-funded Freedom House". The articles appear to be part of [...] | 2006-02-06 13:53:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO ASEC PHUM PGOV ZI MDC |
06HARARE1242 | ZIMBABWE NOT COMPLIANT WITH AGOA ELIGIBILITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 10:15:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | AGOA ASEC ECON ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM ZI |
06HARARE1247 | PARLIAMENTARY WOMEN'S CAUCUS GAINING GREATER VOICE [...] (U) Zimbabwe,s Parliamentary Women,s Caucus on October 6 met with civil society and donor representatives to call for greater cooperation across party lines on gender issues. Participants at the meeting said that the Caucus, which is lead by ZANU-PF MP Flora Bhuka and MDC MP Thokozani Khupe, [...] | 2006-10-16 09:44:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KWMN PGOV PHUM ZI |
06HARARE125 | ZANU-PF SENATOR/FINANCIER PURSUES ENHANCED [...] (C) Aguy Georgias, a recently appointed ZANU-PF aligned Senator and CEO of Trinity Engineering, on January 31 sought Embassy participation in an informal dialogue he hoped to set up with a to-be-named interlocutor selected by President Mugabe. He asserted that in Zimbabwe's dysfunctional pol [...] | 2006-02-06 13:53:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ZI ZANU PF |
06HARARE1256 | TANZANIAN PRESIDENT EXPRESSES INTEREST IN MEETING [...] (C) Summary. Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) director Reginald Matchaba-Hove told polchief that while in New York last month he met Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete and that Kikwete had expressed interest in the current situation in Zimbabwe and had said he was committed to a regi [...] | 2006-10-17 14:49:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI TZ |
06HARARE1262 | MDC SUSPENDS TROUBLESOME MP [...] (U) The anti-Senate faction of the MDC on October 15 suspended Tafara-Mabvuku MP Timothy Mubawu from his official party positions due to his connection to the attack on pro-Senate MDC MP Trudy Stevenson (ref B) and his sexist remarks in Parliament (ref A). MDC Secretary General Tendai Biti o [...] | 2006-10-18 12:59:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE127 | IMF TEAM LOSES CONFIDENCE IN ANY TURNAROUND [...] (C) IMF Mission Chief Sharmini Coorey told the Ambassador on February 2 she had been struck by Zimbabweans' growing despair since her last trip and had no confidence the GOZ could turn Zimbabwe's economy around. Faced with exploding expenditures and hyperinflation, the authorities had neither [...] | 2006-02-07 11:18:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI |
06HARARE128 | ZIMBABWE ESF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT [...] Summary. Embassy Harare submits the following International Organization for Migration (IOM) proposal for funding consideration from FY2006 ESF appropriations. The proposal is for assistance to IOM's activities in Zimbabwe as part of the Southern African Counter-Trafficking Assistance Progra [...] | 2006-02-07 14:14:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG ZI KWMN KCRM |
06HARARE1280 | LOOK EAST "SUCCESSES" FALL FLAT [...] (C) In the GOZ's most recent flirtation with countries to its east, state-controlled media on October 10 reported that a Russian delegation had signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with the GOZ totaling US$300 million. South African journalists checking into the contracts, however, coul [...] | 2006-10-24 14:57:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1283 | UPCOMING RURAL ELECTIONS LIKELY TO DEMONSTRATE [...] (SBU) Rural district council elections to be held on October 28 are expected to reinforce the ruling party's hold over the rural areas. ZANU-PF has already secured a third of the 1,328 council seats after several hundred would-be opposition candidates were barred from nomination. The anti-S [...] | 2006-10-25 09:52:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC ZI |
06HARARE1294 | LOW VOTER TURNOUT LEADS TO BIG ZANU-PF WIN [...] (SBU) Preliminary results reported in the government-controlled press today are calling Saturday's rural district council elections a ZANU-PF victory. Official results are expected by Tuesday, October 31. The key feature of the elections was very low voter turnout. Initial reports from elec [...] | 2006-10-30 15:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC ZI |
06HARARE1299 | CHURCH LEADERS "NATIONAL VISION" REJECTED BY [...] (C) Summary. A group of religious leaders presented President Mugabe October 27 with a so-called "national vision" document they said is intended as a road map for dialogue leading to a resolution of Zimbabwe,s problems. While stating that the document could lead to consensus among Zimbabwea [...] | 2006-10-31 14:43:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM ZI |
06HARARE1307 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ZANU-PF'S MAKONI [...] (C) In an October 26 meeting, ZANU-PF Politburo member Simba Makoni told the Ambassador the ruling party government is gridlocked and adrift. Makoni professed ignorance of the details of the succession battle, in which he has been increasingly mentioned as a contender, but noted Mugabe may c [...] | 2006-11-01 15:23:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR EFIN ZI |
06HARARE1308 | MDC MP CLIAMS MILITARY PRESSURE ON MUGABE [...] (C) Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) MP Giles Mutsekwa told polchief in meetings in Mutare and Harare October 19 and 27 respectively that Zimbabwean defense forces commander C.G. Chiwenga and other high-ranking officers had met with Mugabe in September and asked him to step aside. Mugabe [...] | 2006-11-01 15:32:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI |
06HARARE1309 | MDC MP CLAIMS MILITARY PRESSURE ON MUGABE [...] (C) Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) MP Giles Mutsekwa told polchief in meetings in Mutare and Harare October 19 and 27 respectively that Zimbabwean defense forces commander C.G. Chiwenga and other high-ranking officers had met with Mugabe in September and asked him to step aside. Mugabe [...] | 2006-11-01 15:38:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ZI |
06HARARE1317 | BFIF FUNDING CATALYZES PRIVATE SECTOR DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) On October 5, the newly-energized American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ),generously supported by the Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF),held a high-profile day-long economic forum under the theme "Just Business" to identify and deliberate over the key economic [...] | 2006-11-03 08:34:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV ZI |
06HARARE1322 | KEY ZANU-PF MP ENCOURAGES USG SUPPORT FOR REFORM [...] (C) U.S. Economics Professor Craig Richardson, who was in Harare to speak at the October 5 American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ) forum (reftel),along with econoff, met October 4 with Walter Mzembi, the outspoken ZANU-PF Chairman of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, La [...] | 2006-11-06 15:01:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | CH EAGR ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
06HARARE1341 | TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER [...] (C) The following individuals will serve as post's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officers (TFCOs): (a) Contact information for post's Senior TFCO: Name: Qnces Chisholm Title: Deputy, Political-Economic Section Phone: 263-04-250-593 ext. 206 Email (Class system): ChisholmF@state.sgov.gov [...] | 2006-11-09 08:19:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN ZI |
06HARARE1349 | DISCORD IN THE MILITARY [...] (C) MDC shadow minister for defense Giles Mutsekwa told Ambassador November 8 that according to his sources morale has plummeted at all levels of the military. The military does not yet view the MDC as a solution to the country's problems and may consider a coup, which would not be in the be [...] | 2006-11-09 14:24:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | MOPS PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1356 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON TANCHON COMMERCIAL [...] (S) Ambassador Dell delivered demarche (reftel) to Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono November 13 on the alleged request by Tanchon Commercial Bank to open an account with Harare,s Merchant Bank of Central Africa. Gono promised full cooperation. He called in the RBZ Director of the [...] | 2006-11-15 05:38:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | EFIN KN KNNP PARM PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE136 | URBAN LAND SEIZED IN LATEST AFFRONT TO PRIVATE [...] (C) The GOZ in mid-December 2005 seized Gletwyn property, an urban-zoned development area within Harare,s city limits, marking the GOZ's first formal taking of urban land apart from legal eminent domain proceedings. The Police Housing Cooperative and Divine Homes, a housing development compan [...] | 2006-02-08 15:01:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE1360 | ZANU-PF WINS RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTIONS -- [...] (U) In an election characterized by extremely low turnout, the ruling party won the vast majority of the 1,326 Rural District Council (RDC) seats. The MDC managed victories, however, in a number of areas, including a few previously considered impenetrable. ZANU-PF relied heavily on pressure [...] | 2006-11-15 14:36:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC ZI |
06HARARE1361 | CENTRAL BANKER GONO,S "MOST DIFFICULT YEAR" - IT'S [...] (C) In a November 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono described 2006 as his most difficult year in office. He professed embarrassment at Zimbabwe's outcast status within SADC and depicted himself as personally under siege for the country's myria [...] | 2006-11-15 16:19:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI |
06HARARE1365 | TANCHON COMMERCIAL BANK DEMARCHE RESPONSE: [...] (S) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono conveyed to the Ambassador in a letter dated November 14 the outcome of the RBZ's investigation into the alleged request from North Korea's Tanchon Commercial Bank to open an account in Zimbabwe (reftel). RBZ Senior Division Chief ) Financial I [...] | 2006-11-16 13:32:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | EFIN KN KNNP PARM PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1375 | ZANU-PF INSIDER ON MUGABE'S PLANS [...] (C) ZANU-PF insider Eddie Zvogbo, Jr. told the Ambassador November 14 that President Mugabe has talked about resigning but is concerned that he may be prosecuted by his successors. Zvobgo said if Mugabe clings to power too long a crisis could develop as the economy continues to deteriorate. [...] | 2006-11-17 17:22:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1376 | ARCHBISHOP PIUS NUBE ON THE STATE OF ZIMBABWE [...] (C) A despondent Archbishop Pius Ncube told polchief and visiting deskofficer November 16 at Catholic Church offices in Bulawayo that most Zimbabweans average have "given up" any hope for change. Mugabe and ZANU-PF are interested only in clinging to power and will rig elections. The MDC is w [...] | 2006-11-17 17:22:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE1377 | CHAMBER OF MINES PRESIDENT ON INDIGENIZATION, GOLD [...] (C) In a November 2 meeting with emboffs, Chamber of Mines President David Murangari reported that the GOZ had given up its plans for a 51 percent takeover by indigenous companies of foreign-owned mines and was searching for a face-saving way to back down from earlier announcements. In the me [...] | 2006-11-17 17:23:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ECON PGOV ZI |
06HARARE1378 | NO INDICATION OF DOLLARIZATION AS FOREX SCARCITY [...] (SBU) Despite Zimbabwe's hyperinflation and the concomitant depreciation of the Zimbabwe dollar, there is no indication of a trend toward either de facto or formal "dollarization" of the Zimbabwean economy. According to local experts, the biggest obstacle to hard currency transactions is an a [...] | 2006-11-17 17:23:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
06HARARE1396 | MUCH BALLYHOOED 99-YEAR LEASES DISAPPOINT ALL ROUND [...] (SBU) The terms of the few dozen much ballyhooed 99-year leases issued on November 9 by President Mugabe left many questions unaddressed. Bankers say they do not appear to meet collateral requirements for lending into the sector. Security of tenure under the leases is tenuous, as the GOZ ret [...] | 2006-11-22 13:04:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI |
06HARARE1398 | MDC REUNIFICATION: THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) A little more than a year after its acrimonious split in October 2005, the MDC may be heading for reunification. Despite financial and organizational challenges, the opposition made inroads into ruling party strongholds in recent local elections reinforcing with leaders in both factions th [...] | 2006-11-24 09:05:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1413 | ZANU-PF POLITBURO MEMBER OFFERS SUCCESSION INSIGHTS [...] (C) ZANU-PF Secretary for Information and Publicity Nathan Shamuyarira told the Ambassador on November 28 that the forthcoming ruling party conference was unlikely to finalize the succession issue. The party would instead settle the issue in 2007. He opined that the presidential and parliam [...] | 2006-11-29 12:59:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1421 | ZIMBABWE: RESPONSE TO SECRETARY'S INITIATIVE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-30 11:20:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINT EAID PHUM |
06HARARE1429 | COLTART DISCUSSES OPPOSITION STRATEGY AMIDST [...] (C) Pro-Senate MDC MP David Coltart on November 29 told the Ambassador that ZANU-PF parliamentarians were in a state of panic as public corruption allegations had become weapons in the ongoing succession battle. The MP agreed with the Ambassador that the GOZ had been weakened as a result of t [...] | 2006-12-01 07:49:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1433 | WOMEN'S RIGHTS MARCHERS ARRESTED, ASSAULTED [...] (SBU) Police in Bulawayo brutally suppressed a demonstration of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) on Wednesday, November 29 as the women's rights group launched their "People's Charter," a demand for social justice and affordable basic services. According to WOZA, more than 70 women were arreste [...] | 2006-12-01 10:29:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC ZI |
06HARARE1453 | ZIMBABWE'S 2007 BUDGET RELEASE - NO SOUND AND FURY [...] (SBU) Finance Minister Murerwa conceded Zimbabwe's dismal 2006 economic performance in presenting his 2007 Budget to Parliament. He painted a grim picture of the state of the economy across nearly all sectors and indicators. Nevertheless, he premised the 2007 Budget on optimistic projections [...] | 2006-12-08 08:55:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
06HARARE1454 | TERRORIST LISTS [...] (SBU) To our knowledge the Government of Zimbabwe does not/not maintain a list of terrorist organizations. SCHULTZ [...] | 2006-12-08 08:55:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KVPR PREL PTER |
06HARARE1465 | ZANU-PF CONFERENCE POISED TO PROLONG MUGABE'S TERM [...] (C) The struggle to succeed Robert Mugabe has taken a twist in the run-up to the annual ZANU-PF conference slated for December 14-17. Although Mugabe in on record promising to step down in 2008, when the next presidential elections are scheduled, the conference appears likely to call for ext [...] | 2006-12-12 14:06:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1472 | PAT2007FEB: ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-15 10:25:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR OTRA ZI |
06HARARE1475 | UPDATE FOR WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT - [...] (U) In 2006, Zimbabwe endured the seventh straight year of economic contraction. According to NGOs and labor groups, the incidence of child labor has continued to increase as a result of declining economic and social conditions, which have made children more susceptible to the exploitative fo [...] | 2006-12-18 12:55:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB ZI |
06HARARE1481 | ZIMBABWE 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) The Government of Zimbabwe's mis-governance has severely crippled the local economy, making it unlikely to attract or absorb significant foreign direct investment in 2007. Investment prospects are bound to remain dismal due to the country's unstable economic and political environment. G [...] | 2006-12-19 13:00:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV |
06HARARE1482 | IMF TEAM LEADER DECLARES ECONOMY DIRE; GONO [...] (C) IMF Article IV Mission Chief Sharmini Coorey on December 15 told the Charge that Zimbabwe's economic situation was "dire." GDP would likely contract by about 5 percent, the primary budget deficiQwas 25.7 percent (83 percent with interest payments included),and inflation was close to 2,0 [...] | 2006-12-19 13:00:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ZI |
06HARARE1490 | UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (C) Summary. Recent developments in the GOZ's efforts to combat trafficking are encouraging, but we remain guarded that they have the political will and resources to follow through on stated plans. Since April, the government has established an inter-ministerial taskforce, a woman was sentenc [...] | 2006-12-20 12:20:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID |
06HARARE1491 | UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (C) Summary. Recent developments in the GOZ's efforts to combat trafficking are encouraging, but we remain guarded that they have the political will and resources to follow through on stated plans. Since April, the government has established an inter-ministerial taskforce, a woman was sentenc [...] | 2006-12-20 14:56:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID ZI |
06HARARE1492 | NEW LAND SEIZURE LAW; DUTCH FARMERS CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) An Act requiring most farmers whose land was compulsorily acquired by the GOZ to cease farming and vacate their homes during the present summer growing season passes into law on December 20. Over 700 farmers could face eviction if the Act is implemented. In the meantime, an internation [...] | 2006-12-21 06:36:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAGR ZI |
06HARARE1493 | CONFERENCE PAVES WAY FOR EXTENDING MUGABE'S TERM, [...] (C) In a well-scripted development, the December 14-17 ZANU-PF conference adopted a resolution recommending that the ruling party unify the presidential and parliamentary elections in 2010. The recommendation, which will require amending the constitution in Parliament, must first be approved [...] | 2006-12-21 07:15:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1499 | ZIMBABWE: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel request to update information for the 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism. ------------------ GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. (SBU) Zimbabwe does not fit the criteria stipulated in paragraph 10 (a) and (b) of reftel instructions. Despite our str [...] | 2006-12-28 06:11:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE1500 | UPDATE ON EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Retransmission of Harare 1490 with correct subject line. (C) Summary. Recent developments in the GOZ's efforts to combat trafficking are encouraging, but we remain guarded that they have the political will and resources to follow through on stated plans. Since April, the government has esta [...] | 2006-12-28 07:00:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ELAB USAID ZI |
