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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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08PORTAUPRINCE1079 | HAITI: INFLATION CONTINUES AT HIGH LEVEL [...] Summary. Year-on-year inflation in June registered 15.8 percent, up slightly from 15.6 percent in May but down from 16.5 percent in April and 16.3 percent in March. However, the month-to-month inflation figure for June was 1 percent vs. 0.5 percent for May. Sharp increases in food, fuel and [...] | 2008-07-30 15:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1086 | HAITIAN SENATE POSTPONES VOTE ON PM-DESIGNATE [...] (C) Summary: The Haitian Senate on July 30 cancelled a planned vote on the eligibility of Michele Pierre-Louis for the post of Prime Minister. Three of the 18 senators initially present left the session prior to the official opening, breaking quorum and requiring the Senate President to cal [...] | 2008-07-31 17:49:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1093 | MICHELE PIERRE-LOUIS HAITI'S NEW PRIME MINISTER. [...] (SBU) Summary: The Haitian Senate on July 31 voted 12 to 0, with 5 abstentions, to ratify Michele Pierre-Louis as Prime Minister. Successfully confirmed by both chambers of Parliament, Pierre-Louis is now Prime Minister of Haiti. Pierre-Louis and President Preval will now move forward with t [...] | 2008-08-01 17:32:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1104 | HAITI - CAP HAITIEN AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS DELAYED [...] (C) Modernization and expansion of Haiti's second busiest airport -- Cap Haitien International Airport -- is experiencing delays due to Venezuela,s failure to provide promised funds, and slow provision of financing and other resources by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (TPTC). The [...] | 2008-08-01 18:46:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAIR ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1105 | HAITI - CAP HAITIEN AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS DELAYED [...] (C) Modernization and expansion of Haiti's second busiest airport -- Cap Haitien International Airport -- is experiencing delays due to Venezuela,s failure to provide promised funds, and slow provision of financing and other resources by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (TPTC). The [...] | 2008-08-01 18:46:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAIR ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1106 | EX-SOLDIERS OCCUPY FORMER ARMY GARRISONS, [...] (SBU) Summary: A group led by former soldiers of the Haitian Armed Forces (FAHD) occupied former military buildings in Cap Haitien (Department of the North) and the border town of Ouanaminthe (Department of the Northeast) for three days beginning July 29. The disgruntled former members of [...] | 2008-08-01 18:59:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV |
08PORTAUPRINCE1127 | NEW PM GIVES FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE, BEGINS [...] (C) Summary: In her first press conference as Prime Minister, Michele Pierre-Louis broadly outlined her goals for the next government, which include addressing problems of national production, health, education and security, and moving quickly to attend to the high cost of living, delayed Se [...] | 2008-08-07 17:03:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ASEC HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1136 | HAITI MONTHLY: JULY, 2008 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (SBU) ELECTORAL LAW VOTED AND PUBLISHED. President Preval July 18 official [...] | 2008-08-08 15:33:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV |
08PORTAUPRINCE114 | SRSG ANNABI ON MINUSTAH'S EXPANDED MANDATE, [...] (C) Summary and Comment. During the past week, UN SRSG Hedi Annabi has outlined MINUSTAH's priorities for 2008 and his key objectives. Consistent with the broader MINUSTAH mandate approved in UNSCR 1780, the organization has moved swiftly to address border issues, deploying MINUSTAH forces at [...] | 2008-01-23 19:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PREL HA UN KPKO |
08PORTAUPRINCE115 | CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES RE-ELECTS JEAN-JACQUES TO [...] (U) Summary: For the third year in a row, the Chamber of Deputies elected Eric Jean-Jacques to the presidency of Parliament's lower house. The four deputies elected to other leadership positions in the Chamber are new to the executive bureau. Jean-Jacques' challenger for the presidency, Pat [...] | 2008-01-23 19:56:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCOR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1163 | CHIEF PROSECUTOR RESIGNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Claudy Gassant made a surprise announcement on August 12, publicly submitting his letter of resignation as Chief Prosecutor. Gassant, whose professional and personal behavior has become increasingly erratic and occasionally and violent over the past several weeks, made the an [...] | 2008-08-13 18:51:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC |
08PORTAUPRINCE117 | HAITI INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS SAID TO BE MOVING [...] (SBU) The Minister of Public Works says that Haiti is moving ahead on airport modernization, electricity generation, and road construction. A project of general airport modernization will privatize the international airport in Port-au-Prince. The Minister wants to work with TSA on upgrading [...] | 2008-01-24 14:08:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EIND EAIR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1179 | DISPUTES OVER CABINET EVAPORATING PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Anticipated support for Michele Pierre-Louis in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies appears to be unraveling as President Preval sets aside more and more cabinet posts for incumbent ministers and nominees of political parties. Though the Parliament votes solely on Pierre-Louis' general pol [...] | 2008-08-19 17:58:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1180 | HAITI CORRECTIONS AND PRISONS UPDATE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: 227 new corrections officers graduated from the Police Academy on July 18 under a cloud of controversy and amid an on-going investigation of recruitment practices. Changes in personnel at the Me [...] | 2008-08-19 18:22:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR SOCI HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1191 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - TRAINING AS PART OF HAITI [...] (U) This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment of the Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates of the Haitian National Police (HNP) who have been nominated to participate in ongoing training wi [...] | 2008-08-22 14:29:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | SECRET//NOFORN | INRA MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR MASS HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1208 | HAITI: PRESIDENT FORMALLY NAMES NEW PRIME [...] (U) A Presidential decree dated August 24 that became public August 26 formally named Michele Pierre-Louis (whose full name is Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis) Prime Minister. A second decree from the Prime Minister of the same date named the members of her cabinet. They are listed in para 3. [...] | 2008-08-26 16:36:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1209 | SMALL PROTESTS IN HAITI AUGUST 25 [...] (SBU) Summary: Small groups of rioters burned tires and erected barricades August 25 in Port au Prince and the southern town of Les Cayes. Most businesses in Les Cayes closed that day, but Port au Prince remained open for business. UN peacekeepers and the Haitian National Police responded q [...] | 2008-08-27 14:44:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR ASEC HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1210 | SMALL PROTESTS IN HAITI AUGUST 25 [...] (SBU) Summary: Small groups of rioters burned tires and erected barricades August 25 in Port au Prince and the southern town of Les Cayes. Most businesses in Les Cayes closed that day, but Port au Prince remained open for business. UN peacekeepers and the Haitian National Police responded q [...] | 2008-08-27 14:44:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR ASEC HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1215 | SMALL PROTESTS IN HAITI AUGUST 25 [...] (SBU) Summary: Small groups of rioters burned tires and erected barricades August 25 in Port au Prince and the southern town of Les Cayes. Most businesses in Les Cayes closed that day, but Port au Prince remained open for business. UN peacekeepers and the Haitian National Police responded q [...] | 2008-08-27 15:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR ASEC HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1217 | PREVAL TRIES TO JUMP THE GUN IN APPOINTING NEW [...] (SBU) After President Preval formally appointed Michele Pierre-Louis Prime Minister August 24, and the new PM then appointed her new cabinet the same day (reftel),the President planned to swear in the new ministers on August 26. The President's office announced the morning of August 26 that [...] | 2008-08-27 17:42:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1229 | MFJM01: Impact of Hurricane Gustav on Haiti [...] Category One Hurricane Gustav hit Haiti on August 26. The Government of Haiti's (GoH) Office of Civil Protection (DPC) lifted the hurricane alert in the early morning of August 28. DPC figures indicate, as of August 28, 59 deaths, 7 missing, 25 injured, 8082 people in shelters, 1283 homes de [...] | 2008-08-29 15:59:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAGR EAID |
08PORTAUPRINCE1234 | EXTENSION OF SUBOBLIGATION TERMINAL DATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-02 20:23:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN |
08PORTAUPRINCE1235 | HAITI'S PRIME MINISTER CONFIRMED BY LOWER HOUSE, [...] (U) Summary: The Chamber of Deputies overwhelmingly approved the general policy statement of Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis on August 29. Her confirmation in the Senate faces opposition. Nine Senators insist that President Preval withdraw the official decree appointing the government, [...] | 2008-09-02 20:39:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1240 | HAITI NERVOUS ON THE EVE OF BACK TO SCHOOL [...] (C) Summary: As the new government of Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis continues to seek confirmation in a precarious political climate, Haiti is facing economic and security challenges that could flare up in the near term, bog down the new government, and potentially caused renewed unres [...] | 2008-09-04 18:17:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1245 | BIOGRAPHIES OF NEW CABINET MINISTERS [...] (SBU) Summary: As previously reported (ref A),the cabinet of new Prime Minister Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis was announced on August 26. Eight Ministers from former Prime Minister Jean-Jacques Alexis' government (including one Acting Minister) will continue in office. President Rene Preva [...] | 2008-09-05 18:37:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1246 | NEW HAITI GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED BY [...] Summary: (SBU) The Senate early September 5 voted in favor of the policy declaration of Prime Minister Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis. Following the positive vote in the Chamber of Deputies August 29, the Pierre-Louis government now officially takes office. End Summary. 2. (SBU) In a mara [...] | 2008-09-05 18:44:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1251 | HAITI: HANNA STORM SITUATION REPORT 5 [...] (SBU) U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince created an internal working group September 3 to monitor the impact of severe flooding and damage in several Haitian cities, caused by Tropical Storms Gustav and Hanna, and to discuss the status of relief efforts. Gonaives in the Artibonite regional (populati [...] | 2008-09-05 20:39:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAGR |
08PORTAUPRINCE1256 | MCHHJO1: INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO HAITI'S [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Post has received the information in para 3 from local Embassies concerning the international response to the aftermath of Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike. 3. (SBU) Begin list of emergency aid pledges: [...] | 2008-09-08 16:07:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE126 | HAITI,S NEW SENATE LEADERSHIP: A TALE OF TWO CAMPS [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an open session on January 17, the Senate unanimously elected Senator Kely Bastien (Lespwa, North) as the new President of the Senate. The Senate leadership elections polarized that body, wit [...] | 2008-01-25 14:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HA KDEM PGOV PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE1274 | HAITI: STORM STIUATION REPORT 7 [...] (SBU) Embassy Assistance Working Group met September 9 at 0745 HRS to discuss efforts to deliver and distribute emergency food and other supplies to various regions of the country impacted by recent hurricanes and tropical storms. The Haitian Civil Protection Department (DPC) estimated Septemb [...] | 2008-09-09 20:20:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAGR EAID |
08PORTAUPRINCE1275 | MGHH01: HAITI'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPABILITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: A coordinating committee of government ministers established by the new Prime Minister September 7 is directing the overall Government of Haiti response to the devastation caused by recent hurricanes. However, the Ministry of Interior's Office of Civil Protection (Direction de [...] | 2008-09-09 20:24:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1284 | HAITI: USS KEARSARGE ENGINEERS ASSESS BRIDGES [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) As of this drafting, four U.S. engineers with the USS Kearsarge U.S. Navy vessel are currently conducting informal aerial surveys of damaged bridges in areas of the country affected by recent flooding and [...] | 2008-09-10 21:08:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR EAID ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1285 | Haiti's School Season Delayed by One Month [...] (U) The education of Haiti's children has become another victim of the recent catastrophic hurricane damage, lack of foresight by the government, and continuing inflation. The Ministry of Education has failed to make the financial and logistic preparations for the reopening of schools this fal [...] | 2008-09-11 12:11:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAGR EAID |
08PORTAUPRINCE1289 | HAITI: CONTACT INFORMATION FOR NEW GOVERNMENT [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly.. 2. (SBU) The following list includes contact information for ministers of the new Government of Haiti, which was installed September 5. Begin List Prime Minister Michelle Duvivier Pierre-Louis cell phone - ( [...] | 2008-09-11 16:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1294 | HAITI: DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES [...] (U) USAID Acting Deputy Director Alex Deprez reported on a September 10 meeting hosted by the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications (TPTC) to discuss infrastructure challenges as a result of recent flooding. Donors represented included: USAID, the European Union, Canada, Ger [...] | 2008-09-11 20:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR PGOV EAID ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1298 | AIRPORT SECURITY AGENTS MEET WITH TSA [...] (SBU) The TSA Representative for the Caribbean chaired a meeting on August 28 with Haitian national airport and aviation officials to discuss security implications of the recent assumption of certain airport security functions by the Haitian National Police. TSA's representative reviewed Hai [...] | 2008-09-12 14:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV |
08PORTAUPRINCE1303 | HAITI: DONORS URGE GOVERNMENT TO ASSESS [...] (SBU) Donors, representing the U.S., Canada, the European Union (EU),the UN Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (MINUSTAH),Germany, the Inter-American Development Bank and France, met September 11 with the intention to discuss findings from an initial Government of Haiti assessment of infrast [...] | 2008-09-12 22:11:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR PGOV EAID ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1304 | HAITI HURRICANE DEATH/DAMAGE TOLL CLIMBS [...] (U) Haitian Interior Minister Paul Antoine Bien Aime on September 11 released preliminary death and damage statistics from the recent series of hurricanes and tropical storms that have hit Haiti: -- 326 deaths -- 50 missing -- 186 injured -- 170,015 families affected (which he estimated as [...] | 2008-09-15 12:07:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1313 | MGHH01 HAITI: PRESIDENT/PRIME MINISTER CALL FOR [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: President Rene Preval and Prime Minister Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis are publicly seeking to redirect international community attention beyond Haiti's emergency food needs toward the longer-term r [...] | 2008-09-15 19:31:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC EAID PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1314 | STORM AFTERMATH IN HAITI: DEVESTATING AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Flooding from four consecutive tropical storms and hurricanes has caused substantial damage to Haiti's agricultural sector and its overall food security. The agricultural sector accounts for app [...] | 2008-09-15 19:49:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAGR |
08PORTAUPRINCE1317 | HAITI: KEY BRIDGES IN RUINS [...] (U) Summary: Embassy USAID officials, a USAID engineer, and military engineers from the USS Kearsarge visited five damaged bridges September 13-14 to make a preliminary damage assessment. Damaged and destroyed bridges have cut off key transportation arteries and made the provision of emergen [...] | 2008-09-16 19:17:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC HA PGOV USAID |
08PORTAUPRINCE1319 | HAITI: DONOR RESPONSE UPDATE [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Post has received the information in para 3 from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The information reflects contributions made or pledged to respond to recent hurricanes and [...] | 2008-09-16 20:03:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID |
08PORTAUPRINCE1320 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - COMMISSAR JEAN ROLAND CELESTIN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL CORRECTIONS AND PRISONS CONFERENCE IN CZECH REPUBLIC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-16 21:01:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1323 | HAITI RESPONSE TO DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-17 19:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1324 | CODEL MEEK SURVEYS HURRICANE DAMAGE, ASSESSES NEED [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: A Congressional delegation headed by Rep. Kendrick Meek visited Haiti September 12-13 to survey the damage caused by recent hurricanes and assess the country's need for humanitarian assistance. [...] | 2008-09-17 19:51:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1328 | HAITI'S PARTICIPATION IN SEPTEMBER 25 [...] (SBU) On September 18, Polcouns previewed with Presidential Chief of Staff Fritz Longchamp reftel agenda for the Secretary's meeting with Caribbean/CARICOM leaders September 25 on the margins of UNGA. Longchamp said that President Preval would be accompanied by Foreign Minister Alrich Nicolas [...] | 2008-09-18 17:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON MASS ETRD XL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1329 | PRESIDENT PREVAL WILL ATTEND HAITI KEY PLAYERS [...] (SBU) PolCouns previewed reftel agenda items for the September 24 Haiti Key Players Meeting in New York with the President's Chief of Staff, Fritz Longchamp, September 18. Longchamp said that President Rene Preval would attend the meeting accompanied by Foreign Minister Alrich Nicolas. The P [...] | 2008-09-18 17:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PREL UNSC UNGA HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1336 | HAITI MOVES TO EXPEDITE HUMANITARIAN AID ENTRY [...] Under an emergency plan enacted September 15 following devastation wrought by successive hurricanes, the Government of Haiti (GOH) authorized measures to temporarily suspend certain customs regulations and facilitate the entry of supplies intended for victims of recent hurricanes. End summary. [...] | 2008-09-19 19:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC EAID ETRD PGOV PREL ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE134 | HAITI'S HEAD OF ELECTIONS RESIGNS [...] (C) Jacques Bernard, Director General of Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council and the man who was to manage Haiti's Senate elections later this year, submitted his letter of resignation to President Preval January 23, and soon thereafter left the country. Bernard's resignation letter, which [...] | 2008-01-28 17:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1345 | HAITI'S ECONOMY HIT HARD BY HURRICANES [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The hurricanes that struck Haiti beginning in August have battered the country's economy. The storm damage has reduced projected growth and increased anticipated inflation. The sectors [...] | 2008-09-22 18:45:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE135 | JANUARY 22 REPATRIATION OF 243 HAITIAN MIGRANTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-28 18:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1350 | HAITI AND EXPLUSION OF U.S. AMBASSADORS FROM [...] (C) Ambassador Sanderson raised reftel points with Foreign Minister Alrich Richard in her introductory courtesy call on the newly-appointed minister September 18. Alrich said he was very surprised by the two expulsions. He hoped, however, that the U.S. would not make Haiti's assistance and c [...] | 2008-09-23 16:26:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1352 | RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST NO. [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per reftel Freedom of Information Act request, post has no copies of records pertaining to subject matter within the specifications outlined in reftel paras 1 and 2 for the timeframe from January 1, 2003 [...] | 2008-09-23 18:33:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | AINF HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1356 | AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE UPDATE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -*please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This report is an updated interim assessment of damage to Haiti's agricultural sector following recent hurricanes. (ref A, B). 3. (U) New Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MARNDR) Joanas Gue [...] | 2008-09-24 12:45:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1357 | PRESIDENT PREVAL'S FOCUS AT UNGA AND BEYOND: [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The recent series of hurricanes that devastated Haiti has boiled down the political agenda of President Preval to a single point: disaster relief and reconstruction, and rallying the internationa [...] | 2008-09-24 16:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AEMR EAID ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE136 | IMMIGRATION OFFICERS RECEIVE TRAINING, BUT IMPACT [...] Summary: As part of its project, ''Capacity Building in Migration Management'' (CBMM) sponsored by the government of Canada, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) held a series of training workshops for Haitian immigration officers. The workshops provided valuable information an [...] | 2008-01-28 18:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1364 | HAITI TAPS PETROCARIBE REVENUE FOR DISASTER [...] (U) Summary: Haiti is using state of emergency legislation to withdraw nearly USD 200 million from PetroCaribe funds held in the national bank to finance reconstruction projects and other urgent government needs after the country was devastated by hurricanes and flooding beginning in August. [...] | 2008-09-25 15:25:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1377 | HAITI: FAVORABLE POLITICAL WINDS FOR NEW [...] (SBU) The government of Michele Pierre-Louis entered its first 100 days facing the monumental challenge of a national disaster, but enjoys a political honeymoon with a parliament disposed to give her the support she needs to help victims and rebuild the country, and with a public unaccustomed t [...] | 2008-09-30 17:13:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1381 | WHY WE NEED CONTINUING MINUSTAH PRESENCE IN HAITI [...] (U) This report responds to recommendation number 2 of the Embassy Port au Prince OIG inspection report. Summary -------- 2. (C) The UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti is an indispensable tool in realizing core USG policy interests in Haiti. Security vulnerabilities and fundamental institutional [...] | 2008-10-01 15:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1382 | POLICE OFFICER FREED AFTER CHIEF PROSECUTOR [...] (C) Summary: A senior Haitian National Police officer was recently freed after nine months in prison, after being jailed by former Chief Prosecutor Claudy Gassant on spurious charges. His story is an example of the frequently reported abuse of authority by the now-ousted Chief Prosecutor, a [...] | 2008-10-01 16:01:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1388 | HAITI: PRESIDENT PREVAL REJECTS INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Returning to Haiti after the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings, President Rene Preval used themes of his UNGA address to appeal for more reconstruction and development aid and less ''charity'' for Haiti. Echoing a belief we sometime encounter among high-level GOH [...] | 2008-10-03 12:05:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1389 | HAITI: RUMORS ABOUND REGARDING ARISTIDE'S POSSIBLE [...] (C) Rumors of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's possible move from South Africa to Venezuela are swirling through Port-au-Prince following Aristide's meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in South Africa on September 3 and the announcement September 20 that South Afric [...] | 2008-10-03 12:05:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA SF VE |
08PORTAUPRINCE1392 | HAITI: RUMORS ABOUND REGARDING ARISTIDE'S POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: Rumors of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's possible move from South Africa to Venezuela are swirling through Port-au-Prince following Aristide's meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in South Africa on September 3 and the announcement September 20 that Sou [...] | 2008-10-03 12:39:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA SF VE |
08PORTAUPRINCE1402 | HAITI SUPPORTS NEWEST UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-03 17:24:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1405 | (C) PREVAL SEEKS CHANGE IN MINUSTAH STATUS PRIOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-03 18:40:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1414 | PRIME MINISTER PIERRE-LOUIS ON HAITI'S URGENT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. HAITIAN PRIME MINISTER MICHELE PIERRE-LOUIS (MPL) GAVE ME A CAUTIOUSLY UPBEAT ASSESSMENT OF HER FIRST MONTH IN OFFICE DURING OUR BREAKFAST MEETING OCTOBER 2. SHE EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE ASSISTANCE HAITI HAS RECEIVED IN THE WAKE OF THE HURRICANES, AND FOR US SUPP [...] | 2008-10-06 14:52:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID SOCI EAGR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1418 | HURRICANE RIPPLE EFFECTS CONTINUE [...] (U) Summary: Crippling post-hurricane fuel shortages in both the north and the south of Haiti are showing some signs of abatement, but the ramifications continue in beleaguered storm zones. Haiti's reliance on Port-au-Prince as its sole petroleum distribution point highlights the need for [...] | 2008-10-06 18:20:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1423 | HAITI MONTHLY: SEPTEMBER, 2008 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (U) PARLIAMENT PASSES AMENDED BUDGET. Both chambers of parliament voted the [...] | 2008-10-07 15:33:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV HA PHUM |
08PORTAUPRINCE1430 | PREVAL TO USAID: HAITI NEEDS URGENT [...] (U) President Rene Preval told visiting USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore and Ambassador Sanderson that his first priorities in response to devastation wrought by recent hurricanes were to rapidly repair damaged infrastructure (e.g., bridges) and provide emergency relief to assist the populat [...] | 2008-10-08 12:46:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR EAID ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1439 | CITE SOLEIL - REPOSITIONING A HAITIAN ICON [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified ) please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2 (U) Cite Soleil, historically the most volatile zone in Port-au-Prince and a base for crime on a nationally destabilizing scale appears to have lost some of its explosive soc [...] | 2008-10-09 18:30:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1458 | NEW CHIEF PROSECUTOR PLEDGES TO COMBAT CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: The new Chief Prosecutor of Port au Prince, Joseph Manes Louis, says he wants to address the widespread corruption in Haiti's judicial system and improve relations between his office the Haitian National Police (HNP). He will have to follow-through with the these reforms if he [...] | 2008-10-15 17:51:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR |
08PORTAUPRINCE1460 | HAITI'S TOP JUDGE LASHES JUDICIARY FOR CORRUPTION, [...] (U) Haiti's top judge opened this year's judicial session with a scathing critique of corruption and incompetence in the criminal justice system and associated government offices. He outlined areas where reform is badly needed, particularly the setting up of the already mandated Superior Coun [...] | 2008-10-16 12:46:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1463 | HAITI: DIVISIONS IN LAVALAS DEEPEN AS PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Divisions within former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's Fanmi Lavalas (FL) party were exposed in dramatic fashion on October 9 as competing factions of the party held organizational meetings to rally their supporters and prepare their strategy for next year's senatorial [...] | 2008-10-16 18:29:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE147 | PREVAL PROVINCIAL SWING A MIXED BAG [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: President Preval recently made the first public tour outside the capital since assuming office. He spent two days in Haiti's Central Plateau, stopping to inaugurate a new hospital with U.S. p [...] | 2008-01-30 19:16:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CU ECON HA KDEM PGOV PREL SOCI |
08PORTAUPRINCE1510 | PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES TRAVAILS OF OFFICE, [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Pierre-Louis says privately that she is frustrated by President Preval's refusal thus far to give her the space she needs to govern. He has yet to sign off on her plan to visit Washington, attempting to reshuffle her cabinet without her consent, and listening to an [...] | 2008-10-29 15:46:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1511 | GONAIVES STILL DIGGING OUT AFTER FLOODING [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified-please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Gonaives continues to dig out from mud that covered the city in tropical storm flooding in August and early September. The World Food Program plans to continue mass feeding programs, which [...] | 2008-10-29 16:59:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID HA VE CU |
08PORTAUPRINCE1517 | HAITI: TENTATIVE DATE FOR SENATE ELECTIONS, APRIL [...] (SBU) After over a year of stagnation in election preparations, Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) announced that the first round of Senate elections would be held April 19. That date is not final until confirmed by Presidential decree. The latest GOH amended budget commits additio [...] | 2008-10-29 19:52:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1522 | ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS PICK UP STEAM [...] This message is sensitive but unclassifed -- please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) After doing virtually nothing over the past year to prosecute corruption cases, law enforcement authorities in October moved against a handful of corruption suspects. The most significant [...] | 2008-10-30 19:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCOR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE153 | HAITIAN POLICE PRIORITIES, PROGRAMS, AND PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary: The Director General of the Haitian National Police (HNP) recently discussed with Embassy officials his priorities and constraints in developing the needed police officers for regular police work, additional police presence in Cite Soleil, border control, and adequate staffing o [...] | 2008-01-31 14:07:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR KCRM KPKO PGOV PREL ASEC ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1533 | PRIME MINISTER MEETS WITH CORE FOUR AMBASSADORS [...] (C) At our request, Haitian Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis (MPL) met with the Brazilian, Canadian, French and U.S. Ambassadors, as well as UNSRSG Hedi Annabi, on October 27. The PM acknowledged that she has yet to satisfactorily organize her office, and remains very much a prisoner of he [...] | 2008-10-31 17:59:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI EAID HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1541 | HAITI MONTHLY: OCTOBER, 2008 [...] (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS ------------------- 2. (U) HOSPITAL STRIKE. Resident physicians in the two major hospitals in the capital and a hospital in Cap Haitian have [...] | 2008-11-04 17:13:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1548 | HAITI: PRESIDENT LASHES US DRUG POLICY IN FRONT OF [...] (C) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay visited Haiti the week of November 3 and met with President Preval that day. MINUSTAH Director for Human Rights Lizbeth Cullity (protect) told the Ambassador and PolCouns November 3 and 4 that Preval refused to engage the Commissione [...] | 2008-11-05 16:36:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1550 | HAITI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-05 18:20:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR PREL PARM EFIN HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1555 | HAITIANS DISSATISFIED WITH SLIGHT PRICE DECREASE AT PUMP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-06 18:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1557 | LETTER TO PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA FROM THE REPUBLIC [...] The following translation of a congratulatory letter from Haitian President Rene Preval was received by Embassy on November 5. The Embassy will pouch actual French text to WHA/CAR Desk Officer for distribution. 2. Begin Text: Mr. President-elect, On behalf of the Haitian People and [...] | 2008-11-07 12:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | HA OPDC PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE156 | PRESIDENT PREVAL PROMISES SWIFT ACTION ON SENATE [...] Summary: (C) President Preval pledged to the entire international community in Haiti that his government is committed to holding Senate elections as quickly as possible. He promised a draft electoral law within days, and an election budget and calendar in less than two weeks, and asked for t [...] | 2008-01-31 19:29:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1562 | HAITI AND THIRD COMMITTEE VOTES ON IRAN, BURMA, [...] (C) Polcouns raised reftel points on upcoming Third Committee Votes on Iran, Burma and the DPRK November 6 with MFA Political Director Jacques Renand Cherduville. Polcouns emphasized that Haiti, a country building democratic institutions after decades of despotic rule, should be able to suppo [...] | 2008-11-07 17:16:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1569 | LEAHY VETTING FOLLOW-UP - TRAINING AS PART OF THE [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S/NF) Following up on reftel, Post has reviewed reports that may be related to the following three individuals, in reference to their possible inclusion in USG-funded training. Post provides these recommendations: A. Rosemond Aristide: Based on re [...] | 2008-11-10 19:42:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | SECRET//NOFORN | INRA MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR MASS HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1575 | HAITI SCHOOL COLLAPSE: NO SHORTAGE OF BLAME [...] (SBU) Summary: Rescue teams have transitioned from rescue work to recovery of bodies buried in debris after the collapse November 7 of a primary and secondary school in Port au Prince. As Haitian officials begin the blame game, prosecutors have already arrested the director of the school and [...] | 2008-11-13 12:11:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID HA PHUM |
08PORTAUPRINCE1576 | HAITI SCHOOL COLLAPSE: NO SHORTAGE OF BLAME [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Rescue teams have transitioned from rescue work to recovery of bodies buried in debris after the collapse November 7 of a primary and secondary school in Port au Prince. As Haitian officials begi [...] | 2008-11-13 12:11:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1585 | SCENESETTER FOR DAS ROBINSON VISIT TO HAITI [...] (SBU) Your visit comes when the Government of Haiti is digging out from the wreckage of four hurricanes that affected 10 percent of the population and from the collapse of a school that killed nearly 100 children. The newly-installed government of Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis is battli [...] | 2008-11-14 20:20:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON USAID OVIP HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1589 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- FIRST SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following first 50 HNP cadets among the approximately 708 recruited for the training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. We received comments [...] | 2008-11-17 16:28:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1592 | ADDITIONAL FUEL PRICE DECREASES IN HAITI [...] (U) Fuel pump prices have now been reduced twice since the reductions announced October 21 (reftel). Public transport drivers, the Association of Fuel Distributors (ANADIPP) and a number of senators were dissatisfied by the initial small decrease. The Ministry of Finance and Economy announced [...] | 2008-11-17 19:31:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1597 | U.S. AMBASSADOR FIRST MEETING WITH NEW MINISTER OF [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: On November 14, the U.S. Ambassador met for the first time with the new Minister of Justice and Public Security, Jean Joseph Exume. They discussed continuing USG support for police and judicial r [...] | 2008-11-19 12:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR ECON PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1600 | HAITI DRUG CHAPTER FOR 2008-2009 INCSR [...] Per instructions reftel, Port au Prince submits the following text for the Haiti drug chapter of the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). Data table required of major list countries, with a copy of this text, will be submitted by e-mail as well. 2. Begin Text [...] | 2008-11-19 19:14:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1601 | HAITI DRUG CHAPTER FOR 2008-2009 INCSR [...] Per instructions reftel, Port au Prince submits the following text for the Haiti drug chapter of the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). Data table required of major list countries, with a copy of this text, will be submitted by e-mail as well. 2. Begin Text [...] | 2008-11-20 12:12:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1602 | HAITI DRUG CHAPTER FOR 2008-2009 INCSR [...] Per instructions reftel, Port au Prince submits the following text for the Haiti drug chapter of the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). Data table required of major list countries, with a copy of this text, will be submitted by e-mail as well. 2. Begin Text [...] | 2008-11-20 12:14:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1608 | HAITI AND THIRD COMMITTEE VOTES ON IRAN, BURMA, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-21 12:22:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE161 | HAITI MONTHLY: JANUARY 2008 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. 3. (U) STUDENT PROTESTS In mid- to late January, students barricaded themselves in the Haitian [...] | 2008-02-01 15:47:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HA PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KTEX |
08PORTAUPRINCE1619 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- SECOND SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] Post requests Department'S assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 708 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in January 2009, and therefore, the vetting proc [...] | 2008-11-24 12:12:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1624 | HAITI NONCOMMITTAL ON ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] Poloff raised ref A points regarding resolutions on Israel debated in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) each fall with Jacques Renand Cherduville, Political Director of the Haitian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on November 21. (Note: Haiti voted for the three U.S.-opposed resolutions referenced in [...] | 2008-11-24 17:22:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE163 | MINISTER OF FINANCE TOUTS MODEST ECONOMIC PROGRESS [...] This message contains commercial proprietary information, see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary. In a meeting February 23, Haitian Minister of Finance Daniel Dorsainvil, told Ambassador and USAID Director that the Haitian economy made modest progress in 2006-2007. He estimated that GDP growth in FY0 [...] | 2008-02-01 16:52:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1643 | INL VISITORS GET FIRST-HAND OVERVIEW OF NAS [...] Summary: November 18-22 INL/CIVPOL Director Jim Bean and new INL/CIVPOL Haiti Program Officer Meagan McBride paid their first visit to Haiti to get an overview of the INL/NAS programs in country. They visited the police station construction site in Cite Soleil, the instructors barracks cons [...] | 2008-11-28 19:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PHUM PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1649 | WHA DAS DAVID ROBINSON MEETS WITH HAITIAN [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary David Robinson, accompanied by WHA/CAR Deputy Director Willard Smith, met November 20 with key Haitian officials to discuss the country's preparations for the upcoming senatorial elections, a possible donor conference in early 2009 in Canada, and ongoin [...] | 2008-12-01 14:17:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1651 | POSTCARD FROM JACMEL: FRUSTRATION IN PROVINCES [...] (U) Summary: The southern coastal city of Jacmel is struggling with insufficient funding from the central government, inadequate law enforcement, and Port-au-Prince corruption frightening off potential investors in Jacmel. Jacmel, however, has a unique advantage in the form of a wealthy mayor [...] | 2008-12-01 16:58:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1652 | HAITI MONTHLY: NOVEMBER, 2008 [...] (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS -------------------- 2. (C) SENATE TO CONVOKE PRIME MINISTER DECEMBER 2. Amid growing criticism of the government's handling of disaster rec [...] | 2008-12-01 18:30:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1654 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- THIRD SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department'S assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 703 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in [...] | 2008-12-01 20:20:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1660 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- FOURTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department'S assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 703 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in [...] | 2008-12-02 17:01:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1673 | CLOUDY PROSPECTS FOR HAITIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: There is still no political consensus or final executive decision to hold long-delayed partial Senate elections next April. Two powerful political parties have criticized the Provisional Electoral Council's (CEP's) halting preparations for these elections. Most political parties [...] | 2008-12-04 15:44:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1675 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- FIFTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department'S assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 703 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in [...] | 2008-12-05 18:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1677 | LAVALAS: ARISTIDE "READY TO RETURN," BUT WANTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-05 20:12:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA SF |
08PORTAUPRINCE1680 | HAITIAN PRIME MINISTER'S HONEYMOON WITH PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis confronted growing criticism of her performance in office with a vigorous defense of her government's disaster relief efforts in a closed session with Parliamentary leaders December 2. Her performance has temporarily checked parliamentarian [...] | 2008-12-08 13:46:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1685 | HAITI: POSTCARDS FROM MIRAGOANE AND PETIT-GOAVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The towns of Miragoane and Petit Goave are case studies of how limited local resources and central government neglect constrain the viability of local government in Haiti. Municipalities are able to supply basic municipal services only sporadically. The national power company [...] | 2008-12-08 18:06:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1686 | HAITI: POSTCARDS FROM MIRAGOANE AND PETIT-GOAVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The towns of Miragoane and Petit Goave are case studies of how limited local resources and central government neglect constrain the viability of local government in Haiti. Municipalities are able to supply basic municipal services only sporadically. The national power company [...] | 2008-12-08 18:06:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1687 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - TRAINING IMPLEMENTED AS PART [...] (U) This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following unit of the Haitian National Police, which has been selected to participate in in-service training beginning in January 2009, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign As [...] | 2008-12-08 18:45:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1695 | HAITI: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Haiti virtually never criticizes any of the multiple countries, including Cuba, which gives it assistance. In keeping with this policy, the Government of Haiti never criticizes Cuba's democracy or human rights record. Haiti and Cuba, along with Venezuela, are [...] | 2008-12-10 17:02:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PGOV HA CU |
08PORTAUPRINCE1708 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- SIXTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department'S assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 703 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in [...] | 2008-12-12 13:28:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1709 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DURBIN'S DECEMBER 16-19 [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes as the recently installed government of Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis is overseeing disaster relief efforts amidst growing criticism that government assistance is not reaching all who need it. Parliament is becoming increasingly critical of the government. [...] | 2008-12-12 17:25:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON USAID OVIP HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1710 | SENIOR POLICE OFFICER JAILED IN DRUG-RELATED [...] (C) Summary: A 35 year old Haitian woman with suspected connections to drug-trafficking networks was kidnapped from her home in Port-au-Prince and murdered on November 30 just outside of the capital. A regional Haitian National Police (HNP) Commissioner and several lower-ranking HNP officers [...] | 2008-12-12 19:08:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HA SNAR |
