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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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07TEGUCIGALPA1484 | HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR USDA SECRETARY JOHANNS [...] (SBU) Summary: As you prepare to visit Tegucigalpa, relations between the United States and Honduras are generally good. President Zelaya considers himself a friend of the United States, and Honduras generally supports U.S. positions on major international issues, including the War on Terrori [...] | 2007-08-30 21:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EAGR EAID ECON EFIS ETRD OVIP PGOV PREL |
07TEGUCIGALPA149 | HONDURAS SUDDENLY LEANING TOWARDS MARKET [...] (C/NF) Following a tumultuous year in which the GOH announced it would take over all fuel imports, create a state-managed monopoly, and perhaps even seize privately-owned storage facilities, the GOH suddenly seems poised to scrap those plans and move aggressively towards market liberalization [...] | 2007-01-23 23:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA151 | HONDURAS: CONOCO PAUSING TO AWAIT CLARITY ON OIL [...] (C/NF) On January 22, a representative of U.S. firm ConocoPhillips told EconChief by phone that the company remains optimistic about signing a contract with Honduras for the delivery of all gasoline and diesel imports for the coming year. Conoco said that its position remains the same as it w [...] | 2007-01-24 16:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1614 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S TRIP TO CUBA OCTOBER 9 [...] (C) Summary: On October 9, Honduran President Zelaya will travel to Cuba to sign a maritime delimitation treaty with the GOC. FM Milton Jimenez told Polcouns on October 2 that the President chose to travel October 9 instead of October 8 because they did not want to be manipulated into partic [...] | 2007-10-03 20:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CU NI HN |
07TEGUCIGALPA1678 | SOTO CANO DUAL USE DISCUSSIONS: WE ARE ALL IN [...] (C) Summary: On October 18, U.S. and Honduran delegations met to discuss possible future commercial use of the air strip at Soto Cano airbase at Palmerola. The discussions were cordial and productive. The USG recognized the sovereign right of the GOH to use the strip for commercial purposes [...] | 2007-10-19 14:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PINS PNAT |
07TEGUCIGALPA1694 | HONDURAN FIRM PRODUCES BIODIESEL FROM TILAPIA [...] (U) Summary: Aguafinca, a Honduran firm with Swiss capital and an Israeli manager, claims to be the only company in the world producing biodiesel from tilapia. It produces 3,000 gallons of biodiesel a day, which powers its entire vehicle fleet and meets 50 percent of its power generation ne [...] | 2007-10-23 19:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EIND EINV SENV HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA170 | HONDURAN GOVERNMENT REVIEWING OIL COMPANY OFFERS; [...] (C/NF) As of mid-day January 26, the GOH and the international oil companies (IOCs) continue their quiet dialogue over reforms to the fuels pricing formula. If the proposed reforms can deliver cost savings to the consumer while moving the market towards liberalization, the GOH appears incline [...] | 2007-01-26 23:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1785 | CHIMIRRAZO: HONDUTEL DIRECTOR OUT; HOUSE AND [...] (C) On November 9, Honduran police simultaneously raided the state telecommunications (Hondutel) offices across the country and the residences of Hondutel Director Marcelo Chimirri and other officials. The search warrants were executed in response to a legal complaint of illegal taping of pho [...] | 2007-11-13 21:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV SOCI KCOR HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1792 | SMUGGLING, UNCERTAINTY AND RED INK IN HONDURAN [...] (C) Summary: Oil industry sources here report that the Zelaya Administration's efforts to manipulate pump prices and control the importation of petroleum products has increased gasoline smuggling. Zelaya still appears publicly in favor of building new import terminals to receive fuel from a so [...] | 2007-11-14 21:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1794 | TIP: 2007 INTERIM ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR HONDURAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post submits the following 2007 interim Trafficking in Persons (TIP) assessment report for Honduras (ref. A). On September 26, 2007, Poloffs hosted a meeting with 15 members of the Inter-Institutional Committee, composed of Government of Honduras (GOH) officials, prosecutors, [...] | 2007-11-14 21:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1798 | FROM BAD TO WORSE: ENERGY FINANCES IN HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Due to rates that do not cover costs, Honduran state-run electric company ENEE is losing USD 300 million a year, equal to 3 percent of GDP. The Zelaya administration appears to be seriously considering a long overdue rate increase. Some businesses have said they would pay hi [...] | 2007-11-16 19:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EFIN EAID HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1818 | GOH PURSUING PETROCARIBE DEAL [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Facing severe losses at state-run electric energy company ENEE, in addition to increasing losses stemming from gasoline subsidies, the GOH is pursuing a package of solutions that includes a deal with PetroCaribe. [...] | 2007-11-26 21:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PGOV PINR PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1820 | HONDURAS PASSES A NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY [...] (U) Summary. On September 10, the GOH publicized a decree in the national Gazette announcing the adoption of a National Security Strategy. The strategy has six main objectives (listed below) which now include counterterrorism work as an objective, and stresses regional and international coope [...] | 2007-11-26 21:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS MARR MCAP MOPS PBTS PGOV PHUM PNAT KCRM |
07TEGUCIGALPA1828 | CHIEF OF DEFENSE ROMEO VASQUEZ VELASQUEZ TO STAY [...] (U) Late on November 26 it was announced that General Romeo Vasquez Velazquez, who was appointed by President Maduro as Chief of Defense (CHOD) in 2004, would be staying on in this position for an additional three years, for a total of six years in the position. Vasquez was slated for retire [...] | 2007-11-27 21:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PINS HN |
07TEGUCIGALPA1830 | HONDURAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION PROTESTS DEMAND [...] (U) On November 9, the head of the state run telecommunications company, Hondutel, was accused of abuse of authority for allegedly committing telephone espionage against President Manuel Zelaya, cabinet members, and members of Congress. After evading authorities for almost a week, Chimirri v [...] | 2007-11-28 14:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECPS HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1836 | HONDURAS: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) The GOH does not have any investments in Cuba. There are some companies that export products to Cuba, the biggest of which are Lido Pozuelo, Marmoles de Honduras, and Corporacion Dinant. 2. (C) The GOH does not have any bilateral trade agreements with Cuba. The two governments were wo [...] | 2007-11-28 22:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PHUM CUCO HN |
07TEGUCIGALPA1846 | IAEA REPORT ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-30 18:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNVC IAEA PARM IR HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1856 | HONDURAS RECEPTIVE TO CASH COURIER INITIATIVE [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche November 29 to Ambassador Roberto Ramos Bustos, head of the office of Special Affairs at the Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ramos was enthusiastic about the U.S. proposal and said Honduras shares the U.S. and G-8 concerns about cash smuggling and other [...] | 2007-12-03 22:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER ASEC |
07TEGUCIGALPA1870 | BOTH LIBERAL AND NATIONALISTS WORRY PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings this week, representatives of both the opposition National Party (NP) and President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's own Liberal Party have expressed concern with Zelaya's possible desires to extend his mandate. On a recent trip to the countryside, Zelaya was quoted as [...] | 2007-12-06 20:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS MARR KDEM VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1876 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA "DISSES" UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON [...] (U) UN Special Rapporteur on the right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression Ambeyi Ligabo visited Honduras November 26 - 30, 2007. Ligabo's goal was to investigate recent threats and attacks against journalists, especially those who denounce corruption. Ligabo was invited by the Honduran gov [...] | 2007-12-07 16:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1885 | HONDURAS: CNIES INFORMATION SHARING MESSAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-10 20:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR OTRA PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1886 | HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON GREECE PSI OPERATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-10 20:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1894 | HONDURAS: UPDATED ASSESSMENT ON SECURITY [...] Honduran Vice Minister of Security, Jorge Rodas Gamero, provided Post with immediate prioritized police equipment needs. These include motor vehicles, a helicopter, office equipment, furniture, communications equipment, reproduction of instruction manuals, prison security equipment, and vehicl [...] | 2007-12-12 15:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PTER SNAR HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1909 | UN MAY PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN NEXT HONDURAN [...] On December 13, 2007 The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative, Rebeca Arias, called a meeting of the G-16 plus the Organization of American States (OAS) to discuss the November 2009 general elections in Honduras. Since 2005, the OAS has been assisting the Supreme [...] | 2007-12-14 16:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1915 | SUPREME COURT VOTES TO ALLOW PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary: On December 12 the Constitutional Court was unable to muster a unanimous decision in the President of Congress Roberto Micheletti case. President Manuel Zelaya was able to manipulate this outcome and saw this as a personal victory. This forced the case to go to the entire plenary [...] | 2007-12-17 22:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1916 | RECENT DRUG-RELATED ARRESTS AND SEIZURES IN [...] Summary: Over the past weeks, Honduran authorities conducted several important drug-related arrests and seizures of assets. During the same time period, an airplane suspected of transporting drugs made an emergency landing in Honduras, but the police arrived too late to make arrests or find [...] | 2007-12-17 23:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1923 | CABEI SEEKS U.S. PARTICIPATION TO COUNTER [...] (C) Summary: The Head of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) is concerned that certain member states may seek to invite Venezuela to join the bank or to form an association between CABEI and Hugo Chavez's Banco del Sur. He is urging the USG to join CABEI as a member or [...] | 2007-12-19 16:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1944 | HONDURAS JOINS PETRO CARIBE; ANALYZING POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Honduras took a clear step toward securing energy financing from Venezuela by becoming the 17th member of PetroCaribe during the December 20-21 energy conference in Havana. Joining PetroCaribe allows Honduras to engage in discussions toward a possible energy agr [...] | 2007-12-27 22:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PGOV PINR PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1945 | HONDURAN NATIONAL CONGRESS PASSES MIXED BAG OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Honduran National Congress approved new electoral reforms on December 20, 2007, in late-night, closed-door discussions only a few days after the Supreme Court ruled that the President of Congress, Roberto Michelleti, could run for President (ref. A). With substantive changes [...] | 2007-12-27 22:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA215 | THE HONDURAN ECONOMY AFTER FIRST YEAR OF ZELAYA [...] (SBU) Summary: Following one year in office for the Zelaya administration, the Honduran economy continues to perform solidly. Some critics would say that this continued robust performance owes more to the Maduro administration's (2001-2005) fiscal austerity than to any new Zelaya policies. [...] | 2007-02-02 01:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA225 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA SAYS HE BACKS FUEL [...] (C/NF) Summary: President Zelaya says he wants a market-based fuel sector reform, but the GOH must reach a deal with the international oil companies (IOCs) before domestic pressures force him to move back towards a national import scheme. A recent deal in principle with Honduran fuel storage [...] | 2007-02-03 00:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA258 | WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR IN HONDURAS: UPDATE TO [...] SUMMARY: There has been a lack of political will and resources to address adequately the problem of child labor in Honduras. Honduras has not yet completed its list of the worst forms of child labor required by International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 182. The National Plan for the [...] | 2007-02-08 17:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EIND ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA302 | HONDURAN DEBATE ON FUELS LIBERALIZATION VS [...] (C/NF) Summary: The GOH debate over fuels imports now appears to be on the brink of favorable resolution. Based on all our recent contacts with GOH officials, it is Post's assessment that the GOH no longer seeks nationalization of the fuels sector and is laboring mightily to find a mutually [...] | 2007-02-15 19:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA336 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ATTACKS PRO-NATIONALIZATION [...] (C/NF) Summary: Recently President Zelaya has become openly critical of his former allies, the Patriotic Coalition (the group led by Juliette Handal that seeks lower fuel prices through nationalization of all imports). Zelaya has also criticized the pressure tactics employed by ConocoPhillip [...] | 2007-02-20 21:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA368 | OFFSTAGE, HONDURAN FUELS ISSUE NEARS RESOLUTION; [...] (C/NF) Summary: President Zelaya continues to shift his position on fuels to one increasingly aligned with the USG market-orientation. His public remarks have moderated significantly, triggering suspicion and even attacks from his former allies in the fight to nationalize fuel imports that h [...] | 2007-02-26 23:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA415 | CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONDURAS FINALLY [...] (U) SUMMARY. Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque filled his two-day visit to Honduras with the inauguration of a hospital specializing in ophthalmology, a visit with President Zelaya, the signing of three agreements to bring the two countries closer together, and a visit with local suppo [...] | 2007-03-07 14:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR CU HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA432 | HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2006/2007 [...] (SBU) The following is the 2006/2007 Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report input for Honduras, responding to questions posed in the checklist. Post point of contact is Vice Consul Jason McInerney, phone: 011-504-238-5114 x 4152, IVG phone: 539-4152, fax 011-504-237-1792, and unclassified [...] | 2007-03-09 21:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KJUS ASEC PREF ELAB HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA462 | HONDURAN NATIONAL PARTY CONVENTION REFORMS FALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Party (NP) held its annual convention in San Pedro Sula on March 10-11, 2007. Before the convention, there was speculation the NP Party President, Pepe Lobo, would be pressured to resign from the Presidency in order to run fairly in the next national elections in 20 [...] | 2007-03-16 13:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA463 | HONDURAN FUEL SOLICITATION: FOOL ME TWICE, SHAME [...] (C/NF) Summary: The GOH has decided to put the fuel solicitation process on a back burner. While this offers hope the planned state takeover of the fuel import sector might never take place, it leaves the plan with enough life in it for the Zelaya administration to play political games with i [...] | 2007-03-16 13:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA469 | HONDURAN NATIONAL PARTY CONVENTION REFORMS FALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Party (NP) held its annual convention in San Pedro Sula on March 10-11, 2007. Before the convention, there was speculation the NP Party President, Pepe Lobo, would be pressured to resign from the Presidency in order to run fairly in the next national elections in 20 [...] | 2007-03-16 17:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA471 | CHALLENGES FOR IMPROVING SECURITY ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: All leading dailies and a number of television and radio stations in Honduras covered the U.S. Human Rights Report on Honduras and the National Human Rights Commission's own Human Rights Report for 2006, both released on March 6. Major media also highlighted the signing, on the [...] | 2007-03-16 21:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ELAB KCRM KJUS KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG |
07TEGUCIGALPA472 | HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON ENGAGING NICARAGUA [...] (SBU) Acting Polcouns delivered demarche to Foreign Vice Minister Enrique Reina and Ambassador Eduardo Rosales, the Foreign Ministry's Director of Exterior Affairs, on March 15, 2007 (reftel) on engaging Nicaragua. Polcouns made it clear that the demarche was not/not in relation to the mariti [...] | 2007-03-16 22:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL NU HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA493 | HONDURAN FUEL IMPORTS: USG EFFORTS STAVE OFF [...] (C/NF) In a hemisphere disillusioned with market economics, the USG has successfully held the line in Honduras. Thanks to two face-to-face meetings between POTUS and Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales and numerous public and private interventions by the Ambassador and his sta [...] | 2007-03-21 14:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA509 | HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT [...] (SBU) Summary: After 14 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...] | 2007-03-22 22:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA579 | I AM THE STATE: HONDUTEL MANAGER REMAINS MAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: While a new telecommunications law to liberalize the market remains stalled in the Honduran Congress, the battle to control the lucrative margins in international calling continues. Hondutel, the state telecoms operator, has aggressively pursued companies charged with pirating c [...] | 2007-04-03 21:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS ELAB HO KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR |
07TEGUCIGALPA584 | HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: After 15 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...] | 2007-04-09 20:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA585 | HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON [...] (SBU) Summary: After 15 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...] | 2007-04-09 20:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA64 | PRESIDENT'S POLICY ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-12 21:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IQ HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA667 | DEPUTY HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY JACKSON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Michael P. Jackson met separately with Minister of Internal Security Alvaro Romero, Attorney General Leonidas Rosa Bautista, and Minister of Defense Aristides Mejia on April 12, 2007 at the end of his two-day visit to Puerto Cortes and Tegucig [...] | 2007-04-24 12:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS OREP OVIP PGOV PREL |
07TEGUCIGALPA701 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH DHS DEPSEC JACKSON AND CODEL [...] (SBU) Summary: President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales expressed a desire to increase law enforcement cooperation with the United States, his support for CAFTA and comprehensive immigration reform during a bilateral meeting with DHS DepSec Jackson and a CODEL consisting of 9 members of the Hous [...] | 2007-04-25 21:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS OREP OVIP PGOV PREL PTER |
07TEGUCIGALPA703 | HONDURAS UNWILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-26 12:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA76 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT CALLS U.S. OIL COMPANIES [...] (S/NF) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales returned "a changed man" from meetings with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on January 10. Zelaya was clearly frustrated at his continuing inability to resolve Honduras' energy proble [...] | 2007-01-13 00:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA77 | HONDURAS EXPROPRIATES U.S. OIL COMPANIES' STORAGE [...] (S/NF) Summary: On January 13, the GOH announced in a surprise decision that it would be compelling use of privately-owned oil import and storage facilities in Honduras. It remains unclear which facilities are affected, but at a minimum Honduran firm DIPPSA and U.S. firm Esso are subject to [...] | 2007-01-14 20:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET EINV ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA782 | HONDURAS: FACING CORRUPTION CHARGES, HONDUTEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of surprise moves, Hondutel operations director Marcelo Chimirri was essentially stripped of authority at the state run telecommunications company and all his legal actions during his tenure were nullified. However, Chimirri was then promoted several days later as the [...] | 2007-05-09 15:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS EINV ELAB HO KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR |
07TEGUCIGALPA803 | AMBASSADOR FORD DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Ambassador Ford delivered demarche (reftel) to Honduran Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez on May 10, 2007. The Foreign Minister responded that Honduras will support the bids of Slovenia and Bosnia for the UN Human Rights Council in New York on May 17. He also said that he would convey his [...] | 2007-05-10 22:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA838 | HONDUTEL UNDER FIRE AS NEGOTATIONS OVER NEW LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The major actors in on-going effort to pass a new telecommunications law met May 11, and agreed to reconcile four key issues: license authorizations, naming of commissioners, taxes, and mobile licenses. While the group plans to meet again May 18, a related effort by Congress to [...] | 2007-05-16 00:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS ELAB KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR |
07TEGUCIGALPA86 | HONDURAN PRIVATE SECTOR OPPOSES ANNOUNCED GOH [...] (S/NF) Summary: Lawyers for U.S. firm Esso admit that expropriations can be legal if carried out properly and effectively compensated, so they continue to monitor closely the GOH's implementation of its January 13 decree announcing its intention to take control of private sector oil storage f [...] | 2007-01-16 23:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA892 | HONDURAS: TWIN SHOCKS IN ENERGY MAY HIT THIS SUMMER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-21 23:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
07TEGUCIGALPA896 | HONDURAS' RESPONSE FOR COUNTRY REVIEW FOR TITLE [...] (U) In response to reftel A, Post's answers regarding the relationship between Honduras and Cuba follow. Post's answers track the numbered questions in reftel A. 2. (U) There are no known Honduran companies that have invested in Cuba, nor are there any bilateral trade agreements between the [...] | 2007-05-22 19:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA904 | CONGRESS TRIES TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE SECURITY [...] (U) The Honduran Congress, before an invited crowd of diplomats, private businessmen, Church officials, and representatives from a number of government agencies, revealed on May 15 its proposal to address the security situation in Honduras by creating yet another commission. President of Congr [...] | 2007-05-23 15:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KRCM PGOV SOCI HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA906 | POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF MICHELLETI'S BID FOR THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post believes it is likely that Liberal Party member Roberto Michelleti Bain will succeed in his attempt to be allowed to run for President in the 2009 elections without resigning from his position as President of the National Congress. This means that a contest in the next elec [...] | 2007-05-23 16:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA91 | HONDURAN GOVERNMENT BLAMES OIL COMANIES; COMPLAINS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ambassador, Charge, and EconChief met with Ministers Enrique Flores Lanza and Milton Jimenez on January 16 to discuss the announced GOH intent to seize control of U.S. owned oil storage facilities without the consent of the owners. Both Ministers blamed the companies for fail [...] | 2007-01-17 19:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA966 | (S) NO VENEZUELAN FOREIGN AID IN HONDURAS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-31 20:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PINR PREL VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA98 | HONDURAN GOVERNMENT TO MEET OIL INDUSRY REPS IN [...] (C/NF) Summary: A GOH delegation led by Minister Enrique Flores Lanza has agreed to travel to Salvador on January 18 to engage with the international oil companies in a last ditch effort to find an exit to the current fuel sector crisis. Flores Lanza proposed two topics for the Salvador talk [...] | 2007-01-18 14:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TELAVIV1019 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran-Britain Crisis ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Wednesday Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that his government would release the 15 detained British sailors and marines as a gift t [...] | 2007-04-05 08:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1029 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Detention and Release of UK Sailors ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot and Israel Radio reported that around two weeks ago IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit's captors passed on to him a pair of glasses sent by his father. The r [...] | 2007-04-06 10:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1038 | ISRAEL BUILDING SUPER HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRICITY [...] (C//REL TO USA, AUS, CAN, AND GBR) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO DAN WEINSTOCK, DIRECTOR OF THE ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY AT THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, PAYMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 161-KILOVOLT (KV) POWER LINE FROM THE ISRAELI CITY OF NETIVOT TO NORTHERN GAZA IS ONE-THIRD COMPLETE. HOWEVER [...] | 2007-04-06 14:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV1048 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend the media reported on slight progress in negotiations toward the release of IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit. On Sunday leading media reported that Hamas demands the liberation of 1, [...] | 2007-04-10 10:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1062 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-11 09:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1063 | ISRAELI MOD CONTACTS SHARE VIEWS ON PALESTINIANS, [...] (C) In a March 29 meeting, Israeli officials from the MOD's POL-MIL Bureau briefed EUCOM Political Advisor (POLAD) Mary Carlin Yates on their assessment of the Palestinian National Unity Government (NUG) and its implications for Palestinian-Israel relations, Israeli thinking about the negative [...] | 2007-04-11 12:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG NATO IZ IS |
07TELAVIV1075 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-12 09:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1086 | CODEL ACKERMAN'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER OLMERT [...] (C) SUMMARY. REPRESENTATIVE GARY ACKERMAN (D, NEW YORK),CHAIRMAN OF MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTH ASIA SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE, ACCOMPANIED BY THE AMBASSADOR, CALLED ON PRIME MINISTER EHUD OLMERT APRIL 11. THEY DISCUSSED OLMERT'S APPROACH TO HIS UPCOMING MEETING WI [...] | 2007-04-13 10:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV1088 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that, during their meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday, PM Ehud Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas will discuss the "diplomatic horizon." Yediot reported that Olme [...] | 2007-04-13 11:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1094 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-16 10:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1104 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Visit of US Secretary of Defense in Israel ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that the U.S. administration will present in the following weeks to the Israelis and the Palestinians a list with benchmarks aimed to p [...] | 2007-04-17 09:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1110 | FM LIVNI: ARAB LEAGUE PEACE COMMITTEE CAN PROVIDE [...] (C) Summary and comment: The MFA reports that FM Livni has been actively lobbying both her Jordanian and Egyptian counterparts prior to the meeting of the Arab League's "Follow-Up Committee" scheduled for April 18 in Cairo (reftel). Senior GOI officials, including PM Olmert, have made public [...] | 2007-04-17 15:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MEPN KPAL ARABL JO IS |
07TELAVIV1113 | ISRAEL: CODEL ACKERMAN AND FM LIVNI DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a meeting in Tel Aviv on April 12 with Representative Gary Ackerman (D-NY) and the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni explained Israel's belief that it is impossible to distinguish between Hamas and non-Hamas members of the Palestinian government. She urged the inte [...] | 2007-04-18 06:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IR IS |
07TELAVIV1114 | CODEL ACKERMAN'S MEETING WITH OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) Summary. Representative Gary Ackerman (D, New York),Chairman of the Middle East and South Asia Subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Opposition Leader Binyamin Netanyahu at the Knesset April 11. The discussion covered Netany [...] | 2007-04-18 06:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP EFIN IR KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV1119 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-18 09:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1143 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Secretary Gates to Israel, April 18-19, 2007 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and The Jerusalem Post prominently covered the visit of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to Israel. Yediot and Maariv did not report on th [...] | 2007-04-19 08:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1147 | DID MK AZMI BISHARA PASS SECRETS TO HIZBALLAH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Israeli-Arab MK and Balad party leader Azmi Bishara left Israel in early April amid rumors that the security services were preparing a case against him for unspecified security offenses. While a gag order prevents public discussion of the case by GOI officials, contacts have t [...] | 2007-04-19 13:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PINR IS LE |
07TELAVIV1163 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that Defense Secretary Robert Gates ended his short visit to Israel on Thursday with a meeting with PM Olmert and FM Tzipi Livni. Ha'aretz said that the [...] | 2007-04-20 09:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1201 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel's 59th Independence Day 2. Mideast 3. Sudan: Darfur ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media prominently and extensively covered, and commented on, events related to Israel's Memorial Day and Independence Da [...] | 2007-04-23 11:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1208 | GENERAL MISHLEV SEES NO QUICK SOLUTION TO STALLED [...] (C) SUMMARY: POL/C and ECON/C met with Major General Yossef Mishlev, Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT),at the Ministry of Defense April 19. POL/C conveyed the Ambassador's concerns on access and movement issues, specifically approval of five Palestinian Red Cresc [...] | 2007-04-23 13:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL ECON KPAL KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV1211 | POLITICAL DECISION LACKING IN HEBRON SETTLER [...] (C) SUMMARY: DESPITE THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE'S (MOD) ASSERTION THAT THEY WILL EVACUATE THE NEWLY-ESTABLISHED HEBRON OUTPOST -- BET HASHALOM -- EMBASSY CONTACTS DOUBT THAT SUCH ACTION IS IMMINENT. BRIGADIER GENERAL (RES.) BARUCH SPIEGEL, FORMER ADVISOR TO DEFENSE MINISTER PERETZ, TOLD ECONC [...] | 2007-04-23 15:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV1212 | MK BISHARA RESIGNS FROM KNESSET; REPLACED BY DRUZE [...] (U) MK Azmi Bishara, leader of the Arab nationalist Balad Party, resigned his Knesset seat at the Israeli Embassy in Cairo on April 22. According to press reports, Bishara entered the Embassy unannounced and, accompanied by fellow Balad MK Wasil Taha, presented Israeli Ambassador Shalom Cohen [...] | 2007-04-23 15:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PINR IS LE |
07TELAVIV1213 | MOD DECLARES IDF HAS "FREEDOM OF ACTION" IN GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Sneh publicly announced April 25 that the IDF now has "freedom of action" in the Gaza Strip as a result of Hamas taking responsibility for firing rockets and mortars from Gaza April 24. He added that Israel is not interested in seeing an escalati [...] | 2007-04-25 09:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV1218 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Similar to other media, Ha'aretz quoted senior IDF officers as saying that on Tuesday the IDF foiled a Hamas attempt to kidnap a soldier on the Gaza border. Apparently as pa [...] | 2007-04-26 05:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1223 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Performance 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that, in a high-level defense consultation on Wednesday, PM Ehud Olmert decided that Israel will avoid a broad military response to the Hamas rocket bar [...] | 2007-04-26 08:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1229 | FISCHER SAYS ISRAELI ECONOMY BOOMING AS FINANCE [...] (C) In an April 25 meeting Stanley Fischer, the Governor of the Bank of Israel (BOI),had no comment for the Ambassador on Finance Minister Hirschson's suspension/resignation, but commented that Olmert has been a good Finance Minister in the past. He said that the economy is in excellent sha [...] | 2007-04-26 15:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV IS |
07TELAVIV1246 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. PM Olmert's Performance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that the US administration has presented Israel and the PA with benchmarks by which the sides will be required to abide, in accordance with [...] | 2007-04-27 09:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1257 | WINOGRAD IN APRIL: OLMERT'S CRUELEST MONTH? [...] (C) Summary: Israel is on tenterhooks, ready to dissect the long-awaited "interim report" of the Winograd Committee that PM Olmert's cabinet appointed to look into the events of the "Second Lebanon War." There have been no known leaks of the contents of this report, which is cloaked in secre [...] | 2007-04-27 14:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN PINR IS LE |
07TELAVIV1258 | CODEL PELOSI'S MEETING WITH PM OLMERT [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Olmert told CODEL Pelosi April 1 that he would continue to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas despite Abbas' failure to deliver on his commitments. Olmert was adamant that his talks with Abbas not include the final status issues of refugees, Jerusalem a [...] | 2007-04-27 15:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS SY LE IR IZ |
07TELAVIV1262 | WINOGRAD INTERIM REPORT SLAMS OLMERT, PERETZ, [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Channel 10 news reported extensive leaks from the Winograd interim report on the conduct of last summer's Lebanon War late on April 27. These apparently credible leaks have fed a blitz of early commentary (see septel for media reaction). The official text is scheduled [...] | 2007-04-30 09:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IS LE |
07TELAVIV1263 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Winograd Probe Into 2nd Lebanon War 2. Mideast 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend Channel 10-TV unofficially disclosed the basic points of the interim report of the Winograd Commission probing the Second Lebano [...] | 2007-04-30 09:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1283 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-01 10:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1288 | CODEL PELOSI DISCUSSES TWO-STATE SOLUTION, SYRIA, AND IRAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY FM Livni met with CODEL Pelosi and emphasized that Israel and the U.S. share challenges and values. Speaker Pelosi and the Representatives reaffirmed their commitment to an Israel at peace with its neighbors. Livni stressed that the missing soldiers and the trafficking of arms to [...] | 2007-05-01 14:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPAL IS SY LE IR IZ |
07TELAVIV1293 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-02 09:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1299 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-03 10:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1305 | WINOGRAD FALLOUT AND POLITICAL REPERCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY/OVERVIEW: PM OLMERT SURMOUNTED TWO HURDLES IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF THE APRIL 30 RELEASE OF THE WINOGRAD COMMITTEE'S INTERIM REPORT ON THE SECOND LEBANON WAR: A MAY 2 COALITION MEETING AND A MAY 2 KADIMA FACTION MEETING THAT COULD HAVE SPELLED AN IMMEDIATE END TO HIS POLIT [...] | 2007-05-03 13:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB IS LE |
07TELAVIV1324 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-04 10:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1328 | DEMONSTRATORS CALL ON LEADERS TO RESIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: The May 3 Tel Aviv demonstration gathered more than 100,000 people, but its diverse assortment of students, reservists and settlers will not compel political action such as early elections. Some analysts speculated, however, that the demonstration may strengthen the hand of t [...] | 2007-05-04 14:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB IS LE |
07TELAVIV133 | ISRAELI POL-MIL BUREAU CHIEF ON RUSSIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (S) On January 8, Israeli MOD Political-Military Bureau Chief Amos Gilad shared with the Ambassador the results of his recent visit to Russia and meetings with Russian intelligence officials to discuss Iran and Syria. Gilad said that the Russians believe it will take twice as long as the Isra [...] | 2007-01-11 16:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL KNNP ETTC MASS SY IR EG RS |
07TELAVIV1330 | BENCHMARKS LEAKED TO HA'ARETZ [...] (SBU) The May 4 edition of the intellectual, left-leaning daily Ha'aretz featured a front page article on the benchmarks, including criticism of them by unnamed sources in the Prime Minister's office and security establishment, along with an inside page leak of the verbatim text. The focus of [...] | 2007-05-04 14:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON MOPS KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV1331 | JORDANIAN DELEGATION PITCHES IDEA FOR A FEDERATION [...] (C) Abdul Salam Majali, a former Prime Minister of Jordan and member of the Jordanian Upper House of Parliament, led a small Jordanian delegation to Israel for private meetings with the Israeli political class -- both within and outside the GOI -- during which he advocated reviving a proposal [...] | 2007-05-04 14:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PREF KPAL IS JO |
07TELAVIV1335 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Performance 2. Mideast 3. France: Presidential Election ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported on a Qassam rocket attack on Sunday afternoon that wounded two people at a gas station near Sderot. The media c [...] | 2007-05-07 10:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1343 | ISRAEL MFA AND MOD CONTACTS ON POSSIBLE SUMMER WAR [...] (S) An MOD working-level official suggests that Hizballah in southern Lebanon is not seeking a fight with Israel this summer, but is intent on quietly rebuilding its capabilities, and reasserting itself south of the Litani River. The official does not rule out that Syria might try to provoke a war [...] | 2007-05-07 13:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PINR MCAP MARR SY LE IS |
07TELAVIV1348 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. PM Olmert's Performance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot, Israel Radio, and other leading media quoted State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack as saying in his daily briefing on Monday that he would not ex [...] | 2007-05-08 11:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1351 | ISRAELI POCS FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (SBU) Responding to ref A request for Global Initiative (GI) point-of-contact (POC) information, Israeli MFA Strategic Affairs Division Minister Counselor Eyal Propper informed polmiloff May 8 that Israel's points of contact for the GI will be the following persons: A. Overall GOI POC / Dip [...] | 2007-05-08 14:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KGIT PARM PREL PINR PINS KNNP IS |
07TELAVIV1358 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-09 09:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1363 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION: ISRAEL TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-10 08:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC IS |
07TELAVIV1365 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-10 09:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1376 | COALITION SURVICES NO-CONFIDENCE VOTES; BARAK AND NETANYAHU [...] (U) PM Olmert kept the Kadima Party and the coalition together despite last week's resignation of the coalition chairman, Avigdor Yitzhaki, and shaky support from the Labor Party, defeating opposition attempts to pass no-confidence votes on May 7. Olmert's supporters bruited the possibility o [...] | 2007-05-11 04:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM IS |
07TELAVIV1383 | GERMAN FM STEINMEIER FINDS OLMERT FOCUSED ON SAUDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: GERMAN AMB. HARALD KINDERMANN SAID THAT FM FRANK-WALTER STEINMEIER'S MAY 6 MEETING WITH PM EHUD OLMERT FOCUSED LARGELY ON SAUDI ARABIA, WHILE HIS MAY 7 DISCUSSION WITH FM TZIPI LIVNI WAS DOMINATED BY SYRIA. KINDERMANN TOLD AMB. JONES THAT OLMERT IS LOOKING FOR A SYMBOLIC GESTURE F [...] | 2007-05-11 11:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG GM IS |
07TELAVIV1384 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-11 12:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1401 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported on Sunday that Minister Amir Peretz has instructed the officialin charge of security for the ministry, Yehiel Horev, to begin an official investigation on whether an official [...] | 2007-05-14 11:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1425 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-15 12:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1436 | ISRAEL AGREES WITH USG POINTS ON UNSCR 1267; TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-16 11:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC IS |
07TELAVIV1438 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the shelling of Sderot with Qassam rockets and the internecine fighting in the Gaza Strip. The media reported that more than 20 Qassam rockets fell on Sderot on Tuesda [...] | 2007-05-16 11:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1440 | NO SURPRISES IN HISTADRUT ELECTIONS AS EINI [...] (U) Histadrut Chairman Ofer Eini was elected by a large majority on May 15, giving him four years as head of the labor federation. Eini was appointed to succeed Amir Peretez as Histadruit leader when Peretz was named Defense Minister in January 2006. Talia Livni was also reelected as head of [...] | 2007-05-16 11:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB IS |
07TELAVIV1476 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-17 12:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1483 | GOI RESPONSE TO ROCKET ATTACKS [...] (C) FOLLOWING A SECURITY CABINET MEETING MAY 16, PM EHUD OLMERT ANNOUNCED THAT THE IDF WOULD CARRY OUT STRIKES AGAINST QASSAM LAUNCHERS, HAMAS MILITARY COMMANDERS AND "TERRORIST INFRASTRUCTURE." THE PM'S SPOKESPERSON ANNOUNCED THAT "ISRAEL CANNOT CONTINUE TO SHOW RESTRAINT WHEN ITS CITIZENS A [...] | 2007-05-17 16:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KPAL KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV1492 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Muslims in US Society ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media continued to highlight Qassam rocket attacks on the western Negev and related developments, mainly a limited Israeli military response to the rocket [...] | 2007-05-18 10:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1508 | NEW EAST JERUSALEM SETTLEMENTS FAR FROM APPROVED [...] (C) Summary: On May 13, Dr. Chaim Fialkoff, Senior Deputy Director General for Planning and Coordination at the Ministry of Construction and Housing (MOCH) clarified to econoff that the May 10 Ha'aretz article stating that the Jerusalem municipality had approved three new neighborhoods was i [...] | 2007-05-18 13:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV1514 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that last night the Israel Air Force bombed the house of Hamas parliamentarian Khalil al-Haya in Gaza. He was slightly injured in the attack, but eight others including [...] | 2007-05-21 10:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1524 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Jonathan Pollard Affair ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that last night the attacks on Sderot claimed the life of one woman, whose vehicle was struck by a rocket. Two other Sderot residents were wounded in [...] | 2007-05-22 10:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1535 | MOF DG WANTS TO REMOVE TRADE IRRITANTS [...] (C) In a May 15 meeting with A/DCM Weinstein and A/EconCouns, Ministry of Finance (MOF) DG Ariav expressed the strong desire to find a solution to U.S. trade concerns, and offered to spearhead a GOI inter-agency effort to deal with the problem areas. Regarding a visit of U/S Burns to Israel, [...] | 2007-05-22 15:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV IS KWBG |
07TELAVIV1536 | SENIOR DEFENSE MINISTRY OFFICIAL BLASTS IDF [...] (C) Summary: Haggai Alon, Senior Political Advisor to Defense Minister (DM) Peretz, criticized the IDF in a Ha'aretz interview for serving as the "settlers' army," defying High Court of Justice (HCJ) rulings on the separation barrier and stonewalling AMA (Agreement on Movement and Access) i [...] | 2007-05-22 15:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV1540 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-24 10:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1545 | ISRAELI MFA INFORMED OF U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAN [...] (S/NF) On May 24, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director General Aharon Abramovitch, stressing the following points: -- President Bush has authorized Ambassador Crocker to meet with his Iranian counterpart to discuss Iraq. -- The USG believes that Iran's participation in the Marc [...] | 2007-05-24 15:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IR IZ IS |