06HARARE158 | ZIMBABWE RAW SUGAR TARIFF RATE QUOTA UPDATE [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Zimbabwe Sugar Sales (ZSS),Zimbabwe,s designated sugar certifying authority, on January 30, 2006. ZSS informed EconOff that it plans to use its current quota and could supply up to 17,000 additional metric tons of raw sugar if there is an increase in [...] | 2006-02-13 12:52:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON ZI |
06HARARE159 | MDC MP COLTART: GOZ WEAKENING [...] (C) In a meeting on February 8 with the Ambassador, MDC MP for Bulawayo South David Coltart said the GOZ was beginning to show signs of crumbling under the strain of economic deterioration. The inner circle of the regime was getting rich but patronage was no longer reaching second tier membe [...] | 2006-02-13 13:25:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI MDC |
06HARARE160 | MP ON "PRO-SENATE" FACTION ACTIVITIES, PLANS [...] (C) MDC pro-senate faction MP Priscilla Misihairabwa-Mushonga told poloff February 2 that little progress had been made in resolving the dispute that had split the MDC, though the tone was improving. She said the biggest challenge facing her faction was selecting a national leader. She repo [...] | 2006-02-14 05:01:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PHUM ZI |
06HARARE165 | STATUS OF PLANNING FOR ANNAN VISIT TO ZIMBABWE [...] (C) During a February 10 meeting, UNDP Resident Representative Agostinho Zacarias told the Ambassador that the UN Secretariat was still actively working on plans for a visit to Zimbabwe by SYG Annan. According to Zacarias, the issue had been raised during a one-on-one session between Presid [...] | 2006-02-14 10:29:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ZI |
06HARARE177 | WHERE'S THE LOVE? - VALENTINE'S DAY ARRESTS [...] (U) On February 14, approximately 300 members of women's activist group Women of Zimbabwe Arise! (WOZA) marched in Harare, demanding affordable food and social justice. Police arrested around 250 of the women along with their lawyer, Tafadzwa Mugabe of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights. The p [...] | 2006-02-16 05:45:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI |
06HARARE178 | GONO ON POLICY FRUSTRATIONS, SUCCESSION TENSIONS, [...] (S) In a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono bemoaned the GOZ's unwillingness to address deepening corruption, fiscal indiscipline and parastatal inefficiencies. Depicting himself as under seige politically, he said the leadership had talked him into wi [...] | 2006-02-16 05:45:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ZI |
06HARARE179 | SANCTIONS INFORMATION FOR BUSINESS COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy has received numerous inquiries from American companies about the USG's targeted sanctions policy in Zimbabwe and its implication for their operations here. To be responsive to our business community, pre-empt additional i [...] | 2006-02-16 07:21:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD ASEC ZI |
06HARARE180 | BELEAGUERED BUSINESS LEADERS SAY POLICY CHANGES [...] (C) At an economic roundtable hosted by the Ambassador on February 8, five leading businessmen had little doubt about the inevitability of a GOZ shift to market-driven policies but differed on its likely timing. They agreed that the speed of economic deterioration was accelerating, the econom [...] | 2006-02-16 14:44:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV EINV ETRD ZI |
06HARARE183 | INFLATION SOARING EVER HIGHER [...] (SBU) The GOZ's Central Statistical Office (CSO) reported February 13 that the annualized rate of inflation reached 613 percent in January, up from 585 percent in December (ref D). Food and non-alcoholic beverages, which make up nearly one third of the consumer price index basket, posted an an [...] | 2006-02-17 05:40:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV ZI |
06HARARE185 | SUPREME COURT REJECTS TSVANGIRAI ELECTION CHALLENGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court on February 12 rejected MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai's application to have it take over his 2002 presidential election challenge from the High Court, where it has languished for years. Strapped for resources, the MDC will likely scale back its strategy of ch [...] | 2006-02-17 09:47:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC |
06HARARE186 | LAURIE ON POLITBURO SHIFT ON WEST [...] (C) John Laurie, a former leading post-independence businessman and parliamentarian who maintains regular contact with a Politburo member and has a personal relationship with Mugabe, relayed to econoff on Feburary 8 that the Politburo recognized the accelerating pace of economic deterioration [...] | 2006-02-17 10:21:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ZI |
06HARARE187 | PARLIAMENT RESUMES, BUT FOR HOW LONG? [...] (C) Zimbabwe,s Parliament resumed on February 7, marking the first sitting of the Senate since that body was abolished in 1990. However, the legislative agenda is very thin and MPs could be sent home any day. Although two bills were introduced into the Senate, the supposedly august house rec [...] | 2006-02-21 04:20:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE191 | AMBASSADOR OBSERVES FOOD [...] The Ambassador recently visited a WFP food distribution in rural Zimbabwe. He witnessed the labor-intensive and complicated nature of the distribution process. Community members were involved in almost all aspects of the process, helping to make it transparent, fair, and apolitical. --- [...] | 2006-02-21 13:32:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL US ZI |
06HARARE200 | MUGABE AT 82 - RIGID, DEFIANT, ISOLATED [...] (SBU) In a taped, edited 90-minute state media interview televised locally on Febuary 19, Robert Mugabe sounded familiar anti-western themes and evidenced little inclination to countenance economic or political reforms on the eve of his 82nd birthday. He was familiarly cagey about the process [...] | 2006-02-22 12:20:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR KPAO ZI |
06HARARE210 | ZIMBABWE SHAKEN BUT NOT STIRRED IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) According to the United States Geological Survey, an earthquake registering 7.5 on the Richter Scale hit 140 miles southwest of Beira, Mozambique at 12:19 AM Central Africa Time (CAT) on 23 February 2006. The epicenter was at Espungabera, a small town right on Zimbabwe's eastern border wi [...] | 2006-02-23 09:57:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TPHY PREL ASEC CASC ZI |
06HARARE215 | FORMER STUDENT LEADER EMERGES AS PRO-SENATE [...] (C) On February 19, former student leader Arthur Mutambara, who now resides in South Africa, announced his decision to run for president of the pro-senate faction of the MDC. A number of pro-senate MDC MPs expressed strong support for Mutambara and said he would breathe new life into the part [...] | 2006-02-23 13:42:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC |
06HARARE227 | STUDENTS PROTEST IN RESPONSE TO COLLEGE TUITION [...] (C) Massive tuition increases at state colleges have triggered student unrest as the academic year resumes this month. The GOZ announced in early February that tuition for the coming year would jump from between Z$6 and Z$9 million to between Z$30 and Z$45 million. Upset that scholarships w [...] | 2006-02-24 09:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM SOCI PREL ZI |
06HARARE232 | OPPOSING DEEPER IMF ENGAGEMENT WITH ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) By paying off its arrears to the IMF General Resources Account (GRA),the GOZ has met only one of two conditions for IMF re-engagement. The GOZ has failed persistently to implement - or even articulate - a comprehensive policy reform package to turn around the economy since falling subj [...] | 2006-02-28 09:44:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
06HARARE252 | ZIMBABWE ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Zimbabwe is a country of origin and transit for trafficked persons. This year there were also two cases of girls trafficked to Zimbabwe from South Africa. Most of the information about the scope of trafficking remains anecdotal, however, the government and the police investigate and tra [...] | 2006-03-02 09:53:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB ZI KWMN KFRD |
06HARARE263 | MUTAMBARA ELECTED PRO-SENATE FACTION LEADER, [...] (C) Arthur Mutambara was elected President of the Pro-Senate faction of the MDC during its Congress on February 25. In his speech accepting the post, Mutambara praised Morgan Tsvangirai as a Zimbabwean hero but chastised him for becoming a "little Mugabe." Speaking primarily to a domestic [...] | 2006-03-02 16:50:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE266 | ZVOBGO ON ZANU-PF, CHANGE [...] (C) Eddie Zvobgo, Jr., the popular son of Robert Mugabe's late principal intra-party rival of the last ten years, told the Ambassador on March 1 that the ZANU-PF faithful all recognized the need for substantive change, including realignment to the West. Nonetheless, change probably would wai [...] | 2006-03-02 18:05:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM ZI |
06HARARE279 | ZIMBABWE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) The Government of Zimbabwe,s misgovernance has severely crippled the local economy, making it unlikely to attract or absorb significant foreign direct investment in 2006. Investment prospects in Zimbabwe are bound to remain dismal due to the country,s unstable economic and political env [...] | 2006-03-07 14:18:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV |
06HARARE281 | AGRICULTURE EXPERTS PRESENT SOBERING VIEW OF THE [...] (SBU) At an agriculture sector roundtable on February 24, local experts provided a sobering overview of the sector to visiting USDA crop analyst Dr. Curt Reynolds. Reynolds said that he expected an increase in maize production over 2005. A Commercial Farmers, Union representative declined to [...] | 2006-03-07 16:42:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI |
06HARARE298 | GOZ EYING CONTROL OF MINING SECTOR [...] (C) Minister of Mines Amos Midzi announced on March 3 that Cabinet had approved in principle amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act that would force foreign-owned mining companies to hand over 51 percent of their shares to the GOZ. The GOZ is preparing to present the legislation to Parliamen [...] | 2006-03-08 17:29:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EMIN ECON EFIN PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE300 | GOZ EYING CONTROL OF MINING SECTOR [...] (C) Minister of Mines Amos Midzi announced on March 3 that Cabinet had approved in principle amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act that would force foreign-owned mining companies to hand over 51 percent of their shares to the GOZ. The GOZ is preparing to present the legislation to Parliamen [...] | 2006-03-09 10:13:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE303 | MORE ARRESTS, SUPPOSED MDC LINKS IN ARMS SEIZURE [...] (U) The GOZ-controlled Herald newspaper on March 9 reported that ten more suspects had been arrested in connection with the March 7 discovery of arms in Mutare (reftel). The article did not identify all of those reportedly in custody but claimed that a number of MDC officials had been arrest [...] | 2006-03-09 16:16:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE308 | EDUCATION BILL PASSES AS SCHOOLS CRY FOUL [...] (C) The widely unpopular Education Bill passed Parliament on February 28, enhancing GOZ powers to interfere with the operations of private schools. In consultation with school groups, the GOZ amended many of the more objectionable provisions. However, according to Jameson Timba, the chairma [...] | 2006-03-10 12:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE309 | GOZ BLAMES U.S., U.K., "RULE CHANGE" FOR IMF VOTE [...] (U) The state-controlled Herald Newspaper on March 10, under a headline "US, UK block IMF funds", claimed that the United States and the U.K. improperly engineered the IMF's March 8 decision to deny Zimbabwe technical assistance and restoration of its voting rights. The article claimed that [...] | 2006-03-10 12:43:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN KPAO PGOV ZI |
06HARARE310 | ZIMBABWE - INPUT FOR 2006 REPORT ON AGOA [...] Zimbabwe continues to fall short of AGOA,s qualifying criteria. Post,s input for the annual AGOA report (reftel) follows: ------- Economy ------- 2. The government has an interventionist approach to the economy and Zimbabwe is generally unwelcoming to foreign investment. Private sec [...] | 2006-03-10 12:44:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM ZI |
06HARARE317 | ARMS CACHE SUSPECTS CHARGED, LINKED TO [...] (SBU) The GOZ on March 11 charged eight suspects connected to last week,s arms seizure in Mutare (reftel). The eight were charged under Public Order and Security Act (POSA) prohibitions against processing weapons to commit banditry, sabotage, or terrorism. Appearing in a Mutare court to be c [...] | 2006-03-14 16:53:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE319 | JUDGE FREES SEVEN ARMS CACHE DEFENDANTS [...] (C) Ruling that police had acted improperly, High Court Judge Charles Hungwe on March 14 withdrew charges against all suspects linked to the arms cache discovered in Mutare last week, except for Michael Peter Hitschmann (reftel). The seven were released the morning of March 15. Zimbabwe Lawy [...] | 2006-03-15 16:48:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE321 | CIVIL SOCIETY LEADER DISSES MDC FACTIONS AND [...] (C) The chairman of the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA),Lovemore Madhuku, told poloffs March 13 that the opposition MDC was failing to exploit Zimbabweans' deepening economic frustration and that civil society would take the lead if necessary. Madhuku said ZANU-PF was doing a better j [...] | 2006-03-15 17:00:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE342 | SUBJECT: ENGAGING ZIMBABWE: LOCAL DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) The GOZ,s latest charm offensive combined with the country's continuing downward spiral has resulted in another bout of diplomatic soul-searching in Harare. The international community here has been debating whether to engage the GOZ and if so what the message should be. Heads of OECD Mi [...] | 2006-03-17 11:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID ZI |
06HARARE349 | MUGABE SIGNALS "FLEXIBILITY" ON MINING LAW [...] (C) Zimplats CEO Craig Sebborn told econoff March 16 that he and the visiting Implats CEO had made their case the day before directly to President Mugabe that the proposed changes to the Mines and Mineral Act (reftel) amounted to nationalization of the industry and would harm the sector's deve [...] | 2006-03-20 16:46:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EMIN PGOV ZI |
06HARARE355 | CONGRESS REAFFIRMS TSVANGIRAI'S GRASSROOTS [...] (C) Despite GOZ pressure, an estimated 15,000 enthusiastic delegates, many of whom traveled at their own expense, attended the MDC anti-Senate faction's Congress on March 17-19 and reaffirmed their support for Morgan Tsvangirai, who was unanimously reelected president. MPs SIPDIS Thokozan [...] | 2006-03-21 16:49:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE372 | MOYO ON POLITICAL LANDSCAPE, AVENUES FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Independent MP Jonathan Moyo told poloff March 22 that the growing proximity of Mugabe's departure and economic collapse were increasing a national impetus for political change. In this uncertain environment, securocrats were the only ones focusing on policy and stability, and they were [...] | 2006-03-24 12:44:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE374 | IOM CHIEF ON LACK OF GOZ COOPERATION, FUNDING WOES [...] (C) On March 22, Mohammed Abdiker, Chief of Mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Harare, told the Ambassador that the GOZ continued to hinder efforts to assist internally displaced persons (IDPs),many of whom were living in dire conditions. IOM nonetheless was bui [...] | 2006-03-27 15:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM PREL KWMN ZI |
06HARARE376 | ZLHR DIRECTOR ON ANTI-REGIME ACTIONS AT HOME AND [...] (C) Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) Director Arnold Tsunga on March 23 told the Ambassador that he enjoyed surprisingly good relations with many GOZ authorities, who he said were increasingly ambialent about GOZ repression. He said that despite GOZ harassment, ZLHR continued its act [...] | 2006-03-27 17:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID PGOV ASEC PREL ZI |
06HARARE383 | MFA OFFICIAL CRITICIZES GOZ FOR STATE OF U.S. [...] (C) In a March 27 courtesy call on the Ambassador, the outgoing MFA Head of Protocol and new DCM at the Zimbabwean Embassy in Washington, Gideon Gapare, told the Ambassador that the GOZ wanted dialogue with the U.S. The Ambassador responded that the U.S. was also open to dialogue but that the [...] | 2006-03-28 13:48:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZI |
06HARARE384 | MUTAMBARA OUTLINES STRATEGY ON MDC SPLIT. [...] (C) Arthur Mutambara, the recently elected president of the pro-Senate faction of the MDC, told the Ambassador on March 27 that he favored reunification but stressed that what separated his faction from that of Morgan Tsvangirai was values, especially democracy and the use of violence. Mutamba [...] | 2006-03-28 15:36:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE413 | BANK CEO ON FOREX RATE MOVEMENTS [...] (SBU) CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Washington Matsaira told the Ambassador on April 3 that a combination of attractive interest rates on GOZ Treasury bills and increased availability of fuel had contributed to a cooling of the parallel foreign exchange market over the past month. The parall [...] | 2006-04-07 13:22:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI |
06HARARE42 | MUGABE CONFIDANT FLOATS TRIAL BALLOON [...] (C) In a January 10 meeting with Ambassador, Father Fidelis Mukonori, Zimbabwe's senior Jesuit and a confidant of Robert Mugabe, recommended western re-engagement, including a secure "way out" for Mugabe. The Ambassador responded he would be open to discussing with GOZ leaders the post-Mugabe [...] | 2006-01-12 15:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID PHUM ZI |