08PORTAUPRINCE1712 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- SEVENTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 703 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in [...] | 2008-12-15 13:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1724 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- NINTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 703 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in [...] | 2008-12-18 15:42:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1725 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- EIGHTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 703 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in [...] | 2008-12-18 15:43:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1726 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- TENTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 703 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in [...] | 2008-12-18 15:43:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1727 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- ELEVENTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the 703 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for graduation in [...] | 2008-12-18 15:43:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1736 | HAITI ON UN HARMONIZATION OF CONDITIONS OF SERVICE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-18 16:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA AMGT AORC APER PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1739 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- TWELFTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the approximated 700 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for g [...] | 2008-12-19 15:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1740 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- THIRTEENTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in vetting the following 51 HNP cadets among the approximated 700 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for g [...] | 2008-12-19 15:52:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1741 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- FOURTEENTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in vetting the following 51 HNP cadets among the approximated 700 recruited for training of the 20th Promotion, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. The 20th class is scheduled for g [...] | 2008-12-19 16:29:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1742 | HAITI ON THE UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 17:18:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNESCO HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1743 | HAITI LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WORLD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 17:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO AORC OTRA KSCA HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1748 | POSTCARD FROM CAP HAITIAN: ISSUES, REQUESTS & [...] (SBU) Summary: Cap Haitien officials downplayed security issues but highlighted economic hardship and municipal budget constraints as key impediments to progress in Haiti's second largest city. The delegate for the North Department discussed the effects of the recent hurricanes on the region and la [...] | 2008-12-22 14:40:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1749 | HAITI: LAVALAS PROTESTORS CALL FOR ARISTIDE'S [...] (C) Summary: Approximately 4,000 Haitians marched peacefully in the streets of Port-au-Prince December 16 to call for the return of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The Executive Committee of Aristide's Fanmi Lavalas (FL) party organized the demonstration, which featured speeches by [...] | 2008-12-22 16:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE175 | FANMI LAVALAS SENATOR: ELECTIONS EDGING TOWARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fanmi Lavalas Senator from the West Department Rudy Heriveaux told the Ambassador he supports President Preval and his efforts for the political stabilization of Haiti, wants to attract foreign investment, supports reforming the constitution according to the constitution's own proced [...] | 2008-02-07 18:13:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | HA KDEM PGOV PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE1750 | HAITI: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) There is no evidence that Haiti is a target for Islamic extremist activity or acts of international terrorism. There are no existing terror cells, such as al-Qaida or any other terrorist organizations in Haiti. No acts of international terrorism occurred in Haiti in 2008. The Government o [...] | 2008-12-22 18:03:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PTER HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1757 | HAITI ELECTIONS: DONOR FRUSTRATION GROWS, [...] (C) Summary: Frustration grows in the international donor community as President Rene Preval has yet to issue a Presidential Decree (''Arrete'') to hold elections for one-third of the senate, planned for April. Canada and the European Commission have made clear they will not disburse funds w [...] | 2008-12-24 15:06:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HA CA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1772 | HAITI MONTHLY: DECEMBER 2008 [...] (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various political topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 2. (SBU) MOST POLITICAL PARTIES REGISTER FOR ELECTIONS. According to the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP),twenty-seven political parties were officiall [...] | 2008-12-30 14:29:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1773 | REQUEST FOR OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE HAITI STABILIZATION [...] This is an action cable. Please see para 2. -------------------------------------------- Summary and Request for Operational Analysis -------------------------------------------- 2. Action request: The U.S. Embassy to Haiti requests, through SOUTHCOM, that the Joint Center for Operatio [...] | 2008-12-30 19:20:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SNAR PGOV MARR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1776 | HAITI MONTHLY: DECEMBER 2008 [...] (U) This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE --------------------------- 2. (U) THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (IDB). IDB approved a USD 12.5 million grant for the rehabilitation of Haiti's [...] | 2008-12-31 15:59:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE186 | FEBRUARY 4 REPATRIATION OF 131 MIGRANTS [...] On February 4, the US Coast Guard (USCG) transferred 131 Haitian migrants into the custody of the GoH in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. On February 2, the USCG intercepted a 40-foot sail freighter carrying these 131 Haitian migrants 30 nautical miles west of Great Inaugua, the Bahamas. 2. The mi [...] | 2008-02-08 17:44:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE195 | HAITI ON RESOLVING KOSOVO'S STATUS [...] Ambassador delivered reftel points to Foreign Minister Clerisme January 23. He promised to transmit the USG position to President Preval and Prime Minister Alexis. 2. Clerisme was aware of the basic elements of the Kosovo issue, conceded that Kosovo could not be brought back under Serbian [...] | 2008-02-11 15:41:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE196 | GOH MAY BE READY TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILTY FOR [...] (C) Summary: After years of complaining of the burden of criminal deportees the USG returns to Haiti, the GoH now may be ready to assume direct responsibility for re-integrating them. Yves Stanley Joseph, Chief of Staff for the Ministry of Interior (MOI),says he will soon recommend to the GoH [...] | 2008-02-11 15:42:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE197 | NEW SENATE PRESIDENT'S AGENDA [...] (C) As told to the Ambassador, priorities of newly elected Senate President Kely Bastien are 1) improving the working relationship with the lower house of the legislature and the Executive Branch; 2) preserving political stability by heading off legislative efforts to vote ministers out of off [...] | 2008-02-11 16:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE198 | PETIT GOAVE POSTCARD: HARBINGER OF POLITICAL [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The coastal city of Petit Goave (West Department),historically the vanguard of major uprisings in Haiti, is now largely calm - both politically and with respect to crime. Former sworn politica [...] | 2008-02-11 16:25:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID ASEC SOCI HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE208 | G/TIP FY 2008 ESF AND INCLE PROPOSALS FROM [...] In response to reftel, post submits the following proposals: 2. Name of Applicant: International Organization for Migration (IOM) Requested Funding Amount: $499,401 (federal share: $499,401) Project Title: Combating Trafficking in Children and Women in Haiti Project Duration: 12 months P [...] | 2008-02-12 14:21:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC HA KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG |
08PORTAUPRINCE210 | HAITI PUTS ON CARNIVAL 2008: NO DEATHS, IMPROVED [...] Summary: Improved security, a better organized HNP, and a greater Diaspora presence marked Haiti's 2008 Carnival celebrations. With the approval of the EAC, Embassy officers were permitted to attend Carnival events for the first time in 5 years. The organizational skill the GOH and private gr [...] | 2008-02-12 17:16:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE232 | PRESSURE MOUNTING ON HAITI GOVERNMENT OVER COST OF LIVING [...] Summary: After the security situation largely stabilized in the course of 2007, inflation, poverty and joblessness have moved to the political forefront in Haiti. President Preval and Prime Minister Alexis are facing escalating political pressure over the rising cost of living and persistent [...] | 2008-02-15 18:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE233 | FEBRUARY 11 REPATRIATION OF 90 HAITIAN MIGRANTS [...] On February 11, the US Coast Guard (USCG) transferred 90 Haitian migrants into the custody of the GoH in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. On February 4, the USCG intercepted a fast boat carrying 17 Haitian, 1 Chinese and 3 Jamaican migrants 11.5 nautical miles east of Jupiter Inlet, Florida. Three Baha [...] | 2008-02-15 18:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE234 | CHEVRON SIGNS PETROCARIBE AGREEMENT WITH GOH [...] (C) Michael Lecorps, Director General for the Government of Haiti's (GoH) Office of Monetization within the Ministry of Finance, told Econoff on January 25 that Chevron signed a three-year contract the week of January 21 with the GoH under the PetroCaribe arrangement to purchase refined oil pro [...] | 2008-02-15 18:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ECON POL EAID HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE235 | FEBRUARY 11 REPATRIATION OF 90 HAITIAN MIGRANTS [...] On February 11, the US Coast Guard (USCG) transferred 90 Haitian migrants into the custody of the GoH in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. On February 4, the USCG intercepted a fast boat carrying 17 Haitian, 1 Chinese and 3 Jamaican migrants 11.5 nautical miles east of Jupiter Inlet, Florida. Three Baha [...] | 2008-02-15 18:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE237 | EVOLVING SECURITY ENVIRONMENT IN CITE SOLEIL [...] (C) Summary: Embassy has witnessed increasing presence of apparent gang youth in Cite Soleil that could pose a security threat to Embassy activities in that area, including HSI, as well as undermine the security improvements resulting from MINUSTAH's intervention in late 2006-early 2007. Embass [...] | 2008-02-15 18:43:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ASEC HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE240 | HAITIAN RESPONSE: PRIORITY LOBBYING FOR KOSOVO [...] (C) Ambassador spoke with Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean Renald Clerisme February 15 and delivered reftel demarche. Clerisme took note of the US concerns and indicated that any decision on recognizing Kosovo's independence would be made at the Presidential level. He stated that he would be [...] | 2008-02-15 19:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE276 | HAITI: PCI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] Per reftel criteria, Haiti possesses only one critical dependency relevant to the United States: the Haitian side of the Windward Passage, an 80 km-wide strait between the northwest corner of Haiti and the eastern tip of Cuba, which connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and which [...] | 2008-02-20 17:29:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PREL ECON ETTC EAID EFIN HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE286 | HAITI STILL UNDECIDED ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-21 16:08:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNMIK HA YI KV EU |
08PORTAUPRINCE293 | LAVALAS PARTISANS PLAN ANTI-GOVERNMENT [...] (C) A Fanmi Lavalas Senate candidate reports Lavalas is planning anti-government protests on February 29, the four-year anniversary of Aristide's departure from Haiti. Organizers say they will assure the GOH the marches will be peaceful. The chosen protest theme of government inaction against [...] | 2008-02-22 13:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | HA KDEM PGOV PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE319 | INL DAS MCCAMPBELL VISITS HAITI [...] (U) Summary: On January 14-15 INL DAS Christy McCampbell visited Haiti for the first time. She toured NAS and DEA-related sites and met with Embassy and GOH officials, including the Minister of Justice. She departed with a deeper understanding of the challenges faced in implementing progr [...] | 2008-02-26 19:54:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE320 | PRIME MINISTER JACQUES EDOUARD ALEXIS RECEIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chamber of Deputies has convoked the Prime Minister to answer questions February 28 on his government's policies to combat the rising cost of living and allegations of corruption. The session could end in several ways, to include: a vote of no confidence that brings down th [...] | 2008-02-26 19:56:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | HA KDEM PGOV PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE321 | FANMI LAVALAS: FOUR REGIONAL CONGRESSES HELD, SIX [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-26 20:03:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | HA KDEM PGOV PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE328 | RESPONSE TO TRAINING ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD [...] In response to reftel, post nominates Mballe M. Nkembe. He is an American direct-hire, economic-coned officer in post's combined Political/Economic section. (Note: Post does not have a Labor Officer. End note.) Mr. Nkembe, who is currently updating the Department of Labor's (DOL) Foreign [...] | 2008-02-27 19:01:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ELAB OTRA PHUM |
08PORTAUPRINCE333 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: (NAME) TRAVEL FOR PATRICE ISRAEL, [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting Commissar Patrice Israel, Director of the Haitian National Police/BLTS division, who has been nominated to participate in a U.S.-sponsored meeting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assis [...] | 2008-02-28 17:00:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA DEA |
08PORTAUPRINCE335 | REACTIONS TO INTERPELLATION OF PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU)Summary: The interpellation of Prime Minister (PM) Jacques Edouard Alexis by the House of Deputies on February 28 has strongly divided public opinion. Elite opinion is warning of the politically destabilizing effect a vote of no confidence. The informal sector and peasant groups, the h [...] | 2008-02-28 19:40:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | HA KDEM PGOV PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE336 | HAITI'S SUBMISSION FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] This message is sensetive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. The following are Post's responses to reftel questions. 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW OF HAITI'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: A. Trafficking in persons in Haiti mainly involved the internal movement of [...] | 2008-02-28 19:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB HA KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF |
08PORTAUPRINCE341 | HAITI IN 2008: FOUR YEARS AFTER ARISTIDE [...] (C) Summary: Four years after the resignation of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti now enjoys a degree of stability not seen here in almost a decade. A democratically elected President and Parliament, a growing national police force, strong international support, led by the United State [...] | 2008-02-29 17:59:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EAID HA KCOR KCRM KDEM KJUS KPKO PGOV |
08PORTAUPRINCE344 | PRIME MINISTER SURVIVES VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) The Chamber of Deputies voted on February 28 to keep Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis in office. Of the 84 Deputies present, 63 voted "confidence," 8 "no-confidence" and 13 abstained. Fifteen Deputie [...] | 2008-02-29 19:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE37 | HAITI MONTHLY: FEBRUARY, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-07 13:14:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN HA PGOV PHUM PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE374 | HAITI MONTHLY: FEBRUARY, 2008 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (SBU) LAVALAS PARTISANS MARCH ON 4TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARISTIDE DEPARTURE A crowd of seve [...] | 2008-03-07 13:14:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | HA PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN |
08PORTAUPRINCE377 | NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PROVISIONAL ELECTORAL [...] (SBU) Pierre-Louis Opont was installed as new Director General of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) March 6. He appears closer to President Preval than his predecessor. He has no experience managing elections, but has a better relationship with the CEP councilors, which may help produce [...] | 2008-03-07 16:40:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE38 | PREVAL ON INDEPENDENCE DAY: "PATIENCE, PLEASE" [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (U) President Rene Preval's annual January 1 Independence Day speech calling for patience and unity has met with a mixed reaction, some welcoming his recognition of the threat of unemploym [...] | 2008-01-08 19:54:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE394 | WHA DAS KIRSTEN MADISON MEETING WITH HAITIAN PRIME [...] (C) WHA DAS Kirsten Madison assured Haitian Prime Minister Alexis that the U.S. commitment to Haiti remains strong and was bolstered by a regional effort that brought in several Latin American nations. She emphasized that Haiti has come a long way and we want to preserve and build on what has [...] | 2008-03-10 18:49:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE399 | GOH CHILDREN'S SHELTER WELL RUN, POLITICS ASIDE [...] Summary. A large GOH children,s shelter near Port-au-Prince, once run by Jean Bertrand Aristide before he became President, is now managed by Brother Armand Franklin, a reputed Aristide ally, and is doing well with the help of international assistance. The shelter, the largest GOH instituti [...] | 2008-03-11 18:35:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE404 | POSTCARD FROM ST. MARC [...] Summary: The Haitian National Police (HNP) says the security situation in St. Marc, located in the Artibonite Department, is stable. However, the HNP admits that violent crime arising from land disputes as well as violence against women are widespread and threaten security and stability in th [...] | 2008-03-12 17:15:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE425 | AMBASSADOR VISIT TO CAP HAITIEN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador visited Cap Haitien February 26-27 to find political, economic, and international security interlocutors relatively upbeat. The Chilean MINUSTAH battalion believes security is improving, the previously suspicious mayor of the city is eagerly courting U.S. assistance, and [...] | 2008-03-17 16:23:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA ECON |
08PORTAUPRINCE430 | G/TIP PROGRAM: FIRST MONITORING REPORT [...] Summary: The Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) awarded the Pan-American Development Foundation (PADF) a USD 250,850 grant to support an anti-trafficking program in Haiti from September 30, 2007 through October 1, 2008. Due to extensive staff turnover at PADF's Haiti [...] | 2008-03-18 12:37:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | BR KCRM KWMN PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE447 | DUAL CITIZENSHIP MANHUNT HITS SENATORS, MINISTERS; [...] (SBU) Summary: Prominent businessman and Senate Vice-President Rudolph Henri Boulos resigned from the Senate on March 18 following the Senate's consideration of a report by the Senate Commission of Inquiry on Nationality. The report, confirming that Senators Boulos and Ultimo Compere held Ame [...] | 2008-03-19 19:55:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE453 | CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES ISSUES REPORT ON MISHANDLING [...] (SBU) Summary: The new treasurer of the Chamber of Deputies, Cholzer Chancy, made public a report on irregularities in the bookkeeping of the lower house of Parliament. The report highlights several instances of overspending as well as overdue payments to employees and vendors. The Chamber [...] | 2008-03-20 17:15:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE457 | FIGHTING CORRUPTION AND DELAYS AT HAITI'S PORTS -- [...] (U) Haitian officials deny recent media reports that port and customs officials are turning a blind eye to food spoilage at the Cap Haitien port in the northern region. They say the reports overlook efforts to counter corruption and contraband trafficking (especially drugs),modernize port and [...] | 2008-03-20 17:56:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE510 | CUBA COURTS MARC BAZIN [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Marc Bazin volunteered to Embassy his account of a one-week early-March visit to Cuba that he and a handful of his political party colleagues undertook as guests of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba. Bazin believes that the departure of Fidel Castr [...] | 2008-03-28 17:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON HA CU |
08PORTAUPRINCE520 | SENATOR BOULOS RETRACTS RESIGNATION; DUAL [...] (SBU) Senate Vice Presdent Rudolph Boulos withdrew his resignation fro the Senate in a March 19 letter to the Presiden of that body, one day after he walked out of theSenate session that labeled him and another Senato a dual national and hence not a legal member ofthat body. Claiming to still [...] | 2008-04-01 18:51:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | HA KDEM PGOV PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE521 | HAITI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DUAL USE TRANSFERS [...] (SBU) Econoff discussed reftel points March 31 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Director Azad Belfort. Belfort told Econoff Haiti supports U.N. Security Council Resolution 1803 and will do what it can to support its implementation. Belfort appeared generally famil [...] | 2008-04-01 19:10:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM NSG PREL PGOV MNUC HA IR |
08PORTAUPRINCE523 | POSTCARD FROM OUANAMINTHE [...] (U) Summary: The border town of Ouanaminthe thrives on legal and illegal trade with the Dominican Republic (DR) -- even as it continues to lack basic government services such as water, electricity, and telephones. Residents and local public officials openly criticize and sabotage GOH activit [...] | 2008-04-02 11:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD DR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE528 | SHOOTING IN HAITI'S CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified--please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Chamber of Deputies suffered more damage to its reputation April 1 when Deputy Joseph Mercier Isidor (RDNP-Jeremie, Grand'Anse) shot a parliamentary staff member during an argument with a fell [...] | 2008-04-03 15:53:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE531 | HAITI MONTHLY: MARCH, 2008 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (SBU) PARLIAMENT BEGINS DEBATE ON ARREST AND DETENTION REFORM: The justice com [...] | 2008-04-03 19:41:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HA PREL PGOV KJUS ECON |
08PORTAUPRINCE532 | COST OF LIVING INCREASES IGNITE PROTESTS IN LES [...] (SBU) Summary: Mounting frustration toward the government for its failure to sufficiently address the rapid cost of living increases throughout Haiti ignited violent protests in Les Cayes April 3. Peaceful protests in Gonavives were also reported. Apparently organized protestors blocked ro [...] | 2008-04-03 21:33:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE536 | UNREST IN LES CAYES: MINUSTAH OFFICER FATALLY [...] (C) MINUSTAH sources reported that at approximately 0700 local April 4, MINUSTAH military contingents, while clearing roadblocks erected overnight by protesters, came under attack by rioters throwing rocks. This occured in the southern Haitian city of Les Cayes, site of rioting yesterday, Apri [...] | 2008-04-04 17:53:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE537 | HAITI ELECTIONS: MORE ASSURANCES BUT FEW CONCRETE [...] (C) Summary: President Preval at the end of March again reassured the international community of the GOH's commitment to hold Senate elections. The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) announced to donors an increase of USD 2 million in the projected cost of elections, but has still not prese [...] | 2008-04-04 18:16:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE542 | HAITI-ATF ETRACE MOU FOLLOW-UP: US-CARICOM [...] Poloff discussed proposed eTRACE MOU per reftel with Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) officer on March 11. ATF officer (and POC for ATF's assessment team that visited Haiti October 2007) informed Poloff that ATF does not/not recommend and is unable to support Haiti's participati [...] | 2008-04-04 19:40:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PARM PREL TD XL |
08PORTAUPRINCE544 | COST OF LIVING PROTESTS CONTINUE A SECOND DAY WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MINUSTAH and Haitian government sources report April 4 that protests in Les Cayes are continuing for a second day at reduced but still potent levels. They warn that there is a strong possibility these demonstrations will last throughout the weekend. There have been no further [...] | 2008-04-04 20:15:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HA ECON CASC ASEC |
08PORTAUPRINCE549 | EMBASSY PORT-AU-PRINCE, CORE EMERGENCY ACTION [...] (U) On April 07, 2008, Post's core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) was convened by Ambassador Janet A. Sanderson. EAC discussed protests and demonstrations occurring in Les Cayes and Gonaive last week, as well as in the Port-au-Prince area today. 2. (U) Protests and demonstrations have [...] | 2008-04-07 19:26:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC HA PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE55 | PROVISIONAL ELECTORAL COUNCIL FEELING ITS WAY [...] (SBU) In an introductory call on the newly-appointed Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) January 9, Ambassador found the councilors tentatively defining their role, eager to partner with the U.S. and the international community, and anxious to receive U.S. and international assistance for Hait [...] | 2008-01-11 15:49:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE551 | COST OF LIVING PROTESTS CONTINUE IN LES CAYES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Sporadic protests over the rising cost of living have resumed in Les Cayes and Port au Prince, after the situation in Les Cayes had calmed over the weekend. MINUSTAH sources report a crowd of at least 1,000 protesters re-convened in Les Cayes the morning of April 7. Port au Pri [...] | 2008-04-08 12:23:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HA ECON PHUM |
08PORTAUPRINCE553 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HAITIAN PRISON CONDITIONS [...] Summary: Ambassador Sanderson met with HNP Director of Prison Administration Celestin on April 4. They discussed current prison conditions, plans for facility construction and renovation, staffing gaps, USG assistance and the major problems facing the Haitian corrections system. He is appr [...] | 2008-04-08 18:43:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE554 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING & CORRUPTION [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates, of the Haitian National Police, who have been nominated to participate in monthly training starting this April for a period of up to one year, pursuant to the Leahy Amendm [...] | 2008-04-08 19:10:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM TRSY HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE556 | COST OF LIVING PROTESTS IN HAITI: UPDATE AS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Demonstrations continued in Port-au-Prince for a second day with greater violence. Since about 0900 hrs, there have been several reports of demonstrations in different neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince calling for the resignation of President Preval and the Prime Minister. The [...] | 2008-04-08 21:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM HA ECON |
08PORTAUPRINCE577 | HAITI LOOKS FOR NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) President Preval is following the constitutional process and consulting with the Presidents of both chambers of parliament and with political parties, to choose a new Prime Minister and cabinet. Multiple embassy sources agree that the new PM must stand above the parties, and be a politica [...] | 2008-04-18 18:03:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE583 | TEN DAYS IN APRIL: HAITI'S FOOD RIOTS [...] (C) Summary: April 3-12, 2008 saw the most serious civil unrest Haiti has experienced since 2005. The violence had organization behind it, both criminal and political, although absolute numbers of demonstrators were small compared to the country's population. Embassy believes that pro-Aristi [...] | 2008-04-22 19:30:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON HA PHUM ASEC |
08PORTAUPRINCE585 | SCENESETTER FOR HIGH LEVEL MISSION TO HAITI: [...] (SBU) We are very much looking forward to your trip here tomorrow as the U.S. representative in the High Level Mission to Haiti. The players are beginning to line up: in addition to the OAS Secretary General, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the European Union will be sending officials. I [...] | 2008-04-23 19:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE589 | HAITIAN POLITICAL PARTIES: FORM AN INCLUSIVE NEW [...] (C) Summary: Political parties complain they were largely ignored by President Preval during the demonstrations of April 3 to 12. Despite many of these parties being represented in the Alexis government, nearly all parties supported the vote that dismissed it, arguing that the mass demonstra [...] | 2008-04-24 17:42:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE607 | PREVAL NOMINATES CANDIDATE FOR PRIME MINISTER, [...] (SBU) Summary: Following weeks of consultations with political parties and the private sector, President Preval nominated Ericq Pierre on April 27 to replace Jacques-Edouard Alexis as Prime Minister. Preval notified the presidents of both houses of parliament April 27 of his choice and will f [...] | 2008-04-28 19:02:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | HA KDEM PGOV PREL |
08PORTAUPRINCE623 | CONGRESSMAN MEEK MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PREVAL [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Congressman Kendrick Meek (D-FL) discussed with President Preval April 21 the U.S. government's commitment to Haiti's development and his commitment to advocate for HOPE II legislation. Preval desc [...] | 2008-04-29 18:45:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE625 | HAITI MONTHLY: APRIL 2008 [...] (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 2. (C) FANMI LAVALAS CLAIMS POLITICAL MARGINALIZATION: Fanmi Lavalas (FL) Senator Rudy Heriveaux (West) on April 23 voiced the party's frustration at their continuous [...] | 2008-04-30 14:41:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | HA PREL PGOV ECON |
08PORTAUPRINCE642 | REACTIONS TO ERICQ PIERRE'S NOMINATION AS PRIME [...] (C) Prime Minister-designate Ericq Pierre has begun reaching out to parliament to enhance his chances of confirmation. Public and private reactions to Ericq Pierre's nomination as Prime Minister have been mixed. His approval by the Parliament is likely but not certain. The focus of politi [...] | 2008-05-02 19:13:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE644 | HAITIAN NATIONAL POLICE RESPONSE TO RECENT CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of civil unrest that led to looting and vandalism, the Haitian National Police (HNP) is looking at lessons learned and planning for future such events. The HNP response to the crisis in April revealed progress made in developing a professional police force but a [...] | 2008-05-03 15:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR SOCI HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE647 | HAITI TO ATTEND PSI FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OUTREACH [...] (U) Econoff discussed May 2 the upcoming PSI Outreach Workshop with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations Azad Belfort. Embassy provided Belfor contact information, the workshop agenda and logistical information needed to register Haiti as a participant. 2. ( [...] | 2008-05-05 16:19:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE650 | HAITI: NPT PREPCOM RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-05 18:49:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE677 | HAITI ATTENDING PSI FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-08 18:15:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE684 | HAITI AND US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-08 18:44:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PHUM PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE686 | HAITI: BANKERS AND ECONOMISTS SPEAK OUT ON FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Bankers and economists, including some in the government, question the viability of President Rene Preval's rice subsidy proposal presented in response to recent food riots. Economists and bankers consulted agree an immediate response that targets food needs of the poor is war [...] | 2008-05-09 17:33:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EAGR ETRD HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE697 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ADVANCED AGENT TRAINING [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates, of the Haitian National Police, who have been nominated to participate in advanced investigative training in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from May 18-30, 2008, pursua [...] | 2008-05-12 19:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM DEA HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE700 | HAITI: PRIVATE SECTOR INITIAL RESPONSE TO VIOLENT [...] (SBU) Haiti's business community is slowly recovering from the shell-shock of the April rioting. The property damage they suffered was minor compared to the psychological blow. They see these disorders as a major setback in Haiti's stabilization. Some are asking whether Haiti can recover and [...] | 2008-05-13 18:33:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON HA EAGR |
08PORTAUPRINCE701 | CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES REJECTS ERICQ PIERRE'S [...] (C) The Chamber of Deputies on May 12 rejected President Preval's nominee for Prime Minister, Ericq Pierre. The Senate had endorsed him May 7. Since both houses of parliament must vote to approve, Pierre's confirmation has definitively failed, and the President now must start the selection a [...] | 2008-05-13 18:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE709 | HIGH LEVEL INTERNATIONAL MISSION TO HAITI [...] (C) A High-Level International Mission to Haiti April 24-25 that included WHA A/S Shannon told political leaders that the international community continues to stand by Haiti after the recent rioting, but that Haitian leaders must strive for improved consensus across party lines and branches [...] | 2008-05-14 16:13:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID EAGR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE723 | EMBASSY PORT AU PRINCE: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) To support the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People, post will place ref A op-ed in one of the leading Haitian dailies, under Ambassador's signature. 3. (SBU) Post will also brief an up-and-coming jour [...] | 2008-05-16 13:14:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CU HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE73 | GOVERNMENTS ON HISPANIOLA DESIRE COOPERATION ON [...] (U) This cable is sensitive, but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary. A regional consultative meeting on travel document fraud, sponsored by the International Organization for Migration (IOM),brought together representatives of five Caribbean countries to discuss [...] | 2008-01-15 16:40:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA CVIS SMIG |
08PORTAUPRINCE737 | ERICQ PIERRE SAYS CORRUPTION BEHIND CHAMBER OF [...] (SBU) Ex-Prime Minister Designate Ericq Pierre declared publicly May 15 that he had run up against demands for cash, ministerial positions, and pork barrel projects in exchange for parliamentary support for his confirmation. He implied that his refusal to entertain these demands, as well as l [...] | 2008-05-19 19:23:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE753 | PREVAL TAKES ANTI-GLOBALIZATION STANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Preval used his speech on Haiti's Flag Day May 18 to depict Haiti's economic reform efforts as a national struggle for economic independence against the forces of globalization. He summoned all Haitians to unite and support a ''unity government'' to achieve this in [...] | 2008-05-23 17:33:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON KTRD HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE762 | CARIBBEAN SECURITY ASSESSMENT -- HAITI [...] (C) This message is a response to reftel request for information concerning Haiti in the framework of exploring options among CARICOM countries for expanded U.S. support for Caribbean regional security capacities. USG Assistance to the Haitian National Police ------------------------------- [...] | 2008-05-27 17:06:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PTER XL MASS HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE763 | PREVAL NAMES BOB MANUEL PRIME MINISTER DESIGNATE [...] (SBU) President Preval on May 25 named his close political adviser Robert Manuel as Prime Minister-designate. Manuel is part of Preval's inner circle, and a consummate behind-the-scenes political operative. He was Secretary of State for Public Security during part of Preval's first term, an [...] | 2008-05-27 17:37:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE764 | PREVAL NAMES BOB MANUEL PRIME MINISTER DESIGNATE - [...] (U) This message contains bio data in para 8 omitted in ref a. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) President Preval on May 25 named his close political adviser Robert Manuel as Prime Minister-designate. Manuel is part of Preval's inner circle, and a consummate behind-the-scenes political operati [...] | 2008-05-27 18:15:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE767 | HAITI: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Haiti values the assistance it receives from Cuba and does not criticize the country publicly or privately. Cuba's provision of doctors in hard-to-reach areas of the country is seen positively by large sectors of the Haitian public. After the April food riot [...] | 2008-05-28 13:51:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC PREL PGOV HA CU |
08PORTAUPRINCE781 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates, of the Haitian National Police, who have been nominated to participate in a training scheduled June 9-13, 2008 pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. [...] | 2008-05-29 19:41:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM TRSY HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE783 | ELECTORAL LAW PASSES PARLIAMENT; SENATE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: The possible date for elections for one-third of the Senate continues to slip farther into the future. Expanding CEP election budget projections now exceed pledged donor financing by USD 4 million. The CEP has rejected donor pleas to trim the election budget and continues to in [...] | 2008-05-30 20:19:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE793 | MANUEL CONFIRMATION AS PM HINGES ON LESPWA-PREVAL [...] (C) Summary: President Preval on May 29 convoked a special session of Parliament, primarily to consider Robert Manuel's candidacy for the office of Prime Minister. Manuel himself has been reaching out to parliamentarians, political party leadership and civil society leaders. He is hopeful, [...] | 2008-06-02 14:37:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE795 | PRESIDENT LULA REITERATES BRASILIA'S SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary. Brazilian President Ignacio Lula da Silva visited Haiti for seven hours on May 28. meeting at length with President Preval and other senior Haitian officials. He reiterated his nation's support for Haiti and announced that it would build a major dam for the generation of hydroele [...] | 2008-06-02 21:04:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON HA BR |
08PORTAUPRINCE8 | DECEMBER 29 REPATRIATION OF 32 HAITIAN MIGRANTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-04 12:41:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE801 | AID/LAC ACTING ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary. Visiting AID/LAC Acting Assistant Administrator Jose Cardenas met with President Preval May 31 for 45 minutes. During the meeting, the two discussed US emergency food assistance for Haiti. Preval said that he no longer wanted the USG dols 1 million we had identified for his rice s [...] | 2008-06-03 17:39:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE805 | HAITI MONTHLY: MAY, 2008 [...] (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 2. (C) CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES PRESIDENT LAMENTS ERICQ PIERRE REJECTION. In a May 14 meeting with Poloff, Chamber of Deputies President Eric Jean-Jacques expressed disma [...] | 2008-06-03 18:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE807 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. This cable provides information on additional selected candidates to training in reftel. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting these candidates of the Haitian National Police who have been nominated to participate in two trainings sch [...] | 2008-06-03 20:22:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM TRSY HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE814 | ROBERT MANUEL CONFIRMATION PROCESS: COUNTING THE [...] (C) Summary: The ratification of Robert Manuel as Prime Minister increasingly depends on Chamber of Deputies' majority bloc, the Coalition of Progressive Parliamentarians (CPP). President Preval's political party, Leswpa, is an integral part of this bloc. Preval held the first in a series [...] | 2008-06-04 17:47:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE821 | ANTI-KIDNAPPING MARCH PEACEFUL, BUT PRESSURE [...] (C) Summary: Private sector and civil society groups carried out a peaceful demonstration June 4 to draw attention to the gravity of security problems, in particular the recent spate of kidnappings in the capital. The rate of kidnappings has continued to rise since early 2008, and pressure i [...] | 2008-06-06 14:02:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE824 | ANATOMY OF A DECISION: WHY PREVAL WENT WITH TI-BOB [...] (C) Summary. Recent discussions with President Preval's friends and advisors indicate that he selected Bob Manuel as his second Prime Ministerial candidate, following the rejection of Ericq Pierre by the Lower House, after being pressed by associates to dump the putative front runner, Planning [...] | 2008-06-06 16:30:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KINR KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE828 | NARCOTICS MAJORS LIST REPORT CARD - HAITI [...] (C) SUMMARY: To date the Government of Haiti continues to cooperate regularly with the U.S. Government on drug trafficking and money laundering issues. Recent civil disturbances, and the forced resignation of the Prime Minister and his cabinet, have hampered progress to some extent as the c [...] | 2008-06-06 19:34:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE84 | (C) RUMORS RESURFACE ABOUT PREVAL'S HEALTH [...] (C) Port-au-Prince's chattering classes have again focused on the state of President Rene Preval's health after a series of events in which the President looked tired and worn. Preval, who traveled to Havana in December for a check-up (and apparently meetings with Castro and Chavez),is frequ [...] | 2008-01-17 12:56:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE845 | PM ALEXIS ON BOB MANUEL'S NOMINATION: THE KEY IS [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard Alexis told me that President Preval could get Bob Manuel confirmed as Prime Minister if he would work with parliament, but said that even the president now acknowledges that the nomination is in trouble. Alexis denied that he is working [...] | 2008-06-11 16:19:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE865 | CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES REJECTS SECOND PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) A large majority in the Chamber of Deputies on June 12 voted down President Preval's second candidate for Prime Minister, Robert Manuel. Deputies cited constitutional grounds of eligibility based on his recent six-year absence from Haiti. This was at best a pretext: the ad hoc 53-memb [...] | 2008-06-13 17:41:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE874 | HAITI: SUBSIDIZING OIL [...] (SBU) Summary: It became public June 7 that the Government of Haiti (GoH) has subsidized fuel through tax relief for oil importers, and has also set price ceilings at the pump, since the end of March. Government economists and the local IMF Resident Representative worry that this policy is [...] | 2008-06-16 15:46:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE876 | PREVAL SEEKS NEW PM CANDIDATE; SAYS HAITIAN PEOPLE [...] (C) Summary. On June 13, I met with President Preval for 50 minutes to discuss the political impasse which has left Haiti without a functioning government for more two months. The previous day, the lower house of Parliament had soundly rejected Preval's second prime ministerial candidate, his [...] | 2008-06-16 19:16:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE88 | ELECTORAL COUNCIL DIRECTOR GENERAL SAYS HE IS [...] (C) Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) Director General Jacques Bernard is worried over Executive branch interference in the affairs of the Council, about a revision of the CEP by-laws that would erode his authority, and over perceived threats to his personal security. He says that without a [...] | 2008-01-17 16:25:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE886 | GOH RESPONSE TO SAVE THE CHILDREN REPORT OF SEXUAL [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified ) please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel points June 13 with Ministry of Women's Affairs Director General Myriam Merlet. She commented that the Save the Children report, while informative, did not go far enough in analyz [...] | 2008-06-18 13:37:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS KPKO KWMN UNSC PHUM KCRM |
08PORTAUPRINCE888 | HAITI: UPDATE TO NAMES, TITLES, CONTACT NUMBERS FOR [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Post provides updated contact information for leading Government of Haiti officials listed below. Post notes that Prime Minister Alexis was voted out of office April 12 and now leads a caretaker government. [...] | 2008-06-18 14:15:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE895 | HAITI: AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK IN HAITI [...] Acting Minister of Agriculture Joanas Gue announced June 11 that 11 positive cases representing four outbreaks of the H5N2 avian influenza virus were identified in four areas of Haiti. Gue attributed the cause of the outbreak in at least one area to fighting cocks that originated in the Dominic [...] | 2008-06-19 17:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EFLU ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL HA DR |
08PORTAUPRINCE897 | HAITI: NO MOVEMENT ON 60-DAY REPORT ON IRAN [...] Econoff requested on June 16 an update from Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Director Azad Belfort on the status of Haiti's 60-Day Report required by UNSCR 1803. Belfort said he requested mid-May responses from the Prime Minister's office, the National Palace and the Mi [...] | 2008-06-20 12:52:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC HA IR |