07TELAVIV1546 | ISRAELI MFA INFORMED OF URGENT REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-24 15:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL LE IS |
07TELAVIV1549 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian Option ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz cited both Israeli and American officials as saying that neither Jerusalem nor Washington has changed its views on talks with Syria. This reaction came in response to recent [...] | 2007-05-25 10:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1558 | NEW ISRAELI MOD DG BUCHRIS SHARES HIS PRIORITIES [...] (S) ON MAY 22, AMBASSADOR JONES HELD HIS FIRST MEETING WITH NEW ISRAELI MOD DIRECTOR GENERAL PINCHAS BUCHRIS. BUCHRIS, WHO HAD BEEN IN OFFICE ONLY 14 DAYS, FOCUSED HIS COMMENTS ON THE U.S.-ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP, STRESSING HIS PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO SEEING THE RELATIONSHIP PUT "BACK ON TRACK," AN [...] | 2007-05-25 15:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR MARR MASS ETTC KNNP KWBG KPAL |
07TELAVIV1569 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria 3. US and Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that former prime minister Ehud Barak won Monday's first round of the Labor Party primaries. Barak finished with 35.6 percent of the votes to Ayalon's 3 [...] | 2007-05-29 12:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1572 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] "Nothing to Worry About" Senior diplomatic correspondent Shimon Shiffer wrote in the mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot (05/30): "The combative sounds being made by the Labor Party candidates should not cause undue excitement.... Whether Barak is elected or Ayalon -- either of them [...] | 2007-05-30 10:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1579 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] "The Great Fiasco" Eytan Haber, veteran op-ed writer and assistant to the late prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, opined in an editorial of the mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot (05/31): "Policy makers and decision takers in Washington are frightened ... They have no answer to what is h [...] | 2007-05-31 10:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1587 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Israel is waiting for Hamas to forward it another list of Palestinian prisoners whom it proposes to exchange for kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. The paper noted tha [...] | 2007-06-01 10:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1589 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE [...] (SBU) Acting upon reftel, Embassy Blue Lantern Officer and commercial specialist visited the office of Fury International Consultant, Ltd. in Haifa on April 18, and met with the owner and founder of the company, Shlomo Cohen. Based on the interview, the following was learned about Fury Interna [...] | 2007-06-01 12:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IS |
07TELAVIV1590 | CODEL PRICE AND PM OLMERT DISCUSS LEBANON, SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: CODEL Price met with PM Ehud Olmert on May 30, and asked for updates on Syria, Lebanon and the Palestinians. Rep. Rahall (D-WV) encouraged Olmert to take up Syrian President Asad's offer to talk "without preconditions." Olmert replied that he had never said "no" regarding Syria [...] | 2007-06-01 15:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SY LE KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV1604 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ----------- Summary: -------- Senior commentator Nahum Barnea wrote in the popular, pluralist Yediot: "The current government has three negotiation tracks that require discussion.... Each track involves great risks, but refraining from making a choice is no less dangerous. Whoe [...] | 2007-06-04 10:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1624 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] 40th Anniversary of the Six-Day War 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Palestinian sources as saying that PM Ehud Olmert will meet on Thursday in Jericho with PA Chairman (President) Mahmoud Abbas. Israel Rad [...] | 2007-06-05 11:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1644 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. G-8 Summit, June 6-8 ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the possibility that a military confrontation with Syria might break out this summer. The media reported that this morning the security cabinet will hold [...] | 2007-06-06 10:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV165 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JANUARY 19-27 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv warmly welcomes the January 19-27 visit to Israel of the DOE/NNSA team led by Admiral Joseph Krol. Please note that all message traffic concerning travel to Israel and the Occupied Territories should be sent to both Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem. Emba [...] | 2007-01-12 13:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP IS |
07TELAVIV1661 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Israeli officials are concerned about Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice possibly influencing the speech SIPDIS President Bush is slated to deliver on the Mid [...] | 2007-06-07 11:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1665 | DOE/NNSA/LLNL TEAM'S VISIT TO ISRAEL SEES PROGRESS [...] (S) From March 13 through March 14, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Team comprised of officials from the DOE-affiliated National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) met with officials from the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC),Israel' [...] | 2007-06-07 15:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL KNNP MNUC IR SY KN IS |
07TELAVIV1671 | PM OLMERT WELCOMES ACTION ON IRAN, INVESTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fl) and Florida Governor Charlie Crist met with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on May 31 as part of a broad mission to expand trade and political relations between Israel and the State of Florida. At the top of the agenda was the Florida legislature's recent dec [...] | 2007-06-08 06:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SY LE KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV1672 | JUSTICE MINISTER FRIEDMANN ON REFUGEES, IPR AND [...] (Summary) (SBU) In a meeting with Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann in Jerusalem on June 4, the Ambassador discussed the Magen David Adom (MDA)/Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance dispute, IPR issues, Darfur refugees, and family reunifications requests for Palestinian refugees fro [...] | 2007-06-08 07:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB IS IZ KCRM KIPR KJUS KPAL KWMN PHUM |
07TELAVIV1679 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Syria 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- Yediot headlined that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert talked to US President George Bush six weeks ago and received from him the ok to go ahead and open negotiations with Syria. According to the [...] | 2007-06-08 11:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1682 | AMANA SETTLER MOVEMENT REPORTEDLY BUILDING 100 [...] (C) Lt. Col. (ret.) Oded Herman, advisor to MOD Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad, confirmed to econoff on June 7 that the Amana settlement organization will likely build 100 new housing units in the West Bank, as reported recently in Israeli and Palestinian press. He said that Amana had obtained [...] | 2007-06-08 13:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV1684 | FM LIVNI DISCUSSES GAZA, A TWO-STATE SOLUTION, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with CODEL Leahy May 29, FM Livni described the situation in Gaza and southern Israel as intolerable and emphasized the importance of stopping arms smuggling from Egypt. She told the CODEL that Egypt was cooperating, but needed to do more to prevent smuggling throug [...] | 2007-06-11 05:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL KWBG IR LE EG JO |
07TELAVIV1688 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-11 10:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1691 | PM OLMERT DISCUSSES TWO-STATE SOLUTION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH CODEL LEAHY MAY 30, ISRAELI PM EHUD OLMERT REAFFIRMED HIS COMMITMENT TO A TWO-STATE SOLUTION AND DESCRIBED HIS EFFORTS TO REACH THIS GOAL. CALLING THE INTERNAL PALESTINIAN SITUATION "UNBEARABLE," OLMERT EXPRESSED HIS SINCERE DESIRE TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION AND [...] | 2007-06-11 14:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL SY LE |
07TELAVIV1699 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel Labor Party Primaries 2. Mideast 2. Democracy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz cited the belief of unnamed officials that President Bush will make new suggestions for an Israeli-Palestinian agreement in a speech slate [...] | 2007-06-12 10:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1704 | A/S SILVERBERG DISCUSSES UN AND IO ISSUES WITH DDG [...] (C) Summary: IO A/S Kristen Silverberg discussed United Nations and other international organization issues with MFA Deputy Director General Roni Leshno-Ya'ar and his staff on June 7 in Jerusalem. The Israelis announced that they have begun quickly campaigning for a UNSC seat in 2019-20. Ya'a [...] | 2007-06-12 15:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KWBG KPAL UNSC UNGA |
07TELAVIV1705 | ISA CHIEF DISKIN OPPOSED TO BENCHMARKS, PROPOSES [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a June 11 discussion of the security situation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (septel),Israeli Security Agency (ISA) Head Yuval Diskin told Ambassador Jones he personally opposes the benchmarks, viewing them as "a very dangerous plan" that could be easily agreed upon by Israe [...] | 2007-06-12 15:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWPB EG IS |
07TELAVIV1727 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-13 10:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1729 | IRAN: ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION ASSESSMENT [...] (S) In a June 12 meeting, Israel Atomic Energy Commission Nonproliferation Department Director Gil Reich (accompanied by new External Relations Director Joshua Zarka and Arms Control Department Director Merav Zafary) provided poloff with the IAEC's current assessment of Iran's uranium enrichme [...] | 2007-06-13 15:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PINR KNNP MNUC IAEA IR IS |
07TELAVIV1731 | CODEL LIEBERMAN DISCUSSES THE ROAD FORWARD WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with FM Tzipi Livni and PM Ehud Olmert on June 3, Senator Lieberman (CT) discussed issues regarding the Palestinian Authority (PA),the war in Iraq, and strategies for confronting the nuclear ambitions of Iran. Lieberman reassured the GOI that the US would maintain an [...] | 2007-06-13 15:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS KPAL IR IZ |
07TELAVIV1732 | ISA CHIEF DISKIN ON SITUATION IN THE GAZA STRIP [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a June 11 meeting that entailed discussion of the benchmarks (reftel),Israeli Security Agency (ISA) Head Yuval Diskin shared his assessment of the current situation in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, painting a picture of a desperate, disorganized, and demoralized Fatah in the G [...] | 2007-06-13 16:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER PHUM MARR MASS KPAL KWBG EG IS |
07TELAVIV1733 | MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR YADLIN COMMENTS ON [...] (S) Summary. During a June 12 meeting with the Ambassador, IDI Director MG Amos Yadlin said that Gaza was "number four" on his list of threats, preceded by Iran, Syria, and Hizballah in that order. Yadlin said the IDI has been predicting armed confrontation in Gaza between Hamas and Fatah since Ham [...] | 2007-06-13 16:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS KWBG LE SY IS |
07TELAVIV1741 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-14 09:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1750 | A/S SILVERBERG DISCUSSES LEBANON AND UNSCR 1701 [...] (C) Summary: IO A/S Kristen Silverberg discussed Lebanon and UNSCR 1701 issues with MFA IO Deputy Director General Roni Leshno-Ya'ar and his staff on June 7 in Jerusalem. Ya'ar reiterated Israeli concerns over the rearmament of Hizballah, noting Israeli plans to meet with the UN border assessm [...] | 2007-06-14 14:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PGOV PTER SY LE IS |
07TELAVIV1757 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Hamas Takeover of Gaza Strip 2. Election of Shimon Peres as President of Israel ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Thursday Hamas completed its takeover of the Gaza Strip. Maariv bannered: "Three States for Two Na [...] | 2007-06-15 10:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1758 | SETTLEMENTS BACK ON GOI AGENDA? [...] (C) Summary: On June 12, MK Otniel Schneller briefed the Ambassador on his plan to separate the Israeli and Palestinian populations in the West Bank until the political climate warranted final status negotiations. Schneller's plan envisions creating an interim Palestinian state on 65 perce [...] | 2007-06-15 10:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV1783 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Among the main stories over the weekend were the formation by PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas of an emergency cabinet headed by Salam Fayyad, in defiance of Hamas; the [...] | 2007-06-18 09:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1789 | Trilateral Land Exchange Revisited [...] (SBU) Summary: Hebrew University Geography Professor Yehoshua Ben-Arieh shared his trilateral land swap (IS-PAL-EGY) idea with the Ambassador and ECON/C on June 13, the general contours of which remain basically as it was unveiled in 2004 (see main points below). Ben-Arieh has previously bri [...] | 2007-06-18 13:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KBTS KWBG KPAL EG IS JO |
07TELAVIV1842 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Israel: Governance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Monday the US and EU lifted the embargo on the PA. The media quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying: "We intend to lift [...] | 2007-06-19 12:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1844 | GOI UPDATE ON CROSSINGS AND FUEL SITUATION IN GAZA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: COGAT confirmed to EconOff on June 19 that most of the Gaza border crossings are effectively closed. However, the GOI is facilitating import of humanitarian goods into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom cargo crossing and working on an alternate mechanism at Erez crossing point to ass [...] | 2007-06-19 14:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM IS |
07TELAVIV185 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JANUARY 19-22 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem warmly welcome the January 19-22 visit to Israel of Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and Special SIPDIS Assistant Herro Mustafa. Please note that all message traffic concerning travel to Israel and the Occupied Terr [...] | 2007-01-17 04:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP BURNS NICHOLAS AMGT PREL XF IS |
07TELAVIV1857 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Visit to US 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on Tuesday's meeting at the White House between PM Ehud Olmert and President Bush. The media quoted the two leaders as saying publicly that they would [...] | 2007-06-20 09:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1901 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-21 10:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1912 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (banner in Yediot) quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying at a fundraising event in Haifa on Thursday that his meeting with PA President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday will create a "new be [...] | 2007-06-22 11:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1918 | ISRAEL WEIGHING ALTERNATIVE RESPONSES TO HAMAS [...] (S) Summary. PM Olmert on June 24 will chair the first cabinet discussion of how to respond to the new situation in the Palestinian territories since Olmert's visit to Washington. Senior policy advisers in the MFA, NSC, and MOD have described for us the sub-cabinet discussion of options thi [...] | 2007-06-22 14:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER EAID KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV1919 | BARAK IS BACK: WHAT MIGHT IT MEAN FOR U.S. POLICY? [...] (C) Summary: Newly elected Labor Party Chairman Ehud Barak swiftly assumed the Minister of Defense portfolio on June 19. PM Olmert facilitated Barak's rather dramatic reentry into public life by securing the cabinet's approval by telephone on the 15th and a Knesset vote of confidence on the [...] | 2007-06-22 15:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS KPAL KWBG PINR IS IR SY |
07TELAVIV192 | ISRAELIS APPRECIATE PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS ON [...] (C) Pol Couns drew on reftel background to brief MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East (A/S equivalent) Yacov Hadas-Handelsman January 16. Hadas-Handelsman said Israel shared the U.S. interest in a unified, stable Iraq, adding that this was what the Arabs wanted as well. Hadas-Hand [...] | 2007-01-17 15:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV IS IZ |
07TELAVIV1928 | GOI CONTINUES TO FACILITATE PASSAGE OF [...] (SBU) COGAT confirmed to EconOff on June 25 that despite the main border crossings with Gaza remaining closed, the GOI continues to facilitate passage of individuals through Erez Crossing Point on a special humanitarian basis. It is also allowing the import of humanitarian goods, food, and fu [...] | 2007-06-25 12:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM IS |
07TELAVIV1930 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-25 13:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1957 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that in a conciliatory address to the summit in Sharm el-Sheikh PM Ehud Olmert declared in a surprise gesture that he intends to ask the cabinet to approve the release of [...] | 2007-06-26 12:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1972 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that on Tuesday two Qassam rockets were launched at Sderot. This morning leading electronic media reported on IDF operations in the southern Gaza StripQIs [...] | 2007-06-27 10:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV1995 | 150 PEOPLE LEFT HOMELESS AFTER NEW ROUND OF HOME [...] (U) In the year's first major demolition operation in the Negev, the GOI on June 25 demolished 28 structures (mostly homes) in the unrecognized Bedouin villages of A-Tir and Um Al-Hiran -- a pair of villages with a population of about 2200 in the northern Negev desert. According to press acco [...] | 2007-06-28 14:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IS |
07TELAVIV1996 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media, except the ultra-Orthodox newspapers, led with news on the plea bargain agreement for President Moshe Katsav. As a result Katsav resigned this morning. The media reported that [...] | 2007-06-29 09:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2022 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror: UK Terror Attempts ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that difficulty in finding 250 Fatah prisoners, who have been in jail for a long time but do not have "blood on their hands," [...] | 2007-07-02 09:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2050 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-03 10:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2052 | ISRAEL AND EGYPT REPORTEDLY AGREE ON AFRICAN [...] (SBU) Summary: GOI contacts report that Prime Minister Olmert and Egyptian President Mubarak agreed to a plan for dealing with African refugees during a June 25 summit in Sharm-al-Sheik, Egypt. The proposal, presented by Olmert to a GOI inter-agency meeting on July 1, reportedly includes an E [...] | 2007-07-03 11:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL UNHCR IS EG SU |
07TELAVIV2063 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-05 11:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV208 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JANUARY 20 - 22, VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv warmly welcomes the January 20-22 visit to Israel of NIO Alan Pino of the Office of the Director for National Intelligence. Please note that all message traffic concerning travel to Israel and the Occupied Territories should be sent to both Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulat [...] | 2007-01-18 12:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL IS |
07TELAVIV2081 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-06 10:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2082 | NATO A/SYG COLSTON'S JUNE 24-26 VISIT SEES [...] (S) NATO Assistant Secretary General (Defense Policy and Planning) John Colston told NATO embassy representatives in Tel Aviv June 26 that his 3-day visit to Israel resulted in progress on implementation of five chapters of Israel's Individual Cooperation Program (ICP). Observing NATO and Isr [...] | 2007-07-06 10:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL NATO PTER MASS MARR IS |
07TELAVIV2087 | CHRISTIAN INSTITUTIONS CONCERNED ABOUT ISRAELI [...] (U) SUMMARY. (Note: See action request para 7.) Christian leaders representing the holy sites on the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret) are concerned about a GOI plan to construct a pedestrian pathway around the lake. They argue the planned walkway would bisect their properties and destroy the a [...] | 2007-07-06 14:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF VT IS |
07TELAVIV209 | MFA DEBUNKS MEDIA REPORT OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) THE LEFT-LEANING DAILY HA'ARETZ RAN AN EXCLUSIVE FRONT PAGE STORY JANUARY 16 BY VETERAN JOURNALIST AKIVA ELDAR "REVEALING" THAT BACK CHANNEL ISRAELI-SYRIAN NEGOTIATIONS HAD RESULTED IN A DRAFT PEACE AGREEMENT. THESE TALKS, WHICH WERE UNDERTAKEN THROUGH UNSPECIFIED EUROPEAN MEDIATION FROM [...] | 2007-01-18 13:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS SY |
07TELAVIV2090 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-09 10:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2097 | ISRAELI NGO SUES TERRORISTS, TIES UP PA MONEY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-09 13:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | EFIN EAID PTER KWBG IS IR |
07TELAVIV2098 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SHIMON PERES: AMBITIOUS [...] (C) Summary. In a July 6 meeting with the Ambassador, President-elect Peres offered an ambitious agenda for his presidency, including restoring optimism to the Israeli public and reinvigorating Israel's relations with the American Jewish community. Peres thought Israel should not apply too [...] | 2007-07-09 13:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECIN EINV JO KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV210 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JANUARY 19-22 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem warmly welcome the January 19-22 visit to Israel of NEA PDAS Jim Jeffrey. Please note that all message traffic concerning travel to Israel and the Occupied Territories should be sent to both Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem [...] | 2007-01-18 14:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL AMGT XF IS |
07TELAVIV2109 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-10 10:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2112 | CODEL ISRAEL'S MEETING WITH AMOS GILAD: REGIONAL [...] (S) SUMMARY. CODEL Israel on July 5 discussed with the MOD's political-military bureau chief MG (Ret) Amos Gilad the evolving relationship between Iran, Syria, and Hizballah, Egypt's role in working to broker the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, and curbing weapons smuggling [...] | 2007-07-10 11:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER KNNP MNUC EG IS SY |
07TELAVIV2124 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Pakistan 3. Iraq 4. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and The Jerusalem Post reported that the Arab League delegation composed of Egyptian FM Ahmed Ali Abu al-Gheit and Jordanian FM Abdelel [...] | 2007-07-11 09:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2135 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-12 09:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2144 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that the visit of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, which was scheduled for next week, has been canceled. Media quoted President Bush as saying during a press co [...] | 2007-07-13 10:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2150 | ISRAELIS ACCEPT 750 EGYPTIAN BORDER GUARDS AT [...] (C) DATT followed up with IDF Planning Division Chief MG Udi Dekel July 12 regarding Embassy Cairo reftel report that Israel had refused the deployment of additional Egyptian border guards along the Egypt-Gaza border. Dekel told DATT that, as we have previously reported, Israel has no objecti [...] | 2007-07-13 16:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EG IS |
07TELAVIV2151 | ISRAELIS ACCEPT 750 EGYPTIAN BORDER GUARDS AT [...] (C) DATT followed up with IDF Planning Division Chief MG Udi Dekel July 12 regarding Embassy Cairo reftel report that Israel had refused the deployment of additional Egyptian border guards along the Egypt-Gaza border. Dekel told DATT that, as we have previously reported, Israel has no objecti [...] | 2007-07-13 16:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EG IS |
07TELAVIV2163 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Swearing-In of Shimon Peres as President of Israel ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that today President Bush will give a special address on the Middle East, which is expected to focus on the Israeli-Palestin [...] | 2007-07-16 10:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2173 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-17 10:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2176 | ISRAELIS APPROVE LIST OF 1,000 PALESTINIANS TO [...] (C) EU Border Assistance Mission Commander Lieutenant General Pietro Pistolese commented to the Ambassador July 16 that negotiations had broken down between Israel and Egypt over the return to Gaza of several thousand Palestinians stranded on the Egyptian side of the Rafah Crossing. According [...] | 2007-07-17 12:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL EG IS |
07TELAVIV2177 | GENERALLY POSITIVE ISRAELI REACTION TO THE [...] (C) Summary. Public commentary in Israel on the President's July 16 speech has headlined the GOI's satisfaction, including a leak from PM Olmert's office that the idea for a regional meeting originated with Olmert. Meanwhile, mainstream commentators continued to express doubts about President [...] | 2007-07-17 15:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL XF IS |
07TELAVIV2183 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed President Bush's announcement of a Middle East conference in the fall. Saying that the White House lowered expectations [...] | 2007-07-18 11:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV219 | REPORT ON BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) On November 15, 2006, Blue Lantern Officer and Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) employee conducted a site visit to the former Israel Military Industries Aircraft System Division (IMIASD) facility and met with Danny Inbal, Corporate Security Director; Israel Zigerson, Purchasing [...] | 2007-01-19 10:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IS |
07TELAVIV2210 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-19 10:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2221 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media continued to report on the release of 255 Palestinian prisoners this morning. The released prisoners signed a pledge not to return to terrorism and they will be welc [...] | 2007-07-20 10:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2225 | LINDENSTRAUSS ATTACKS OLMERT GOVERNMENT, BUT ONLY [...] (C) Summary: State Comptroller Lindenstrauss issued a scathing critique of Israel's lack of homefront preparedness during the Second Lebanon War (SLW). Lindenstrauss presented his report to the Knesset on July 18, and its assessment that little was done by government authorities to assist or [...] | 2007-07-20 14:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR IS |
07TELAVIV2233 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Turkish Elections: AKP Victory ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that former British PM Tony Blair, the Quartet's special envoy to the Middle East peace process, is scheduled to arrive in the country today for [...] | 2007-07-23 12:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV224 | WILL OLMERT AND PERETZ WEATHER THE STORM NOW THAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE RESIGNATION OF THE IDF CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF (COS) HAS PROMPTED INCREASED MEDIA SPECULATION THAT OLMERT MAY RESHUFFLE HIS CABINET BEFORE THE PUBLICATION NEXT MONTH OF THE INTERIM WINOGRAD COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE LEBANON WAR, A REPORT THAT IS LIKELY TO FURTHER WEAKEN HIS PUBL [...] | 2007-01-19 16:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR IS |
07TELAVIV2250 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Tony Blairs' Mission 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted the Quartet's Special Envoy, Tony Blair, as saying after his meeting with President Shimon Peres that: "I think there is a sense of possibility, but whethe [...] | 2007-07-24 13:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2258 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Tony Blairs' Mission 2. Syria ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert made a new offer to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: both parties would negotiate an "agreement of principles" fo [...] | 2007-07-25 10:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2272 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-26 10:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2280 | APHSCT TOWNSEND TAKES STOCK OF BMENA REGION WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (AFHSC),met Mossad Director Meir Dagan on July 12 for a general discussion of regional security threats. On the Iranian nuclear program, Dagan proved surprisingly optimistic about the [...] | 2007-07-26 13:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PTER PREL KNNP KWBG EFIN IR IS |
07TELAVIV2281 | APHSCT TOWNSEND RECEIVES ACTION PLAN ON PALESTINIANS FROM ISRAELI NSC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-26 13:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PTER PREL KNNP KWBG EFIN IR IS |
07TELAVIV2287 | NEW WEST BANK OUTPOSTS AND SETTLEMENT EXPANSION [...] (C) Summary: On July 23, Peace Now's Settlement Watch Coordinator Hagit Ofran -- who has a track record of accurate reporting -- briefed econoff on three newly discovered outposts in the West Bank, and highlighted recent expansion in existing outposts. As far as we know, Peace Now has not [...] | 2007-07-26 15:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV2289 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-27 07:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2298 | EGYPT/JORDAN FM VISIT POSITIVE, NEXT STEPS KEY [...] (C) Summary: Both GOI and Egyptian diplomatic sources described the July 25 visit of Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdulelah Al-Khatib to Israel as "positive," although substance was limited and the emphasis was placed on future action. During the [...] | 2007-07-27 10:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EG JO KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV2323 | JUMP STARTING PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI COOPERATION ON [...] (U) This is a joint cable of the Embassy in Tel Aviv and the Consulate General in Jerusalem. 2. (SBU) Summary: In the wake of the formation of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad,s Palestinian Authority, the U.S.-Palestinian-Israeli Trilateral Water Working Group (TWWG) met on July 19 for the f [...] | 2007-07-27 12:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON SENV KBIO KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV2326 | IAA DIRECTOR DESCRIBES NEW PLAN FOR MUGHRABI GATE, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) Director General Yehoshua (Shuka) Dorfman told Embassy and ConGen poloffs July 24 that the IAA was proposing a new design for an access ramp at the Mughrabi Gate that would follow the same path as the earlier, collapsed ramp, and that the ruins [...] | 2007-07-27 13:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV2338 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] US-Saudi Arms Deal 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- The media reported on Sunday that the U.S. is prepared to increase military aid to Israel to ease concerns over a proposed American weapons sale to Saudi Arabia. The media cite [...] | 2007-07-30 10:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2345 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-31 09:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV235 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JANUARY 30-2 VISIT TO ISRAEL OF UNDER SECRETARY ROBERT JOSEPH [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv warmly welcomes the January 30-February 2 visit to Israel of Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph, Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation SIPDIS John Rood, Senior Advisor James P. Timbie, and William Tob [...] | 2007-01-22 13:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL AMGT OVIP ROBERT JOSEPH |
07TELAVIV2357 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-01 08:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2367 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-02 05:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2391 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-03 10:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2398 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-06 09:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2409 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-07 10:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2410 | DEMARCHE TO GOI ON SUDANESE REFUGEES [...] (C) (Summary) On July 30, Acting Regional Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) informed UNHCR/Israel's Head of Office and Honorary Liaison of the Department's wish to see UNHCR/Geneva take the lead in coordinating a response to the issue of Sudanese and other asylum seekers entering into Israel fro [...] | 2007-08-07 11:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM IS EG SU |
07TELAVIV2413 | KNESSET SPEAKER READY TO SUPPORT PEACE, EXPAND [...] (C) On August 6, The Ambassador met with Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik, who is scheduled to see the Secretary in Washington on August 13. The Ambassador told Itzik that the Secretary was pleased with her recent visit to Jerusalem, SIPDIS which focused on preparing for the international meeti [...] | 2007-08-08 06:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR ETRD KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV2415 | SHOWDOWN BETWEEN SYNAGOGUE AND STATE WITHIN IDF [...] (C) Preparations for the August 7 evacuation of Jewish settlers from the Hebron market by IDF soldiers and police led to insubordination by a number of soldiers serving in involved units, with some soldiers saying their rabbis told them not to carry out specific missions. The IDF responded by [...] | 2007-08-08 15:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV2417 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US Defense Aid ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- The Bush administration will not be able to increase military aid to Israel next year by USD 0.5 billion due to expenditures on the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Israel had already p [...] | 2007-08-09 04:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2422 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-09 12:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2425 | UNTSO: GOLAN UNDER CONTROL, SOUTHERN LEBANON [...] (U) The commander of United Nations Treaty Supervision Organization (UNTSO),Major General Ian Gordon (Australia),called on the Ambassador on August 8 to discuss the situation on the ground in his areas of operation, particularly the Lebanese-Israeli border and the Golan Heights. UNTSO is an [...] | 2007-08-10 06:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MOPS UN SY LE IS |
07TELAVIV2435 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-10 11:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2446 | GOI CONSIDERS 2008 BUDGET, COALITION PARTNERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 5, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) formally presented the 2008 draft budget to the Government of Israel (GOI). Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and newly-appointed Finance Minister Roni Bar-On have made strong public statements on their commitment to maintaining fiscal discipl [...] | 2007-08-10 14:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON MASS MCAP EAID PGOV PREL IS |
07TELAVIV2448 | YEDIOT ARTICLE CLAIMS BARAK TILTS RIGHT, [...] (U) Israel's largest circulation daily, Yediot Aharonot, ran a banner headline on August 10 "Barak: There is no chance for a settlement with the Palestinians." Although not a direct interview, the article by well-connected journalist Shimon Schiffer states that Barak has been telling associa [...] | 2007-08-10 15:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV2454 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post cited official Israeli assessments according to which Syria does not believe PM Ehud Olmert's public statements of reassurance that Israel has no intention of attacking S [...] | 2007-08-13 10:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV246 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported and all major media, except Maariv and The Jerusalem Post, bannered last night's joint statement by PM Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister announcing their decision to appoi [...] | 2007-01-23 11:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2460 | ISRAELIS ASSIST THE RETURN OF MORE THAN 6,000 [...] (S) Cooperating with Egyptian counterparts across the border and the Palestinian Authority, since July 29 Israeli security forces have returned to the Gaza Strip over 6,000 Palestinians who were trapped in Egypt and the Sinai as a result of the June Hamas takeover in Gaza. The Palestinians ar [...] | 2007-08-13 16:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PHUM PINS PTER KWBG KPAL EG IS |
07TELAVIV2465 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot and The Jerusalem Post reported that on Monday in Washington Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik met with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Yediot reported that Itzik thanked the Secreta [...] | 2007-08-14 10:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2483 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Pakistan ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media reported that Binyamin Netanyahu won the Likud primary with 73.2 percent of the vote. Far-Right activist Moshe Feiglin garnered 23.4 percent, and World Likud Chairman D [...] | 2007-08-15 10:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2486 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: GOI DENIAL/DELAY OF ENTRY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to recent spate of incidents in which American citizens of Palestinian or other Arab origin encountered problems attempting to enter Israel, post in two separate meetings with MFA said any such discriminatory treatment could prompt us to revise our Travel Warning. Suc [...] | 2007-08-15 11:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG KPAL CASC IS |
07TELAVIV2491 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Israeli electronic media reported that a memorandum of understanding was signed this morning in Jerusalem between Israel and the US on the new American defense package for Israel. Unde [...] | 2007-08-16 11:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV25 | TRIAL BALLOON FOR A CABINET SHAKE UP [...] (U) On the evening of January 4, Israeli TV news reported that PM Olmert had decided to remove Labor Party leader Amir Peretz as Defense Minister and replace him with former Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Peretz would be offered the vacant Social Welfare ministry, according to these press reports [...] | 2007-01-05 14:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR IS |
07TELAVIV2504 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] US Aid to Israel 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns as saying on Thursday that the new USD 30-billion defense package for Israel is not conditioned on [...] | 2007-08-17 09:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2508 | FOURTH NEW WEST BANK OUTPOST FOUND WITHIN THREE [...] (C) Peace Now's Settlement Watch Coordinator Hagit Ofran told econoff that on July 26 she had discovered another new West Bank outpost -- making this the fourth new outpost discovered by Peace Now within the last three months (reftel). According to Ofran, this new outpost, called "Givat Ha' [...] | 2007-08-17 11:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV2513 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Columnist and former IDF Intelligence chief Shlomo Gazit wrote in the popular, pluralist Maariv: "Israel's steps [vis-a-vis Syria] are determined more than anything by domestic politics, and in particular by the Prime Minister's attempt to portray [...] | 2007-08-20 10:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV252 | GOI CAUTIOUSLY IN FAVOR OF INFORMAL UNSCR 1701 [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a January 22 meeting with NEA DAS Robert Danin, Aharon "Ronny" Yaar (MFA Deputy Director General and Head of the UN and International Organizations Division) and Tal Becker (Advisor to Foreign Minister Livni) observed that smuggling of weapons, including hundreds of long-ra [...] | 2007-01-24 06:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV LE SY IS FR |
07TELAVIV2522 | EMBASSY TEL AVIV CONTACTS GOI TO REQUEST URGENT [...] (SBU) DCM Luis Moreno conveyed reftel request for assistance to Alon Ushpiz, head of the Foreign Ministry's Bureau of Coordination. (Ushpiz is equivalent of Deputy Director General to Foreign Ministry Director General Aaron Abramovich.) Following internal GOI discussion, Ushpiz informed DCM [...] | 2007-08-21 04:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PHSA MOPS EWWT SMIG LY TS IS IT |
07TELAVIV2536 | GOI GIVEN DEMARCHE ON TALKS WITH GOE AND UNHCR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-21 08:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM EG IS SU |
07TELAVIV2539 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Muslims in European Society ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that a week ago President Shimon Peres met in his office with Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad and that he is willing to meet with PA Chairman [Presi [...] | 2007-08-21 09:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2543 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-22 10:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2547 | ISRAEL RETURNS FIRST AFRICANS UNDER OLMERT-MUBARAK [...] (C) (Summary) On August 19, Israel returned 48 Africans (44 from Sudan, 3 from the Ivory Coast, 1 from Somalia) to Egypt, the first such return under what the Israelis assert to be a June 25 Olmert-Mubarak understanding on the handling of Sudanese and other migrants and asylum seekers attemptin [...] | 2007-08-22 11:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM EG SU IS |
07TELAVIV2551 | AMBASSADOR AND EDUCATION MINISTER YULI TAMIR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador called on Minister of Education Yuli Tamir (Labor) August 21 to discuss ways the Education Ministry could support the peace process. Tamir agreed with the Ambassador that it was important to develop a "peace curriculum" to promote tolerance and mutual understandin [...] | 2007-08-22 13:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL EAID SCUL IS |
07TELAVIV2557 | U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER LIVNI [...] (S) Summary. In their August 16 meeting, U/S Nicholas Burns and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni discussed the just-signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on U.S. Foreign Military Financing (FMF) assistance to Israel and arms sales to the Gulf states, Iran, the situation in Gaza, Lebanon, and A [...] | 2007-08-23 09:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MASS IR LE KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV2558 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-23 10:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2576 | U/S BURNS' MEETING AT ISRAEL'S MFA ON LEBANON, [...] (S) After the August 16 signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on U.S. Security Assistance to Israel and the press conference that followed, Under Secretary Burns and his delegation participated in a roundtable discussion of issues with an Israeli MFA delegation led by MFA Director G [...] | 2007-08-24 04:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL MASS NATO PTER KNNP UNSC SY IR EG LE IS |
07TELAVIV2578 | ISRAELIS WAITING FOR EU WRITTEN REQUEST ON EU [...] (C) The Ambassador raised reftel demarche requesting the GOI provide timely diplomatic accreditation for members of the EU Police Mission in the Palestinian Territories (EU COPPS) with MOD Director General Buchris, MFA Director General Abramovitch, MFA Senior Deputy Director General Gal, and [...] | 2007-08-24 11:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS KWBG IS EU |
07TELAVIV2579 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-24 11:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2592 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-27 09:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2601 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-28 10:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2620 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the meeting between PM Ehud Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas. The Jerusalem Post reported that on Tuesday officials from both sides ad [...] | 2007-08-29 11:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2630 | SETTLEMENT SQUATTERS WILL NOT BE EVACUATED [...] (C) Summary: On August 1-2, hundreds of would-be-homeowners broke into unfinished apartments in West Bank settlements and the Har Homa settlement in East Jerusalem following rumors that Heftsiba, one of Israel's largest construction companies, had gone bankrupt. Acting on instructions from [...] | 2007-08-29 15:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL |
07TELAVIV2635 | U/S BURNS' AUGUST 15 MEETING WITH ISRAELI DEPUTY [...] (S) In an August 15 meeting, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz and Under Secretary Burns discussed the Memorandum of Understanding on security assistance to Israel that would be signed the following day, U.S. efforts to ensure that security assistance to Arab partners would not jeopard [...] | 2007-08-30 07:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MASS MARR KNNP UNSC SY LE IS |
07TELAVIV2636 | ISRAELI NGO SUES TERRORISTS, TIES UP PA MONEY [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Government of Israel (GOI) recently reached an agreement with the Palestinian Authority (PA) to release portions of withheld Palestinian customs revenue (ref A),but a substantial portion of these funds remains frozen by court order. Israeli courts are in the process of deci [...] | 2007-08-30 07:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | EFIN EAID PTER KWBG IS IR |
07TELAVIV2640 | DAS DANIN'S AUGUST 29 MEETING WITH ISRAELI DEFMIN [...] (S) In an August 29 meeting, Michael Herzog, the Chief of Staff to Israeli Defense Minister Barak, told visiting NEA DAS Robert Danin that Israel is not looking for a fight with either Hizballah or Syria, but needs to prepare for one just in case. Earlier concerns within government circles abo [...] | 2007-08-30 13:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MASS KPAL KWBG UNSC SY EG LE IS |