06HARARE424 | REENERGIZED ANTI-SENATE MDC WING PLANS INCREASED [...] (C) In a series of separate meetings with the Ambassador, leaders of the anti-Senate faction of the MDC depicted an opposition party that was reenergized by a successful Congress and prepared to confront the regime with greater energy and focus. Morgan Tsvangirai said he would conduct nation [...] | 2006-04-11 11:28:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE43 | ZIMBABWE AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Contrary to earlier indications (Ref B),the GOZ has not yet lifted its general ban on the export of poultry and poultry products following the discovery of type H5N2 avian influenza (AI) in Zimbabwe late last year. The GOZ is investigating the phyto-sanitary capabilities of ex [...] | 2006-01-13 05:23:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV ECON ETRD EAGR EAID PREL ZI |
06HARARE434 | NEW LEGISLATION WOULD TIGHTEN GOZ'S GRIP [...] (C) The GOZ in recent weeks has put forward several bills to Parliament, many of which would bolster the state's security apparatus. The Suppression of Foreign and International Terrorism Bill would update Zimbabwe's counterterrorism laws, and the Interception of Communications Bill would al [...] | 2006-04-13 14:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PINR EAGR TBIO PGOV ECPS PHUM PREL |
06HARARE46 | INFLATION ENDS 2005 ON A HIGH, POISED FOR INCREASE [...] (S/NF) Summary: The GOZ,s Central Statistical Office (CSO) reported that the cost of living increased to 585.8 percent in December, up from the annualized November rate of 502 percent (ref A). A steep increase in the price of transportation services and food dominated the month-on-month ri [...] | 2006-01-13 09:26:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI |
06HARARE469 | AG EXECUTIVES GLOOMY ON ECONOMIC SITUATION, [...] (C) At an agriculture roundtable hosted by the Ambassador on April 12, five sector leaders lamented the GOZ's paralysis on economic policy and its continuing negative impact on agriculture. Expressing concerns over prospective chaos and even violence if the economy deteriorated further, some [...] | 2006-04-21 12:39:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV BEXP ECON PHUM SOCI ZI |
06HARARE49 | TSVANGIRAI ON MDC CONGRESS(ES),ACTION PLAN, [...] (C) Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador on January 13 that he was pleased with progress on his party's provincial congresses and ongoing reconstitution of the party leadership. He reported on preparations for the March 18-19 MDC national congress, which included meetings [...] | 2006-01-17 15:04:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE493 | GOZ UNVEILS YET ANOTHER VACUOUS RECOVERY PLAN [...] (C) Long on grand targets, undefined "quick-win strategies," and unrealistic time frames for recovery, Zimbabwe's latest economic recovery plan falls woefully short on substance. The four priority areas outlined in the National Economic Development Priority Programme (NEDPP) announced on Apri [...] | 2006-04-28 11:41:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI |
06HARARE532 | AU REQUESTS "PROVISIONAL MEASURES" FROM GOZ IN [...] (C) Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) Executive Director Arnold Tsunga conveyed to the Ambassador on May 5 a copy of a letter dated April 7, 2006, to President Mugabe from Ambassador Salamata Sawadogo, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' rights (ACPHR) (full text [...] | 2006-05-09 14:15:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE533 | DEMONSTRATORS TAP SCHOOL FEE RESENTMENT [...] (U) Police arrested 185 demonstrators who had been protesting school fees at a Women of Zimbabwe Arise! (WOZA) demonstration in Bulawayo on May 4; all were released as of May 8. A brief WOZA demonstration in Harare May 8 attracted 80-100 participants. None of the participants were arrested [...] | 2006-05-09 15:34:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE553 | ZIMBABWEANS ON THE EDGE OF A BREAKDOWN: THE VIEW [...] (C) During a May 2-3 visit to Bulawayo, Ambassador Dell met with both factions of the MDC, an activist organization, and a local economist. MDC anti-Senate faction Vice-President Thokozani Khupe argued that Zimbambweans were ready for mass peaceful action but needed to see the opposition taki [...] | 2006-05-11 18:06:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE560 | ZIMPLATS NEARS DEAL TO RELEASE PLATINUM CLAIMS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-12 12:45:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EMIN PGOV ZI |
06HARARE563 | ZIMPLATS NEARS DEAL TO RELEASE PLATINUM CLAIMS TO [...] (C) Zimplats CEO Greg Sebborn told econoff on May 2 that the company had agreed in principle to release undeveloped platinum claims to the GOZ. In a 4-way deal that could be close to conclusion, the claims would go to the Russian mining firm Norilsk, the GOR would provide Air Zimbabwe with Il [...] | 2006-05-12 12:47:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EMIN PGOV ZI |
06HARARE583 | "OPERATION ROUND-UP" SO FAR LARGELY ILLUSORY [...] (U) The GOZ-controlled Herald daily reported in a front-page story on May 15 that Harare police last week had picked up 10,000 "squatters, vagrants and street youths" for relocation to rural areas after "screening." According to the article, the exercise was part of "Operation Round-Up", an [...] | 2006-05-17 16:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ZI |
06HARARE586 | IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED AT REFUGEE CAMP [...] (C) During poloff's May 10 visit to the remote Tongogara Refugee Camp, home to approximately 2,300 of the 12,300 refugees Zimbabwe hosts, UNHCR officials lamented budget challenges to camp operations and outlined areas of need, such as water distribution and opportunities for self-sufficiency. [...] | 2006-05-18 14:02:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF EAID ZI |
06HARARE59 | HARARE BFIF PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] (U) Embassy Harare proposes to draw on the Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF)(reftel) to sponsor a business/economic policy forum on "A Foundation for Economic Turnaround: Private Sector Perspectives." 2. (SBU) With Zimbabwe's GDP having contracted by more than a third in jus [...] | 2006-01-20 04:46:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD ZI |
06HARARE610 | ANTI-SENATE MDC FACTION WINS PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) The anti-Senate MDC faction candidate, Emmanuel Chisvuure, successfully defended the Budiriro constituency in a by-election held on May 20. The seat was vacant as a result of the February death of MDC M.P. Gilbert Shoko. In a tally confirmed by an independent election observing body, Ch [...] | 2006-05-22 16:08:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL PGOV ZI |
06HARARE626 | ZCTU LABOR CONFERENCE LACKS SPARK [...] (SBU) At the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions' (ZCTU) Sixth General Conference in Harare May 19-20, the approximately 300 delegates in attendance reconfirmed most of the ZCTU leadership but took little concrete action to confront the GOZ over its disastrous policies. ZCTU Secretary General W [...] | 2006-05-24 16:50:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM ZI |
06HARARE629 | ZIMPLATS TURNS OVER 36 PERCENT OF ITS GROUND TO GOZ [...] (C) Zimplats CEO Greg Sebborn told econoff on May 24 that the company was signing an agreement that day to release 36 percent of its ground to a GOZ mining development parastatal. In return, it would receive a not yet quantified "empowerment credit" in connection with ongoing GOZ plans to ind [...] | 2006-05-26 10:07:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EMIN PGOV ZI |
06HARARE665 | ZLHR ON INTRA-AU FRICTION OVER HUMAN RIGHTS; [...] (C) Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) representatives on May 31 advised the CDA on efforts by the Council of Ministers of the African Union, at GOZ instigation, to thwart the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) through procedural improprieties and budget manipulatio [...] | 2006-06-05 17:11:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE666 | BENNETT'S LAWYER ON ASYLUM CASE [...] (C) Arnold Tsunga, the attorney for MDC Treasurer Roy Bennett, on May 31 told the CDA that Bennett had appealed the South African Department of Home Affairs' recent rejection of Bennett's asylum application. (Embassy has forwarded the original application and judgment to AF/S.) However, Tsun [...] | 2006-06-05 17:14:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE670 | ZVOBGO ON STASIS, PROSPECTS FOR CHANGE IN ZANU-PF [...] (C) ZANU-PF businessperson and provincial official Eddie Zvobgo told poloff June 1 that the ruling party would remain in disarray and paralyzed by succession tensions until Mugabe passed from the scene. However, he did not believe Mugabe intended to leave office any time soon. Moreover, neit [...] | 2006-06-07 14:15:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE683 | BITI ON MDC PLANS, INTER-PARTY ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) MDC anti-senate faction Secretary General Tendai Biti on June 7 told poloff that resource constraints would probably delay faction plans to get people on the streets. He reported that ZANU-PF's Mnangagwa and Mujuru factions each were making pitches to faction President Morgan Tsvangirai, w [...] | 2006-06-12 07:30:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC PREL ZI |
06HARARE696 | GOZ DIVIDING, CONQUERING PLATINUM INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Post's econoff and Johannesburg FSN resource specialist held meetings in Johannesburg on May 30 and June 2 with South African-based officials of the three platinum mining companies active in Zimbabwe. The meetings revealed that the sector is divided in how to respond to the GOZ's aggres [...] | 2006-06-13 07:49:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ECON EFIN EMIN PGOV ZI |
06HARARE698 | FLAGGING PRO-SENATE MDC FACTION WRITES OFF [...] (C) MDC pro-Senate faction leaders on June 6 outlined their plans for the immediate future to emboffs, especially including outreach to the Embassy and a possible trip to the United States by the faction's president. Pro-Senate faction Secretary General Welshman Ncube and deputy Secretary Gen [...] | 2006-06-13 11:26:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE7 | DESPITE GOZ RHETORIC, COOPERATION WITH UN ONGOING [...] (C) In the month since UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland visited Zimbabwe, the GOZ has continued its vitriolic attacks against the envoy and the UN, especially over the issue of shelter for the victims of Operation Murambatsvina. [...] | 2006-01-04 13:38:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE70 | ZIMBABWE 2005-2006 INSCR: PART II: FINANCIAL [...] (U) Zimbabwe faces a serious and growing problem with official corruption and many other common risk factors associated with money laundering. Zimbabwe has the legal framework in place to combat money laundering but the growing economic vulnerability of Zimbabwean officials and the decline of [...] | 2006-01-23 14:29:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR ZI |
06HARARE702 | TSVANGIRAI ON EUROPE TRIP, NEXT STEPS [...] (C) In a June 11 meeting with the Charge, MDC anti-senate faction President Morgan Tsvangirai said he made important progress in refurbishing the faction's relationships with donors and the diaspora during a European tour earlier in the month. The opposition leader reiterated the faction's co [...] | 2006-06-14 11:29:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EAID ZI |
06HARARE721 | MURAMBATSVINA ECHOES CONTINUING [...] (C) On June 15, officials from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that municipal police burned down the houses and possessions of approximately 100 families in the Harare suburb of Glen Norah early that day. City officials had served an eviction notice to the families [...] | 2006-06-15 15:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI |
06HARARE724 | US SUBSIDIARY CONFESSES SANCTIONS SINS [...] (C) The Managing Director of the Zimbabwe branch of Greif, an Ohio-based packaging company, told poloff on June 14 that his branch had been knowingly violating US financial sanctions for several years by providing services to Robert Mugabe and other specially designated nationals (SDNs). Tich [...] | 2006-06-15 17:32:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KFPC PREL ZI |
06HARARE725 | MADHUKU ON NCA PLANS, ATMOSPHERICS FOR CIVIL [...] (C) National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) Chairperson Lovemore Madhuku on June 14 told poloff that his organization would organize street demonstrations in the capital within three weeks, with or without collaboration from the opposition MDC and others in civil society. The NCA planned to e [...] | 2006-06-16 09:22:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE731 | GOZ POLICIES CRIPPLING BANKING SECTOR [...] (SBU) Stricter liquidity controls implemented in January by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) are sapping the banking sector of vital capital at the same time as the industry struggles to comply with higher capital requirements that take effect later this year. This impending crunch has fue [...] | 2006-06-19 15:32:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE74 | HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS LATEST GOZ TARGET [...] (C) The GOZ has stepped up its pressure against the prominent local NGO Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR). Police attempted to arrest the NGO,s Executive Director and reportedly are still searching for him and another lawyer involved with the independent radio station Voice of the Peop [...] | 2006-01-24 11:43:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE764 | FORMER ZANU-PF OFFICIAL LAUNCHES NEW OPPOSITION [...] (U) Daniel Shumba, a former ZANU-PF provincial chairman for Masvingo, officially launched the United People,s Party (UPP) on June 24 in Harare before a smaller than advertised crowd of approximately 800 supporters. (N.B. Shumba was one of the six provincial chairmen forced out of the ruling pa [...] | 2006-06-27 15:33:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ZI |
06HARARE765 | INFORMATION MINISTER'S PASSING LEAVES NO VOID [...] (U) The state media on June 22 announced the June 21 death of Minister of Information and Publicity Tichaona Jokonya. A former Permanent Representative at the UN and Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, Jokonya was 67. The minister had been treated in the United States for [...] | 2006-06-27 15:43:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO ZI |
06HARARE766 | GOZ LAND REFORM BRIEFING: THE MASK COMES OFF [...] (C) Minister for State Security, Lands, Land Reform and Resettlement Didymus Mutasa told the diplomatic corps at a June 21 briefing that the GOZ would honor its international agreements and either provide compensation or return foreign-owned farms that had been expropriated. However, he offe [...] | 2006-06-27 15:51:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR ECON EINV ZI |
06HARARE77 | TRIPARTITE NEGOTIATING FORUM YIELDS LITTLE [...] (U) The GOZ-controlled Herald newspaper reported in its headlines on January 20 that the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) had agreed to a Prices and Income Stabilization Protocol. The article noted, however, that the major sticking point of tying wages to the Poverty Datum Line remained unr [...] | 2006-01-24 14:11:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PREL ECON ZI |
06HARARE770 | NO STABILITY IN SIGHT FOR ZIMBABWE'S LAND REFORM [...] (C) Commercial Farm Union Vice President Trevor Gifford on June 27 updated poloff on the GOZ's latest 99-year lease form, which would vest in the GOZ unfettered authority to repossess any properties distributed in its ongoing chaotic land reform process. Gifford said the form offered insuffi [...] | 2006-06-28 15:26:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV ASEC EINV PHUM PREL ECON ZI |
06HARARE772 | A CHASTENED MUTAMBARA SEEKS ASSISTANCE AND TOUTS [...] (C) MDC pro-Senate faction President Arthur Mutambara on June 27 sought the Ambassador's assistance and advice in connection with a planned U.S. visit. The Ambassador responded that we would support the visit and added that we would provide equitable assistance to Mutambara,s faction in the [...] | 2006-06-29 14:24:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE783 | MUTARE BISHOP ON DIALOGUE WITH MUGABE, NATIONAL [...] (C) In a June 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe Bishop Trevor Manhanga said President Mugabe seemed genuine in his recent efforts to reach out to religious leaders. He said Central Intelligence Organization (CIO) head Happyton Bonyongwe was facilitating the bis [...] | 2006-07-03 14:06:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE785 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS, [...] On June 29, the Embassy conveyed the WTO demarche (reftel) to Beatrice Mutetwa, Director of International Trade at the Ministry of Industry and International Trade, Mr. Thadeous Chifamba, Director of Multilateral Affairs and Mr. Vova Chikanda, Director, the America Desk at the Ministry of Fore [...] | 2006-07-03 16:05:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | WTRO ETRD ECON |
06HARARE791 | PRO-SENATE MDC MP LLEGEDLY ATTACKED BY ANTI-SENATE FACTION [...] (SBU)MDC pro-Senate faction MP Trudy Stevenson was severely assaulted on July 2 along with four other pro-Senate faction officials. Stevenson, who was reportedly attacked with a machete and rocks, has alleged that youths aligned to the anti-Senate MDC faction of Morgan Tsvangirai carried out [...] | 2006-07-05 16:19:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL ZI ASEC PGOV |
06HARARE800 | BUSINESS CONGRESS UNDERSCORES GOZ'S ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce,s (ZNCC) annual congress, which brought together private and public sector participants in late June to address Zimbabwe's economic decline, was a dismal failure that highlighted in particular the GOZ,s inability to consider needed economic refo [...] | 2006-07-07 10:22:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE803 | VICTIMIZED MP DOWNPLAYS TSVANGIRAI LINK IN PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Pro-Senate MDC MP Trudy Stevenson on July 7 told USAID local staff member that she did not believe the anti-Senate leadership ordered the July 2 attack on her and four other pro-Senate officials (reftel). Recovering at home and in high spirits, she said it was even possible that the GOZ [...] | 2006-07-10 16:01:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE824 | SELF-HELP INTERIM OBLIGATION REPORT - HARARE [...] Following is the interim report on project selection of AmEmbassy Harare's FY-05 Self-Help allowance of US $100,000. Post does not anticipate returning any money for re-allocation. Post has focused funding on the following areas based on the current harsh economic climate and the HIV/Aids p [...] | 2006-07-12 13:32:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON AFIN |
06HARARE840 | IMPLEMENTATION OF FOOD SECURITY AND RURAL [...] In response to questions in reftel, Zimbabwe Sugar Sales (ZSS) reported that it plans to ship Zimbabwe's full allocation of sugar to the U.S. for delivery by September 30, 2006. 2. ZSS reported that Zimbabwe could supply an additional 3,000 MTRV by September 30, 2006 if there is an inc [...] | 2006-07-13 08:12:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR ZI |