08PORTAUPRINCE898 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON ELECTORAL COUNCIL, EMPHASIZES [...] (C) Summary: Provisional Electoral Council President Frantz-Gerard Verret's unilateral cancellation of a June 4 elections roundtable reinforced misgivings among international donors that the CEP, and President Preval, are reluctant to move forward with Senate elections. The Ambassador subse [...] | 2008-06-20 16:15:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE90 | PM ALEXIS: 2008 IS "HAITI'S PIVOTAL YEAR" [...] (C) Summary. In meeting January 16, Prime Minister Alexis termed 2008 Haiti's "pivotal year." His priorities for the period will be education and grassroots development. The PM has launched the PIC program, aimed at bringing project assistance to the communal level and is seeking USG support [...] | 2008-01-17 17:04:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE908 | INL/CIV DEPUTY DIRECTOR VISIT JUNE 9-12 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY. INL/CIV Deputy Director Angelic Young visited NAS Haiti June 9-12 to confer on current programs and future plans and to visit project sites. She visited the National Police Academy and Cite Sole [...] | 2008-06-23 14:23:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PHUM PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE91 | PREVAL STATE OF THE UNION: STATE MODERNIZATION AND [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) In his constitutionally-mandated speech at the opening of the new parliamentary session January 14, President Preval defined his vision for Haiti over the coming years as 1) security, justice, an [...] | 2008-01-17 17:11:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRM SNAR KCOR ECON HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE913 | MICHELE PIERRE-LOUIS: PREVAL'S THIRD PRIME [...] (C) Two weeks after Parliament's rejection of Robert Manuel, President Preval on June 23 announced his third Prime Minister designee, Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis. As was the case with his previous two nominees, Pierre-Louis is a close personal associate of Preval. She is a former business [...] | 2008-06-25 18:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE934 | NEW PARLIAMENTARY GROUPING CHALLENGES PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: An ad hoc grouping of deputies from diverse political parties calling itself the ''Cooperative of Progressive Parliamentarians'' (CPP) is emerging as the majority bloc in the Chamber of Deputies and a foil to President Preval. Born of opposition to stale, corrupt leadership in [...] | 2008-06-27 11:23:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE936 | HAITI ANNOUNCES GAS PRICE HIKES [...] (U) The Haitian government announced June 25 price increases in petroleum products (gasoline, diesel and kerosene) of 10 to 18 percent, effective June 26. Unleaded gasoline (91 octane) and super-unleaded gasoline (95 octane) will rise to the equivalent of USD 6.00 per gallon (up 10 percent) a [...] | 2008-06-27 14:36:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE948 | HAITI INL MOTOR VEHICLES UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-30 18:25:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE949 | HAITI SUPPORT FOR U.S FAO/WHO CODEX CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-30 18:45:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE954 | THIRD PRIME MINISTER CONFIRMATION PROCESS JUST [...] (C) Summary: Haiti,s legislature is just getting down to the confirmation process for President Preval,s third nominee for Prime Minister, Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis. In the first vote, which determines whether she fulfills constitutional eligibility requirements, the Senate appears ready [...] | 2008-07-01 18:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE959 | GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS - HAITI NEEDS MORE [...] (SBU) The Government of Haiti requires additional engagement with the Embassy before it can understand the benefits of the Global Maritime Partnership Initiative (GMP). The GOH has consented to future meetings with Embassy officials on the issue. Embassy will make clear GMP linkages to previ [...] | 2008-07-02 18:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS |
08PORTAUPRINCE973 | WHA/PDAS KELLY MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PREVAL [...] (C) Summary: WHA PDAS Kelly urged Haitian President Preval to join the trend in the hemisphere toward strengthened democratic institutions and open markets, and to move beyond the current political impasse and get a new government confirmed. The President retorted that Haiti could not advan [...] | 2008-07-08 17:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE985 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING & CORRUPTION [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following participant, of the Haitian National Police (HNP) Financial and Economic Crimes Investigation Unit (BAFE),pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. This seri [...] | 2008-07-10 13:22:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM TRSY HA |
08PORTLOUIS127 | MAURITIUS TO CONSIDER PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE [...] Post delivered reftel A demarche to First Secretary of Multilateral Affairs, Rabindranath Sawmy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation, on April 22. Sawmy admitted having no prior knowledge of the subject of Prisoners of Conscience, but quickly gained understanding d [...] | 2008-04-23 10:32:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PHUM PREL |
08PORTLOUIS155 | MAURITIUS WILL NOT BUDGE ON KOSOVO [...] (C) On May 8, DCM met with Anand Neewoor, the Mauritian Secretary General for Foreign Affairs and the senior MFA representative since last month's dismissal of the Foreign Affairs Minister, to push for GOM immediate recognition of Kosovo. Neewoor stated that the GOM had not changed its most [...] | 2008-05-09 08:25:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KV MP |
08PORTLOUIS164 | MAURITIUS: EMERGING CREOLE MOVEMENT SURPRISES TRADITIONAL [...] The May 1 Labor Day political rallies not only confirmed Paul Berenger's Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) party's rise in popularity, but it also brought the Creole Community under the spotlight. Father Jocelyn Gregoire's Federation of Mauritian Creoles (FMC) rally drew a larger crowd than a [...] | 2008-05-21 07:33:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KDEM MP |
08PORTLOUIS187 | MAURITIUS: FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION [...] The incidence of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods is insignificant in Mauritius. The types of work known to have been carried out by children in Mauritius, such as agricultural, domestic, and commercial, are not considered "exploitative" as defined in the I [...] | 2008-06-02 05:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MP |
08PORTLOUIS189 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON MAURITIAN PRIME [...] (C) On June 2, 2008, Ambassador Cabrera paid a courtesy call on Mauritian Prime Minister Ramgoolam; DCM served as notetaker. The relaxed and pleasant hour and a half discussion touched on a wide variety of topics, including U.S. elections, Kosovo, and Mauritian U.N. voting records. The two ag [...] | 2008-06-03 11:26:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MP |
08PORTLOUIS192 | MAURITIUS: SOME POSITIVE INPUT RE SWING ELECTION [...] Post delivered demarche to Mrs. Bineshwaree K. Napaul, Second Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on May 29. Napaul assured that all points of the demarche were understood and currently being considered by the Mauritian delegation, and added that she does not foresee any impediments [...] | 2008-06-04 13:29:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL SMIG AORC MP |
08PORTLOUIS203 | MAURITIUS WANTS CONTINUED BILAT DIALOGUE ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) On June 11, 2008, Post delivered ref demarche to Ms. Shafeenaaz Nurmahomed, Second Secretary of Multilateral Affairs for the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nurmohammed understood the stance of USG, but asked for clarification between the new stance and the "limited observer" stance [...] | 2008-06-12 09:09:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG MP |
08PORTLOUIS205 | NOT SO SUBTLE CORRUPTION IN MAURITIUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent allegations and press reports on corruption scandals in Mauritius highlight an often overlooked issue by those new to or unfamiliar with the island. Upon first impression, Mauritius may look relatively clean, but with some digging - one may find questionable dealings und [...] | 2008-06-12 12:11:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC ECON EFIN PBTS PGOV MP |
08PORTLOUIS207 | MAURITIUS SENDING 20 OBSERVERS TO ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Mauritius has agreed to send fifteen additional election observers for the June 27 presidential run-off election in Zimbabwe. This moves their election observer numbers up from five to 20. The observers will arrive in two to three tranches beginning immediatel [...] | 2008-06-16 10:05:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL ZI MP |
08PORTLOUIS210 | MAURITIUS: MAURITIUS TO SUPPORT AMBASSADOR SWING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-16 12:53:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL SMIG AORC MP |
08PORTLOUIS224 | UK, AUSTRALIA AND US EMBASSIES JOINTLY DEMARCHE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 24 June, DCM met with the High Commissioners of Australia and the UK to demarche the Mauritian Prime Minister regarding Zimbabwe. The joint demarche was somewhat disappointing, with the Prime Minister agreeing to take only modest actions with regard to Zimbabwe. Specifically, [...] | 2008-06-24 14:08:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI MP |
08PORTLOUIS230 | MAURITIAN POSITION ON P5+1 PACKAGE TO IRAN WILL MOST LIKELY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-26 13:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM MP |
08PORTLOUIS233 | MAURITIUS OPEN TO DIALOGUE ON CONVENTION ON SUPPLEMENTARY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-27 11:22:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM MP |
08PORTLOUIS260 | MAURITIUS CONSIDERS USG POINTS BUT REMAIN NEUTRAL [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche on July 15 to First Secretary of Multilateral Affairs, Mr. Joyker Nayeck. Post followed up by delivering reftel demarche directly to Second Secretary, Ms. Faranaz Furzun, the official handling the upcoming NAM meeting in Iran. 2. (SBU) Furzun took note of t [...] | 2008-07-18 09:40:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM MP |
08PORTLOUIS267 | SPPF LOSES CHANCE TO CHANGE CONSTITUTION BUT CASTS A SHADOW [...] (U) The Seychelles National Party (SNP) won the July 18 by-election provoked by the resignation of Jean Francois Ferrari, thus, the ruling Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF) remains one seat shy of being able to amend the constitution. Oddly enough, had the SPPF won this seat, it cou [...] | 2008-07-25 10:36:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PROP PINS KDEM PINR SE |
08PORTLOUIS280 | MAURITIUS STANCE ON ZIMBABWE TALKS [...] (SBU) On August 1, Ambassador Cabrera, accompanied by DCM as notetaker, delivered reftel demarche to Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Anund Neewoor. Neewoor acknowledged the demarche points and suggested that the framework for talks between Mugabe's ZANU-PF party and the opposition Movement for [...] | 2008-08-01 09:12:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SADC ZI MP |
08PORTLOUIS297 | MAURITIUS HOPES CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES GO TO THE UN [...] On 28 August, DCM delivered ref points to Ambassador Jagdish Koonjul, who responded that Mauritius supports climate change issues being addressed by the UN Security Council. Koonjul noted that the Alliance of Small Island States should account for at least a quarter of the votes in the UN, t [...] | 2008-08-26 07:56:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG UNGA SENV AORC MP |
08PORTLOUIS298 | GEORGIA: MAURITIUS UNDECIDED BUT MIGHT ACT AS PART [...] (C) On 25 August, DCM delivered ref points to Ambassador Patrice Cure, head of the Multilateral Division at the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Cure, the GOM has no considered position on the Georgia/Russia conflict. The GOM, while generally sympathetic to Georgia, would [...] | 2008-08-26 07:58:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RS GG MP |
08PORTLOUIS299 | UNSCRS 1747 AND 1803: MAURITIUS AUTHORITIES ALERTED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-26 13:07:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN MP |
08PORTLOUIS303 | GEORGIA: MAURITIUS STILL UNDECIDED [...] (C) On August 28, Polchief delivered ref A points to Ambassador Patrice Cure, head of the Multilateral Division at the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cure noted that he is "trying for a position" within the Ministry, in case the support of Mauritian diplomats elsewhere is solicited. " [...] | 2008-09-02 10:21:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU MP |
08PORTLOUIS304 | KOSOVO: LOGJAM CONTINUES [...] (C) On August 28, Polchief made ref A points to Ambassador Patrice Cure, head of the Multilateral Division at the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cure referred obliquely to his government's current lack of support for U.S. positions regarding Kosovo (see refs B to E),including on the [...] | 2008-09-02 12:59:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNGA KV MP |
08PORTLOUIS308 | MAURITIUS TO SUPPORT TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF [...] (SBU) On September 5, Ambassador Cabrera took advantage of a meeting with Mauritian Foreign Secretary Anund Neewoor to raise ref A and other Department provided points on Georgia. Neewoor responded that the GOM official position would be to "support the territorial integrity of Georgia." He ad [...] | 2008-09-08 11:37:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU MP |
08PORTLOUIS310 | MAURITIUS UNLIKELY TO CHANGE VOTES ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref demarche to Mr. Rabindranath Sawmy, First Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation on September 10. POLOFF noted Mauritius' low voting coincidence with USG in the UN, and presented human rights as the area of voting that has th [...] | 2008-09-12 09:36:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN MP |
08PORTLOUIS312 | MAURITIAN CABINET RESHUFFLE AND PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT [...] SUMMARY. On September 12, a week earlier than expected, Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam confirmed that Sir Anerood Jugnauth's (SAJ) mandate as President will continue for five more years. One day later, on September 13, the Prime Minister announced a much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle. In add [...] | 2008-09-15 14:59:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MP |
08PORTLOUIS316 | WHERE'S THE TUNA? LEHMAN BROTHERS' BANKRUPTCY AND PIRATES [...] SUMMARY: Concerns over the state of the Seychelles tuna industry rose in the wake of news of more piracy in the Indian Ocean and the bankruptcy announcement of Lehman Brothers, a shareholder in one of Seychelles' largest seafood operations. While recent pirate attacks have everyone's attention [...] | 2008-09-17 10:12:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIS ELAB PGOV SE |
08PORTLOUIS325 | MAURITIUS ATTENDANCE AT AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE STILL UP IN [...] ESTOFF delivered ref Avian Flu demarche and nonpaper to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Agro Industry, and Health. In one follow-up conversation, Acting Permanent Secretary V. Gondeea of the Ministry of Agro Industry confirmed that an invitation to the Avian Flu Conference has been receive [...] | 2008-09-23 14:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL MP |
08PORTLOUIS326 | MAURITIUS 'LIKE MINDED' ON IAEA BOARD SEAT [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel objectives to Ministry of Foreign Affairs First Secretary, Ms. Martine Young Kim Fat on September 19, and had a follow up meeting with Young Kim Fat on September 24. Young Kim Fat informed POLOFF that she personally agreed with USG points about blocking Syria and Ira [...] | 2008-09-24 11:01:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IAEA PARM MNUC MP |
08PORTLOUIS329 | PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES UN VOTING AND DIEGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 18 meeting between Ambassador Cesar Cabrera and Prime Minister Ramgoolam (with POLOFF as note taker),Ramgoolam noted that to better reflect the true relationship between the U.S. and Mauritius he would like to increase UN voting coincidence between the two countries [...] | 2008-09-25 13:43:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR PGOV PTER UK MP |
08PORTLOUIS331 | PRIME MINISTER DETAILS MOTIVES FOR CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 12, the Prime Minister publicly announced both a long-expected cabinet reshuffle and the re-appointment of the current president to another five-year mandate. The recent cabinet reshuffle is the first reshuffle executed solely by prime ministerial initiative. In a m [...] | 2008-09-26 09:36:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MP |
08PORTLOUIS342 | SEYCHELLES- FY 2007 SELF HELP FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: During FY 2007 Embassy Port Louis granted the $20,000 allotment for the Ambassador's Self Help Program to four diverse projects. While one of the projects is complete, the rest are still in progress and performing satisfactorily. Post is cautiously optimistic that all projects will b [...] | 2008-09-30 13:11:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN EAID ECON EGOVSY |
08PORTLOUIS343 | MAURITIUS- FY 2007 SELF HELP FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: During FY 2007 Embassy Port Louis granted the $45,000 allotment for the Ambassador's Self Help Program to fourteen projects. Eleven of these projects were located on the lesser developed island dependency of Rodrigues. While some of the projects are complete, most are still in progre [...] | 2008-09-30 13:12:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN EAID ECON EGOV MP |
08PORTLOUIS358 | MAURITIUS GIVES POSITIVE REACTION TO AFRICOM [...] On October 8, Post delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs U.S. Desk Officer, Sameem Gaffar. Gaffar took note of the demarche points and said that he does not see this change affecting the positive military-to-military relationship between USG and Mauritius. 2. On Octobe [...] | 2008-10-10 10:16:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL MP |
08PORTLOUIS365 | OCTOBER 2 LETTER TO PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH FROM SEYCHELLES' PRESIDENT JAMES A. MICHEL [...] (SBU) On October 20, Post received an original signed letter and official diplomatic note -- postmarked and dated on October 14 -- from President James A. Michel addressed to President George W. Bush. The letter is a Government of Seychelles request for USG assistance during the early stage of [...] | 2008-10-20 09:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON RFIN SE |
08PORTLOUIS366 | DOMESTIC ISSUES MAY EXPLAIN DELAY IN MONTREAL RATIFICATION [...] On October 15, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Patrice Cure, Head of the Political Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cure said that the reasons for ratifying the Montreal Convention seemed logical and convincing. He speculated that either the process of adopting the con [...] | 2008-10-20 14:20:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ICAO MP |
08PORTLOUIS368 | WIND ENERGY ON THE RISE IN RODRIGUES [...] SUMMARY. The Central Electricity Board (CEB),the government agency responsible for the production, transmission and distribution of electricity in the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, announced that Vergnet (France) will set up two wind turbines on Rodrigues Island to increase wind-produc [...] | 2008-10-23 05:32:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON MP |
08PORTLOUIS375 | MAURITIUS NOT ATTENDING BIOETHICS MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-29 12:05:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO UNESCO UNGA MP |
08PORTLOUIS381 | PARADISE LOST: HOW CORRUPTION BANKRUPTED SEYCHELLES [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) An overall lack of transparency and corruption throughout the ranks are behind the Seychelles' recent international appeal for help after a chronic lack of foreign exchange, loan defaults, drastic inflation, and an excessive debt burden of 175 percent of GDP effectively left the [...] | 2008-11-07 07:21:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV SE |
08PORTLOUIS384 | CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA FROM [...] On November 5, Post received a congratulatory letter from the President of the Republic of Mauritius, The Right Honorable Sir Aneerood Jugnauth, G.C.S.K.,K.C.M.G, Q.C, addressed to President-Elect Barack Obama. Post will send the official signed document to the Department. 2. Following is [...] | 2008-11-10 11:00:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP MP |
08PORTLOUIS386 | NOVEMBER 5 DIPNOTE TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA [...] On November 5, Post received a faxed copy of Diplomatic Note Number: 72/2008 from President James A. Michel addressed to President-Elect Barack Obama, conveying a congratulatory message. As soon as it is received, Post will deliver the official signed document to the Department. 2. Followin [...] | 2008-11-10 11:01:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP SE |
08PORTLOUIS387 | FIREBALL 2008 PROVIDES FEW SPARKS OF INTEREST AT SSR [...] (U) Summary. Airports of Mauritius Co Ltd (AML) held its biannual disaster exercise at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (SSR),entitled "Fireball 2008," on November 6, with participation from over 20 agencies and offices, including several diplomatic missions. The full-scale s [...] | 2008-11-10 11:04:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ICAO MP |
08PORTLOUIS388 | PORT LOUIS: U.S. ELECTION PROGRAMS BOOST MISSION'S [...] Nearly 11,000 miles separate Mauritius from the United States, but distance did not dampen the fascination of Mauritians with U.S. Elections 2008. Responding to the keen interest of its contacts and the Mauritian population at large in the U.S. Presidential Elections, Mission Port Louis organi [...] | 2008-11-10 11:04:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR SCUL PGOV PREL MP |
08PORTLOUIS390 | QUARTERLY MEETING BETWEEN AMBASSADOR AND PRIME [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, Ambassador Cabrera discussed a wide variety of issues during a quarterly meeting with Prime Minister Ramgoolam; DCM served as note taker During the pleasant and positive hour of discussions, Ambassador raised Zimbabwe, spoke of U.S. elections, touched on issues rel [...] | 2008-11-12 09:11:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ABLD KREC ZI MP |
08PORTLOUIS391 | CORRUPTION CASE OPENS UP PARLIAMENT SEAT AND BY-ELECTIONS [...] (U) On November 5, the UK Privy Council, which constitutionally is the highest appellate court with authority in Mauritius, unanimously upheld a Mauritius Supreme Court judgment, whereby Member of Parliament (MP) and former Minister of Health, Ashok Kumar Jugnauth, was found guilty of electoral [...] | 2008-11-12 12:21:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR MP |
08PORTLOUIS400 | MAURITIUS UNMOVED BY ARGUMENTS THAT UNGA RESOLUTIONS CARRY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-25 12:39:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS LE SY MP |
08PORTLOUIS402 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SEYCHELLES: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-25 12:43:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS LE SY SE |
08PORTLOUIS403 | DEMARCHE FAVORABLY RECEIVED: MAURITIUS TO CONTINUE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-25 12:43:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL UNGA MP |
08PORTLOUIS409 | PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD [...] Post delivered ref talking points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Agro Industry on November 25. 2. In a follow-up conversation on November 26, Premila Appadu, Second Secretary in the Bilateral Directorate at the MFA requested a few days to review the proposal with [...] | 2008-11-26 12:03:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV MP |
08PORTLOUIS424 | ONE COMPANY LEADS THE GREEN INITIATIVE IN MAURITIAN [...] Summary. Richfield Tang Knits Ltd (RT Knits),a textile manufacturing company in Mauritius, has taken initiative to move toward "sustainable textile production," incorporating "Green Productivity Techniques" into a new facility in La Tour Koenig, near Port Louis. Using wind and solar energy, [...] | 2008-12-04 12:13:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EIND SENV TRGY MP |
08PORTLOUIS428 | MAURITIUS POSITIVE ABOUT GTRI COOPERATIVE PROGRAM [...] (SBU) By request of reftel, RSO Helm met with the Chief of Mauritius' Radiological Protection Authority (RPA),Faradally Abdoulla Ollite, to ascertain his agency's interest and cooperation regarding the identification of high-risk and vulnerable radioactive sources in use or in storage. Ollite [...] | 2008-12-08 02:17:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP PARM TRGY MP |
08PORTLOUIS430 | POSITIVE IMPACT OF ADMIRAL GREENE VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: From 10-12 November, Rear Admiral Philip Greene visited key Mauritian policy and defense leaders for discussions on Africa Command and U.S. military engagement in Africa, and to inaugurate the new Automated Identification System (AIS) provided to Mauritius by the USG. Ambassador C [...] | 2008-12-09 08:05:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS KPKO PTER PREF MP |
08PORTLOUIS437 | SOMALIA UNPKO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On 10 December, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Patrice Cure, Head of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and First Secretary Martine Young Kim Fat. Ambassador Cure paid close attention to the points on a possible security vacuum in Somalia, noting Mauritius' grow [...] | 2008-12-12 07:36:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO SO MP |
08PORTLOUIS443 | MAURITIUS LIKELY TO BACK USG POSITION ON SOMALIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 11:43:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO SO MP |
08PORTLOUIS447 | MAURITIUS: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-22 12:04:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC MP |
08PORTLOUIS448 | SEYCHELLES: 2008 COUNTRY TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-22 12:05:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER SE |
08PORTMORESBY119 | INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] Summary: Papua New Guinea is a developing country with an agricultural-based economy. Its key export commodities are in the forestry (logging),minerals (copper, gold),oil and gas, agricultural (tea and coffee),fisheries and tourism sectors. Because Papua New Guinea lacks an establishe [...] | 2008-07-14 06:08:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI |
08PORTMORESBY221 | IRAN AND SOLOMON ISLANDS INITIATE DIPLOMATIC CONTACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran and Solomon Islands have embarked on a series of Foreign Minister-level meetings that could lead to the establishment of formal diplomatic ties. Beginning with an initial September meeting on the margins of the UNGA, the Solomon Islands Foreign Minister journeyed to Tehran in [...] | 2008-11-04 07:43:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR BP |
08PORTMORESBY222 | CORRECTED COPY: PAPUA NEW GUINEA SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Port Moresby looks forward to welcoming you to Papua New Guinea (PNG). Your visit presents an opportunity to follow up on the success of Pacific Partnership 2008 and to review where the PNG's potential engagement in international PKO. Though it is increasing ties to Asi [...] | 2008-11-05 06:31:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PGOV PP |
08PORTMORESBY241 | BAINIMARAMA MEETS ONE-ON-ONE WITH SOMARE [...] (C) Summary: On December 5, the second anniversary of the coup in Fiji, Interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama met one-on-one with Prime Minister and Grand Chief Michael Somare in Port Moresby. According to Foreign Minister Abal, Somare impressed upon Bainimarama the Pacific Islands Forum p [...] | 2008-12-05 07:51:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PP FJ |
08PORTOFSPAIN106 | COP PARTY PLANS TO STAY VIABLE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Congress of the People (COP) Winston Dookeran February 27 in a discussion that focused on the opposition leader's efforts to keep his party relevant despite it failing to secure seats in last November's parliamentary vote. Dookeran, who has been under s [...] | 2008-03-03 16:13:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN110 | VPP FOR TOBAGO LAUNCHED [...] SUMMARY: The Embassy launched its first Virtual Presence Post, VPP Tobago, on February 19 in a ceremony attended by Tobago House of Assembly (THA) officials as well as key members of that island's artistic, education, and religious communities. After the formal launch, representatives from va [...] | 2008-03-05 12:15:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO OEXC TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN111 | NEW BARBADOS PM DISCUSSES FISH, CSME, REGIONAL TRANSPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Prime Ministers of Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago used their February 20 meeting in Port of Spain to reverse perceptions that bilateral relations have deteriorated in recent years, making optimistic statements about resolving their fisheries dispute, holding dialogue on the CA [...] | 2008-03-06 11:45:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EFIS EPET ETRD BB TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN115 | DEPORTEE ISSUE CONTINUES IN THE NEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fed by Parliamentary bickering involving opposition attacks on the government's crime record, and media sensationalism, the deportee issue is experiencing one of its period upswings. The Embassy, through an op-ed piece from the Ambassador has pushed back, seeking to introduce s [...] | 2008-03-07 11:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF KCRM PREL PGOV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN116 | DVD PIRACY DEBATE CONTINUES [...] SUMMARY: The Trinidad and Tobago Copyrights Collective Organization (TTCO) announced on February 14 its intention to issue "mechanical licenses" to the estimated 5,000 vendors selling pirated DVDs. According to the GOTT Intellectual Property Office, TTCO does not have agreements with the DVD c [...] | 2008-03-07 17:24:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR KCRM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN117 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FOREIGN MINISTER PAULA [...] (C/NF) Summary: New Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon has made a positive impression on the diplomatic community. Given her lack of international experience, though, she is still learning her position and the extent of her influence inside the government is unclear. The FM is friendly to the [...] | 2008-03-07 17:27:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN119 | CHEVRON UPBEAT ON TRINIDAD PROSPECTS, CROSS-BORDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting Chevron executives want the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Minister of Energy to reach out to his Venezuelan counterpart to revitalize negotiations on cross-border natural gas. While T&T is the "demandeur", Venezuela also needs the cross-border gas - to create jobs - and it [...] | 2008-03-07 19:21:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECIN PREL VZ TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN121 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) Summary: Trinidad and Tobago's relations with Cuba are a mixture of pragmatism and pan-Caribbean solidarity. Along with a number of other Caribbean states, it has had diplomatic ties with Cuba since 1972. Although Fidel enjoys a positive image among the minority of Trinis who reflect on [...] | 2008-03-11 14:25:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PREL CU TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN126 | KOCH NITROGEN INTERESTED IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MARKET AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a February 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Business Development Advisor for Koch Nitrogen expressed interest in further business opportunities in Trinidad and Tobago, citing the stable economic and political environment as attractive. By contrast, the Koch representative exp [...] | 2008-03-11 21:11:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV PREL VZ CO TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN127 | FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] Per reftel request, Post provides the following assessment of fiscal transparency in Trinidad and Tobago. 2. The Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) publishes revenue and expenditure information each year in presenting its annual budget to Parliament. Current projections as well as pri [...] | 2008-03-12 12:10:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ECON PREL TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN128 | T&T ENERGY MINISTER DISCUSSES INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 5 office call, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Energy Minister Conrad Enill welcomed U.S. engagement on energy infrastructure protection and U.S. Embassy suggestions on legislation to improve law enforcement, while also softly echoing past messages that T&T does not want to [...] | 2008-03-12 19:23:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EAGR PREL KCRM VZ XA TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN139 | DEBATING THE EU-CARIFORUM TRADE AGREEMENT [...] SUMMARY: A dynamic debate on February 29 about the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and CARIFORUM (CARICOM and the Dominican Republic) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) highlighted concerns about the lack of civil society involvement in negotiations, the inadequacies [...] | 2008-03-18 20:36:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ECIN TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN144 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA DIRECTOR OF CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS [...] (U) Embassy Port of Spain warmly welcomes your April 5-9 visit to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). Your trip presents an opportunity to reinforce engagement with T&T, building on the goodwill generated by last June's Conference on the Caribbean and in advance of next year's Summit of the Americas me [...] | 2008-03-25 20:07:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EPET SENV PGOV PTER TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN147 | COLLABORATING ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice and Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry of Legal Affairs and the Office of the Attorney General, Embassy Port of Spain coordinated a successful three-day INL-funded intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement workshop. The event b [...] | 2008-03-27 14:24:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR KCRM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN170 | CARICOM'S CRIME MEETING LEADS TO DEPORTEE AND REGIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning hosted an April 4-5 CARICOM heads of government meeting on crime and security in Port of Spain. Among agreed initiatives were to increase maritime and airspace security cooperation, explore the creation of a regional rapid deployment force, develop a Caribb [...] | 2008-04-10 15:33:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCRM PREF PGOV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN185 | RISING FOOD PRICES PROVOKE POLITICAL AND PUBLIC CONCERN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Against the backdrop of rising food prices and shortages, the GOTT is under pressure to address the "food crisis." The spike in prices, now a staple of headline writers, is straining low and middle income families. The opposition asserts government neglect of agriculture is the [...] | 2008-04-18 18:24:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN195 | IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - TRINIDAD AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With food price inflation reaching 19.7% year-on-year, public concern and political fallout over the cost of food is growing. The "food crisis" has spotlighted the government's neglect of agriculture and the nation's dependence on imports. Although domestic food production meet [...] | 2008-04-30 19:23:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN204 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-05 19:06:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN208 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY OF ENERGY [...] (U) Embassy Port of Spain warmly welcomes your May 12-13 visit to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). Your trip presents an opportunity to reinforce engagement with T&T, building on the goodwill generated by last June's Conference on the Caribbean and in advance of next year's Summit of the Americas me [...] | 2008-05-07 19:14:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EPET PGOV PTER ASEC OVIP TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN23 | CRIME PROBLEM ROILS NEW YEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: With a record number of 388 homicides in 2007 and 14 new homicides by January 8, 2008, crime remains a front burner issue. The media misquoted National Security Minister Martin Joseph in early January as stating the GOTT had failed in all its efforts to combat crime, setting off [...] | 2008-01-11 15:22:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KCRM SNAR SOCI TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN232 | GOTT HOSTS SUCCESSFUL FINANCIAL CRIMES BEST PRACTICES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Port of Spain hosted a successful financial crime workshop, led by the Department of Justice with support from Treasury and the UK Serious Organized Crime Office, to facilitate the drafting of a handbook of best practices by Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) offic [...] | 2008-05-21 17:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM EFIN PREL PGOV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN233 | T&T RESPONSE TO ICAO AVIATION SECURITY PANEL DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 17:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD PREL TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN237 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III REVIEW [...] (C) QUESTION: Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? This can include demonstrations of support for and solidarity with the Cuban people connected to the May 21 Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People, for which we have [...] | 2008-05-28 16:59:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN249 | CARIBBEAN SECURITY ASSESSMENT: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (C) Summary: The GOTT is heavily focused on security concerns, both for domestic and regional reasons. It sees itself as under attack by criminal elements running guns and drugs from South America and is dealing with an explosion of murders -- many gang related. From its perspective, the G [...] | 2008-06-09 12:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS MASS PREL PTER TD XL |
08PORTOFSPAIN253 | Secretary of Energy's visit to Trinidad reinforces [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his May 12-13 visit to Trinidad and Tobago, the Secretary of Energy reinforced the US-T&T relationship by drawing attention to bilateral LNG trade and commending T&T for its open market and regional leadership. At the same time, he flagged U.S. energy company concerns tha [...] | 2008-06-10 18:17:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PREL ENRG EIND EINV CARICOM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN256 | TRINIDAD INL CANINE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW [...] (U) On June 6, the Chaguaramas K-9 Academy hosted its sixth graduation ceremony. Thirteen dogs and their handlers, representing the Customs and Excise and Prisons Division, demonstrated skills learned during the previous four months. The audience of law enforcement officials, family and me [...] | 2008-06-11 17:54:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN257 | HURRICANE SEASON PLANNING - TRINIDAD & TOBAGO [...] Embassy Port of Spain primary and alternate Mission Disaster Relief Officers are as follows: Mission Disaster Relief Officer (MDRO) --------------------------------------- John Ries Economic Chief Tour Ends: July 2009 Tel: (868) 822-5940 Tel: (868) 633-2623-home Cell: (868) 684-2205 [...] | 2008-06-12 11:48:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI SENV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN262 | DVD PIRATES RESPOND TO NEW COPYRIGHT LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ratified on May 1, 2008, the Copyright Amendment is already having an impact on the illegal DVD trade in Trinidad and Tobago. Brick and mortar DVD stores are liquidating stock in anticipation of possible police or legal action. While local rights holder Carihome Entertainment [...] | 2008-06-16 18:07:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR KCRM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN265 | T&T UPDATES USOAS AMBASSADOR ON 2009 SUMMIT OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GOTT Ministers and the National Summit Coordinator welcomed the visit of USOAS Ambassador Hector Morales to consult on preparations for the Fifth Summit of the Americas, April 2009 in Port of Spain. T&T aims to unveil the initial draft Summit declaration in mid-July, with text [...] | 2008-06-17 17:42:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON PREL EAGR KSUM XM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN269 | SECRETARY OF ENERGY AND PM MANNING DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Manning welcomed Energy Secretary Bodman's visit and delivery of a USG report on protecting T&T's LNG export infrastructure. Manning said he is anxious to do whatever is necessary to protect LNG infrastructure and willing to include that in the mission for T&T's new offshore [...] | 2008-06-18 20:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | KCIP EPET ENRG PTER ASEC TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN276 | CARICOM HOLDS MILITARY COMMANDERS MULTINATIONAL SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Following up the April 4-5 CARICOM heads of government security meeting, the GOTT hosted in Port of Spain a June 13-14 "Caribbean Community Inaugural Technical Meeting of Military Commanders." A working-level USG interagency team from State, DoD, DHS and SouthCom participated. [...] | 2008-06-24 17:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS KCRM PREF PGOV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN286 | T&T SUMMIT COORDINATOR DISCUSSES SOA PREPARATIONS WITH PDAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: T&T will soon share its draft Summit declaration and seeks a 10-14 day turnaround for U.S. comments. The draft will be unveiled in Washington on/about July 24, with negotiations proceeding in September (Barbados),October (Jamaica),November (possibly Bahamas) and December (pos [...] | 2008-06-30 20:06:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON PREL EAGR KSUM XM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN287 | WHA PDAS KELLY MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WHA PDAS Craig Kelly met Foreign Minister Paula Gopee 2. (SBU) Both interlocutors agreed Summit of the Americas coordination 3. (SBU) WHA PDAS Craig Kelly met with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Sco Chinese Visit ------------- 4. (SBU) The FM arrived about 30 minutes [...] | 2008-07-01 11:58:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG MASS KCRM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN288 | WHA PDAS KELLY MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WHA PDAS Craig Kelly met Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon on June 25 to discuss bilateral and regional issues. The FM briefed Kelly on the visit of a large PRC delegation, discussing a $400 million aluminum smelter loan the GOTT was receiving and China's role in helping T&T rea [...] | 2008-07-01 12:19:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG MASS KCRM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN289 | PM MANNING MEETS WITH U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue's June 26 courtesy call on Prime Minister Patrick Manner, the PM opined that the Caribbean was neglected by Washington. Highlighting the important role Trinidad plays in U.S. energy security, Manning lamented that the U.S. ha [...] | 2008-07-01 13:17:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EPET ECIN ENRG TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN290 | T&T PRIME MINISTER RAISES CUBA'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning asked visiting USOAS Ambassador Morales what it would take for the U.S. to agree to Cuba's participation in the next Summit of the Americas. Asserting that there is "clear change" in Cuba, Manning said he hopes the U.S. would relax its stance. Morales respon [...] | 2008-07-01 16:53:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS CU TT |
08PORTOFSPAIN291 | KOSOVO RECOGNITION, DONORS CONFERENCE, IMF AND [...] (SBU) Drawing on ref points, the Ambassador spoke June 30 with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon. The FM listened attentively, but responded that early recognition/action on Kosovo was unlikely. She explained recognition would have to be a Cabinet decision and that the stars were not curre [...] | 2008-07-01 18:18:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN292 | THE OTHER SUMMIT: PRIME MINISTER MANNING OFFICIALY LAUNCHES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning officially launched on June 30 the process that will lead to Port of Spain hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in November 2009. In speaking of CHOGM, Manning posited that food security and energy prices would be central focus of th [...] | 2008-07-01 18:25:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EAGR ENRG TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN295 | REMOVAL OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FROM GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, on June 30 the Ambassador contacted Minister of Foreign Affairs Paula Gopee-Scoon and Minister of Trade and Industry Dr. Lenny Saith to inform them of the impending White House announcement that Trinidad and Tobago is graduating from the Generalized System of Pref [...] | 2008-07-02 19:33:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN297 | GSP GRADUATION SETS OFF TRADE TALK DISCUSSIONS AT ANNUAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: News of Trinidad and Tobago's GSP graduation led to a trade discussion among CARICOM leaders gathered in Antigua in early July, according to Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon. The leaders' consensus was the region needs to negotiate now a more "predictable" trade relationship [...] | 2008-07-07 17:41:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ECON TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN314 | 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY:HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND [...] (SBU) The MFA informed us July 16 that no decisions have yet been made on who will attend the UNGA. A discussion with the Prime Minister's Special Assistant returned a similar response, including that no decision on the PM's travel has yet been made. 2. (SBU) Comment: In 2007, the MFA [...] | 2008-07-17 13:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSEP OTRA OVIP PREL TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN315 | T&T PRIME MINISTER RAISES CUBA'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning asked visiting USOAS Ambassador Morales what it would take for the U.S. to agree to Cuba's participation in the next Summit of the Americas. Asserting that there is "clear change" in Cuba, Manning said he hopes the U.S. would relax its stance. Morales respon [...] | 2008-07-17 13:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS CU TT |
08PORTOFSPAIN318 | KOSOVO RECOGNITION, DONORS CONFERENCE, IMF AND [...] (SBU) Drawing on ref points, the Ambassador spoke June 30 with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon. The FM listened attentively, but responded that early recognition/action on Kosovo was unlikely. She explained recognition would have to be a Cabinet decision and that the stars were not curre [...] | 2008-07-17 13:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN322 | KOSOVO RECOGNITION, DONORS CONFERENCE, IMF AND [...] (SBU) Drawing on ref points, the Ambassador spoke June 30 with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon. The FM listened attentively, but responded that early recognition/action on Kosovo was unlikely. She explained recognition would have to be a Cabinet decision and that the stars were not curre [...] | 2008-07-17 13:01:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN323 | T&T PRIME MINISTER RAISES CUBA'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning asked visiting USOAS Ambassador Morales what it would take for the U.S. to agree to Cuba's participation in the next Summit of the Americas. Asserting that there is "clear change" in Cuba, Manning said he hopes the U.S. would relax its stance. Morales respon [...] | 2008-07-17 13:01:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS CU TT |