07TELAVIV2642 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that three Palestinian children from one family were killed in a strike against rocket launchers in the northern Gaza Strip. The media quoted the IDF [...] | 2007-08-31 03:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2650 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-31 10:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2652 | U/S BURNS' AUGUST 17 MEETING WITH ISRAELI MOSSAD [...] (S) In an August 17 meeting, Israeli Mossad Chief Meir Dagan thanked Under Secretary Burns for America's support of Israel as evidenced by the previous day's signing of an MOU that provides Israel with USD 30 billion in security assistance from 2008-2018. Dagan provided his assessment of the [...] | 2007-08-31 12:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MARR MASS KNNP UNSC PK IR IZ ZP |
07TELAVIV266 | SOLANA URGES PROGRESS ON PEACE; ISRAELIS CAUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his January 19-21 visit to Israel, High Representative Javier Solana urged his hosts to use the current window of opportunity to make progress with the Palestinians on peace. He expressed full support for the Secretary's idea of developing a "political horizon" and SIPDI [...] | 2007-01-24 09:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG EUN IS |
07TELAVIV2661 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 POST SHIPMENT [...] (SBU) Acting on instructions in ref A, Embassy Tel Aviv Blue Lantern Officer conducted a site visit to IAI Elta Systems, Limited's office in Ashdod on August 6 to determine the status of 20 cable assemblies delivered to Israel. Blue Lantern Officer determined that IAI Elta Systems received the [...] | 2007-09-04 09:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IN IS |
07TELAVIV2662 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-04 10:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2666 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 POST-SHIPMENT [...] (SBU) In response to inquiry made to the Israeli MOD on instructions in ref A, Blue Lantern Officer received the following letter by FAX from Israeli MOD Blue Lantern POC Rami Yungman on August 20: Begin Text of MOD Letter: State of Israel Ministry of Defense Politico-Military Bureau [...] | 2007-09-04 12:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IS |
07TELAVIV267 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel: Governance 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major electronic media cited the State of the Union Address that President Bush delivered on Tuesday. The media reported that the President dedicated roughly half of his speech [...] | 2007-01-24 11:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2670 | HCJ: IDF MUST REROUTE WEST BANK BARRIER SEGMENT [...] (U) On September 4, the Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) ruled that the IDF must reroute a section of the West Bank separation barrier near the Israeli settlement of Mattityahu East, located in the Modi'in Illit settlement bloc north-west of Jerusalem. The Court ruled that the current ro [...] | 2007-09-04 14:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL |
07TELAVIV2671 | DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER VILNAI COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary. During a September 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai described his close working and personal relationship with Defense Minister Barak. Vilnai described his key areas of responsibility at MOD as improving the defense of the homefront; serving a [...] | 2007-09-04 14:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV MOPS KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV2672 | AMBASSADOR AND DAS DANIN DISCUSS REGIONAL AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador and visiting NEA DAS Robert Danin met with MFA DG Aharon Abramovitch in Jerusalem August 28 to discuss ongoing regional and bilateral issues. Abramovitch reported significant progress in the negotiations over stationing Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambul [...] | 2007-09-04 16:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG LE SY IS |
07TELAVIV2678 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz cited the belief of GOI sources that most Security Cabinet members will support increasing financial pressure on the Gaza Strip during the cabinet's meeting in Jerus [...] | 2007-09-05 09:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2682 | TEL AVIV RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT'S JUNE 5 PRAGUE [...] Israel's status as a well-established democracy means that most of our public and media outreach on the Freedom Agenda is focused on promoting the functional integration of Israeli minorities -- particularly the Israeli-Arab community -- into the political system. As part of these efforts, the [...] | 2007-09-05 11:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | XF KMPI KPAO SCUL PGOV IS |
07TELAVIV2688 | DAS DANIN AND MFA DDG'S YAAR AND HADAS-HANDELSMAN [...] (S) SUMMARY. Over breakfast August 30, NEA DAS Robert Danin discussed the peace process and other regional issues with MFA DDG for International Organizations Ronny Yaar, MFA DDG for the Middle East Yacov Hadas-Handelsman, and MFA UN Political Affairs Director Rony Adam. Yaar noted the GOI's [...] | 2007-09-06 08:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL KWBG PTER EG LE MO IS |
07TELAVIV2690 | DAS DANIN AND IDF INTEL CHIEF MG YADLIN DISCUSS [...] (S) SUMMARY. During a meeting August 30, Israel Defense Intelligence (IDI) Chief MG Amos Yadlin analyzed the ongoing possibility of war with Syria for visiting NEA DAS Robert Danin. While tensions have eased somewhat from their mid-summer high, and while neither side wanted a fight, Yadlin s [...] | 2007-09-06 09:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPPS PINR SY IR LE IS |
07TELAVIV2692 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-06 10:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2702 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal as saying on Thursday afternoon that Syria is weighing its response to an alleged violation of its airspace early on Thursday. Maa [...] | 2007-09-07 10:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2703 | ISRAEL CALM, NO OFFICIAL COMMENT ON SYRIAN CLAIMS [...] (U) The Israeli media were dominated September 6 and 7 by Syrian media reports that IAF aircraft penetrated deep into Syrian airspace early in the morning of September 6 and may or may not have dropped ordinance on unspecified targets. Much of the television news commentary the evening of Sep [...] | 2007-09-07 10:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS SY IS |
07TELAVIV2707 | PRESSURE BUILDING ON ISRAELI GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS [...] (C) Recent Kassam launches from the Gaza Strip into bordering Western Negev communities and the town of Sderot have ratcheted up the pressure on Israeli political and military leaders to react, especially as at least one Kassam landed near a kindergarten on the second day of school in Israel. [...] | 2007-09-07 12:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MOPS PREL PINS KPAL KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV2714 | ISRAEL CALM, NO OFFICIAL COMMENT ON SYRIAN CLAIMS [...] (U) The Israeli media were dominated September 6 and 7 by Syrian media reports that IAF aircraft penetrated deep into Syrian airspace early in the morning of September 6 and may or may not have dropped ordinance on unspecified targets. Much of the television news commentary the evening of Sep [...] | 2007-09-07 13:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC SY IS |
07TELAVIV2715 | HCJ UPHOLDS RETROACTIVE LEGALIZATION OF ILLEGAL [...] (C) Summary: On September 5, the Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) upheld the GOI's retroactive approval of illegal settlement construction in the Mattityahu East settlement, located in the Modi'in Illit settlement bloc north-west of Jerusalem. The Court rejected petitions by Peace Now an [...] | 2007-09-07 16:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL |
07TELAVIV2722 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Military correspondent Amos Harel wrote on page one of the independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz: "It is safe to assume that Assad will make some sort of move to keep Israel on the edge of its seat over the [upcoming Jewish] holidays." Senior colu [...] | 2007-09-10 10:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2737 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-11 10:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2738 | ISRAELI LEADERSHIP STILL SILENT ABOUT ALLEGED IAF [...] (U) Much to the consternation of the Israeli media and punditocracy, the Israeli civilian and military leadership are continuing to maintain strict silence about the mysterious Israeli Air Force operation deep into Syrian territory early in the morning of September 6. Israeli media reports o [...] | 2007-09-11 10:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS ASEC SY IS |
07TELAVIV2742 | KASSAM ROCKET STRIKES IDF BASE; IDF LIKELY TO [...] (C) Israel Defense Force (IDF) sources confirmed to Embassy Tel Aviv's Defense Attache early September 11 that a Kassam rocket launched from Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip struck an IDF training center located one kilometer north of the Gaza Strip in Zikim. According to the IDF's repo [...] | 2007-09-11 11:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PTER PINS KPAL KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV2743 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE [...] (SBU) Acting on instructions in reftel, Blue Lantern Officer checked with the U.S. Naval Attache in DAO Tel Aviv, who confirmed that the U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command has ordered the defense hardware listed in DTC Case 05-050053682. The Naval Attache explained that the items are flare [...] | 2007-09-11 13:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IS |
07TELAVIV2744 | AFRICAN MIGRANTS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN ISRAEL [...] (C) Embassy refugee reporting officer (RRO) delivered demarche requested in Reftel A to Simona Halperin, MFA Acting Director of International Organizations and Human Rights. RRO stressed the humanitarian and political importance of formalizing Egypt and Israel's commitments in a UNHCR-mediated [...] | 2007-09-11 14:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM EUN IS SU EG |
07TELAVIV2746 | GOI PROMISES NO PATHWAY AROUND SEA OF GALILEE [...] (C) MFA Bureau of World Jewish and Inter-Religious Affairs Head Shmuel Ben-Shmuel and MFA Director for Religious Affairs Bahij Mansour assured poloff September 6 that the planned construction of a pedestrian pathway around the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret) would not traverse or otherwise infringe [...] | 2007-09-12 04:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF VT IS |
07TELAVIV2756 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media cited a report by Christiane Amanpour of CNN based on American and Middle Eastern sources that Israel's action in Syria last week was directed at an Iranian shipment [...] | 2007-09-12 10:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2771 | ISRAEL WILL CONSIDER FELICE GAER'S CANDIDACY FOR [...] (U) Poloff discussed reftel points with MFA Counsellor for Human Rights and International Organizations Simona Halperin on September 17. Halperin noted that the GOI was preparing for the October 8 vote on Committee Against Torture (CAT) membership, but had no substantive comments regarding Fel [...] | 2007-09-17 15:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA IL |
07TELAVIV2779 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. France-US Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying on Monday, in a briefing for Russian-language media outlets in Israel: "I have a lot of respect for the Syrian leader and for Sy [...] | 2007-09-18 09:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2780 | EMBASSY RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INPUT ON [...] (U) Israel is a well-established democracy with a large number of influential NGOs and human rights activists. Human rights are guaranteed in a series of "Basic Laws," which function as a constitution. The government's treatment of NGOs is consistent with the 2006 Guiding Principles on NGOs. [...] | 2007-09-18 10:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV IL |
07TELAVIV2800 | GOI POSITIVE FOLLOWING SEPTEMBER 3 TALKS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. GOI officials described the latest (September 3) round of negotiations with the Vatican on outstanding issues as "positive." GOI negotiator Shmuel Ben-Shmuel said the sides were "on the verge of a major breakthrough," and noted that the GOI tabled a new proposal on the taxation [...] | 2007-09-19 12:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF VT IS |
07TELAVIV2806 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-20 06:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2808 | TREASURY, GOI DISCUSS SUPPORT FOR SHARING OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: A delegation from the Treasury Department's Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes (OTFFC),led by Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel Glaser, met September 10-11 with an inter-agency Government of Israel (GOI) group to follow up on a GOI request to restart discussions o [...] | 2007-09-20 13:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN KCRM KWBG EAID IS |
07TELAVIV2810 | SECURITY CABINET DECLARES HAMAS-RULED GAZA A [...] (U) The Israeli security cabinet, meeting shortly before the Secretary's arrival on the morning of September 19, decided to declare Hamas-ruled Gaza a "hostile entity." The full range of measures this designation entails is not yet clear, (and according to the Foreign Minister not yet decide [...] | 2007-09-20 15:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PGOV KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV2815 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that on Thursday PM Ehud Olmert told a gathering of Kadima that "there is a partner for dialogue in the PA." Media quoted Olmert as saying that he wil [...] | 2007-09-21 10:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2819 | DEMARCHE ON BARRIER CONSTRUCTION AND SETTLEMENT [...] (C) Ambassador delivered the demarche on the route of the separation barrier and retroactive legalization of unauthorized settlement construction (see reftel) on September 18 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Aharon Abramovitch. Abramovitch said he understood these were serious [...] | 2007-09-21 12:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL |
07TELAVIV2829 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying on Sunday that Syria, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia will be invited to the Washington meeting on the Middle East, which will ad [...] | 2007-09-24 14:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV283 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] State of the Union Address 2. Mideast 3. Israel: Governance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post highlighted a part of President Bush's State of the Union Address: "We could expect an epic battle between Shi'a extremis [...] | 2007-01-25 10:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2834 | ISRAEL SUPPORTS COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES, CANNOT [...] (SBU) On September 18, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on priorities for the Communities of Democracies (CD) to Ron Adam, Director of the UN Political Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which also handles the CD portfolio. Adam expressed Israel's support for the Community [...] | 2007-09-24 16:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV |
07TELAVIV2842 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] President Ahmadinejad at Columbia University 2. Mideast 3. Libya ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading electronic media quoted President Bush as saying on Monday at a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in N [...] | 2007-09-25 10:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2853 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-26 10:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2870 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that FM Tzipi Livni may meet PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas in New York. The radio reported that in her speech to the UN General Assembly, Livni is expected to [...] | 2007-09-28 10:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2874 | MFA WORRIES ABOUT AFRICAN IN-FLOWS [...] (C) Summary. MFA Director for International Organizations and Human Rights Simona Halperin expressed continued concern to Regional Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) and Embassy PolOff September 25 over the problem of sur place refugees from Sudan and other "enemy states" of Israel entering on foo [...] | 2007-09-28 14:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL UNHCR KPAL EG SU IS |
07TELAVIV2880 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-01 10:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2890 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-02 10:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2893 | POST RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR IDENTIFICATION OF [...] (SBU) In response to the Department's request to identify "credible voices" in the Muslim community who reject extremist interpretations of Islam (reftel),post submits the following three names for consideration: A) SHEIKH ABDELLAH NIMER DARWISH (born 1948): Sheikh Darwish is the founder [...] | 2007-10-02 12:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PTER KISL IS |
07TELAVIV2896 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Myanmar ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit the region in mid-October to work on the agenda for the Annapolis meeting. Maariv reported that during a meet [...] | 2007-10-03 11:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2908 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- The independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz editorialized: "The changes in the region and the Palestinian leadership's weakness make it even more difficult to reach a viable agreement. It is clear that the Annapolis meeting will require much more crea [...] | 2007-10-05 12:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2909 | MOD BLAMES EGYPT FOR FACILITATING THE RETURN OF [...] (S) During an October 3 meeting with PolCouns, Arab affairs adviser to MOD Barak David Hacham confirmed that the GOI had formally protested to the GOE the crossing on September 30 of a group of approximately 85 Hamas members from Sinai into Gaza. The Hamas members reportedly included senior [...] | 2007-10-05 14:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER KPAL EG IS |
07TELAVIV2918 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-09 13:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2933 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-10 10:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2947 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-12 13:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2948 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will come to the region early next week. Israel Radio reported that a three-way meeting will be held between her, PM Ehud [...] | 2007-10-12 13:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV297 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. Israel: Governance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that during a session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, FM Tzipi Livni warned PA Chairman [President] Mahmou [...] | 2007-01-26 10:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2973 | SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-15 09:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2984 | GOI LOOKS TO POSTAL BANK FOR CONTINUED FINANCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In light of the Government of Israel's (GOI) recent designation of Gaza as a "hostile territory," Israel's commercial banks announced plans to discontinue correspondent services to banks in Gaza. This decision may represent the first step in the complete termination of relations [...] | 2007-10-15 14:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN KWBG PTER IS |
07TELAVIV2986 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-16 06:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2994 | SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-17 06:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV2995 | IDF BLOCKS SETTLERS RE-ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH OUTPOST [...] (C) In a conversation with econoff on October 15, Oded Herman, Senior Advisor to MOD Political-Military Director Amos Gilad clarified that the IDF did not evacuate an existing outpost, as Israeli press had reported earlier that day. According to Herman, the IDF stopped settlers from establish [...] | 2007-10-17 06:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG |
07TELAVIV3009 | GAZA SEWAGE CRISIS LOOMS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-17 15:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID IS |
07TELAVIV3014 | SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-18 07:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3027 | GOI RESPONDS TO EAST JERUSALEM DEMARCHE [...] (C) Ambassador delivered the demarche on continued and planned Israeli settlement activities in East Jerusalem to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director General Aharon Abramovitch on Sunday, October 14. The following text was passed to Ambramovitch's office: 2. (U) (Begin text) Esta [...] | 2007-10-19 08:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG |
07TELAVIV3030 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that President Bush is sending National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley to the Middle East next week and that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will return soo [...] | 2007-10-19 10:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3045 | REGULATORY HURDLES CONTINUE TO DELAY PLACEMENT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Regulatory roadblocks continue to delay implementation of the MOU between Magen David Adom (MDA) and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS),specifically the placement of five PRCS ambulances in East Jerusalem. MFA Director of International Organizations and Human Rights Sim [...] | 2007-10-22 07:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV3051 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The top story over the weekend was the alleged assassination plot against PM Olmert in June. Reportedly, the plot which was broken up by Shin Bet and PA security services, involved five [...] | 2007-10-22 10:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3060 | AMBASSADOR JONES AND MK SCHNELLER DISCUSS OUTPOSTS [...] (C) Summary: MK Otniel Schneller, accompanied by ECF (Economic Cooperation Foundation) General Director Ya'ir Hirschfeld met with the Ambassador on October 18 to discuss Schneller's ongoing efforts to gain settler consensus to voluntarily evacuate illegal West Bank outposts. Claiming to wo [...] | 2007-10-22 13:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG |
07TELAVIV3061 | AMBASSADOR JONES AND MK SCHNELLER DISCUSS OUTPOSTS [...] (C) Summary: MK Otniel Schneller, accompanied by ECF (Economic Cooperation Foundation) General Director Ya'ir Hirschfeld met with the Ambassador on October 18 to discuss Schneller's ongoing efforts to gain settler consensus to voluntarily evacuate illegal West Bank outposts. Claiming to wo [...] | 2007-10-22 13:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG |
07TELAVIV3067 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on PM Ehud Olmert's meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace on Monday. The Jerusalem Post banners: "PM Feels Fres [...] | 2007-10-23 10:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3070 | MK SCHNELLER'S MEMO ON THE INTERNATIONAL MEETING [...] (C) During Kadima Knesset member Otniel Schneller's October October 19 meeting with the Ambassador and emboffs (reftel),he gave us a memo elaborating on his ideas about how final status issues should and should not be handled at the international meeting if we want to gain broad support from [...] | 2007-10-23 16:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV3073 | GOI ADDRESSES CRITICAL GAZA SEWAGE ISSUE [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy and USAID officers have engaged GOI authorities to press for entry of pipes, pumps and other equipment for an emergency World Bank project to address the high risk of an environmental and public health crisis from a Gaza sewage reservoir, but the Israeli response has bee [...] | 2007-10-24 13:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID IS |
07TELAVIV3077 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Rabin Assassination Anniversary 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that on Tuesday a Palestinian was killed in an air force attack on a vehicle in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. The newspa [...] | 2007-10-24 15:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3083 | COGAT COMMENTS ON GAZA AND WEST BANK [...] (C) Summary. DCM and PolCouns called on the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Major General Mishlev, October 23 as part of the Embassy's efforts to improve the atmosphere in advance of the international meeting. Mishlev agreed that COGAT staff would work with the Emba [...] | 2007-10-25 08:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MOPS ECON KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV3087 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted a State Department spokesperson as saying on Wednesday that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will come to Israel and the PA in early November. Major media quoted Sec [...] | 2007-10-25 10:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3088 | BRITISH EMBASSY'S NOTE VERBALE TO ISRAEL ON EAST [...] (SBU) Below is a the text of the Note Verbale the British Embassy delivered to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Shepherd's Hotel and Mufti's Grove in East Jerusalem. The Note was passed to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, October 19, and provided to us by [...] | 2007-10-25 11:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG |
07TELAVIV3089 | GOI APPRECIATES PAPER ON DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN [...] (SBU) Embassy passed reftel nonpaper and fact sheet to FM Livni and her staff, as requested. Senior Policy Advisor Alon Bar, receiving the papers on behalf of Livni's team, thanked the USG for the information and designation effort. ********************************************* ************ [...] | 2007-10-25 14:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PARM EFIN IR IS |
07TELAVIV309 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-29 11:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3109 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Thursday Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved economic sanctions on the Gaza Strip in response to continued Qassam rocket attacks. Thi [...] | 2007-10-26 10:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3111 | CHIEF JUSTICE BEINISH ON SETTLEMENTS AND THE [...] (C) Summary: On October 23, The Ambassador met with Chief Justice Dorit Beinish to discuss the High Court of Justice's (HCJ) recent decision to uphold the GOI's retroactive approval of settlement construction in the Mattityahu East settlement, GOI implementation of the Court's rulings to re [...] | 2007-10-26 18:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG |
07TELAVIV3120 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-29 10:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3145 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 10:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3164 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 10:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV317 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEBRUARY 4-9, 2007 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv warmly welcomes the February 4-9 visit to Israel of Mr. Ralph Hager and Mr. Gerald Davis, representing the S/CT-chaired Technical Support Working Group (TSWG). Please note that all message traffic concerning travel to Israel and the Occupied Territories should be sent t [...] | 2007-01-29 15:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER OTRA ASEC AMGT IS |
07TELAVIV3172 | IDF RATCHETS UP PRESSURE ON HAMAS IN THE GAZA STRIP [...] (SBU) Late October 30, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) bombed a Hamas police position in the southern Gaza Strip, killing four Hamas policemen and wounding five, according to media reports. An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman confirmed the strike, noting that it was in response to the firing [...] | 2007-10-31 16:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PTER PINS PREL KPAL KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV3181 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Turkey ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted senior diplomatic officials as saying on Wednesday that it now seems unlikely that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will bring invitations to the Annapolis me [...] | 2007-11-01 10:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3184 | IDF REMOVAL OF 23 WEST BANK OBSTACLES HAS MINIMAL [...] (C) Summary: On October 30, Brig. Gen. Eitan Dangot, Military Advisor to the Minister of Defense provided the Ambassador with a map indicating the locations of 23 West Bank obstacles dismantled by the IDF earlier this month. Analysis by ECF (the Economic Cooperation Foundation) indicates th [...] | 2007-11-02 07:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG |
07TELAVIV3187 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-02 13:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV319 | TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON HAMAS, SYRIA, IRAQI KURDS, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with his new Turkish counterpart, former MFA spokesman Namik Tan, in Tel Aviv on January 26. Tan maintained that Turkey's policy of engagement with Hamas and Syria is intended to split them from Iran. He reiterated Ankara's opposition to the Iranian nuclear we [...] | 2007-01-29 15:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON KWBG KPAL TU SY IR IZ IS |
07TELAVIV320 | LIVNI IN TOKYO: NEW MIDDLE EAST, TRILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: According to both the Japanese Embassy and Israeli MFA, FM Livni used her January 17-18 visit to Japan to outline her views on the current situation in the Middle East and stress the importance of opposing Iran and supporting moderates (including Palestinian President Abbas). She [...] | 2007-01-29 15:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM EAIR JA IS |
07TELAVIV3202 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph (4). 2. (U) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on October 29 to Ariel Shafransky, Director of Counter-Terrorism Finance at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Government of Israel (GOI) welcomed the announcement, and strongly supported efforts t [...] | 2007-11-02 17:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ECON IL |
07TELAVIV3207 | SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-05 06:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3219 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 POST-SHIPMENT [...] (SBU) In response to Embassy Tel Aviv's inquiry to the Israeli MOD, per reftel, about the status of the controlled items referred to in Defense Trade Controls case 05-983026, Israeli MOD Blue Lantern POC Rami Yungman turned over the following letter to Embassy Tel Aviv's Blue Lantern Officer o [...] | 2007-11-06 08:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IN IS |
07TELAVIV3222 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-06 11:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3227 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying on Tuesday that the Annapolis meeting will take place during the last week of November. (Ha'aretz quoted chief PA negotiator Qurei as saying that [...] | 2007-11-07 11:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3232 | STRIKE BY SECONDARY TEACHERS THREATENS TO TURN [...] (U) Summary. On November 5, the Israeli labor federation Histadrut threatened a general strike unless the Government enters into "sincere negotiations" with striking secondary teachers. The announcement came after a November 4 meeting between Histadrut chairman Ofer Eini, Education Minister Yu [...] | 2007-11-07 16:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB IS SOCI |
07TELAVIV324 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the suicide bombing that took place in a neighborhood bakery in Eilat on Monday morning -- the first such incident in the city. Media reported that one of the victims, [...] | 2007-01-30 10:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3242 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE [...] (SBU) Acting on instructions in reftel, Embassy Tel Aviv Blue Lantern Officer visited Dead Sea Magnesium (DSM),Limited's magnesium plant in Sodom, Israel on November 6, and interviewed DSM's Procurement and Contracts Manager, Itzik Ben-Lulu, and the head of DSM's Electrolysis and Chlorination [...] | 2007-11-08 09:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IS |
07TELAVIV3244 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. Global Democracy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that on Wednesday Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz, who is in charge of the strategic dialogue with the US, met with Secretary of State Con [...] | 2007-11-08 11:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3257 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that Israel expects the US to formally confirm the Annapolis meeting on Friday for the last week of November. Major media suggested that President Bush would ho [...] | 2007-11-09 10:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3258 | DAS DANIN AND DASD KIMMITT DISCUSS GAZA SMUGGLING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary Rob Danin and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Mark Kimmitt met November 6 with Israel Security Agency (ISA) Director Yuval Diskin to discuss relations with Egypt regarding the Gaza border. Diskin said the ISA had provided detailed information on smugg [...] | 2007-11-09 12:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL PINR IS EG |
07TELAVIV3268 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Columnist Amos Gilboa, former head of Research Division at IDF Intelligence, wrote in the popular, pluralist Maariv: "The Annapolis conference should be a test, a litmus paper, for the Palestinians and the Arab states: Are they willing to support [...] | 2007-11-13 12:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3271 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio mentioned that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke to the United Jewish Communities (UJC) General Assembly in Nashville and quoted her as saying that "Now the opportunity [...] | 2007-11-14 11:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3281 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and The Jerusalem Post led with Israeli demands to the Palestinian Authority that Israel be recognized as a Jewish state. The Jerusalem Post reported that opposition from Palestini [...] | 2007-11-15 11:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3285 | IFRC ENVOY PAR STENBACK FAIRLY POSITIVE ON [...] (C) Summary. International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) Special Envoy Par Stenback suggested to the Ambassador on November 2 that his progress report on the implementation of the MOU between Magen David Adom and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society would be fairly positive. He expected the [...] | 2007-11-16 09:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PREF PGOV KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV3286 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-16 11:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3288 | ICRC FINDS EXCESSIVE FORCE USED IN KETZIOT PRISON [...] (C) SUMMARY. ICRC Deputy Head of Delegation Paul Conneally briefed poloff on the ICRC's preliminary findings following a visit to the Ketziot prison to investigate the circumstances of the October 22 riot among Palestinian prisoners (reftels). According to Conneally, the ICRC team found that [...] | 2007-11-16 12:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV3295 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-19 11:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3303 | OLMERT, BARAK AND LIVNI HEADING FOR ANNAPOLIS, [...] (C) Summary. The Israeli cabinet met the morning of November 19 to discuss the Annapolis Conference. In a reportedly contentious session, the cabinet agreed to the release of 441 Palestinian prisoners, although several key ministers, including Avigdor Lieberman and Shaul Mofaz, opposed the [...] | 2007-11-19 15:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL IS EG SY |
07TELAVIV3314 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-20 11:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3316 | AMBASSADOR HOSTS ROUNDTABLE ON "TOWARDS ANNAPOLIS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 14th Ambassador Jones held a round-table discussion with leading Israeli academics and think tank representatives to discuss the upcoming Annapolis conference. Opinions varied as to the possible outcomes of the conference, but there was general agreement that plannin [...] | 2007-11-20 17:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS SA IR SY |
07TELAVIV3323 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 10:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3336 | MOMENTUM BUILDS FOR HIGHER SPENDING [...] (C) Playing to public concern about the large gap between Israel's rich and poor, Avishai Braverman, a Labor Party Knesset member, submitted a bill to the Knesset to significantly raise Israel's year-to-year budget expenditure increase ceiling from the present 1.7 percent, starting with the 2 [...] | 2007-11-21 16:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IS |
07TELAVIV3341 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-26 12:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3342 | USSC DAYTON BRIEFS IDF CENTRAL COMMANDER ON STEPS [...] (S) U.S. Security Coordinator Lieutenant General Keith Dayton briefed IDF Central Command Commander Major General Gadi Shamni November 18 on efforts to date and future steps to strengthen the capabilities of Palestinian National Security Forces (NSF) and Presidential Guard (PG) units in the We [...] | 2007-11-26 13:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | MOPS MASS KPAL KWBG PTER JO EG IS |
07TELAVIV3367 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-27 12:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3376 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-28 11:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3377 | ISRAEL FIRST REACTION: ANNAPOLIS GOOD START, BUT [...] The day after the international conference in Annapolis, most Israelis view the event as a success but still think the difficulties in achieving peace are too great to overcome, especially before the end of 2008. Newspapers have devoted most of their front page and large internal sections to [...] | 2007-11-28 12:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV3378 | MOF SOLIDIFIES ITS NEW TEAM [...] (C) After a very difficult year that saw corruption allegations and high-level resignations due to scandal, the Israeli Ministry of Finance (MOF) is reorganizing itself, bringing in people with previous experience in the ministry to take over senior positions. This attempt to reassert itself a [...] | 2007-11-28 12:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV IS |
07TELAVIV3379 | LIEBERMAN SAYS HE WILL LEAVE COALITION SOON, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister for Strategic Affairs and leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu (YB) Party, Avigdor Lieberman, met with Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor (DAPDNSA) Elliott Abrams on November 19. Lieberman repeated his position that Annapolis was a mistake, [...] | 2007-11-28 12:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG EG IS |
07TELAVIV3385 | PDAS MCNERNEY'S OCTOBER 24 MEETING AT THE ISRAELI [...] (S) In an October 24 meeting at the MFA, an Israeli government interagency team led by MFA Deputy Director General (Strategic Affairs) Miriam Ziv shared its assessment of the internal situation in Iran with a U.S. team led by ISN PDAS Patricia McNerney. The Israeli side made the following points: ( [...] | 2007-11-29 07:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR IS |
07TELAVIV3386 | PDAS MCNERNEY'S OCTOBER 24 MEETING AT THE ISRAELI [...] (S) In an October 24 meeting at the Israeli MFA, an Israeli government interagency team led by MFA Deputy Director General (Strategic Affairs) Miriam Ziv shared its assessment of the technical status of Iran's nuclear program with a U.S. team led by ISN PDAS Patricia McNerney. The Israeli sid [...] | 2007-11-29 07:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR IS |
07TELAVIV3398 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-29 12:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV340 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that according to security sources Prime Minster Ehud Olmert has approved a change of route in the separation barrier east of the Green Line in the area of Modi'in Ilit. Th [...] | 2007-01-31 10:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3411 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-30 11:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3429 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Russian Parliamentary Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (banners in Ha'aretz and the Jerusalem Post) reported that on Sunday Labor Party Chairman and Defense Minister Ehud Barak proposed at the weekly cabin [...] | 2007-12-03 13:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3441 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The release of the U.S. National Intelligence Assessment on Iran received top billing in major media. The Jerusalem Post headlined "US: Iran Stopped Its Nuclear Arms Program 4 Years Ago". [...] | 2007-12-04 11:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3443 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] On December 4, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Daniel Nevo, Director for Multilateral Peace Talks Coordination and Water Issues at the MFA, who also has responsibility for the Iraq portfolio. Nevo was aware of the joint declaration but had no substantive comment. ********************* [...] | 2007-12-04 13:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ IS |
07TELAVIV3444 | INITIAL ISRAELI REACTION TO RELEASE OF NIE [...] (S) As of the writing of this cable, the GOI has not yet released an official reaction to the publication of the judgments of the National Intelligence Estimate report on Iran's nuclear capabilities and intentions. Media citations of PM Olmert and DefMin Barak suggest that the GOI is unfazed [...] | 2007-12-04 15:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL MNUC KNNP PARM IR IS |
07TELAVIV3454 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-05 11:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3455 | ISRAELIS ANGRY ABOUT EGYPTIAN COOPERATION WITH [...] (S) Summary. MOD and IDF contacts tell us that Egypt cooperated with Hamas in allowing hundreds of Gazan Hajj pilgrims selected by Hamas to cross through the Rafah Crossing this week. MOD Arab Affairs adviser Hacham, who conducts the MOD's day to day contacts with Egyptian General Intellige [...] | 2007-12-05 12:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV MOPS EG KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV3459 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 POST-SHIPMENT [...] (SBU) Acting on instructions in reftel, Embassy Blue Lantern officer and Senior Commercial specialist met with Spectronix Vice President for Marketing Amos Gonen to (a) ask him if his company has any connection to Spectronics in Dallas, Texas; and (b) to confirm the details in the transaction [...] | 2007-12-05 14:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC SP IS |
07TELAVIV3461 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] NIE Report on Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz (Hebrew Ed.) led with a comment made on Wednesday to the press by IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei that the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) report "vindic [...] | 2007-12-06 11:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3475 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Egypt ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: Only block quotes, December 7, 2007 -------- Â [...] | 2007-12-07 09:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3482 | ISRAEL'S RESPONSE TO BRITISH NOTE VERBALE ON [...] (SBU) Below is the text of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs' response to the British Embassy's October 19 Note Verbale regarding Shepherd's Hotel and the Mufti's Grove site in East Jerusalem. The MFA's response was provided to Ambassador Jones by the British Ambassador on November 20. [...] | 2007-12-10 13:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG |
07TELAVIV3487 | GOI PREPARING FOR DECEMBER 12-13 TALKS WITH [...] (C) (Note comment para 4.) MFA Director for Inter- Religious Affairs Bahij Mansour told Poloff December 3 that the GOI hopes to make significant progress during the next round of talks (December 12-13) with the Vatican over outstanding issues related to the Fundamental Agreement. The talks ar [...] | 2007-12-10 14:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF VT IS |
07TELAVIV3491 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted senior diplomatic officials in Jerusalem as saying that the Israeli and Palestinian negotiators who will meet in Jerusalem on Wednesday to kick off final-status ne [...] | 2007-12-11 11:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3492 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-11 14:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV UNGA IS |
07TELAVIV3493 | UNION AND GOVERNMENT REPORTEDLY REACH TENTATIVE [...] Summary. On December 4, The National Labor Court ordered striking teachers back to work following the Hanukah festival. The court also ordered the teachers and government to continue negotiating. Education Minister Yuli Tamir was quoted as being satisfied with the decision, and calling for [...] | 2007-12-11 15:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB IS SOCI |
07TELAVIV3500 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-12 11:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3501 | READOUT: INTER-MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON OUTPOSTS [...] (C) Summary: On December 11, Vice Premier Haim Ramon told the Ambassador that the basic principle of any legislation to standardize the rules of construction in the West Bank would ensure that any politically sensitive settlement construction would have to be approved by the government. Pri [...] | 2007-12-12 12:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG |
07TELAVIV3502 | AMBASSADOR JONES' DECEMBER 11 MEETING WITH VICE [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with Israeli Vice Prime Minister Haim Ramon on December 11, 2007 in Ramon,s Jerusalem office. In response to the Ambassador's questions regarding the meeting of Ramon,s inter-ministerial committee on illegal outposts earlier in the day, Ramon declared that a [...] | 2007-12-12 12:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG |
07TELAVIV3507 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-13 11:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV351 | ISRAEL APPOINTS FIRST ARAB MUSLIM CABINET MINISTER [...] (U) Fifty-eight years since the establishment of the state of Israel, the first Arab Muslim has been sworn in as a government minister (although currently without a portfolio). Labor MK Ghaleb Majadleh's controversial appointment was spearheaded by Labor party leader Amir Peretz, who most obse [...] | 2007-01-31 15:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SCUL KISL IS |
07TELAVIV3514 | PDAS MCNERNEY'S OCTOBER 24 MEETING AT THE ISRAELI [...] (S) In an October 24 meeting at the Israeli MFA, an Israeli government interagency team lead by MFA DDG (Strategic Affairs) Miriam Ziv shared its assessment of the current situation in the IAEA and UN Security Council, and the likelihood of key UNSC members supporting a third UNSC sanctions resolut [...] | 2007-12-13 16:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR IS |
07TELAVIV3515 | PDAS MCNERNEY'S OCTOBER 24 DISCUSSIONS ON COUNTERPROLIFERATION FINANCE AND IRAN WITH THE ISRAELI MFA (CABLE 4 OF 5) REF: A. TEL AVIV 03385 B. TEL AVIV 03386 C. TEL AVIV 03514 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-13 16:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER KNNP MNUC IR IS |