06HARARE86 | EMBASSY HARARE RESPONSES TO OIG FORMAL [...] (U) Following are Embassy Harare's responses to the formal recommendations made by the OIG Report of Inspection, Embassy Harare, Zimbabwe number ISP-I-05-37A, dated September 2005. RECOMMENDATION 1: (U) Embassy Harare should establish and implement grant management procedures that include lin [...] | 2006-01-27 07:49:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASIG AMGT |
06HARARE884 | CENTRAL BANK HEAD - RUNNIN' OUT OF ZEROES [...] (S/NF) Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono acknowledged to the Ambassador in a July 13 meeting that the Zimbabwean economy was in a state of crisis. Despite a modest drop in the annual rate, which he claimed reflected an abundant harvest, inflation remained the country,s greatest problem. It wa [...] | 2006-07-17 07:05:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ZI |
06HARARE908 | GEARING UP FOR AUGUST RURAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) chairperson Reginald Matchaba-Hove told the Ambassador July 12 that ZESN was planning to observe the local elections expected to be held August 19. He said there were rumors the elections might be delayed but there had been no official announcement [...] | 2006-07-18 13:11:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE918 | STEVENSON ATTACK TRIAL COMMENCES [...] (C) The trial of six youths accused of assaulting pro-Senate MDC MP Trudy Stevenson and four other pro-Senate faction officials resumes on July 20 (ref A). The lawyer for three of the accused contends that the evidence is circumstantial and that only one of the victims was able to identify t [...] | 2006-07-19 16:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM ZI |
06HARARE929 | SELF-HELP INTERIM OBLIGATION REPORT FY06 - HARARE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-24 16:31:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON AFIN ZI |
06HARARE93 | ZIMBABWEQS AMBASSADORQS SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM [...] (U) Post does not anticipate returning any of its USD 100,000 FY 2005 Self-Help Allowance for re-allocation. Funds were obligated on September 30, 2005 as outlined in paragraph 3 below. 2. (U) For FY 2006, post requests an increase in Self-Help funding from USD 100,000 to USD 120,000 for tw [...] | 2006-01-30 11:18:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL ZI |
06HARARE933 | STEVENSON ATTACK TRIAL POSTPONED A MONTH [...] (U) The trial of six accused assailants of pro-Senate MDC MP Stevenson and four other pro-Senate faction officials convened on July 20. Magistrate William Bhila immediately postponed the case until August 23 so that prosecutors could amend the charges to include a seventh suspect arrested on [...] | 2006-07-25 10:25:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE946 | LATEST CLEAN UP OPERATION TARGETS MBARE MARKET [...] (SBU) Officials from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on July 21 reported to post that police on July 14 and 15 demolished the Magaba informal marketplace in Harare's high-density suburb of Mbare. Magaba venders told an Embassy local staff member on July 24 that police on h [...] | 2006-07-27 11:08:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE95 | MDC INSIDER ON INTRA-PARTY NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) MDC MP Tendai Biti, who has been negotiating with Welshman Ncube,s faction on behalf of MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai, told the Ambassador January 19 that he had SIPDIS prepared a document that would lead to an amicable MDC &divorce.8 The Harare East MP said he had also prepared a dr [...] | 2006-01-30 15:32:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE96 | ADVERSE REACTION TO GONO'S POLICY STATEMENT [...] (C) Reaction to Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono's Monetary Policy Statement for the Fourth Quarter (details septel) has been largely negative. The independent media gave the most prominent coverage to Gono's public reference to the regime,s concern about public unrest over food insec [...] | 2006-01-30 16:02:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI |
06HARARE963 | 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMPLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 16:18:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA |
06HARARE964 | GOZ HYPING CHINA'S ROLE IN ZIMBABWE,S ECONOMY [...] (C) Despite GOZ attempts to hype supposed dividends from its relationship with China including the June visit of Vice President Joyce Mujuru to Beijing, business sector contacts tell us that promised Chinese investments have largely failed to materialize. The only major industry in which Chin [...] | 2006-08-01 07:44:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ZI CH |
06HARARE97 | PARALLEL EXCHANGE RATE JUMPS 50 PERCENT [...] (SBU) After a period of relative stability over the holiday season, the parallel rate suddenly jumped 50 percent in the past week. The jump coincided with renewed business activity, a dearth of forex on the interbank market, and the arrival of an IMF mission sent to assess the state of the ec [...] | 2006-01-30 16:08:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI |
06HARARE970 | GONO ANNOUNCES MONETARY STATEMENT BOMBSHELL [...] (C) In his mid-term Monetary Policy Statement on July 31, Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono announced a currency redenomination that will slash three zeros from Zimbabwe's inflation-ridden notes. This conversion will be carried out through August 21, after which the old notes will become wor [...] | 2006-08-01 15:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
06HARARE972 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The US Government is aware of eight (8) claims of US persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). All eight claims arise out of the GOZ's Land Resettlement Program, which commenced in 2000. The general pace of land seizure has slowed, as very few non-indigenous [...] | 2006-08-01 16:13:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE OPIC CASC PGOV |
06HARARE977 | ZIMBABWE - FY-2006 ESF REQUEST [...] (SBU) As stated in the Mission Performance Plan, Zimbabwe today is a paradox. On the one hand, President Robert Mugabe and his ruling party have tightened their grip over the country in the past year and have benefited from the split in the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). On [...] | 2006-08-03 13:04:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AMGT EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL XA ZI |
06HARARE98 | MONETARY POLICY STATEMENT THIN ON REMEDIES [...] (SBU) Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono,s Quarterly Monetary Policy Review Statement of January 24 failed to present policy changes to stem Zimbabwe,s economic implosion. Gono conceded that Zimbabwe,s officially reported mid triple-digit inflation had not yet peaked. Tacitly admitting events [...] | 2006-01-30 16:26:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI |
06HAVANA10031 | NEW CUBAN AMBO TO BOLIVIA: RAFAEL DAUSA [...] (S) The Cuban regime has nominated senior Foreign Ministry honcho Rafael Dausa Cespedes as its ambassador to Bolivia. This in the context of greatly improved relations between Cuba and Bolivia in the wake of Evo Morales' election. Dausa can be expected to intensify Cuba's assault on Bolivia's [...] | 2006-05-11 13:27:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PINR PREL ASEC BO CU |
06HAVANA10078 | PAYA PRESENTS PROPOSAL FOR DEMOCRATIC CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: Leading Cuban pro-democracy activist Oswaldo Paya has unveiled his latest push for a democratic Constitution, calling for a legal framework that would embrace multiple political parties, private enterprise and "social justice." The document, entitled "All Cubans," stems from a "N [...] | 2006-05-11 22:30:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PREL SOCI CU |
06HAVANA10104 | "GREEN EYESHADE" SOBERON: CUBA'S SENIOR ECON GUY [...] (C) Summary: Unhindered by his modest background in accounting, Central Bank President Francisco Soberon has become one of Castro's key advisors. The architect of GOC efforts to recentralize the economy, Soberon has recently eclipsed most other ministers in influence and public profile (with [...] | 2006-05-12 15:58:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PGOV EFIN ECON PINR CU |
06HAVANA10189 | CARTAS DE CUBA, SPRING 2006 [...] (U) The latest installment of Cartas de Cuba features the following items: - GOC Delirious Over HRC Win - PR on the Prowl - PR vs. BR - Robinson Liked His Whiskey - Party Shuffle - Feisty - New Strategy: Give 'Em Money, Make 'Em Spend It - Just Below the Surface - CDRs... Who [...] | 2006-05-12 16:54:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PGOV PINR PINS ECON EFIN EAGR SOCI UN CU |
06HAVANA10271 | MOTHER OF ALL MARCHES BY CUBA'S "LADIES IN WHITE" [...] (C) Summary: Cuba's "Ladies in White," relatives of political prisoners, held a successful protest march in Havana on May 13. Seventeen Ladies marched from the house of leading member Laura Pollan to a monument honoring Leonor Diaz, the mother of national hero Jose Marti, and laid flowers to [...] | 2006-05-15 21:01:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA10738 | NEW THINKING IS NEEDED, PAYA TELLS CHIEF OF MISSION [...] (C) Summary. Leading Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya, chief of the Christian Liberation Movement and driving force behind the Varela Project, told the COM May 18 that "we all have to do new things" to help bring democracy to Cuba. When asked about a recent overture from Martha Beatriz Roque, he s [...] | 2006-05-22 18:33:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA11234 | CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP [...] (C) Summary: The health of hunger-striking dissident Guillermo Farinas has taken a turn for the worse, and he is threatening to leave his hospital to "go home to die." The "Ladies in White" are to be awarded Human Rights First's annual prize. Activists reacted positively to their May 24 con [...] | 2006-05-26 21:12:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA11516 | "FRIENDS OF DEMOCRATIC CUBA" INSPIRE ACTIVISTS, [...] (C) Summary: Cuban pro-democracy activists got a boost from the May 24 conference call with the "Group of Friends of Democratic Cuba," a loose alliance of US Representatives, European diplomats in Washington, prominent members of the Miami exile community and others. One of the activist part [...] | 2006-06-02 20:53:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA11629 | CUBA CRACKING DOOR OPEN TO MORE CATHOLIC CLERGY [...] (C) Summary: The Cuban Government has eased its strict limits on issuing work permits to foreign Catholic clergy. The GOC has long adhered to a policy of approving new applicants only to the extent that they replace clergy who have stopped working in Cuba. However, since June 2005, the GOC ha [...] | 2006-06-05 17:08:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA11650 | CARTAS DE CUBA: EARLY SUMMER EDITION [...] (SBU) This edition of "Cartas" features the following items: -- Paras 2-4 Medical Malpractice -- 5-8 Baseball, Music and Racism -- 9-11 China Syndrome -- 12-19 Diplomatic Corps Reflections -- 20-22 Bracing for the NAM ------------------- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ------------------- 2. (U) NEWS: US [...] | 2006-06-05 19:32:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL SOCI CU |
06HAVANA11895 | CUBA RELEASE OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (C) Cuba's Tier 3 placement in the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report presents a challenge in terms of informing the host country, given the Cuban Government's hostility to U.S. criticism and the paucity of news sources available to ordinary Cubans. Since mid-January, the Cubans have refused [...] | 2006-06-06 20:37:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL CU |
06HAVANA11957 | CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP [...] (C) Summary: With Internet advocate Guillermo Farinas up to Day 128 of his hunger strike, 38 supporters have announced a sympathy fast. Oswaldo Paya of Varela Project fame is summarizing his "Program for All Cubans" in a pamphlet. Paya is also collecting evidence on bogus pro-democracy acti [...] | 2006-06-08 13:06:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PREL KWMN SOCI CU |
06HAVANA12488 | BRITISH POLOFF ANALYZES "COMMON POSITION" ON CUBA [...] (C) Summary: The UK's human rights officer in Havana shared with us June 15 her thoughts on the European Council's recently released draft conclusions on the EU's "Common Position" toward Cuba. (The draft states, among other things, the EU's commitment to seeking dialogue with both the Cuban G [...] | 2006-06-16 15:25:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA12981 | EX-POLITBURO MEMBER CONVICTED OF INFLUENCE-PEDDLING [...] (C) Summary: A Cuban court has convicted Juan Carlos Robinson Agramonte, a former member of the Cuban Communist Party's Political Bureau (Politburo),of influence-peddling and sentenced him to 12 years in prison. The June 16 conviction was announced June 21 in a page-two bulletin in state-co [...] | 2006-06-22 16:09:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA13065 | CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP [...] (C) Summary: The Cuban Government has resumed systematic harassment of pro-democracy activists following a respite in which the European Council discussed a "Common Position" on Cuba and the UN launched its Human Rights Council. After laying low for two weeks, GOC-organized militants on June 2 [...] | 2006-06-22 19:53:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA13740 | CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: JULY 5, 2006 [...] (C) Summary: The number of documented political prisoners in Cuba dropped by four percentage points over the past six months, as the Cuban Government stepped up its use of less-scrutinized forms of control, including warnings, beatings and "acts of repudiation." Government-directed thugs hel [...] | 2006-07-05 14:50:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA13782 | IN HAVANA, A (MOSTLY) HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY [...] (C) Summary: Baseball trumped politics in Havana on July 4, with nearly 600 people attending USINT Havana's baseball-themed Independence Day celebration at the Chief of Mission's Residence. Civil-society figures, including Cuba's most prominent dissidents, mingled with third-country diplomat [...] | 2006-07-05 20:20:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA14841 | CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP JULY 21, 2016 [...] (C) Summary. Within a 24-hour period, Cuban authorities arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced to four years dissident Alexander Santos Hernandez for "dangerousness." Another dissident, Camilo Cairo Falcon, was sentenced to one year of correctional work for "public disorder," following his p [...] | 2006-07-21 20:23:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA15674 | ROQUE UNVEILS PLAN FOR TRANSITION GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Leading Cuban pro-democracy activist Martha Beatriz Roque has released a 27-page transition plan for Cuba produced by her Assembly to Promote Civil Society. Titled "Anticipating the Day After," the 15-section document is a self-described "compendium of ideas" that focuses on issu [...] | 2006-08-07 22:03:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PREL SOCI CU |
06HAVANA15749 | ANTI-DISSIDENT ACTIVITIES CONTINUE IN CUBA [...] (C) Summary: Cuban regime agents continue to carry out "acts of repudiation" and other aggressive actions against pro-democracy activists, but to no greater or lesser extent than before the July 31 announcement of Fidel Castro's temporary withdrawal. Since then, at least five anti-dissident i [...] | 2006-08-09 11:49:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PREL SOCI CU |
06HAVANA15860 | CUBAN ACTIVISTS MOURN DEATH OF GUSTAVO ARCOS [...] (C) Cuban pro-democracy activists on August 9 mourned as Gustavo Arcos, grandfather of the island's human rights movement, was cremated in Havana. Arcos died the previous day at a hospital after battling a number of ailments, including Alzheimers. According to his widow, his dying wish was t [...] | 2006-08-09 20:19:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA16023 | CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP AUGUST 11, 2006 [...] (C) Summary: Cuba's "Ladies in White" expressed concern that their weekly march outside Havana's Santa Rita church on Sunday, April 13, will be their most dangerous ever, as it coincides with the 80th birthday of Fidel Castro and could prompt a counter-protest by regime supporters. Elsewhere i [...] | 2006-08-11 20:45:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA16137 | REGIME IMAGES: CASTRO PASSES TORCH TO CHAVEZ [...] (C) Cuban state media on August 14 released still images, and then a video, of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's bedside visit with Fidel Castro a day earlier. Photographic images charged with symbolic meaning are among the hallmarks of Castro's reign; the latest images symbolize Castro's e [...] | 2006-08-15 20:01:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL VE CU |