08PORTOFSPAIN336 | T&T Trade Ministry Gauging U.S. Interest in Trade [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior officials from T&T's Ministry of Trade and Industry reiterated their government's interest in exploring possibilities for a more "sustainable" framework for bilateral trade after 2010. They do not expect CARICOM as a whole will be prepared to negotiate in the near term, [...] | 2008-07-23 12:56:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ECON TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN343 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO JULY POLITICAL UPDATE [...] (SBU) Much like Washington, the pace in Trinidad and Tobago slows a bit in July and August, due to vacations and school being out. Parliament also will be out of session for August, the lower House already on leave with the Senate to finish its work this week. Despite the somewhat slower pac [...] | 2008-07-29 18:58:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN355 | GHANA PRESIDENT CELEBRATES EMANCIPATION DAY IN T&T [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President of Ghana John Agyekum Kufuor visited Port of Spain July 31-August 1 to participate in Trinidad and Tobago's Emancipation Day events. The GOTT laid out the red carpet, with Prime Minister Manning, Foreign Affairs Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon and the bulk of the rest of th [...] | 2008-08-05 18:52:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN358 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR MID- JUNE TRHOUGH [...] China and GOTT sign loan and cooperative agreements 2. T&T to sign trade agreement with EU 3. Dubai, NYC support T&T's International Financial Center 4. T&T deposits US$200m into its sovereign wealth fund 5. No flour subsidy for T&T 6. Fuel hedge key to Caribbean Air success 7. S [...] | 2008-08-06 18:31:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR EFIN EINV EAIR KIPR SENV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN360 | GOTT UNABLE TO PURSUE BILATERAL OPEN SKIES [...] SUMMARY: Due to the decision by CARICOM leaders in July 2007 to pursue a "coordinated response" to open skies, the GOTT is unable to entertain the USG's proposal for a bilateral open skies agreement. However, a GOTT representative indicated that open skies is a priority for the Ministry of Work [...] | 2008-08-07 11:07:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KTIA TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN362 | DEFENSE MINISTERIALS OF THE AMERICAS - TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (SBU) The GOTT delegation to the September DMA in Banff, Alberta will be led by National Security Minister Martin Joseph. Joseph will be accompanied by Chief of Defense Staff Brigadier General Edmund Dillon, Washington D.C. Defense Attache Lt. Col Anthony Phillips-Spencer, High Commissioner to [...] | 2008-08-07 15:45:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON MARR MOPS PREL TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN369 | FOUR MORE EXTRADITED FOR MAHARAJ'S KIDNAPPING [...] (C) Summary: Four persons wanted in the 2005 kidnapping for ransom and murder of dual national (U.S./Trinidad) Balram "Balo" Maharaj were extradited to Washington, D.C. on August 4. Of the 15 originally arrested in the case, only three remain in T&T. The gruesome kidnapping and murder of " [...] | 2008-08-11 16:40:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV PREL ASEC CASC TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN374 | WORKING TO END TV PIRACY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials from the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) met with a CBS International representative and EconOff to discuss the illegal broadcast of a CBS affiliate by T&T's major cable operator, Flow. While TATT indicated its interest in assisting in this m [...] | 2008-08-14 11:04:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN377 | CLOSER TIES UNDER DISCUSSION AS REGIONAL LEADERS MEET [...] (U) Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Prime Minister Stevenson King of St. Lucia and President Bharat Jagdeo of Guyana joined Prime Minister Tillman Thomas of Grenada and Prime Minister Patrick Manning in Port of Spain August 14 to discuss regional issues. Durin [...] | 2008-08-15 19:11:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN378 | CLOSER TIES UNDER DISCUSSION AS REGIONAL LEADERS MEET [...] (U) Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Prime Minister Stevenson King of St. Lucia and President Bharat Jagdeo of Guyana joined Prime Minister Tillman Thomas of Grenada and Prime Minister Patrick Manning in Port of Spain August 14 to discuss regional issues. Durin [...] | 2008-08-15 19:16:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN387 | REGIONAL INTEGRATION: THE JOINT DECLARATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-26 17:45:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN388 | REGIONAL INTEGRATION: THE JOINT DECLARATION [...] (SBU) An MFA source passed us the "Joint Declaration on Collaboration towards the achievement of the Single Economy and Political Integration among Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago" signed August 14 in Port of Spain (text in para four). [...] | 2008-08-26 17:54:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN395 | GUIDANCE ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA: [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon on the Kosovo IJC resolution on August 29. The Minister listened attentively to the points and said that she would need to speak with others in the GOTT and consider the issue further. We will be following up with the Ministry [...] | 2008-08-29 18:57:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNAUS UNGA KVIR TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN397 | REGIONAL INTEGRATION: "CONVERGING SOVEREIGNTIES" [...] (C) Summary: The details of what Caribbean political integration would look like remain vague, based on a reading of the closely-held draft study referred to by regional leaders when they met here on August 14. The study is still in draft form, being rewritten, not fully coherent and quite [...] | 2008-09-02 15:14:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN398 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR MID-JULY THROUGH [...] Inflation reaches 11.7 % - a 14-year high 2. S&P raises T&T's long-term currency credit rating to 'A' 3. Hindu Credit Union's Assets frozen; investigation ensues 4. 1,000 Dengue Cases, GOTT Insists "No Major Crisis" 5. Security breached at Trinidad's Airport 6. USTDA awards US$390,572 gra [...] | 2008-09-02 17:25:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV EAIR SOCI TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN412 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister September 10 for a wide-ranging conversation that touched upon South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Serbia's request to seek a ruling from the International Court of Justice on Kosovo, UNGA Third Committee priorities, and allowing U.S. Air Marshal [...] | 2008-09-15 11:22:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA |
08PORTOFSPAIN440 | NEW COMMISSIONER OF POLICE'S FIRST THREE MONTHS IN OFFICE [...] (SBU) Summary: Although 2008 murders in Trinidad & Tobago will easily surpass last year's record of almost 400, newly appointed Acting Commissioner of Police James Philbert has brought some cautious optimism to the struggle to instill a sense of societal security. Early in his tenure, this c [...] | 2008-09-29 12:51:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SNAR PGOV ASEC TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN443 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Port of Spain warmly welcomes your mid-October visit to Trinidad and Tobago. Your trip is an opportunity to heighten bilateral and regional security cooperation, building on last June's Technical Meeting of Military Commanders, Defense Ministerial of the Americas conversations, a [...] | 2008-09-30 13:22:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP MARR MASS PREL PGOV PTER ASEC ECON TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN444 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR MID-AUGUST THROUGH [...] US$2.3 billion plastics deal signed with Europeans 2. Hill International wins $285 million project 3. T&T faces labor shortages 4. GOTT increases infrastructure borrowing authority 5. NGC benefiting from high Methanol Prices 6. GOTT gives CAL tax exemption 7. Yachtie fuel crisis resolve [...] | 2008-09-30 13:30:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV EAIR SENV ENRG KIPR SOCI TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN447 | THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The extradition this year to the U.S. of three Muslims (one a citizen of T&T and the other two from Guyana) to face trial for an alleged plot against JFK Airport has heightened interest in the state of Islam in Trinidad and Tobago. Variously estimated at 6-10 percent of the pop [...] | 2008-10-02 12:05:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON SCUL PHUM PTER TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN448 | THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The extradition this year to the U.S. of three Muslims (one a citizen of T&T and the other two from Guyana) to face trial for an alleged plot against JFK Airport has heightened interest in the state of Islam in Trinidad and Tobago. Variously estimated at 6-10 percent of the pop [...] | 2008-10-02 12:05:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON SCUL PHUM PTER TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN474 | DOD DEPUTY SECRETARY ENGLAND AND USSOUTHCOM MILITARY DEPUTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England and SouthCom Military Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Glenn Spears visited Trinidad and Tobago October 14-15. They held several meetings, highlighted by a lengthy second day session with the Prime Minister. Agreement was reached t [...] | 2008-10-23 12:12:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS SNAR KCRM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN48 | PM MANNING ON VENEZUELA; INFRASTRUCTURE CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Patrick Manning agreed in principle to co-host a Caribbean Basin Energy Infrastructure Security Conference, but said it would not be feasible to hold the event until late April or May. It was his strong preference to invite Venezuela; to do otherwise would be "har [...] | 2008-01-22 19:42:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ECIN ENRG MARR VE TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN493 | UPDATED MDRO CONTACT INFORMATION FOR TRINIDAD & TOBAGO [...] Embassy Port of Spain primary and alternate Mission Disaster Relief Officers are as follows: Mission Disaster Relief Officer (MDRO) --------------------------------------- John Ries Economic Chief Tour Ends: July 2009 Tel: (868) 822-5940-work Tel: (868) 633-2623-home Cell: (868) 684-2 [...] | 2008-11-06 14:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI SENV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN499 | GOTT SEEKS US APPROVAL WITH LEGISLATION ON CHILD [...] (U) With the October 15 proclamation of Trinidad and Tobago's new International Child Abduction Act, 2008, the GOTT believes that they are now fully compliant with The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and will seek international approval of their ascension [...] | 2008-11-10 11:08:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA CACS TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN5 | PM MANNING REITERATES TT'S POSITION ON PETROCARIBE [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Patrick Manning reiterated January 2 that Trinidad and Tobago is unlikely to become fully involved in PetroCaribe, and continues to prefer the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) to Hugo Chavez' Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA). This was in resp [...] | 2008-01-04 18:59:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET PREL VE TT |
08PORTOFSPAIN501 | CBS PARAMOUNT REACHES DEAL WITH FLOW [...] (SBU) In an ongoing effort to legitimize its content, Trinidad and Tobago's major cable TV provider Flow recently purchased the rights to all news, public affairs, entertainment, and sports content owned by CBS Paramount. Flow now holds the non-exclusive rights to broadcast these shows in Tri [...] | 2008-11-10 17:47:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN504 | LACK OF RESOURCES MAKES TOBAGO A DRUG-SMUGGLER'S PARADISE [...] (C) Summary: Trinidad's sister isle of Tobago continues to be a "soft" area for the transshipment of illegal drugs to Western Europe and the U.S. The anti-drug fight on Tobago is hampered by a lack of local of resources, with most GOTT anti-crime/anti-drug personnel and assets devoted to muc [...] | 2008-11-14 10:49:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KCRM PGOV SNAR TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN523 | STRENGTHENING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Port of Spain collaborated with the U.S. Department of Justice to provide T&T law enforcement personnel with hands-on IPR crime scene training. During a two-day INL-funded workshop, participants practiced search and seizure techniques and discussed local IPR enforcement [...] | 2008-11-18 09:42:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR KCRM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN527 | SLOW PROGRESS ON T&T'S NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although Trinidad and Tobago's leadership has made a variety of public statements calling attention to climate change, the country still lacks a clear strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The recent creation of a dedicated climate change unit within the Ministry of Plan [...] | 2008-11-18 18:40:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN535 | AMBASSADORS TO THE CARIBBEAN DISCUSS HIV/AIDS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the Seventh Annual Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, eight U.S. Ambassadors discussed the future of U.S. regional assistance in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Focusing on the Partnership Compacts envisaged under PEPFAR II legislation, the Ambassadors as [...] | 2008-11-24 17:24:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHIV EAID PREL OVIP TBIO KPAO TD XL |
08PORTOFSPAIN546 | A VIEW FROM THE TRENCHES: THE TRINIDAD ECONOMY AS REFLECTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While not completely scientific, information provided in visa interviews opens a window on the local economy. Recognizing the limitations of such information, but also its worth, the Embassy conducted a study involving 218 randomly chosen visa applicants. The data revealed incom [...] | 2008-12-01 17:32:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ECON CVIS TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN55 | T&T CIVIL AVIATION DG OPTIMISTIC ABOUT OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT [...] SUMMARY: The Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Trinidad and Tobago expressed optimism that a bilateral Open Skies civair agreement between the U.S. and Trinidad & Tobago could be reached as early as the end of 2008. END SUMMARY 2. In a meeting with EconOff, Ramesh Lutchmedi [...] | 2008-01-29 11:33:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KTIA TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN550 | T&T ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER CALLS FOR BALANCED DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Environmental expert Dr. John Agard, in recent remarks, called for a greater balance between economic development, environmental safety and a healthy society. He praised the increased transparency and public engagement stemming from environmental legislation passed in 2000-2001, [...] | 2008-12-02 12:41:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON EINV ETRD TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN552 | INSULATED BUT NOT IMMUNE FROM GLOBAL SLOWDOWN, TRINIDAD AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago has avoided financial contagion but is feeling the impact of weak demand for its commodities. Two months after the GOTT delivered a record US$8 billion budget premised on oil at $70 per barrel and natural gas at $4 per MMBTU netback, Prime Minister Manning a [...] | 2008-12-02 17:35:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EPET PGOV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN560 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (C) QUESTION: Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? ANSWER: Post is not aware of any GOTT initiatives promoting democracy and human rights in Cuba. 2. (C) QUESTION: Has the host country made public statements or [...] | 2008-12-09 18:01:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN564 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FROM MID-OCTOBER [...] PM announces budget shortfall, spending cuts 2. Inflation rising, CBTT raises reserve requirements 3. Tight monetary policy slows credit growth 4. Parliament passes Financial Institution Bill 5. Bread and flour prices fall 6. Food initiatives stalled, except Cuban farm 7. Importers want [...] | 2008-12-10 11:53:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD KIPR KCRM EAIR BEXP TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN565 | FOREIGN MINISTER MUSES ABOUT CUBA ATTENDING THE [...] (U) Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon, in a December 9 press interview (done by phone from Barbados),related that the just-concluded Cuba-CARICOM summit held in Havana had agreed the USG should lift its "trade embargo" on Cuba. She added, without specificity, that this "general consensus" w [...] | 2008-12-10 15:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON CU TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN569 | Changes at Trinidad's Environmental Management Authority [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite a reduction in its authority to regulate quarries, the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) continues enforcement efforts to protect Trinidad's water bodies from quarry impact. Dave McIntosh will end his term as CEO of EMA on December 15, 2008. He will be replaced by [...] | 2008-12-12 22:24:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EIND EINV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN574 | TRINIDAD GASBAG - ENERGY SECTOR NEWS (#2-08) [...] Plants Hurt by Falling Commodity Prices 2. Energy revenue projections down, spending cut 3. Budget cuts spare projects, CARICOM fund 4. New Refinery still on track 5. Alutrint Smelter Underway ... Trinis Train in China 6. TT LNG for Canadian Plant 7. GOTT Looking Down the LNG Value Chai [...] | 2008-12-18 10:57:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ENGR EPET EIND TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN576 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Trinidad and Tobago is not known as a safe haven for terrorists or terrorist organizations. However, due to lack of border control, a lengthy judicial process, limited law enforcement resources, and occasional contacts by persons within T&T with outside radical elements, T&T is not imm [...] | 2008-12-18 17:02:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM PTER ASEC TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN577 | PM MANNING REPORTEDLY HAS SUCCESSFUL SURGERY IN CUBA [...] On December 17, Prime Minister Patrick Manning underwent a two-hour surgery at the Cimeq Hospital in Havana to remove a malignant tumor from his left kidney (ref). According to a press release from the Prime Minister's office, Manning's surgery was "very successful." Doctors will perform a p [...] | 2008-12-18 17:03:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV CU TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN585 | POST'S RESPONSE FOR BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT [...] Per request, Post conducted a post-shipment check on license 050088569 for the export of cannons to Trinidad & Tobago. The Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF) has not provided an official statement regarding the cannons. However, according to reasonable speculation, the UK company, MSI [...] | 2008-12-22 18:09:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN6 | PM MANNING REITERATES TT'S POSITION ON PETROCARIBE [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Patrick Manning reiterated January 2 that Trinidad and Tobago is unlikely to become fully involved in PetroCaribe, and continues to prefer the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) to Hugo Chavez' Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA). This was in resp [...] | 2008-01-04 19:08:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET PREL VE TT |
08PORTOFSPAIN60 | T&T COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS ROLE OF EDUCATION [...] SUMMARY: Recent parliamentary debate on the Copyright Amendment Bill has drawn the attention of government officials and the media to the issue of intellectual property rights in Trinidad and Tobago. One Member of Parliament called for education to combat piracy and encourage good decision-mak [...] | 2008-01-31 18:47:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR KCRM TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN71 | SIXTH ANNUAL SONG AND VERSE CONTEST FOCUSES ON DISASTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry of Education and Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) joined forces with Post to co-sponsor the sixth annual "Ambassador's Song and Verse Contest." Spotlighting ODPM's public awareness campaign ("Disaster Preparedness Begins with Yo [...] | 2008-02-08 16:18:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SCUL SENV KCIP KPAO TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN73 | PRIORITY LOBBYING FOR KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) Post carried out reftel demarche February 11 with MFA Permanent Secretary (Vice Foreign Minister equivalent) Edwina Leacock. Along with the other ref points, we stressed the importance of early recognition as a way of helping stabilize southeast Europe. The PermSec listened closely to [...] | 2008-02-11 17:03:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN87 | U.S. DECISION TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE: [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon February 20 on recognizing Kosovo. The FM was upbeat on the possibility of Trinidad and Tobago recognizing Kosovo in the very near future. The Minister noted she would be tied up for much of the remaining week, but promised to [...] | 2008-02-21 14:22:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN88 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: GOVERNMENT TAKES CASTRO'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Foreign Ministry noted in an official February 19 statement that the resignation of Fidel Castro would not affect the cordial relations between TT and Cuba. The communique noted Cuban assistance to Trinidad and "saluted" Castro, but was measured in tone. Speaking on Februa [...] | 2008-02-21 14:33:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CU TD |
08PRAGUE102 | CZECHS IN FAVOR OF BIOTECH CORN, COTTON AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-15 14:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EUN EZ |
08PRAGUE103 | CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE FEBRUARY EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Veronika Musilova, Deputy Director of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the January 28-29 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on Kosovo, Kenya, Chad and Burma. She indicated [...] | 2008-02-15 16:41:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN BM EZ XG SR CD PGOV PREL UNMIK |
08PRAGUE104 | CZECHS CONCUR - ABKHAZIA IS NOT KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-15 16:45:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL GG RU YI EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE109 | KOSOVO: CZECHS WILL RECOGNIZE AFTER EU MAJORITY [...] (C) The Czech Republic has said they will recognize Kosovo, but not immediately. Following the meeting of EU Foreign Ministers on February 18, Czech Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg, announced that "we will acknowledge Kosovo, as soon as a majority of other European countries do and as soon as [...] | 2008-02-19 15:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN UNMIK YI EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE112 | CZECH REPUBLIC: ALL CONFLICTED ABOUT NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: It is difficult to imagine how the Czech Republic will meet its future electricity demand AND new EU CO2 emissions cuts without expanding its nuclear power plants. At the same time, nuclear energy is arguably the one issue that could cause the Green Party to walk and [...] | 2008-02-20 13:07:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PGOV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE113 | CZECH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: A TAINTED VICTORY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As expected, Czech President Vaclav Klaus was reelected for second five-year term on February 15. The drama surrounding this second election was no longer about whether the voting should be open or secret, but about an absent Green Party deputy and a Social Democrat (CSSD) deput [...] | 2008-02-20 15:35:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE117 | CZECH REPUBLIC: KEEP THEM ON THE IPR WATCH LIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION: Post recommends the Czech Republic remain on the Watch List for the 2008 Special 301 review for reasons stated in ref A. Since being placed on the Watch List during the January 22 Out-of-Cycle Review, the Czechs have made little progress in implementing their [...] | 2008-02-21 15:42:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE118 | SCENESETTER FOR CZECH PM TOPOLANEK'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Topolanek's visit next week to Washington will be a key milestone for the Czech leader, who is a convinced and committed Atlanticist with a firm belief in strong ties with the United States. He is coming to Washington with the goal of demonstrating -- especially to his domest [...] | 2008-02-21 16:49:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ OVIP |
08PRAGUE125 | CZECHS SHARE USG PERSPECTIVE ON CASTRO'S [...] (SBU) Czech MFA officials in the Department of the Americas and the Department of Human Rights and Transition Policy, confirmed and thanked Embassy officials for our points on the current situation in Cuba. On February 19, the Czech MFA released a statement (similar to Secretary Rice's subseq [...] | 2008-02-25 15:28:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CU EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE126 | PRAGUE - U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION DELEGATION MEETS KEY [...] (U) Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) and Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL),the Co-Chairman and Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, respectively, led a congressional delegation to Prague from February 18-20. The delegation, which also included Congresswoman Louise McIntosh-Slaughter (D [...] | 2008-02-25 15:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV OSCE PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE132 | CZECH CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ (C-RE8-00009) [...] (C) Summary: The Czech Republic has maintained troops in Iraq since 2003, and its support will continue at a reduced level through 2008. While no final decision has been made on 2009, the Foreign Ministry would like to see a small number of Czech troops remain in Iraq so long as the NATO Trai [...] | 2008-02-27 16:39:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR EAID EUN KDEM MARR NATO PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE135 | CZECH NATIONAL BANK GOVERNOR FOR EBRD PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech Republic will nominate the highly respected Governor of the Czech National Bank (CNB),Zdenek Tuma, to become President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) when Jean Lemierre's second term expires in July 2008. While this may be great news for [...] | 2008-02-28 15:23:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE138 | CUBA: CZECHS SHARE US POSITION ON EU COMMISSIONER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 12:43:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CU EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE139 | CZECH CHAIRMAN OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ON [...] (C) Summary: Jan Hamacek, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Czech Parliament, recently shared with us views on a broad range of topics, including missile defense (MD),Afghanistan, relations with the Topolanek government, and contacts with countries like Iran and Russia. On M [...] | 2008-02-29 12:56:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ MARR |
08PRAGUE16 | TUSK VISIT TO PRAGUE: NO CHANGE IN CZECH POSITION [...] (C/NF) Summary: The January 10 meeting of the Czech and Polish PMs appears not to have resulted in any significant change in the Czech approach to missile defense (MD) negotiations. PM Topolanek stated during a joint press conference with Tusk that the Czech side still intends to conclude neg [...] | 2008-01-11 11:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL PGOV PL EZ |
08PRAGUE162 | EU GAERC: CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Anna Sykova, Deputy Director of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the March 10-11 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on Kosovo, Afghanistan, Syria and Zimbabwe. While Sykova [...] | 2008-03-07 14:44:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF SY ZI SR |
08PRAGUE17 | CZECHS ON TRACK FOR MARCH PRT DEPLOYMENT TO LOGAR, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech government is moving forward with sustained enthusiasm and great attention to detail in advance of the Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team's (PRT's) March deployment to Logar, Afghanistan. This January and February the Czechs have several training programs planned for [...] | 2008-01-11 15:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO AF MARR MASS EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE174 | CZECH DCM WILL ATTEND MARCH 14 BEIRUT CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-13 14:04:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREF PTER MASS PARM LE EZ SY EUN |
08PRAGUE175 | CZECHS PLAN TO SUPPORT EU STATEMENT ON IRAN'S [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-13 14:05:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ IR KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
08PRAGUE194 | CZECHS WANT EMISSIONS TRADING DISCUSSED IN ICAO; [...] Econoffs discussed the European Commission proposal to add aviation to the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) with Ministry of Environment Office of Climate Change expert Ales Hilcer and Ministry of Transportation (MoT) Airport Infrastructure Director Katerina Malechova. The Czech Republic gene [...] | 2008-03-20 16:07:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD EZ |
08PRAGUE195 | CZECH REPUBLIC: FAST TRACK LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Per reftel request, Post has reviewed the records of the below named Czech military unit and personnel and found no derogatory information. a) Name of Unit ) 601 Special Forces Group, Czech Ministry of Defense, Prostejov, Czech Republic. b) 601 Special Force Group Commander ) Colonel Milan [...] | 2008-03-21 06:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL EZ PM |
08PRAGUE202 | CHILD ABDUCTION: NEW CENTRAL AUTHORITY DIRECTOR DISCUSSES [...] CG met March 19, 2008, with the new head of the Czech Office for International Legal Protection of Children (the Czech Central Authority or CCA),Lenka Pavlova. Pavlova was previously a lawyer in private general practice with a focus on family law. She said she applied for her present positi [...] | 2008-03-25 06:34:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CMGT PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE206 | CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 28-29 [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Slavomir Goga and Magdalena Janesova, Desk Officers in the MFA's Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy, to discuss Czech views prior to the March 28-29 Gymnich. They were supportive of the USG positions in reftel. Both officials confirmed that Foreign [...] | 2008-03-28 11:55:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE207 | PROPOSED NATO STATEMENT ON CFE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-28 11:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS NATO KCFE MARR CG MD EZ |
08PRAGUE208 | CZECH REPUBLIC: MISSILE DEFENSE RATIFICATION END [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-28 16:19:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR PGOV NATO EZ RU PL |
08PRAGUE22 | CZECH REPUBLIC: STRATEGIC DIALOGUE NON-PAPER [...] (C) Political Counselor delivered reftel non-paper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Security Policy Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova January 15. Smigolova emphasized the political importance of the Strategic Dialogue to highlight how the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement (BMDA) deepen [...] | 2008-01-15 14:03:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE223 | CZECHS STRETCHED BY AFGHANISTAN AND UNLIKELY TO DO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-08 13:16:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PREF IZ EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE224 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ALLIES TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-08 13:17:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MK EZ |
08PRAGUE226 | RUSSIAN VIEWS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC ON MISSILE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-08 14:36:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR PGOV NATO EZ RU |
08PRAGUE230 | Czech Schengen Accession Limits Amcit Travel [...] SUMMARY: The Czech Republic's December 21, 2007 entrance into the Schengen zone has drastically limited European travel for Americans with long-term Czech visas. Living legally in the country but without true residency, these "D" visa holders use up their allowed 90 days in the Schengen zone [...] | 2008-04-09 15:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL CMGT CASC EZ |
08PRAGUE234 | CZECH INTEL COMMITTEE APPROVES NEGOTIATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-14 15:29:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | CMGT CVIS PREL PTER EZ |
08PRAGUE239 | PRAGUE - INTERNATIONAL ROMA DAY [...] Approximately 50 people including Embassy Political Officer attended an art exhibition held in Prague on April 8 to commemorate International Roma Day (Ref. A). The outdoor exhibit was sponsored by the Dzeno Group, a Czech-based Roma organization with regional presence. The exhibit featured [...] | 2008-04-15 13:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO APER PHUM PGOV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE241 | CZECH REPUBLIC: SEVENTH VISIT OF THE STATUS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-16 08:41:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ |
08PRAGUE246 | CUBA: CZECHS PROVIDE INSIGHTS ON SOFTENING [...] (SBU) Summary: During her April 15 visit to Prague, WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Kirsten Madison engaged a wide range of Czech officials, parliamentarians, NGOs, and think tanks on Cuba. The Czech perspective on how to promote democratic change in Cuba dovetails closely with USG policy on Cu [...] | 2008-04-21 12:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PREL CU EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE254 | CZECH GOVERNMENT POSITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Climate change will be an issue of key significance during the Czech EU presidency beginning January 2009, even though the three-party governing coalition is not yet in lockstep on the issue. The government's official position generally supports the European Commiss [...] | 2008-04-24 14:56:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ECON PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE256 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO NIAG 8023 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-25 13:58:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM IR EZ |
08PRAGUE257 | CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE APRIL EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Katerina Sequensova, Deputy Director of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the April 29 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on the Balkans, Zimbabwe and Burma. Although Iran h [...] | 2008-04-25 15:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE258 | CZECH REPUBLIC: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD PRICES [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Czech Republic, like the rest of Europe, is experiencing a significant rise in food prices but at a higher rate than the average reported by the EU-27, and this phenomenon is contributing to the country's record inflation level of 7.5%. Czech nominal crops output pric [...] | 2008-04-28 14:51:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE261 | CZECH CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS ENDORSE MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The April 19-20 congress of the Christian Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-CSL) endorsed missile defense but also highlighted the party's internal divisions and a leadership crisis that may speed the party's ongoing political decline. The congress was probably [...] | 2008-04-28 15:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE263 | CZECH REPUBLIC: SPECIAL 301 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-29 09:37:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE264 | CZECH REPUBLIC: EIGHTH VISIT OF THE STATUS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-29 13:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ |
08PRAGUE274 | CZECHS NOT COMPETING FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-05 13:43:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHCR EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE277 | CZECH PLANNING FOR DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE [...] (SBU) The Czechs are actively engaged in advancing human rights in Cuba throughout the year, and particularly on significant dates such as UN Human Rights Day or to mark the March 18, 2003 anniversary of the arrest of Cuban journalists. Following WHA DAS Kirsten Madison's April visit to Pragu [...] | 2008-05-05 15:42:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL CU EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE284 | CZECH RATIFICATION OF MISSILE DEFENSE AGREEMENTS [...] (C) Summary: While no final decision has been made, it appears increasingly likely that Czech ratification of the missile defense (MD) agreements will not occur until after the regional and Senate elections this fall. This reflects the reality that we have not yet been able to work out an ag [...] | 2008-05-07 15:38:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EZ |
08PRAGUE285 | CZECHS PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE PEOPLE OF BURMA, [...] (U) The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on May 5 that the Czech government will provide 2.5M crowns (just over 150,000 USD) in humanitarian assistance for the International Red Cross to respond to the devastation of cyclone Nagris in Burma. The Czech NGO People in Need (PIN) is al [...] | 2008-05-07 15:44:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BM EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE289 | EMBASSY PRAGUE - OUTREACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS [...] The Czech Republic is rightly proud of its record as a country actively engaged in promoting democracy and human rights, particularly in oppressed societies such as Cuba, Belarus, Burma and countries in the Middle East, which greatly facilitates Embassy Prague's collaborative engagement regard [...] | 2008-05-12 11:47:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE290 | SOMALI PIRACY UN RESOLUTION RAISED WITH CZECHS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 11:47:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE298 | CZECHS WILL PARTICIPATE IN JUNE CONFERENCE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-14 15:04:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE303 | CZECH REPUBLIC: NATO INTEROPERABILITY CONCERNS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-16 14:31:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO UN EZ |
08PRAGUE305 | CZECH UPDATE: ACTIVITIES COMMEMORATING DAY OF [...] (SBU) As noted in our May 5 update (ref B),the Czech government and several Czech NGOs promote human rights in Cuba throughout the year. This month Embassy Prague and the Czechs have engaged on several fronts. The Embassy has scheduled and publicized a showing and discussion of the film "Da [...] | 2008-05-19 13:22:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PGOV CU EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE306 | CZECH REPUBLIC PUBLICLY PRAISES ARAB LEAGUE [...] (U) On May 14 the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement on the recent violence in Lebanon. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic condemns the attempts to solve the constitutional crisis in Lebanon in a violent way and appeals to all parties concer [...] | 2008-05-19 15:55:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV LE SY IR EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE308 | CZECHS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 15:48:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV IZ EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE309 | CZECH WRAP UP: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 12:43:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PGOV CU EZ XG |
08PRAGUE312 | CZECH REPUBLIC RECOGNIZES KOSOVO [...] (U) The Czech government, meeting in a cabinet session on May 21, officially recognized Kosovo. The Czech MFA released the following statement on May 21: The Czech Republic has recognized independence of Kosovo Following the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Government expr [...] | 2008-05-22 12:56:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI KV EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE320 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REVIEW FOR WAIVER OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) The Czech Republic's active engagement and support for democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba since our last update related to the Libertad Act (Ref J),remains strong. Former Czech President Vaclav Havel established the Czech government's principled position on Cuba dur [...] | 2008-05-23 15:43:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREF CU EZ XG |
08PRAGUE321 | PRAGUE CONSULAR ROUNDUP - JAN/MAY 2008 [...] Visa waiver negotiations culminated in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Washington, and initial objections from the European Commission have abated. DHS visited to conduct a country review and to discuss implementing arrangements. The Department is leading the negotiation [...] | 2008-05-27 13:39:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT EZ |
08PRAGUE322 | CZECH GOVERNMENT LOSING MOMENTUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Topolanek coalition is struggling on a number of fronts to maintain momentum and advance a few key priorities before the summer parliamentary recess and the fall regional and senate elections. Tensions appear to be growing between and within the three parties that make up th [...] | 2008-05-27 15:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE326 | CZECH NATIONAL BANK PREDICTS SHALLOWER SLOWDOWN [...] SUMMARY: The Czech National Bank has revised its 2008 GDP growth forecast upward from 4.1% to 4.7% and confirmed its expectation that inflation will return to below 3% by 2009. At the same time, the CNB revised its 2009 GDP forecast downward from 4.6% to 4% based on lower export and investment [...] | 2008-05-30 07:34:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAGR EZ |
08PRAGUE328 | CZECH COMMENTS ON DRAFT U.S.-EU SUMMIT DECLARATION [...] (C) Emboff spoke with Czech MFA Department of the Americas official, Jan Buben, who is coordinating the Czech positions and comments on the draft U.S.-EU summit declaration. With reference to the specific elements (Latin America and Missile Defense) highlighted in Ref A, Buben reiterated the C [...] | 2008-05-30 16:39:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ CU PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE33 | CZECH REPUBLIC: SPECIAL 301 OUT-OF-CYCLE REVIEW [...] (SBU) The Ambassador contacted Deputy Prime Minister Vondra by phone January 22 to inform the USG decision to place the Czech Republic on the Special 301 Watch List. Vondra was aware of the issue and did not seem surprised by the news, although it was clear he was not seized with the issue, wh [...] | 2008-01-22 15:38:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE334 | CORRECTED COPY - CZECH REPUBLIC: FY2006 B VISA VALIDATION [...] According to our latest B1/B2 validation study, 0.6 percent of Czechs issued B1/B2 visas between October 1, 2005 and September 30, 2006 were confirmed as remaining in the United States illegally as of November 2007. An additional 0.7 percent were currently in the United States legally on a lon [...] | 2008-06-04 15:36:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD ASEC EZ |
08PRAGUE339 | COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ VISIT TO PRAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Commerce Secretary Gutierrez visited Prague on June 3. His program included meetings with PM Topolanek, FM Schwarzenberg, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Hovorka, and a group of NGOs and other activists on Cuban issues. In addition to Cuba, discussion focused on missile [...] | 2008-06-06 15:46:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PREL MARR ENGR NATO PHUM CU EZ XG |
08PRAGUE341 | CZECHS COMMENTS ON STATE OF PLAY WITHIN EU ON CUBA [...] (SBU) Summary: Czech officials, while maintaining their strong commitment to advancing democratic change in Cuba as well as the spotlight on political prisoners and human rights issues on the island, face ever mounting pressure from within the EU to support elimination of the "June Measures." [...] | 2008-06-09 06:45:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU EZ XG |
08PRAGUE346 | CZECHS NON-COMMITAL ON IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-10 15:54:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF SMIG AORC EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE347 | CZECH REPUBLIC: SOFA AND TAXES, THE FINAL HURDLE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Graber met with Prime Minister Topolonek, the Finance Minister, and key Czech SOFA negotiators on the tax status of U.S. contractors and their employees on June 9. Topolanek faces a number of political challenges that could threaten the survival of his coalition and is [...] | 2008-06-10 16:13:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ MARR MASS |
08PRAGUE35 | PRAGUE STOCK EXCHANGE DOWN 20% SINCE JANUARY 1 [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The good news is that the Czech Republic's economic fundamentals are strong; The bad news is that the Czech Republic is also impacted by negative sentiment stemming from the subprime mortgage crisis in the U.S. that has spread to global financial markets. With key econom [...] | 2008-01-24 13:58:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EZ |
08PRAGUE350 | CZECHS ATTENDING JUNE 23 CONFERENCE ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-11 09:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE36 | CZECH REPUBLIC DECLINES REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY [...] (S) Econoff met with Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Unit Pavel Klucky January 22 for response to the December 11 demarche requesting temporary storage of Iraqi uranium in the Czech Republic (Refs A & B). Despite wide inter-agency support for th [...] | 2008-01-24 13:59:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PARM PREL ECON ENRG EZ |
08PRAGUE364 | CZECHS TO DECIDE ON IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL AFTER [...] (SBU) Czech Ministry of Interior official, Pavla Fridrichova, will travel to Geneva tomorrow, June 17, to represent the GOCR at the June 18 election for Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Fridrichova stated that the Czechs have decided to wait until they h [...] | 2008-06-16 09:07:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF SMIG AORC EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE367 | CZECHS ASKS FOR USG SUPPORT ON ENERGY SECURITY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia Matt Bryza's June 13 visit to Prague illuminated the Czech position on key oil pipelines in the region and secured Czech support for both restraining (in the immediate term) and supporting (in the medium and long term) [...] | 2008-06-17 10:05:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE37 | CZECHS TWEAK THEIR MISSILE DEFENSE GAMEPLAN [...] (C) Summary: There are signs that the Czech approach to missile defense has shifted slightly in recent days, partly as a result of the Jan 17 Security Council meeting, partly in response to changes in Poland. For the most part these are not major shifts but simply adjustments to the Czech time [...] | 2008-01-24 14:13:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL NATO PL EZ |
08PRAGUE38 | CZECHS ARGUE AGAINST UNHRC RESOLUTION, BUT EU [...] (C) Embassy officials raised USG concerns about the UN Human Rights Council special session on Gaza with the Czech MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy office on the morning of January 24. This afternoon Czech Deputy Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy, Martin Bocek, informed Embo [...] | 2008-01-24 14:30:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL EZ EUN GZ IS |
08PRAGUE380 | BEHIND THE NUMBERS: THE CHANGING DRUG SITUATION IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Czech parliament is considering changes to its drug legislation. The proposed changes and other recent developments have raised concerns that official anti-drug efforts are failing to keep pace with rising demand caused by greater affluence, lower drug costs, and changing [...] | 2008-06-20 11:10:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR ETRD ECON PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE381 | OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING: EMBASSY PRAGUE INPUT [...] (U) Post is providing the following points in response to Reftel request for information on host government's record on matters of basic freedoms and human rights for this fall's HDIM Conference: 2. (SBU) The Czech Republic has a strong record of promoting human rights and basic freedoms [...] | 2008-06-20 11:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM OSCE PREL |
08PRAGUE384 | CZECH THINKING ON UPCOMING EU PRESIDENCY - PART II [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 12-13 State EUR/ERA Office Director Bill Lucas met with a variety of Czech officials preparing for the January 2009 Czech EU Presidency. Czech officials covered the waterfront - from their very broad vision of what they hope to accomplish by next June, to the specifics o [...] | 2008-06-20 17:45:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE401 | DASD GETZ VISIT TO PRAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 9 2008, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Colleen Getz visited Prague for meetings with Czech MoD and MFA officials to discuss ongoing and future Czech contributions to coalitions in Afghanistan and Iraq. The meeting provided a good opportunity to review the [...] | 2008-06-26 06:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO AF EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE405 | CZECH REPUBLIC: NO SIGNIFICANT FORCED LABOR IN THE [...] The Czech Republic (CR) does not have significant incidence of forced labor or child labor in the production of goods. The number of North Korean workers in the CR, who were employed in textile workshops, decreased from 132 in March 2008 to 15 in May 2008. Czech NGOs (Czech Helsinki Committee [...] | 2008-06-27 08:24:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD ECON PHUM SOCI EZ |