07TELAVIV3516 | ISN PDAS MCNERNEY'S DISCUSSION ON PSI AND UNFC [...] (C) During an October 24 meeting with an Israeli inter-agency team at the Foreign Ministry that focused mainly on the Iranian nuclear threat, ISN PDAS Patricia McNerney and her delegation also exchanged views on the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and various resolutions in the UN Firs [...] | 2007-12-13 16:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP UNSC UNFC EG RU IS |
07TELAVIV3517 | ISRAEL PLEASED WITH PROGRESS IN RELATIONS WITH INDIA AND CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 4, PolCouns and PolOff met with newly-appointed Deputy Director General for Asia and the Pacific (A/S EAP and SCA equivalent) Ruth Kahanoff to discuss Israel's relations with India and China. . . . ---------------------------------- China Has Great Respect for Israel - [...] | 2007-12-13 17:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PARM MASS CH IN ID MY PK IS |
07TELAVIV3520 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that President Bush is expected to accept an invitation by Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik to visit Israel during the state's 60th anniversary celebrations. The newspaper repor [...] | 2007-12-14 11:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3525 | KETZIOT PRISON BECOMES HOME TO AFRICAN [...] Summary. Ketziot Prison, in the Negev desert near the Israel-Egypt border, is now home to roughly 1,080 African asylum-seekers. Warden Brigadier General Shlomo Cohen told RefCoord and EmbOffs during a December 5 visit that as many as 250 asylum-seekers enter Israel each week, but that Ketzio [...] | 2007-12-14 14:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG SU |
07TELAVIV3526 | D/S KIMMITT AND PM OLMERT DISCUSS IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 7, Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt and the Ambassador discussed the recent release of the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Political Advisor Shalom Tourgeman. Olmert was satisfied by Kimmitt,s statements that Treasu [...] | 2007-12-14 16:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EFIN KNNP KWBG IR IS PINR |
07TELAVIV3527 | D/S KIMMITT, BAR-ON, FIND COMMON GROUND ON PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt and the Ambassador met Finance Minister Roni Bar-On on December 7, and discussed plans for Palestinian economic development and the future of Iran sanctions. Bar-On assured that the Government of Israel (GOI) is committed to helping the [...] | 2007-12-14 16:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV KNNP KWBG IR IS |
07TELAVIV3528 | DG ABRAMOVICH DISCUSSES STRATEGY WITH D/S KIMMITT: [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 7, Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt and the Ambassador met with Foreign Ministy Director General Aaron Abramovitch. The DG emphasized the need for Palestinian economic development, but emphasized that Israeli security forces would be required in the West Ba [...] | 2007-12-14 16:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PTER KNNP KWBG IR IS |
07TELAVIV3536 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv quoted the Israeli defense establishment as saying that Mossad Director Meir Dagan is not capable of convincing the Americans about the seriousness of the Iranian nuclear threat. On [...] | 2007-12-17 11:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3548 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Paris Donor's Conference 2. Gaza ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- All media reported that eleven Palestinians were killed since Monday night in four aerial strikes of IAF among them nine Islamic Jihad activists. One of the dead is a senior [...] | 2007-12-18 11:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3566 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] President Bush's Doctrine 2. Gaza ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that U.S. general (ret.) James Jones said in his meetings on Tuesday with Israeli ministers that he will not serve as a "judge" and arbitrator of road map [...] | 2007-12-19 11:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV357 | LABOR'S POTENTIAL LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of meetings with the Ambassador, Labor MKs Ami Ayalon, Avishai Braverman and Ophir Pines-Paz all aspire to lead the party following the May 28 primaries, which they believe will end the era of Amir Peretz at the helm. Ayalon and Braverman were the first to team up [...] | 2007-02-01 12:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL IR SY |
07TELAVIV3578 | ECF: IMPACT OF RECENTLY REMOVED WEST BANK [...] (C) Brig. Gen. Eitan Dangot, Military Advisor to the Minister of Defense provided the Ambassador in late November with a second list of 25 West Bank obstacles identified by the IDF as recently dismantled. According to Dangot, the IDF completed the removal of these obstacles as of November 22 [...] | 2007-12-19 14:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG |
07TELAVIV3582 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-20 10:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3585 | ISRAEL AMENDS TERRORIST FINANCE LAW TO INCLUDE [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Israel (GOI) recently passed amendments to the Prohibition on Terrorist Financing Law allowing for the designation of foreign terrorist entities. Until this week, the GOI only designated "domestic" terrorist groups in the West Bank, Gaza, and surrounding countries. T [...] | 2007-12-20 15:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN KTFN IS |
07TELAVIV3586 | GENERAL JAMES L. JONES' FIRST MEETINGS IN ISRAEL [...] (S) Summary. Special Envoy for Middle East Security, retired General James L. Jones, met with Prime Minister Olmert, Defense Minister Barak, IDF Chief of General Staff Ashkenazi and members of the General Staff, Foreign Minister Livni, and Israel Security Agency head Diskin December 18. In all of h [...] | 2007-12-20 16:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV3587 | MUGHRABI GATE CHIEF ARCHEOLOGIST ON EXCAVATIONS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Israel Antiquities Authority's (IAA) chief archeologist for the Mughrabi Gate excavation site, John Seligman, told Poloff December 19 that, contrary to December 17 press reports, he has received no instructions to resume excavations at the site. Seligman disputed claims tha [...] | 2007-12-20 16:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV359 | ISRAELI MADRID PARTICIPANTS ON SAUDI INITIATIVE, [...] (C) Summary and comment: Israeli participants in the Madrid-plus-fifteen conference held January 10-12 (reftel) have told the Embassy and the press that they seek "the end of gradualism" and a focus on final status negotiations as the best way to reach peace with the Palestinians. To break w [...] | 2007-02-01 12:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL POV KWBG KPAL SP IS |
07TELAVIV3593 | GOI SENDING MIXED MESSAGES ON MUGHRABI GATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following press reports this week that on November 29 the GOI ordered the resumption of excavation work at the Mughrabi Gate access point for the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount, Poloff contacted PMO Deputy Foreign Policy Advisor Ari Varon and the chief archeologist at the site, John [...] | 2007-12-21 10:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF KISL KPAL JO IS |
07TELAVIV3595 | ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN WATER ISSUES - PREPARING FOR BILATERAL WATER NEGOTIATIONS AND THE TRILATERAL WATER WORKING GROUP MEETS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-21 13:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL EAGR EINV EAID IS KWBG |
07TELAVIV3597 | BOIM TO AMBASSADOR: NO SETTLEMENT CONSTRUCTION IN [...] (C) Summary: On December 21, the Ambassador met with Housing Minister Boim to discuss recent press reports saying that the Ministry of Construction and Housing (MOCH) planned to commence construction on new settlement housing in East Jerusalem. Minister Boim disavowed claims that a new Isra [...] | 2007-12-21 15:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG |
07TELAVIV36 | MAJOR CORRUPTION CASE INVOLVING STATE TAX COFFERS [...] Significant new scandals marked the new calendar year in Israel. Police detained some thirty individuals on allegations of involvement in influence-peddling and bribery within and around the Israel Tax Authority (ITA). Unlike other recent scandals that have focused on sexual harassment cases [...] | 2007-01-08 08:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KJUS EFIN ECON KCRM IS |
07TELAVIV3606 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------ Â [...] | 2007-12-27 05:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3612 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the outcome of Defense Minister Ehud Barak's visit to Sharm el-Sheikh on Wednesday. Media reported that Barak and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak se [...] | 2007-12-27 11:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3613 | CODEL SPECTER'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER OLMERT [...] (C) Summary. CODEL Specter met with Prime Minister Olmert December 25. Their discussion focused on the possibility of peace negotiations with Syria; the National Intelligence Estimate and Iran's nuclear program; Egypt and the problem of smuggling into Gaza; dealing with Hamas in Gaza; and the [...] | 2007-12-27 11:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OREP KPAL SY IR EG IS |
07TELAVIV3626 | ISRAEL NUCLEAR COMMISSION LEADERS DISCUSS IRAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: On December 19, Ambassador Jones met with the new Director General (DG) of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC),Shaul Shorev. Former DG and current Vice Chairman (VC) Gideon Frank (NOTE: PM Olmert is the IAEC Chairman.) and the recently appointed Deputy Direct General for [...] | 2007-12-28 08:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR IS |
07TELAVIV3629 | AMBASSADOR JONES' DECEMBER 24 MEETING WITH ISA [...] (S) Summary: In a December 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Yuval Diskin, director of the Israel Security Agency (ISA, Shin Bet or Shabak),promised to share information with the U.S. on smuggling and tunnel networks between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. According to Diskin, the infestation of t [...] | 2007-12-28 11:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV KWBG PINR IS EG |
07TELAVIV3630 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Assassination of Benazir Bhutto ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader and former PM Benazir Bhutto in Rawalpindi on Thursday. Ha'aretz headlined: "Grave Crisis in [...] | 2007-12-28 11:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV3631 | CODEL SPECTER'S MEETING WITH BINYAMIN NETANYAHU [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-28 12:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PAL KWBG IR IS |
07TELAVIV3639 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-31 11:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV365 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Missile Defenses ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post and Israel Radio reported that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, German FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier SIPDIS (representing the EU),Russian FM Sergey Lavrov, [...] | 2007-02-02 10:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV372 | RELIGIOUS ZIONIST LEADER'S ALTERNATIVE VISION OF [...] (C) Summary. Renewed Religious National Zionist Party leader, Reserve Brigadier General Effie Eitam, offered both a harsh critique and an alternative vision of Israel in a January 24 meeting with PolCouns and Deputy PolCouns. Eitam stated that the secular Zionist program had run its course, [...] | 2007-02-02 14:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI IS KPAL |
07TELAVIV378 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media reported that the Quartet decided on Friday to maintain the boycott of the Hamas government until it renounces terrorism and recognizes Israel and [...] | 2007-02-05 11:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV387 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Lebanon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that PM Ehud Olmert, PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet on February 19. Maariv (Ben Caspit) reported [...] | 2007-02-06 11:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV394 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEBRUARY 17-23 VISIT OF TSWG [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv warmly welcomes the February 17-23 visit to Israel of Ms. Christine MacKenn, Ms. Shana Yakobi, and Messrs. Raymond Carr, Robert Koch, Jestin Matthew, LaMar Thompson, and Lu Ting representing the S/CT-chaired Technical Support Working Group (TSWG). Please note that all me [...] | 2007-02-06 14:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER OTRA ASEC AMGT IS |
07TELAVIV409 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-07 10:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV421 | ISRAEL-SYRIA: FORMER MFA DG DESCRIBES TRACK-TWO [...] (C) Summary. Former MFA Director General Alon Liel briefed DCM, PAO, and PolCouns February 5 on track two peace negotiations with Syria that lasted from January 2004 until a final meeting in July 2006 during the fighting in Lebanon. The track two discussions were initially sponsored by the T [...] | 2007-02-07 16:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SY IS TU |
07TELAVIV433 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that today Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter will meet with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to discuss the three-way Rice-Olmert-Abbas meeting later this mont [...] | 2007-02-08 10:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV450 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-09 10:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV455 | CHIEF ARCHEOLOGIST DESCRIBES MUGHRABI GATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: CHIEF JERUSALEM ARCHEOLOGIST FOR THE ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY, BARUCH YUVAL, TOLD POLOFFS FEBRUARY 8 THAT THE NEW EXCAVATIONS OUTSIDE THE TEMPLE MOUNT/HARAM AL-SHARIF COMPLEX IN JERUSALEM,S OLD CITY (REFTELS) HAD BEEN PLANNED OPENLY AND IN CONSULTATION WITH ALL INTERESTED PART [...] | 2007-02-09 16:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV461 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Last night Israel TV confirmed that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will hold a three-way meeting with Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas on February 19 as planned. Over [...] | 2007-02-12 10:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV466 | CHIEF ARCHEOLOGIST CONFIRMS EXCAVATIONS TO [...] (C) The daily Ha'aretz reported February 12 that Jerusalem Mayor Lupoliansky, after consulting with the Islamic Waqf and the rabbi of the Western Wall, decided to suspend construction of the pedestrian ramp to the Mughrabi Gate, but that archeological excavations related to the project would c [...] | 2007-02-12 16:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV471 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-13 11:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV481 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations 2. North Korea ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz (English Ed.) quoted senior GOI sources as saying that Israel has decided to reassess its relations with the PA and its Chairman [President], Mah [...] | 2007-02-14 10:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV489 | KNESSET SPEAKER SAYS THE BIG BANG IS NOT OVER IN [...] (C) Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik told the Ambassador February 12 that she anticipated PM Olmert would reshuffle some government portfolios and find a way to remove Defense Minister Peretz from his security portfolio after the Winograd Committee issues its interim report (expected sometime befo [...] | 2007-02-14 15:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IS |
07TELAVIV496 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying in Ankara today that he is prepared to talk with the Palestinians if they agree to Israel's terms. Leading media reported that, during his curr [...] | 2007-02-15 10:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV502 | ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS TO CONTINUE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AS ONE ELEMENT OF THE ONGOING EFFORT TO IMPROVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON MOVEMENT AND ACCESS (AMA),ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN DELEGATIONS MET ON FEBRUARY 13 AT THE CHIEF OF MISSION'S RESIDENCE TO DISCUSS ACTIONS THAT COULD AID A REVIVAL OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE WEST [...] | 2007-02-15 15:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV507 | PEACE NOW'S SOON-TO-BE PUBLISHED 2006 SETTLEMENTS [...] (C) Summary: On February 14, Peace Now's settlement watch co-coordinator Hagit Ofran told econoff that the organization plans to release its annual report on settlement and outpost growth on Monday, February 19. Ofran provided econoff with an advanced briefing on the organization's observa [...] | 2007-02-16 10:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV508 | DEMARCHE ON ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER INCIDENT [...] (S) Ambassador, accompanied by PolCouns and Assistant Air Attache, called on MOD Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad February 15 to deliver reftel demarche (DATT separately demarched IDF Head of Strategic Planning and International Cooperation Division BG Udi Dekel). Ambassador noted that after revi [...] | 2007-02-16 10:21:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PBTS PREL KPKO LE IS |
07TELAVIV509 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will arrive in Israel on Saturday and meet with FM Tzipi Livni. The station said that on Sunday Rice will hold separate meeti [...] | 2007-02-16 10:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV510 | NEW MOF DG ARIAV REMAINS COMMITTED TO FISCAL [...] (C) Director General of the Ministry of Finance Yarom Ariav told the Ambassador that he is interested in pushing forward with reforms to Israel's energy, education and land administrations during his tenure. Ariav said that the aim of Hirchson's tax reform plan is to increase participation in [...] | 2007-02-16 10:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EAIR KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV513 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEBRUARY 18-20 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem warmly welcome the February 18-20, 2007 visit to Israel of the Congressional Delegation (CODEL) led by Senator John Kyl. Please note that all message traffic concerning travel to Israel and the Occupied Territories should be sent to both [...] | 2007-02-16 10:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ IS JO TU |
07TELAVIV514 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEBRUARY 19-20 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem warmly welcome the February 19-20, 2007 visit to Israel of Representative Jane Harman (D-CA),member, House Energy and Commerce Committee. Please note that all message traffic concerning travel to Israel and the Occupied Territories sho [...] | 2007-02-16 10:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IS TU UK |
07TELAVIV515 | FINANCE MINISTER HIRCHSON LOOKS TOWARDS HIS LEGACY [...] (C) Finance Minister Avraham Hirchson, seemingly distracted by the corruption allegations swirling around his ministry and around him personally, emphasized his accomplishments after eight months in office and stressed the importance of ensuring that future finance ministers not be able to e [...] | 2007-02-16 10:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EAIR MASS IS KWBG |
07TELAVIV523 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-20 10:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV542 | OLMERT: DESPITE FRUSTRATION, GOI WILL MAINTAIN [...] (C) Summary: During a February 20 meeting, Prime Minister Olmert told CODEL Kyl that despite Israeli frustration with Mahmoud Abbas and the Mekka Agreement, the GOI would keep open a channel to him. Olmert asserted that there could be no distinction between a non-Hamas minister and others i [...] | 2007-02-21 05:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV549 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-21 10:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV553 | IRAN: U/S JOSEPH'S JANUARY 30 DINNER WITH ISRAEL [...] (S) During his January 30 - February 2 visit to Israel, Under Secretary Robert Joseph participated in talks with Israeli representatives from the MFA, MOD, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) and affiliated research centers, IDF intelligence, and the Mossad. Discussions focused on the thr [...] | 2007-02-22 06:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR RU IS |
07TELAVIV554 | IRAN: UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S DISCUSSIONS WITH [...] (S) During his January 30 - February 2 visit to Israel, Under Secretary Robert Joseph participated in talks with Israeli representatives from the MFA, MOD, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) and affiliated research centers, IDF intelligence (IDI),and the Mossad. Discussions focused on t [...] | 2007-02-22 06:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR RU IS |
07TELAVIV555 | IRAN-IAEA: UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S DISCUSSIONS [...] (S) During his January 30 - February 2 visit to Israel, Under Secretary Robert Joseph participated in talks with Israeli representatives from the MFA, MOD, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) and affiliated research centers, IDF intelligence (IDI),and the Mossad. Discussions focused on t [...] | 2007-02-22 06:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL KNNP MNUC IAEA UNSC PTER IR RU IS |
07TELAVIV556 | IRAN-RUSSIA: UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH’S DISCUSSIONS [...] (S) During his January 30 - February 2 visit to Israel, Under Secretary Robert Joseph participated in talks with Israeli representatives from the MFA, MOD, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) and affiliated research centers, IDF intelligence (IDI),and the Mossad. Discussions focused on the thr [...] | 2007-02-22 06:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR RU IS |
07TELAVIV557 | IRAN-UNSC: UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S DISCUSSIONS WITH ISRAELI GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-22 07:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | IR IS KNNP MNUC PREL PTER RU UNSC |
07TELAVIV559 | CODEL KYL MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER LIVNI [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Livni echoed Prime Minister Olmert February 19 by telling CODEL Kyl that despite Israeli "disappointment" with Abu Mazen in the wake of the Mecca Agreement, contacts would continue, although she also cautioned that Abu Mazen needed to understand that he had "los [...] | 2007-02-22 08:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS IR |
07TELAVIV564 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-22 09:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV575 | TURKISH DELEGATION POSTPONES VISIT TO MUGHRABI [...] (U) DURING PRIME MINISTER OLMERT'S FEBRUARY 14-15 VISIT TO ANKARA, ISRAELI MEDIA REPORTED THAT OLMERT RESPONDED TO CRITICISM BY TURKISH PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN OF ISRAELI ARCHEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS NEXT TO THE MUGHRABI GATE TO THE TEMPLE MOUNT/HARAM AL SHARIF BY INVITING A TURKISH DELEGATION TO [...] | 2007-02-23 06:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KPAL TU JO IS |
07TELAVIV591 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that on Thursday Israeli officials in Washington urged "crisper" and "faster" moves to sanction Iran after a UN report found that the Islamic Republic had expand [...] | 2007-02-23 10:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV599 | GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL ANNOUNCES NATIONAL PLAN TO [...] (U) THE GOI HAS DRAFTED A NATIONAL PLAN TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING FOR THE PURPOSES OF SLAVERY AND FORCED LABOR, FOCUSING ON PROSECUTION, PREVENTION AND PROTECTION. THE PLAN IS DESIGNED TO HELP MIGRANT WORKERS, WHO OFTEN PAY LARGE FEES TO AGENCIES THAT ARRANGE THEIR JOBS IN ISRAEL AND ARE THU [...] | 2007-02-26 10:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB GTIP PHUM IS KCRM KJUS |
07TELAVIV600 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations 3. Israel-Europe Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio cited the Saudi newspaper Okaz as saying that preparations for a trilateral meeting between President Bush, PM Ehud Olmert, and P [...] | 2007-02-26 11:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV601 | MFA: NO CURRENT PLANS FOR DEMOLITIONS IN GREATER [...] (C) Following up on PolCouns' delivery of Ref A demarche regarding reports of a GOI decision to demolish 41 homes in the Beit Sahour area, MFA Director for North America Dan Arbell informed PolCouns February 26 that the GOI has no plans for such demolitions "at this time." Arbell said he had [...] | 2007-02-26 13:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV605 | IRAN: REPRESENTATIVE HARMAN'S FEBRUARY 20 MEETING [...] (S) During a February 20 meeting with Representative Jane Harman (D-CA),Israeli Deputy DefMin Ephraim Sneh said that he believes that the installation of a pro-American, secular, democratic government in Iran can be far more easily accomplished than many observers think. Saying that regime c [...] | 2007-02-27 06:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IR IS |
07TELAVIV610 | CW/BW AND EXPORT CONTROL CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: International Security and Nonproliferation DAS Donald Mahley led a team of experts from State and Commerce to Israel on February 11-13 for consultations on chemical and biological weapons non-proliferation and export controls. In the discussions, Israeli MFA Director for Arms [...] | 2007-02-27 07:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL BWC TBIO FR UK IS |
07TELAVIV612 | EU SEE GREATER ROLE FOR ISRAELI MFA IN RAFAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: European Union Special Representative Marc Otte described increased Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) involvement in the Rafah crossing in a February 16 meeting with United States Security Coordinator (USSC). The EU-Border Assistance Mission (EU-BAM) is set to expire in Ma [...] | 2007-02-27 08:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG EUN IS |
07TELAVIV615 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted sources in Washington as saying that Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns is slated to SIPDIS head the American side negotiating Israel [...] | 2007-02-27 09:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV620 | FOLLOW-UP ON FEBRUARY 7 ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER [...] (S) The Ambassador, accompanied by PolCouns and Assistant Air Attache, called on MOD Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad February 26. Noting that he had received authorization from Washington to share the imagery on which we had based our earlier demarche (reftels) on the February 7 border incident [...] | 2007-02-27 12:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PBTS KPKO LE IS |
07TELAVIV636 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Taiwan ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that tonight Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik will meet with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and later with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The radio reported that Itzik [...] | 2007-02-28 09:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV64 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 13-15 [...] (S) Madam Secretary, internal tensions among GOI leaders have intensified since your last visit and have reached the point that there appears to be little coordination or even dialogue among the key decision makers. Therefore, we will need to be sensitive to perceptions that we are favoring o [...] | 2007-01-08 16:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV IS KWBG |
07TELAVIV660 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Proposed Baghdad Conference ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted a senior political source in Jerusalem as saying on Wednesday that Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas will meet in two weeks, their third m [...] | 2007-03-01 10:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV678 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iraq 2. Syria 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted a State Department official in Washington as saying that no one in the US administration, including President Bush, can point out a date for the establishment [...] | 2007-03-02 10:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV679 | UNSCR 1701: GOI FOCUS ON SMUGGLING AND SOLDIERS; [...] (C) Summary: UNSYG Special Adviser on the Situation in the Middle East Michael Williams discussed UNSCR 1701 implementation with FM Tzipi Livni and Deputy DefMin Ephraim Sneh during his February 25-26 visit to Israel. Both sides characterized the talks as productive. (Note: In contrast to [...] | 2007-03-02 11:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO LE IS |
07TELAVIV689 | IRAN: ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION ON UNSCR [...] (S) Responding to the points in reftels, Merav Zafary and Gil Reich from the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) told poloff February 28 that they were timely -- coming in advance of the IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) meeting set for March 5 -- and hopefully will encourage other countries to [...] | 2007-03-02 13:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL MNUC KNNP UNSC SY RU IR IS |
07TELAVIV690 | ISRAEL STUDYING STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES FOR THE [...] (C) PolCouns called on MFA Deputy Director General (A/S equivalent) for Strategic Affairs Miriam Ziv March 1 to convey reftel request for Israel to become a partner in the Global Initiative. (Note: Given current tensions in Israel's relations with Russia, we decided not to coordinate our de [...] | 2007-03-02 13:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL IS |
07TELAVIV693 | IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH 1737 [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel points and the text of the U.S. 60-day report March 1 to MFA Deputy Director General for Strategic Affairs Miriam Ziv, noting that while the information contained in the points was not new to Israel, we wanted the Israelis to be aware of our efforts to ensure rob [...] | 2007-03-02 14:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP UNSC ETRD AORC IR IS |
07TELAVIV694 | STATE COMPTROLLER'S REPORT ON DEFENSE OF THE HOME [...] (C) Well-connected former Mossad officer and current think tank director Uzi Arad told PolCouns and visiting S/P deputy director Matt Waxman March 1 that the State Comptroller's report on the GOI's protection of the Home Front during last summer's war with Hizballah is scheduled for release M [...] | 2007-03-02 14:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IS |
07TELAVIV696 | FURTHER DETAILS ON FEBRUARY 7 ISRAEL-LEBANON [...] (S) Summary: From a vantage point behind the Israeli security fence, the area cleared by IDF troops during the February 7 border incident with Lebanon appears to be south of the Blue Line, at least as marked by UNIFIL after the fact. The commander of the IDF unit involved in the incident des [...] | 2007-03-05 09:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PBTS KPKO LE IS |
07TELAVIV697 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- The independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz editorialized: "It is the duty of the government of Israel not to reject the hand that is being offered by Saudi Arabia." Zalman Shoval, senior Likud member and former ambassador to the US, wrote in the ma [...] | 2007-03-05 10:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV699 | ISRAEL 2007 TIP REPORT, PART 1 OF 2 [...] (SBU) The following is post's input for the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report. Embassy point of contact is Alan Holst, telephone (972) (3) 519-7437, fax 519-7484, email holstar@state.gov. The Government of Israel (GOI) has provided extensive written responses to post's questions on traffick [...] | 2007-03-06 03:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GTIP ASEC ELAB IS KCRM KFRD KJUS KWMN PHUM |
07TELAVIV700 | ISRAEL 2007 TIP REPORT PART 2 OF 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-06 03:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GTIP ASEC ELAB IS KCRM KFRD KJUS KWMN PHUM |
07TELAVIV704 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. North Korea ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that PM Ehud Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas will meet next week, probably at Olmert's official residence in Jerusalem. The newspaper r [...] | 2007-03-06 09:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV715 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-07 10:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV728 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Proposed Baghdad Conference ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that an agreement has been reached with Hamas over the number of prisoners Israel will release in return for Cpl. Gilad Shali [...] | 2007-03-08 10:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV732 | ISRAEL-EGYPT: FILM CONTROVERSY OVERSHADOWS [...] (C) Summary: FM Tzipi Livni is concerned that distorted reports about a recent Israeli documentary film is damaging both GOE-GOI relations and the Mubarak government. Discussion of the film about the IDF's Shaked reconnaissance unit during the 1967 war dominated FM Tzipi Livni's meeting with [...] | 2007-03-08 11:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EG IS |
07TELAVIV733 | LEADING NATIONAL SECURITY EXPERTS DEBATE IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A MARCH 1 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH VISITING S/P DEPUTY DIRECTOR MATT WAXMAN, POLCOUNS AND POLOFF, SENIOR RESEARCHERS AT TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY,S INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY STUDIES (INSS) SURVEYED A VARIETY OF REGIONAL THREATS FACING ISRAEL AND OFFERED VARIOUS POLICY AL [...] | 2007-03-08 12:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KPAL KWBG LE SY IR IZ IS |
07TELAVIV736 | ISRAEL MFA INFORMED OF USG INTEREST IN AMIA CASE [...] (C) Responding to reftel demarche, Israeli MFA Nonproliferation and Counterterrorism Department Director Yehuda Yaakov expressed appreciation for the update on the USG interest in the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) bombing case, calling it a "front and center" issue for the MFA. [...] | 2007-03-08 13:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL FBI KJUS ASEC KTFN KISL KIRF |
07TELAVIV739 | IRAN: CODEL KYL AND HARMAN'S BREAKFAST WITH [...] (U) During the visit of CODELs Kyl and Harman to Israel, February 18-20, the two CODELs -- led by Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Representative Jane Harman (D-CA) -- held a series of meetings with GOI officials and Knesset members according to a program drawn up by Knesset Member Yuval Steinitz, th [...] | 2007-03-08 14:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MASS KPAL KWBG IR SY IS |
07TELAVIV740 | CODEL KYL AND HARMAN'S LUNCH WITH KNESSET MEMBERS [...] (S) 1. (C) During the visit of CODELs Kyl and Harman to Israel, February 18-20, the two CODELs -- led by Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Representative Jane Harman (D-CA) -- held a series of meetings with GOI officials and Knesset members according to a program drawn up by Knesset Member Yuval Stei [...] | 2007-03-08 14:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PINR PTER KPAL KWBG MASS IR SY LE IS |
07TELAVIV741 | IRAN: CODEL KYL AND HARMAN'S DINNER WITH SHARANSKY [...] (C) During the visit of CODELs Kyl and Harman to Israel, February 18-20, the two CODELs -- led by Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Representative Jane Harman (D-CA) -- held a series of meetings with GOI officials and Knesset members according to a program drawn up by Knesset Member Yuval Steinitz, th [...] | 2007-03-08 15:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MNUC KNNP KPAL KWBG IR IS |
07TELAVIV751 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Upcoming Baghdad Conference ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that PM Ehud Olmert and FM Tzipi Livni agreed before Livni's departure for Canada and the US on Saturday that Israel will not renounce the princ [...] | 2007-03-09 10:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV757 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-13 05:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV762 | GOI APPROVES REFORM OF ELECTRIC COMPANY DESPITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 18, the cabinet approved a proposal by Minister of Finance Abraham Hirchson and Minister of National Infrastructure Benjamin Ben-Eliezer to reform Israel's electricity market. The reform plan is to be phased-in starting in 2008 and envisions dividing the Israel Ele [...] | 2007-03-13 14:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ELAB PGOV KPRV IS |
07TELAVIV763 | UNSYG IN JERUSALEM MARCH 24-26 [...] (SBU) AS REPORTED REFTELS, UNSYG BAN KI-MOON WILL TRAVEL TO JERUSALEM AT THE END OF MARCH FOR MEETINGS WITH UN STAFF, AS WELL AS ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN LEADERS. ACCORDING TO THE UN OFFICER PLANNING THE TRIP, THE UNSYG IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE AT BEN GURION AIRPORT LATE ON MARCH 24. UN OFFICIAL [...] | 2007-03-13 15:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN IS |
07TELAVIV764 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Performance 2. Saudi Initiative 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the Winograd Commission investigating last summer's Lebanon war announced on Tuesday that it will publish interim report in [...] | 2007-03-14 09:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV767 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-14 09:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV803 | WILL OLMERT WEATHER THE STORM? [...] (C) Summary: Israeli media March 13-14 were saturated with the announcement by the Winograd Commission charged with investigating the failures of last summer's Lebanon war that it would issue its interim report in mid-April, and that the report would include "personal conclusions" regarding t [...] | 2007-03-14 13:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IS |
07TELAVIV806 | ISRAEL GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. OBJECTIVES ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-15 07:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ACABQ AORC APER PREL UNGA IS |
07TELAVIV808 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Performance 2. Mideast 3. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio and the leading Internet news site Ynet quoted US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying Thursday before the SIPDIS A [...] | 2007-03-15 09:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV824 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that on Wednesday FM Livni discussed with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ways to respond to the formation SIPDIS of a Palestinian unity government and that Arab pa [...] | 2007-03-16 09:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV825 | GOI DISCUSSES EU-BAM RENEWAL WITH USSC [...] (C//REL TO USA, AUS, CAN, and GBR) In a March 7 meeting with USSC Dayton and attended by the MoD Political-Military Director's advisor Oded Herman, MFA Senior Deputy Director General Ambassador Yossi Gal expressed the GoI's strong interest in renewing the EU-BAM mission, contingent upon receiv [...] | 2007-03-16 09:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL ETRD EFIN EU IS |
07TELAVIV83 | 2007 BUDGET PASSES EASILY AMID GROWING SCANDALS AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE 2007 BUDGET, TOTALING NIS 283 BILLION (USD 67 BILLION),BREEZED THROUGH THE KNESSET ON JANUARY 4, AFTER THE PARTIES IN THE GOVERNING COALITION DROPPED THEIR DEMANDS FOR ADDITIONAL SPENDING. THE BUDGET MAINTAINS THE GOI POLICY OF FISCAL RESTRAINT, EVEN WITH THE LARGER THAN EX [...] | 2007-01-09 13:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EFIN PGOV IS |
07TELAVIV844 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-19 11:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV846 | EU-BAM REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE FOR RAFAH [...] (C) Summary/comment: In a March 17 meeting with the Ambassador, EU-BAM Commander LTG Pietro Pistolese requested USG assistance for the EU's efforts to return to normalized operation of the Rafah Crossing Point. Pistolese said that Israel's continued failure to sign the Customs Protocol was ke [...] | 2007-03-19 13:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG ECON KPAL PBTS EG IS |
07TELAVIV858 | U/S JOSEPH REVIEWS ACTIVITIES OF SOREQ AND NEGEV [...] (S) On February 1, Under Secretary Robert Joseph, Assistant Secretary John Rood, DOE/NNSA Deputy Administrator William Tobey, and T Senior Advisor James Timbie visited the Soreq Nuclear Research Center (NRC) to discuss Iran's nuclear program and next steps with Israeli officials from the Israe [...] | 2007-03-20 09:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER MNUC KNNP IS |
07TELAVIV860 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-20 11:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV866 | NATIONAL STRIKE IN ISRAEL COULD SHUT DOWN AIRPORTS [...] (SBU) The National labor congress, Histadrut, will launch a full-fledged nationwide strike on March 21 that will shut down airports, seaports, land crossings and railroads. In a March 20 meeting with Labor Reporting Officer (LRO),Government Employees Union Chairman Ariel Yacobi claimed that [...] | 2007-03-20 16:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB IS PGOV |
07TELAVIV867 | ISRAELI TRANSPORTATION MINISTER MOFAZ ON IRAN AND [...] (S) During a March 14 meeting devoted to a variety of issues, Israeli Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz praised the latest session of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Dialogue, and noted that he would soon begin preparing for the next session scheduled for May 7-8 in Washington. Mofaz, who has the GOI l [...] | 2007-03-21 06:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR KPAL KWBG SY LE IR IS |
07TELAVIV870 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 POST-SHIPMENT [...] (SBU) On March 18, Israeli Ministry of Defense Blue Lantern Inquiry Point of Contact, Rami Yungman, sent by FAX to Blue Lantern Officer the following information concerning license 05-050010197. The answers correspond to questions put forward by Blue Lantern Officer to David Block Temin, the [...] | 2007-03-21 10:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KOMC ETTC RO FR IS |
07TELAVIV871 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-Europe Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Israel's friends in the US Congress are applying heavy pressure on the US administration and the EU not to modify their stances regarding the P [...] | 2007-03-21 10:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV883 | DEPUTY MINISTER SNEH APPROVES EXPORTS THROUGH RAFAH [...] (C) IN SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH THE AMBASSADOR, AND EMBASSY AND WORLD BANK STAFF, DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENSE EPHRAIM SNEH SAID THAT THE GOI WOULD APPROVE THE OPENING OF RAFAH FOR EXPORTS FROM GAZA BEGINNING IN MAY, TO COINCIDE WITH THE RENEWAL OF THE EUBAM MISSION. SNEH REMARKED THAT IF THE RE [...] | 2007-03-21 15:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV885 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-22 09:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV899 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that on Thursday PM Ehud Olmert reiterated that elements of the Saudi peace initiative were acceptable to Israel. "I am the one who said the Saudi peace initiative was [...] | 2007-03-23 08:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV900 | ADDITIONAL GOI CONCERNS WITH THE UNHRC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-23 08:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNHRC IS |
07TELAVIV907 | MUTED NATIONAL STRIKE IN ISRAEL CALLED OFF IN [...] (SBU) The national labor congress Histadrut called off Israel's national strike March 21, less than 24 hours after it began. Numerous public services expected to join the strike did not, and the "land, sea, and air" shutdown that Histadrut contacts had predicted to Labor Reporting Officer was [...] | 2007-03-23 11:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB IS PGOV |
07TELAVIV909 | ISRAEL ENDORSES PRINCIPLES OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] (C) In response to ref A demarche on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, the Israeli MFA sent a diplomatic note to the Embassy on March 22, announcing Israel's endorsement of the Initiative's principles and its readiness to contribute to the Initiative. A copy of the Israeli no [...] | 2007-03-23 13:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM IS |
07TELAVIV913 | GOI TO TAKE STEPS TO SPEED UP AMA IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 22 meeting of the Core Group for implementation of the Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA),Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh pointed to GOI progress in reducing obstacles to movement and increasing the flow of agricultural goods through crossing points. He [...] | 2007-03-23 16:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL KWBG PBTS IS |
07TELAVIV914 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOD SPECIAL ASSISTANT [...] (C) Summary: Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defense, Mike Herzog, told the Ambassador that as soon as a replacement was found for General Spiegel, the bilateral dialogue on settlements and outposts could be restarted. In the meantime, Herzog confirmed, he was the day-to-day point of contac [...] | 2007-03-23 16:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV917 | SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-26 06:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV918 | ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS: EU ENVOY ON PEACE TALKS, NUG [...] (C) Summary: During a March 22 meeting with NEA A/S Welch, Deputy Legal Adviser Schwartz, and the Ambassador, EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process Marc Otte said he believes Israelis are uneasy with political horizon discussions, nervous about U.S. intentions, and uncer [...] | 2007-03-26 07:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG PTER EFIN IS |
07TELAVIV930 | AMBASSADOR SPEAKS AT NGO CONFERENCE, AND OTHER TIP [...] (U) The Ambassador spoke at the "Hear My Voice" conference on human trafficking at Tel Aviv University on March 21. The conference, which saw the participation of GOI and law enforcement officials, diplomatic representatives from eastern European countries, and numerous NGOs, is part of NGO I [...] | 2007-03-26 13:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG PREF ASEC KFRD KCRM KWMN ELAB EG |
07TELAVIV932 | GOI POISED TO ACT AGAINST SETTLERS REESTABLISHING [...] (C) BRIGADIER GENERAL (RES.) BARUCH SPIEGEL, FORMER ADVISOR TO DEFENSE MINISTER PERETZ, TOLD ECONCOUNS ON MARCH 26 THAT THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE (MOD) IS PREPARED TO ACT AGAINST SETTLERS THAT MAY TRY TO REOCCUPY HOMESH, ONE OF FOUR NORTHERN WEST BANK SETTLEMENTS EVACUATED BY THE GOI IN 2005. [...] | 2007-03-26 15:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV935 | SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-27 06:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV957 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-28 10:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV963 | ISRAELI REACTION TO ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-28 14:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP EFIN IR UNSC PARM IS |
07TELAVIV975 | NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL HEAD SAYS INCREASED [...] (C) PROFESSOR MANUEL TRAJTENBERG, THE HEAD OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL (NEC),TOLD ECONCOUNS AND DEPCOUNS THAT THE SECOND LEBANON WAR SHATTERED THE ILLUSION THAT ISRAEL COULD SURVIVE ON PRESENT LEVELS OF DEFENSE SPENDING IN THE FACE OF EVER-PROLIFERATING SECURITY THREATS. ADDITIONAL AID [...] | 2007-03-29 16:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV MASS IS |
07TELAVIV978 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-30 09:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07TELAVIV984 | PUBLIC ISRAELI RESPONSE TO ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT (U) [...] (U) Summary: Initial GOI reaction to the Arab League Summit has been cautiously positive. PM Ehud Olmert's office announced that they would "study in detail the initiative and see if there is anything new ... and then respond." In the official response, the MFA released a statement that skir [...] | 2007-03-30 12:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS |
07TELAVIV999 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran-Britain Crisis ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Ehud Olmert, at a press conference on Sunday evening in Jerusalem with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, proposed a "meeting of all the heads of the [...] | 2007-04-04 12:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
07THEHAGE742 | UNSCR 1747/OECD: DUTCH SAY COMMON LINE ON [...] (SBU) OECD Export Credit Group Chair Nicole Bolen says adopting a common line to eliminate new edium and long-term export credits to Iran's government may be a challenge. Bollen was non-committal on whether the Dutch would support U.S. proposals for the common line during the April 23 semi-ann [...] | 2007-04-20 13:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UN PREL EFIN ETRD OECD EXIM NL |
07THEHAGUE1002 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Facilitator Kimmo Laukenen (Finland) launched his facilitation with an extremely informative May 22 session, focusing on implementation developments since February 2007 and upcoming Technical Secretariat outreach activities. The facilitator noted that his goal would be to create a structu [...] | 2007-05-29 15:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1013 | DUTCH INTENSIFY FIGHT AGAINST SYNTHETIC DRUGS [...] The Justice Ministry policy memorandum on planned measures against the production, trade and use of synthetic drugs, submitted to Parliament May 11, outlines the Dutch government's objectives and strategies to combat ecstasy and other synthetic drugs over the next several years. The policy me [...] | 2007-05-31 06:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PINS PREL NL |
07THEHAGUE1018 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ACHIEVING U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: It has become increasingly apparent that most formal consultations at the OPCW are of marginal value in meeting U.S. goals and objectives, and there are much more productive ways of achieving progress. On certain subjects (budget, Article VII),they are obviously unavoidable. [...] | 2007-05-31 09:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1021 | LEAHY VETTING FOR JULY DUTCH-U.S. JCET [...] (SBU) U.S. and Dutch forces are scheduled to begin a Joint Combined Exchange Training program (JCET) in the Netherlands, calendar week 29 of 2007 (July). Duration is anticpated between two weeks and two months. Dutch units involved: 108th and 104th Commando Troepen. Korps Commando Troepen (K [...] | 2007-05-31 11:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM NL |
07THEHAGUE1023 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for John A. Gastright, Deputy Assistant Secretary, South and Central Asian Affairs Bureau and his delegation consisting of Edward Smith, John K. Wood, Mark S. Ward, Mitchell E. Shivers, Meghan Bradley, Peter T. Shea, Brian A. Morales and Th [...] | 2007-05-31 13:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OVIP ASEC OTRA APER NL |
07THEHAGUE1034 | DUTCH RESPONSE - IWC MEMBERSHIP DEMARCHE ON USG [...] (U) On May 23, Emboff delivered reftel points to Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality Maaike Moolhuijsen, Senior Executive Officer - Whales and Stefan Verbunt, Senior Executive Officer - CITES and sought feedback on Dutch views. The GONL did not immediately respond to the [...] | 2007-06-01 12:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD NL |
07THEHAGUE1035 | NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: SUPPORTING MORE SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Netherlands strongly supports a UNSC resolution on Sudan sanctions and is interested in assisting. The Dutch will send a senior representative next week to South Africa, to discuss Sudan. Should a UNSC resolution fail, the Dutch are prepared to work within the EU for a stron [...] | 2007-06-01 13:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN ETRD ETTC UN SU NL |
07THEHAGUE1037 | NETHERLANDS: STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT EXTENSION [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Post received June 1 the diplomatic note from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated May 21 regarding the one-year extension of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The Dutc [...] | 2007-06-01 14:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PREL NL NT XL |
07THEHAGUE1038 | NETHERLANDS/LIBYA: RESPONSE ON CHANGE TO LETHAL [...] (S) The GONL appreciates the change in U.S. policy concerning other countries' military exports to Libya, noting the new policy appears "straightforward and unobjectionable." Emboffs discussed reftel points with MFA Senior Advisor for Arms Control and Export Policy Hajo Provo Kluit on May 31. [...] | 2007-06-01 14:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC LY NL |
07THEHAGUE104 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): U.S. PRIORITIES [...] (U) While 2006 was dominated by the extension of the U.S. 100% destruction deadline, there will be a number of key issues of importance to the U.S. in 2007. Article VII will remain a critical policy objective throughout the year, with the focus on practical steps to promote full implementatio [...] | 2007-01-19 16:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE105 | NETHERLANDS: HARD DECISIONS ON DEFENSE BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: Dutch MOD leadership is searching for ""creative ways"" to preserve some 2007 defense investment projects, including unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and CH-47 Chinook helicopter acquisition, and participation in NATO's C-17 Strategic Airlift Initiative. While Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) p [...] | 2007-01-19 16:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL NL |
07THEHAGUE1050 | NETHERLANDS/NSG: IRAN EXPORT DENIAL INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Per reftel, the GONL provided the following information regarding the one export denial to Iran currently in force in the Netherlands. The GONL provided this information in preparation for the open-ended seminar in national capacities to discuss implementation of UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 du [...] | 2007-06-04 13:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR NL |
07THEHAGUE106 | NETHERLANDS/EU: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE FOLLOW-ON [...] (SBU) Following the transmission of The Hague 00094 (ref A) on the Dutch response to the GAERC demarche (ref B),post received the following information about Dutch intentions with regard to UNSCR 1737 and Iran from Andre van Wiggen, Deputy Director, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Political [...] | 2007-01-19 17:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ENRG EUN KPAL MARR PGOV BK IR IS |
07THEHAGUE1061 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) With regard to the Director General's paper dated May 25, the delegation notes that most of the text addresses the history of selection from the TS perspective, and its rationale for making the changes. There basically were two options: a two-step method analogous to what is currently be [...] | 2007-06-05 12:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1063 | POTENTIAL SALE OF DRENT GOEBEL PRESS TO THE DPRK: [...] (U) Econoff and Secret Service Agent John McDonough delivered reftel points June 1 to Erik Ligthart, Deputy Director of the Financial Integrity Unit, Dutch Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA) officials George Bontenbal, Export Control and Strategic Goods, and Kees Jan [...] | 2007-06-06 05:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC KS PARM PREL KH NL |
07THEHAGUE1068 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC EMPLOYEE E. [...] Country clearance is granted for June 8-July 16, 2007 visit of E. Ashley Steel, Ecologist,Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to Wageningen,The Netherlands to attend scientific presentations and present research pape [...] | 2007-06-06 08:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA EFIS EUN NL |
07THEHAGUE1091 | NEW DUTCH DEVELOPMENT MINISTER ON WORLD BANK [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with Ambassador Arnall, new Development Cooperation Minister Koenders said Robert Zoellick was a credible World Bank presidential candidate but that future nominations should be open to candidates worldwide. He said NATO should remain in Afghanistan, despite mixed [...] | 2007-06-08 08:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN IBRD PINR AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1100 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL BRUCE - [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Bonnie Bruce and Ms. Jean Flemma, Professional staff members, House Natural Resources Committee (HRESO) to travel to The Hague, The Netherlands from June 8-16, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to observe the Fourteenth Conference o [...] | 2007-06-08 13:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AFIN AMGT ASEC NL |
07THEHAGUE1103 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR [...] (U) Two issues will likely dominate the June 26-29 EC session: Albanian and Russian CW destruction. If Albania does not complete destruction by the start of the EC, there is every reason to expect that Iran will again be on a mission to generate a precedent that can be used against the U.S. i [...] | 2007-06-08 14:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1104 | DUTCH ON U.S. INTEREST IN UNAIDS BOARD VICE-CHAIR [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points June 5 to Henriette van Gulik at the UN Candidates Desk of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and June 6 to Siemon Tuinstra, MFA's Coordinator for Task Force AIDS and Reproductive Health. 2. (SBU) Van Gulik said the GONL were aware of USG int [...] | 2007-06-08 15:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHIV EAID TBIO PREL NL |
07THEHAGUE1106 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL HALUK [...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official Haluk Ozkaynak, Senior Research Environmental Scientist, and Peter Egeghy to travel to the Netherlands from June 15-20, 2007 to attend the SRA Europe Annual Meeting 2007. 2. Embassy understands that no further assi [...] | 2007-06-11 07:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OTRA TPHY KSCA EPA NL |
07THEHAGUE1107 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL GEORGE [...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official George Woodall, Toxicoligist, Office of Research and Development to travel to the Netherlands June 15-25, 2007 to attend and participate in the 43rd Meeting of the NAC/AEGL. 2. Embassy understands that no further as [...] | 2007-06-11 07:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OTRA TPHY EPA KSCA NL |
07THEHAGUE1121 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC EMPLOYEE LORI [...] Country clearance is granted for June 18-23, 2007 visit of Lori Bruhwiler, Physical Scientist, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to Utrecht, The Netherlands. The purpose of the travel is to attend the Tracer Model 5 meeting and present a paper on 9 [...] | 2007-06-12 08:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NL |
07THEHAGUE1125 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MICHAEL F. STAFFORD [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Michael F. Stafford, U.S. Negotiator for Nuclear Security and Dismantlement to travel to The Hague from June 14 - 16, 2007 to attend meetings with host government officials. 2. Embassy has arranged hotel accommodations for the night [...] | 2007-06-13 07:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT OVIP ASEC OTRA APER KNNP PREL DA NO EU |
07THEHAGUE1134 | ISA (FORMERLY ILSA): DUTCH WITHDRAW SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Dutch Economic Ministry has withdrawn financial support for a June 22-27 trade mission to Iran, following interventions by the Foreign Minister and behind-the-scenes pressure from the Embassy. While the mission may go forward as a "private" initiative, some companies have [...] | 2007-06-14 07:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL IR |
07THEHAGUE1144 | NETHERLANDS/SCO SUMMIT: REACHING OUT ON MANAS [...] (S/NF) Poloff delivered ref A demarche June 13 to Thymen Kouwenaar, Deputy Head of Dutch MFA's Eastern Europe and Central Asia Division. Kouwenaar agreed that the Dutch could and should encourage President Karzai to attend the summit and make the case for Manas. He agreed that other steps sh [...] | 2007-06-14 14:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1145 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL JOHN [...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official John Gauthier, Special Agent, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, to travel to the Netherlands from June 17-22, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to meet with Ron Moolhizen of the Amsterdam Regional Police [...] | 2007-06-14 16:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OTRA TPHY EPA KCRM NL |
07THEHAGUE1146 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USNATO'S ROBERT A. [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for USNATO's Robert A. Glacel, Management Counselor and John W. Boyd, Director, Operations and Programs to travel to The Hague from June 17 through Thursday, June 21, 2007 to conduct site visits and consultations with the Dutch MOD in antic [...] | 2007-06-15 07:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT NATO |
07THEHAGUE1150 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GLENN RESEARCH [...] Country clearance granted for NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) official James Free to visit Noordwijk, The Netherlands from June 27-30, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to chair a panel at the Space Systems Engineering Symposium, Delft University of Technology. 2. Embassy understands no f [...] | 2007-06-15 10:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NL |
07THEHAGUE1152 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) In the June 5 WEOG meeting, the facilitator for consultations on this issue (Luis Garcia, Spain) announced that, in light of the May 25 Note by the DG on the Technical Secretariat's initiative in this area, he had asked the SIPDIS Vice-Chair for the Industry Cluster to cancel the June 13 [...] | 2007-06-15 12:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1153 | NETHERLANDS: JUNE GAERC PRE-BRIEF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch eagerly await details of the German proposal for a European treaty. Barring sufficient changes in size, form, and content, a new treaty is unlikely to win passage in the Netherlands. The Dutch hope for a robust Sudan sanctions package from the UN but are prepared to [...] | 2007-06-15 12:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PARM PGOV SOCI |
07THEHAGUE1157 | NETHERLANDS: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] In response to reftel, Post is not aware of any significant investment disputes involving the Dutch government or any expropriation claims involving U.S. citizens for the period of 2006 through June 1, 2007. This message represents a coordinated response from Embassy The Hague's FCS, FAS and [...] | 2007-06-15 15:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV NL |
07THEHAGUE1158 | TERRORISM FINANCE: SLAHI REMOVAL DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points June 4 to Joost van Ettro, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Anne Chris Visser, Senior Advisor, Integrity Division, Dutch Ministry of Finance. 2. (SBU) Both officials said they had no information o [...] | 2007-06-15 15:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EUN PREL PTER NL |
07THEHAGUE1162 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for the June 21-24, 2007, visit to the Netherlands of Dr. David Resnik, Staff Scientist, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH. The purpose of the travel is to attend and give a talk at The Commodification of Academic Research Workshop. 2. [...] | 2007-06-18 07:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE1165 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for the June 28-July 1, 2007, visit to Amsterdam,The Netherlands of Dr. Lisa Forman, Staff Scientist, National Library of Medicine (NLM),NIH and Dr. James Ostell, Branch Chief, NLM, NIH. The purpose of the travel is to participate in the United Parent Projects Mu [...] | 2007-06-18 07:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE1186 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) On June 11, Amb. Lyn Parker (UK) chaired a meeting of States Parties and chemical industry representatives for the preparation of the Second RevCon. In his opening remarks, the Director General made mention of: UNSC 1540, the chlorine gas attacks in Iraq, the importance of establishing nat [...] | 2007-06-20 11:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1192 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF [...] Country clearance is granted for August 18-24, 2007 visit to Rotterdam, The Netherlands of Department of Veterans Affairs employee Dr. Kathryn Larsen Burgio, PH.D, AD for Research, GRECC. The purpose of the travel is to attend the International Continence Society Annual meeting and present a [...] | 2007-06-20 11:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE1196 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: RESTRAINED RESPONSE TO [...] (C/REL NATO and AUS) Summary: Chora district center came under Taliban attack Friday, June 15, the focal point of a province-wide surge in insurgent activity. When it looked as if Chora might fall, the Dutch took the politically difficult decision to go on the offensive. They mounted successfu [...] | 2007-06-20 15:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE12 | DUTCH LIKELY TO APPROVE NYSE/EURONEXT MERGER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dutch Finance Minister Gerrit Zalm is preparing to issue a no objection certificate in February that would remove one of the last hurdles for the NYSE/Euronext merger. His approval will contain provisions designed to discourage U.S. regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley from being [...] | 2007-01-05 08:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ELAB NL |
07THEHAGUE120 | DUTCH RECEIVE USG INVITATION TO EIGHTH [...] Econoff discussed on January 19 reftel regarding the Eighth International Export Control Conference -- to be hosted in Bucharest, Romania -- with Florian Antohi, Counselor, Romanian Embassy to the Netherlands. Antohi agreed to work closely with post to invite appropriate Dutch export control o [...] | 2007-01-23 14:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL RO NL |
07THEHAGUE1202 | DUTCH TO CONTRIBUTE TO UNRWA FLASH APPEAL IN [...] Econoff delivered reftel points on June 15 to Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Joost Andriessen, Head, Humanitarian Aid Division, and Gert Kampman, Deputy Director, Middle East Section. 2. Kampman said the GONL was one of the "bigger" donors to the UN Relief and Works Agency (U [...] | 2007-06-21 10:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KWBG EAID ECON EUN NL |
07THEHAGUE121 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: HALTING EXPORT CREDITS [...] (C) Ambassador delivered ref A points on halting export credit insurance for Iran to Dutch Finance Minister Gerrit Zalm on January 17. Minister Zalm told the Ambassador the Netherlands was fully committed to implementing UNSCR 1737 but was not prepared to halt export credits for Iran. EconC [...] | 2007-01-23 14:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN MNUC EXIM UNSC OECD NL |
07THEHAGUE1217 | VOTE ON BIOTECH CORN VARIETY: DUTCH REMAIN IN [...] (U) AgCouns delivered reftel points June 21 to Ate Oostra, Director General, Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality. 2. (SBU) Oostra said he had thought the vote would occur in July. AgCouns conveyed the USG understanding that the vote would occur June 25, and that the [...] | 2007-06-24 12:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO ECON ETRD |
07THEHAGUE1218 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for the July 8-10, 2007, visit to Amsterdam, The Netherlands of Dr. Richard Suzman, Director, Behavioral and Social Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Health (NIH). The purpose of the travel is to attend the European Science Foundation's [...] | 2007-06-25 06:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE1220 | NETHERLANDS: STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT FOR [...] (SBU) Per reftel, emboffs delivered the draft long-term status of forces agreement (SOFA) text pertaining to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba on June 20 to the MFA Legal Department. A/DCM discussed the draft agreement with MFA Deputy Political Director Wim Geerts on June 21. Geerts said t [...] | 2007-06-25 08:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL MASS MOPS NL XL NT |
07THEHAGUE1234 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Facilitator Kimmo Laukenen (Finland) held an 18 June 2007 consultation to discuss the Director General's Note "Summary of Developments in the Implementation of Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention from 16 February to 25 May 2007 (EC-49/DG.12 dated 7 June 2007). In brief, Legal A [...] | 2007-06-26 12:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1248 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Institute of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) officials, Dr. Emil Aamar, Dr. Martine Behra, Dr. Shawn Burgess, Dr. Ajay Chitnis, Mr. Kyle Dolan, Dr. Li-En Ja [...] | 2007-06-28 09:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE125 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH VIEWS LEADING UP TO [...] (C) Summary: The GONL for the most part agrees with our NATO foreign and defense ministerial goals for Afghanistan. Dutch officials expressed both support and concern regarding the USG-proposed "Comprehensive Approach," and hoped we will continue to balance kinetic and development operations. [...] | 2007-01-24 14:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1250 | NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE ON ROME RULE OF LAW [...] (SBU) The GONL will support the Provincial Justice Coordination Mechanism (PJCM) at the July 2-3 Rome Rule of Law Conference on Afghanistan. MFA Afghanistan Desk Officer Jurian Muller said the Dutch are working on a multi-year pledge for the Multilateral Funding Mechanism; this pledge is curr [...] | 2007-06-28 11:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS SA AF IBRD NL |
07THEHAGUE1252 | UNSCR 1747/OECD: DUTCH WILL NOT REPLY TO U.S. [...] (U) Econoff delivered ref (a) and (b) points June 18 to Ministry of Finance Officials Evert Houtman, Coordinator International Financing Issues, Export Credit Insurance and Investment Guarantees Division, and Nicole Bollen, Coordinator Debt Issues and also OECD Export Credit Group Chair. [...] | 2007-06-28 14:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | UN PREL EFIN ETRD OECD EXIM NL |
07THEHAGUE1260 | E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES: [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points and non-paper regarding the U.S. designation of four additional Iranian entities and two individuals under E.O. 13882 on June 18 to Anne Chris Visser, Senior Advisor, Financial Markets Policy Directorate, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Foreign Affa [...] | 2007-06-29 13:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL PARM EUN NL |
07THEHAGUE1265 | PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE: DUTCH SHARE [...] (SBU) Summary. While not opposed to the objectives of the PDG, the GONL is concerned that implementation is moving too quickly and that the PDG structure reduces accountability while overlapping with existing development organizations and efforts. The Dutch would remove their objections, an [...] | 2007-07-02 12:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID OECD EUN NL |
07THEHAGUE1274 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) The June 26-29 Executive Council session was an exercise in punting. Only 13 of some 50 items for EC action were actually decided and everything else was deferred to EC-50. On the most important issue of all, the Council deferred consideration of the verification plan and facility agreem [...] | 2007-07-05 07:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1295 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EXTENSION REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: The GONL sent a letter to the Dutch Parliament on June 30 noting it will decide this summer whether to extend its ISAF mission in Afghanistan. The decision will follow an exhaustive review of all options, including staying in the mission's current capacity, reducing its contribution or [...] | 2007-07-05 16:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1305 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) On July 3, Amb. Lyn Parker (UK),the RevCon Working Group Chair, convened a meeting to discuss: the list of potential NGOs to be invited to a meeting with States Parties on 19 November; the final CWC clauses (Articles XII to XXIV); the protection of confidential information; and the functi [...] | 2007-07-09 10:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE131 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH [...] Country clearance is granted for February 10-13, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Jean Slutsky, Director, Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, Public Health Service, to participate as an invited participant at an international forum on health tec [...] | 2007-01-25 15:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TBIO OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE132 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FRANKFURT INTERNAL [...] Country clearance is granted for IRS Revenue Agent Sally Lynn Williams to travel to the Netherlands from March 28 - April 4, 2007 to provide tax assistance at the U.S. Consulate in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors w [...] | 2007-01-25 15:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE1322 | NETHERLANDS/MFO: DUBIOUS ABOUT ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) On July 10, Poloff discussed reftel with Roger van Laak, Senior Policy Advisor at the Dutch MFA's Department of Middle East and North African Affairs, thanking the Dutch for their prior contributions to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO). In response to reftel points regarding a [...] | 2007-07-10 13:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMFO PREL XT IS IT JA EG NL |
07THEHAGUE1324 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: PLEASED WITH KARZAI [...] (C) Summary: The GONL was pleased with Minister of Defense Eimert van Middelkoop's July 6-7 trip to Afghanistan. According to MFA Task Force Uruzgan Coordinator Pieter Jan Kleiweg de Zwaan, comments by Afghan President Karzai during van Middelkoop's visit were constructive, especially in con [...] | 2007-07-10 15:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1329 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EXPLORING ALL OPTIONS [...] (C) Summary: During a courtesy call with the Charge D'Affaires, MFA Director of Security Affairs Robert de Groot commented on the recent suicide attack in Uruzgan province and briefed on the state of play on the ISAF mission extension question. He commended the Dutch public for responding in [...] | 2007-07-11 14:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1334 | NETHERLANDS: DEFENSE PRIORITIZES EXPEDITIONARY [...] (C) Summary: In response to a request from the Dutch Parliament, Defense Minister Eimert van Middelkoop sent a letter explaining defense priorities leading up to the presentation of the 2007 defense budget in September 2008. Van Middelkoop noted that not all defense priorities (notably the Jo [...] | 2007-07-12 12:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1335 | NETHERLANDS: HOST NATION NOTIFICATION DELIVERED [...] (S) Per reftel, Office of Defense Cooperation officer delivered the host nation notification regarding USAFE reorganization and manpower reduction in the Netherlands to MOD America's Desk Officer LTC Chris Parthesius on July 11. Parthesius appreciated the notification, but offered no substanti [...] | 2007-07-12 14:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL MARR PARM NATO NL |
07THEHAGUE1336 | NEW DUTCH ECONOMIC MINISTER SEEKS FURTHER U.S. - [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-12 16:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV SENV KISL PINR NL |
07THEHAGUE1340 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EXTENSION REVIEW ON TRACK [...] (C) The key ministers involved in the GONL decision to extend its ISAF mission in Uruzgan province approved July 12 "a way forward" to consult with NATO on various extension options. MFA Deputy Political Director Wim Geerts told Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Daniel Fata July 13 that P [...] | 2007-07-13 15:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1347 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) On July 10, the facilitator (Larry Denyer, U.S.) chaired a consultation on late declarations, which was well-attended. The discussion centered around the latest facilitator's draft decision text, as well as the Technical Secretariat's supporting paper, both of which were SIPDIS distrib [...] | 2007-07-16 10:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1348 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): STATUS OF U.S. [...] (U) At mid-year, a number of U.S. priorities at the OPCW for 2007 have been achieved. An Executive Council chairman very supportive of the U.S. was selected. The Director General proposed a 2008 budget with zero nominal growth and increased funding for inspector training. The Technical Sec [...] | 2007-07-16 15:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1360 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): LIBYAN [...] (SBU) Dr. Hesnawy of the Libyan National Committee provided a copy of the Detailed Facility Information (DFI) for the facility the Libyan government is contracting S.I.P.S.A., an Italian engineering firm, to construct. In discussions on Libya's decision to terminate its cooperation with the U [...] | 2007-07-18 14:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1364 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DASD FATA'S JULY 13 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: During his meetings with Dutch officials on July 13, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Daniel Fata discussed the Dutch decision on whether to extend in some capacity its ISAF mission in Afghanistan. Dutch officials were receptive to Fata's suggestion of [...] | 2007-07-19 10:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1372 | CUBA AND INTERNET FREEDOM: DUTCH CONCUR WITH USG [...] Econoff delivered on July 10 reftel points regarding the Cuban government's role in the poor state of Cuban internet access to Wim Rullens of the Coordination, Strategy, and International Affairs Directorate, Directorate General for Energy and Telecom, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. 2 [...] | 2007-07-19 14:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT PREL ECON TINT CU NL |
07THEHAGUE1376 | JULY GAERC PRE-BRIEF [...] Summary: The Dutch are concerned about the lack of progress and will press for a unified European approach on Kosovo. They anticipate the upcoming Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) will be a formal ceremony without any substantive changes to the mandate text. The Dutch may provide a limited [...] | 2007-07-20 05:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AL ENRG ETRD ETTC EUN IR IS KPAL PGOV PREL |
07THEHAGUE1383 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN/AFRICA: GAME PLAN FOR NATO [...] (C) Summary: The GONL is wrapping up review of several investigations into civilian casualties resulting from the Dutch participation in heavy fighting around Chora several weeks ago. According to MFA Deputy Director for Conflict Prevention Joop Nijssen, the GONL will soon send a letter to th [...] | 2007-07-20 15:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1386 | ROTTERDAM PORT RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING SYSTEM IN PLACE [...] Summary: The port of Rotterdam recently completed the installation of 40 new radiation portal monitors (RPMs) at all container terminals. Dutch Customs, which operates the monitoring program, demonstrated the new system July 10 for officials from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Megaport [...] | 2007-07-20 15:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KHLS KRAD PTER NL |
07THEHAGUE1387 | NETHERLANDS/UNESCO: SUPPORT FOR HOLOCAUST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-23 08:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO NL |
07THEHAGUE1402 | RESULTS OF CITES STANDING COMMITTEE 55 AND COP14 [...] The United States achieved key objectives at the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES COP14),which met June 3-15 in The Hague, Netherlands. The delegation of approximately 30 interage [...] | 2007-07-25 06:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA ETRD EFIS NL |
07THEHAGUE1409 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AF/W ANDREW SILSKI [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for State/AF/W/ Nigeria Officer Andrew Silski to attend the July 31 - August 1 Multilateral Gulf of Guinea Energy Security Strategy meetings with Nigeria, hosted by the Dutch MFA. 2. Per reftel, the Embassy has arranged hotel accommodati [...] | 2007-07-26 14:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NI NL |
07THEHAGUE1413 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): U.S.-CHINA [...] (S) On June 25 and 28, chemical weapons (CW) experts from the United States and China held bilateral discussions on Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) compliance issues on the margins of the 49th Session of the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Executive Council in The Ha [...] | 2007-07-27 09:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL CH CWC |
07THEHAGUE1418 | NETHERLANDS EXPECT TO LOWER DEPLOYMENT IN [...] (C) Summary: While plans are not yet set, and Parliament must then approve, the Dutch indicated their deployment in Afghanistan will probably be extended but at a reduced level. End Summary 2. (C) Background: On July 12 the six Dutch ministers responsible for deciding on future deployment g [...] | 2007-07-27 13:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR PGOV PREL AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1421 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) On July 23, del rep met with Bill Kane (Head, Industry Verification, Technical Secretariat) and Jorge Bernal Ramirez (IVB),who works closely with the TS mission planners. 2. (U) The first topic was lessons learned from the recent sequential inspections that were held at a Schedule 3 and [...] | 2007-07-30 10:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1424 | NETHERLANDS/NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP: DUTCH "VERY [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph (5). 2. (C) The GONL is "very worried" about granting privileges to a non-NPT nation without that nation also accepting obligations which all other nations have already accepted. That is what Dutch MFA Officer Ceta Van Noland said when pol [...] | 2007-07-30 15:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG KNNP KTIA IN |
07THEHAGUE1436 | NETHERLANDS/UNGA: FM VERHAGEN TO ATTEND GENERAL [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph (5). 2. Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister, the Netherlands: plans to attend the Climate Change Ministerial Meeting on September 24th but will not attend the General Debate. Balkenende will likely arrive somewhat prior to the 24th and leave [...] | 2007-08-01 07:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA |
07THEHAGUE1440 | DUTCH GOVERNMENT SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. - EU PNR AGREEMENT [...] Summary. In a July 7 letter to Parliament, Minister of Justice Ernst Hirsch Ballin and MFA State Secretary for EU Affairs Frans Timmermans gave a positive assessment of the new U.S. - EU PNR Agreement. The letter provided an overview of the agreement, which it said was "balanced," and provid [...] | 2007-08-01 12:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER EAIR ETRN EUN NL |
07THEHAGUE1447 | NETHERLANDS:DEBRIEF OF JULY 30 U.S.-RUSSIA EXPERTS [...] Poloff delivered reftel on U.S.-Russia experts meeting on missile defense cooperation to Dutch MFA Senior Advisor of Security Affairs and Non-Proliferation Frank van Beuningen. Van Beunigen appreciated the information. GALLAGHER [...] | 2007-08-03 13:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL NATO UP AJ CZ PL RS |
07THEHAGUE1448 | NETHERLANDS/AZERBAIJAN: SUPPORT BUT LIMITED [...] On July 27, Poloff delivered non paper to Thymen A. Kouwenaar, Department Head of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Division in the MFA, on Dutch coordination with the USG on promoting democracy and human rights in Azerbaijan. Kouwenaar mentioned that while the Dutch support the USG position [...] | 2007-08-03 13:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AJ EUN KDEM OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL |
07THEHAGUE145 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY [...] (C) In response to ref A, poloff followed up with MFA Human Rights Division Policy Officer Sonja van der Meer Jan 25. Van der Meer, who in December provided information (ref B) on the Netherlands' 13 million Euro Iranian media diversity program, promised to seek details on an additional 1 mi [...] | 2007-01-29 09:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO EUN IR NL |
07THEHAGUE1452 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH NONCOMMITTAL ON [...] (S) On July 31, Econoffs delivered points concerning USG request for co-sponsorship of the submission of six Iraqi individuals listed in reftel to the UN 1518 and 1267 Committees to Onno Kervers, Head of Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Political Affairs Department, Dutch Ministry of Foreign A [...] | 2007-08-06 05:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER UNSC NL |
07THEHAGUE1460 | NETHERLANDS/US NONPROLIFERATION INITIATIVE: DUTCH [...] A GONL representative will attend the international meeting on October 22-23, 2007 in Spiez, Switzerland hosted by the US Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation. On August 6, poloff delivered the meeting invitation and r [...] | 2007-08-06 14:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP ENRG PREL AR AS BR CA CI CH EZ |
07THEHAGUE1462 | NETHERLANDS/CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE: DUTCH WILL [...] The Netherlands plan to support the re-nomination of U.S. Candidate Ms. Felice Gaer to the United Nations Committee Against Torture. Poloff delivered dipnote and reftel points to MFA Policy Officer in the Human Rights and Peacebuilding Department Meline Arakelian. Arakelian informed poloff that "th [...] | 2007-08-07 06:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA |
07THEHAGUE1478 | EMBASSY THE HAGUE LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKING GROUP [...] Post Law Enforcement and Counterterrorism Working Group has been meeting regularly since 2001. The LE/CT Working Group is chaired by DCM Michael Gallagher and coordinated by Global Issues Section Chief Susan Garro. In addition to all law enforcement agencies at post (FBI, DEA, ICE, CBP, U.S. [...] | 2007-08-10 05:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM SNAR NL |
07THEHAGUE1480 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BOUCHER [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Rep. Rick Boucher, Chairman, House Energy and Commerce Committee (HENR),and his accompanying delegation visiting the Netherlands August 16-17, 2007. 2. Per previous e-mail correspondence, Post has arranged accomodations. 3. Emb [...] | 2007-08-10 12:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP ASEC FR GM NL OREP AMGT AFIN |
07THEHAGUE1486 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Based on numbers provided by the Administration Division, it appears the Technical Secretariat is hemorrhaging personnel, especially those with critical skills. As the proposed 2008 budget requests an increase in funding to handle staff turnover, and discussions with TS staff had indica [...] | 2007-08-13 07:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1492 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PASTOR VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS, [...] Embassy The Hague warmly welcomes Congressman Ed Pastor and his delegation to the Netherlands August 23-26. Your visits to the Energy Center of the Netherlands, Wind Turbine Laboratory, and a wind farm present an ideal opportunity to learn first hand how the Dutch are tackling the issue of in [...] | 2007-08-13 14:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EWWT ECON PREL PGOV OREP NL |
07THEHAGUE1505 | SWIFT/INFORMATION EXCHANGES: DUTCH RELEASE REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A June report to Parliament by the Dutch Ministries of Finance and Justice provided the results of the ministries' review of the SWIFT program and four cases of reported direct contact between Dutch financial institutions and the USG. SWIFT's recent registration with the Depart [...] | 2007-08-16 14:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ECON PTER PGOV KCRM NL |
07THEHAGUE1514 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF [...] (U) This message includes an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Econoff delivered on August 9 reftel points and background information concerning the USG domestic designation -- under E.O. 13224 -- of the Al-Salah Society and the Al-Salah Society's Ahmad Al-Kurd to Erik Ligtha [...] | 2007-08-20 08:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN NL |
07THEHAGUE1525 | NETHERLANDS/CFE: DUTCH ADAPTED CFE RATIFICATION [...] (C) On August 21, Vincent van Zeijst, Deputy Head of the Arms Control and Arms Export Policy Division at the MFA, told poloff that ratification of the Adapted CFE by summer 2008 would be "ambitious but not impossible." Discussing reftel points, Van Zeijst noted that such a timeline would usual [...] | 2007-08-21 10:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KFCE NATO NL |
07THEHAGUE1526 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Del reps, along with UK rep Karen Wolstenholme, met on August 16 with a group of senior Verification staff to discuss planning/follow-up on Iraq's initial declaration. Verification chief Horst Reeps was well prepared with an agenda and copies of CW and industry declaration general status [...] | 2007-08-21 11:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1584 | PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE: DUTCH WILL [...] (U) Econoff delivered on August 16 ref A & B points and principles for the Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG) to Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Aart Jacobi, Director, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, and Peace Building, and Jan Huesken, Senior Policy Officer in the same [...] | 2007-08-29 12:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KDEM OAS OECD NL |
07THEHAGUE159 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA ARC OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Ames Research Center official Douglas M. Hudgins to travel to the Netherlands from February 18-23, 2007 to participate in the Herschel open time key program workshop. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visit [...] | 2007-01-29 15:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE160 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Facilitator Maartin Lak (Netherlands) held a January 25 consultation to review 2006 accomplishments and taskings for 2007 work. Lak noted A/S Commerce Padilla's initiative and called for states to assist implementing states, focusing on those states with industries, but remain without leg [...] | 2007-01-29 15:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1615 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR TWO [...] (U) On August 29, Diana Gosens (Netherlands) chaired the first consultation on the DG,s Draft Program and Budget for 2008. She was careful to point out that this meeting was only to cover Programme 1 (Verification),thus avoiding premature (and expected to be contentious) discussions on num [...] | 2007-08-31 14:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1624 | TERRORIST FINANCE: SAUDI FIVE PRE-NOTIFICATION [...] (S) Econoff delivered on August 29 reftel points and background information concerning the USG intention to submit the names of five Saudi terrorist financiers to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to Wendela Haringhuizen, Senior Policy Officer in the Terrorism and New Threats Unit at the Dutch [...] | 2007-09-04 15:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER ETTC NL |
07THEHAGUE1625 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ENCOURAGED BY POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: While initially upset by a perceived delayed response by NATO to their call for assistance, the Dutch acknowledge the search for further contributions toward a Dutch-led ISAF mission extension in Uruzgan is beginning to bear fruit. According to Dutch officials, potential contrib [...] | 2007-09-04 15:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1627 | NETHERLANDS: HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 31, 2007, poloff delivered reftel points to Birgitta Tazelaar, Deputy Head of the MFA's Human Rights Division, and Joris Geeven, policy officer within at the MFA's Human Rights and Peacebuilding Department. The Dutch oppose sending the Human Rights Council (HRC) report t [...] | 2007-09-05 09:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM NL UN |
07THEHAGUE1628 | NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: DUTCH CAUTIOUS ON PROPOSED IPF [...] (SBU) On September 4, 2007, poloff raised reftel A points with Mr. Alle Dorhout, Chief of the Horn of Africa and West Africa Division at the MFA's Sub-Saharan Africa Department. Dorhout, on his second day on the job, expressed cautious interest in the proposed Intergovernmental Authority on De [...] | 2007-09-05 09:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SU NL |
07THEHAGUE163 | SWIFT/TFTP: TREASURY EXPLORES NEXT STEPS WITH THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Dutch interagency group told visiting Treasury officials that there is a general consensus within the GONL and the Dutch Central Bank on the need to shift the current debate on SWIFT procedures away from only data privacy issues to broader national security interests. Treasur [...] | 2007-01-29 16:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN ECON PTER PGOV EUN NL |
07THEHAGUE1630 | STAFFDEL KAMARCK DISCUSSES DUTCH APPROACHES TO TRAFFIC [...] SUMMARY. Staffdel Kamarck visited the Netherlands August 8-11 to discuss Dutch approaches to countering traffic congestion, including a new road usage tax scheme and the expansion of metro lines in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The delegation also focused on freight transport issues, with a visit [...] | 2007-09-05 11:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OREP PGOV ECON NL |
07THEHAGUE1631 | NETHERLANDS/COLOMBIA: DG DE GOOIJER LIKELY TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-05 11:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NL CO |
07THEHAGUE164 | JUSTICE MINISTER RAISES ROMMY INVESTIGATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Justice Minister Hirsch Ballin raised concerns with the Ambassador on January 25 about whether U.S. law enforcement officials had violated Dutch rules on the use of criminal informants during the Henk Rommy Ecstasy trafficking investigation. The Minister passed the Ambassador [...] | 2007-01-30 06:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM CJAN PREL NL |
07THEHAGUE1642 | NETHERLANDS/EU: KOSOVO IS TOP PRIORITY FOR GYMNICH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 5, 2007, POLOFF delivered reftel points to Desiree Kopmels, EU correspondent for the Dutch MFA. In discussions the next day, Ms. Kopmels emphasized that the Netherlands would push for the EU to send a united message to Belgrade and Pristina: 'get to a solution.' K [...] | 2007-09-06 14:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU NL RU YI KV |
07THEHAGUE1643 | NETHERLANDS: NOMINATIONS FOR USNATO/USEU POL-MIL [...] Post nominates the following officers for the September 19-21 USNATO/USEU Pol-Mil workshop: Name: Jason Grubb Title: Political-Military Officer Date of Birth: 6/16/73 Security Clearance: TS/SCI Telephone: 31-70-310-2346 Fax: 31-70-310-2348 Unclass E-mail: GrubbJB@state.gov SIPDIS Ar [...] | 2007-09-06 14:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT MARR NATO PREL NL |
07THEHAGUE1646 | NETHERLANDS SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ICAO [...] (U) On August 21, Econoff passed reftel points seeking GONL support for U.S. candidacy for a Category I seat on the ICAO Council to Rene Fennes, Head of International Relations, Dutch Transport Ministry. Hans de Jong, Deputy Head of the Dutch delegation to the ICAO Assembly and Transportatio [...] | 2007-09-07 12:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAIR AORC ICAO NL |