06HAVANA16439 | NO RELIEF FOR CUBAN POLITICAL PRISONERS, OR THEIR [...] (C) Summary: Cuba's political prisoners continue to suffer from appalling and unhealthy prison conditions, while many of their family members face vindictive and even terrifying acts organized by the Cuban Government. On August 16 and 17, USINT spoke on the phone with the spouses or parents of [...] | 2006-08-18 17:30:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA16609 | CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP AUGUST 18, 2006 [...] (C) Summary: The Catholic Church's senior official in Cuba, Cardinal Jaime Ortega, celebrated a mass for recently deceased pro-democracy activist Gustavo Arcos on August 17, with diplomats, activists and journalists in attendance. For an hour, at least, Arcos got his dying wish of a unified o [...] | 2006-08-18 19:55:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA16698 | DEATH THREAT FOR CUBAN ACTIVIST ROQUE [...] (C) Summary: Cuban pro-regime thugs held a late-night "act of repudiation" August 19-20 outside the home of pro-democracy activist Martha Beatriz Roque and brandished a pistol while inviting her to "step outside so we can kill you." Roque, head of the Assembly to Promote Civil Society (APSC),[...] | 2006-08-21 20:46:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA16699 | RETALIATION FEARED AFTER MASS FOR GUSTAVO ARCOS [...] (C) Summary: Cuban pro-democracy activists are weighing the impact of Cardinal Jaime Ortega's controversial mass, celebrated August 17, for Gustavo Arcos, the recently deceased dean of the island's human rights movement. Activists say the GOC is livid over the event and that retaliation agains [...] | 2006-08-21 21:18:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA16867 | CUBAN ACTIVIST FERRER PREPARES CALL FOR PLEBISCITE [...] (C) Summary: Dissident Cuban doctor Darsi Ferrer remains conspicuously out of prison, two weeks after calling on the Cuban people to openly defy the Government. Ferrer told us August 23 he is fearful and uneasy over the GOC's failure to arrest him for his appeal, which was carried by five Mia [...] | 2006-08-23 20:43:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA16868 | ROQUE ON TENTATIVE COOPERATION WITH PAYA, OTHERS [...] (C) Summary: Leading Cuban activist Martha Beatriz Roque expressed optimism August 23 over what she described as her warming ties with Oswaldo Paya, the other heavyweight in the splintered dissident community. Roque said that at an August 17 event, she and Paya conversed and saw eye to eye on [...] | 2006-08-23 22:02:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA16901 | FARINAS HUNGER STRIKE HITS DAY 205 [...] (C) Summary. The hunger strike of Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas reached 205 days on August 24, after the independent journalist allowed the flow of IV fluids to be restored following his transfer to a hospital room where he could receive visitors. Farinas' girlfriend, dissident Noelia Ped [...] | 2006-08-24 17:07:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA17059 | RUMOR CONTROL: FIDEL SAID TO UNDERGO NEW OPERATION [...] (C) Summary: As would be expected, Havana is awash in rumors over the health of Fidel Castro. One, from a dissident who has provided accurate information in the past, says Castro underwent follow-up surgery between August 24 and 26, but that no other details are available. Our suspicion that [...] | 2006-08-29 12:12:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA17126 | CUBAN ACTIVISTS REACHING OUT TO NAM PARTICIPANTS [...] (C) Summary: Cuba's "Ladies in White" have started distributing a letter to nations that will participate in or observe Havana's September 11-16 meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement. The letter calls on foreign governments to request the immediate, unconditional liberation of Cuba's peaceful p [...] | 2006-08-30 20:40:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA17683 | CUBAN FARINAS ENDS HUNGER STRIKE AFTER SEVEN MONTHS [...] (C) Summary: Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas ended his hunger strike August 31 after surviving on IV fluids for seven months in a campaign for internet access for all Cubans. The independent journalist decided to end the hunger strike following a joint appeal by three leading women dissiden [...] | 2006-09-01 18:55:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA17684 | CUBAN GOVT DETAINS DISSIDENT DOCTOR DARSI FERRER [...] (C) Summary: Around 50 Cuban State Security officers took dissident doctor Darsi Ferrer into custody September 1 and held him at a Havana police station, where, according to his wife, Yusnaimy Jorge, he refused to sign an official warning. The Government accused him of putting up "Cambio" ("Ch [...] | 2006-09-01 19:26:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA20774 | REPRESSION IN CUBA WORSE UNDER RAUL, SAY ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Summary: Many Cuban human rights activists believe that repression has worsened on the island since the July 31 "proclamation" that Raul Castro had assumed temporary control. Between October 2 and 5, we asked ten leading human rights and pro-democracy advocates - a majority of them former [...] | 2006-10-06 21:30:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA20783 | CUBANS UNEASY WITH DPRK NUKE TEST [...] (C) Summary: The Cuban Government on October 10 signaled its displeasure with North Korea's reported nuclear test. In language lacking the warmth usually reserved for a fellow communist nation, Cuban state media reported the UN Security Council's condemnation of the reported underground blast [...] | 2006-10-11 20:24:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP CU |
06HAVANA21100 | AT CUBA'S INDEPENDENT LIBRARIES, UNCENSORED DEBATE [...] (C) Summary: Cuba's outlawed Assembly to Promote Civil Society (ASPC),led by Martha Beatriz Roque, launched its "Congress" of independent librarians October 10 and reported successful meetings in at least six provinces. APSC said 153 independent libraries are taking part in the four-and-a-ha [...] | 2006-10-13 20:36:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA21268 | CUBAN GOVT SIGNALS LINGERING IRE OVER DPRK NUKE [...] (C) Cuban state media on October 14 disseminated a statement from the 183-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM),currently headed by Cuba, on North Korea's reported nuclear blast. The statement, approved the previous day at UN headquarters, urges North Korea, a NAM member, to halt its nuclear tes [...] | 2006-10-16 21:01:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP CU |
06HAVANA21636 | CUBAN MILITANTS PUMMEL INDEPENDENT LIBRARIANS [...] (C) Summary: Cuban communist militants brutally attacked two dissidents in Villa Clara province on October 10, the opening day of an extended "Congress" of independent librarians. The attack, which lasted more than an hour and involved forcibly transporting the dissidents from one city to ano [...] | 2006-10-19 22:32:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA21638 | CONFERENCE CALL TO MEXICO BRINGS CUBAN YOUTH [...] (S) Summary: Leaders of two Cuban pro-democracy youth groups took part in a USG-facilitated teleconference October 17 with university students in Monterrey, Mexico. At the Havana end, at the PAO Residence, 25 young Cubans took part, mainly from the Marti Youth Coalition (CJM) but also from Yo [...] | 2006-10-19 22:47:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PHUM PREL SOCI CU |
06HAVANA22158 | DISSIDENT DETENTIONS AND ROBBERIES ON RISE IN CUBA [...] (C) Summary and Comment: While rumors abound over how much time Fidel Castro has left (septel),Cuban authorities are increasingly detaining and even robbing pro-democracy and human rights activists. In the past 10 days, at least seven dissidents were detained, most for brief periods, after v [...] | 2006-10-25 22:31:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA22539 | CUBA FREES POLITICAL DETAINEE, LETS 3 OTHERS LEAVE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Cuban Government freed political detainee Ricardo Medina Salabarria on October 25 after holding him without charge for more than 15 months. Medina, head of the religious affairs committee of the Assembly to Promote Civil Society (APSC),was taken into custody after [...] | 2006-10-30 17:31:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA22900 | CUBAN GOVERNMENT TARGETS OPPOSITION YOUTH LEADERS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-02 22:46:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA22904 | CUBAN GOVERNMENT TARGETS OPPOSITION YOUTH LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: The Cuban Government briefly detained opposition youth leader Edgard Lopez Moreno and two other dissidents on November 2 after they visited a USINT internet center. Police seized materials from Lopez and the others and warned them to halt their dissident activities. The detentio [...] | 2006-11-03 14:06:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA23342 | CUBAN ACTIVISTS SLAM REGIME IN MESSAGES TO [...] (C) Summary: Cuban pro-democracy activists signaled to participants in the Montevideo Ibero-American Summit their dismay over the participants' failure to hold the Cuban Government accountable for human rights violations. Oswaldo Paya of the Christian Liberation Movement (MCL) released a stat [...] | 2006-11-06 22:45:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA23355 | CUBAN PROSECUTOR SEEKS 15 YEARS FOR PRISON [...] (C) The Cuban Government has informed the family of political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo that he has been indicted for jailhouse disorder and disrespect - charges for which the Pinar del Rio prosecutor is seeking 15 years. Zapata's mother shared a copy of the indictment with us on November [...] | 2006-11-06 22:48:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA23502 | CUBAN INMATES DECRY LACK OF MEDICAL CARE, FRESH AIR [...] (C) In a relatively rare move, Cuba's Foreign Ministry has accepted and promised to respond to a letter from prisoners denouncing conditions at Kilo 5 prison in Pinar del Rio. The letter, dated November 1, was written by a common prisoner, Nestor Hernandez Escalona, and signed by 13 others, th [...] | 2006-11-13 22:03:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA23515 | DISSIDENT DETAINED AFTER FAILING TO ANSWER SURVEY [...] (C) Summary: A recent incident involving Cuban dissident Niurka Brito Rivas illustrates how the Cuban regime sometimes attempts to incriminate its opponents in illegal activity. Brito spent three days in jail in October, without charges, after she failed to fill out a survey sent by her daughte [...] | 2006-11-15 21:21:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA23521 | CUBAN INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST GARCIA DETAINED, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-16 20:27:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA23527 | CUBAN PRO-DEMOCRACY GROUP TO DISTRIBUTE BULLETINS [...] (C) A leading Cuban pro-democracy group, Martha Beatriz Roque's Assembly to Promote Civil Society (APSC),plans to start distributing a two-sheet, four-page news "bulletin" on the streets of several Cuban cities on December 10, Human Rights Day. On November 15, Roque shared with us a draft of [...] | 2006-11-17 21:07:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA23544 | CUBA RELEASES 3 DETAINEES, PROLONGS JAILING OF 2 [...] (C) Summary. The Cuban Government has released from prison three more dissidents, one of whom had been convicted and two held without charges since a July 22, 2005 protest in Havana. The releases bring to at least five the number of political detainees/prisoners freed in recent weeks. Meanwhi [...] | 2006-11-27 14:29:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA23546 | LANDMARK FORUM BRINGS TOGETHER YOUNG CUBAN [...] (C) Summary: An unprecedented opposition youth forum brought together young Cuban pro-democracy activists and counterparts from Monterrey, Mexico on November 24 in Havana. The three-hour-long event, held at the PAO Residence, saw participants engage in open debate after watching an inspiration [...] | 2006-11-27 19:37:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA23547 | IN WAKE OF GAO REPORT, DISSIDENTS ISSUE STATEMENT [...] (C) As debate swirls within Cuba's human rights community over a GAO report that questions oversight and spending for Cuban democracy programs, four leading activists have signed a statement that they say is aimed at expressing support for certain exile groups, including the Support Group for [...] | 2006-11-28 21:21:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA23548 | CUBA: CELEBRATING ARMY AND CASTRO DECEMBER 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-28 21:57:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ECON CU |
06HAVANA23564 | RAUL DELIVERS CASTRO BIRTHDAY SPEECH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-04 20:33:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PREL |
06HAVANA23566 | CUBAN POLITICAL POLICE DETAIN YOUTH ACTIVIST [...] (C) Summary: Cuban State Security officials searched the home of youth activist Ahmed Rodriguez Albacia on December 4 and took him into detention, ten days after he helped organize an opposition youth forum that brought together three influential youth groups. Witnesses said the officials for [...] | 2006-12-04 21:48:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA23578 | PAYA ON RAUL SPEECH: FREEDOM NEEDED, NOT SHOW OF [...] (C) Summary: Leading Cuban human rights activist Oswaldo Paya of the Christian Liberation Movement (MCL) has responded to General Raul Castro's December 2 speech by saying the Cuban people need basic freedoms, not a show of military force. Paya, founder of the Varela Project signature drive f [...] | 2006-12-06 22:27:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA23579 | CUBAN 75ER PALACIOS GAINS CONDITIONAL RELEASE [...] (S) Summary: The Cuban Government granted conditional probation December 6 to self-described pro-democracy activist Hector Palacios Ruiz, allowing him to head home from the Havana hospital where he says he spent the last three years. Palacios, apparently freed on health grounds, belongs to the [...] | 2006-12-06 22:39:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA23582 | ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, CUBAN MOB ATTACKS ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Summary: A large group of Cuban communist militants and State Security officials broke up a Human Rights Day march by 12 peaceful activists, throwing several to the ground in front of UNESCO's Havana office. The activists, led by Dr. Darsi Ferrer Ramirez, were pushed, kicked and punched, [...] | 2006-12-11 21:11:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA23588 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FLAKE: FIDEL EBBING AWAY [...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Flake arrives at a pivotal, historic time in Cuba. We and others consider Fidel Castro's health to be so critical that he could die any day. His brother, Raul Castro, has been in charge since July 31, 2006, and has done nothing to significantly change the Cuban regime's [...] | 2006-12-12 18:10:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV ECON PHUM KDEM SMIG CU |
06HAVANA23602 | PAYA: IT'S TIME FOR U.S.-CUBA DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Leading Cuban pro-democracy activist Oswaldo Paya told COM on December 13 that the time has come for the United States and Cuba to hold talks in order to "change the atmosphere" in bilateral relations. Paya said the Cuban Government has for decades succeeded at making the United [...] | 2006-12-14 21:05:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA23608 | CUBAN REGIME STIFFS CODEL FLAKE [...] (C) Summary: A Congressional Delegation led by Rep. Jeff Flake (R/AZ) spent the December 15-17 weekend publicly urging a change in US policy, but privately getting rebuffed by a Cuban regime that insisted it had no reason or desire to reform itself. The CODEL presented a letter requesting re [...] | 2006-12-18 17:00:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL ECON PHUM KDEM CU |
06HAVANA23611 | "LADIES IN WHITE" WEBSITE LAUNCHED [...] (C) A new, polished website on Cuba's "Ladies in White" was launched on December 18, produced by the NGO Spanish Solidarity With Cuba. The professionally crafted website (www.damasdeblanco.com),created with the Ladies' permission, describes the group's genesis (in April 2003, following the " [...] | 2006-12-18 20:44:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA23612 | CODEL FLAKE PRESS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Flake was besieged by international press upon arrival in Havana on December 15 (reftel). Both in their individual comments to the media and in a joint statement read at a December 17 press conference, CODEL members characterized this as a time for dialogue and an "histor [...] | 2006-12-18 20:55:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL ECON PHUM KDEM CU |
06HAVANA23617 | CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP UNVEILS NEW MAGAZINE [...] (C) Summary: A new 75-page magazine, "Dawn," has been produced by the Cuban Human Rights Foundation, headed by blind activist Juan Carlos Gonzalez Leiva of Ciego de Avila. A Foundation member shared the first edition with us on December 18. Some of the material is already outdated, but the pu [...] | 2006-12-19 21:12:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA23623 | CUBA: REGIME ECONOMIC THINKING, PLANNING CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: A well-informed off-island source briefed us on December 20 on what he had learned of the evolving activity within the regime leadership to address the economic situation. Our source reports that the regime for the moment is focusing new ideas in just two provinces -- Pinar del R [...] | 2006-12-21 16:35:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINT ECON KDEM CU |
06HAVANA23624 | RESTRICTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL PRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-21 19:01:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU KPAO PGOV |
06HAVANA23634 | CUBAN PARLIAMENT: NO FIDEL; RAUL ADMITS PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary: Friday December 22 was Cuba's annual parliamentary session, at which Raul Castro permitted public admission of shortcomings in transportation, agriculture and housing, just after the economy minister bragged that Cuba grew by 12.5 percent in 2006. Parliamentary president Ricardo [...] | 2006-12-26 18:40:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON CU |
06HAVANA8633 | "IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR HEALTH..." (AILMENTS AMONG [...] (C) Summary: Castro has reduced his public profile since February, but rumors of debilitating ill health are unfounded. Russian officials who met with him last week described Castro as "lively." In contrast, Raul Castro wears a back brace and appears to be in worse physical condition than his [...] | 2006-04-20 20:06:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON SOCI CU |
06HAVANA8769 | CASTRO'S YOUTHFUL RECRUITS WAGE WAR ON CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: One of Castro's top concerns this year is the battle against corruption. In a campaign that began five months ago, hundreds of state workers have been fired or transferred. Thousands of "social workers" (unemployed youth) were enlisted to man the gas pumps and oversee the books at ho [...] | 2006-04-24 15:33:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI ECON CU |
06HAVANA8986 | (CUBA IS) A STATE ON THE TAKE [...] (C) Summary: Castro has spent the past five months battling corruption in a country where trickery has become a way of life. Because most Cubans work for the state, the entire system - from petty officials to Castro's closest advisors - is rife with corrupt practices. Given state control over all [...] | 2006-04-26 18:34:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI ECON CU |
06HAVANA9060 | ROQUE ROUGHED UP, BLOCKED FROM ATTENDING USG EVENT [...] (C) Summary: Leading Cuban pro-democracy activist Marta Beatriz Roque was recovering on April 26 after being roughed up by Communist militants who prevented her from leaving her neighborhood to attend a USG-organized event. Roque was not alone in being blocked; Elsa Morejon, the wife of polit [...] | 2006-04-26 21:42:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA9102 | ROCA, SANCHEZ RAP USINT'S INTERNET-ACCESS POLICY [...] (C) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXX on April 18 requested a meeting with COM, without declaring the reason. At the April 24 meeting, they presented a list of 10 independent journalists banned from USINT's two Internet Centers since 2004, saying they had been unfairly blacklisted. XXXXXXXXXXX called the [...] | 2006-04-27 19:40:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PHUM KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA9342 | POLITICAL PLURALISM KEY TO CUBA'S FUTURE, SAYS PAYA [...] (C) Summary: Leading Cuban pro-democracy activist Oswaldo Paya met with the COM on April 27 and argued that it will be imperative for a future, legitimate Cuban Government to embrace political pluralism. Paya said individual members of the Communist Party (CP) should not be excluded from the [...] | 2006-04-28 22:15:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PREL SOCI CU |