08PRAGUE407 | CZECH RATIFICATION PROCESS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Looking ahead to this fall and the planned Czech ratification of the Missile Defense (MD) agreements, we offer the following summary of the Czech parliament,s ratification process. The Czech parliament will hold three separate MD-related votes: BMDA, SOFA, and a resolution ap [...] | 2008-06-27 14:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ MARR MASS PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE416 | CZECH SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Czech MFA desk officer for Kosovo, Josef Zrzavecky, who just returned from the International Steering Group meeting in Kosovo, informed Emboff that the GOCR plans to actively engage at the July 11 European Commission-sponsored donors conference in Brussels on July 11. The Czechs plan to [...] | 2008-07-01 14:54:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI KPKO KV EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE418 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit is much anticipated by Prime Minister Topolanek and his government as an important signal of our strong transatlantic partnership. The signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement, which [...] | 2008-07-01 17:29:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE419 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit is much anticipated by Prime Minister Topolanek and his government as an important signal of our strong transatlantic partnership. The signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement, which [...] | 2008-07-02 07:01:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE420 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit is much anticipated by Prime Minister Topolanek and his government as an important signal of our strong transatlantic partnership. The signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement, which [...] | 2008-07-02 07:02:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE44 | CZECH REPUBLIC'S AMBITIOUS STRUCTURAL REFORM AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Czech Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek, during a January 24 meeting with the Ambassador, previewed the next set of planned economic reforms. Following the 2007 passage of the public finance reform bill, the government announced its intention to submit a pension re [...] | 2008-01-25 15:13:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE442 | CZECH PARTICIPATION AT UNGA - NOT FINALIZED [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Deputy Director of the UN Department, David Cervenka, informed EmbOff that Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg will attend the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA). The MFA is still awaiting confirmation regarding the participation of Head of Government, Prime Minister Mirek Topol [...] | 2008-07-10 15:07:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE447 | CZECH GOVERNMENT CALM ABOUT SHARP DROP IN RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Czech officials confirmed press reports that Russian crude oil deliveries to the Czech Republic via Druzhba pipeline have dropped sharply since early July for allegedly technical reasons. Czech press speculated that Russia was using oil to retaliate against the Czechs [...] | 2008-07-15 09:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL RU EZ |
08PRAGUE449 | CZECHS WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACIES FOR UNIVERSAL POSTAL [...] (U) On June 24, 2008 Post delivered reftel demarche to the Czech Foreign Ministry Director Pavel Kafka and to Eduard Prandstetter, the Director of the Postal Services Regulations Department at the Czech Telecommunications Office. Prandstetter, who will be attending the UPU Congress, said that [...] | 2008-07-16 10:06:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO EZ |
08PRAGUE45 | CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Veronika Musilova, who serves in the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy, to discuss the January 28-29 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) issues. Of note were her comments on the EU's approach to Serbia/Kosovo, the E [...] | 2008-01-25 15:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE453 | CZECHS MIRROR USG PERSPECTIVE ON BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-16 14:03:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID BM EUN EZ |
08PRAGUE455 | GOCR TO SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE EVENT; [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy, Gabriela Dlouha, stated that the GOCR is willing to support the July 24 prisoners of conscience event. She noted that this proposed event was discussed at the EU Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) meeting July 8 (see below) and [...] | 2008-07-16 14:08:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE46 | PM TOPOLANEK'S YEAR OF PAINFUL VICTORIES [...] (C) Summary: Czech PM Topolanek's government marked its first year in office on January 19. Topolanek described the past year as one of "painful victories," an assessment that is right on the mark. Topolanek, who is governing with an evenly split parliament, has managed to advance his reform [...] | 2008-01-25 15:54:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE460 | CZECH REPUBLIC AND MISSILE DEFENSE: BUILDING UPON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Secretary Rice's visit to the Czech Republic and the signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement (BMDA) on July 8 was a major success. Her discussions with the Czech Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Parliamentarians, especially skeptical Green and oppositio [...] | 2008-07-17 11:31:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EZ |
08PRAGUE464 | CZECH REPUBLIC: NO NOMINATIONS FOR MAKTOUM FOUNDATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-21 15:29:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE471 | CZECH REPUBLIC: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Ambassador Graber met on July 23 with DPM Alexandr Vondra to deliver reftel proposal on concluding the SOFA negotiations. PM Topolanek was unable to participate in the meeting due to an ongoing marathon cabinet session, which will be the government's last before a 3-week summer break. Am [...] | 2008-07-23 16:50:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EZ PARM MNUC |
08PRAGUE486 | CZECH REPUBLIC NOT PLANNING TO SUPPORT NATO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-25 16:06:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO IZ EZ |
08PRAGUE487 | CZECH REPUBLIC: AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY FORCE SIZE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-28 16:19:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO AF EZ |
08PRAGUE488 | CZECH RESPONSE ON OSCE DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 25, Emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Czech Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy, Gabriela Dlouha. Dlouha noted that the Czechs are prepared for and engaged in the upcoming OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). Emboff also raised the reftel [...] | 2008-07-29 07:08:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EZ KDEM OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL |
08PRAGUE491 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE ON NATO-EU CRISIS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-30 07:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE498 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-30 13:51:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EZ KNNP EFIN PARM IR |
08PRAGUE499 | CZECH JUSTICE SYSTEM: INCOMPLETE REFORMS [...] (C) Summary: Almost 19 years after the Velvet Revolution, the Czech Republic's Communist past continues to hamper its justice system . A lack of transparency, lengthy legal proceedings, dependence on the executive branch, and a considerable number of "old regime" judges are all problems that [...] | 2008-07-30 14:29:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ KDEM KJUS PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE5 | CZECHS - WORKING WITHIN EU TO RECOGNIZE FORMATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-03 13:51:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KMPI LE SY EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE501 | CZECH CROWN'S RECORD STRENGTH WORRIES CENTRAL BANK [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The Czech Crown hit new all-time highs of CZK 22.87/Euro on July 21 and of CZK 14.45/USD on July 22. Having gained more than 17 percent against the Euro and more than 25 percent against the USD since last year, the Crown has become the fastest appreciating currency in [...] | 2008-07-30 17:01:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE509 | UPCOMING CZECH EU PRESIDENCY - FACING TREATY [...] (SBU) Summary: Czech Prime Minister Topolanek finds himself with little room to maneuver on ratification of the EU Lisbon treaty. Countervailing pressures from his own Civic Democratic Party (ODS),President Klaus, his coalition government, the domestic opposition, and the EU have left Topola [...] | 2008-08-01 15:07:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE516 | MISSILE DEFENSE: USG ENGAGEMENT DURING CZECH [...] See action request in Paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Despite the delay in concluding the SOFA, we still expect that the Topolanek government will send the package of missile defense (MD) agreements to the parliament for ratification before the end of 2008. Success in the Czech [...] | 2008-08-04 12:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ MARR NATO PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE524 | PRAGUE COMMENTS ON KARADZIC, SERBIA AND KOSOVO [...] (C) Czech MFA Department of South and South East Europe official, Josef Zrzavecky, noted that the GOCR has been surprised by the speed at which the EU has taken up the potential lifting of the travel restrictions for the Karadzic family. Zrzavecky opined that the EU is likely to support a bla [...] | 2008-08-06 13:45:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ETTC ICTY BK EZ EUN KAWC |
08PRAGUE527 | MISSILE DEFENSE: CZECH MOD'S NONPAPER ON THE U.S. [...] (C) On August 6, Czech SOFA Negotiator Ivan Dvorak called the Defense Attache and informed him that MOD would deliver a written response to the proposal Ambassador Graber presented to Czech DPM Alexandr Vondra on July 23 (refs A and B). Para 2 contains the text of the Czech MOD's nonpaper tha [...] | 2008-08-07 15:21:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ MARR PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE528 | CZECHS HIGHLIGHT CONCERNS ABOUT NEO-NAZI HATE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 25, Emboffs delivered Ref. C demarche to Czech Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy, Gabriela Dlouha. Dlouha noted concerns raised by several domestic and international NGOs with the Czech MFA about neo-Nazi content, which is allowed on U.S.-hosted websites [...] | 2008-08-07 15:21:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE535 | TFGGO1: CZECHS ENGAGED ON SITUATION IN SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs discussed the upcoming August 12 NAC with Czech MFA Director of Security Policy, Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova, who noted that the Czechs share a similar perspective to the USG and offered her assurance that they want to coordinate closely with us. As noted in Ref B., Czech Fo [...] | 2008-08-12 06:34:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PARM KCFE EUN RU GG EZ |
08PRAGUE545 | CZECH RESPONSE ON BURMA DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Burma Desk officer, Hana Flanderova, thanked us for our details on the additional U.S. sanctions outlined in the JADE Act of 2008. She commented that the Czech focus is currently on humanitarian assistance in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. The MFA has already provided 10.6M crow [...] | 2008-08-15 16:44:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV BM EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE546 | CZECHS AGREE TO TALKS WITH RUSSIA ON ELIMINATING [...] (C) Summary: Despite earlier reports to the contrary, Russian crude oil deliveries still have not returned to normal as of August 15, with estimates of the shortfall for August ranging between 10 to nearly 30 percent. Nevertheless, Czech officials continue to downplay the significance of the [...] | 2008-08-15 17:19:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RU EZ |
08PRAGUE547 | CZECHS AGREE TO TALKS WITH RUSSIA ON ELIMINATING [...] (C) Summary: Despite earlier reports to the contrary, Russian crude oil deliveries still have not returned to normal as of August 15, with estimates of the shortfall for August ranging between 10 to nearly 30 percent. Nevertheless, Czech officials continue to downplay the significance of the [...] | 2008-08-16 15:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RU EZ |
08PRAGUE551 | CZECH REPUBLIC SUPPORTS CREATING NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-18 15:49:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL AORC ETTC EZ |
08PRAGUE574 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel non-paper and demarche August 21 to Financial Analytical Unit (FAU) Head Karel Korynta and FAU expert Jaromir Neuzil. We also shared the non-paper August 22 with Pavel Klucky, Director of the MFA Non-Proliferation Office. There was no substantive response. Graber [...] | 2008-08-22 15:51:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN EZ |
08PRAGUE576 | CZECH REPUBLIC: AMBASSADOR GRABER'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In an August 22 meeting with Czech Deputy Defense Minister Bartak, Ambassador delivered ref A talking points in response to the Czech Ministry of Defense's August 6 non-paper (ref B). Bartak said the GOCR accepts in principle U.S. proposals for tax exemptions in the SOFA. Bartak [...] | 2008-08-22 16:41:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ MARR PGOV PREL |
08PRAGUE584 | CZECHS AGAINST A KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-28 14:20:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | UNGA PREL UN KV EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE586 | CZECHS WILL NOT ATTEND MONROVIA DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: No one from the Czech Republic will attend the Monrovia Development Ministers Meeting due to other priorities, including preparations for the upcoming Czech EU presidency. The GOCR concentrates its assistance on ten long-term priority countries -- including Iraq and Afghanist [...] | 2008-08-29 06:20:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL EZ EU |
08PRAGUE592 | CZECHS SUPPORT GEORGIA AND TAKE TOUGH LINE ON [...] Summary: The GOCR has strongly condemned Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and shares the USG perspective on support for Georgia, especially its territorial integrity. The Czechs have pressed for strong statements in the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and the EU General Affairs [...] | 2008-08-29 16:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE RU GG EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE601 | CZECH REPUBLIC: US-CZECH SUPPLEMENTAL SOFA DRAFT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-08 15:04:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EZ MARR MASS |
08PRAGUE604 | CZECH GREEN PARTY CONGRESS: BURSIK HANGS ON AS [...] (C) Summary: On September 5-7, an extraordinary congress of the Czech Green Party featured a battle over the party leadership and over the overall direction of the party. Current party chair Martin Bursik was reelected and succeeded in having his opponents removed from the party leadership. Ho [...] | 2008-09-11 15:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ ECON EFIN |
08PRAGUE606 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE IRAQ COALITION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-12 15:52:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET//NOFORN | PRE IZ NAT MARR |
08PRAGUE612 | ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO NATO TRAINING MISSION - [...] (C) Pol/Econ Counselor delivered ref a demarche on September 18 to Czech MFA Security Policy Department Director Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova. Kuchynova-Smigolova said the Czech Republic is considering transferring to NTM-I at least some of its approximately 17 military personnel currently d [...] | 2008-09-19 07:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ EZ |
08PRAGUE614 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OFAC [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to the Czech Ministry of Finance, Financial Analytical Unit (FAU) on September 12 and to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, America's Desk on September 15. On September 17, FAU Director Karel Korynta reported that his office had found no records of any of t [...] | 2008-09-19 07:27:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PTER PINR EFIN SNAR KCRM PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE615 | CZECHS DISAPPOINTED USG UNGA PRIORITIES DO NOT [...] (C) Summary: Czech Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy Gabriela Dlouha thanked us for sharing USG priorities on country specific resolutions as well as thematic items. She noted that the GOCR welcomed our planned efforts on Iran, Burma, and North Korea, although she registered disap [...] | 2008-09-19 07:28:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNGA UN EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE619 | UPDATE ON CZECH RESPONSE TO IPR VIOLATIONS AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Czech authorities have made significant progress in disrupting the sale of pirated materials at the roughly 50 outdoor markets that dot the German and Austrian borders. From January to July of this year, Czech authorities seized and destroyed pirated goods worth over USD 100 mi [...] | 2008-09-19 14:33:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE620 | ADDRESSING AFGHAN CONCERNS FOLLOWING SHINDAND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-19 14:49:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF EZ |
08PRAGUE621 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. AMBASSADORS TO BOLIVIA AND [...] (C) Political/Economic Counselor delivered reftel demarche September 19 to Czech MFA American States Department Deputy Director Veronika Bajgarova 2. (C) Bajgarova said Venezuela has recently attempted to intensify diplomatic dialogue with the Czech Republic. The incoming Czech ambassado [...] | 2008-09-19 15:17:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM BL VE EZ |
08PRAGUE622 | CZECHS WILL NOT ATTEND EXPORT CONTROL CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) On August 29, Post delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Export Licensing Administration Office. On September 19, the Ministry officially informed us that no one from the Ministry will attend the conference. Graber [...] | 2008-09-22 07:59:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE623 | THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND A RESURGENT RUSSIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-22 15:07:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RU EZ |
08PRAGUE624 | CZECHS WILL ATTEND THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (SBU) On September 18,2008 Post delivered reftel demarche to the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),United Nations Department's Deputy Director David Cervenka. On September 22, the Ministry informed us that the Czech Delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Jan Kohout will attend the C [...] | 2008-09-22 17:58:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA EZ |
08PRAGUE628 | CZECH MISSILE DEFENSE VOTE: 101 VOTES STILL IN [...] (C) Summary: The bizarre blackmail scandal roiling Czech PM Topolanek,s Civic Democratic Party (ODS) does not currently threaten support for missile defense legislation, nor does it currently seem likely to bring down the Czech government, although the margins of support for both remain narr [...] | 2008-09-24 15:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR EZ |
08PRAGUE631 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SEEKING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-26 15:40:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO RU EZ MARR |
08PRAGUE632 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO INVITATION TO NOVEMBER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-26 15:43:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC EZ |
08PRAGUE633 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-26 15:47:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN KCRS KMCA EUMEM PREL GG RS EZ |
08PRAGUE635 | BRIEF CZECH FM MEETING WITH IRANIAN FM AT UNGA [...] (C) According to Czech MFA Security Policy Department Director Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova, the September 24 meeting at UNGA between Czech FM Schwarzenberg and Iranian FM Mottaki focused only, and unsuccessfully, on the issue of formal bilateral diplomatic relations. Kuchynova-Smigolova, wh [...] | 2008-09-29 14:52:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ IR |
08PRAGUE637 | CZECH REPUBLIC: SOLICITING POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche September 30 to MFA South and South East Europe Officer Josef Zrzavecky and MFA Development Officer Jana Korbelova. Zrzavecky confirmed that the Czechs pledged four million Euros over four years at the July 11 Kosovo Donors' Conference (one million per year). [...] | 2008-10-01 15:49:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN EINV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE640 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SUPPORTING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF EZ |
08PRAGUE643 | CZECHS PLAN TO ABSTAIN ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-06 10:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA PREL UN KV EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE647 | AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 6 MEETING WITH CZECH DPM [...] (C) Summary: During his October 6 meeting with Czech DPM Alexandr Vondra, the Ambassador raised PM Topolanek's upcoming meeting with President Bush and DHS Secretary Chertoff's upcoming visit to the Czech Republic. The Czechs intend to invite the next U.S. President to an EU-U.S. summit in [...] | 2008-10-07 14:39:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP CMGT CVIS EUN MARR PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE653 | CZECH REPUBLIC: GOVERNMENT APPROVES MINISTRY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-10 16:37:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF EZ MARR PREL MASS |
08PRAGUE654 | CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the October 13 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). While the Czechs positively view recent developments in Georgia, Uzbekistan, Belarus and Zimba [...] | 2008-10-10 20:06:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL PHUM ZI BO GG |
08PRAGUE663 | SCENESETTER FOR USDP EDELMAN'S VISIT TO CZECH [...] (C) Under Secretary Edelman, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you again to the Czech Republic. Your visit will underscore the importance of our strong transatlantic partnership. The year since your last visit has seen tremendous progress on Missile Defense, with the Ballistic Missile [...] | 2008-10-16 14:13:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE666 | CZECH REPUBLIC: PM TOPOLANEK SUFFERS MAJOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Czech voters turned out in record numbers in the October 17-18 regional and senate elections to deal PM Topolanek and his coalition partners a stunning defeat. PM Topolanek's Civic Democratic Party (ODS) lost control over 12 out of the 13 regional governor's seats which were con [...] | 2008-10-20 10:01:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE667 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DAS MERKEL DISCUSSES ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (DAS) David Merkel held day-long discussions October 10 in Prague on relations with Russia, energy security, relations with the countries of the former Soviet Union, and Russia,s relations with NATO. He met with MFA Political Director Martin Po [...] | 2008-10-20 15:47:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ NATO RU |
08PRAGUE668 | SCENESETTER FOR CZECH PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Czech Prime Minister Topolanek's October 29 White House meeting will come a day after his visit to Afghanistan, where he plans to celebrate with Czech troops the 90th anniversary of his country's founding. This will be Topolanek's second Washington trip this year, and it promises [...] | 2008-10-20 16:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE674 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Chertoff, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit will underscore the importance of our strong transatlantic partnership, which has received a significant boost from the President's announcement of the Czech Republic's entry into [...] | 2008-10-23 12:14:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE676 | CZECH REPUBLIC - FAST TRACK LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Per reftel, Post has reviewed the records of the below named Czech military personnel and found no derogatory information. -Czech Air Force Brigadier General Emil PUPIS, Defense Attache, Czech Embassy, Washington, D.C., DOB: February 27, 1955. 2. BG Pupis plans to attend the Fourth Annual [...] | 2008-10-23 15:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EZ PGOV PHUM PM PREL |
08PRAGUE681 | CZECH PM TOPOLANEK SUFFERS ANOTHER DEFEAT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the October 24-25 second round of Senate elections, Czech voters dealt another blow to PM Topolanek's Civic Democratic Party (ODS),which was still reeling from the defeat it suffered in the October 17-18 regional elections. In the 27 Senate races, ODS managed to hold onto o [...] | 2008-10-27 16:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE683 | CZECH REPUBLIC: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech Republic has so far escaped the worst of the global financial crisis. The conservative Czech banks remain relatively healthy, with significant capital and liquidity, despite disruptions to the interbank lending and government bond markets. The global crisis is, howeve [...] | 2008-10-29 16:59:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE687 | CZECH REPUBLIC NOT INVITED TO IRANIAN CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 12:38:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC MNUC TRGY IR EZ |
08PRAGUE688 | CZECH REPUBLIC: NATO ACCESSION OF ALBANIA AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 12:43:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO PREL KTIA HR AL EZ |
08PRAGUE689 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 12:49:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM EZ |
08PRAGUE691 | CZECH SHARE USG CONCERNS ON BOSNIA [...] (SBU) Czech National Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe Pavel Svitil commented that the Czechs share our concerns regarding the deteriorating situation in Bosnia. While Bosnia is on the agenda for the November 10 GAERC, the Czechs plan to revisit this topic, a key Czech [...] | 2008-10-31 16:25:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV BK EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE696 | USDP EDELMAN,S 21 OCTOBER MEETINGS IN PRAGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-05 08:51:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EZ NATO EPET ENER MARR EU |
08PRAGUE704 | CZECH REPUBLIC: PROSPECTS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 29, the Czech government took its first steps toward ratifying the two missile defense (MD) agreements, the BMDA and SOFA. In both chambers of the parliament, however, these initial steps were thwarted by 1) the new political reality brought about by the October regi [...] | 2008-11-07 10:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE707 | 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT, [...] Summary: Illegal narcotics are imported to, manufactured in, and consumed in the Czech Republic. While the overall number of drug users in the country is relatively stable, the rates of use for marijuana, Ecstasy, and methamphetamines are among the highest in Europe. Marijuana, grown locally a [...] | 2008-11-12 09:34:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR ELAB PHUM SOCI EZ |
08PRAGUE708 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S OCTOBER 27 VISIT TO THE CZECH [...] (C) Summary: During his October 27 visit to Prague, DHS Secretary Chertoff met with embattled PM Topolanek, DPM Vondra, Interior Minister Langer, and FM Schwarzenberg. Czech officials were grateful for the advent of the Visa Waiver program (VWP) and had no regrets about having confronted the [...] | 2008-11-13 12:20:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PGOV PREL EUN EZ |
08PRAGUE72 | REFORMS AND POLITICAL INTERFERENCE PUT PRESSURE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The United States has enjoyed excellent cooperation with Czech legal authorities, as demonstrated, for example, by last year's extradition of terror suspect Oussama Kassir to stand trial in the United States. However, mass resignations of experienced police officers in response [...] | 2008-02-05 13:06:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE ASEC EZ |
08PRAGUE722 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-19 14:23:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL TRGY EZ NR IR |
08PRAGUE723 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO THE DEMARCHE TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-19 14:26:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM TRGY EZ |
08PRAGUE724 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-19 14:31:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PARM PINR PINS EZ |
08PRAGUE726 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-20 13:10:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KOMC ETTC EZ |
08PRAGUE727 | THE TROUBLEMAKERS PREPARE TO ASSUME THE EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While both proud and abashed to be known as the "troublemakers" for speaking their mind and occasionally standing alone among the EU member states, the Czech government over the last several months has worked hard to change this perception to one of a serious and responsible E [...] | 2008-11-21 12:54:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE729 | SE GRAY DISCUSSES SOUTHERN CORRIDOR, TEC IN [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy C. Boyden Gray stressed the importance of getting Caspian gas to Europe and the value of continuing the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) during a November 7-11 visit to Prague to discuss energy and the upcoming Czech EU Presidency. The C [...] | 2008-11-24 16:25:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL PGOV EU EZ |
08PRAGUE73 | CZECHS SHARE USG PERSPECTIVE ON LEBANON [...] (SBU) Summary: Czech Department Director of Middle East and North Africa, Josef Rychtar, confirmed that the GOCR shares our perspective on the need for a special tribunal for Lebanon into the assassination of Rafik Hariri, as well as GOCR support for the cause of Syrian dissidents. He also sp [...] | 2008-02-05 15:02:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EFIN EINV EZ LE SY EUN |
08PRAGUE732 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON CLIMATE [...] On November 26, Post received a response to reftel demarche from the Environment Ministry Climate Change Director and Chief Negotiatior Pavel Zamyslicky. The Ministry's independent climate change unit was created in 2003/2004. When Zamyslicky assumed his position in 2005, the unit consisted [...] | 2008-11-26 15:57:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG KGHG EZ |
08PRAGUE733 | CZECH RESPONSE: ACTION REQUEST: DELIBERATION BY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-4. 2. (SBU) The regional FAS officer and EconOffs delivered reftel demarche to Environment Ministry Director of Sustainable Energy and Transport Vladimir Vlk and First Deputy Minister of Agriculture Ivo Hlavac on November 25. We also [...] | 2008-11-26 17:39:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EZ |
08PRAGUE734 | CZECH RESPONSE: UPDATE AND ACTION REQUEST ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) The regional FAS officer and EconOff delivered reftel demarche November 25 to First Deputy Agriculture Minister Ivo Hlavac. Hlavac agreed that food security is an important issue but had two concerns. First he asked whether [...] | 2008-11-26 17:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO EAID PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE737 | CZECH PM TOPOLANEK'S CIVIC DEMOCRATS AT A [...] (C) SUMMARY: In one week, the ruling Civic Democratic Party (ODS) will meet to debate its future direction and elect new leadership. The domestic political scene, which was in turmoil following the opposition's sweeping victories in the October regional and senate elections, has become more [...] | 2008-11-28 15:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE738 | MISSILE DEFENSE: CZECH SENATE APPROVES MD [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 27, the Czech Senate debated and approved the U.S.-Czech Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement (BMDA) and the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The nearly five-hour debate brought no new arguments, and the opposition failed to push through motions for a constitutional [...] | 2008-11-28 16:03:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE739 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO LEVERAGING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-01 12:17:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL EFIN EZ |
08PRAGUE74 | FIFTH VISIT OF STATUS OF FORCES NEGOTIATION TEAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador Jackson McDonald and an interagency delegation met with representatives of the Czech Government in Prague to continue negotiations on a supplemental Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) on January 27-30 and on the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement on Janua [...] | 2008-02-06 08:26:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ |
08PRAGUE755 | CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE DECEMBER EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the December 8-9 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: the Middle East, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakista [...] | 2008-12-08 09:22:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ZL IS |
08PRAGUE758 | CZECH PM TOPOLANEK REELECTED CIVIC DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The December 5-7 Civic Democratic Party (ODS) congress reelected PM Mirek Topolanek as chairman, but with less than overwhelming support. Topolanek's victory was overshadowed by President Vaclav Klaus, the party's founder, who formally relinquished his title of ODS honorary chai [...] | 2008-12-09 06:44:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE762 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REVIEW FOR WAIVER OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) The Czech Republic has a strong record of active engagement and support for democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. Former Czech President Vaclav Havel established the Czech government's principled position on Cuba during his administration, following the Czech Republic' [...] | 2008-12-10 16:03:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD ETTC EZ PREF XG |
08PRAGUE767 | CZECH RESPONSE: DEMARCHE - U.S. POSITION ON IEA [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on the IEA 2009-10 budget December 11 to MFA Department of Multilateral Economic Relations Director Pavel Kafka and Ministry of Industry and Trade Power Director Roman Portuzak. There was no immediate response. On December 12, we received an e-mail from Petr [...] | 2008-12-12 15:04:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EZ |
08PRAGUE768 | CZECHS OBJECT TO THE LACEY ACT AMENDMENTS [...] On December 2, Post delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Head of Department of EU Relations to Non-EU Countries Petr Kulovany. Kulovany noted that he understood the purpose of the Lacey Act amendments but said that the Czech Republic considers them as a potentiall [...] | 2008-12-12 16:03:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO EZ |
08PRAGUE77 | STATUS OF CZECH ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Although Czech efforts to upgrade their diplomatic relations with Iran (in advance of the Czech 2009 EU Presidency and on a similar footing with other EU members) met with setbacks last year (ref A and B),the Czech MFA continues to pursue the effort. The GOCR cannot anticipate T [...] | 2008-02-06 17:36:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD KTFN IZ EZ |
08PRAGUE773 | CODEL MURTHA VISIT TO CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: Representative John Murtha's November 25 trip to the Czech Republic focused on missile defense (MD). DFM Tomas Pojar outlined the reasons the Czech government favors MD and prospects for ratification in the Czech parliament. Murtha discussed alternatives to interceptors in Pola [...] | 2008-12-15 16:37:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EZ |
08PRAGUE779 | DEFIANT OPPOSITION LEADER BLOCKING CZECH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Graber, together with the UK, Dutch, and Polish ambassadors to the Czech Republic, called on Czech opposition Social Democrat (CSSD) leader Jiri Paroubek December 17 to underscore Allied concern over an impasse in the Czech parliament regarding the Czech overseas troo [...] | 2008-12-17 16:36:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PGOV AF EZ |
08PRAGUE78 | CZECH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: PROFESSOR VERSUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Current Czech President Vaclav Klaus remains the favorite to win the February 8 presidential election in the parliament. However, the success of his challenger, Czech-American economics professor Jan Svejnar, in attracting public attention has shaken the Czech political scene. [...] | 2008-02-07 06:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE786 | CZECH COMMENTS ON PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE AND [...] (C) Czech MFA Desk officer for Pakistan, Martin Basta, thanked us for our additional details related to a possible Pakistan donors' conference in early 2009. As noted in Ref B, the Czechs, who assume the EU Presidency on January 1, 2009, are working to put things in place related to an EU-Pak [...] | 2008-12-18 16:04:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE787 | CZECH REPUBLIC - 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Czech authorities continue to cooperate with the USG across a wide spectrum of security, law enforcement and military matters as part of the global war on terrorism. Whether protecting the Prague headquarters of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and other U.S. facilities, providing critical mil [...] | 2008-12-18 16:38:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EFIN PTER KCRM EZ |
08PRAGUE788 | CODEL TAUSCHER'S DECEMBER 18 MEETINGS IN PRAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 18 trip to Prague, Representatives Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) and Doug Lamborn (R-CO) met with Czech FM Schwarzenberg, DFM Pojar and DPM Vondra. Representative Tauscher stressed linking a possible radar site in the Czech Republic to short and medium range missile [...] | 2008-12-19 14:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP MARR PREL PGOV NATO RS PL EZ |
08PRAGUE789 | OVERVIEW OF CZECH NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech nuclear industry sector offers significant opportunities for U.S. business, especially if a possible tender for the construction of two (possibly four) new reactors goes forward. Currently, the Czech Republic's two commercial nuclear power stations account for 30 perc [...] | 2008-12-19 14:48:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO EZ |
08PRAGUE792 | STANDOFF CONTINUES AS CZECH PARLIAMENT VOTES DOWN [...] (C) Summary: The political standoff on Czech troop deployments to Afghanistan and other foreign missions between PM Mirek Topolanek and main opposition Social Democrat (CSSD) leader Jiri Paroubek continued on December 19, when parliament's lower house failed to approve a resolution authorizi [...] | 2008-12-22 15:52:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PGOV EUN NATO AF EZ |
08PRAGUE793 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-23 09:27:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM TRGY EZ |
08PRAGUE794 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-23 09:28:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PTER PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE798 | CZECH REPUBLIC: HOLOCAUST ERA ASSETS CONFERENCE IN JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: Top Czech officials are urging attendance at the highest possible level by the United States and 46 other invited countries at the June 26-30 2009 Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets (HEA). The Czechs see the conference as a follow up to the 1998 Washington Conference and [...] | 2008-12-23 13:00:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EZ KNAR SCUL |
08PRAGUE802 | CZECHS PREFER WAITING FOR BETTER UNESCO D-G [...] (C) Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs UN Department officer Milan Kunar commented that the Czechs have serious reservations about Egypt's anticipated candidate for UNESCO Director-General, Culture Minister Farouk Hosni. Like the USG, the GOCR does not believe he is the right person for the jo [...] | 2008-12-23 13:23:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNESCO EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE803 | REPRESENTATIVE WEXLER'S MEETINGS IN PRAGUE [...] (C) Summary: During a December 4 trip to Prague, Representative Robert Wexler (D-FL) met with DFM Tomas Pojar, DPM Alexandr Vondra, and opposition MP Jan Hamacek. Pojar and Vondra urged continued Congressional support for missile defense (MD). Representative Wexler expressed appreciation f [...] | 2008-12-23 15:03:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV EZ |
08PRAGUE806 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PREVENTING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-30 08:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA SY TRGY EZ |
08PRAGUE808 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-30 14:53:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM NATO MOPS PREL CZ |
08PRAGUE809 | CZECH COMMENTS ON GAS DISPUTES BETWEEN RUSSIA AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs spoke with Czech Ambassador at large for Energy Security Vaclav Bartuska as well as additional MFA officials regarding potential gas supply disruptions between Russia and Ukraine. While the Czechs have considered and discussed a number of possible scenarios with their EU [...] | 2008-12-30 16:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ENRG EPET UP |
08PRAGUE810 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-31 13:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PREF PARM NATO EZ |
08PRAGUE82 | CZECHS AGREE TO TEXT OF DHS SECURITY MOU [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-08 14:44:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREL CMGT EZ EUR |
08PRAGUE83 | CZECHS INTERESTED IN JOINING KOSOVO STEERING GROUP [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Officers met February 8 with Czech MFA Political Director, Martin Povejsil, who confirmed Czech interest in participating in the International Steering Group (ISG). With their upcoming January 2009 EU Presidency and their substantial military involvement in KFOR, the Czech [...] | 2008-02-08 15:56:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE84 | UPDATE ON EVE OF CZECH PRT DEPLOYMENT TO LOGAR, [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 11, the Czechs will send the first of their troops to establish a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Logar, Afghanistan. With the exception of a few remaining issues (see paragraph 4),the Czech PRT continues to be on track for a successful deployment by mid-Ma [...] | 2008-02-08 16:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO AF MARR MASS EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE88 | CZECH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: NO ONE WINS, AND NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech parliament failed on February 8-9 to elect a president. Both candidates, current Czech President Vaclav Klaus and Czech-American economist Jan Svejnar, did not have sufficient support to be elected in the three rounds of the election. The only party that can claim it [...] | 2008-02-11 15:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE92 | KOSOVO/CZECH REPUBLIC - RECOGNITION LIKELY IN [...] (C) In a February 13 meeting, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek told Ambassador that the Czechs are focused on Kosovo and the government will recognize independence. But he repeated what we have heard at the working level: the Czechs are not likely to be in the first round. Topolanek str [...] | 2008-02-14 15:38:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EZ EUN |
08PRAIA105 | CODEL FRANK ON-POINT WITH GOVERNMENT OF CAPE VERDE [...] Summary: During two one-day visits during the week of March 24, Congressman Barney Frank and seven accompanying Members of Congress met with local and senior officials, conveying continued USG interest in and support for Cape Verde. Despite unfortunate Sunday afternoon timing, the GOCV schedu [...] | 2008-04-02 18:25:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL EAID MARR CV |
08PRAIA118 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche and talking points to MFA Legal Advisor Ms. Neusa Marques on April 22. While she noted the importance of the declaration, she was not able to commit GOCV to co-sponsorship. Post will forward any further GOCV reply upon receipt. PIERCE [...] | 2008-04-25 12:15:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PHUM PREL |
08PRAIA132 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON SOMALI PIRACY [...] (U) On May 06, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Neusa Marques, Legal Advisor to the Director General of External Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Marques accepted the demarche, and stated that the GOCV appreciates the importance of maritime security issues. However, they are un [...] | 2008-05-07 14:47:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO CV |
08PRAIA147 | CAPE VERDE RESPONSE TO DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 15:32:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU CV |
08PRAIA187 | DETERMINED TO COMBAT ITS ECONOMIC CRISIS, CAPE VERDE REFUSES [...] SUMMARY: On July 2, the GoCV and the Transition Support Group (TSG) for Cape Verde's -- a group of about two dozen bilateral and multilateral donors that coordinate efforts to smooth Cape Verde's graduation from the UN's list of Least Developed Countries (LDC) to that of Developing Countries [...] | 2008-07-09 13:52:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAGR EAID ECON ECIN EFIN ENRG CV |
08PRAIA188 | CAPE VERDE SEEKS HELP AS IT STANDS UP ITS INTELLIGENCE [...] (C) On June 30, Charge met with Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister Antonio Nascimento, to discuss his recent participation in the International Visitor Leadership Program on transnational crime. Nascimento has also been quietly tasked with assuming the lead on standing up Cape Verde's ne [...] | 2008-07-09 16:47:00 | Embassy Praia | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL SNAR OEXC CV |
08PRAIA189 | CAPE VERDE SUPPORTS GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] On June 16, Charge delivered reftel points to an enthusiastic audience of senior GOCV civilian and military officials. Those present who endorsed the concept included Director General (effectively Vice Minister) of Defense Pedro dos Reis Brito, Commandant of the Cape Verde Coast Guard Colonel [...] | 2008-07-11 12:48:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS |
08PRAIA203 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-24 15:48:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KNNP PARM PREL IR CV |
08PRAIA214 | CAPE VERDE: POST ENDORSES FY2008 SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL [...] ( C) Post fully endorses the FY2008 proposal for Section 1206 funding for Cape Verde that was submitted by the Defense Institute for International Legal Studies. The funding is aimed at promoting (1) the observance of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and (2) respect for le [...] | 2008-08-11 13:13:00 | Embassy Praia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL CV |
08PRAIA244 | CAPE VERDE DEMARCHED ON USG UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post delivered USG priorities for United Nations General Assembly Third Committee 2008 on Human Rights to the Prime Minister of Cape Verde and the Acting Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) Ambassador presented reftel points to Prime Minister Jose Mar [...] | 2008-09-11 16:37:00 | Embassy Praia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN CV |
08PRAIA265 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS' TRIP TO CAPE VERDE, NOVEMBER [...] (U) Welcome to the Republic of Cape Verde, one of Africa's success stories. It is an island nation, approximately the size of Rhode Island, located in the north Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 miles due west of Senegal off Africa's west coast. Cape Verde has a population of 450,000 people sp [...] | 2008-10-24 16:02:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON MARR OTRA ASEC CV |
08PRAIA283 | CAPE VERDEAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES VOTE OF CONFIDENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Cape Verdean Parliament passed a motion of confidence by a margin of 41 to 25, supported by votes exclusively from the governing African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV). The two opposition parties, Movement for Democracy (MpD) and Cape Verdean Independent a [...] | 2008-12-10 15:06:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOC PREL PT CV |
08PRETORIA100 | MBEKI TO VISIT ZIMBABWE IN EFFORT TO CONCLUDE SADC [...] (C) South African President Thabo Mbeki will visit Zimbabwe January 17-18 in an effort to conclude the SADC political facilitation, according to Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Treasurer Roy Bennett and U.K. diplomats. Mbeki met with the key negotiators for the MDC and ZANU-PF in Pretori [...] | 2008-01-16 14:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZI SF |