07THEHAGUE1647 | NETHERLANDS: SCENESETTER -- DEFENSE MINISTER VAN [...] (C) Dutch Defense Minister Eimert van Middelkoop heads to Washington during a turbulent period for the Dutch Ministry of Defense. The Dutch are deployed to a challenging area of Afghanistan as part of ISAF, filling a vital hole in the Alliance's efforts in the south. The GONL is looking hard [...] | 2007-09-07 14:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF MOPS NL |
07THEHAGUE165 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FRANKFURT [...] Country clearance is granted for the February 5-7, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of TSA specialist (International Principal Security Inspector) Stuart Miller to visit the foreign air carrier corporate offices of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Martinair Holland N.V., and Tui Arkefly in Amsterdam. [...] | 2007-01-30 09:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE1650 | NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL NAC [...] (C) The GONL is not opposed in principle to a North Atlantic Council (NAC) trip to Tbilisi, but has reservations regarding the prospects of joining NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer in his trip to Georgia in October. According to MFA NATO Advisor Mark Versteden, the GONL is reluctant to "antagonize R [...] | 2007-09-10 15:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | GG NATO PREL RS NL |
07THEHAGUE166 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA ARC OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Ames Research Center official Alexander Tielens to travel to the Netherlands from February 16-22, 2007 to attend a meeting on the key programmes to be executed in the guaranteed time on Herschel. This meeting will initiate the review process of the Hers [...] | 2007-01-30 09:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE1662 | NETHERLANDS: CODEL PASTOR FOCUSES ON ENERGY [...] SUMMARY. The August 23-26 visit of a delegation led by Arizona Representative Ed Pastor highlighted Dutch efforts to tackle issues related to increasing energy efficiency, utilizing alternative energy resources, and identifying new water management/climate adaptation strategies. Visits to t [...] | 2007-09-11 13:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG ETRD EINV BEXP NL |
07THEHAGUE1676 | DUTCH OPEN TO STARTING IMPORT SAFETY DIALOGUE [...] (U) FAS officers shared on September 4 ref A points on starting a dialogue on import product safety with Andrei Kleinmuelenman, Inspector General, Dutch Food and Consumer Products Safety Authority (VWA). Kleinmuelenman was not available to meet with Emboffs prior to this date. He expressed [...] | 2007-09-12 13:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO NL |
07THEHAGUE1684 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-13 12:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1696 | ACCOUNTABILITY OF WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL - DUTCH [...] (U) Econoff delivered on September 13 reftel points and nonpaper advocating accountability for WIPO Director General Idris to Paul van Beukering, Unit Manager, Intellectual Property Unit, Directorate General for Enterprise and Innovation, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. 2. (SBU) Van [...] | 2007-09-14 15:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC WIPO KIPR |
07THEHAGUE1701 | NETHERLANDS/LEBANON: DUTCH MFA SKEPTICAL OF EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 17, 2007, POLOFF delivered reftel points Syria/Lebanon Desk Officer Peter van der Bloemen. Staff in the MFA Departments of Middle East and Security Affairs do not support the Lebanon border monitoring mission at this time, without a clear exit strategy and without gu [...] | 2007-09-17 12:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS LE NL |
07THEHAGUE171 | TFTP/SWIFT: DUTCH MOF MEETS WITH NATIONAL DATA [...] (C) SUMMARY. In its reply to the EU Commission query on SWIFT and the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP),the GONL will propose a short term solution that addresses data privacy concerns and a long term approach that addresses implications to the broader global financial system. Dutch F [...] | 2007-01-30 14:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER ECON NL |
07THEHAGUE1713 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (SBU) There has been a certain malaise since delegations returned from summer holidays, with widespread acceptance of the view that there will need to be a special session of the Executive Council during the Conference of States Parties to pass the budget and perhaps other agenda items. Alexan [...] | 2007-09-18 14:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1714 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER IAEA [...] (SBU) During a September 17 joint press conference with his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner, Dutch FM Maxime Verhagen announced GONL support for a French initiative to increase economic pressure on Iran. Verhagen said the GONL prefers the UNSC decide to impose tougher sanctions, and added [...] | 2007-09-18 14:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP IR IAEA MNUC PARM EUN NL |
07THEHAGUE1727 | Dutch seek U.S. cooperation on marine conservation [...] Summary: During a recent meeting, an Agriculture Ministry official responsible for Law of the Sea issues inquired about U.S. position on three marine resources issues: cooperation on Regional Fish Management Organizations (RFMOs),genetic research on the high seas, and a third agreement under [...] | 2007-09-19 14:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIS SENV FWS INPFC NFMS PHSA NL |
07THEHAGUE1729 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DESPERATELY SEEKING [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Dutch Cabinet is prepared to approve an extension of the Dutch mission in Uruzgan for approximately 1,200 troops, but only if a third party (or parties) steps forward to replace the 400 or so Dutch troops who will need to be withdrawn. Dutch lobbying efforts -- bilaterally and thro [...] | 2007-09-19 16:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1746 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for the September 24-26, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Michael T. Tobin,Technical Lead for NATO Missile Defense Debris Working Group will be conducting the meeting for the NATO Missile Defense Debris working group. 2. Embassy understands that [...] | 2007-09-21 11:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KNNP OTRA NATO NL |
07THEHAGUE1769 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: NO NEWS EXPECTED FROM EU-CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-25 07:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM NL CU |
07THEHAGUE177 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL RESERVE [...] Country Clearance is granted for the February 4-10, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Charles Jeffrey, Assistant Vice President and Paul Sternhagen, Analyst from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to meet with management of ABN AMRO Bank, NV, and the Dutch regulators (DNB) related to implemen [...] | 2007-01-31 11:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL TSPA OTRA EFIN FRB |
07THEHAGUE1785 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: GOING PUBLIC ON CHORA [...] (S) Summary: In its monthly Afghanistan update letter sent to Parliament on September 24, the GONL described four separate reports regarding possible civilian casualties related to the June 16-20 heavy fighting in and around Chora. The GONL letter acknowledged COMISAF's opinion that the use o [...] | 2007-09-26 15:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1786 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) On September 17, Ambassador Romeo Arguelles (Philippines) chaired the preparatory meeting for EC-50 and review of the agenda. There was little discussion. Ambassador Javits urged delegations to address the issues for decision and avoid the deferrals of routine business that have characte [...] | 2007-09-26 16:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1791 | NETHERLANDS/MTCR: MODIFIED U.S. UAV/CRUISE MISSILE [...] (C) The GONL is currently reviewing the modified U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)/cruise missile proposal in preparation for the November 2007 MTCR Technical Experts Meeting in Athens. MFA Senior Policy Advisor for Nuclear and Nonproliferation Affairs Ceta Noland confirmed that the GONL had [...] | 2007-09-27 10:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA NL |
07THEHAGUE180 | NETHERLANDS: CAUTIOUS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (C) Summary: Although not initially invited, the Dutch plan to attend the February 21-22 Oslo Conference on Cluster Munitions, and are wary of any resulting restrictive framework. The GONL policy on restricting cluster munitions use is evolving, although current formulations focus on a potenti [...] | 2007-01-31 16:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO NL |
07THEHAGUE1800 | NETHERLANDS/CD: DUTCH SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY OF [...] (U) POLOFF delivered reftel points to Ruth Emmerink, Senior Policy Officer in the Department of Human Rights and Peacebuilding at the Dutch MFA. Emmerink indicated that Ambassador Piet de Klerk, formerly ambassador for human rights and now deputy permrep at the UN, would represent the Netherl [...] | 2007-09-27 15:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV |
07THEHAGUE1808 | NETHERLANDS/EU TREATY: DUTCH DODGE A BULLET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch Labor Party's (PvdA) September 25 decision to drop its demand for a referendum on the EU Reform Treaty avoids a messy -- and potentially disastrous -- repeat of the Dutch 2005 popular rejection of the previous Constitutional Treaty. Parliament is now expected to ratif [...] | 2007-09-28 10:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EU NL |
07THEHAGUE1809 | NETHERLANDS/UNGA: CAUTION ABOUT DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) On September 27, POLOFF delivered reftel points to Suzanne de Groot, policy officer at the Human Rights and Peacebuildng Department of the Dutch MFA. De Groot expressed appreciation for the advanced consultation on the resolution, as well for U.S. efforts to address this specific human [...] | 2007-09-28 10:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UN KWMN AORC PHUM SOCI NL |
07THEHAGUE1810 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EIGHTY ADDITIONAL TROOPS [...] (SBU) Finance Minister and Vice Prime Minister Wouter Bos announced September 28 that the Dutch Cabinet has decided to send an additional 80 troops to Afghanistan due to increased fighting near Deh Rawod in southwest Uruzgan province. The two platoons will deploy for Deh Rawod in a matter of d [...] | 2007-09-28 13:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1811 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: THE NETHERLANDS [...] In response to reftel, the following is main sector data for the Dutch textiles and apparel producing industry. All data is for 2006. Some information is not currently available due to internal problems at the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics. -- Total industrial production: Informatio [...] | 2007-09-28 13:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX NL |
07THEHAGUE1836 | DUTCH 2008 BUDGET: REPAIRING THE ROOF WHILE THE SUN IS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In presenting the 2008 national budget, the Netherlands' new center-left coalition government has opted for a series of measures aimed at promoting a "fairer" income distribution, while also ensuring the country's future financial sustainability. By introducing new taxes and [...] | 2007-10-03 08:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL EINV ELAB PGOV NL |
07THEHAGUE184 | DUTCH HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMS IN IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Dutch embassy in Tehran is responsible for administering approximately one million Euros annually in human rights program funding. Details are included below. This is in addition to 13 million Euros of Iran media [...] | 2007-02-01 09:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EUN KDEM PREL IR NL |
07THEHAGUE1840 | NETHERLANDS/BURMA: DUTCH KEEPING UP THE PRESSURE [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 2, 2007 POLOFF delivered reftel points to Mr. Karel Hartogh, Deputy Director for Asia and Oceania at the Dutch MFA. The Dutch support boosting pressure on Burma, including action at the UN, the EU, and the Human Rights Council. (A list of Dutch activities was sent in [...] | 2007-10-03 14:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM NL CH BU |
07THEHAGUE185 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: PDASD LONG'S JANUARY 25 [...] (C) Summary: During her January 25 visit to The Hague, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Mary Beth Long commended Dutch efforts in their deployment to Uruzgan province in Afghanistan. She stressed the importance of a "comprehensive approach" in [...] | 2007-02-01 11:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1851 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) ACTION ITEMS -- see paragraphs 31 and 69. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Executive Council 50 approved the OPCW's zero nominal growth budget for 2008, in a newly productive spirit of getting things done after the large agenda of unfinished business it inherited from the previous s [...] | 2007-10-04 16:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1856 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ZEROING IN ON THIRD [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Coalition, Peacekeeping, and Multinational Cooperation Debra Cagan visited The Hague October 2 to discuss potential GONL extension plans regarding its ISAF mission in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. In a series of productive meetings, Cag [...] | 2007-10-05 14:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1857 | NETHERLANDS: HESITANT ON PROPOSED RESOLUTION [...] (C) The GONL is "quite hesitant" regarding the draft resolution for the UNGA's First (Disarmament) Committee to de-alert nuclear forces. According to MFA Director for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Henk Cor van der Kwast, the GONL is leery of the resolution for many of the same reasons [...] | 2007-10-05 14:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC UNGA NL |
07THEHAGUE1858 | ICAO ASSEMBLY: DUTCH ON SPLIT CURRENCY ASSESSMENTS [...] (SBU) On September 13, Econoff passed reftel proposed budget resolution and non-paper to Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works, and Water Management officials in the Directorate General for Freight Transport and Civil Aviation (DGTL) and in the Directorate for International and European [...] | 2007-10-05 16:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ICAO NL |
07THEHAGUE186 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DUTCH TO MONITOR DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered ref A points December 8 regarding domestic designation, and submission to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee, of five terrorist facilitators (list 83) to Joost van Ettro, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and Anne-Chris [...] | 2007-02-01 12:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER NL |
07THEHAGUE1872 | DUTCH TRANSPORT MINISTER FOCUSED ON MOBILITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Dutch Transport Minister Eurlings believes a more rational, practical approach is needed for tackling mobility and traffic congestion in the Netherlands. He recently told Ambassador Arnall that he plans to use his October 15-19 trip to the United States to learn more about Ame [...] | 2007-10-11 08:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON PGOV PINR NL |
07THEHAGUE189 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BRUSSELS FAA [...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official Anthony F. Faxio, Director of Europe, Africa and Middle East Area Offices, Brussels to travel to the Netherlands from February 7-15, 2007 for a runaway incursion meeting with the Dutch CAA and to attend the annual [...] | 2007-02-01 13:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC EAIR NL |
07THEHAGUE1890 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for the Octobe 30-31, 2007 visit to the Netherlands for NNSA official Joseph John Krol. The purpose of the travel is for a layover in route to Moscow, Russia. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unesc [...] | 2007-10-15 14:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KNNP OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE1893 | BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APPLICATION 050060132 [...] Emboffs conducted reftel pre-license check and related site visit on October 3 regarding the export of tactical accessories to Roy Sampers in the Netherlands. The license application covered: -- 1 Larue Mount for Aimpoint Red Dot Sight System -- 1 Troy Tactical Close Quarter Battle Sling - [...] | 2007-10-15 15:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC NL |
07THEHAGUE1897 | WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] Econoff delivered reftel request for Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) 2008 delegation information on October 10 to Femke Smeets, Policy Officer, Directorate General for Foreign Economic Relations, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA). 2. Smeets said the GON [...] | 2007-10-16 11:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG NL |
07THEHAGUE1898 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Finance Wouter Bos remains wary of extending the Dutch deployment to Southern Afghanistan, on the grounds that Dutch and NATO forces are unlikely to achieve meaningful reconstruction results in the current security environment. As the leade [...] | 2007-10-16 11:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1899 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH OPEN TO EU SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the Dutch would prefer a "United Nations context" for any additional sanctions on Iran, they are also prepared to push for consideration of separate EU sanctions if necessary. Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen highlighted his support for "gradual, proportional, (and) target [...] | 2007-10-16 14:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NL IR |
07THEHAGUE190 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BRUSSELS FAA [...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official Daniel Vaca Jr., International Program Officer, Brussels, to travel to the Netherlands from February 12-15, 2007 to attend CANSO Conference in Maastricht. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance has [...] | 2007-02-01 13:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC EAIR NL |
07THEHAGUE1902 | NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH PREVIEW OCTOBER 15-16 GAERC [...] (SBU) On October 10, Embassy shared reftel points with the Dutch MFA's EU Correspondent, Desiree Kopmells; Deputy Director for European Integration, Marisa Gerards; and Pauline Diepenbroek, Senior Policy Officer, European Cooperation Directorate. 2. (SBU) WTO off the agenda: Diepenbroek to [...] | 2007-10-16 14:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS KPAL PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC NL EU |
07THEHAGUE1905 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR TWO [...] (U) On October 2, Del Reps were invited to join the Executive Council Bureau meeting to answer questions on the upcoming visit to the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility. Gabrielle Coman-Enescu of the Technical Secretariat also attended for the same purpose. The SIPDIS Ambassadors h [...] | 2007-10-17 14:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1906 | NETHERLANDS/IMF: DEPUTY PM/FINANCE MINISTER ON IMF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Dutch Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Bos recently told Ambassador Arnall that the Dutch remain concerned about U.S.-led efforts to reform the governance structure of the IMF and a consequential loss of some of the Netherlands' voting power. The Dutch can be expected to [...] | 2007-10-18 08:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PINR EUN NL |
07THEHAGUE1909 | PAKISTANI CANDIDATE FOR CRITICAL OPCW CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (U) This is an action message ) see para 8. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will hold a five-year Review Conference in April 2008, only the second such conference in its ten-year history. Negotiations are in full swing to choose a chai [...] | 2007-10-18 13:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PK PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE191 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration delegation, consisting of Timothy Tawney, J. Doug McCuisition, David Lavery, Michael Meyer, Chad Edwards, and J. Donald Miller to travel to the Netherlands from February 10-15, 2007 to hold bilateral discussions wi [...] | 2007-02-01 14:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NL |
07THEHAGUE1910 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for the October 30-November 3, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Nancy B. Jackson. The purpose of the travel is to attend the Industry and Protection Forum to be held for all Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) member countries and traveler will speak o [...] | 2007-10-18 14:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL |
07THEHAGUE1911 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for the November 3-10, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Athanasios Tom Arsenlis. The purpose of the travel is to present a talk titled "Constitutive model developmemt using dislocation dynamics" at the Eindhoven University of Technology, during the M [...] | 2007-10-18 14:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL |
07THEHAGUE1912 | PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN DEVELOPMENT MEETING: DUTCH [...] (SBU) Mission forwarded on October 16 reftel invitation for the Pakistan-Afghanistan development meeting hosted by EEB A/S Sullivan to Dutch Development Minister Bert Koenders. Koenders will attend the October 20-21 IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting in Washington. 2. (SBU) Andre Westerink, [...] | 2007-10-18 15:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID IMF IRDB AF PK NL |
07THEHAGUE1913 | KOENDERS ON FUTURE DUTCH FOREIGN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dutch foreign assistance will now increase emphasis on women's rights, fragile and conflict states, climate change, and economic growth issues in a shift of development strategy recently unveiled by Bert Koenders, the Netherlands' new and energetic Development Minister. The st [...] | 2007-10-18 16:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON NL |
07THEHAGUE1918 | NETHERLANDS: SCENESETTER FOR PARLIAMENT VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The upcoming visit of representatives of the Dutch parliament,s Foreign Affairs Committee to Washington October 22-26, 2007 provides a good opportunity to build the necessary public support for sustaining a significant Dutch military deployment in Uruzgan beyond 2008. Although vis [...] | 2007-10-19 13:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM NATO AF |
07THEHAGUE1920 | BIOFUELS IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] In response to reftel request, Post submits the following information regarding the development and adoption of bio-based chemical products and liquid biofuels in the Netherlands. Six Dutch ministries (Economic Affairs; Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment; Agriculture, Nature and Fo [...] | 2007-10-22 12:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE1925 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: POSITIVE NEWS ON MARGINS [...] (S) Summary: The GONL received potentially good news from France on the margins of the European Council meeting in Lisbon on October 18-19. According to Dutch officials, French President Sarkozy agreed in a meeting with Dutch PM Balkenende to deploy up to two Operational Mentoring and Liaison [...] | 2007-10-23 12:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1929 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for the November 10-15, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official David W. Vehar to attend an organizational meeting for the 13th International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry. Traveler to participate in the review and selection of papers for the Symposium, as [...] | 2007-10-24 06:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL |
07THEHAGUE193 | TATA TAKEOVER STRATEGIC BOOST FOR DUTCH STEEL MAKER CORUS [...] (U) Indian steel company Tata's $12.2 billion offer on January 31 for the Anglo-Dutch steel company Corus ended an extended bidding war with Brazilian steel company CSN. The takeover will create the world's fifth largest steel producer in the world. (Corus currently ranks eighth, and Tata r [...] | 2007-02-01 16:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON ETRD OECD NL |
07THEHAGUE1930 | CONTRIBUTIONS FOR IRAQ REFUGEES AND IDPS: DUTCH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Dutch are monitoring the Iraqi refugee situation closely but plan no additional assistance in the short term. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says this could change if the UNHCR shows results in the region and Iraq does more to help its own citizens. Current Dutch contr [...] | 2007-10-24 10:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PHUM PREF NL |
07THEHAGUE1931 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (U) On October 15, Kimmo Laukkanen (Finland) chaired a consultation to draft decision text for the upcoming CSP on Article VII. The meeting was well-attended but not productive. Iran raised two significant points that seriously sidetracked discussions: (1) as the EC did not make recommendati [...] | 2007-10-24 10:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1935 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (U) On October 15, Kimmo Laukkanen (Finland) chaired a consultation to draft decision text for the upcoming CSP on Article VII. The meeting was well-attended but not productive. Iran raised two significant points that seriously sidetracked discussions: (1) as the EC did not make recommendati [...] | 2007-10-24 12:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1936 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH DUBIOUS OF DEMARCHE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-24 14:37:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PGOV PREL IAEA NL IR BL |
07THEHAGUE1937 | NETHERLANDS/UN: NON-COMMITTAL ON WALKER IAAC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-24 14:37:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | UN PREL AORC UNGA NL |
07THEHAGUE1939 | NETHERLANDS/UNGA: DUTCH SUPPORTIVE ON MOST THIRD [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 24, 2007, POLOFF delivered reftel A points to Dutch MFA Director for Human Rights, Ms. Maryem van den Heuvel, and Reneko Elema, Senior Policy Officer. Van den Heuvel welcomed the consultation, noting Dutch agreement on all country resolutions. While inclined to support [...] | 2007-10-25 05:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | UN KTIA PHUM PREL NL |
07THEHAGUE194 | DUTCH-FUNDED MEDIA PROGRAMS FACE IRANIAN HARASSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Three participants in a Dutch-sponsored media diversity program were arrested Janaury 27, on their way to a training session in India. They were released the next day. Iranian authorities have reportedly filed charges and accused the Dutch government of acting as a conduit for [...] | 2007-02-01 16:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EUN KDEM KPAO PREL IR NL |
07THEHAGUE1944 | DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES DELIVERED TO DUTCH [...] (U) Econoff shared on October 26 reftel points concerning the designation of Iranian entities and individuals under U.S. executive orders with Wendela Haringhuizen, Senior Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor [...] | 2007-10-29 06:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL PARM EFIN KTFN IR NL |
07THEHAGUE1952 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR [...] (SBU) The November 5-9 Conference of the States Parties will either be extremely hectic or rather uneventful. When Executive Council 50 passed the 2008 budget, expectations for a meeting of the EC during the Conference faded. Del believes an EC meeting will be necessary during the week of t [...] | 2007-10-30 15:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1955 | SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO THE [...] Embassy The Hague warmly welcomes U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Leavitt and his delegation to the Netherlands November 8-9. Your visit to the Dutch Health Ministry will provide you with in-depth information about the new Dutch health care system, which came into force as of Janu [...] | 2007-11-01 13:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI ECON PREL PGOV NL |
07THEHAGUE1956 | NETHERLANDS/UN: DUTCH SUPPORT WALKER IAAC CANDIDACY [...] (C) Following up on reftels, Charge D'Affaires discussed the Walker candidacy with Jos Schellars, Deputy Director of the Western Hemisphere Department at the MFA, on November 1. POLOFF separately reiterated reftel points to Vincent Roza at the Coordination and Institutional Affairs Division wit [...] | 2007-11-01 14:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | UN PREL AORC UNGA NL |
07THEHAGUE1957 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: QUALIFIED SUPPORT AT THE EU AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: POLOFF raised reftel A-C points with Jan Jaap Groenemeijer, Senior Staff Officer in the Western Hemisphere Department, as well as Ms. Maryem van den Heuvel, Director for Human Rights, and Reneko Elema, Senior Policy Officer for Human Rights. On November 1, Charge D'Affaires raised [...] | 2007-11-01 14:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | UNGA PHUM EU NL CU |
07THEHAGUE1958 | NETHERLANDS/MTCR/IRAN: PREPARATION FOR THE PLENARY [...] (S) Summary: The GONL will support the modified U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)/cruise missile proposal at the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary in Athens on November 5-9. In addition, MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland said the Dutch gre [...] | 2007-11-01 14:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA IR NL |
07THEHAGUE1960 | THE HAGUE'S FY 2008 DIRECT FUNDING INITIATIVE PROPOSAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post is pleased to submit a FY 2008 Direct Funding Initiative (DFI) proposal for 19,036 dollars to fund Dutch language training and materials. This represents an increase of 6,530 dollars, or 52% over the FY 2007 DFI proposal for 12,506 dollars. Post's language program has ex [...] | 2007-11-02 08:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI AMGT KFLO NL |
07THEHAGUE1962 | PAKISTANI CANDIDATE FOR CRITICAL OPCW CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (U) This is an action message ) see para 4. 2. (C) We received word today informally from Embassy Islamabad that a key official being demarched on the issue of Ambassador Sibte Yahva Naqvi,s extension to chair the OPCW,s Second Review Conference (Refs a, b and c) is Colonel Shahab Ab Din [...] | 2007-11-02 17:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PK PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1963 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (U) During the October 19 consultation (at which Iran was noticeably absent),significant progress was made on a draft decision. As a result, the facilitator (Larry Denyer, Del) prepared a new draft to reflect the general consensus achieved during this most meeting. Based on subsequent consu [...] | 2007-11-02 18:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1966 | NETHERLANDS/WIREC: DUTCH ECONOMIC MINISTER SEEKING [...] In response to ref A request, Post reported on October 16 Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Maria van der Hoeven's interest in attending WIREC and per ref B offered possible Dutch invitees for the conference. 2. In a subsequent discussion November 1, Taco Westerhuis, Senior Energy Advisor, [...] | 2007-11-05 15:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG NL |
07THEHAGUE1967 | ABN AMRO TAKEOVER BATTLE OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A consortium of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Spain's Banco Santander and the Belgian-Dutch bank Fortis have gained control of the Dutch bank ABN Amro after a long takeover battle that pitted the group against a rival bidder, the British bank Barclays. A detailed plan for ABN A [...] | 2007-11-05 15:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NL |
07THEHAGUE1968 | FATF/IRAN STATEMENT: DUTCH TO ADDRESS WITH BANKS [...] Econoff shared on October 31 reftel points concerning FATF's public statement and guidance on Iran with Dutch officials Huib Mijnarends and Wendela Haringhuizen, both Senior Policy Officers in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Terrorism and New Threats Unit, and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advis [...] | 2007-11-06 14:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC ECON KTFN IR NL |
07THEHAGUE1977 | NETHERLANDS/CASH COURIERS: DUTCH ANTI-CASH [...] (SBU) Summary. The Dutch implemented on June 15 cross-border reporting requirements for travelers carrying currency in excess of 10,000 euros. GONL deployment of dogs at road checks and key air and sea ports to interdict cash smuggling had already been catching some 30 cash smugglers annua [...] | 2007-11-08 16:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN NL |
07THEHAGUE1978 | NETHERLANDS/CD: VIEWS ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (U) POLOFF delivered reftel points to Ruth Emmerink, Senior Policy Officer in the Department of Human Rights and Peacebuilding at the Dutch MFA. Due to obligations before parliament, Development Minister Koenders is unlikely to lead the Dutch delegation to Bamako. Instead, Ms. Emmerink and D [...] | 2007-11-09 10:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA NL |
07THEHAGUE1979 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: NORWEGIAN "NO" [...] (C) Summary: The GONL was disappointed -- but not surprised -- by the Norwegian Government's decision not to deploy to Uruzgan province as part of an extended Dutch mission. A French-Norwegian combination was viewed by many Dutch interlocutors as the only way to ensure quick Dutch Cabinet an [...] | 2007-11-09 15:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE1980 | NETHERLANDS/OSCE: PRESSING RUSSIA TO ABIDE BY [...] (C) Summary: The GONL shares our concerns regarding the Government of Russia's decision to significantly restrict the ODIHR observation mission for the upcoming Russian parliamentary elections to 70 persons for short-term observation only. MFA Special OSCE Advisor Tony van der Togt said Dutc [...] | 2007-11-09 16:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM RS NL |
07THEHAGUE1982 | NETHERLANDS/FAO: DUTCH LIKELY TO FOLLOW EU LEAD [...] (U) Econoff shared on October 31 reftel non-paper regarding USG objectives for the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) with Marianne Sinke, a Policy Officer responsible for FAO and Development Cooperation issues in the UN Department of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. AgCouns de [...] | 2007-11-13 07:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR FAO AORC NL |
07THEHAGUE1984 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: CONSULAR CASE PROMPTS DUTCH TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 7, Dutch MFA Director General Pieter de Gooijer told the Ambassador that he will firmly assert the EU Iran nuclear policy during his upcoming visit to Iran while he urges consular access in the Al Mansouri case. END SUMMARY. NUCLEAR FILE ------------ 2. (C) As [...] | 2007-11-13 07:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | NL UN IR IAEA EU PHUM KNNP |
07THEHAGUE1985 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: CONSULAR CASE PROMPTS DUTCH TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 7, Dutch MFA Director General Pieter de Gooijer told the Ambassador that he will firmly assert the EU Iran nuclear policy during his upcoming visit to Iran while he urges consular access in the Al Mansouri case. END SUMMARY. NUCLEAR FILE ------------ 2. (C) As [...] | 2007-11-13 09:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | NL UN IR IAEA EU PHUM KNNP |
07THEHAGUE1986 | NETHERLANDS/DPRK: DUTCH WILLING TO CONSIDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 5, 2007, Deputy Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea, Christian Whiton, briefed Dutch MFA officials on U.S. plans to promote human rights in North Korea, particularly through funding for independent radio broadcasting. The Dutch agreed to consider funding fo [...] | 2007-11-13 12:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL NL UN KN |
07THEHAGUE199 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration delegation, consisting of Timothy Tawney, J. Doug McCuisition, David Lavery, Michael Meyer, Chad Edwards, and J. Donald Miller to travel to the Netherlands from February 10-15, 2007 to hold bilateral discussions wi [...] | 2007-02-01 18:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NL |
07THEHAGUE1990 | RFG -- NETHERLANDS: STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance; please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, DCM Gallagher raised the lack of progress made on a long-term status of forces agreement (SOFA) for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba with MFA Head of the North America Directorate Jos Schellars on November 1. A [...] | 2007-11-15 12:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR MOPS XL NT VE NL |
07THEHAGUE1991 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: PM BALKENENDE HOPEFUL ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende is cautiously optimistic that the Cabinet can reach agreement before the end of the month to extend the Dutch troop deployment in Uruzgan for at least another 18 months. Serious questions remain, however, on the length, financing, and composition o [...] | 2007-11-15 12:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM ECON PINR IR RU NL |
07THEHAGUE1992 | NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: BALKENENDE MIXES BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his November 5-8 visit to Moscow, Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende engaged Russian President Putin on tough issues such as Kosovo, Iran, and human rights in addition to announcing a major multi-billion dollar gas pipeline deal (reported septels). Balkenende believes that strong e [...] | 2007-11-15 12:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM ECON PINR IR RU KO NL |
07THEHAGUE1994 | NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: MINISTER TIMMERMANS REGRETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 9, Ambassador met with Dutch MFA Minister for European Affairs Timmermans to discuss Russia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, French President Sarkozy, Timmermans, upcoming trips to the United States, and plans to commemorate 400 years of American-Dutch relations. Although Timmermans o [...] | 2007-11-15 12:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL EU RU KV YI |
07THEHAGUE1998 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (SBU) The Twelfth Conference of States Parties (CSP -12) approved a series of decisions to intensify action on Article VII implementation, to continue consultations on specific measures to implement Article XI, and to continue work on the action plan on universality. The Iranian price for allo [...] | 2007-11-16 14:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | LY PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE1999 | NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: DUTCH EXPAND ECONOMIC TIES DURING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dutch trade and energy officials are claiming success following Prime Minister Balkenende's recent Russia visit and the conclusion of Dutch-Russian business deals that build on existing bilateral trade and business ties. The Dutch hope that a Gasunie-Gazprom pipeline deal wil [...] | 2007-11-19 07:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ECON RS NL |
07THEHAGUE2000 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): U.S.- CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S DeSutter requested a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador on November 6, on the margins of the Conference of the States Parties in The Hague, to discuss separating the CWC Article IX compliance dialogue and the CWC implementation dialogue that includes assistance on abandoned [...] | 2007-11-20 14:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | CH PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE2001 | NETHERLANDS/EU: VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 19-20 (GAERC) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 15, POLOFF delivered reftel points to the Dutch MFA's EU Correspondent, Desiree Kopmels. Also on November 15, Stefan van Wersch, Director for EU external policy, and Rochus Pronk, Deputy EU Correspondent, reviewed Dutch priorities ahead of the November 19-20 GAERC du [...] | 2007-11-20 15:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NL EU EAID ETRD |
07THEHAGUE2002 | NETHERLANDS/BURMA: KEEPING UP THE PRESSURE (PART 2) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past month, POLOFF has engaged Dutch MFA officials Mr. Karel Hartogh, Deputy Director for Asia and Oceania, and Ms. Maaike van der Werf, Burma Desk, on reftel A - D points, expressing USG appreciation for Dutch leadership in pursuing Burma sanctions at the EU. The Dutc [...] | 2007-11-20 16:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD NL BM EU UNGA |
07THEHAGUE2010 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) held its normal weekly meeting on November 13. Discussion was dominated by the review of the Conference of States Parties the week before. While several delegations began by noting that all,s well that ends well (quoted in different languag [...] | 2007-11-21 17:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE2011 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EXTENSION DECISION IN [...] (C) Summary: The GONL appears poised to make a positive decision in favor of extending its contribution to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Uruzgan; the only significant remaining questions are: 1) for how long?; and 2) what happens next? Negotiations within Ca [...] | 2007-11-21 17:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE2012 | NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: KEEPING RELATIONS GOOD [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 19, Charge delivered reftel A points to Laurent Stokvis, Director of the Department of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Anton Schellekens, Desk Officer for Kingdom (i.e, Aruba and Antilles) Affairs, and Wendy Engelberts, Desk Officer for Venezuela. Stovkis emphasized positi [...] | 2007-11-23 07:51:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NL VE |
07THEHAGUE2014 | NETHERLANDS/BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION 610001190 [...] (SBU) Emboffs met November 20 with F.W. Wichhart, Managing Director of Reomie, to conduct reftel pre-license check and related site visit for the re-transfer of armored vehicle parts from the Netherlands to Columbia. The license application covered: -- 23 Cooling System Kit parts used on M1 [...] | 2007-11-26 07:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC NL |
07THEHAGUE2017 | DUTCH ON EU'S PROGRESS ON BIOTECH [...] (SBU) Post shared points in reftels on the November 21 WTO Reasonable Period of Time (RPT) deadline and on EU policy regarding low levels of unapproved biotech products in imports with contacts at the Dutch ministries of Agriculture (MinAg),Economic Affairs (MEA),and Foreign Affairs (MFA). [...] | 2007-11-27 15:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EUN TBIO NL |
07THEHAGUE2018 | NETHERLANDS/OSCE: MADRID MINISTERIAL, MD/CFE PROPOSALS [...] (C//NOFORN) Summary: The GONL does not "expect much" from the upcoming OSCE Madrid ministerial, given too many issues pitting Russia against Europe and the United States, such as Kosovo, the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty, and missile defense. MFA OSCE Special Advisor Tony v [...] | 2007-11-28 10:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREK PGOV PHUM NL OSCE |
07THEHAGUE2020 | NETHERLANDS/INCSR: PART II, MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL [...] The following is Embassy The Hague's submission of Part II of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Embassy Point of Contact for this report is Deputy TFCO/Econoff Jay Heung at heungj2@state.gov, +31.70.310.2339. As requested re [...] | 2007-11-30 08:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR NL |
07THEHAGUE2021 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for the December 9-14, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Michael T. Tobin. The purpose of the travel is to act as the Technical Lead for the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)Consequence of Intercept Analysis Experts Working Group (COIA EWG). T [...] | 2007-11-30 08:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NATO NL |
07THEHAGUE2024 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) Despite being a much shorter session than normal (a day and a half as opposed to the usual four),Executive Council 51 did manage to clear several lingering issues from the Council agenda, including a decision on late declarations shepherded through by U.S. facilitator Larry Denyer and sev [...] | 2007-11-30 16:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE2025 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CABINET OPTS FOR TWO-YEAR [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch Cabinet announced November 30 the decision to extend its ISAF mission in Uruzgan province for an additional two years to August 2010, followed by a four month "re-deployment" phase so that Dutch Task Force Uruzgan is withdrawn from Uruzgan by December 2010. By this date [...] | 2007-11-30 16:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE2029 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. While Dutch investments in Cuba remain minimal, nickel exports from Cuba to the Netherlands increased significantly in 2006. Post is not aware of any bilateral trade agreements or exchange programs between Cuba and the Netherlands. However, Post recently learned of plans for [...] | 2007-12-03 13:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU NL |
07THEHAGUE203 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FRANKFURT [...] Country clearance is granted for the February 5-7, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of TSA specialist (International Principal Security Inspector) Irene Goosley to visit the foreign air carrier corporate offices of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Martinair Holland N.V., and Tui Arkefly in Amsterdam. [...] | 2007-02-02 12:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE2032 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for the December 6-8, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA officials Charles Messick and James Adam. The purpose of the travel is to coordinate with the Petten Nuclear Facility. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Vis [...] | 2007-12-05 14:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP NL OTRA PARM |
07THEHAGUE2034 | CWDEL IDEAS FOR THE SECOND REVIEW CONFERENCE - [...] (U) Now that the Conference of States Parties and the final Executive Council session have ended, OPCW delegations and the Technical Secretariat turn their attention more fully to the upcoming Review Conference. The Director General,s ¬e8 and lengthy TS annex have just been issued)a copy [...] | 2007-12-05 15:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE2037 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: NIE DISMAYS DUTCH DIPLOMATS, BUT [...] (S) SUMMARY: On December 4, 2007, Political Counselor and POLOFF delivered reftel points to Dutch MFA officials Herman Quarles and Loek ten Hagen, Deputy Director and Senior Policy Officer at the North Africa and Middle East Department, and Joan Wiegman, Deputy Director for Nuclear Affairs and [...] | 2007-12-06 07:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM NL IR |
07THEHAGUE204 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Javits spoke with the Ambassadors of the UK, France, Germany, Japan and South Korea, as well as OPCW Director General Pfirter on the unacceptability of Iran as the Chair of the OPCW Executive Committee. There was unanimous acceptance of that position, nuanced differe [...] | 2007-02-02 13:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR |
07THEHAGUE2044 | NETHERLANDS/EU: VIEWS ON DECEMBER 10-11 GAERC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: POLOFF and ECONOFF shared reftel A points to key contacts at the Dutch MFA, including: EU Correspondent Desiree Kopmels, Deputy EU Correspondent Rochus Pronk, and Wendela Haringhuizen, Senior Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit. Iran sanctions points were also share [...] | 2007-12-07 15:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EU KV IR |
07THEHAGUE2047 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (U) On December 4, UK Ambassador Lyn Parker chaired a meeting of the Open Ended Working Group on Preparations for the Second Review Conference to discuss initial reactions to the recently distributed &Note by the Technical Secretariat: Review of the Operation of the Chemical Weapons Conventio [...] | 2007-12-10 16:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE2048 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH POSITIVE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are pleased to hear that aerial spraying is "off the table" for Afghanistan this year, but recognize that greater efforts are needed in southern Afghanistan to counter poppy cultivation. The Dutch continue to focus heavily on promoting alternative livelihood development [...] | 2007-12-10 16:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SNAR MOPS AF NL |
07THEHAGUE205 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN/JSF: LABOR PARTY VIEWS ON DEFENSE AS COALITION TALK... [...] Summary: (C) Labor Party (PvdA) Defense Spokesman Frans Timmermans offered his party's views on the Joint Strike Fighter and Afghanistan within the context of on-going government coalition formation talks. He said that the Labor Party will practically concede defeat in its opposition to JSF, relyin [...] | 2007-02-02 15:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF NL |
07THEHAGUE2053 | NETHERLANDS: SUBPRIME CRISIS EFFECTS LIMITED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Netherlands' biggest banks have until now been largely unaffected by any spillover from the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis. Any damage appears to be limited to two medium-sized financial institutions -- the NIBC and Hiax fund, with the NIBC ultimately falling prey to a tak [...] | 2007-12-11 15:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NL |
07THEHAGUE2056 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER AT EMBASSY [...] Embassy The Hague's TFCO is Economic Officer Jason (Jay) Heung, 31-70-310-2339, heungjx@state.sgov.gov, heungj2@state.gov. 2. Embassy The Hague's TFCO backup is Economic Section Chief Karen Enstrom, 31-70-310-2773, enstromkx@state.sgov.gov, enstromkl@state.gov. Arnall [...] | 2007-12-12 15:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER NL |
07THEHAGUE2057 | NETHERLANDS/PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE: DUTCH TO [...] (C) Summary. The GONL will pledge 10 million euros at the Paris Donors Conference in addition to the 35.3 million euros in assistance they provided in 2007. They also favor the establishment of an international mechanism to distribute the aid. The Dutch delegation will likely be led by For [...] | 2007-12-13 07:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KWBG KPAL AMGT PREL PGOV NL |
07THEHAGUE2060 | NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: LEGAL ADVISER BELLINGER SWAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 10, 2007, Legal Advisor John Bellinger and Ambassador Roland Arnall met with Dutch MFA Deputy Director General Wim Geerts. Geerts and Bellinger focused on Kosovo, with Geerts indicating that a statement by UNSYG Ban in favor of an international presence there could ad [...] | 2007-12-14 07:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KV EU UN |
07THEHAGUE2061 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DASD CAGAN'S DEC. 12 [...] (C) Summary: During her December 12 meetings with Dutch officials, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (A) for Coalition, Peacekeeping, and Multinational Cooperation Debra Cagan stressed the GONL has the unique opportunity -- especially with a long lead-time to August 2008 -- to work with po [...] | 2007-12-14 13:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE2062 | NETHERLANDS/UN: DUTCH SUPPORT PROSPER CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-14 15:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA NL |
07THEHAGUE2066 | WTO/GAMBLING: DUTCH ON THE SIDELINES FOR NOW [...] (SBU) On December 11, Econoff delivered reftel points seeking support for the USG invocation of Article XXI in the case of Internet gambling and betting services to Wink Joosten, Policy Officer, Trade Policy Department, Directorate for Foreign Economic Relations, Dutch Ministry of Economic A [...] | 2007-12-17 07:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO NL |
07THEHAGUE2069 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE [...] (SBU) The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met on December 12 to discuss preparations for the Review Conference (RevCon). The coordinator, Annie Mari (France),also proposed at the request of the Netherlands to hold an expanded WEOG meeting either January 22 or 20 to discuss voluntary [...] | 2007-12-17 14:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL RS UK CWC |
07THEHAGUE2079 | NETHERLANDS/UN: DUTCH SUPPORT UN BUDGET 2008-2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-21 10:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UN NL |
07THEHAGUE2082 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: IT'S OFFICIAL! TWO MORE [...] (C) Summary: The GONL obtained broad support on December 20 from the Dutch parliament in favor of extending its ISAF mission in Uruzgan province until December 2010. This officially brings to a close months of internal Dutch deliberations on the controversial extension issue, and ensures that the D [...] | 2007-12-21 12:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
07THEHAGUE2084 | SHIELD S15A-06: DUTCH RESPONSE TO SYRIAN CW-USEFUL [...] (S) Polmiloff delivered reftel points to MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland on December 20. Noland appreciated the points, noting that Syria was a "country of concern" for the Australia Group and the Dutch intelligence service (AIVD). She said the Dutch d [...] | 2007-12-21 13:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC SY NL |
07THEHAGUE2086 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: LEVINSON DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-21 16:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PTER PHUM KJUS KDEM CASC NL IR |
07THEHAGUE209 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NORTHWEST [...] Country clearance is granted for FAA Manager Kyle L. Olsen to travel to the Netherlands from February 12-14, 2007 to attend a Future Aviation Safety Team Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure a [...] | 2007-02-02 16:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA EAIR FAA NL |
07THEHAGUE2095 | STATUS OF RATIFICATION OF EXTRADITION AND MLAT TREATIES: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Dutch ratification package for the U.S.-EU extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance (MLAT) Treaties, including the bilateral implementing agreements, has not yet been submitted to Parliament for approval. The package has been approved by the Cabinet and is currently with th [...] | 2007-12-27 12:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CJAN KCRM KJUS PREL PGOV EUN NL |
07THEHAGUE210 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for USAID/GH/HIDN/ID Senior Technical Advisor to the USAID Malaria Vaccine Development Program, Carter Diggs, to travel to the Netherlands from February 4-9, 2007 to participate in a meeting of malaria vaccine development partners sponsored by the European Commiss [...] | 2007-02-05 08:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE215 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WHA PRINCIPAL DEPUTY [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Charles Shapiro, to travel to The Hague on February 14, 2007 to attend consultations regarding issues of mutual concern in Latin America with host government officials. 2. Embassy has arrang [...] | 2007-02-05 13:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OVIP ASEC OTRA BE PREL EUN GY HU NL |
07THEHAGUE219 | DUTCH FINANCE MINISTER APPROVES NYSE/EURONEXT MERGER [...] (SBU) Dutch Finance Minister Zalm signed on February 2 a declaration of no objection that will allow the NYSE and Euronext to merge. Legally based in the Netherlands, Euronext requires a license in the form of a "declaration of no objection" from the Dutch Finance Ministry (MOF) to operate. [...] | 2007-02-05 17:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ELAB NL |
07THEHAGUE222 | DUTCH ON CLEARING LIBERIA'S ARREARS TO THE IFIS [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Dutch agree that a multilateral solution is needed to address Liberia's arrears to the IFIs but also stress the need to guard against negatively impacting the financial integrity of all the IFIs. They worry that a [...] | 2007-02-06 12:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PINR LI NL |
07THEHAGUE223 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) In response to inquiries over the past several weeks, del rep briefed WEOG on recent press articles concerning the U.S. chemical weapons destruction program. With respect to Dupont's recent decision not to treat the VX hydrolysate from Newport, del rep explained that the program impact wa [...] | 2007-02-06 13:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE226 | US-NETHERLANDS DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION MEETING [...] Summary. The January 25-26 U.S. - Dutch workshop on demand reduction efforts advanced bilateral cooperation on drug demand reduction and drug abuse prevention. Led by Robert Denniston, the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy's (ONDCP) National Youth Anti-Drug Med [...] | 2007-02-06 15:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PINS PREL SOCI NL |
07THEHAGUE233 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration delegation, consisting of Timothy Tawney, J. Doug McCuisition, David Lavery, Michael Meyer, Chad Edwards, and J. Donald Miller to travel to the Netherlands from February 10-15, 2007 to hold bilateral discussions wi [...] | 2007-02-07 15:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NL |
07THEHAGUE234 | NETHERLANDS/LIBERIA: DUTCH ATTENDANCE AT LIBERIA [...] (U) As requested, Post conveyed ref A message from Secretary Rice to Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation SIPDIS van Ardenne. Post also followed up with officials from the Dutch ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs to emphasize the importance of the February 13-14 Liberia Partn [...] | 2007-02-07 16:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PINR PREL LI NL |
07THEHAGUE236 | NETHERLANDS/AFRICA: INITIAL RESPONSE TO AFRICOM [...] (C) Ambassador Arnall raised reftel with Dutch Defense Minister Henk Kamp and MOD Director for General Policy Affairs Lo Casteleijn on February 6, stressing the importance of drawing upon European expertise in Africa. Kamp said the creation of the new command will be important for the contine [...] | 2007-02-08 09:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS NL |
07THEHAGUE240 | NETHERLANDS/IAEA/CSV: EXTRABUDGETARY FUNDING FOR [...] As requested, Econoff conveyed reftel points to Ceta Noland, Senior Policy Advisor, Nuclear Affairs and Non-proliferation Division, Security Policy Directorate (DVB/INN),Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As of February 8, Post had not received a response. Noland and the entire DVB/INN sta [...] | 2007-02-08 13:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | IAEA KNNP AORC ENRG TRGY MNUC NL |
07THEHAGUE246 | ILSA: DUTCH, SHELL ON SOUTH PARS GAS DEAL WITH IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Shell CEO van der Veer confirmed to the Ambassador on February 7 that no deal was expected on the South Pars LNG project until 2008 at the earliest. Van der Veer said his recent public comments on political concerns related t [...] | 2007-02-09 12:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EPET ENRG PREL CH IR SP NL |
07THEHAGUE252 | NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH PREVIEW FEBRUARY 12-13 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch expect the upcoming February 12-13 GAERC to "welcome" the Ahtisaari report, and will continue to push for Serbian "full cooperation" with the ICTY. On the Middle East, the GAERC will likely endorse ongoing diplomatic efforts and will evaluate the recent Fatah-Hamas agre [...] | 2007-02-09 14:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN NL |
07THEHAGUE253 | AMNESTY INTN'L: DUTCH-IRANIAN CITIZEN RISKS [...] (C) Summary: Faleh al-Mansouri, a Dutch-Iranian citizen arrested during a May 2006 visit to Syria and extradited to Iran, remains in Iranian custody without Dutch consular access. The Dutch chapter of Amnesty International (AI) fears he may be executed in the near future. The GONL continues [...] | 2007-02-09 14:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM IR NL |
07THEHAGUE256 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): UPDATE ON [...] (C) On February 6, Japanese Ambassador Komachi reported to Ambassador Javits about his discussions with Malaysian Ambassador Ariffin. Ariffin said she was aware of Iran's interest in becoming EC chair, but admitted that it would be hard to build an Asian Group consensus around an Iranian ca [...] | 2007-02-09 15:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR |
07THEHAGUE260 | NETHERLANDS/IRAQ/UN: ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO UN [...] (SBU) The GONL will contribute an additional USD 500,000 toward the Iraq Distinct Entity Trust Fund as continued support for the "middle ring" security mission protecting personnel serving under the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq UNAMI). MFA Policy Advisor Albert van Pabst from the Conflict Pr [...] | 2007-02-12 11:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN IZ NL |
07THEHAGUE264 | DUTCH NATIONAL CRIME SQUAD DISMANTLES MAJOR INTERNATIONAL [...] An investigation by the National Crime Squad (NR) led to the arrest of key members of a major international network of Turkish people traffickers on February 6. National TIP prosecutor Warner ten Kate said the successful operation was the result of close cooperation among the national and reg [...] | 2007-02-12 18:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN PREL NL |
07THEHAGUE270 | COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL [...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Roger N. Clark to travel to the Netherlands from February 21-25, 2007 to attend the NASA Cassini Mission to Saturn Cassini Titan Workshop and NASA/ESA Spacecraft Internal Cassini Titan Workshop and NASA/ESA Spacecraft Internal Meeting. 2. Embassy unde [...] | 2007-02-13 11:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA NL |
07THEHAGUE280 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration official John P. LaPointe to travel to the Netherlands from April 3-6, 2007 to participate in a jointly-funded review of Federal Aviation Administration and Civil Aviation Authority of the Netherlands ongoing resear [...] | 2007-02-14 09:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NL |
07THEHAGUE284 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Amb. Javits and del rep met with DG Pfirter, at the DG's request. Pfirter said he had been contacted by "concerned delegations" (read: Germany) regarding the latest information on the U.S. destruction program. The DG's priority is, of course, to view this in terms of what it will mean f [...] | 2007-02-14 15:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE295 | BALKENENDE BLOG: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] (C) This message is a response to reftel request for information on Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende's Weblog by Washington Analysts and the Open Source Center (OSC). 2. (C) Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende maintained a weblog (blog) -- www.janpeterbalkenende.nl -- during the recent [...] | 2007-02-16 12:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR HU NL |
07THEHAGUE297 | NETHERLANDS/NEW CABINET: INCOMING FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch Foreign Minister-designate Maxime Verhagen told Ambassador Arnall on February 15 that becoming foreign minister was the fulfillment of a "boyhood dream." He stressed that maintaining and strengthening U.S.-Dutch relations will be among his highest priorities as foreign mini [...] | 2007-02-16 12:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER EUN NL |
07THEHAGUE298 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ASIAN GROUP [...] (C) On February 15, Malaysian Amb. Ariffin spoke with Amb. Javits and reported that Indian Amb. Sabharwal had expressed a strong desire to serve as the EC Chair. Ariffin said that South Korea and the Philippines will not compete, and absent some unforeseen development, the Asian Group candid [...] | 2007-02-16 14:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR |
07THEHAGUE301 | DUTCH RESPONSE ON EU CLASSIFICATION OF BORATES AND [...] Econoff conveyed reftel points on February 14 to H. Roelfzema, Senior Policy Officer/Toxicologist at the Dutch Ministry of Health and Dutch representative to the upcoming February 16 ATP meeting in Brussels. Roelfzema acknowledged receipt of the points but did not provide a response. Econoff [...] | 2007-02-16 15:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP NL |
07THEHAGUE304 | UNSCR 1737: DUTCH ON EU COMMON POSITION ON IRAN [...] (SBU) EconCouns conveyed on February 12 reftel nonpaper regarding the implementation of UNSCR 1737 to Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor, Integrity Division, Dutch Ministry of Finance (MOF). EconCouns also delivered the nonpaper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Joost van Ettro, Policy O [...] | 2007-02-16 18:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC IR NL |
07THEHAGUE305 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH DCM TO TEHRAN ON STATE OF [...] (C) Summary: According to the Dutch DCM to Tehran Roderick Wols, international pressure is hurting Iranian President Ahmadinejad's popularity. The wealthy remain wealthy, the middle class continues to suffer, but now the poor are beginning to feel the pinch as well. Wols painted a picture of [...] | 2007-02-16 18:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IR NL |
07THEHAGUE307 | DUTCH SUPPORT USG POSITION ON WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] (SBU) EconCouns conveyed reftel demarche on February 14 to Marianne Sinke, Senior Policy Officer responsible for World Food Program (WFP) issues, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. AgCouns and EconCouns also discussed the issue with relevant officials at the ministries of Economic Affairs an [...] | 2007-02-20 06:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | WFP EAID AORC NL |
07THEHAGUE308 | DUTCH WILL VOTE TO LIFT HUNGARY'S BAN ON MON810 [...] (SBU) Pauline Diepenbroek Senior Policy Officer responsible for trade issues, European Cooperation Department, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told EconCouns on February 16 that the Dutch will support the European Commission's proposal to demand the lifting of Hungary's moratorium on the [...] | 2007-02-20 06:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EU NL |
07THEHAGUE313 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (SBU) On February 12, the P-5 Ambassadors met to discuss universality efforts. Following welcoming remarks by Amb. Javits, DG Pfirter provided an update on universality efforts. On the three Caribbean non-SPs, the DG said he had specifically mentioned the Bahamas, Barbados and the Dominican [...] | 2007-02-20 14:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE325 | NETHERLANDS: BALKENENDE IV CABINET SWORN IN [...] The cabinet of the new center-left Dutch coalition government of Christian Democrats (CDA),Social Democrats (PvdA),and Christian Union (CU) was sworn in by Queen Beatrix on February 22. CDA leader Jan Peter Balkenende remains Prime Minister; this is the fourth government led by Balkenende. [...] | 2007-02-22 16:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR NL |
07THEHAGUE33 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL [...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 07-28/29 R62 to travel to the Netherlands from February 4-29, 2007 to deter criminal acts targetting civil aviation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who nee [...] | 2007-01-08 15:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL |
07THEHAGUE330 | NETHERLANDS: INITIAL RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (C) Summary: Post delivered reftel points to MFA working level contacts on February 22; we will engage at higher levels as soon as possible, but this may take several days as the new government was sworn in today. In the meantime, the initial response from the MFA working level suggests the D [...] | 2007-02-22 16:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ MARR PL PREL RS NL |
07THEHAGUE340 | PART-TIME WORK PROMOTES WOMEN'S LABOR PARTICIPATION; [...] (U) Summary. Participation of women in the workforce in the Netherlands has increased substantially in the last 15 years. During mid-February meetings with a visiting Government Accountability Office (GAO) delegation, government, academic, and labor union experts highlighted some of the complex [...] | 2007-02-23 14:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KWMN SOCI PGOV NL |
07THEHAGUE341 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL ENERGY [...] Country clearance is granted for Commissioner Sudeen G. Kelly to travel to the Netherlands from March 8-14, 2007 to attend the Flame 2007 European Gas Conference, sponsored by ICBI. 2. Embassy point of contact is Economic Officer (with energy portfolio) Jason Heung - Emb. Tel: (31) (70) [...] | 2007-02-23 14:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE343 | DUTCH VIEWS ON ADDITIONAL IRANIAN DESIGNATIONS [...] (SBU) Both Foreign Affairs and Finance officials say the Dutch will not sanction additional Iranian entities until the EU completes negotiations over implementing regulations for UNSCR 1737. Huib Mijnarends, Senior Policy Officer responsible for sanction issues, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, [...] | 2007-02-23 15:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL PARM KTFN KN IR NL |
07THEHAGUE344 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ASIAN GROUP [...] (C) On February 22, Malaysian Ambassador Ariffin reaffirmed to Ambassador Javits that there is no/no expressed support in the Asian Group to select Iran as the group candidate to be the EC Chair. She added that her canvassing of the group indicated it had now moved toward Philippine Ambassad [...] | 2007-02-23 15:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBM IR |
07THEHAGUE345 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH ON ILLICIT CASH COURIERS [...] (SBU) The Dutch Ministry of Finance (MOF) is hopeful that a soon to be implemented EU regulation will help detect and prosecute bulk cash smugglers. In a February 22 conversation, MOF official Paul ten Westeneind, Policy Officer, Integrity Division, told Econoff that the environment for combati [...] | 2007-02-23 15:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN LE PREL PTER KCRM NL |
07THEHAGUE357 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Ambassador Parker (UK) chaired a meeting of the open-ended working group for the Second Review Conference on February 20. The meeting covered the modalities for a possible meeting of States Parties and NGOs, as well as the implementation of the CWC relating to general obligations and dec [...] | 2007-02-27 11:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE36 | NETHERLANDS/NATO: BOT TO ATTEND FOREIGN MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) MFA Deputy Director General for Political Affairs Wim Geerts confirmed that Dutch Foreign Minister Ben Bot will attend the January 26 foreign ministerial at NATO headquarters. Geerts told POLCOUNS about Bot's planned attendance on January 9. BLAKEMAN [...] | 2007-01-09 15:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO AF YI OPDC NL |
07THEHAGUE365 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR [...] (C) There are two important U.S. goals at EC-48. The first is to ensure that the Asian Group does not select Iran as its candidate to serve as the next EC Chair. The Malaysian Ambassador informed Ambassador Javits on Feb. 26 that the group decided that day to nominate the Ambassador of the [...] | 2007-02-27 14:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE366 | NETHERLANDS/HRC: DUTCH RECEPTIVE TO BOSNIAN AND [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche February 27 to Pieter van der Vliet, Head of Political and Legal Affairs, MFA UN and IFIs Department. Van der Vliet had not yet heard of the Bosnian run but speculated that, given the current pool of candidates, the Dutch would back the bid. The Netherland [...] | 2007-02-27 16:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC NL |
07THEHAGUE37 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: UPDATE ON AVIATION SERVICES [...] (S) Summary: The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has issued a new WMD-related "catch all" under the MTCR in connection to Aviation Services International's attempts to circumvent Dutch and EU export restrictions. However, Dutch legislation does not prohibit conventional military sales to [...] | 2007-01-09 16:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR NL |
07THEHAGUE374 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA ARC OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Ames Research Center official Alexander Tielens to travel to the Netherlands from March 22-25, 2007 to visit Sron-Groningen to discuss the synergy of the studies of the molecular universe network and the observational program of the HIFI Heterodyne Inst [...] | 2007-02-28 15:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE396 | NETHERLANDS/EU: MARCH PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: Following the PIC, the Dutch expect a continued but significantly smaller EU military presence in Bosnia over the next year. On Kosovo, they await Serbia's and Kosovo's responses to SE Ahtisaari's proposals. The GONL is skeptical on the Palestinian GNU but will wait to see how t [...] | 2007-03-05 11:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EUN KPAL PGOV PHUM AF BK IR IS SO |
07THEHAGUE402 | DUTCH RESPONSE ON EU EMISSIONS TRADING AND [...] Econoff delivered on January 18 reftel demarche on the Commission's proposal for the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and its potential effects on international aviation to Rene Fennes, Head of International Relations at the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works, and Water Management (MO [...] | 2007-03-05 17:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON SENV NL |
07THEHAGUE404 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) On February 27, del rep met with Canadian delegation (Ian Mundell) regarding their Article VII outreach plans. Mundell said that Canada's efforts in the past have been reactive. Their biggest effort to date was to provide logistical support (i.e., security, transportation, meeting space) [...] | 2007-03-06 14:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE406 | NETHERLANDS/HRC: LUKEWARM ON U.S. SUGGESTIONS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to new MFA Human Rights Division Head, Maryem van de Heuvel (who recently returned from an assignment in Brussels) and Human Rights Policy Officer Joris Geeven, March 6. Van de Heuvel said she had not previously heard that the U.S. was pushing for an HRC s [...] | 2007-03-06 16:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNHRC NL |
07THEHAGUE413 | NETHERLANDS/MTCR: NO MAJOR OBJECTIONS TO U.S. [...] (C) Summary: The GONL has no major concerns regarding the latest U.S. proposal to modernize Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) controls on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and cruise missiles, and suggested that the EU will support it. However, the Dutch have minor reservations regarding t [...] | 2007-03-07 14:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA MNUC TSPA NL |
07THEHAGUE418 | NETHERLANDS/PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS: NEW COALITION PASSES [...] (U) Summary: Dutch voters gave Prime Minster Balkenende's new center-left coalition government a conditional vote of confidence in the March 7 provincial elections. As a result of these elections, the three coalition parties will hold a slim majority (41 out of 75 seats) in the upper house of [...] | 2007-03-08 13:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NL |
07THEHAGUE421 | DUTCH OFFICIALS DISCUSS DETAINEES, HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Legal Adviser John Bellinger met March 1 and 2 with senior MFA officials. The Dutch conveyed a laundry list of concerns, including claims of abuse by an extradited terror suspect, negative publicity related to a U.S. failure in 2005 to meet our consular notification obligations, r [...] | 2007-03-08 17:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CJAN KPAO PHUM NL |
07THEHAGUE43 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN [...] Country clearance is granted for the January 14-18, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Armen Donabedian, Project Manager, OPHEP, OS, HHS for the purpose of a site visit. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into se [...] | 2007-01-10 13:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TBIO NL |
07THEHAGUE44 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE [...] Country clearance is granted for the January 13-17, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Alan Hevner, Program Director in the Division of Computing and Communications Foundation, to participate in the International Expert Panel on Software Products in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands tha [...] | 2007-01-10 13:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE446 | EMBASSY THE HAGUE RESPONSE ON GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY [...] The GONL has organized a full agenda for the 2007 Global Road Safety Week (April 23-27),primarily focusing on public awareness and road safety among young people between the ages of 4 and 24. On April 23, the Dutch will hold a news conference during which they will present the 2006 road saf [...] | 2007-03-14 09:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AF AID AMCHAMS AMED CA EU IO LA PA PAHO |
07THEHAGUE447 | DUTCH VIEWS ON U.S.-EU OPEN SKIES PLUS AGREEMENT [...] On March 9, Econoff passed reftel points to Rene Fennes, Head of International Relations at the Dutch Ministry of Transport (MOT). Fennes said the Netherlands had always been one of the earliest and staunchest supporters of the U.S.-EU agreement. Fennes stated that the Dutch had been ready t [...] | 2007-03-14 09:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA EAIR ECON PREL NL |
07THEHAGUE448 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Facilitator Maarten Lak (Netherlands) presided over his final Article VII consultations. Delegations congratulated him for his work over the past year. Amb. Onate (Legal Adviser) then gave a brief summary of the Progress Report (EC-48/DG.10 27 Feb. 2007) noting that the cut-off for new i [...] | 2007-03-14 11:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE471 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH CHOD CLARIFIES [...] (S) Dutch CHOD General Dick Berlijn clarified to Ambassador Arnall on March 15 comments he made in an interview with the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad (ref). According to Gen. Berlijn, he did not say anything new or different than the official Dutch government position regarding its two yea [...] | 2007-03-16 10:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF NL |
07THEHAGUE48 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA JET PROPULSION [...] Country clearance is granted for February 18-22, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory official Lee Armus to attend the Herschel Open Time Key Program Workshop in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistan [...] | 2007-01-11 12:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NL |
07THEHAGUE485 | NETHERLANDS/HRC: BALANCING SUDAN, BURMA AND [...] (C) Summary: The GONL's top priority for the HRC's 4th regular session remains Sudan. The Dutch do not believe that HRC action on Zimbabwe is practical. They are willing to consider alternative strategies, however, and their human rights ambassador will travel to Harare at the end of this we [...] | 2007-03-19 14:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ASEAN EUN KPKO PREL UNHCR UNSC BM CD |
07THEHAGUE486 | NETHERLANDS/UN REFORM: INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 16 to MFA UN and IFIs Political and Legal Affairs Division Head, Peter van der Vliet. The MFA, according to van der Vliet, will be concerned with any measure that has significant financial implications or that might allow employee unions to bypass the 5t [...] | 2007-03-19 14:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ACABQ AORC APER UNGA NL |
07THEHAGUE488 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: RESPONSE ON AUSTRALIAN [...] (S) Summary: MFA Deputy Director for Political Affairs Wim Geerts described on-going discussions with the Australian Government on sending additional Australian special forces to Uruzgan province as "no controversy." He expected the Dutch and Australians to resolve the issue of placing the new [...] | 2007-03-19 16:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF AS NL |
07THEHAGUE496 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DAS GASTRIGHT'S MARCH 13 [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia John Gastright visited The Hague on March 13 for bilateral discussions on Afghanistan. Dutch interlocutors expressed satisfaction with their deployment in Uruzgan, but said increased insurgency activities have complic [...] | 2007-03-20 14:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO AF IN PK NL |
07THEHAGUE497 | YOUR VISIT TO THE NETHERLAND... [...] (SBU) My staff and I are happy to welcome you back to The Netherlands March 22-23. You will be the most senior Department of State visitor here since the formation of the new, center-left coalition government (Balkenende IV). While the coalition has survived its first major political test by w [...] | 2007-03-20 14:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KISL NL |
07THEHAGUE5 | DUTCH GRANT CLEARANCE FOR R/V NANCY FOSTER [...] Embassy received MFA Diplomatic Note Number DES/TO-693/06 granting approval for the Nancy Foster Marine Research Vessel to conduct marine scientific research. 2. Following is the text of the diplomatic note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the U [...] | 2007-01-04 09:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EWWT NL |
07THEHAGUE50 | DUTCH ECONOMY RETAINS ITS MOMENTUM [...] SUMMARY. In 2006, the Dutch economy outperformed the European average for the first time since the late nineties, largely due to a rise in disposable family income and investment and export growth. Experts expect this trend to continue in 2007 and 2008, widening the gap between Dutch and Euro [...] | 2007-01-11 13:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL EINV ELAB PGOV NL |
07THEHAGUE501 | NETHERLANDS: LINKING CLIMATE CHANGE WITH WATER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Geographical realities in the Netherlands and the economic consequences of rising sea levels argue for a U.S.-Dutch dialogue that links climate change initiatives with water management and innovation efforts. In response to reftel, Post will continue to encourage Congressional and st [...] | 2007-03-21 08:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL PGOV SENV ENRG TSPL NL |
07THEHAGUE504 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (SBU) What promised to be an uneventful EC-48 on March 13-16 turned into a lengthy session that previewed important, upcoming issues. Iran's tactics have focused the minds of delegations on how to keep Iran from delaying work at future EC sessions. The handling of the Albanian destruction is [...] | 2007-03-21 15:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE526 | NETHERLANDS: FOREIGN MINISTER VERHAGEN CONDEMNS [...] (SBU) On March 21 during a press conference in Kabul, Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen condemned the release of Taliban prisoners in exchange for Italian journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo. Verhagen said governments should not accommodate hostage-takers, and added that the Dutch governmen [...] | 2007-03-23 10:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PTER AF IT NL |
07THEHAGUE529 | GLOBAL FORUM V: DUTCH WILL NOT SEND FORMAL [...] (SBU) The Dutch will not send a formal delegation to the April 2-5 Fifth Global Forum on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity (GF V) in Johannesburg, South Africa. Hans van Bodegraven, Director of Customs and Consumer Finance at the Dutch Ministry of Finance, told Econoff March 21 the [...] | 2007-03-23 14:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KCOR KJUS AORC ASEC OTRA OVIP PREL UN |
07THEHAGUE54 | TERRORIST FINANCE: REVIVAL OF ISLAMIC HERITAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-12 10:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KTFN ETTC PREL EFIN NL |
07THEHAGUE551 | NETHERLANDS: UN KOSOVO PROPOSAL SUPPORT [...] (C) Polmiloff delivered reftel points to MFA Head of the Western Balkans Division Cees Roels on March 26; Charge has requested senior appointments. To date, the GONL has been supportive of the Ahtisaari status process for Kosovo, but remains concerned with Russian opposition and the possibilit [...] | 2007-03-26 15:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU NL |
07THEHAGUE565 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Ambassador Parker (UK) chaired a meeting of the open-ended working group for the Second Review Conference on March 23. The meeting covered the modalities for a possible meeting of States Parties and NGOs (discussion continued from the February 20 meeting),as well as activities not prohi [...] | 2007-03-27 13:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE566 | UNSCR 1737/IRAN: DUTCH RECEPTIVE TO TREASURY UNDER [...] (S) SUMMARY. In meetings March 8 in The Hague, senior GONL officials told visiting Treasury Under Secretary Levey that a nuclear-armed Iran would be unacceptable. While supporting USG aims for a second UN resolution on Iran, these officials stressed the need for practical and non-discriminatory mea [...] | 2007-03-27 15:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC IR NL |
07THEHAGUE58 | NETHERLANDS/MFO: DUTCH CONFIRM 2007 MFO [...] (SBU) On January 12, POLCOUNS passed reftel message thanking the Dutch for their 500,000 EURO contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) for 2007 to Roger van Laak, Senior Policy Officer at the Dutch MFA's Department of Middle East and North African Affairs. Van Laak confirme [...] | 2007-01-12 14:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MFO PKO XF NL |
07THEHAGUE586 | EXTENSIVE NETWORK PROVIDES SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF [...] (U) Summary. Rescued trafficking in persons (TIP) victims are supported by an extensive network of service organizations which provide legal, social, health, and education services. Public health organizations participate in anti-TIP outreach activities and provide health care for at-risk wo [...] | 2007-03-28 13:37:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF NL |
07THEHAGUE60 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): QUESTIONS [...] (SBU) During the U.S.-China bilateral meetings held in The Hague, December 11-13, 2006, the Chinese delegation submitted written questions to the U.S. (Note: Questions were submitted in Chinese and translated by Michael Yan, State Department interpreter.) Questions covered a wide range of t [...] | 2007-01-12 14:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE61 | DUTCH TO PROPOSE MINISTERIAL IN CONJUNCTION WITH CITES COP [...] (SBU) Summary. Emboff asked Stefan Verbunt, CITES Management Authority for the Netherlands, and Senior Executive Officer with the Department of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, about Dutch plans to propose a ministerial meeting prior to the CITES COP 14, which will be held in The Hague in [...] | 2007-01-12 15:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD KSCA NL |
07THEHAGUE614 | DUTCH SERIOUS ABOUT UNSCR 1747 IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) Econoff shared on April 2 ref A nonpaper on the U.S. designation of Iran's Defense Industries Organization with Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Policy Advisor, Financial Integrity Division, Dutch Finance Ministry and Dutch Foreign Affairs officials Huib Mijnerands, Senior Policy Advisor responsible f [...] | 2007-04-03 05:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | KNNP EFIN PARM ETTC PREL IAEA MNUC TRGY UNSC |
07THEHAGUE63 | NETHERLANDS: DEFENSE BUDGET WOES -- PRICE FOR [...] (C) Summary: The cost of the Dutch deployment in Afghanistan and probems related to the Dutch Ministry of Defense reoganization -- coupled with negotiations on defene issues during coalition formation talks of the nw Dutch government -- could jeopardize several key projects for the 2007 defense bud [...] | 2007-01-12 17:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL NL |
07THEHAGUE642 | NEW DUTCH FINANCE MINISTER READY TO TACKLE THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Only one month in the job, new Dutch Finance Minister Bos is clearly not afraid to take on some of the politically sensitive issues handled by his ministry. He recently told Ambassador Arnall that his ministry's investigation into the transfer of data from Dutch banks to U.S. [...] | 2007-04-05 15:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER PGOV PINR EUN NL |
07THEHAGUE643 | STATE SECRETARY TIMMERMANS ON EU CONSITUTION, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met April 4 with Frans Timmermans, the new Dutch State Secretary for European Affairs. Timmermans expressed hopes that EU members could agree on a compromise EU treaty prior to the end of the German Presidency. He reiterated his personal commitment to a continued Dutch [...] | 2007-04-05 15:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL EUN NATO PINR AF BO RS UP NL |
07THEHAGUE655 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN/JSF: NEW DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In his introductory meeting with Ambassador Arnall, new Dutch Defense Minister Eimert van Middelkoop stressed the importance of success in Afghanistan. He repeated official policy regarding the Dutch two-year commitment in Uruzgan province, and anticipated a fierce debate this summer w [...] | 2007-04-10 15:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL AF NL |
07THEHAGUE658 | NETHERLANDS: DUTCH ACCEPT GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] (SBU) Per reftels, MFA Director for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Henk Cor van der Kwaast reported April 10 that the Dutch have decided to accept the invitation to join the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Van der Kwaast said Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen approved the [...] | 2007-04-11 08:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL NL |
07THEHAGUE660 | NETHERLANDS: NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS' GROUP INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Polmiloff delivered reftel information on USG plans to make two presentations on Iran at the Information Exchange Meeting (IEM) of the Cape Town Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) Plenary to MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland on April 11. Noland said the [...] | 2007-04-11 09:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM IR NL |
07THEHAGUE661 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (SBU) Gary Mallard (Head, OPCW Laboratory) provided the Del with an update on this issue, which he recently raised with the Del. Mallard initially had reported that there was consideration of moving the OPCW Equipment Store from under the Technical Support Branch (TSB) to the Operations and P [...] | 2007-04-11 11:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE674 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NUCLEAR REGULATORY [...] Country clearance is granted for the May 12-17, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Andrew Barto, Nuclear Engineer to attend the Uranium Hexafluoride Handling Seminar in Almelo, and visit the Urenco enrichment facility. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is required. POST A [...] | 2007-04-12 12:51:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE678 | DUTCH DO NOT SUPPORT SHARING OF NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS [...] (SBU) GONL supports the sharing of Iran export denial information with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Secretariat and the UN Security Council, but not with IAEA member states, say Dutch officials Kees Jan Steenhoek, Senior Policy Advisor for Foreign Economic Relations and Export [...] | 2007-04-12 15:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IAEA ETTC NL |
07THEHAGUE687 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: INL PDAS SCHWEICH ON [...] (C) Summary. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Tom Schweich visited The Hague on March 29 for bilateral discussions on Afghanistan. The conversation focused on anti-narcotics programs and balancing poppy eradication with providing alternativ [...] | 2007-04-13 12:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO SNAR AF NL |
07THEHAGUE70 | Netherlands/Liberia: Dutch Embassy will cover [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch Embassy in Washington will send an officer to the February Liberia Partners' Forum. The Dutch are phasing out their humanitarian assistance to Liberia, citing lack of resources. Dutch development assistance is expected to continue at a modest level, but could increase [...] | 2007-01-16 17:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON PREL EUN LI NL |
07THEHAGUE71 | URGING SUPPORT FOR LEBANON -- DUTCH RESPONSE [...] (U) Emboffs delivered January 15 reftel A points urging ministerial level representation and donor support for Lebanon at the Paris Donor's Conference on January 25 to Peter van der Bloemen, Desk Officer, Syria and Lebanon, Middle East and North Africa Division, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affai [...] | 2007-01-16 17:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID PREL LE NL |
07THEHAGUE714 | NETHERLANDS/JSF/AFGHANISTAN: POSITIVE ON JSF; [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with Ambassador Arnall since the formation of the new government, State Secretary for Defense Cees van der Knaap acknowledged the GONL will make a decision on extending in Afghanistan by the end of the summer -- but his instincts tell him the Dutch will remain in U [...] | 2007-04-17 13:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL AF NL |
07THEHAGUE728 | NEW DUTCH TRADE MINISTER TO FOCUS ON BUSINESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. New Dutch Trade Minister Heemskerk's positive experience in America as a young student should bode well for maintaining Dutch support within the EU for U.S. positions in WTO/Doha talks and related trade issues. Heemskerk recently told Ambassador Arnall that support for "one-s [...] | 2007-04-19 12:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV USTR WTRO PINR NL |
07THEHAGUE741 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): OPCW [...] (C) Summary: On April 18, Rogelio Pfirter, the Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),hosted discussions with an Israeli delegation headed by Miriam Ziv, MFA Deputy Director General for Strategic Affairs. The Israeli delegation was largely in a [...] | 2007-04-20 13:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC IS |
07THEHAGUE742 | UNSCR 1747/OECD: DUTCH SAY COMMON LINE ON [...] (SBU) OECD Export Credit Group Chair Nicole Bollen says adopting a common line to eliminate new medium and long-term export credits to Iran's government may be a challenge. Bollen was non-committal on whether the Dutch would support U.S. proposals for the common line during the April 23 semi-a [...] | 2007-04-20 13:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UN PREL EFIN ETRD OECD EXIM NL |
07THEHAGUE744 | ICI SIGNING: DUTCH LIKELY TO ATTEND BUT OFFER NO [...] (SBU) Summary. The Dutch are committed to supporting Iraqi reform, economic development, and reconstruction, but do not plan a pledge at the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) signing, Dutch officials say. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Econoff delivered on April 16 ref A demarche regarding s [...] | 2007-04-20 14:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UN EAID EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
07THEHAGUE746 | NETHERLANDS/DARFUR: DUTCH SEE YEY TO EYE WITH U.S. [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires and poloff delivered reftel demarches to MFA interlocutors April 19 and 20. Laurent Stokvis, MFA Director of the Americas Department, told CDA that the U.S. and the Netherlands were "in sync" on Sudan. He added that Development Minister Bert Koenders' meeting last week w [...] | 2007-04-20 15:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC SU NL |