06HAVANA9343 | POLITBURO MEMBER GOES DOWN HARD [...] (C) Summary: Politburo member Juan Carlos Robinson Agramonte was abruptly dismissed on April 28 for "arrogance, pretension, and behavior unbecoming of a communist." The harsh language suggests that Robinson's misdeeds were seriously offensive to top-level regime officials. He may also have b [...] | 2006-04-28 23:00:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI CU |
06HAVANA9369 | STATE TAXIS: A TEAMING, THIEVING MICROCOSM OF GOC [...] (SBU) Summary: State taxi drivers are expected to hand over their earnings to the GOC but do everything possible to avoid it. They play various tricks on the meter, from turning off the ignition and coasting down the hills, to jimmying the odometer. The GOC retaliates by installing sensors i [...] | 2006-05-03 14:04:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SOCI CU |
06HAVANA9469 | CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP [...] (C) Summary: Leading Cuban dissident Martha Beatriz Roque is recovering after being roughed up by Communist militants outside her home. Roque, weary but defiant, met with COM April 29 and expressed pleasure with the wide media coverage of the incident and subsequent foreign-government attenti [...] | 2006-05-05 14:36:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA9846 | ROADTRIP BY CANADIAN POLOFF YIELDS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Canadian Poloff Ram Kamineni, who covers human rights, briefed us May 5 on his recent weeklong road-trip to the cities of Camaguey, Las Tunas, Manicaragua, Puerto Padre, Santa Clara and Santiago. Kamineni met dozens of pro-democracy activists and "Ladies in White" (relatives of [...] | 2006-05-08 20:18:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM SOCI CU |
06HAVANA9928 | TEMPERS FLARE AT CUBAN HIV/AIDS SANITARIUM [...] (C) Summary: Around 227 sufferers of HIV/AIDS at a sanitarium outside Havana have reportedly launched a protest over inadequate food and medical care. At the facility in San Jose de las Lajas, in Havana Province, the 227, out of a total facility population of 252, are ignoring guards' orders [...] | 2006-05-09 22:05:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI CU |
06HELSINKI1003 | FINLAND: DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH FM TUOMIOJA AND [...] (C) Summary: In Helsinki Sept. 27, DAS Bryza encouraged the Finnish Presidency to implement its plan for helping the EU and Turkey move forward on Cyprus, and stressed that all US efforts on this issue aim to support the Finnish EU Presidency's own initiative. Finnish FM Tuomioja welcomed the [...] | 2006-10-02 11:25:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN FI CY GR TU |
06HELSINKI1025 | FINLAND: I2010 INFORMATION SOCIETY CONFERENCE [...] European decision-makers and leading experts convened in Espoo, Finland on September 28th to discuss the challenges of the information society during the i2010 Conference, "Towards a Ubiquitous European Information Society." The Conference examined the opportunities and challenges that new in [...] | 2006-10-10 13:44:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINT ELTN FI |
06HELSINKI1032 | CUBA TRANSITION COORDINATOR MCCARRY'S DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Summary: Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry delivered well-received messages in Helsinki Sept. 29, emphasizing that change is imminent and that Europe and the United States have a historic opportunity to help foster a transition to democracy on the island. Finnish EU Presidency offi [...] | 2006-10-11 13:43:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD CU FI EUN |
06HELSINKI1037 | DAS PEKALA,S OCTOBER 4 MEETINGS WITH FINNISH MFA [...] (SBU) EUR DAS Mark Pekala visited Helsinki October 4-6 to participate in the Nordic-Baltic Chiefs of Mission Conference and to consult with Finnish officials on bilateral and transatlantic issues. In separate meetings with Finnish Political Director Pilvi-Sisko Vierros-Villeneuve and Director [...] | 2006-10-12 08:45:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV ENRG ECON FI AF GT VE RS GG |
06HELSINKI1042 | OCTOBER GAERC - FINNISH PRESIDENCY VIEWS [...] (U) PolChief met with Finnish EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala Oct. 12 to discuss the October GAERC. Syrjala welcomed our demarche points and offered the following: SUDAN ----- 2. (SBU) Syrjala highlighted the increasing urgency that the EU feels regarding the need for a transition from an [...] | 2006-10-12 12:21:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE |
06HELSINKI1050 | EU PRESIDENCY WAITING FOR UNSC ACTION ON NORTH [...] (U) PolOff met with Foreign Ministry Director for Asia Pekka Metso and North Korea Desk Officer Jari Sinkkari Oct. 12 to discuss reftel. Metso had not yet seen reftel due to official travel but Sinkkari had received it prior to the meeting. ALL EYES ON THE UNSC -------------------- 2. (C [...] | 2006-10-16 07:20:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL |
06HELSINKI1058 | PUTIN AT THE OCT. 20 EU HEADS OF GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The October 20 EU Heads of State or Government Informals will feature two main components: (1) the informal EU leaders' sessions, where principals will discuss migration, Darfur, innovation and energy; and (2) a dinner with Russian President Putin, which will focus on energy issue [...] | 2006-10-17 13:30:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ENRG ETRD PGOV EUN MOPS FI RU SU |
06HELSINKI1064 | THE VIEW FROM HELSINKI: PREPARING FOR THE HIGH [...] (SBU) Because of their long-held interest in climate change and related issues, and their keen interest in launching this dialogue during their Presidency to find areas of common ground for the US and EU, the Finns asserted themselves with the Commission in a manner we have not seen on other i [...] | 2006-10-20 05:12:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG EUN FI |
06HELSINKI1073 | A READ-OUT ON THE EU-INDIA SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Emboffs met Oct. 18 with Johan Schalin, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen's Special Advisor for Foreign Affairs. Schalin offered the following tidbits from the Oct. 12-13 EU-India Summit: Joint Action Plan and a Bilateral Trade Agreement --------------------------------------------- ---- [...] | 2006-10-20 11:08:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG PGOV EUN ETRD FI IN |
06HELSINKI1088 | ENERGY, IMMIGRATION, AND INNOVATION: EU HEADS OF [...] (U) The EU Heads of State or Government on 20 October met in Lahti, Finland to discuss external energy relations, immigration, and technological innovation. In press statements throughout the day, the Finnish EU presidency sought to portray the EU as united on these difficult issues, but publ [...] | 2006-10-26 11:22:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ETRD EUN FI MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL SU |
06HELSINKI1092 | CORRECTED COPY: ENERGY, IMMIGRATION, AND [...] (U) Summary: The EU Heads of State or Government on 20 October met in Lahti, Finland to discuss external energy relations, immigration, and technological innovation. In press statements throughout the day, the Finnish EU presidency sought to portray the EU as united on these difficult issues, [...] | 2006-10-27 12:24:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ETRD EUN FI MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL SU |
06HELSINKI1093 | PUTIN IN LAHTI: MAKING FRIENDS AND INFLUENCING [...] (U) Summary: Russian President Vladimir Putin was the guest of honor at a dinner following the EU Heads of State or Government summit in Lahti on October 20. The leaders were also joined by Finnish President Halonen who has faced criticism for inviting Putin at all. Prime Minister Vanhanen t [...] | 2006-10-30 06:40:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM FI MOPS ENRG ETRD EUN RU |
06HELSINKI110 | FINLAND: REACTION TO TURKISH INITIATIVE ON CYPRUS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to officials from the MFA's Southeast Europe and EU Affairs offices. The Finns expressed disappointment with the rapidity of the Cypriot government's rejection of the Jan. 24 Turkish proposal; however, the GoF was not surprised by the Cypriot rejection [...] | 2006-02-07 13:45:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CY TU FI |
06HELSINKI1109 | FINNS VOICE SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. AT THE ITU [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered diplomatic notes (Refs A and B) regarding U.S. candidacy to the ITU Council and Mrs. Julie Zoller to ITU's Radio Regulation Board to Anu Pulkkinen, MFA North American Division. The nine- person Finnish delegation to the ITU meeting will be led by Rauni Hagman, Director [...] | 2006-10-31 13:48:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON ITU AORC FI |
06HELSINKI1112 | EU-RUSSIA JHA PERMANENT PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL READOUT [...] The EU-Russia Permanent Partnership Council on Justice and Home Affairs met in Helsinki on 30 October. The Finnish Minister of Justice Luhtanen and Minister of the Interior Rajamaki represented the Presidency, German Minister of Justice Zypries and Minister of the Interior Schauble represented [...] | 2006-11-01 06:45:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KJUS PHUM PTER EUN FI RU |
06HELSINKI1119 | PSI: LETTER TO PSI PARTICIPANTS ON UNSCR 1718 - [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-02 14:28:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS FI |
06HELSINKI1131 | EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT: PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF on 6 November met with Finnish MFA Counselor for Russia Paivi Laine to discuss the Nov. 3 EU-Russia foreign affairs PPC and preparations for the EU-Russia summit on 24 November. The PPC had "gone well" and Northern Dimension preparations are "on track"; however, the Presi [...] | 2006-11-07 09:07:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV ETRD ENRG PL FI RU |
06HELSINKI1137 | U.S.-EU HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] At the first-ever High Level Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development (HLD) October 24-25 in Helsinki, the U.S. and EU agreed to strengthen bilateral efforts in areas including clean coal, carbon sequestration, energy efficiency, renewables, methane recovery, and b [...] | 2006-11-07 12:50:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TRGY TSPL ELTN EUN EPET FI |
06HELSINKI1148 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PM VANHANEN [...] (C) Ambassador Ware met with Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen Nov.8. Fresh from having recently hosted the EU-Ukraine Summit and the EU Heads of State/Government informals in Lahti (which included dinner with Russian President Putin),Vanhanen provided additional insights on Putin's Russia; ener [...] | 2006-11-09 14:41:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ENRG EUN FI RU UP |
06HELSINKI115 | SHIELD S59-05: AG ALERT ON IRANIAN PROCUREMENT [...] (S) On February 8, Political Section Chief delivered subject demarche to Laura Kansikas-Debrais, the Finnish MFA's Director for Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-proliferation. Kansikas-Debrais said that no Finnish firm has applied for a GOF license to sell dual-use items to the Iranian procur [...] | 2006-02-08 13:54:00 | Embassy Helsinki | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR FI CBW |
06HELSINKI1153 | INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION - FINNISH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-14 09:15:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ILC UNGA FI |
06HELSINKI1157 | DELIVERING ON NATO'S PROMISE TO AFGHANISTAN - [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Kimmo Lahdevirta, Director of the Finnish MFA's Office of Security Policy. Lahdevirta expressed appreciation for US efforts to keep partners informed as the Riga NATO Summit approaches, and welcomed the fact that Afghanistan will feature prominentl [...] | 2006-11-15 11:40:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS |
06HELSINKI1158 | DELIVERING ON NATO'S PROMISE TO AFGHANISTAN - [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Kimmo Lahdevirta, Director of the Finnish MFA's Office of Security Policy. Lahdevirta expressed appreciation for US efforts to keep partners informed as the Riga NATO Summit approaches, and welcomed the fact that Afghanistan will feature prominentl [...] | 2006-11-15 13:57:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS AG FI |
06HELSINKI116 | S23B-04: IRANIAN RESEARCHER AND DUAL-USE RESEARCH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-08 14:01:00 | Embassy Helsinki | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR FI CBW |
06HELSINKI117 | MTAG 05-96: IRANIAN UAV/CRUISE MISSILE ENTITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-08 14:09:00 | Embassy Helsinki | SECRET | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL FI MTCRE |
06HELSINKI1173 | DAS KRAMER AND FINNISH DG ESKELINEN DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer on 15 November met with Finnish Director General Eskelinen and other foreign ministry staff to discuss U.S. consultations around the G-8 Political Directors' meeting in Moscow and Finnish preparations for the upcoming EU-Russia summit on 24 [...] | 2006-11-21 14:26:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG RU FI EUN BO MD PL UP |
06HELSINKI1176 | FINLAND TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON LRIT AT IMO,S [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on the International Maritime Organization,s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee meeting (MSC) to Captain Paavo Wihuri, Director of Maritime Safety at the Finnish Maritime Administration. Captain Wihuri will also be leading the eight person Finnish delegatio [...] | 2006-11-22 14:37:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT KTIA AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EUN FI |
06HELSINKI1178 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-24 10:09:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE KSCA PARM PREL ETTC FI |
06HELSINKI1193 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNIFIED APPROACH TO [...] (SBU) On 29 November, DCM delivered demarche to Finnish Foreign Ministry Political Director Pilvi-Sisko Vierros Villeneuve. Vierros Villeneuve welcomed US points on Georgia and agreed that maintaining US-EU unity is crucial. 2. (C) On Moldova, Vierros Villeneuve also fully agreed on the ne [...] | 2006-11-30 13:08:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN NATO OSCE MO GG RU |
06HELSINKI1197 | EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT: FM TUOMIOJA'S SIDEBARS WITH [...] (C) On 29 November, DCM met with Finnish MFA Political Director Pilvi-Sisko Vierros Villeneuve and discussed FM Erkki Tuomioja's recent consultations with Georgian FM Gela Bezhuashvili and Russian FM Sergei Lavrov on the margins of the 24 November EU-Russia summit. Though Tuomioja's initial g [...] | 2006-12-01 12:38:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RU GG FI |
06HELSINKI1198 | EU DECISION ON AVIATION EMISSIONS TRADING SET FOR [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on the EU,s proposal to include international emissions from non-EU air carriers in its Emission Trading Scheme to Anna Wickstrom-Noejgaard and Anu Pulkkinen, both from the North America Unit of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Contacts were unw [...] | 2006-12-01 13:39:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON SENV EUN FI |
06HELSINKI1199 | ENERGY FROM THE EAST: FINNISH RELIANCE ON RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: Gasum, Finland,s sole supplier of natural gas, has managed to settle into a peaceful coexistence with its notorious Russian partner Gazprom. Although totally dependent on Gazprom for 100 percent of its supply, Gasum ensures stability through long-term contracts with Gazprom which [...] | 2006-12-01 14:47:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD EUN FI RS |
06HELSINKI1200 | FINNISH POLDIR ON EU'S NEXT STEPS IN THE MIDDLE [...] (C) Summary: The Finnish EU Presidency has emerged from the Nov. 27-28 EUROMED Ministerial with a decidedly upbeat impression of both the substance and the atmospherics surrounding the EU's discussions with Israel, the Palestinians and other Middle Eastern stakeholders. MFA Political Director [...] | 2006-12-04 07:59:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS EUN FI IS |
06HELSINKI1209 | GAERC - FINNISH RESPONSE [...] (U) PolChief delivered December GAERC demarche to Finnish EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala November 5 and followed up further by phone November 7. Syrjala highlighted the following points: 2. (C) TURKEY/ENLARGEMENT: The Finnish Presidency is greatly encouraged by Turkey's announcement that i [...] | 2006-12-07 13:12:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UN EUN YI SR BK IS LE IR TU |
06HELSINKI1214 | DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBERS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-08 12:11:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EUN LE FI |
06HELSINKI1215 | AMBASSADOR WARE'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT AHTISAARI [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari told Ambassador Ware that he remains determined to deliver his recommendations for Kosovo's final status within two weeks of Serbia's Jan. 21 election, fearing that any delays will "destabilize" Kosovo. Ahtisaari "would find it rather strange" if [...] | 2006-12-08 15:16:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS FI RS YI |
06HELSINKI1216 | IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS - FINNISH RESPONSE [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Middle East Office Eija Rotinen Dec. 8. Rotinen said that US views concerning Iran's upcoming elections are "nearly identical" to those of the Finnish EU Presidency. The electoral process in Iran is not democratic, Rotinen added, and the bodies be [...] | 2006-12-08 15:17:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IR FI |
06HELSINKI1217 | PRESERVING THE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT [...] (S) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Middle East Officer Eija Rotinen Dec. 8. Rotinen thanked us for sharing further information about SARG efforts to destabilize the Lebanese government and expressed great concern about what may happen next in Lebanon in light of the recent murders and [...] | 2006-12-08 15:17:00 | Embassy Helsinki | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS FI |
06HELSINKI122 | AVIAN FLU: ADDRESSING AI-RELATED IMPORT [...] The following is Embassy Helsinki's responses to reftel regarding avian influenza (AI)-related import restrictions on U.S. poultry. ----------- POULTRY BAN ----------- 2. Finland bans the import of poultry from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) affected countries, in accordance [...] | 2006-02-09 11:48:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR USTR TBIO FI |