08PRETORIA1000 | MBEKI AND ADVISORS REVEAL BIAS AGAINST MDC (AND [...] (C) British diplomat Marianne Young (protect) told PolOff on 09 May that President Mbeki's chief strategist, Joel Netshitenzhe, has bought Mugabe's argument that the MDC is a western puppet "hook, line, and sinker." Young had just returned from a meeting with an unnamed source in the presiden [...] | 2008-05-09 15:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KHUM KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1003 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 9, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 19 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Activity Rebounds - Credit Data Points to a Further Rate Hike - Business Confidence Dips Again - Ford SA Secures Africa Exp [...] | 2008-05-10 05:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA1006 | MDC ANNOUNCES THEY WILL PARTICIPATE IN RUN-OFF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 10 May, MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai announced that the MDC would participate in a run-off and that it must be held no later than 24 May. However, MDC participation is on the condition that SADC peacekeepers be allowed in to monitor the run-off, international election observe [...] | 2008-05-12 15:31:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1046 | ZUMA CAMP MAY BE LOOKING TO OUST MBEKI [...] (C) On 14 May, PolOff met with Zuma advisor Mo Shaik who told her that Zuma is likely to assume the national Presidency before March or April next year, when parliamentary elections would normally be held. When asked if the Zuma camp had enough votes in Parliament (three-quarters) needed to c [...] | 2008-05-16 14:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA1047 | ZUMA'S TRIAL DATE DELAYED (MAYBE INDEFINITELY) [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 15 April, lawyers for both ANC President Jacob Zuma and French arms dealer Thint informed the South African National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and KwaZulu-Natal Judge President Vuka Tshabalala that they will not be ready to start defending themselves on 4 August, a date orig [...] | 2008-05-16 14:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA1053 | SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK TALKS TOUGH ON INFLATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Inflation continues to rise in South Africa. Food and fuel prices are the major culprits, but there are signs that inflationary pressures are becoming generalized. South African Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni advocates tighter monetary policy, even though the economy is [...] | 2008-05-19 13:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN SF |
08PRETORIA1056 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 16, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 20 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Mboweni Favors Further Rate Hike - International Groups Believes SA Cannot Grow Faster Than 3.5% - Commodity Prices to Drive Growth - H [...] | 2008-05-19 13:20:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA1057 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, April 2008, Volume 3, Number 4, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- EMBASSY PRETORIA AND PARTNERS CELEBRATE EARTH DAY -- POWER SWITHCHED OFF [...] | 2008-05-19 13:21:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA1061 | POLICE UNABLE TO CONTROL XENOPHOBIC AND ETHNIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Though South Africans have perpetrated sporadic, but infrequent xenophobic attacks throughout the country in recent years, the frequency and intensity of the attacks in the past several weeks against not only foreigners, but also those of different South African ethnicities, ha [...] | 2008-05-19 18:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC PREF PHUM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1074 | MDC BENNETT CATALOGUES PARTY CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY. MDC Treasurer Roy Bennett (strictly protect) on 19 May shared his frustrations about MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai's decision not to return to Harare, saying he does not believe the threats are credible. He also said the political violence in Zimbabwe is escalating and that the c [...] | 2008-05-21 12:29:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1088 | XENOPHOBIC VIOLENCE CONTINUES TO SPREAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Deadly xenophobic and inter-ethnic violence continued in Gauteng province on the night of 20 May and into the early morning hours, with more people seeking shelter at police stations, churches, and community shelters. Violence also has spread to Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, though [...] | 2008-05-22 09:23:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI ASEC CACS SF |
08PRETORIA1111 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 23, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 21 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Finance Minister Defends Inflation Targeting - JSE Rebounds - Crime Leading Factor in Emigration - Imported Skills 'Add 15% to SA Project [...] | 2008-05-23 17:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA1122 | (S) IRANIAN COMPANY INTEREST IN PROCURING VACUUM [...] (S) DepPolCouns presented Ref A points to DFA Deputy Director: Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink on 27 May. Combrink expressed appreciation for the information and pledged to act on it "immediately". He agreed to provide informal feedback to DepPolCouns, if at all [...] | 2008-05-27 17:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | PARM PREL MTCRE SF IR |
08PRETORIA1146 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 30, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 22 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Economic Growth Slows - Large Rate Hike Looms as Inflation Hits 10.4% - 2000 Foreign Math and Science Teachers Head for SA - SAA Reaches [...] | 2008-05-30 08:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA115 | NEW CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY HEAD OUTLINES SAFETY [...] (SBU) Summary. South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) CEO/Commissioner Colin Jordaan discussed safety oversight and compliance with international aviation safety standards during his first interviews with the South African media. Jordaan alerted all airlines during the interviews that [...] | 2008-01-18 09:01:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR ELAB SF |
08PRETORIA1155 | PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT LOOKS FOR MEANS TO EXPAND [...] (C) PolOff met with Murumba Werunga, Secretary General of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP),on 29 May to discuss their plans to send an expanded election observation team back to Zimbabwe to monitor the 27 June run-off election. Werunga said that an advance team will go out 05 June to work on [...] | 2008-05-30 16:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM ZI |
08PRETORIA1165 | THE SOUTH AFRICAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (SABC): BACK TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) dominates broadcast media in South Africa, reaching 78% of radio listeners and 74% of TV viewers daily. It is currently engulfed in a battle for political control between the supporters of current South African President Thabo Mbe [...] | 2008-06-02 14:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CVIS PTER PHUM KPAO KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA1167 | SOUTH AFRICAN MISSION POINTS OF CONTACT FOR GLOBAL MARTIME [...] (U) The U.S. Mission in South Africa works closely with a range of South African counterparts to promote bilateral and multilateral maritime issues. For example, the mission supports U.S. Coast Guard programs such as the upcoming International Ship and Port Security Country Visit in July. Sev [...] | 2008-06-02 14:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID MARR SF |
08PRETORIA1186 | ELECTRICITY CRISIS STALLS COEGA ALUMINUM SMELTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The long-time government-championed aluminum smelter at Coega in the Eastern Cape is the highest profile casualty of South Africa's power crisis. The SAG is disappointed and still in denial over the postponement - and potential permanent loss - of its biggest greenfield project i [...] | 2008-06-04 14:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EMIN EWWT EIND EINV SENV SF |
08PRETORIA119 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 18, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 3 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - House Price Growth at Lowest Level in Seven Years - Rate Hikes Hammer Retail Sales - JSE Down - Not All Lenders Comply With NCR - First G [...] | 2008-01-18 10:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA1197 | DELIVERED: JUNE 2008 SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC [...] (U) Mission passed on 03 June reftel non-paper to DFA Chief Director: United Nations (Political) Xolisa Mabhongo, DFA Director: Civil and Political Rights and International Crime Pitso Montwedi, and DFA Director: USA Fadl Nacerodien. To date, we have received no substantive response. BOST [...] | 2008-06-05 10:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNAUS UNSC KWMN PHUM SF |
08PRETORIA1198 | DELIVERED: IAEA/IRAN LATEST IAEA REPORT AND U.S. [...] (U) Mission delivered reftel points on 05 June to DFA Director: Disarmament and Non-Proliefration Titi Molaba. To date, we have received no substantive response. BOST [...] | 2008-06-05 10:15:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNVC PARM IR SF IAEA |
08PRETORIA1204 | MDC LOSING HOPE IN SADC [...] (C) On 04 June, MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai's foreign policy and security advisor Stuart Doran told PolOff that the MDC is losing hope that SADC as a collective, or even a majority of SADC countries, will take any public stance against the current regime in Zimbabwe, the ongoing violence, or [...] | 2008-06-05 13:35:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1216 | BILATERAL ENERGY COOPERATION - MODELING AND MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bilateral cooperation on energy modeling as a key aspect of planning for electricity supply and demand is proceeding. Meanwhile, Post raised energy cooperation, both in energy modeling and in nuclear energy, at the Embassy's Annual Bilateral Forum discussions on May 29, 2008. T [...] | 2008-06-06 11:30:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON KNNP EPET EINV SENV SF |
08PRETORIA122 | CODEL JOHNSON VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA, JANUARY 9-12, 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Infrastructure Chairman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) led a nine-member congressional delegation of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (including one member from the Energy and Commerce Committee) on a fact-finding mission to [...] | 2008-01-18 13:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP EAIR PGOV PINR PREL SENV SF |
08PRETORIA1222 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, May 2008, Volume 3, Number 5, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- CT INSTALL SOLAR GEYSERS TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE -- GREEN SCORPIONS' CEME [...] | 2008-06-06 14:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA1225 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 30, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 23 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Higher Costs and Electricity Pressure Manufacturing - SARB Revises Inflation Forecasts Higher - Real Estate Prices Drop - Delta Begins Di [...] | 2008-06-09 05:29:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA1226 | ACE Nomination from AMEMB Pretoria for Johnson & Johnson, [...] Summary: Embassy Pretoria is pleased to nominate the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies South Africa (J&J/SA) for the Secretary's ACE Award for Corporate Excellence in the multinational enterprise (MNE) category. J&J/SA's groundbreaking work to establish the Johnson & Johnson Burn Center (B [...] | 2008-06-09 05:30:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD AMGT SOCI TBIO SENV SF |
08PRETORIA1227 | ACE Nomination from AMEMB Pretoria for Eli Lilly and [...] Summary: The U.S. Mission in Pretoria nominates Eli Lilly and Company, South Africa (Lilly SA) for the Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence in the multi-national enterprise (MNE) category. Lilly SA's pioneering initiative to fight the rapidly growing threat of multi-drug resistant tube [...] | 2008-06-09 05:30:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD AMGT SOCI TBIO SENV SF |
08PRETORIA1276 | JOINT DECLARATION: GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF [...] The SAG hosted a meeting of special envoys and diplomatic representatives in South Africa from June 9-10, 2008 (SEPTEL). Prior to this session, representatives of the Republic of Burundi and the Palipehutu-FNL released a Joint Declaration upon their arrival on June 8, 2008. Text follows. [...] | 2008-06-11 15:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM BY SF |
08PRETORIA1278 | SEACOM ONLY UNDERSEA FIBER-OPTIC CABLE PROJECT SLATED TO BE [...] (SBU) Summary. SEACOM representatives called on Ambassador Bost on June 4 to discuss SEACOM's undersea cable project. SEACOM (developed by U.S. group Herakles Telecom) is based in Mauritius with 75 percent African ownership and 25 percent U.S. ownership. The project will provide the first true [...] | 2008-06-12 05:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINV EINT ETRD EAID BEXP TINT SF |
08PRETORIA1283 | REVISED PROGRAMME OF ACTION TO FURTHER THE BURUNDI [...] The SAG hosted a meeting of special envoys and diplomatic representatives in South Africa from June 9-10, 2008 (SEPTEL). Prior to this session, The SAG distributed a revised program of action to further the Burundi peace process. Text follows: 2. Begin text: Revised programme of acti [...] | 2008-06-12 14:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM BY SF |
08PRETORIA1288 | ESKOM SAYS OUTAGES POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: State power supplier Eskom repeated its mea culpa and way forward themes in a business forum, admitting that there is still substantial risk of load-shedding during this southern hemisphere winter. Eskom called for consumers to implement ten percent reduction in use through con [...] | 2008-06-12 15:31:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EMIN EPET SENV BEXP AMGT SF |
08PRETORIA1310 | SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTION MONITORS FEWER THAN EXPECTED [...] (C) SUMMARY. South Africa has increased its election monitoring team by only ten members, bringing the total to 70 observers. An advance team of 20 observers left on 9 June, while the remaining 50 are meant to depart on 20 June. However, SAG's DFA is considering a proposal by the Institute f [...] | 2008-06-13 16:01:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF |
08PRETORIA1312 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 13, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 24 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - World Bank Upbeat on SA Economy - Another Interest Rate Hike - Current Account Deficit Raises Concern - Electricity Problems Likely to Ha [...] | 2008-06-14 07:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA132 | DOOM AND GLOOM IN THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR - BUSINESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The local media is abuzz with complaints from businesses and consumers about increasing electricity load-shedding and unplanned outages. State power company Eskom and the government offer no quick "silver bullet" solutions, and are asking consumers to bear up and conserve energ [...] | 2008-01-18 15:23:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET SENV EINV BEXP SF |
08PRETORIA1320 | INDIAN CONSUL GENERAL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT GROWING ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Indian Consul General Navdeep Suri spoke to the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) on June 11 about the increase in economic ties between South Africa and India. Suri described opportunities for the two countries to increase trade and investment including the [...] | 2008-06-18 09:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD CASC IN SF |
08PRETORIA1328 | SAG/UN PUSHING IDEA OF ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT OF [...] (C) On 17 June Sydney Masamvu debriefed PolOff on his 16 June talk with UN Assistant Secretary for Political Affairs Haile Menkerios. Masamvu said Menkerios requested to speak with him before departing for Zimbabwe, and that overall he was very encouraged by Menkerios' outlook, namely his ack [...] | 2008-06-18 16:40:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1339 | SPECIAL ENVOYS BURUNDI - MAGALIESBURG DECLARATION [...] The SAG hosted a meeting of special envoys and diplomatic representatives in South Africa from June 9-10, 2008 (SEPTEL). After this session, the SAG distributed the Magaliesburg Declaration on the Burundi Peace Process. Text follows: 2. Begin text: Magaliesburg Declaration on the Bur [...] | 2008-06-19 14:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM BY SF |
08PRETORIA1340 | SPECIAL ENVOYS BURUNDI - MAGALIESBURG COMMUNIQUE - [...] The SAG hosted a meeting of special envoys and diplomatic representatives in South Africa from June 9-10, 2008 (SEPTEL). After this session, the SAG distributed the Magaliesburg Communique on the Burundi Peace Process. Text follows: 2. Begin text: Magaliesburg Communique on the Burun [...] | 2008-06-19 14:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM BY SF |
08PRETORIA1352 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 20, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 25 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Fitch Downgrades Outlook for SA to 'Stable' - Rising Interest Rates and Inflation Add to Manufacturers' Woes - SA Trade Policy 'Hurting [...] | 2008-06-20 14:59:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA1358 | ANC PLANS TO MEDIATE ZIMBABWE CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. PolOff met on 23 June with Mo Shaik, one of ANC President Jacob Zuma's advisors, to discuss the ANC's plans to mediate the Zimbabwe crisis, which essentially rehashes Mbeki's current proposals for a government of national unity. Shaik said in no uncertain terms that the ANC will [...] | 2008-06-23 15:59:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1387 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-06-26 11:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA1388 | SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR DRAFT TEXT UNSCR TO RENEW [...] (SBU) Econ OMS Larry Johnson presented reftel draft text to South African Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director UN Security Council Llia du Buisson on June 26, 2008. The South African Government provided no immediate response. 2. (U) AmEmb Pretoria POC is Deputy Econ Counselor B [...] | 2008-06-26 13:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC SF |
08PRETORIA139 | EXILED ZIMBABWEANS NCUBE AND MASIYIWA INTRIGUED, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The emergence of a "united front" or "third way" opposition force led by former ZANU-PF minister Simba Makoni, if it became reality, would be a positive development for Zimbabwean politics, according to exiled businessmen Trevor Ncube and Strive Masiyiwa. Publisher Ncube enthusi [...] | 2008-01-22 15:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KDEM ZI SF |
08PRETORIA1392 | SPECIAL ENVOYS BURUNDI [...] (SBU) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) The second meeting of Special Envoys on Burundi was held in Magaliesberg, South Africa June 9-10, 2008. The SAG Minister of Safety and Security, Charles Nqakula, hosted this meeting along with the SAG [...] | 2008-06-26 13:23:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM BY SF |
08PRETORIA1396 | SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN'S JULY 1-6 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only seven months after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki as leader of [...] | 2008-06-26 15:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT PREL PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA1397 | UNHCR / SAG CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR ANTICIPATED [...] UNHCR Regional Representative Mr. Sanda Kimbimbi briefed PolOffs on the UNHCR's Contingency Plan for potential mass refugee flows from Zimbabwe after the June 27 runoff election. The Plan provides for refugee camp sites in South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, and Zambia to shelter up to 285,0 [...] | 2008-06-26 17:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SF |
08PRETORIA1414 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 13, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 26 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Inflation Rises to 10.9% - SARB Governor Hints at a Further Rate Hike - Current Account Gap Widens - SA's Credit Ratings in Spotlight - [...] | 2008-06-30 05:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA1422 | ANC YOUTH LEADER'S CALL TO ARMS SPARKS PROTESTS IN [...] (U) Press reports indicate that recent remarks by ANC Youth League (African National Congress) President Julius Malema are being interpreted by some as a "direct threat to the proper administration of justice and to judicial independence." Malema stated June 16 during a Youth Day rally, "We ar [...] | 2008-06-30 15:40:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA1426 | KWAZULU NATAL - THE GREENING OF A PROVINCE [...] Summary. The Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Hotspot, a floristic, climatic and geologically complex area, runs throughout KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province. EST Officer met with KZN Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (DAEA) Environmental Services (South Region) Manager Sharon Allan, [...] | 2008-07-01 08:35:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI SF |
08PRETORIA1428 | YOUNG SOUTH AFRICANS IDENTIFIED FOR MAKTOUM FOUNDATION [...] (SBU) Post identified the following five young Muslim entrepreneurs and leaders in South Africa for the Maktoum Foundation Entrepreneurs Conference as tasked in reftel: - Nazmeera Moola. Moola is Head of Macro Strategy at Macquarie First South. She was selected South African Economist of th [...] | 2008-07-01 10:20:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL SF |
08PRETORIA1431 | ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR UN 1267 SANCTIONS AND [...] (SBU) Econ OMS Larry Johnson presented reftel demarche to South African Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director UN Security Council Llia du Buisson on July 1, 2008. The South African Government provided no immediate response. 2. (U) AmEmb Pretoria POC is Deputy Econ Counselor Bruce [...] | 2008-07-01 13:05:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC SF |
08PRETORIA1453 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, June 2008, Volume 3, Number 6, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- GLOBE PROGRAM BRINGS 500 STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND SCIENTISTS TOGETHER IN CA [...] | 2008-07-03 12:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA1459 | ALLEGATIONS OF JUDICIAL LOBBYING AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Constitutional Court and Cape Judge President John Hlope swapped allegations of breaching judicial protocol and attempts to suborn high court judges in a high-level corruption case. Hlope is alleged to have tried to influence two judges who will preside over aspects of the r [...] | 2008-07-07 12:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KJUS PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA1460 | GERMANY ABORTS PROBE INTO SOUTH AFRICAN ARMS DEAL [...] (U) The following message is based on local press reports detailing events in Germany of great interest to the South African public. German prosecutors aborted their probe into a decade-old arms deal between the South African Navy and German arms manufacturer, ThyssenKrupp. Despite repeated [...] | 2008-07-07 13:05:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | GM KCRM MARR PREL SF |
08PRETORIA1462 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON ANC PRESIDENT ZUMA [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a cordial July 2 meeting with the Ambassador, a confident ANC President Jacob Zuma said he shared U.S. concerns about the deteriorating political and economic situation in Zimbabwe, but supported President Mbeki's approach toward the crisis. Like Mbeki, Zuma claimed that [...] | 2008-07-07 14:48:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC OVIP SF |
08PRETORIA1463 | ILLICIT ARMS DEALS CONTINUE TO HAUNT ZUMA [...] (U) Press reports indicate the legal saga of ANC President Jacob Zuma and his illicit arms deals with former financial adviser Schabir Shaik continues. While Germany dropped its probe into ThyssenKrupp, a German arms manufacturer, and its deal in the late 1990s involving ANC President Zuma (re [...] | 2008-07-07 14:51:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS MP PGOV PREL SF |
08PRETORIA1467 | PAHAD OUTLINES SAG CONCERNS ABOUT UNSC ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) At his July 4 public press conference, DepForMin Aziz Pahad expressed opposition to the USG-proposed UNSC resolution on Zimbabwe (refs A & B) and outlined current South African Government (SAG) thinking on Zimbabwe policy. Repeating familiar SAG arguments, Pahad: -- claimed that the "h [...] | 2008-07-08 11:13:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ZI SF |
08PRETORIA1474 | Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation in [...] Summary. EST Officer met with KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (DAEA) Environmental Services (South Region) Manager Sharon Allan to discuss climate change impacts, adaptation and mitigation within KZN province, with an emphasis on the eThekwini Municipal [...] | 2008-07-08 14:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI SF |
08PRETORIA1483 | NEDBANK - SOUTH AFRICA'S GREENEST BANK [...] Summary. Environment, Science and Technology FSN met in mid-June with Nedbank Group Executive Chief of Governance and Compliance Advocate Selby Baqwa and Senior Manager Briggete Burnett in June 2008 to discuss Nedbank's environmental and sustainability programs. The officials advised that Ne [...] | 2008-07-09 13:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA1506 | Anglo-American Targets Workers' Families to Tackle HIV in [...] Summary: Anglo American Plc (Anglo) has approved a country-wide expansion of its employee HIV and anti-retroviral treatment program (ART) for AIDS to encompass the families of its 75,000 workers. South Africa's Business Times reported that this is the first time a major South African company ha [...] | 2008-07-11 08:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO ECON EMIN EAID KHIV KSCA ZU SF |
08PRETORIA152 | MDC FORMATIONS AGREE ON ELECTORAL PACT, [...] (C) The two formations of the Zimbabwean opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC),led by Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara, agreed to form an electoral SIPDIS pact during January 19-20 meetings in Johannesburg. IDASA Executive Director Paul Graham and Deputy Ivor Jenkins brief [...] | 2008-01-24 05:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF |
08PRETORIA1522 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 20, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 28 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Steps Up Growth in Currency Reserves - Big Dip in Business Confidence - House Prices Rocked by Largest Decline in Fifteen Yea [...] | 2008-07-14 06:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA1547 | INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 1 PolCouns and PolOff met with Norman Du Plessis, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC),to discuss next year's parliamentary election and electoral reform. Du Plessis said the election working date is set for May 6, 2009, though it m [...] | 2008-07-15 14:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV |
08PRETORIA1548 | ANC DEPUTY PRESIDENT APPOINTED TO CABINET [...] (U) President Thabo Mbeki on 12 July appointed ANC Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to cabinet, making him responsible for "the coordination of government business." This existing portfolio historically resides in the office of the deputy president, which means that Motlanthe, at least on pa [...] | 2008-07-15 14:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA1549 | SOUTH AFRICA DEBATES IMMIGRATION & BORDER POLICY [...] In the aftermath of recent xenophobic violence, public debates (reftel) highlighted unresolved problems and wide divisions on immigration policy and border management. Stoked by alarmist media reports, South African society often misperceived foreign migrants as a burden or threat rather than [...] | 2008-07-16 07:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SF |
08PRETORIA1560 | (C) SOUTH AFRICA PREDICTS SOFT IRAN NAM STATEMENT [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director: Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink said that the drafting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit statement on Iran's nuclear program will be a "very difficult process." Iran has [...] | 2008-07-16 14:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP MNUC TRGY IAEA PREL IR |
08PRETORIA1561 | SAG NOTES POSSIBLE PROBLEMATIC AREAS IN INDIAN [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director: Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink said that the South African Government (SAG) was "studying" the proposed India Safeguards Agreement, but strongly hinted that the SAG is inclined to sup [...] | 2008-07-16 14:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC SF |
08PRETORIA1570 | MUGABE BIOGRAPHER SAYS MBEKI MEDIATION WILL FAIL; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mugabe biographer Heidi Holland doubts that the Zimbabwean leader is serious about the South African-led talks. Mugabe will continue to "run rings" around South African President Mbeki, as he has done for years. She fears a vengeful Mugabe is intent on destroying the Zimbabwean [...] | 2008-07-17 15:23:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM PINR SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1572 | MUGABE BIOGRAPHER SAYS MBEKI MEDIATION WILL FAIL; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mugabe biographer Heidi Holland doubts that the Zimbabwean leader is serious about the South African-led talks. Mugabe will continue to "run rings" around South African President Mbeki, as he has done for years. She fears a vengeful Mugabe is intent on destroying the Zimbabwean [...] | 2008-07-18 07:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1584 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 20, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 29 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - OECD Thinks SAG Is too Dominant in Economy - ANC Will Keep Inflation Targeting - Crime Crippling Small Business - SADC to Launch Free Tra [...] | 2008-07-21 06:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA1585 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (U) Deputy Econ Counselor Bruce Neuling delivered reftel nonpaper to South African Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director UN Security Council Ilia du Buisson on July 17, 2008. The South African Government provided no immediate response. 2. (U) AmEmb Pretoria POC is Deputy Econ Cou [...] | 2008-07-21 10:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR |
08PRETORIA1592 | PRESIDENT MBEKI TO CONTINUE AS SOLE MEDIATOR ON [...] (U) On 18 July, President Mbeki briefed AU Chairperson Jean Ping, UN Special Representative Haile Menkerios, and SADC Organ on Defence Politics and Security Special Representative George Chikoti on the SADC-mandated mediation process in Zimbabwe. According to a public statement by the Preside [...] | 2008-07-21 14:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZI SF |
08PRETORIA1595 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-07-22 07:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA1618 | IRANIAN COMPANY EFFORTS TO PROCURE STEEL FROM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-24 15:52:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | PARM PREL MTCRE SF IR |
08PRETORIA1619 | UNHCR MOVES SAG FORWARD ON ASSISTING ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Press statements by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) called attention to Zimbabweans fleeing to South Africa in growing numbers, some in whole family units and some with injuries from violence. UNHCR renewed appeals to the SAG to suspend deportations, give access [...] | 2008-07-24 15:52:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SF |
08PRETORIA162 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 4 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Turmoil in Markets Threatens Growth - SAG Inflation Targeting Policy Questioned - Fixed-Investment Outlook Strong for 2008 - Saudi-based [...] | 2008-01-25 10:12:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP |
08PRETORIA1624 | Safety in South African Mines - a Moral Imperative [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Persistent fatalities in South African mines (increasing to 221 in 2007 from 199 in the prior year) have galvanized industry, government, and labor into taking a harder look at the way safety is communicated and implemented on mines. Both Anglo American and Gold Fields, the thi [...] | 2008-07-25 08:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA1625 | SOUTH AFRICA "WELL AWARE" OF IRAN URANIUM RISKS [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director: Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink said the South African Government (SAG) is "well aware" of its obligations regarding Iranian attempts to procure new stocks of uranium. Speaking [...] | 2008-07-25 11:00:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | PARM EMIN ENRG KNNP IR SF |
08PRETORIA1631 | NAM COUNTRIES FAR APART ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) Work on drafting on the NAM ministerial statement on the Iranian nuclear program has virtually come to a halt because of the "wide distance" between the Iranian draft and the revisions proposed by "core NAM countries," including South Africa, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA [...] | 2008-07-25 12:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM TRGY IR SF |
08PRETORIA1632 | MASIYIWA FLOATS MDC-ZANU-PF POWER-SHARING AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. South African businessman and unofficial MDC advisor Strive Masiyiwa told Harare PolEconChief and Pretoria PolOffs July 24 that he believed a power sharing agreement would be signed between ZANU-PF and the MDC within two weeks. Masiyiwa has drafted a proposed agreement under wh [...] | 2008-07-25 12:40:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM ZI SF |
08PRETORIA1633 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JULY 25, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 30 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - BER Predicts Slower Economic Growth and an Easing in Interest Rate Hikes - Treasury Sticks to 4% Growth Forecast - Manuel Does Not See [...] | 2008-07-25 14:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA1634 | Donor Coordination on Health Issues [...] (SBU) Summary: Health Minister Manto Tshabalala Msimang (Minister) at a recent high-level Annual Donor Consultation Meeting stressed that the national Department of Health (DOH) must coordinate donor efforts in the health arena in order to ensure equitable allocation of resources across provi [...] | 2008-07-25 14:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI TBIO SENV EAID PGOV KHIV KSCA SF |
08PRETORIA1635 | ZUMA ADVISOR SAYS TALKS WITH NPA UNDERWAY TO DROP [...] (C) Key advisors to African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma have entered into secret talks with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) about the corruption charges pending against Zuma, according to businessman and former diplomat Moe Shaik. Shaik, who is part of the Zuma team, [...] | 2008-07-25 14:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1648 | FAA INTERNATIONAL AVIATION SAFETY ASSESSMENT CONSULTATION [...] (U) Post has scheduled formal consultation meetings with the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) in Midrand. The consultations will begin with a kick-off meeting at the SACAA headquarters on July 30. The final outcomes meeting will take place at the Department of Transport headquar [...] | 2008-07-28 11:59:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR SF |
08PRETORIA1657 | SOUTH AFRICAN PLATINUM COMPANIES' LONG VIEW ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: South African platinum companies take a long-term view on the ore deposits, investments, politics, and economics of Zimbabwe, which hosts the second largest platinum deposit in the world in the "Great Dyke". They are realistic about the challenges and ambiguities of doing busine [...] | 2008-07-29 13:12:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ENRG EINV ETRD EPET PGOV ZI SF |
08PRETORIA1659 | ZIMBABWE MEDIATION REACHES IMPASSE [...] (C) On 28 July, talks to reach a power-sharing agreement between President Robert Mugabe and MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai reached a stalemate after both sides presented drastically different proposals. According to numerous Embassy contacts, Mugabe's negotiators were under instruction to off [...] | 2008-07-29 13:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1661 | ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE: AMBASSADOR UNDERSCORES NEED TO [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the ongoing Zimbabwe political talks to DepForMin Sue van der Merwe on July 28. He underscored that the outcome of any negotiation must respect the will of the Zimbabwean people, which we believe does not include President Mugabe retaining a positio [...] | 2008-07-29 14:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZI SF |
08PRETORIA1662 | UNMEE DEMARCHE: SOUTH AFRICA PLEASED WITH UNSC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-29 14:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO BPTS ET ER SF |
08PRETORIA1667 | ANSAC SODA ASH IMPORTS AT RISK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: American National Soda Ash Corporation (ANSAC) CEO John Andrews told Ambassador that the company was going to reduce soda ash shipments to customers in South Africa because of uncertainty related to its on-going competition case and its separate application to the Department of [...] | 2008-07-30 09:01:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EMIN SF |
08PRETORIA168 | LOAD-SHEDDING WORSENS - COAL SUPPLY WOES SHUT MINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa's state electricity supplier Eskom's load-shedding (rolling outages) is getting worse before it gets better. Major gold and platinum mines have substantially shut down due to Eskom's inability to guarantee electricity supply due to coal supply and quality negative [...] | 2008-01-25 15:12:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EMIN EPET EINV SENV BEXP SF |
08PRETORIA1682 | SOUTH AFRICAN ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-30 15:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA SF |
08PRETORIA1689 | ANC PRESIDENT SUFFERS ANOTHER LEGAL SETBACK [...] (U) On 31 July, the South African Constitutional Court upheld a Supreme Court of Appeal decision and ruled against ANC President Jacob Zuma (and arms manufacturer and co-conspirator Thint) in his attempt to stop seized evidence from being used against him in his upcoming corruption trial. Ni [...] | 2008-07-31 15:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS SF |
08PRETORIA169 | TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MO SHAIK [...] (C) SUMMARY. PolOff met Mo Shaik, advisor to ANC President Jacob Zuma, on 24 January to discuss Zuma's win last month and where the Zuma camp is headed over the next year. Not surprisingly, Shaik viewed Zuma's victory as a "triumph for democracy," but complained that President Mbeki was a so [...] | 2008-01-25 15:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SF |
08PRETORIA1712 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 1, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 31 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Rand Strengthens as Trade Deficit Decreases - Inflation Races to 11.6% - China to Extend Acquisitions in Africa - Bad Bank Loans on Rise [...] | 2008-08-04 06:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA1740 | SWEDEN SHARES USG CONCERNS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Swedish diplomat Jon Ecklund (protect) on 6 August shared his government's concerns that fundamental issues will not/not be addressed in a unity government agreement brokered by President Mbeki between MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe. He specifically mentioned that [...] | 2008-08-07 13:00:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1745 | CLIMATE CHANGE: USG NOMIMATION FOR CO-CHAIR OF THE IPCC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-08 07:05:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG KSCA SENV AORC |
08PRETORIA1751 | ESKOM AVOIDS LOAD-SHEDDING - FOR NOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South African state power utility Eskom has managed to avoid load-shedding this Southern Hemisphere winter, but still faces short and long-term shortfalls in power generation and distribution capacity. The power crisis - which reached its height with significant mine closures i [...] | 2008-08-08 12:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EMIN EPET SENV BEXP AMGT SF |
08PRETORIA1772 | CLIMATE CHANGE: USG NOMIMATION FOR CO-CHAIR OF THE IPCC [...] (U) Acting DCM Mary Deane Conners and EST FSN Martin Matlebyane met on Monday August 11 with Mr. Peter Lukey, Chief Director for Air Quality Management and Ms. Margo Richardson, Deputy Director, Atmospheric Pollution, at the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT),to deliver the [...] | 2008-08-12 06:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG KSCA SENV AORC |
08PRETORIA1773 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 8, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 32 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Inflation: Mboweni 'Concerned' - Manufacturing production recovered in June - COSATU Strike Impacts Economic Activity - 'Black Diamonds' [...] | 2008-08-12 06:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA1782 | IRI DOUBTFUL THAT MDC WILL MEET ITS OWN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 8 August, PolOff met with IRI Zimbabwe Country Director Djordje Todorovic to gather his impressions of the MDC since moving to South Africa in March. He admitted that he had difficulty getting started, but that MDC members are much more responsive to him now, though he is oft [...] | 2008-08-13 09:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1791 | FAA INTERNATIONAL AVIATION SAFETY ASSESSMENT CONSULTATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The FAA has successfully concluded formal International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) consultation meetings with the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA),validating South Africa's safety oversight system. Key stakeholders participated in the final outcomes meetin [...] | 2008-08-13 14:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR SF |
08PRETORIA1795 | UN ENVOY MENKERIOS NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) French diplomat Irchad Razaaly (protect) told PolOff he met on 8 August with UN Special Envoy Haile Menkerios, who did not seem optimistic about the effectiveness or longevity of a power-sharing agreement between MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai and President Mugabe. Menkerios complained that [...] | 2008-08-13 16:18:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA180 | USTR: SAG RESPONSE TO SECTION 1377 TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENTS [...] (U) Summary. ICT Officer provided the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) with a copy of the USTR question regarding the rules that govern market access for foreign satellite operators and the industry comments USTR has received concerning the telecommunications regul [...] | 2008-01-28 14:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD USTR SF |
08PRETORIA1810 | CODEL BERMAN CALLS ON OFFICIALS AND VISITS PEPFAR [...] (SBU) Summary. CODEL Berman completed an extensive visit to South Africa, July 1-6, 2008. In Cape Town, the delegation visited the Port of Cape Town to learn about trade and port security issues and met with a major supermarket chain CEO to hear about his pioneering efforts to promote black [...] | 2008-08-15 07:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ETRD OVIP SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1822 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 15, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 33 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - MPC Leaves Interest Rate Unchanged - SADC to Launch Free Trade Area - Green Rating System for SA Property Market - Transnet Considers Enl [...] | 2008-08-18 06:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA1831 | SAG DEFENDS ZIMBABWE POLICY IN CODEL BERMAN MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 3, 2008, DepForMin Aziz Pahad thanked CODEL Berman for visiting South Africa and expressed appreciation for congressional funding to combat HIV/AIDS and support for legislation removing anti-apartheid activists from the U.S. terrorist list. During a lively and at times [...] | 2008-08-18 13:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM OVIP SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1832 | CODEL BERMAN MEETS ZIMBABWEAN OPPOSITION IN SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: CODEL Berman met in Johannesburg on July 3 exile members of the Zimbabwean opposition Movement for Democratic Change. They were told that: the June 27 run off was a farce; Mugabe's presidential claim was illegitimate; and a Transitional Authority -- not a Government of National [...] | 2008-08-18 13:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM OVIP ZA SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1847 | SADC SUMMIT CONCLUDES WITH NO ZIMBABWE RESOLUTION [...] (C) Against a backdrop of high expectations, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) ended its 28th annual Heads of State and Government Summit in Sandton, South Africa on 17 August with barely a mention of the Zimbabwe crisis. Both the outgoing and incoming SADC Organ on Politics, D [...] | 2008-08-19 06:12:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SADC SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1856 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-08-20 08:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA189 | CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS FOR REMOVING SITTING [...] (C) SUMMARY and INTRODUCTION. Since Jacob Zuma won the ANC Presidency in late December 2007, speculation among ANC members, political analysts, and the media has been rife about how long South African President Thabo Mbeki will remain in office. Mbeki's second and final five-year term ends i [...] | 2008-01-29 15:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA1890 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITITES AND [...] Deputy Econ Counselor Bruce Neuling delivered reftel nonpaper to South African Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director UN Security Council Ilia du Buisson on August 20, 2008. The South African Government provided no immediate response. 2. AmEmb Pretoria POC is Deputy Econ Counselor [...] | 2008-08-25 12:52:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP NMNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN |
08PRETORIA1893 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 22, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 34 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Mining and Manufacturing Boost GDP Growth - Slowdown Weighs on Construction Sector - ABSA to Lend for Old Township House Upgrades - Taxi [...] | 2008-08-25 14:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA190 | OPPOSITION TO TABLE A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE IN [...] (U) On 29 January, Patricia de Lille, leader of the Independent Democrats (ID),announced her party will invoke Article 102.2 of the Constitution and table a motion of no confidence in President Mbeki and his Cabinet for "failing the South African people" when Parliament begins its 2008 sessio [...] | 2008-01-29 15:29:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA1900 | IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE STEEL: SOUTH AFRICAN [...] (S) Summary: South African authorities notified us that, based on reftel advisory, South African firm Columbus Stainless (pty) Ltd. had withdrawn from an agent-arranged transaction with Iran's Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group. Columbus also assured the SAG that it would take additional measures [...] | 2008-08-26 13:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | IR MTCRE PARM PREL SF |
08PRETORIA191 | CONSTITUTION QUIET ON PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The fact that ANC President Jacob Zuma's upcoming corruption trial (Ref A) is likely to span over two presidential terms is giving rise to questions of presidential immunity. Views are mixed, as neither the Constitution nor domestic law explicitly address the question. Retired [...] | 2008-01-29 15:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA192 | PRETORIA'S PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Pretoria's proposal for the FY 2008 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund includes two activities to be held in South Africa. This proposal was developed among EST/Econ, PAS, and USDA/FAS. Additionally, we considered GSA and NGO representatives input to establish this propos [...] | 2008-01-30 06:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO |
08PRETORIA1932 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 29, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 35 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Experts Believe Inflation will Peak at 13% - Land Expropriation Bill Shelved - 'South Africans Act like Americans' - Intense Lobbying Exp [...] | 2008-09-02 06:09:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA1937 | SOUTH AFRICA RESPONSE TO USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: [...] (U) This cable responds to the items requested in paragraph five of Reftel A. Post will provide responses to paragraph six and seven through additional reporting prior to the October 1 deadline. Supplemental documentation will also be sent via e-mail. Transportation/ICT Officer Daleya Uddin (U [...] | 2008-09-02 11:00:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD OTRA ASEC SF |
08PRETORIA1959 | Platinum Group Metals - Rising Star at Risk [...] (SBU) Platinum has been the star performer in the South African mining industry for a number of years. South Africa is the world's number one producer of the platinum group metals (PGMs): platinum, rhodium, ruthenium and iridium, while Russia supplies the bulk of the world's palladium. The co [...] | 2008-09-04 12:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB SF ZI |
08PRETORIA1968 | CHAVEZ COMES TO TOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The historic September 2 state visit of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to South Africa resulted in an excited announcement of energy cooperation agreements. It is not clear that the vague and broad agreements will result in any actual energy cooperation, because there may not [...] | 2008-09-05 12:18:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EMIN SENV EWWT ELTN SF VE |
08PRETORIA1972 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTMEBER 5, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 36 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Executive Turnover on the Increase - Mboweni Not Quite Ready to Retire - JSE Chief Sees More Foreign Selling Ahead - Vehicle Sales Take a [...] | 2008-09-05 15:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA1976 | ICT FORUM DISCUSSES NEED TO IMPROVE IMPLEMENTATION OF ICT [...] (SBU) Summary. The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) sponsored a forum on ICT Developments and Regulations on September 4. The forum included members of South Africa's Presidential International Advisory Council on Information Society and Development, who promoted increasi [...] | 2008-09-08 08:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND EINV EINT ECIP SF |
08PRETORIA2005 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-09-10 08:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA2007 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, August 2008, Volume 3, Number 8, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- AFRICAN PENGUINS ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION -- DEAT LAUNCHES PLAN T [...] | 2008-09-10 10:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA2012 | ZUMA ADVISOR THREATENS TO EXPOSE POLITICAL [...] (C) On 28 August, Zuma advisor Mo Shaik told PolOff that Zuma's legal team intends to subpoena "everyone" if Zuma loses his bid to have his case reexamined. Shaik specifically named President Mbeki, suspended National Police Chief Jackie Selebi, former and Acting Head of National Director of [...] | 2008-09-10 13:32:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS SF |
08PRETORIA2013 | CALLS FOR POLITICAL SOLUTION FOR ZUMA GROW [...] (SBU) Calls for a "political solution" to Zuma's legal problems are mounting, with options such as the complete dropping of charges, amending the Constitution to give Zuma some sort of amnesty or immunity from prosecution, or allowing Zuma the opportunity to plea-bargain being proposed. Predi [...] | 2008-09-10 13:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS SF |
08PRETORIA2016 | NEW INVESTMENT PLANS ROBUST IN SPITE OF SLOWING [...] (SBU) Summary: Record levels of new investment spending plans were announced in South Africa in the first six months of 2008. New planned spending by Eskom led the way, but private sector spending plans were also robust. Investment spending will compensate for falling consumer spending and [...] | 2008-09-11 07:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV SF |
08PRETORIA2019 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST GOVERNMENT INTENT TO EXTEND [...] As requested reftel, Post provided information received reftel to Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) Marine International Cooperations Senior Policy Advisor Mngoro and to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Americans Desk Director Nacerodien. Both DEAT and DFA subsequently [...] | 2008-09-11 12:35:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS SF |
08PRETORIA2024 | ZUMA'S REHABILITATED IMAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Over the past several months, ANC President Jacob Zuma's public image has softened, with former foes, international leaders, and big businesses changing their tune with regards to Zuma from one of gloom and doom to one of acceptance, and in some cases, even adoration. Since being [...] | 2008-09-11 16:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA2025 | ZUMA SUPPORTERS ENERGIZED AHEAD OF KEY RULING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ruling African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma's supporters are turning to the streets and intensifying their rhetoric ahead of the Pietermaritzburg High Court decision tomorrow. The court is expected to rule on a petition by Zuma's defense team that calls the cour [...] | 2008-09-11 16:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS SF |
08PRETORIA2032 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTMEBER 12, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 37 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserves Fall on Gold Revaluations - Business Confidence Plunges Further - SA Leaps in Business-Friendly Rankings - Old Mutual CEO Qui [...] | 2008-09-15 07:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA2071 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTMEBER 19, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 38 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Weaker Rand, More Inflation Likely for SA - No Surprises in SARB Governor's Speech - SA Falls in Economic Freedom Ranking - SA R&D Expend [...] | 2008-09-19 15:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA2072 | SECOND QUARTER REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY [...] (U) Summary. South Africa's real GDP rebounded in the second quarter of 2008, reflecting a recovery in mining and manufacturing production as electricity supply improved. Export volumes benefited from the increased production, higher international prices of key export commodities increased, a [...] | 2008-09-19 15:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF |
08PRETORIA2079 | AFRICAN NATION CONGRESS LEADERSHIP TO RECALL THABO [...] (C) Summary: On September 20, 2008 the African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Council announced that they decided by consensus to recall Thabo Mbeki as President of the Republic of South Africa. Mbeki's spokesman said he meant it when he told the ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe [...] | 2008-09-20 15:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA209 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, Issue 5 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Foreign Sell-off Imperils Rand, Current Account - Inflation Rises above Forecasts - MPC Leaves Repo Rate Steady at 11% - Banks Expected t [...] | 2008-02-01 07:30:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP |
08PRETORIA2093 | SOUTH AFRICA: PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI'S RESIGNATION [...] Summary: In a September 21 televised address to the nation, Thabo Mbeki announced his resignation as President of South Africa. Mbeki said he respected the African National Congress (ANC) September 20 decision to recall him (reftels). He thanked the nation and the ANC for the opportunity to [...] | 2008-09-22 15:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA2095 | ANC NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE STATEMENT [...] On 21 September, The National Executive Council (NEC) of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) announced that President Thabo Mbeki was told to step down, which he did the following day. In explanation of this decision, ANC Secretary Gwede Mantashe said the ANC admired Mbeki's many year [...] | 2008-09-22 16:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA2096 | ANC MAY TAP KGALEMA MOTLANTHE FOR ACTING PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) There are strong indications the African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe may replace President Thabo Mbeki on an acting basis until elections are held within seven months. (Note: Mbeki in a nationally televised speech on September 21 agreed to abide by the AN [...] | 2008-09-22 17:00:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA2100 | ANC LAYS THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR KGALEMA MOTLANTHE [...] (SBU) Parliament appears ready to formally nominate African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President and Minister in the Presidency Kgalema Motlanthe to replace President Thabo Mbeki on September 25. ANC National Chairperson Baleka Mbete, who is likely to become the Acting Deputy President, [...] | 2008-09-23 15:52:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA2102 | SAG DEPUTY PRESIDENT AND ONE THIRD OF CABINET [...] Summary: The resignation of Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka came as no surprise, due to her loyalty towards President Thabo Mbeki, and her controversial standing with the new African National Congress (ANC) senior leadership. Although the ANC said her resignation was regrettable, and w [...] | 2008-09-23 17:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA2128 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-09-26 09:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA2136 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTMEBER 26, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 39 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Economic Policies Expected to Remain Consistent under Mothlanthe - Record CPIX Increase in August - Fears of Retail Recession Increase [...] | 2008-09-27 06:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA214 | ESKOM AND MINES: AIMING FOR THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa's electricity crisis continues unabated. Economists debated the costs of most of the country's mines being shut down for almost one week, as they started to move back into partial production on January 30-31. The government has announced a stabilization plan to ac [...] | 2008-02-01 12:00:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EMIN EPET SENV BEXP MGMT SF MZ BC |
08PRETORIA2142 | KIMBERLEY PROCESS TACKLES ARTISANAL MINING [...] SUMMARY: The Kimberley Process (KP) for certifying rough diamond trade is recognized as broadly successful in combating conflict diamonds. In order to improve its control over alluvial diamond trade, particularly in Africa where this is prevalent, KP has sought to identify best practices for [...] | 2008-09-29 12:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ENRG ETRD SENV EINV SF CG |
08PRETORIA2144 | SAG SERVICES FALLING SHORT IN SOUTH AFRICA'S [...] Challenges the SAG faces in extending social services to the rural poor were evident on a recent visit to the tiny township of Tigane, in the mostly rural Northwest Province, to observe a community forum between local social workers and government officials. Discussion centered on provision o [...] | 2008-09-29 12:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA215 | FUEL PRODUCT SUPPLY ADEQUATE - THE MARKET WORKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Some observers have predicted potential shortfalls in the diesel fuel market as some South Africans respond to the electricity crisis by purchasing generators (Refs and Septel). All fuel product providers and analysts spoken to note that the market is functioning and providing [...] | 2008-02-01 12:01:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EMIN SENV MGMT SF |
08PRETORIA2156 | SOUTH AFRICA's RESPONSE TO USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN [...] This cable responds to the items requested in paragraph six and seven of Reftel A. Supplemental documentation will also be sent via e-mail. Transportation/ICT Officer Daleya Uddin (Uddinsd@state.gov or +27-12-431-4344) and Economic Specialist Christo Esterhuizen (EsterhuizenJC@state.gov or + [...] | 2008-10-01 10:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ENRG EPET OTRA ASEC SF |
08PRETORIA2165 | SAG ALMOST READY TO SIGN AGREEMENT ON NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-02 08:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF |
08PRETORIA217 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-02-01 14:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA2174 | SOUTH AFRICA: XENOPHOBIA VICTIMS FACE EVICTION [...] (U) At Camp Akasia sheltering foreigners displaced by xenophobic attacks in May, the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) dispatched a private security crew to confiscate army tents from residents, leaving hundreds of men, women, and children without shelter. The action was deplored by UNHCR [...] | 2008-10-02 14:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PHUM SF |
08PRETORIA2181 | MATH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION REMAINS A SERIOUS [...] (U) Inadequate math, science and technology (MST) education remains a serious problem in South Africa. The Department of Education (DOE) and non-government education experts agree that there are multiple causes for the lack of MST skills, including under-qualified teachers, minimal resources, [...] | 2008-10-03 14:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA2183 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 3, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 40 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - New President Addresses Investor's Fears - Current Account Outlook Bleak Despite Narrower Trade Deficit - PMI Data Shows Some Signs of [...] | 2008-10-06 06:20:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA2195 | SOUTH AFRICA INPUT FOR 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] In response to Ref A, Post provides the following input for the 2009 AGOA eligibility review. -------------------------- Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2. The population of South Africa was 48.7 million in mid-2008. In 2007, South African Gross National Income [...] | 2008-10-06 15:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD AGOA SF |
08PRETORIA2217 | LAPTOPS IN LIMPOPO: INTERNET COMES TO A SOUTH [...] MIT Media Labs' "One Laptop Per Child" initiative has arrived in South Africa, bringing portable computers and internet access to an initial few hundred school children in deprived communities of Soweto, Durban, and Limpopo. U.S. college students from Indiana University raised $60,000 to buy [...] | 2008-10-09 10:00:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID SF |
08PRETORIA2219 | EXPANDING PUBLIC SERVICES TO SOUTH AFRICA'S RURAL [...] In a continuing series of USG-funded dialogues between rural communities and local government representatives (reftel),SAG officials briefed poor rural women of Limpopo Province on their rights to SAG assistance and on the mechanisms for accessing public services. Officials listed an array [...] | 2008-10-09 13:48:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SF |
08PRETORIA2249 | IOM SURVEY: HUMAN TRAFFICKING INSIDE SOUTH AFRICA [...] A survey of internal trafficking in persons (TIP) due for release on October 29 reveals that TIP is a nationwide problem in South Africa, with domestic as well as cross-border victims. Funded by USAID under the auspices of the International Organization for Migration (IOM),the survey indica [...] | 2008-10-15 08:00:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP PREL PGOV PHUM SF |
08PRETORIA2250 | Palabora Mine - Still Churning Out Copper Next to Kruger [...] (SBU) Palabora mine is South Africa's largest copper mine, producing 148,000 tons of copper per year at its peak in 1998 and about 4.5 million cumulative tons since the start of full production in 1966. The open-pit was one of the world's biggest and lowest cost copper producers but it closed [...] | 2008-10-15 08:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD SENV SF |
08PRETORIA2259 | SAG WELCOMES BILATERAL RIGHTS DIALOGUE FOR EARLY [...] DFA Chief Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Pitso Montwedi thanked Washington for its response (Ref A) to his inquiry (Ref B) regarding the scheduling of the next USG-SAG annual human rights consultations. Montwedi understood the USG could not fit the meetings into 2008, and [...] | 2008-10-16 12:05:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SF |
08PRETORIA2261 | SOUTH AFRICA SELF HELP PROGRAM: FY 2007 STATUS REPORT [...] In FY07, Embassy Pretoria selected ten projects for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program with total allocations of USD 100,000. All of the projects are on-going and performing satisfactorily in providing social and economic services to the vulnerable populations of the affected communiti [...] | 2008-10-16 13:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON SF |
08PRETORIA2274 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, September 2008, Volume 3, Number 9, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- RHINO POACHING INCREASING IN KRUGER PARK -- NON-GMO MAIZE SHORTA [...] | 2008-10-17 14:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA2310 | SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS' NOVEMBER 8-13, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-22 09:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA2316 | SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS' NOVEMBER 8-13, 2008 [...] (SBU) Ambassador Bost warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, less than two months after Thabo Mbeki resigned as President un [...] | 2008-10-22 14:57:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA234 | AQ KHAN TRIAL: DANIEL GEIGES PLEADS GUILTY [...] (C) SUMMARY and INTRODUCTION: Swiss citizen Daniel Geiges was convicted in the Pretoria High Court of unlawful manufacture of components for illicit gas centrifuge uranium enrichment plants intended for Libya and Pakistan and for associated export control violations on 05 February. This mes [...] | 2008-02-05 14:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC PREL KNNP SF |
08PRETORIA2343 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 24, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 43 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Credit Storm Drives SA into Deficit Next Year - Black Middle Class Stronger - Zimbabwean Business Leaders Promote South African Investm [...] | 2008-10-27 15:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA2379 | UNHCR REVIEWS ASSISTANCE TO XENOPHOBIA IDP'S [...] On October 23, UNHCR Regional Representative Sanda Kimbimbi reviewed UNHCR's support to the SAG in protection of foreign victims of xenophobic attacks. After alerting officials and police to signs of coming violence, UNHCR negotiated for registration of internally displaced persons (IDPs),l [...] | 2008-10-30 10:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PREF PHUM SF |
08PRETORIA2382 | SOUTH AFRICAN BUSINESS VIEWS ON TIDCA AND TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: South Africa's business community is pleased that the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) SACU and the U.S. will begin talks under the U.S./SACU Trade, Investment and Development Cooperation Agreement (TIDCA),and hopes that TIDCA can pave the way to a free trade agreement. [...] | 2008-10-31 08:15:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA2390 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 31, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 44 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - CPIX Inflation Drops - SA Receives 'Negative' Rating - Mboweni: South Africans Ignorant of Crisis - Corn Farming Not Profitable in Curren [...] | 2008-10-31 09:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA2395 | WJEI IN SOUTH AFRICA (2) - ANNEXURES [...] This cable provides annexures to reftel cable, "WJEI IN SOUTH AFRICA: BUILDING ON SUCCESS." --------------------------------------------- --------------- IV. "FINAL PROGRAM DESIGN" --------------------------------------------- --------------- 2. Per the format requested by [...] | 2008-10-31 15:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SF |
08PRETORIA24 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 1, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 1 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Credit Growth Remains Strong - Foreign Capital Inflows Decline - Gold Mining Shares Up - Student Test Scores Continue Decline End Summa [...] | 2008-01-04 11:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA2400 | U.S. OIL FIRM FOREST'S TRAVAILS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. firm Forest Oil Company's local presence - Forest Exploration International - is struggling to move its production license application out of a three-year regulatory limbo. Forest is frustrated with bureaucratic slowness and/or incompetence. Forest believes that it can pr [...] | 2008-11-03 12:05:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EMIN EINV SENV SF |
08PRETORIA2401 | ASME NUCLEAR STANDARDS WORKSHOP SUPPORTS WESTINGHOUSE BID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Embassy Pretoria supported the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Nuclear Codes and Standards Workshop October 7-9 in Johannesburg, which successfully promoted Westinghouse's bid for significant new nuclear build in South Africa. State power utility Eskom and t [...] | 2008-11-03 12:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA2402 | COLUMBUS STAINLESS STEEL AND ASME NUCLEAR STANDARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. Embassy supported the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Nuclear Codes and Standards Workshop in Johannesburg, which successfully promoted Westinghouse's bid for significant new nuclear build in South Africa (septel). Delegates visited Columbus Stainless L [...] | 2008-11-03 12:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB SF |
08PRETORIA2403 | Eskom Faces Challenges - Thin Margin and More [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A meeting with new Eskom Chairman Bobby Godsell was a good opportunity to assess the state-of-play in South Africa's power crisis. Godsell's new position is emblematic of Eskom's serious attempts to address a confluence of management gaps that led to last year's load-shedding. [...] | 2008-11-03 12:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA2404 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-11-03 12:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA241 | ICANN [...] (SBU) Summary. ICT Officer provided the South African Department of Communications (DOC) with a copy of the talking points regarding the mid-point Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) review (reftel). Post encouraged DOC to provide its comments on ICANN's progress as a pa [...] | 2008-02-07 06:29:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS SF |
08PRETORIA2446 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (SBU) Deputy Economic Counselor Bruce Neuling delivered reftel demarche to South African Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director UN Security Council Ilia du Buisson on October 28, 2008. The South African Government provided no immediate response. 2. (U) AmEmb Pretoria POC is Deputy [...] | 2008-11-05 16:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM SF |
08PRETORIA2454 | TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT: SAG GAINING MOMENTUM [...] To combat trafficking in persons (TIP),South Africa is active across multiple fronts -- from legislation and prosecution, to training and development of response procedures, to victims' support and public awareness campaigns. While passage of a draft anti-TIP law remains the key hurdle to m [...] | 2008-11-06 14:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KTIP PHUM SF |
08PRETORIA2456 | CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-06 15:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP SF |
08PRETORIA2462 | SOUTH AFRICAN RESPONSE TO FATF GUIDELINES ON IRAN [...] (C) Deputy Economic Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Financial Intelligence Centre Senior Manager (Legal and Policy) Pieter Smit on November 6. Smit said that the FATF guidance of October 17, 2008, dealing with UNSCR 1803, would be circulated to South African financial regulators (incl [...] | 2008-11-07 07:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL SF |
08PRETORIA2464 | DIPLOMATS IN SOUTH AFRICA TALK ZUMA AND ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: On November 4, 2008, Ambassador Bost briefed Chiefs of Missions (COM) to South Africa on African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma's October 20-25 trip to the U.S. (report septel). The COMs discussed who was making South African Government (SAG) policy on Zimbabwe now an [...] | 2008-11-07 09:48:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL SF ZANU ZM |
08PRETORIA2466 | AMBASSADOR AND DIPLOMATIC CORPS DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Bost hosted members of the Pretoria diplomatic corps to discuss African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma's recent visit to the U.S. and the latest developments on Zimbabwe power-sharing talks (report septel). The Ambassador briefed on Zuma's official meeting [...] | 2008-11-07 09:57:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CG EAID KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SF |
08PRETORIA2469 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 7, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 45 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank: Crisis Hurts South Africa - Manufacturing Activity Slows Down - More Pain for House Sellers - Ford Motor Company Executive [...] | 2008-11-07 12:01:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA2474 | CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM ANGLICAN ARCHBISHOP OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-07 15:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP SF |
08PRETORIA2476 | HOME INVASIONS ON THE RISE [...] (U) Summary: On November 4, 2008 RSO attended a presentation hosted by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) on the "Incidence of House Robberies in South Africa." Presented by a Senior Lecturer on Forensic Investigations at the University of South Africa (UNISA),the seminar focused on th [...] | 2008-11-07 15:31:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT ALOW ABLD SF |
08PRETORIA2477 | A LOOK AT MOTLANTHE'S CABINET APPOINTMENTS [...] (U) Motlanthe finished making his Cabinet appointments this week by appointing three Deputy Ministers: Andre Gaum was named Deputy Education Minister, Musa Nhlanhla Nene was named Deputy Finance Minister, and Fatima Hajaig was named Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister. In total, Motlanthe made 10 [...] | 2008-11-07 15:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA2478 | FINAL LIST OF PRESIDENT KGALEMA MOTLANTHE'S CABINET [...] (U) President Kgalema Motlanthe completed his Cabinet appointments November 5. Attached is the completed list of all Cabinet ministers and their deputy ministers. Agricultural and Land Affairs Minister - Lulama Xingwana Agricultural and Land Affairs Deputy Minister - Dirk du Toit Arts an [...] | 2008-11-07 15:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA250 | SAG NEGOTIATOR OPTIMISTIC ABOUT BURUNDI PEACE TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. PolCouns and PolOff on 4 February met with SAG Special Envoy to the Great Lakes, Ambassador Kingsley Mamabolo, to discuss recent developments concerning the possible resumption of peace talks between the CNDD-FDD government and the Palipehutu-FNL after a six month stalemate. Tho [...] | 2008-02-07 11:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BY SF |
08PRETORIA2501 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, October 2008, Volume 3, Number 10, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS FIGHT SOUTH DURBAN PETROLEUM PIPELINE -- S [...] | 2008-11-13 14:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA2513 | READOUT OF SOUTH AFRICAN BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH EVENTS [...] SUMMARY From September 15 - 19, Dr. Chris Wozniak, Biotechnology Special Assistant, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),was in South Africa under the auspices of the State/EB agricultural biotechnology outreach program to make presentations on the U.S. coordinated framework and risk ana [...] | 2008-11-14 14:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO |
08PRETORIA2515 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 14, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 46 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Standard & Poor's Dim View of Rand, Rates - JSE Out of Favor, But Not Africa - The Final Frontier: Nando's Opens a Fast-Food Restaurant [...] | 2008-11-14 14:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA2541 | "SEEING YOU IN THE WORLDWIND": PALLO JORDAN ON [...] (C) Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan, one of the African National Congress' (ANC) sharpest minds, opened up to a small group of students and professors at a University of Johannesburg lecture on November 13. Jordan began his address by steeping his remarks in a theoretical, Marxist fra [...] | 2008-11-19 08:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA2544 | EMAIL FROM PROFESSOR MEANT TO CONVEY ANC MESSAGE [...] (C) University of South Africa professor Rok Ajulu -- husband of Housing Minister Lindiwe Sisulu -- sent Poloff an email on November 19 discussing his take on the recent formation of the Congress of the People (COPE) and its prospects for success. Ajulu's message is significant for two reaso [...] | 2008-11-19 13:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA2546 | ZIMBABWE FEATURED AT SOUTH AFRICAN CABINET MEETING [...] On November 19, 2008 the South African Government's (SAG) cabinet discussed Zimbabwe and other issues. The SAG released a statement on November 20. Text related to Zimbabwe follows: 2. Begin text: Cabinet is extremely concerned about the political impasse that is creating a humanitarian c [...] | 2008-11-20 15:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PREL ZANU SF ZM |
08PRETORIA2556 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-11-24 12:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA2560 | SOUTH AFRICA STUDIES TRADE POLICY [...] (C) Summary: The South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is preparing a policy document to set forth the basic goals and objectives of South African trade policy. The document will be completed by mid-2009 and then approved by the cabinet. The exercise is being driven by Deputy [...] | 2008-11-24 13:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA2573 | JUDICIAL WORKSHOP ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CASE [...] (U) Summary: More than 200 South African regional magistrates attended a USG-funded IPR workshop near Johannesburg on November 13-15. The workshop follows earlier USG-funded programs on the investigation and prosecution of IPR offenses. These programs have enhanced the capacity of South Af [...] | 2008-11-25 13:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR SF |
08PRETORIA2574 | UPDATE AND ACTION REQUEST ON PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] Post delivered the talking points to Mr. Andile Hawes, Deputy Director General, Production Resource Management, South Africa National Department of Agriculture . END SUMMARY. 2. Senior Agricultural Attache received a non-response from Mr. Andile Hawes. Mr. Hawes indicated by email that he [...] | 2008-11-25 13:20:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV |
08PRETORIA2576 | ANC USING MULTIPLE MEANS TO STALL OPPOSITION [...] (C) The African National Congress (ANC) is undertaking several steps to stall the opposition ahead of the election next year. Although the ANC's efforts to maintain its two-thirds majority in Parliament appear organized and extensive, there are few signs of a coherent strategy for countering [...] | 2008-11-25 15:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA2586 | RIO TINTO TAKES A PAUSE FOR BREATH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rio Tinto's Africa Office in Johannesburg told Minerals/Energy Officer and Specialist that Rio Tinto was well positioned to withstand the current global commodity downturn given its long-term reserves, technological expertise, and exploration prowess. They were bullish on doing [...] | 2008-11-26 14:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD SENV SF |
08PRETORIA2590 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 28, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 48 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa's Growth "Lowest in a Decade" - Liquidations Increase - Regional Integration Critical to Africa's Economic Competitivene [...] | 2008-11-28 08:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA2605 | COURT HEARS STATE'S APPEAL OF ZUMA DECISION, WILL [...] (U) The Supreme Court of Appeal on November 28 reserved judgment until January 12 in the National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA) appeal against a high court ruling that halted the prosecution of African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma. The atmosphere outside the court was reporte [...] | 2008-11-28 16:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA2612 | NEW MINISTER OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES BRIGITTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Minister of Public Enterprises Brigitte Mabandla brings little technical experience to her new position as government point-person for a diverse, troubled portfolio of state-owned enterprises. There is a high probability for delay in state power utility Eskom's capital expan [...] | 2008-12-01 09:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECPS ELTN ENRG PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA2617 | SOUTH AFRICA'S CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS [...] (C) Summary: South Africa is one of the few African countries that not only provides public funding of political parties, but also regulates and monitors those expenditures. However, public funding is not sufficient to run most larger political parties, especially during the run-up to election [...] | 2008-12-02 09:29:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM SF TW |
08PRETORIA2621 | SOUTH AFRICA SUPPORTS MAURITANIA'S ELECTED [...] (C) Summary: On December 1, 2008 Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) North Africa division Chief Director Ambassador Ebrahim Saley, Director Ambassador Delarey Van Tonder and Deputy Director Lara Swart told Poloff that South Africa recognizes and supports democratically elected President Sidi [...] | 2008-12-02 13:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MR AU |
08PRETORIA2623 | ANIMOSITY BETWEEN ZUMA, LEKOTA MAKE RETURN OR [...] (C) Personal animosity between African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma and Congress of the People (COPE) leader and former Defense Minister Mosiuoa Lekota is emblematic of the divisiveness that has created the split of the ruling party and could inhibit cooperation down the road. [...] | 2008-12-02 14:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA2624 | COPE LEADER MOSIUOA LEKOTA MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Congress of the People (COPE) leader Mosiuoa Lekota discussed his party's campaign platform, the broader politics surrounding the election next year, and his party's prospects for success at a lunch with Ambassador Bost, the DCM, Polcouns, and Poloff on December 2. Lekota said his party i [...] | 2008-12-02 15:30:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA2628 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, November 2008, Volume 3, Number 11, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- US EMBASSY AND UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA INAUGURATE U.S. SCIENCE R [...] | 2008-12-03 14:15:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA2640 | SOUTH AFRICA STRONGLY SUPPORTS WORLD AIDS DAY [...] (SBU) Summary: The South African Government (SAG) strongly supported World AIDS Day 2008, in contrast to its lackluster support in previous years. South Africa's Deputy President and Chair of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) and SANAC Deputy Chair requested all South African [...] | 2008-12-04 15:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON |
08PRETORIA2641 | WHY CALLS FOR AN ARMS INQUIRY MAY GO UNHEARD [...] (C) Nobel laureates Desmond Tutu and FW de Klerk on December 2 delivered a letter to President Kgalema Motlanthe asking the South African leader to institute an independent and public judicial commission of inquiry into the controversial 1998 arms deal. Their decision to present a letter fol [...] | 2008-12-04 17:13:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA2643 | CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN SOUTH AFRICA [...] Summary: An outbreak of cholera has been reported in South Africa. This is a result of cholera cases crossing the Zimbabwean border into the South African town of Musina in the Limpopo province and slowly spreading throughout the country. South African Government spokesperson Themba Maseko said [...] | 2008-12-05 07:31:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMGT AMED KSTH KSCA SENV SF ZI |
08PRETORIA2648 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 5, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 49 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Concern as Chinese Clothing Quotas Expire - Tax Reforms Help South Africa's Rankings in a Global Study - Factories Hit Historic Low [...] | 2008-12-05 13:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA2649 | AN INTIMATE VIEW INTO THE PRESIDENT'S POLICY UNIT [...] (S//NF) Policy analysts in the Presidency's Policy Unit discussed the challenges of job security, pleasing new policymakers, and crafting effective policies in a meeting with Poloff on December 4. Deputy Director General of Policy Coordination and Advisory Services for the Presidency Vusi Gu [...] | 2008-12-05 14:13:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA2650 | STRONG INDICATION OF MBEKI INVOLVEMENT IN COPE [...] (S//NF) Former President Thabo Mbeki reportedly had a hand in drafting a six-page policy document for the newly formed Congress of the People (COPE) and has influence in how COPE is drafting a foreign policy vision, according to prominent University of South Africa professor Dirk Kotze. Kotze [...] | 2008-12-05 15:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA2653 | IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM'S CONTINUED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-05 15:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL SF IR |
08PRETORIA2654 | ESKOM POSTPONES NEW NUCLEAR BUILD PLANS [...] (SBU) Eskom announced its decision to postpone the development of a second nuclear power plant. The local press reports that a fleet of nuclear power stations, rather than a single one, will probably be built in partnership with suppliers, bringing down the total unit cost. A task team will [...] | 2008-12-06 12:31:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA2665 | FIRMS INCH CLOSER TO ACQUIRING LICENSES TO DEVELOP NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary. U.S.-based DBI Broadband provided an update on positive developments in the drawn-out, South African value-added network services (VANS) license conversion process on November 28. Minister of Communications Dr. Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri finally conceded and announced that she would [...] | 2008-12-08 11:59:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EIND EINV EINT ECIP USTR SF |
08PRETORIA2666 | CISCO ADDRESSES ICT SKILLS SHORTAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA ONE [...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM),Commercial Counselor, Economic Counselor and ICT Officer attended the graduation of the inaugural class of Cisco Global Talent Acceleration Program on November 28. The DCM provided the key-note address at the graduation ceremony. Cisco executives outlined [...] | 2008-12-09 05:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EIND EINV EINT ETTC SOCI TINT USTR SF CH |
08PRETORIA2677 | ZIMBABWEAN EXODUS STRAINS SAG BORDER RESOURCES [...] On December 5-6, U.S. and U.K poloffs together with senior CDC and DFID officers traveled to Musina, near the Zimbabwe border. The trip aimed to take stock of growing migrant flows, observe the SAG's capacity to process and protect vulnerable migrants, and assess SAG efforts to contain a rec [...] | 2008-12-10 10:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SF |
08PRETORIA268 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 6 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Sector Focus: Auto Industry - Car Sales Hammered By Rising Inflation, Interest Rates and Debt - New Subsidy Program for Auto Producers [...] | 2008-02-08 14:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP |
08PRETORIA2689 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S DECEMBER 18-22 VISIT [...] (SBU) Ambassador Bost warmly welcomes your visit to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, just three months after Thabo Mbeki resigned as President under pressure from the [...] | 2008-12-10 15:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA269 | SOUTH AFRICA ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS, [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Newsletter, January 2008, Volume 3, Issue 1, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- HI-TECH PRAWN FACILITY OPENED IN SA -- SA TO ROLL-OUT GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHTS -- PO [...] | 2008-02-08 14:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA2691 | FOLLOW-UP ON AFRICAN UNION SOMALIA FORCE [...] (SBU) On December 9, poloff met with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Chief Director of East Africa division Graham Maitland to discuss the USG's willingness to provide logistical, training and equipment support to military units that are committed by South Africa to deploy to the African U [...] | 2008-12-10 17:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL SO AU ZU SF |
08PRETORIA2706 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 12, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 50 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Outlook Bleak - South African Economy Shows Resilience - Customs Officials Seize 60 Tons of Illegally Imported Clothi [...] | 2008-12-12 12:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA2707 | READOUT OF MADAGASCAR AND MOZAMBIQUE BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] SUMMARY: From August 20 - 27, 2008, Dr. C.S. Prakash, Professor of Plant Molecular Genetics, Tuskegee University, and Dr. Martin Lema, Advisor to the Argentine Ministry of Agriculture and Professor of Biotechnology, Quilmes University, travelled to Madagascar and Mozambique to lead two agricul [...] | 2008-12-12 12:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO |
08PRETORIA2709 | LEKOTA'S ASSISTANT TALKS PARTY LEADERSHIP AND [...] (C) Mosiuoa Lekota's personal assistant, Dr. Tseliso Phomane, talked with Poloff about the Congress of the People's (COPE) leadership situation and logistics ahead of the party's manifesto conference on December 13. Phomane was confident that Lekota would emerge as the party's leader followi [...] | 2008-12-12 15:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA271 | TELECOMMUNICATION LIBERALIZATION MOVING AT A [...] (SBU) Summary. ICT Officer met with Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) officials to discuss implementation of the Electronic Communications Act (ECA). Market analysis, licensing, and spectrum management were identified as the main focus for implementation. ICASA ex [...] | 2008-02-11 05:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ETRD USTR SF |
08PRETORIA2714 | DEMARCHE DELIVERY: ILLICIT DIAMOND ACTIVITY IN [...] (C) Summary: Poloff and econoff delivered demarche (reftel) to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officials and diamond industry leaders on illicit diamond activity in Zimbabwe. Although this activity threatens the local diamond industry, it appears the South African Government (SAG) has tak [...] | 2008-12-15 15:59:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EFIN ASEC EMIN ZI SF |
08PRETORIA2715 | THE END OF THE ANC INTELLECTUAL? [...] (C) The ascendancy of African National Congress (ANC) leaders such as Julius Malema, routinely described as "uneducated" and "unpolished" by South Africans across the socio-economic spectrum is raising questions about the future of the ruling party as a place of ideas. The ANC still holds po [...] | 2008-12-15 16:05:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA2716 | SOUTH AFRICA FEELING THE HEAT ON ZIMBABWE CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: South African leaders have recently stepped up their level of activity and pronouncements on the Zimbabwe political and humanitarian crises. Former President Thabo Mbeki's facilitation team, without Mbeki, remain engaged with the political parties, pressing for the quick establish [...] | 2008-12-15 16:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL ZANU SF ZM |
08PRETORIA2718 | MAURITANIAN DELEGATION IN SOUTH AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: On December 9, 2008 Deputy Chief of Mission Helen La Lime met with the National Front for the Defense of Democracy (FNDD) delegation from Mauritania led by National Assembly Speaker Messaoud Ould Boulkheir. Boulkheir explained the urgent need for action against the military junta [...] | 2008-12-17 10:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MR AU SF |
08PRETORIA2730 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-12-18 09:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA2732 | SISHEN IRON REFUSES A PAUSE - EXPANSION ON TRACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa's Kumba Iron Ore Mine at Sishen in the Northern Cape Province is gigantic by any scale, boasting a 12.5 kilometer-long open pit. Sishen produces 30 million tons per year, transported by dedicated rail to the Atlantic port at Saldanha (Reftel C). Most of the tonnag [...] | 2008-12-18 12:57:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EPET ENRG EINV ETRD ELTN SENV SF |
08PRETORIA2733 | HOTAZEL MANGANESE - BIG RESERVES BUT GLOOMY OUTLOOK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa's Northern Cape Province possesses significant iron ore (septel) and a remarkable 80 percent of the world's manganese reserves. Like iron ore, manganese is a necessary input to steel-making, but it is used in small quantities, making it vulnerable to the current gl [...] | 2008-12-18 13:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EPET ENRG EINV ETRD ELTN SENV SF |
08PRETORIA2735 | SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK CUTS INTEREST RATE [...] (U) Summary. The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) reduced the key policy interest rate, the repo rate, by 50 basis points to 11.5 percent, on December 12, 2008. The rate cut was made possible by declining domestic inflation and weakening domestic and international [...] | 2008-12-18 14:48:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF |
08PRETORIA2736 | COPE, ANC SQUARE OFF ON RECONCILIATION DAY IN [...] (C) The Congress of the People (COPE) and the African National Congress (ANC) held events on December 16 in Bloemfontein that indicate where South Africa is headed ahead of the election next year and beyond. COPE's December 13-16 inaugural conference ended on December 16 with the election of [...] | 2008-12-18 16:05:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA2738 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 19, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 51 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Inflation Lower - Residential Building Continues to Slow - Bill Simplifies Registration Process for New Drugs - Intelsat to Launch $250 [...] | 2008-12-19 08:01:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA2742 | SOUTH AFRICA'S VIEWS ON UN CLIMATE CHANGE TALKS IN POLAND [...] Summary. EST officer and EST Assistant met with South Africa Climate Change officials on December 18, 2008. Atmospherics were cordial. The South Africans expressed minimal satisfaction with the Poznan talks, noting that progress towards long-term resolutions would have to be reached by June [...] | 2008-12-19 12:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | IO SF SENV |
08PRETORIA2754 | SAA ANNOUNCES EXPANSION PLAN DESPITE GLOBAL DOWNTURN IN [...] (SBU) Summary. South African Airways (SAA) recently announced network expansion plans amidst a global downturn in tourism. The airline is expected to complete a two-year restructuring program in March 2009, which would allow it to increase service and implement a strategy to create hubs in Jo [...] | 2008-12-24 10:32:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EIND EINV SF |
08PRETORIA2755 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 26, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 52 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - No House Price Recovery in '09' - Third of South African Firms Plan Layoffs - Markets End Bad Year - European Commission Offers Tariff [...] | 2008-12-24 10:32:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA2763 | MOTLANTHE MAKES SOLID FIRST CHOICE FOR [...] (C) President Kgalema Motlanthe is drawing praise from the media and community activists for his appointment of Edwin Cameron to the Constitutional Court, South Africa's highest court. Motlanthe finalized the appointment last week and will have the opportunity to confirm four more justices i [...] | 2008-12-30 10:30:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA2764 | BIOS FOR COPE'S NEWLY ELECTED LEADERSHIP [...] (U) The newly elected leaders of the Congress of the People (COPE) bring a wide range of experiences to their positions within South Africa's newest opposition party. With the exception of Deputy President Lynda Odendaal, a political novice who was seemingly chosen out of "nowhere," most of t [...] | 2008-12-30 10:30:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA2773 | PRESIDENT'S POLICY UNIT DEALS WITH FUTURE, PAST [...] (S//NF) Policy analysts in the Presidency's Policy Unit are working on a host of projects that offer insight into the clash of ideas the South African Government is currently dealing with. The President's Policy Unit, which is the most prestigious and important decision-making body for the g [...] | 2008-12-31 08:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA279 | GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR AMBASSADOR MARK DYBUL [...] (U) Summary: During his January 25 visit to Pretoria, Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Mark Dybul emphasized that PEPFAR represents a transformation in donor aid from a donor/recipient mode to an equal partnership with host countries. He also highlighted the importance of prevention, part [...] | 2008-02-11 13:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV PREL SF SOCI |