07THEHAGUE747 | NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: DUTCH INCREASINGLY CONCERNED [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarche April 20 to Laurent Stokvis, Director of the MFA Americas Department. According to Stokvis, the closure of RCTV has been of "concern to (the GONL) for quite a long time." The Dutch, he said, are pushing the Venezuelans bilaterally and are encour [...] | 2007-04-20 15:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL VE NL |
07THEHAGUE748 | NETHERLANDS/EU: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: The GONL remains concerned about linkages in UNSCR 1747 between goods and financing but will work with the FATF to reach practical solutions. They are eager to sign Open Skies Plus, are concerned that proposals for the U.S.-EU summit might be insufficiently ambitious or concrete, [...] | 2007-04-23 05:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN ETRD KPAL PREL XG IS IR AF NL |
07THEHAGUE760 | SUPPORTING LEBANON: PLANNED DUTCH CONTRIBUTION FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. The Dutch are finalizing a plan to provide 3.6 million euros (approximately $4.9 million) in 2007 to support of Lebanese reconstruction and security sector reform efforts. Dutch support in 2006 totaled 11.1 million euros (approximately $15.1 million). End Summary. 2. (SBU) Fo [...] | 2007-04-24 08:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV LE NL |
07THEHAGUE761 | DUTCH POSITIVE ON APPROVAL OF BIOTECH CORN AND [...] (SBU) FAS The Hague conveyed on April 18 reftel points concerning the USG position on the European Commission proposal to approve the import, food and feed of two biotech corn varieties and one biotech sugar beet variety to Jessica Thio, Policy Officer, Dutch Ministry of Agriculture. Accordi [...] | 2007-04-24 12:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EU NL |
07THEHAGUE762 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Facilitator Luis Garcia (Spain) held an April 17 consultation to discuss the opinion of the Legal Advisor Santiago Onate regarding what information could be made available on an anonymous facility list. Onate carefully laid out his opinion, based on the Verification Annex part IX, Section [...] | 2007-04-24 12:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE766 | ITS: DUTCH RATIFY PROTOCOLS AND SUPPORT USG [...] (SBU) In response to reftel points, Carl Peersman, Legal Counsel, Legal Affairs Department, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told EconCouns on April 23 that the GONL will support a USG motion to table at the May 14-15 annual meeting of the International Commission for the International Trac [...] | 2007-04-24 14:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL GM NL |
07THEHAGUE767 | NETHERLANDS/PKK: DUTCH AWARE OF PKK CONGRESS [...] (S) Emboffs have communicated reftel demarches to Dutch Foreign Ministry, law enforcement and intelligence officials. Dutch intelligence officers confirmed their awareness of the upcoming PKK meetings and potential participants. MFA officials acknowledged the importance of closely monitoring [...] | 2007-04-24 14:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PTER PREL KTFN NL |
07THEHAGUE777 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: KEEPING FOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch say EU divisions on Cuba policy are as pronounced as they have ever been. The GONL would like to re-establish an EU consensus but wants concrete human rights progress to be a pre-condition for any softening of EU relations with Cuba. The Dutch continue to encourage the [...] | 2007-04-26 07:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU VE NL |
07THEHAGUE778 | NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: NEXT STEPS ON RCTV [...] (C) MFA Director of the Americas Department, Laurent Stokvis, told Charge April 25 that the Dutch expect Venezuelan RCTV to close down. Bilateral and EU approaches have had no impact, he said. He offered, as possible next steps, holding the Venezuelan government to its word and pressing it t [...] | 2007-04-26 07:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CU VE NL |
07THEHAGUE781 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ANNOYED BY INITIAL [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch MFA is irate the GOA violated one of the conditions the Dutch set concerning poppy eradication operations in Uruzgan province. According to the MFA, the Dutch embassy in Kabul raised its objections with the GOA and the U.S. Embassy, and may raise them at the NATO foreign [...] | 2007-04-26 15:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NATO SNAR AF NL |
07THEHAGUE783 | NATIONWIDE OBSERVANCE OF DUTCH-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP [...] Summary: The Embassy organized observances across the Netherlands April 16-24 marking Dutch American Friendship and the 225th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations. The Embassy organized speeches, receptions and other celebrations in seven cities, including an event at parliament co-h [...] | 2007-04-27 07:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL SCUL NL |
07THEHAGUE789 | NETHERLANDS: PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ COALITION [...] (C) The Dutch are not currently contributing troops to the Multi-National Force in Iraq (MNF-I). The Dutch military mission to Iraq ended in March 2005. The 1,100-strong military mission was part of the Iraq Stabilization Force (SFIR) and was stationed in the province of Al-Muthanna. Dutch i [...] | 2007-04-27 12:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ NL |
07THEHAGUE792 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Debra Johnson to travel to the Netherlands from May 12-17, 2007,to attend the International Symposium "Developing trends in public procurement and auditing" in Noordwijk. 2. Embass [...] | 2007-04-27 12:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE793 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ [...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration Program Manager, Mitchell J. Narins to travel to the Netherlands May 26, 2007 to attend the CGSIC as the DOT representative and also attend the European Navigation Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistanc [...] | 2007-04-27 13:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC EAIR NL |
07THEHAGUE794 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA JET PROPULSION [...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) delegate William Klipstein to visit Noorwijk,The Netherlands from May 20-25, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the Laser Interferometer Antenna Project Technical Interchange Meeting. 2. Embassy underst [...] | 2007-04-27 13:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NL |
07THEHAGUE795 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center delegation of Nicholas Jedrich, Jeffrey Livas, Stephen Merkowitz, and Robin Stemmins to travel to Noordwijk, The Netherlands from May 21-25, 2007 to attend a technical interchange meeting [...] | 2007-04-27 13:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NL |
07THEHAGUE804 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Status of efforts toward Middle East Universality: UK Ambassador Parker opened the meeting with a briefing on the recent meetings in Cairo. DG Pfirter met with Egyptian MFA officials as well as members of the NGO Council on Foreign Relations, but found no sign of movement towards adherenc [...] | 2007-05-01 11:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE805 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GAO VISIT TO THE [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Government Accountability Office official Daniel I. Gordon to travel to The Netherlands from May 14-16, 2007 to speak at a procurement conference hosted by the European Space Agency in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands no assistance is [...] | 2007-05-01 11:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AGAO NL |
07THEHAGUE807 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for the May 16-20, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Silvio Gutkind, Branch Chief, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH. The purpose of the travel is to serve as an organizer and chair a panel discussion on "Molecular Markers of Prognosis [...] | 2007-05-01 12:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE812 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for May 9-17, 2007 visit to Egmond aan Zee and Amsterdam,The Netherlands of Charles Miller. The purpose of the travel is meet and attend several sessions regarding paramedic issues with the Task Force of the World Association for disaster and emergency medicine (W [...] | 2007-05-01 14:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KSCA ASEC CDC NL |
07THEHAGUE813 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for May 11-17, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Henry Falk. The purpose of the travel is to participate in 15th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WCDEM) and present developments of emergency and disaster health. 2. Embassy understands that no [...] | 2007-05-01 14:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE814 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for May 12-19, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Vincent Cambell. The purpose of the travel is to attend the 15th World Congress Disaster and Emergency Medicine. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need un [...] | 2007-05-01 14:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE815 | COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL [...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Research Geologist Kenneth E. Peters to travel to the Netherlands from May 3-14, 2007 to attend the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Hedberg Conference "Basin Modeling Perspectives", which covers new research developments. 2. Embassy under [...] | 2007-05-02 06:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV ECON NL |
07THEHAGUE816 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE [...] Country clearance is granted for Farah Pandith, EUR Senior Advisor for Muslim Engagement to travel to The Netherlands from May 6-22, 2007. The purpose of the travel is for outreach events, post consultations, counter-terrorism training and awareness. 2. Control officer for the visit is Su [...] | 2007-05-02 09:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KPAO OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE817 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC EMPLOYEE DR. [...] Country clearance is granted for May 17-23, 2007 visit of Dr. Sybil P. Seitzinger, from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to Hulshorst, The Netherlands. The purpose of the travel is to speak at the postgraduate summer school, on land-oce [...] | 2007-05-02 11:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA NL |
07THEHAGUE818 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for May 25-26, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Roopal Patel for a layover in Amsterdam on the way back to the United States from South Africa. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access in [...] | 2007-05-02 11:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE828 | NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: SUPPORTING THE TDRA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-03 11:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM EAID SU NL |
07THEHAGUE833 | SCENESETTER FOR ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS, MAY 7-8, 2007 [...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your visit to the Netherlands. You will be the first cabinet-level visitor since the new Dutch government took office. Your agenda will include meetings with three Ministers: Health Minister Ab Klink, Justice Minister Hirsch Ballin, and Foreign Minister Maxime Verhage [...] | 2007-05-03 15:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP SNAR PREL PGOV KJUS PINR NL |
07THEHAGUE834 | COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL [...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Research Ecologist James B. Grace to travel to Groningen, the Netherlands from May 5-16, 2007 to hold collaborative meetings with a research group of the University of Groningen on the analysis of African ecosystems and participate in a working group using [...] | 2007-05-04 07:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA NL |
07THEHAGUE835 | COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL [...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Geologist Herman A. Karl to travel to Amsterdam,The Netherlands from May 7-11,2007 to attend a follow up workshop to the living with sediments workshop that he attended in November 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is required. [...] | 2007-05-04 07:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA NL |
07THEHAGUE836 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. SECURTITIES AND [...] Country clearance is granted for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official Len Jui to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from May 7-9, 2007.The purpose of the travel is to attend the Auditing Subcommittee Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessa [...] | 2007-05-04 08:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE837 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ [...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official Russell J. Jones to travel to Amsterdam,The Netherlands from May 6-12, 2007 to represent the FAA at the upcoming Commerical Aircraft Composite Repair Committee (CARCR) training standards meeting. 2. Embassy understa [...] | 2007-05-04 08:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC EAIR NL |
07THEHAGUE838 | NETHERLANDS: ENDORSEMENT OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] Post received the following note verbale from the Dutch MFA endorsing the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism Statement of Principles: BEGIN TEXT: No: DVB/NN-223/07 NOTE VERBALE The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the Unite [...] | 2007-05-04 11:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL NL |
07THEHAGUE839 | NETHERLANDS/AUSTRALIA GROUP: PLENARY PARTICIPATION [...] (S) The Dutch will present briefings in both the Information Exchange and Enforcement Experts meetings of the Australia Group Plenary in Paris, June 4-7, said MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland on May 3. According to Noland, the Dutch will build upon a pre [...] | 2007-05-04 11:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW NL |
07THEHAGUE840 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official Thomas Johnson to travel to Leiden (via Noordwijk),The Netherlands from May 22-26, 2007 to attend the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) quarterly review meeting. 2. Embassy [...] | 2007-05-04 11:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NL |
07THEHAGUE847 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SANDIA NATIONAL [...] Country clearance is granted for May 28-June 1, 2007 travel to the Netherlands of Jeffrey John Danneels, Sandia National Laboratories, to participate at a meeting that will focus on water security and the development of an advanced contimination early warning system. The Research and Developm [...] | 2007-05-04 12:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ENRG TRGY KNNP NL |
07THEHAGUE848 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC EMPLOYEE ROBERT [...] Country clearance is granted for May 14-17, 2007 visit of Robert M. Hardesty, Supervisory Physicist, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to The Netherlands to attend the Atmospheric Dynamics Mission Advisory Group meeting. 2. Embassy understands that no [...] | 2007-05-04 13:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE849 | NETHERLANDS/HRC: BELARUS CANDIDACY [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche May 4 to Peter van der Vliet, Head of the Political and Legal Affairs Division, UN and IFIs Department, Dutch MFA. 2. (C) Van der Vliet stated that the Netherlands is fully occupied with its own campaign for re-election to the HRC and is wary of campaign [...] | 2007-05-04 15:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC NL |
07THEHAGUE854 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SAFETY [...] Country clearance is granted for Brian K. Murphy, Aircraft Structures, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from May 8-12, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to attend a composites, durability, and damage tolerance conference. 2. Embassy und [...] | 2007-05-07 08:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA EAIR ASEC NTSB NL |
07THEHAGUE855 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official Mark Clampin to travel to Noordwijk, The Netherlands from May 26-31, 2007 to attend the 41th Eslab Symposium at the European Space Research and Technology Centre. 2. Embassy [...] | 2007-05-07 09:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NL |
07THEHAGUE856 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL [...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 07-06 R66 to travel to the Netherlands from May 27- June 24, 2007 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors w [...] | 2007-05-07 09:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAIR KHLS NL OTRA PTER HLSX |
07THEHAGUE857 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA PERSONNEL JAMES [...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards Service employee James C. Sayre to travel to the Netherlands from June 10-14, 2007. Mr. Sayre will be traveling through the Netherlands on the way to and from Finland. 2. Embassy understands that no further [...] | 2007-05-07 11:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC EAIR NL |
07THEHAGUE86 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DELAY IN DOCKRAT DESIGNATION [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel A points on December 21 regarding Dockrat prenotification and reftel B points on January 8 regarding a delay in Dockrat designation to Joost van Ettro, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior [...] | 2007-01-18 15:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN NL |
07THEHAGUE860 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL [...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team SD 07-01/19/29/34 R66 to travel to The Netherlands from May 29 - June 24, 2007 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. V [...] | 2007-05-07 14:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA KHLS HKSX NL |
07THEHAGUE863 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC EMPLOYEE JOSEPH [...] Country clearance is granted for May 15-18, 2007 visit of Joseph Sienkiewicz, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),National Weather Service (NWS)to Amsterdam, The Netherlands.The purpose of the visit is to attend and paricipate in a review of scatter [...] | 2007-05-08 05:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY OTRA KSCA NL |
07THEHAGUE864 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for May 19-22, 2007,visit to Kerkrade, The Netherlands of Dr. Alfred Singer, Senior Investigator, Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI),NIH and May 19-23, 2007, visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Crystal Mackall, Acting Branch Chief, NCI, N [...] | 2007-05-08 07:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE865 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for the May 20-26, 2007 visit to Doorwerth,The Netherlands of Dr. Andrew Holmes, Section Chief, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA),NIH; and the May 21-26, 2007 visit to Doorwerth,The Netherlands of Dr. Mary-Ann Enoch, Staff Scientist, Labo [...] | 2007-05-08 07:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE866 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA JET PROPULSION [...] Country clearance is granted for May 20-24, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) delegation consisting of Roger Diehl, Moshe Pniel, Bonny Schumaker, and Jakob Vanzyl to attend the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna Proj [...] | 2007-05-08 07:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NL |
07THEHAGUE867 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) The Technical Secretariat held a regional workshop of the National Authorities of the GCC States on the practical implementation of the CWC April 29-May 2 in Kuwait City. All GCC States were scheduled to attend. Four of these States - Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE - are of high prio [...] | 2007-05-08 08:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE869 | DUTCH TO VOTE YES ON BIOTECH CORN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-08 16:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EU NL |
07THEHAGUE87 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH TO MONITOR DOMESTIC USG [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered on December 8 reftel points and background paper on the USG designation of Hizballah-related entities in the tri-border area to Joost van Ettro, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor Inte [...] | 2007-01-18 15:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN NL |
07THEHAGUE870 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA AMES RESEARCH [...] Country clearance is granted for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration Ames Research Center official Alexander Tielens to travel to Groningen, The Netherlands from May 17-23, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to attend the HIFI Instrument Delivery Readiness Review. 2. Embassy [...] | 2007-05-09 07:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE872 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official George Sonneborn to travel to Amsterdam,The Netherlands from June 6-10, 2007 to give a colloquium entitled Imaging and Spectroscopy with the James Webb Space Telescope at the Un [...] | 2007-05-09 10:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NL |
07THEHAGUE875 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for June 3-8, 2007 visit to Amsterdam, The Netherlands of Maria del Piliar Ospina, Senior Service Fellow, Clinical Chemistry Branch, NCEH, CDC, HHS. The purpose of the travel is to attend the International Federation Clinical Chemistry IFCC Meeting for HbA1c; to s [...] | 2007-05-09 12:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE876 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIALS BOB [...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency officials Bob Bensen, Toxicoligist, Region 8 and Lynn Beasley, Program Analyst, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response to travel to Rotterdam,The Netherlands from June 14-25, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to attend the [...] | 2007-05-09 14:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OTRA TPHY EPA KSCA ECE NL |
07THEHAGUE878 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for June 24-25, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Dana Lynne Bruden for a layover in Amsterdam enroute to TDY in Helsinki, Finland. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure are [...] | 2007-05-09 14:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE88 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for The African Bureau Deputy Assistant Secretary, James Swan, Ambassador Joyce Leader, DOD/OSD Director for Central Africa, Patricia Jacubec, to travel to The Hague from January 21 to 24 to attend a Great Lakes Contact Group Meeting. [...] | 2007-01-19 12:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OVIP ASEC OTRA BE PREL NL |
07THEHAGUE889 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center officials Randy Morris and Tanner Moore to travel to Noordwijk, The Netherlands from May 16-22, 2007 to support Portable Pulmonary Function System Critical Design Review. 2. Embassy underst [...] | 2007-05-11 07:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE892 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for May 29-June 2, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Wanda Walton, Health Education Specialist, CCID/NCHHSTP, CDC, HHS. The purpose of the travel is to attend the Human Resource Development meeting and to participate in the Human Resource Development workgroup of t [...] | 2007-05-11 08:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE893 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANT FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE, [...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of State, Near Eastern Affairs officials David Denehy, NEA Senior Advisor and Thomas Hill, Program officer to travel to the Netherlands from May 13-14, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to conduct meetings in the Hague in s [...] | 2007-05-11 08:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTR PREL ASEC NL |
07THEHAGUE894 | NETHERLANDS: PARTICIPATION IN OSCE [...] The GONL will participate in the OSCE Political Public-Private Partnership Conference focused on counterterrorism in Vienna from May 31 to June 1, 2007. However, the GONL has yet to decide at what level to send its delegation. Either an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or office [...] | 2007-05-11 13:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PTER ABUD AFIN RS SP NL |
07THEHAGUE897 | NETHERLANDS OPPOSES ZIMBABWE'S BID FOR CSD 16 CHAIR [...] (SBU) The GONL supports the EU's position opposing a Zimbabwean Chair for the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). Econoff delivered reftel points May 3, and followed up May 10 with Peter van der Vliet, Head of Political and Legal UN Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. V [...] | 2007-05-11 14:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID UNCSD AORC PREL NL |
07THEHAGUE899 | NETHERLANDS/EU: MAY 14-15 PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Summary. The GONL remains concerned about Sudan and will support EU sanctions if no UN sanctions are forthcoming. The Dutch are also concerned about progress on EU-Russia cooperation. They support an EU role in the International Compact with Iraq and Ahtisaari's recommendations for [...] | 2007-05-11 15:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN ETRD KPAL PREL EAID NL |
07THEHAGUE90 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA EASTERN REGION [...] Country clearance is granted for January 30 - February 2, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration Inspectors Peter Vincent Bono and Samuel Andrew Lombardi to accomplish FAA national program guideline required inspection of aircrafts of carrier Saudi Aramco, Employees. [...] | 2007-01-19 12:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA EAIR NL |
07THEHAGUE903 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE [...] Country clearance is granted for IRS CI Special Agent John L. DaSilva to travel to the Netherlands from June 2-9, 2007, to conduct business in regards to a CI case. Mr. DaSilva holds a High Risk/Public Trust clearance. 2. Embassy point of contact for this visit is Economic Section Chief K [...] | 2007-05-14 08:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA IRS TAX NL |
07THEHAGUE905 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE [...] Country clearance is granted for IRS CI Attache William Cotter to travel to the Netherlands from May 17-18, 2007, to meet with Dutch tax officials to discuss CI cases. Mr. Cotter holds a Top Secret clearance. 2. Embassy point of contact is Economic Section Chief, Karen L. Enstrom, office [...] | 2007-05-14 10:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA IRS TAX NL |
07THEHAGUE908 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: STRADDLING THE FENCE ON THE [...] (C) Summary: Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry met May 8 with senior Dutch Foreign Ministry officials, NGOs, media and a member of Parliament active in the Cuban human rights campaign. The MFA hopes to reunite EU member states around a common position that does not legitimize the statu [...] | 2007-05-14 14:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU NL |
07THEHAGUE91 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA EASTERN REGION [...] Country clearance is granted for January 30 - February 2, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration Inspectors Peter Vincent Bono and Samuel Andrew Lombardi to accomplish FAA national program guideline required inspection of aircrafts of carrier Saudi Aramco, Employees. [...] | 2007-01-19 12:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA EAIR NL |
07THEHAGUE912 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for the May 18-22, 2007, visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Nahed El Kassar, Research Fellow, National Cancer Institute, NIH,to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands to attend the Rolduc Workshop on T-Cell Biology. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance [...] | 2007-05-15 06:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA OTRA TPHY NL |
07THEHAGUE913 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA JET PROPULSION [...] Country clearance is granted for May 22-22, 2007 visit to Groningen, The Netherlands of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) official Dariusz Lis. The purpose of the travel is to attend reveiws of the Heterodyne Spectrometer for the Herschel Space Obs [...] | 2007-05-15 06:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TSPA NL |
07THEHAGUE914 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for the May 20-24, 2007 visit to Rotterdam, The Netherlands of Dr. Lenore Launer, Senior Investigator, National Institure on Aging, NIH. The purpose of the travel is to participate on the committee that will hear the thesis defense of Mr. Frank Jan de Jong at Eras [...] | 2007-05-15 06:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE915 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA AMES RESEARCH [...] Country clearance is granted for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration Ames Research Center (ARC) official Alexander Tielens to travel to Utrecht and Groningen, The Netherlands from June 3-10, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to attend the meeting to finalize the Herschel Key Pro [...] | 2007-05-15 07:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA OTRA NL |
07THEHAGUE916 | NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: ELEMENTS ARE THERE IN UNSC [...] (C) Summary: The GONL has seen the draft UN Security Council Resolution for Kosovo circulated on May 11, and believes it contains "all the elements" from UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari's Settlement Plan. But the Dutch believe Moscow will continue to oppose the plan, and questioned whether [...] | 2007-05-15 12:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI NL |
07THEHAGUE922 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for May 28-30, 2007 visit to Amsterdam,The Netherlands of Paula Yoon, Epidemiologist, National Office of Public Health Genomics, NCCDPHP, HHS/CDC. The purpose of the travel is to present "The Role of Family History in Chronic Disease Prevention" at the University [...] | 2007-05-15 12:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KSCA ASEC CDC NL |
07THEHAGUE923 | DUTCH ON OECD ENLARGEMENT AND FINANCING REFORM [...] (U) Econ Chief forwarded reftel points on May 10 to Peter Post, Head of the OECD Unit, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Post was not available to meet and discuss the points until May 14. Econ Chief also shared the points with Jerome Larosch, OECD Coordinator in the Trade Policy Unit, Dut [...] | 2007-05-15 13:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON OECD EUN NL |
07THEHAGUE924 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) The May 9 events commemorating the tenth anniversary of entry into force of the Convention went off smoothly, and Secretary Rice's message of congratulations was delivered to SIPDIS DG Pfirter. The dedication by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands of a memorial for the victims of chemical [...] | 2007-05-15 14:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
07THEHAGUE926 | COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL [...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Geologist David R. Soller to travel to Utrecht, The Netherlands from May 27-June 2, 2007 to attend the Onegeology Prototype Components meeting, which is the first technical meeting of the International Onegeology Initiative. 2. Embassy understands tha [...] | 2007-05-16 07:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NL |
07THEHAGUE93 | COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL [...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Geologist Guy R. Gelfenbaum to travel to the Netherlands from January 21-28, 2007 to join a select group of scientists and engineers to perform a program review of the morphology program of Delft Hydraulics. 2. Embassy understands that no further assi [...] | 2007-01-19 12:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA NL |
07THEHAGUE930 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANT FOR U.S. SECURITIES AND [...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official George Lavdas to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from May 21-25, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to attend the IOSCO Standing committee 3 meeting. 2. Embassy understands t [...] | 2007-05-16 07:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN NL OTRA |
07THEHAGUE931 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANT FOR U.S. SECURITIES AND [...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials David Grim, Branch Chief and Sara Crovitz, Senior Counsel to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from May 22-25, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to attend the IOSCO Standing Com [...] | 2007-05-16 07:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN NL OTRA |
07THEHAGUE934 | NETHERLANDS: TOTAL BAN ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS NOT [...] (C) Summary: The GONL does not support a total ban on cluster munitions (CM). However, the Dutch will attend the next CM meeting in Lima on May 24-25 with the goal of working to revise the draft text proposed by Norway that calls for a total CM ban. The Dutch agree the Convention on Conventio [...] | 2007-05-16 13:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS NATO PARM PREL NL |
07THEHAGUE935 | ISA (FORMERLY ILSA): DUTCH AND SHELL ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Shell official confirmed the company does not expect to make any final investment decisions before mid-2008 or early 2009 on the Persian LNG and Yadavaran gas and oil investment projects in Iran. Dutch Foreign Ministry officials noted surprise with the Iranian announcement of a [...] | 2007-05-16 13:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL IR |
07THEHAGUE936 | TERRORIST FINANCING/NETHERLANDS: DISRUPTING [...] (U) This message includes an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) Econoff delivered reftel points on May 1 to Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor, Financial Markets Policy Directorate, Ministry of Finance, and on May 2 to Joost van Ettro, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Un [...] | 2007-05-16 14:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | KTFN PTER EFIN KPAO NL |
07THEHAGUE937 | NEW DUTCH FINANCE STATE SECRETARY - A FRIEND TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a meeting with Ambassador Arnall, new Finance State Secretary de Jager credited recent reductions in corporate tax and withholding rates for strengthening the Dutch investment and business climate. He said the new coalition government was considering measures to address r [...] | 2007-05-16 14:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ELAB PGOV PINR NL |
07THEHAGUE94 | NETHERLANDS/EU: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: The GONL supports the European Neighborhood Policy but does not want to see it used as a back door to EU candidacy. The Dutch continue to push for Serbian ICTY cooperation and will view warily offers to compensate Serbia for any change in Kosovo's status. Secretary Rice's efforts [...] | 2007-01-19 13:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ENRG EUN KPAL MARR PGOV BK IR IS |
07THEHAGUE946 | NETHERLANDS: A/S DE SUTTER'S MAY 8 MEETING WITH MFA [...] (C) Summary: During a tour d'horizon discussion at the MFA on May 8, Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Paula A. DeSutter addressed Russian President Putin's April 26 remarks and attempts to link the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty to [...] | 2007-05-18 13:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP KCFE CWC NL |
07THEHAGUE949 | ONDCP DIRECTOR'S MAY 7-8 VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS [...] (C) Summary. White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director John Walters visited The Hague May 7-8. In meetings with the Foreign, Justice, and Health Ministries, Walters thanked the Dutch for their cooperation on a range of counter-narcotics issues from improved police-to [...] | 2007-05-18 16:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM PINR NL |
07THEHAGUE96 | COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL [...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Dr. Craig Ely to travel to the netherlands from January 31 - February 2, 2007 to attend a field trip/workshop to waterfowl wintering areas in Groningen. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who [...] | 2007-01-19 15:37:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA NL |
07THEHAGUE964 | DUTCH ON PARTICIPATION BY CHINA AND TAIWAN IN THE [...] (SBU) On May 22, Econoff and Poloff delivered reftel points to Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Adrian Palm, Head of the East Asia Division, and Pim van Gemeren, China Policy Officer, East Asia Division. Palm said the GONL agreed that the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) [...] | 2007-05-23 09:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PREL AORG TW CH NL |
07THEHAGUE971 | NETHERLANDS/CHINA: FM VERHAGEN'S MAY 16 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Dutch Foreign Minister Verhagen visited Beijing May 16 and met with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Wu Bangguo, and others. According to the Dutch MFA, discussions focused on Taiwan, Sudan and human rights [...] | 2007-05-23 13:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORG EAGR ETRD EUN PHUM CH SU TW NL |
07THEHAGUE974 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. Dutch investments in Cuba remain minimal. Post is not aware of any bilateral trade agreements or exchange programs between Cuba and the Netherlands. The GONL and Dutch NGOs remain active advocates for promoting human rights in Cuba. Post is not aware of any high-level diploma [...] | 2007-05-24 09:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU NL |
07THEHAGUE984 | NETHERLANDS/NSG: CONFLICTS WITH PROPOSED MEETING [...] Summary: The GONL is interested in attending the proposed open-ended seminar in national capacities to discuss implementation of UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 during the week of June 4, 2007, in Vienna. However, GONL subject matter experts will be engaged with the Australia Group Plenary in Paris tha [...] | 2007-05-24 14:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR NL |
07THEHAGUE988 | UNSCR 1747: DUTCH SUPPORT EU COMMON POSITION ON [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points May 23 to Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials Joan Wiegman, Deputy Head, Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division, and Huib Mijnarends, Senior Policy Officer on Iran Sanctions within the MFA's Terrorism and New Threats Unit. 2. (SBU [...] | 2007-05-25 08:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR NL |
07TIRANA1001 | ALBANIA WILL SUPPORT STRONG LANGUAGE AGAINST IRAN AT IAEA [...] (SBU) On 21 November, Pol-Econ Chief met with Islam Lauka, the Director General for Multilateral Affairs at the MFA to deliver reftel demarche. Lauka said Albania's IAEA Board Member Ferit Hoxha had spoken to USIAEA Ambassador Schulte and Albania planned to support the U.S. and EU position. [...] | 2007-11-22 09:25:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IAEA IR AL |
07TIRANA1002 | ALBANIA WILL SUPPORT STRONG LANGUAGE AGAINST IRAN AT IAEA [...] (SBU) On 21 November, Pol-Econ Chief met with Islam Lauka, the Director General for Multilateral Affairs at the MFA to deliver reftel demarche. Lauka said Albania's IAEA Board Member Ferit Hoxha had spoken to USIAEA Ambassador Schulte and Albania planned to support the U.S. and EU position. [...] | 2007-11-22 09:25:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IAEA IR AL |
07TIRANA1004 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, NOVEMBER 17-23, 2007 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS --------------------- [...] | 2007-11-23 15:22:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL AL |
07TIRANA1013 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, NOVEMBER 23-30, 2007 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS --------------------- [...] | 2007-11-30 16:16:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL AL |
07TIRANA1015 | PRESIDENT TOPI IN GREECE: ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET [...] (SBU) Athens welcomed President Bamir Topi for his first state visit to Greece November 25 - 27. Accompanied by a delegation of government officials and Albanian businessmen, the visit's positive images and controlled public relations message overshadowed enduring tensions on many of the polit [...] | 2007-12-04 09:01:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AL |
07TIRANA1032 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 7, 2007 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS --------------------- [...] | 2007-12-07 14:02:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL AL |
07TIRANA1054 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, DECEMBER 7 - 14, 2007 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS --------------------- [...] | 2007-12-14 13:49:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL SCUL AL |
07TIRANA1059 | ALBANIA: 2007 UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Summary: Post's 2007 report on Albania's worst forms of child labor will focus on changes and developments over the last year and will not repeat reporting in last year's cable (ref B). Albania continues to make progress in addressing the issue of child labor and child trafficking, but as rep [...] | 2007-12-17 15:51:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID AL |
07TIRANA1064 | ALBANIA: GROWING DEMILITARIZATION EXPERTISE [...] (U) Albania in early December completed the destruction of over 2,700 metric tons of its largest munitions (over 3,000 sea mines, torpedoes and aerial bombs),some of which contained as much as 700 kg. of TNT. In July 2007, Albania became the first country to destroy its chemical weapons stock [...] | 2007-12-18 15:52:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PARM PREL NATO AL |
07TIRANA1067 | ALBANIA: SOCIALIST PARTY CHAIRMAN: THE SP [...] (C) In a one-on-one conversation with the Ambassador following EUR/DAS DiCarlo's December 19 DVC with Albanian leaders on Kosovo, Tirana mayor and Socialist Party (SP) chairman Edi Rama voiced consternation that the USG might be misconstruing the party's position in supporting Albania's future [...] | 2007-12-21 11:27:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO AL |
07TIRANA1068 | ALBANIA: COMBATTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE [...] (U) Ambassador Withers hosted a roundtable discussion at the University of Tirana Law Center on December 11 to mark the end of sixteen days of activism in honor of the International Day Against Gender-Based Violence. Participants included students, civil society leaders and government officia [...] | 2007-12-21 13:06:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PGOV AL |
07TIRANA1069 | ALBANIA: IMPRESSIVE EARLY PERFORMANCE BY NEW PG [...] (C) In an hour-long meeting with the Ambassador December 13, Albania's newly appointed Prosecutor General (PG),Ina Rama, outlined an ambitious set of priorities for her new job. Describing herself as an "activist" who wanted to energize the PG's office, Rama promised to devote herself to s [...] | 2007-12-21 13:17:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AL |
07TIRANA1070 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, DECEMBER 15 - 21, 2007 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS --------------------- [...] | 2007-12-21 15:05:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL SOCI AL |
07TIRANA1075 | EXBS: ALBANIA MARITIME, ADRIATIC REGION REPORTING CABLE [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- November 13: The DAMEN/GoA patrol boat contract was formally signed. The plan calls for four 42 meter off-shore patrol boats to support Albanian Naval forces, and is part of the $43.8 million naval development project (which incl [...] | 2007-12-26 13:19:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL |
07TIRANA1077 | ALBANIA SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL: EMBASSY CONCURRENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-26 15:34:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS AL |
07TIRANA1078 | GOA'S 2008 BUDGET INCREASES INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOCIAL [...] The GOA's 2008 budget increases both spending and borrowing as the government looks toward national elections in 2009. Further tax reductions and a dramatic increase in spending on infrastructure projects as well as social and defense programs to meet NATO accession criteria will be financed [...] | 2007-12-27 09:02:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV AL |
07TIRANA1083 | ALBANIA: IMMUNITY LIFTED FOR FOREIGN MINISTER, [...] (U) Albania's Parliament voted December 27 to lift the immunity of Foreign Minister/Member of Parliament Lulzim Basha. The Prosecutor General's (PG) office (under the recently dismissed PG) requested the action in order to pursue an investigation of suspected irregularities affecting the aw [...] | 2007-12-28 14:33:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AL |
07TIRANA1084 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, DECEMBER 21-28, 2007 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. ----------------------------------- POLITICAL AND ECONOMI [...] | 2007-12-28 16:19:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL AL |
07TIRANA1090 | OVERVIEW OF THE ALBANIAN INTELLIGENCE [...] (S) Albania's intelligence services, the Military Intelligence Service (SHIU) and the Albanian State Intelligence Service (SHISH),have improved their capabilities and are close partners with the USG. During the visit of President Bush, in the support they provide for troops in Iraq and Af [...] | 2007-12-31 15:06:00 | Embassy Tirana | SECRET | PINR PGOV PREL AL |
07TIRANA173 | SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKIG IN PERSONS [...] (U) Below are Embassy Tirana's responses to the Qepartment's questions about trafficking in persons in Albania. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Albania is a source country for trafficking in person1 but is deemed by various international observer groups to no longer be a significant country of [...] | 2007-03-02 15:58:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KQM ELAB CMAE KQRDQ PPEF PREL KJUS |
07TIRANA674 | ALBANIA DISASTER DECLARATION [...] I am declaring a disaster in Albania for the loss of property, loss of livelihoods, and the potential loss of life caused by heat wave-related wildfires currently raging throughout Albania, and I request USD 50,000 for immediate disaster relief from USAID/OFDA. The Government of Albania has ma [...] | 2007-07-27 10:28:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID PREL AL |
07TIRANA81 | INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN ALBANIA [...] The following is Embassy Tirana's response to reftel requesting a list of the five most influential women in Albania. Embassy Tirana's point of contact for women's issues is Political Officer Charles Morrill (morrillch@state.gov). 2. Embassy has chosen the following five women, weighing fa [...] | 2007-01-31 16:13:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL AL |
07TIRANA963 | ALBANIA WILL SUPPORT ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR [...] (C) POLOFF delivered ref demarch to the Director of Albanian State Police (ASP) Ahment Prenci on 30 October 2007. Albania plans to send three representatives from the ASP to the INTERPOL General Assembly in Marrakech, Morocco, including Deputy Director of ASP Argon Kalicaj, INTERPOL chief Pe [...] | 2007-11-01 14:59:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC KJUS AL IR |
07TIRANA981 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, NOVEMBER 3-10, 2007 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) [...] | 2007-11-13 09:25:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL AL |
07TIRANA982 | ALBANIA: PRIME MINISTER THANKS PRESIDENT BUSH [...] On November 5, Post received the following letter dated October 19, 2007, from Prime Minister Berisha addressed to President Bush. Original has been pouched to EUR/SCE. 2. Begin text. (Original as received in English.) Dear President Bush, It was a special honor and great pleasure to [...] | 2007-11-13 12:49:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AL |