06HELSINKI1221 | FINLAND SAYS REBALANCE NEEDED TO LAUNCH U.S.-EU [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on the U.S.-EU Air Transport Agreement to Petri Hakkarainen, North America Unit of the GOF Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Anne Torkkeli in the Transport Services Unit of the GOF Ministry of Transport and Communications. Both contacts expressed disappoi [...] | 2006-12-11 14:25:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EUN KTIA EI FI |
06HELSINKI1227 | FINNS BACK INTEROPERABILITY OF GPS AND GALILEO [...] (U) Dr. Matti Roine, Director of the Traffic Safety Unit at the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications, said Finland ratified the 2004 GPS-Galileo Cooperation Agreement on October 1, 2004. Roine said all funding for Galileo comes directly from the EU Commission, rather than individua [...] | 2006-12-12 13:47:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA SENV KTIA SPCE FI |
06HELSINKI1231 | FINNS PREPARE FOR THE WORST: A RUSSIAN OIL SPILL [...] (SBU) Summary: Fearing that Russia will react slowly to an oil spill and utilize controversial environmentally harsh clean up methods, Finland has taken a leadership role in the region by developing new oil spill clean up technology and by providing bilateral aid to Russia. During the past de [...] | 2006-12-12 14:57:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EWWT EPET EUN FI |
06HELSINKI1236 | BEST PRACTICES FROM FINLAND'S ENERGY AND [...] (U) Summary: In 2002, Finland established a unique Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America, inspired by U.S. private-public partnership concepts, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by promoting the sustainable use of renewable energy sources and clean technologies. [...] | 2006-12-14 11:44:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV EUN FI |
06HELSINKI1238 | REQUEST TO EXTEND INTERNATIONAL POLICE TRAINERS AT [...] PolChief delivered subject demarche to Anu Laaminen, Office Director of the MFA's Unit for Civilian Crisis Management. Laaminen confirmed that Finland will maintain five police trainers at the Jordan International Police Training Center through February 28, 2007. The GOF has also informed JI [...] | 2006-12-14 13:42:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR AU HR IZ JO SI FI |
06HELSINKI1239 | BILATERAL MEETINGS ON THE MARGINS OF THE WILTON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-14 13:45:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG MNUC PARM PREL KNNP NPT FI |
06HELSINKI1244 | TRANSLATION GUIDANCE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTING - [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-18 08:57:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM APER KPAO |
06HELSINKI1248 | FINLAND: NATO DEBATE HEATS UP [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 2007 parliamentary election campaign is about to kick off and NATO is emerging as a key theme, just as it did in the January 2006 presidential elections -- and despite the efforts of several prominent politicians to muzzle public debate on this sensitive topic. This ca [...] | 2006-12-19 13:12:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR EUN RU FI |
06HELSINKI125 | U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICAO SECRETARY GENERAL: FINLAND [...] (U) Post discussed the reftel demarche with officials at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Finnish Civil Aviation Administration (FCAA),and left behind relevant biographic material on U.S. candidate for ICAO Secretary General William Voss. 2. (SBU) Matti Tupamaki, who directs the Ai [...] | 2006-02-10 13:04:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAIR AORC FI ICAO |
06HELSINKI149 | FINLAND: REACTION TO AL- ASKARIYA SHRINE BOMBING [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered statements in reftel to the MFA's Middle-East bureau. The Director for Middle-East Affairs said that Finland was playing an active role in intra-EU deliberations on the Al-Askariya shrine bombing, and that she believed an EU statement condemning the attack might be re [...] | 2006-02-23 08:46:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV PTER FI |
06HELSINKI16 | HALONEN PRESSES TOWARD A FIRST ROUND VICTORY [...] (U) Summary: If the most recent polls are true and if voter turnout among women is as high as expected, Tarja Halonen will become the first Finnish presidential candidate in history to win election in the first round. End Summary. 2. (U) The first round of Finland's presidential election w [...] | 2006-01-05 12:33:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL FI |
06HELSINKI18 | FINNS SUPPORT JOINT STATEMENT TO BELARUS; WILL [...] (C) Following up on reftels, PolChief called on MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Matti Turunen to discuss Belarus. The GOF views a joint US-EU demarche to Lukashenko in advance of the March election as imperative, Turunen said. Finland, for its part, would welcome a very stron [...] | 2006-01-05 14:50:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM BO FI EUN |
06HELSINKI182 | FINLAND: 2006 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following responses are keyed to the checklist in ref A. Embassy Helsinki's point of contact on TIP is Political Officer David Allen Schlaefer; SchlaeferDA2@state.gov; 358-09-6162-5482 or 358-050-322-7923. The Embassy estimates that 80 hours of time were spent preparing this rep [...] | 2006-03-08 07:56:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI SMIG PGOV KCRM ELAB KWMN ASEC KFRD PREF FI |
06HELSINKI254 | AVIAN INFLUENZA EXPECTED TO REACH FINLAND WITHIN A [...] The Finnish government (GOF) is convinced that avian influenza (AI) will spread to Finland by migratory birds returning north. GOF says it is not a matter of "if" AI will arrive in Finland, but rather "when." It is assumed that the virus will be found in Finland as increasing numbers of migr [...] | 2006-03-27 12:44:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON AMGT AEMR CASC PREL WHO FI |
06HELSINKI297 | ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION DURING FINLAND'S EU [...] (SBU) On April 4, Ambassador Ware met with Finland's Minister of Environment Jan-Erik Enestam. Minister Enestam reiterated his high regard for the transatlantic relationship and said that he had invited OES A/S Claudia McMurray to visit Finland in advance of Finland's EU presidency, which beg [...] | 2006-04-07 13:28:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV ENRG EU PREL FI |
06HELSINKI299 | EU CLASSIFICATION OF BORATES AND BORIC ACID [...] (U) Econoff delivered the talking points in the reftel demarche to officials at the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Social Affairs and the National Product Control Agency for Welfare and Health. They noted that the Technical Committee on Classification and Labeling, as well as its sub-gr [...] | 2006-04-10 06:15:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP FI |
06HELSINKI355 | HIGHLIGHTS OF ADMIRAL COLLINS VISIT TO FINLAND, [...] (U) Admiral Thomas Collins, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, visited Finland, March 28 - April 1, 2006. Finnish Chief of the Border Guard, Vice Admiral Jaakko Smolander, was the host of the visit. The Admiral's itinerary included meetings with senior GoF officials, briefings by the Finnis [...] | 2006-04-27 11:28:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PHSA EWWT SENV IMO FI |
06HELSINKI405 | ACTING DAS DISCUSSES POLIO ERADICATION, AVIAN [...] (U) Summary. On May 9, Acting OES S DAS Jack Croddy and Embassy reps met with senior public health officials at the Finnish Foreign Ministry to discuss polio eradication and avian influenza. He encouraged the Finns to continue funding the Polio Eradication Initiative and to take an active rol [...] | 2006-05-12 07:04:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO WHO FI |
06HELSINKI465 | FINNISH VIEW ON US-EU SUMMIT PREPARATIONS, AFGHAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: U/S for Political Affairs Lyra told Ambassador that the US and EU are making good progress toward finalizing Summit Declarations, although more work needs to be done to create a real dialogue on climate change and to find language that is not counterproductive to our shared goals [...] | 2006-05-26 09:55:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SENV PREL MARR FI EU |
06HELSINKI467 | FINLAND: THE FAR LEFT SLOWLY IMPLODES [...] (U) Summary: Finland's only far-left party, the Left Alliance (LA),is struggling in the wake of the resignation of its popular chairperson, Suvi-Anne Siimes. An extraordinary congress elected a radical labor leader as the new chairperson, alienating some party leaders and leading to the r [...] | 2006-05-26 10:25:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV FI |
06HELSINKI495 | SALE OF TELESCOPING MASTS TO SYRIA [...] (C) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Laura Kansikas-Debraise, MFA Director for the Unit on Arms Control. Kansikas-Debraise was unfamiliar with the Finnish company Mastsystem International which, as yet, has made no application for an export license to sell any communication or other equ [...] | 2006-06-01 10:59:00 | Embassy Helsinki | SECRET | ETRD ETTC FI PARM PCI PREL SY |
06HELSINKI505 | FINLAND'S EU PRESIDENCY PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) During its EU Presidency, Finland will generally be a cooperative partner for the US, keen to facilitate US-EU cooperation and improve overall trans-Atlantic relations. We should expect no GOF-generated surprises; the Finns view their Presidency as a continuation of ongoing processes an [...] | 2006-06-02 12:24:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG EAID EU FI |
06HELSINKI523 | FINNISH VIEWS ON JUNE GAERC [...] (U) PolChief delivered subject demarche to European Correspondent Jarno Syrjala June 7. Syrjala said the GOF generally supports most of our points and suggested that the ministers will focus on the Balkans and Iran. 2. (C) On Iran, Syrjala reiterated the warm welcome others in the GOF have [...] | 2006-06-08 11:00:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ CU KPAL FI |
06HELSINKI524 | FINNISH RESPONSE - FISSILE MATERIAL CUTOFF TREATY [...] PolChief delivered subject demarche to Laura Kansikas-Debraise, MFA Office Director for Arms Control and Non-proliferation, on June 8. Kansikas-Debraise agreed generally with our points and said she would support starting FMCT negotiations in Geneva as soon as possible. She added that starti [...] | 2006-06-08 11:20:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP CDG FI |
06HELSINKI525 | FINNISH RESPONSE - ATTENDANCE AT PSI HIGH-LEVEL [...] Finland will be represented at subject conference by Helsinki-based technical expert Erik af Halstrom and by its Ambassador to Poland. WARE [...] | 2006-06-08 11:20:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC KNNP PARM US PL XX FI |
06HELSINKI528 | FINNISH TO DEMARCHE KYRGYZ REGARDING MANAS AIRFIELD [...] (C) In response to subject demarche, Hannele Voionmaa, MFA Counselor for peacekeeping and military crisis management operations, told PolChief that the GOF agreed June 8 to make a formal approach to Kyrgyz authorities regarding US access to Manas Airbase in Kyrgyzstan. The GOF has a strong in [...] | 2006-06-08 12:11:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | KG MARR MOPS PREL AF FI |
06HELSINKI55 | LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN: FINNISH GOALS [...] (SBU) Responding to reftel demarche, MFA officials expressed their overall agreement with our stated goals and were grateful to be kept apprised of the US position. Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Mari Kiviniemi will represent Finland at the London Conference on Afghanistan, where s [...] | 2006-01-19 15:01:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV AF FI |
06HELSINKI56 | Charge Meets with Finnish Legal Expert on Counter- [...] (SBU) Summary. Charge met with one of Finland's most senior officials on counter-terrorism, Marja Lehto, who recently was appointed to chair the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts on Terrorism. Lehto requested input for the Designators' Workshop to be held during Finland's presidency of [...] | 2006-01-20 11:24:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PGOV PTER FI EUN |
06HELSINKI566 | ENERGY DIVERSITY IN FINLAND AND WHAT IT CAN OFFER [...] (SBU) Summary: Finland has the EU's longest border with Russia and the two maintain a complex and long-standing energy relationship. While energy security is a concern for every country, Finland's somewhat unique position makes it very unlikely to suffer disruptions to its Russia- sourced ene [...] | 2006-06-16 14:59:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETRD PREL EPET FI RU |
06HELSINKI567 | FINNISH NUCLEAR SAFETY [...] (SBU) On June 1, Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja told Ambassador Ware that Finland is willing to provide nuclear safety technology and assistance as part of the package of incentives the U.S., the EU3 and Russia intend to offer Iran to defuse the current standoff over Iran's weapon's p [...] | 2006-06-16 14:59:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY PARM PREL KNNP FI RU |
06HELSINKI585 | FINLAND RESPONSE TO SUPPORT FOR NICARAGUAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-22 13:10:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KDEM NU PGOV PREL FI |
06HELSINKI612 | FINLAND: ICANN RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-03 11:54:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON EINT ETRD ETTC FI |
06HELSINKI63 | FINLAND'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: SUDDENLY, IT'S A [...] (SBU) Summary: Incumbent Tarja Halonen made an impressive showing in the first round of Finland's presidential election, besting her nearest rival, Conservative Sauli Niinisto, by more than 21 percentage points. However, Halonen was unable to secure a first round victory and, for the first ti [...] | 2006-01-25 13:31:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL FI |
06HELSINKI665 | FINNISH VIEWS ON JULY GAERC [...] (U) PolChief and Emboff delivered subject demarche to Deputy European Correspondent Tanja Jaaskelainen on July 14. Jaaskelainen said the GOF generally supports most of our points. The ministry response focused on Kosovo, Israel/Palestine, North Korea and Iraq. 2. (SBU) Kosovo: Jaaskelain [...] | 2006-07-14 13:53:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN FI PREL UN |
06HELSINKI667 | BLUE LANTERN - DTC CASE 05-995123 [...] Econoff spoke to Jonne Piisila (Security, Defence & Space Division) and Marko Koski (Director, Sales & Business Development) about Elecktrobit Ltd.'s request to purchase the following components from US firm M/A Com, Inc. (Tyco Electronics): 2 -- MAPCGM0005 X-band 6-bit Phase Shifter 1 -- [...] | 2006-07-14 13:57:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC UK FI |
06HELSINKI671 | FINNISH EU PRESIDENCY REITERATES SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-17 13:40:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PDOV BK FI |
06HELSINKI676 | JULY 2006 EU INFORMAL ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTERIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: At the July 2006 EU Environmental Informal Ministerial, the GOF made clear its eagerness to begin a dialogue with the US on climate change, clean energy, and sustainable development as agreed to during the recent US-EU Summit in Vienna. Finnish contacts understand and accept the [...] | 2006-07-18 14:03:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ETRD EAGR EUN FI |
06HELSINKI680 | FINLAND EU PRESIDENCY VIEWS ON NEXT STEPS IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU has agreed to offer peacekeepers for a mission in Lebanon if called upon by the UN. Privately, Finnish MFA Secretary of State Torstila told us that UN and EU hopes to send a force to the region any time soon are "unrealistic," given the current level of violence and apparen [...] | 2006-07-19 12:31:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR EUN FI |
06HELSINKI682 | FINLAND/EU TROUBLED BY TRANSNISTRIA INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE FINNISH EU PRESIDENCY SHARES THE US PAGE 02 RUEHHEA0682 C O N F I D E N T I A L HELSINKI 000682 CONCERN THAT TRANSNISTRIA'S PROPOSED INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM CANNOT BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY OR TREATED AS LEGITIMATE. THE GOF FEARS RUSSIA MAY ULTIMATELY SUPPORT THE REFERENDUM'S [...] | 2006-07-19 13:57:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PBTS PREL RS MD FI |
06HELSINKI696 | EU-US INFORMAL SENIOR-LEVEL MEETING ON JUSTICE AND HOME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The U.S. and EU, under the chair of the Finnish Presidency, met in Helsinki on July 18 for the Informal Senior Level Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Meeting. Led by Acting INL DAS Elizabeth Verville, DOJ liaison to USEU Mark Richard, and DHS Acting A/S for Policy Development Pau [...] | 2006-07-21 12:28:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN FI |
06HELSINKI697 | TUOMIOJA WILL ATTEND LEBANON CORE GROUP MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 13:14:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC IS LE EUN FI |
06HELSINKI700 | EU ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTERS SUPPORT CREATION OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the July EU Informal Ministerial meeting on the Environment, Finnish Minister Enestam and EU Commissioner Dimas called upon EU countries to support a measure creating a United Nations Environmental Organization (UNEO) and a Panel on Natural Resources. END SUMMARY. 2. ( [...] | 2006-07-24 12:07:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL UNEP EUN FI |
06HELSINKI701 | FINNISH U/S OFFERS UPDATE ON EU PRESIDENCY'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOF welcomes Israel's announcement that it could eventually accept NATO peacekeepers in Lebanon. However, U/S for Political Affairs Lyra suggested that an EU- or UN-led force -- perhaps with NATO support under Berlin Plus arrangements -- would be better than a strictly NATO-l [...] | 2006-07-24 12:54:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV MOPS EUN FI |
06HELSINKI712 | FINLAND - TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on designation of Abousofian Abdelrazik to Juha Rainne, MFA Legal Officer for Terrorist Financing. Rainne appreciated the notification and stressed that inclusion on the UN 1267 Committee consolidated list requires that EU countries (per EU regulations) [...] | 2006-07-27 10:37:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER FI |
06HELSINKI718 | FINLAND - COORDINATING WESTERN SUPPORT FOR FMCT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-27 13:01:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP UNGA CDG FI |
06HELSINKI72 | FINNISH VIEWS ON JANUARY GAERC [...] (U) European Correspondent Jarno Syrjala said Finland supports nearly all the views outlined in our pre-GAERC demarche (reftel). His other comments of note follow. 2. (C) IRAN: Finland views the cooperation of the EU, the U.S. and, to an increasing extent, Russia as very encouraging. Howe [...] | 2006-01-26 12:24:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FI EUN GAERC |
06HELSINKI725 | FINNISH EU PRESIDENCY ON EXTRAORDINARY AUG. 1 GAERC [...] (C) Summary: A/DCM met with Finnish MFA European Correspondent Jarno Syrjala to discuss the Aug. 1 extraordinary GAERC. Syrjala also offered the latest Finnish EU Presidency thinking regarding a potential international force for Lebanon. End Summary. 2. (C) Regarding the GAERC agenda, Syr [...] | 2006-07-28 14:40:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EUN FI |
06HELSINKI733 | TFLEO1: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LEBANON CRISIS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Ware met with Finland's Foreign Minister, Erkki Tuomioja, on July 31. Tuomioja said that his just-completed trip to the Middle-east confirmed his view that Israel could not achieve its military goals, and that an immediate cease-fire followed by a comprehensive settl [...] | 2006-07-31 15:45:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MEPP EUN FI |
06HELSINKI75 | PAAVO LIPPONEN'S SILLY SEASON COMMENTS ON NATO AND [...] (SBU) Finnish Speaker of Parliament and former Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen prompted a media feeding frenzy this week when he publicly criticized Conservative (CONS) presidential candidate Sauli Niinisto's increasingly pro-NATO arguments and urged caution toward NATO membership because it wou [...] | 2006-01-27 08:44:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR PINR FI |
06HELSINKI77 | MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES IN FINLAND: [...] Summary: The following is Embassy Helsinki's submission to the money laundering and financial crimes section of the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). End summary. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. Finland is not a regional center for money laundering, f [...] | 2006-01-27 10:22:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER SNAR KTFN EFIN KCRM FI |
06HELSINKI783 | GOF PESSIMISTIC ON SRI LANKA CEASEFIRE [...] (C) Echoing reftel concerns about the escalating violence in Sri Lanka, MFA Asia Department Deputy Director Rauli Suikkanen, desk officer Marita Meranto, and EU secretariat first secretary Niklas Lindqvist told Emboff Helsinki is currently coordinating an EU demarche to be delivered this week [...] | 2006-08-09 12:14:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CE EUN FI |
06HELSINKI786 | FINLAND: VIEWS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SPECIAL [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Johanna Suurpaa, Director of the MFA's Human Rights Unit, about the proposed Special Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) on Lebanon. Poloff emphasized that at this critical point in the Lebanon crisis (reftel),any HRC Special Session would be an unhelpful dist [...] | 2006-08-09 12:57:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHUM PREL PTER IS LE FI |
06HELSINKI8 | FINLAND: PRESIDENT'S NEW YEAR ADDRESS [...] (U) President Tarja Halonen's New Year's Day speech-- which also serves as Finland's de facto state of the union address-- focused on what she termed the "increasing disparity in income levels in Finland." Halonen said that Finland has been a winner in the emerging global economy, and that [...] | 2006-01-04 14:44:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV FI |
06HELSINKI800 | FURTHER FINNISH RESPONSE TO UNSC RESOLUTION 1701 [...] (U) As indicated Reftel A, the GOF welcomed UNSC Resolution 1701; the text of the Finnish Foreign Ministry's Statement on Behalf of the EU Presidency has been forwarded to the Department. In a subsequent conversation with PolChief July 14, Office Director for the Middle East Eija Rotinen offe [...] | 2006-08-14 13:21:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS EUN FI |
06HELSINKI814 | FINLAND NONCOMMITAL ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 11:58:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | FI PHUM US |
06HELSINKI815 | FINLAND WON'T JOIN BERN PROCESS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 12:02:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | CH PGOV PHUM PREL EUN FI |
06HELSINKI816 | FINLAND: PRESIDENCY UPPING SRI LANKA INVOLVEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 13:27:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CE EUN FI |
06HELSINKI817 | FINLAND SEEKS TO CONTRIBUTE 200 TROOPS TO UNIFIL [...] (SBU) Finnish MFA Secretary of State (D Equivalent) Pentti Torstila told Ambassador Ware Aug. 15 that Finland will seek to provide up to 200 additional troops for enhanced UNIFIL operations in Southern Lebanon. Confirming public comments made by President Tarja Halonen, Torstila explained that [...] | 2006-08-17 04:49:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL FI |
06HELSINKI824 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH LEIF FAGERNAS, DG [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met with Leif Fagernas, Director General of the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) on August 9. They discussed Finland's efforts to remain competitive in the face of a rapidly aging population, the significant strains on its social programs, and increasing global [...] | 2006-08-18 10:19:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP TNGD TSPL ELAB FI |
06HELSINKI830 | UPDATE ON FINNISH EU PRESIDENCY ACTIONS IN SUPPORT [...] (C) MFA Unit for Security Policy Director Kimmo Lahdevirta offered an update on the Finnish Presidency's recent efforts to urge EU member states to make troop contributions to UNIFIL. 2. (C) While signals out of Paris continue to be mixed, it now appears clear that the French intend to cont [...] | 2006-08-21 13:14:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PGOV FI |
06HELSINKI842 | FINLAND TO STRONGLY URGE SYRIA TO RESPECT LEBANON [...] (C) Summary: DCM and PolChief met with MFA Political Director Vierros-Villeneuve Aug. 22 to express US disappointment regarding the Aug. 23 visit of Syrian FM Walid Al-Moallem to Helsinki; to remind the GOF of the need to isolate Syria diplomatically; and to urge that the Finns use the meeting [...] | 2006-08-22 12:25:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV MARR FI SY LE |
06HELSINKI847 | FINLAND RESPONSE TO UPDATED BRIEFING ON KOSOVO [...] (U) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Finnish MFA Balkans Director Juha Ottman Aug. 23. Because of former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari's status as special envoy, the Finns tend to be very well briefed on Kosovo developments; nonetheless Ottman welcomed the US initiative to share o [...] | 2006-08-23 15:01:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU FI |
06HELSINKI854 | FINNS TELL SYRIA TO HONOR UNSCR 1701; SYRIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Aug. 23 in Helsinki, Finnish FM Tuomioja told Syrian FM Al-Moallem that the EU expected the Government of Syria (GOS) to support the ceasefire in Lebanon and wider peace in the Middle East by respecting all provisions of UNSCR 1701; by honoring the arms embargo in Lebanon; and b [...] | 2006-08-24 13:50:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV MARR FI SY LE |
06HELSINKI859 | AMBASSADOR WARE'S MEETING WITH FINLAND'S MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 24, Ambassador Ware met with Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paula Lehtomaki. Lehtomaki described her August 14-16 trip to Lebanon and Israel, noting that she was particularly surprised by how quickly refugee centers emptied following the announcem [...] | 2006-08-28 04:57:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAID EUN PREL FI |
06HELSINKI871 | FINNS URGE IRAN TO STOP ENRICHMENT PROGRAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Helsinki August 29, Finnish FM Tuomioja urged Iran to cease its uranium enrichment program immediately and to announce its acceptance of negotiations with the EU3 3 now. Tuomioja also told the Iranian Deputy FM that Iran must begin playing a constructive role in the Middle Eas [...] | 2006-08-30 12:07:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PARM IR FI PGOV IS |
06HELSINKI876 | FINLAND SUPPORTS DELAY OF KAZAKHSTAN'S OSCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-31 07:55:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE KZ FI |
06HELSINKI884 | FINLAND: NO PLANS TO FURTHER RESTRICT "NO FLY" DATA [...] (SBU) Econoff spoke with Reijo Aarnio, Data Protection Ombudsman in the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman, an independent authority operating in connection with the Finnish Ministry of Justice. According to Aarnio, Finland's data protection framework is rooted in Article 10 of the Finni [...] | 2006-09-01 13:23:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PTER ECON FI |
06HELSINKI885 | FINLAND AND SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUP [...] (U) MFA Sri Lanka desk officer Marita Meranto assured emboff on September 4 that Finland would attend the Sri Lanka Contact Group's experts meeting in Washington on September 27. She said that because of the press of business arising from Finland's EU presidency, Finland's representative woul [...] | 2006-09-04 09:12:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PHUM PINS PREL PTER CE FI |
06HELSINKI889 | NO FINNISH POSITION ON RECAPP - ASIAN ANTI-PIRACY [...] (SBU) Econoff spoke with Tapio Puurunen, Unit for Public International Law at the MFA about Finland's position on the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAPP). Puurunen expressed that it was an interesting initiative and that Finland w [...] | 2006-09-05 13:30:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KRCM KTIA PBTS PHSA PREL FI |
06HELSINKI903 | GYMNICH [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers held informal consultations in Finland Sept. 1-2, focusing on the Middle East, Iran and Russia. In response to a press report that alleged an EU Presidency call for increased contacts with Hamas, Finnish FM Tuomioja and others made several very strong state [...] | 2006-09-08 06:26:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM FI IR IS RU EU |
06HELSINKI908 | FINLAND VIEWS OF UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-08 12:35:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
06HELSINKI909 | FINLAND ON SERBIA'S ICTY COOPERATION [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Balkans Office Director Juha Ottman on September 8. Ottman responded enthusiastically, saying that the steps the US has suggested to Belgrade "are entirely our line as well." He was pleased that the US is maintaining a hard line on ICTY cooperation [...] | 2006-09-08 13:37:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR ICTY SR YI |
06HELSINKI91 | FINLAND: BROAD SUPORT FOR UN REFORM [...] (U) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja on January 25. She underscored the importance the U.S. attaches to UN reform by emphasizing our instructions to deliver the demarche at the ministerial-level. Tuomioja welcomed the initiative and indicated broad agreem [...] | 2006-02-01 14:59:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ADCO |
06HELSINKI927 | PRESIDENT HALONEN ACCEPTS INVITATION TO UNGA [...] The President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen has accepted the invitation of President George W. Bush to a roundtable discussion on democracy on September 19, 2006. The text of a letter to the Embassy from her Chief of Staff follows: BEGIN TEXT The President of the Republic of Finl [...] | 2006-09-12 13:56:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL UNGA FI |
06HELSINKI932 | INVITATION TO CONTACT GROUP FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-13 13:41:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | EU FI PREL |
06HELSINKI933 | MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM ON LEBANON: FINNISH [...] (U) Charge delivered subject demarche to Finnish MFA Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Markus Lyra September 13. She underscored the need for the international community to help the Lebanese Government gain sovereignty over its own territory; US efforts to provide humanitarian and [...] | 2006-09-13 13:57:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER IS LE ECON FI |
06HELSINKI934 | FINLAND RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SYRIA [...] (C) Charge delivered subject demarche to Finnish MFA Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Markus Lyra September 13. She emphasized that the US and EU share the goal of preventing new hostilities in Lebanon and the rest of the region, but that our views on contacts with Syria continue [...] | 2006-09-13 13:58:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER USUN LE SY EU FI |
06HELSINKI936 | SEPTEMBER GAERC - FINNISH PRESIDENCY VIEWS [...] (U) PolChief, EU Unit Chief and visiting Finland Deskoff delivered subject demarche to Finnish EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala Sept. 13. Syrjala welcomed our input and offered the following notable responses: 2. (C) SUDAN/DARFUR: Syrjala expressed pessimism regarding the situation on the gr [...] | 2006-09-14 05:03:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE |
06HELSINKI958 | OES MEETING WITH EU PRESIDENT AND GERMANY ABOUT [...] Summary: On September 19th US State Department's Special Representative for Sustainable Development Jonathan Margolis, Senior Energy Advisor Griff Thompson and Embassy Econ Officer Glenn Lewis met Finnish representatives of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, and a G [...] | 2006-09-21 12:10:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV TRGY TSPL FI |
06HELSINKI960 | FINLAND UNCOMMITTED ON IMSO CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) Econoff discussed the candidacy of Mr. Steven Lett as Director of the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) with Mr. Riku Ahola, Legal Advisor for the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications and the appointed Finnish voting representative at the IMSO meeting in Lond [...] | 2006-09-21 13:35:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS FI |
06HELSINKI990 | FINLAND: PREVIEW OF EU INFORMAL DEFENSE MINISTERS' [...] (SBU) Summary. The Oct. 2-3 informal EU defense ministers' meeting will focus on operations in Bosnia, Sudan, and Congo; review the EU's force catalogue and the state of civil-military coordination; and discuss the European Defense Agency's (EDA) long term planning scenarios. NATO SYG de Hoo [...] | 2006-09-27 09:20:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NATO EUN FI |
06HELSINKI994 | SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO HELSINKI, OCTOBER [...] Half way through its EU Presidency, Finland has proven to be the behind-the-scenes negotiator we expected rather than the more out-in-front leader we might have preferred. Often valuing consensus above all, the Finns have been unusually content to see the Commission take the lead on many issu [...] | 2006-09-28 13:43:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA SENV ENRG ECON FI |
06HELSINKI995 | GOF ENVIRONMENT MINISTER CONFIRMS TO AMBASSADOR THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Ware met with Environment Minister Enestam on September 27 to discuss the upcoming High Level Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development (HLD),which he confirmed would take place on October 24-25. Enestam also confirmed he will co- chair th [...] | 2006-09-28 13:43:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV ENRG EU PREL FI |
06HERMOSILLO100 | PRESIDENT FOX IN HERMOSILLO FOR SECOND RECENT VISIT [...] (U) Summary: President Vicente Fox returned to Hermosillo on March 7, his second visit in four days. He engaged briefly with miners demonstrating for his assistance outside the Government Palace. The President told reporters that he had no intention of firing the Secretary of Labor and that [...] | 2006-03-08 19:55:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB ECON MX |
06HERMOSILLO166 | SPIKE IN DRUG VIOLENCE IN HERMOSILLO [...] (U) Summary: Over the past several months there appears to be a trend of increasing violence in the area in and around Hermosillo, Sonora, culminating with several events during Holy Week. The violence appears to be largely confined to rival drug trafficking groups. Although there is no elemen [...] | 2006-04-22 00:20:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR ASEC CASC MX |
06HERMOSILLO228 | MAJOR PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS VISIT SONORA [...] (SBU) Summary. All three major presidential candidates campaigned in Sonora over the last two weeks, with none of them making a big splash. The calculated distancing of Governor Bours from Robert Madrazo was obvious. However, the Governor still studiously avoided an irrevocable split with Ma [...] | 2006-05-31 02:18:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM MX |
06HERMOSILLO24 | HERMOSILLO: MULTIPLE FAILURES LEAD TO PRISON BREAK [...] (U) Summary: On January 15, at approximately 11:30 am, three highly dangerous prisoners broke out of the Centro de Readaptacisn Social I (CERESO) (Center for Social Readaptation, i.e. prison) in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. For one of them, it was his third prison break in as many convict [...] | 2006-01-20 17:10:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC ALOW CASC MX |
06HERMOSILLO274 | CULIACAN CONFERENCE EXPLORES REFORM ALTERNATIVES FOR MEXICAN [...] (U) Summary: On May 25, little more than a month before Mexico's national elections, the annual binational academic conference in Sinaloa on democratic development comparatively examined presidential and parliamentary systems. Participants reviewed the strengths and weaknesses of Mexico's p [...] | 2006-06-27 00:31:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON EINV OEXC MX |
06HERMOSILLO286 | HERMOSILLO -- OBSERVATION OF JULY 2 NATIONAL AND LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The voting process in Hermosillo, as observed by Consulate teams, was clean and fair and managed well at neighborhood polling stations. Transit voters at "casillas especiales" experienced long delays and frustrations but showed an admirable determination to vote, some waiting [...] | 2006-07-03 22:24:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM MX |
06HERMOSILLO29 | SONORA PRI AND PAN PARTIES PREPARE FOR 2006 ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Electoral politics are beginning to grab the local headlines in Sonora. In a state where the National Action Party (PAN) is strongest, Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) Governor Bours has visibly asserted his local political identity and independence from the PRI nation [...] | 2006-01-21 01:18:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM MX |
06HERMOSILLO36 | PRD AND "ALTERNATIVA" PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES CAMPAIGN IN [...] (SBU) Summary. PRD presidential candidate Lopez Obrador made his first official campaign swing through Sonora state January 27. His visit culminated in political rally in Hermosillo, which was well attended, but not as large as claimed. He made 32 promises to Sonoran voters - local media fo [...] | 2006-01-31 03:48:00 | Consulate Hermosillo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG SNAR MX |