08PRETORIA280 | GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR AMBASSADOR MARK DYBUL [...] (U) Summary: During his January 25 visit to Pretoria, Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Mark Dybul emphasized that PEPFAR represents a transformation in donor aid from a donor/recipient mode to an equal partnership with host countries. He also highlighted the importance of prevention, part [...] | 2008-02-11 13:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV PREL SF SOCI |
08PRETORIA306 | NQAKULA FORMALLY PROPOSES FOLDING SCORPIONS INTO [...] (U) Minister for Safety and Security Charles Nqakula proposed before the National Assembly on February 12 that the National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA) Directorate of Special Operations, popularly known as the "Scorpions," and the South African Police Service's (SAPS) Organised Crime Unit be [...] | 2008-02-13 15:35:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC KCRM SF |
08PRETORIA315 | POWER CRUNCH MAJOR CONCERN AT ANNUAL MINING INDABA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The nadir of South Africa's electricity crisis may have passed - when mines were shut-down for lack of electricity guarantees (Ref C),but electricity supply problems will persist for the next four-five years until significant coal-fired power plants come on line. In the interi [...] | 2008-02-14 15:36:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EMIN EPET SENV BEXP AMGT SF |
08PRETORIA323 | DEFUELING THE DRC RESEARCH REACTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-15 11:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY ENRG PREL AORC KNNP IAEA CG SF |
08PRETORIA325 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 7 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Industrial Policy to Receive Infusion of Funds - SA to Fast-Track Investment Process - Mbeki Outlines ICT Priorities - SARB Emphasizes Gr [...] | 2008-02-15 12:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP |
08PRETORIA327 | NOTIFICATION RE AUTHORIZATION TO ENGAGE NRO [...] (SBU) DCM provided reftel notification to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director General Abdul Minty by telephone at 21:50 local (14:50 EST) on 14 February. Minty had no substantive reaction, but expressed appreciation for the information and noted he had seen the CNN coverage of [...] | 2008-02-15 14:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA PREL MARR SF |
08PRETORIA328 | SA - THE BAD BOYS OF THE EU EPA NEGOTIATIONS? [...] (C) Summary. South Africa is refusing to enter into the European Union - Southern African Development Community's Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA),even though all four other Southern African Customs Union countries have initialed the interim EPA. While South Africa blames EU negotiating [...] | 2008-02-15 14:09:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD SF |
08PRETORIA330 | ZUMA CONTINUES TO FIGHT CORRUPTION CHARGES [...] (C) SUMMARY. ANC President (and national presidential hopeful) Jacob Zuma is pulling out all stops in his effort to avoid prosecution for corruption, filing two cases with the Constitutional Court and personally traveling to Mauritius to try to block the handover of documents to South African [...] | 2008-02-15 15:51:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS SF |
08PRETORIA342 | NEW ANC LEADERSHIP NOT NECESSARILY MORE LEFT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite media portrayals of a newly-elected "left-leaning" ANC, the new National Executive Committee (NEC) is no more left-leaning than the previous one under Mbeki's ANC presidency, according to Neva Makgetla, an economic advisor in the presidency, and Michael Sachs, one of Fina [...] | 2008-02-20 09:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SF |
08PRETORIA348 | MDC TREASURER BENNETT SAYS PARTY WILL "SHOCK THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Treasurer Roy Bennett claimed that support for the MDC is growing and that the party will "shock the world" in the March 29 presidential and parliamentary elections. Bennett says he has raised "significant" funds for the party in recent weeks [...] | 2008-02-21 09:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM ZI SF |
08PRETORIA351 | OIL AND GAS PATCH FEELS THE BLUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Oil/gas industry players and observers in South Africa criticize what they perceive as the SAG's arbitrary "taking" of pre-existing rights under exploration and production contracts. However, most are not prepared to "walk", having made significant investment, and are therefore [...] | 2008-02-21 13:09:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EMIN SENV AMGT SF |
08PRETORIA352 | NOTIFICATION RE ENGAGEMENT OF NRO SATELLITE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-21 13:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA PREL MARR SF |
08PRETORIA371 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 7 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Budget Unveiled - Rand Weakens After Budget Speech - SA Looks to Indian Skills Development Model - SA Launches Diaspora Networking Progra [...] | 2008-02-25 05:51:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP |
08PRETORIA375 | ANGLICAN CHURCH AND IDASA TO SEND 'UNOFFICIAL' [...] (C) SUMMARY. Both the Anglican Church and South African think-tank Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) will send unofficial observers to monitor the March 29 Zimbabwean elections. The Church will send an initial team of 10 trained observers to assess the election environment, fol [...] | 2008-02-25 13:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM ZI SF |
08PRETORIA38 | MDC'S BENNETT HOPEFUL ON ANC CHANGES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The MDC is hopeful that the election of Jacob Zuma as ANC President will lead to changes in South Africa's policy toward Zimbabwe, according to MDC Treasurer Roy Bennett. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai recently met with South African Community Party (SACP) leader Blade Nzimande, a [...] | 2008-01-08 14:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA381 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-02-26 10:15:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA386 | SALDANHA: RED AND GREEN PORT MOVES IRON ORE AND CRUDE OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa's Saldanha Port processes increasing quantities of bulk commodities iron ore and crude oil, aiming to build up its volumes through a significant expansion, given demand for iron ore in China and elsewhere. Development in and around the Western Cape Saldanha Port h [...] | 2008-02-26 12:32:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ENRG EPET EMIN ELTN SENV SF |
08PRETORIA4 | BIOTECH OUTREACH ACTIVITY REPORT [...] (U) Summary: From September 15-28, 2007, FAS/Pretoria hosted Thomas C. Nesbitt, Outreach and Communications Specialist/Biotechnology Regulatory Service(BRS)/ Animal Plant Health Inspection Service(APHIS)/USDA to undertake biotechnology outreach activities funded by the Department of State's Bu [...] | 2008-01-02 08:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV SF |
08PRETORIA407 | SECRETARY'S MESSAGE TO FORMIN DLAMINI-ZUMA ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-28 09:22:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC IR SF |
08PRETORIA418 | ZIMBABWEAN EXILES NCUBE AND MASIYIWA UPBEAT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prominent exiled Zimbabwean businessmen Trevor Ncube and Strive Masiyiwa agreed that the upcoming March 29 elections offered opportunities for political change in Zimbabwe, but differed on the electoral prospects for independent presidential candidate Simba Makoni. Ncube, a stro [...] | 2008-02-28 16:21:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA419 | ZIMBABWEAN EXILES NCUBE AND MASIYIWA UPBEAT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prominent exiled Zimbabwean businessmen Trevor Ncube and Strive Masiyiwa agreed that the upcoming March 29 elections offered opportunities for political change in Zimbabwe, but differed on the electoral prospects for independent presidential candidate Simba Makoni. Ncube, a stro [...] | 2008-02-28 17:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA420 | SOUTH AFRICA DISCUSSING UNSCR ON FDLR [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs Acting Director, United Nations (Political) Directorate Simon Cardy told PolOff February 28 that South Africa is discussing internally the idea of a UNSCR on the FDLR (ref A). The French Embassy delivered a demarche on the same issue February 27, and provided [...] | 2008-02-29 09:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC CG RW SF |
08PRETORIA421 | DEMARCHE ON SOMALI PIRACY DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 09:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC SO SF |
08PRETORIA425 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 9 of U.S. Embassy PretoriaQs South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Textile Sector Seeks Survival Aid - SA-EU Trade Row Puts Customs Union at Risk - U.S. Trade with Sub-Saharan Africa Increases - GDP Growt [...] | 2008-02-29 12:35:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP |
08PRETORIA428 | SOUTH AFRICA OUTLINES NEW BURUNDI PEACE PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a February 22-23 South African Government (SAG)-sponsored seminar, Facilitator Charles Nqakula and Special Envoy Kingsley Mamabolo outlined SAG plans to reinvigorate its Burundi mediation through creation of a "Political Directorate" that would include the Government of Buru [...] | 2008-02-29 17:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM BY SF |
08PRETORIA440 | WESTINGHOUSE STILL IN THE GAME AFTER SARKOZY SPLASH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: French President Nicholas Sarkozy led a senior commercial delegation on his state visit to South Africa February 28-29. He succeeded in catalyzing a media campaign of announcements of French cooperation and deals focused on the troubled energy sector, thereby seeking to advanc [...] | 2008-03-04 10:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY BEXP PREL KNNP SF FR |
08PRETORIA448 | VAN ECK SAYS FNL-SAG TIES IMPROVED, PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Relations between the South African Facilitation and the Burundi rebel movement the Palipehutu-FNL are improved, albeit fragile, according to South African-based Burundi analyst and informal FNL advisor Jan van Eck. Although the FNL is the only rebel group outside the peace proc [...] | 2008-03-05 09:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SF BY |
08PRETORIA454 | SADC-PF DENIED ACCREDIDATION TO OBSERVE ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) The Government of Zimbabwe has refused to accredit the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF) as observers for the March 29 Zimbabwe elections. In an 04 March letter to Pretoria-based regional USAID Director, SADC-PF Secretary General Kasuka Mutukwa reported that the Government of Zimbabwe [...] | 2008-03-05 14:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM ZI SF |
08PRETORIA455 | NUCLEAR JSCNEC MEETING POSTPONED AGAIN - HOPE FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) Chief Director: Nuclear informed Embassy that the bilateral Joint Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy Cooperation (JSCNEC) planned for June in South Africa would unfortunately have to be postponed because of the overwhelming distrac [...] | 2008-03-05 16:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP SF |
08PRETORIA468 | PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE PROVIDES FURTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In yet another blow to the embattled Directorate of Special Operations, also known as the Scorpions, the parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI) has released a report that criticizes the Scorpions for intelligence gathering, among other things, and for puttin [...] | 2008-03-07 08:48:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA474 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 10 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Outlook for SA's Economy Weakens - High Marks for Economic Freedom - Vehicle Sales Fall on Higher Interest Rates - Eskom' French Kiss - [...] | 2008-03-07 12:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP |
08PRETORIA475 | MAMABOLO SAYS FNL AND GOB ON BOARD WITH PEACE PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Burundi (GOB) and the Palipehutu-FNL (FNL) fully endorse the South African "Programme of Action" to conclude the FNL peace process in 2008, according to DFA Great Lakes Envoy Kingsley Mamabolo. Mamabolo, who just returned from meetings in Dar es Salaam and Buju [...] | 2008-03-07 13:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BY SF |
08PRETORIA482 | ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS: SOUTH AFRICA TO SEND 50 [...] (C) SUMMARY. South Africa will deploy approximately 50 election observers to Zimbabwe as part of the SADC delegation. Angola, as chair of the SADC Troika, will lead the SADC delegation, which the South African Government hopes will include at least 100 regional observers. Ambassador Kingsle [...] | 2008-03-07 14:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA483 | RESULTS FOR FY 2007 SOUTH AFRICA AMBASSADOR'S [...] Per reftel request, U.S. Mission to South Africa implemented ten Special Self Help (SSH) projects during FY 2007. Following are the results for these projects: Total number of people benefited from SSH projects: 3,380 Of total, number of women: 945 Of total, number of men: 480 Of total, [...] | 2008-03-07 15:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON SF |
08PRETORIA504 | CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT: A SOUTH AFRICA VIEW [...] Summary. According to Stellenbosch University's Centre for Chinese Studies Executive Director Martyn Davies, while the Western world views Africa as a "development burden", China sees Africa as a "commercial opportunity", which has focused China's strategy in developing a parallel market for [...] | 2008-03-11 14:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ENRG EMIN CH SF |
08PRETORIA505 | SOUTH AFRICA'S BLACK MIDDLE CLASS: GROWING FAST, [...] (SBU) Summary: South Africa's black middle class is growing rapidly, but definitions of "middle class" vary widely and the group may be smaller than many assume. Middle class blacks support the economic policies of Thabo Mbeki and have a strong attachment to the ANC. However, they are not [...] | 2008-03-11 14:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA516 | SARKOZY AND MBEKI DISCUSS IRAN, MIDDLE EAST, G-8 [...] (C) During their February 28 meeting in Cape Town, French President Sarkozy and South African President Mbeki discussed the Iranian nuclear issue, the Middle East peace process, the situation in Darfur, and the "democratization" of international institutions, specifically the expansion of the [...] | 2008-03-12 14:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF FR |
08PRETORIA520 | SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LED BY SENATOR RICHARD [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only a few months after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki as leader of [...] | 2008-03-13 10:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON OTRA PGOV PREL SENV SF |
08PRETORIA527 | ADVISOR SHAIK SAYS ZUMA NOT SUPPORTED BY PARTY; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recently-elected ANC President Jacob Zuma is not receiving support from the party, according to informal Zuma advisor Moe Shaik. Mbeki "cleared out" the ANC headquarters, leaving the "exhausted" Zuma with little support staff. The top six ANC leaders are not working "in harmony [...] | 2008-03-13 14:59:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA548 | SOUTH AFRICA SUPPORTS FINAL PEACE EFFORT IN COMOROS [...] (C) South Africa is involved in "one final effort" to resolve the Anjouan issue peacefully, according to Department of Foreign Affairs Chief Director Graham Maitland. Maitland confirmed to PolOff March 14 that South Africa had received a letter from Anjouan's Colonel Bacar promising to hold e [...] | 2008-03-14 15:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AU SF CN FR |
08PRETORIA565 | Gold's Glitter is Fading in South Africa [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The South African gold mining industry has not been able to fully capitalize on record gold prices during 2007-2008. Gold mining was disrupted by a number of events, which have cost millions of dollars in lost production and export revenues. First, a power crisis came to a head [...] | 2008-03-18 13:51:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB SF |
08PRETORIA576 | ANC DEPUTY PRESIDENT TO BE 'DEPLOYED' TO GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) The ANC's National Executive Committee (NEC) decided on 17 March to "deploy" ANC Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to government in order to smooth the transition from current national President Thabo Mbeki to the next administration, which presumably will be led by new ANC President Ja [...] | 2008-03-19 12:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SF |
08PRETORIA584 | SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LED BY CONGRESSMAN BARNEY [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only a few months after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki as leader of [...] | 2008-03-19 14:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON OTRA PGOV PREL SENV SF GH CV |
08PRETORIA585 | IMPALA PLATINUM ON DOING BUSINESS IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Impala Platinum (Implats) Executive Director Les Paton told Energy Officer and Specialist on March 18 that Implats remains confident that they can continue successfully mining platinum in the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe via Zimplats (86.9 percent held by Implats, headquartered in Joha [...] | 2008-03-19 14:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ENRG EINV ETRD EPET PGOV ZI SF |
08PRETORIA589 | SOUTH AFRICA AND INDIA STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. India and South Africa have made major inroads in re-establishing ties and strengthening economic relations since 1995. Trade statistics, the number of joint ventures and the amount of foreign direct investment are all indicative of the rapid growth in economic relations, espe [...] | 2008-03-20 08:48:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV IN SF |
08PRETORIA598 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 20, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 12 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Civil Construction Boom - Increase in World Cup-Related Investments - Dubai Group Game for Investment - Cisco to Open Technical Skills Fa [...] | 2008-03-20 13:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA604 | (S/NF) MASIYIWA PREDICTS MDC VICTORY IN ZIMBABWE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai will win the March 29 election, predicted respected Zimbabwean businessman Strive Masiyiwa (strictly protect). The only question is the extent of ZANU-PF rigging and whether this might force a second round presidential poll. Masiyiwa downplayed th [...] | 2008-03-20 14:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA605 | KZN ANC COMING TO TERMS WITH ZUMA'S TRIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-20 15:26:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA606 | SOUTH AFRICA OBSERVER HEAD SAYS SADC IN ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) The goal of the SADC election observation delegation is to "assist the Zimbabweans" to ensure the holding of "credible elections," according to the head of the South African component of the SADC delegation, Ambassador Kingsley Mamabolo. In press briefings on March 13 and 19, Mamabolo s [...] | 2008-03-20 15:48:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA609 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-03-25 09:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA610 | KZN ANC COMING TO TERMS WITH ZUMA'S TRIAL BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of the top three political parties in KwaZulu-Natal province, ANC President Jacob Zuma's stronghold, shared conflicting opinions with PolOff and Durban PolAsst on Zuma's performance thus far as ANC President and his future. Like other opposition parties, the Inkatha Freed [...] | 2008-03-25 10:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA633 | FEW ZIMBABWEANS RETURNING HOME TO VOTE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Only a small number of Zimbabweans living in South Africa will return to Zimbabwe to vote in the March 29 election, according to Mathula Lusinga, a Zimbabwean exile community activist and head of a DFID-funded project on diaspora voting. The reasons vary: many Zimbabweans live [...] | 2008-03-27 15:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA638 | SOUTH AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE TRADE ON THE RISE [...] (U) Summary: Economic ties between South Africa and Mozambique continue to strengthen. Trade between the countries has grown 65 percent since 2004 and the trade relationship is heavily in South Africa's favor. South Africa has been the largest foreign investor in Mozambique for more than a de [...] | 2008-03-28 07:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EPET ENRG PREL MZ SA |
08PRETORIA639 | HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS TAKE WAIT AND SEE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 27 March, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) held its last Interagency Contingency Planning meeting on Zimbabwe before the 29 March election. Everyone in the room agreed that a spontaneous mass exodus of Zimbabweans into neighboring countries is the least likel [...] | 2008-03-28 10:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL ZI SF EAID |
08PRETORIA640 | IMPLEMENTATION OF FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF UNSCR [...] (C) Reftel demarches were delivered by Deputy Economic Counselor to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director (UNSC) Simon Cardy on March 28. 2. (C) Cardy said that the content of UNSCR 1803 would be notified to concerned South African government departments (including the Natio [...] | 2008-03-28 11:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD IR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA642 | MASIYIWA ALLY LOBBYING ZUMA TO BE TOUGH ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma reportedly said that the ANC is "fed up" with President Mugabe, according to Embassy contact and Zimbabwean businessman Strive Masiyiwa. Masiyiwa told Ambassador McGee (speaking by conference call),PolCounselor and PolOff that one of M [...] | 2008-03-28 13:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM ZI SF |
08PRETORIA643 | CALL FOR PROSECUTION OF ZIMBABWE POLICE FOR CRIMES [...] (SBU) The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) has publicly called on the South African National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to investigate and prosecute Zimbabwean security officials for crimes against humanity. According to Nicole Fritz, Executive Director of SALC, South Africa's Implem [...] | 2008-03-28 13:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC SF ZI |
08PRETORIA644 | XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS ON RISE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Over the past month, South Africa has experienced a spate of violent attacks against foreigners, especially Zimbabweans living in informal settlements just outside the capitol city of Pretoria. Xenophobia is not new to South Africa, but has been growing over the past couple of ye [...] | 2008-03-28 15:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SF |
08PRETORIA653 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 28, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 13 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - CPIX Soars - Employment Up 0.8% - Heineken to Open Brewery in SA - Nissan Expands Truck Production Facility - Concerns about Electricity [...] | 2008-03-31 06:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA66 | MBEKI AVOIDS FIRST ANC NEC MEETING; ZUMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In its first meeting since newly-elected ANC President Jacob Zuma's victory at Polokwane, the new ANC National Executive Committee elected a National Working Committee comprised almost entirely of core Zuma supporters that collectively are more leftist and less experienced than [...] | 2008-01-11 13:48:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA666 | SOUTH AFRICA WATCHING ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS CLOSELY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-31 15:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM ZI SF |
08PRETORIA677 | SOUTH AFRICAN BANKS AND THE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (C) Summary: South African banks have implemented extensive money-laundering controls since the Financial Intelligence Centre Act was passed in 2001. The major banks now employ large anti-money-laundering staffs and use sophisticated software to identify suspicious transactions. They also f [...] | 2008-04-02 06:35:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PTER SF |
08PRETORIA704 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 4, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 14 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SA Achieves a 0.9 % Budget Surplus - Manufacturing Activity Dips to Near-Five-Year Low - Trade Deficit Narrows, But Outlook Still Negative [...] | 2008-04-04 14:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA724 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-04-07 15:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA727 | ZUMA ADVISOR APPEARS AT A LOSS REGARDING ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 7 April Mo Shaik, one of ANC President Jacob Zuma's advisors, met with PolOff to discuss current thinking within the Zuma camp regarding the Zimbabwe crisis. Contrary to media hype surrounding Jacob Zuma's meeting with MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai on 7 April, Shaik portrayed th [...] | 2008-04-08 12:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SF ZI |
08PRETORIA729 | ZUMA ADVISOR TRIES TO LOWER EXPECTATIONS ON [...] (C) On 08 April, ANC President Zuma advisor Mo Shaik told PolOff that the international community should not expect ANC President Jacob Zuma to resolve the Zimbabwe crisis. When PolOff mentioned that the extensive media coverage surrounding MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai's 07 April meeting with [...] | 2008-04-08 15:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SF |
08PRETORIA73 | FAA INTERNATIONAL AVIATION SAFETY ASSESSMENT [...] (U) Summary. Post delivered results of the FAA International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) to South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) officials on January 7, 2008 (reftel). Economic Counselor used the opportunity to discuss continued civil aviation cooperation including logistics f [...] | 2008-01-14 11:57:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR SF |
08PRETORIA737 | GAUTRAIN CEO PROVIDES UPDATE ON ITS RAPID RAIL PROJECT [...] (U) Summary. Gautrain CEO Jack van der Merwe outlined strategic objectives and current project developments for the Gauteng Province's new rapid rail project at the National Press Club on April 1, 2008. Van der Merwe expected the first-phase of the project to be completed in time for the 2010 [...] | 2008-04-09 11:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ELTN EIND EINV SF |
08PRETORIA739 | POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL PARDON IN WORKS FOR ZUMA [...] (C) During reftel discussion on 08 April, Mo Shaik received a phone call from SAG Ambassador to the U.S. Welile Nhlapo while sitting with PolOff. He told Ambassador Nhlapo, whom he called "Comrade Willie," that he understood Nhlapo would be the point man for the "issue." Later on in their co [...] | 2008-04-09 12:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KCRM KJUS SF |
08PRETORIA740 | SAG OFFICIAL FAVORS TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT IN [...] (C) DFA's Great Lakes Special Envoy Ambassador Kingsley Mamabolo, who headed South Africa's SADC election observation team in Zimbabwe, expressed frustration to PolCouns and PolOff on 08 April about the current Zimbabwe crisis. He started the conversation with the admission that "it looks bad [...] | 2008-04-09 12:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA744 | AUSTRALIAN ASSESSMENT OF ZIMBABWE DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Acting Australian High Commissioner Jane Lambert (protect) on 08 April called PolOff to share the points she planned to make to her Foreign Minister, who was expected to call later that afternoon for a Zimbabwe update. Lambert said she would emphasize that her contact within the MDC told [...] | 2008-04-09 16:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA756 | Explosive Growth of Dual TB-HIV Infection in South Africa [...] (U) Summary: South Africa (SA) is experiencing explosive twin epidemics of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB). The HIV epidemic in SA is fuelling the rise of an exploding TB epidemic since individuals infected with HIV are much more susceptible to TB and other serious infections. Poor diagnosi [...] | 2008-04-10 13:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI TBIO SENV EAID PGOV KHIV KSCA ZU SF |
08PRETORIA758 | ESKOM/SAG IMPROVISE RATHER THAN STRATEGIZE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: South Africa continues to grapple with its short- and long-term power crunch as it approaches three months from its January 24 nadir when state power supplier Eskom cut off electricity to mines and large industrial consumers. Eskom is implementing rationing plans and imposing sc [...] | 2008-04-10 13:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EMIN EINV SF |
08PRETORIA763 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 11, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 15 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Lifts Repo Rate - Surprise Surge in Factory Output - Eskom Defends Hikes as Predictions Were Off - Even State Housing Projec [...] | 2008-04-11 09:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA768 | MAKONI ALLEGEDLY BEING APPROACHED BY BOTH MDC AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prominent Johannesburg-based Zimbabwean businessman and publisher Trevor Ncube on 10 April told PolOff that presidential candidate Simba Makoni is being approached by both the MDC and some members of both ZANU-PF and the security services to join their camps, but did not reveal in [...] | 2008-04-11 13:15:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SF ZI |
08PRETORIA77 | 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) In response to Ref A, this cable presents post's 2008 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the 2008 Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2008 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment The [...] | 2008-01-15 08:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR SF |
08PRETORIA771 | ZUMA WARNS OF CRISIS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (U) On 10 April, ANC President Jacob Zuma addressed the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry's annual dinner. While not the focus of his remarks, Zuma specifically took up the issue of Zimbabwe. Laughing incredulously at one point, he said "all things we never thought of are happening in Z [...] | 2008-04-11 15:15:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SF ZI |
08PRETORIA774 | SOUTH AFRICA-RUSSIAN TRADE: ROOM FOR EXPANSION [...] (U) Summary. Russia and South Africa have identified each other as important emerging economies, but bilateral trade flows remain minimal. Foreign direct investment between the two countries lingers behind South Africa's other major economic partners. South Africa has shifted its trade di [...] | 2008-04-14 08:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV RS SF |
08PRETORIA775 | BURUNDI PEACE PROCESS STALLED [...] (C) DFA Special Envoy to the Great Lakes, Kingsley Mamabolo, expressed frustration to PolCouns and PolOff on 8 April about Burundi's stalled peace process. Only a month ago, Mamabolo was upbeat about negotiations, believing the FNL was serious about the peace process (reftel). Mamabolo now a [...] | 2008-04-14 12:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BY SF |
08PRETORIA781 | DE BEERS - REFORMED EX-MONOPOLIST AS MARKET LEADER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: De Beers remains committed to South Africa, even as the former diamond cartel company has adopted significant strategic changes and has rationalized its business in South Africa. The diamond company's processing and marketing headquarters is situated in its historical capital [...] | 2008-04-14 14:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ENRG EPET EINV SF |
08PRETORIA782 | NO NEW FUNDING FOR SOUTH AFRICA/CONGO BINATIONAL [...] (U) Amid concerns that South Africa has not lived up to its promises to fund projects agreed to during past binational commissions, President Mbeki on 2-3 April hosted Congolese President Kabila in Pretoria for the 5th South Africa-DRC Bi-National Commission. Press reports note that the two c [...] | 2008-04-14 14:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID SF CG |
08PRETORIA787 | ZIMBABWE NEXT STEPS: INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS MAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On 10 April, PolOff attended a conference entitled, "Building International Consensus on Zimbabwe," during which diplomats, academics, and Zimbabwean civil society members shared similar interpretations of the 29 March election, but differed on a way forward. While everyone agr [...] | 2008-04-15 13:15:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SF ZI |
08PRETORIA799 | FNL FEELS SHUT OUT [...] (C) On 10 April, FNL-insider Jan Van Eck expressed concern to PolOff about stalled negotiations between the FNL rebels, the SAG, and the GoB, describing the entire Burundi facilitiation process as "hostile." Van Eck, who said he talks to the FNL by phone almost everyday, said that the good wi [...] | 2008-04-15 16:18:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BY SF |
08PRETORIA812 | MDC UNDECIDED ABOUT RUNOFF [...] (C) SUMMARY. MDC advisor Kathi Walters (strictly protect) told PolOff on 15 April that MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai is still in Johannesburg, having received death threats. She does not believe Tsvangirai is afraid to go back, but could not say if or when he was going to return. Today, Tsvan [...] | 2008-04-16 15:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KHUM KDEM SF ZI |
08PRETORIA820 | AMBASSADOR REQUEST TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST ZIMBABWEAN [...] (C) As you may be aware, there is currently a Chinese vessel outside the port of Durban carrying six containers of small arms ammunition, mortar ammunition, and mortar tubes. The containers are consigned to the Zimbabwean Air Force. I understand that technically the shipment is legal. Accordi [...] | 2008-04-17 15:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA821 | EUROPE COURTS ZUMA [...] (C) According to press reports, ANC President Jacob Zuma will travel to London, Paris, and Berlin during the last week of April. A French diplomat told PolOff on 11 April that Zuma was originally invited to France by the French equivalent of South Africa's Business Council, but will now also [...] | 2008-04-18 05:57:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SF UK DE |
08PRETORIA840 | PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR AGREEMENT ON NUCLEAR R&D [...] Action Request in paragraph 5. 2. The Embassy has received diplomatic note FA3/D8 dated April 17, 2008 from the DFA with a proposed change to one paragraph in the IP Annex for the draft US - SA Agreement on Cooperation in R&D in Nuclear Energy. The text of the diplomatic note is as follo [...] | 2008-04-21 13:36:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL SF |
08PRETORIA859 | SOUTH AFRICA WRITES OFF CUBA'S DEBT [...] (C) Summary. The South African government has written off nearly one billion rand (about $130 million) of Cuban debt. The government does not believe that Cuba is able to meet its obligation in the foreseeable future. The South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) pressed Cabine [...] | 2008-04-23 12:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN CU SF |
08PRETORIA881 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 25, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 17 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - CPIX at Double Digits - SA Runs Risk of Sub-prime Contagion, Standard & Poor's Warns - Golden Oldies Give JSE Vintage Edge - SA Canc [...] | 2008-04-25 12:01:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA906 | AFRICA ELECTRICITY CONGRESS - LIGHTING THE DARK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: State power supplier Eskom and the South African Energy Minister used the recent Africa Power & Electricity Congress as yet another opportunity to highlight plans to augment demand side management and increase energy efficiency as short term methods to address the South African [...] | 2008-04-30 09:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EMIN EINV SF |
08PRETORIA908 | SOUTH AFRICA-BRAZIL TRADE: THE WEAKEST LINK IN [...] (U) Summary. Brazil and South Africa's economic relations, although growing, are still comparatively small. South Africa and Brazil have already formed the trilateral India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Forum, established closer trade ties through the Southern African Customs Union (SACU)-Merc [...] | 2008-04-30 11:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV BR SF |
08PRETORIA918 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 30, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 18 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Mboweni Warns on Inflation - Prices Start to Slip as Property Boom Ends - Government Infrastructure Spending Expected to Drive Grow [...] | 2008-04-30 14:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
08PRETORIA921 | MDC LEADERSHIP GROWING DISCONNECTED FROM HOME [...] (C) SUMMARY. MDC Advisor Kathi Walther (protect) on 30 April revealed to PolOff that the Johannesburg-based MDC leadership does not have a concrete plan for moving ahead, is growing alienated from MDC members in Harare, and is suffering from serious cash flow problems. The MDC leadership beli [...] | 2008-05-02 10:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA934 | OECD ENHANCED ENGAGEMENT WITH SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: OECD Deputy Secretary General Thelma Askey briefed the Pretoria contact group on April 25 on OECD Enhanced Engagement with South Africa, one of five designated target countries with the possibility of leading ultimately to membership. South Africa has expressed strong interest [...] | 2008-05-05 10:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | OECD ECON EINV PREL SF |
08PRETORIA937 | DOT DEPUTY SECRETARY VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA, APRIL 12-16, [...] (U) Summary. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Admiral Thomas Barrett led the U.S. delegation to the first African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Transport and Trade Forum in South Africa April 12-16. The delegation met with a wide range of transport sector officials and industry represent [...] | 2008-05-05 12:12:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAID EAIR ELTN EWWT EIND EINV SF LI KE |
08PRETORIA950 | MISSION OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT FREEDOM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-06 15:51:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA951 | SAG SENDS TEAM TO INVESTIGATE VIOLENCE IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) PolOff received identical readouts from Swedish and Irish diplomats who visited DFA Director: Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Tanzania Edward Xolisa Makaya separately on 06 May regarding the SAG's current position on Zimbabwe. Both diplomats said that they were told that the SA [...] | 2008-05-06 16:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA966 | MDC LEADER ALLEGEDLY RETURNING TO HARARE [...] (C) SUMMARY. After traveling for most of the past month, MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai will finally return to Harare on 10 May to address the nation, lay out signposts, and start a "victory/campaign" tour, according to Institute for Democracy in South Africa analyst Sydney Masamvu and a British [...] | 2008-05-07 14:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM KHUM ZI |
08PRETORIA972 | South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...] | 2008-05-08 08:35:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF |
08PRETORIA982 | SAG PREPARES ELECTRICITY SUMMIT AS WAY OUT OF [...] (SBU) Summary. There are big hopes for the South African Government/ANC-convened electricity summit of stake-holders on May 16. Hoped-for outcomes include high-level leadership and consensus on the way forward out of the power crisis, including consensus on power tariffs and the use of load [...] | 2008-05-09 08:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EMIN EINV SF |
08PRETORIA983 | PEER REVIEW MAKING LITTLE PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ross Herbert met with PolOffs to discuss his new book, "The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM): Lessons from the Pioneers," which examines APRM's pitfalls and yet to be unleashed potential, nearly six years after its formal adoption. The APRM's intent of fostering good gover [...] | 2008-05-09 08:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM AU SF |
08PRETORIA997 | MDC LEADERSHIP DELAYS RETURN TO HARARE AMIDST [...] (C) SUMMARY. MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai's return to Harare will now be delayed until at least Sunday 11 May due to increased security concerns for not only Tsvangirai, but also MDC Spokesperson Tendai Biti. At least one SAG official, however, doubts that Tsvangirai will return anytime soon [...] | 2008-05-09 15:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF ZI |
08PRETORIA998 | Alarming AIDS Statistics, But Are They Valid? [...] (U) Summary: South African media reported on Sunday May 4 that new HIV statistics attributed to the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) revealed that 2 million more South Africans are HIV-infected than present estimates show. The report also claimed that these statistics are more reliabl [...] | 2008-05-09 15:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI TBIO SENV EAID PGOV KHIV KSCA ZU SF |
08PRISTINA103 | KOSOVO: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (SBU) Post requests Department assistance, in accordance with the Leahy Amendment, in vetting USOP candidates selected for an EXBS-sponsored strategic enforcement tracking training in Gjakova, Kosovo April 7 - April 11, 2008. Post would greatly appreciate Department's expediting this request s [...] | 2008-03-07 09:42:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM UNMIK KV ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS |
08PRISTINA11 | KOSOVO: BROAD-BASED, MULTI-ETHNIC GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 9 the newly constituted Kosovo Assembly, reflecting the coalition agreement between the PDK and LDK parties, overwhelmingly elected PDK leader Hashim Thaci as Prime Minister and approved his cabinet by 88 votes out of a total 120. Thaci got an extra boost as Bexhet Pa [...] | 2008-01-10 17:27:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM UNMIK YI KV |
08PRISTINA128 | KOSOVO: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION PART ONE OF TWO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's submission for the Eighth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. (Note: On February 17, 2008 the Kosovo Assembly declared Kosovo to be an independent state. On February 18, 2008 the United States recognized and formally established diplomatic relations with [...] | 2008-03-12 16:16:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV PHUM ELAB |
08PRISTINA129 | KOSOVO: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION PART TWO OF TWO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-12 16:16:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV PHUM SMIG |
08PRISTINA13 | KOSOVO BIO: PRIME MINISTER HASHIM THACI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) chairman Hashim Thaci is Kosovo's new prime minister after his party's victory in the November 17 elections and Assembly approval on January 9. PDK's electoral success crowned a long and sustained campaign by Thaci to become prime minister, [...] | 2008-01-10 17:52:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV UNMIK KV |
08PRISTINA130 | KOSOVO: STRPCE STABLE FOR NOW, BUT TENSION MAY BE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Serb KPS in Strpce remain on the job primarily out of fear that Albanian police would take over if they leave the force. Strpce's civil servants are also staying at work for similar reasons. Despite this, tension is still evident, along with the number of demonstrators at the [...] | 2008-03-12 17:51:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA14 | KOSOVO BIO: ASSEMBLY SPEAKER JAKUP KRASNIQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Secretary General Jakup Krasniqi is the new speaker of the Kosovo Assembly following his party's victory in the November 17 elections and approval by the Assembly on January 9. A former history teacher, political prisoner and Kosovo Liberation Arm [...] | 2008-01-10 18:06:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV UNMIK KV |
08PRISTINA147 | KOSOVO: ACTING U/S FRIED TELLS KOSOVARS TO STAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Pristina March 7, acting U/S Daniel Fried, the highest-level USG official to visit Kosovo since the February 17 declaration of independence, met separately with President Sejdiu, PM Thaci, and Assembly Speaker Krasniqi to congratulate them on Kosovo's independence, encourage [...] | 2008-03-19 07:25:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV UNMIK KV |
08PRISTINA15 | KOSOVO: WHO'S WHO IN THE NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) On January 9 the Kosovo Assembly approved the following slate of ministers of Kosovo's new goverment coming out of the November 17, 2007 central elections (see bios at para 2; septels report January 9 Assembly action; PM Thaci bio; and Assembly Speaker Krasniqi bio): Prime Minister Hashi [...] | 2008-01-10 18:26:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV UNMIK KV |
08PRISTINA154 | KOSOVO: ASSEMBLY PASSES AHTISAARI LAWS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the four weeks since the February 17 declaration of independence, the Government of Kosovo and the Kosovo Assembly continue to demonstrate their commitment to the Ahtisaari Plan. The Assembly has passed 19 Ahtisaari-related laws and the Constitutional Commission has wrapped [...] | 2008-03-20 15:30:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KV |
08PRISTINA166 | KOSOVO: COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC FINDS ALTERNATE ROUTES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A visit to several of Kosovo,s border crossings and customs clearance terminals highlighted functional customs operations and a steady stream of commercial traffic. Customs officials on site reported a general increase in commercial traffic for 2008, with a portion of this incr [...] | 2008-03-26 12:54:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK |
08PRISTINA167 | CODEL PRICE CONGRATULATES KOSOVO ON ITS [...] (U) Summary: On March 15 Representative David Price (D-NC) led seven members of the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) on a one-day visit to Pristina, the first congressional delegation to visit Kosovo since its February 17 declaration of independence. the visit reinforced with the [...] | 2008-03-26 13:11:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP KV |
08PRISTINA176 | SERBIAN ELECTIONS IN KOSOVO: OPTIONS SHAPING UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNMIK is still pondering its options with regard to the unauthorized conduct of Serbian parliamentary and municipal elections in Kosovo on May 11, though it appears to be edging closer to a position that would neither obstruct nor facilitate the conduct of elections, as per past [...] | 2008-04-03 15:10:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV UNMIK KV |
08PRISTINA187 | KOSOVO ASSEMBLY APPROVES NEW CONSTITUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Assembly passed its new, fully Ahtisaari-compliant Constitution with 97 votes in favor during an April 9 extraordinary session. Prime Minister Thaci, President Sejdiu, and Constitutional Commission president Hajredin Kuci spoke during the brief session, while Assembly [...] | 2008-04-11 13:00:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM EAID KV UNMIK YI |
08PRISTINA200 | KOSOVO: SOUTHERN MODERATES FIND VOICE AS BELGRADE [...] (C) Summary. Political differences in Belgrade between Serbian President Boris Tadic's Democratic Serbia (DS) and Prime Minster Kostunica's Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) are beginning to have an effect upon Kosovo Serbs in the enclaves south of the Ibar River. Many are beginning to voice [...] | 2008-04-22 16:59:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA216 | KOSOVO: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (SBU) Post requests Department assistance, in accordance with the Leahy Amendment, in vetting Embassy Pristina candidates selected for an Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Awareness Workshop in Pristina on June 3 and 4, 2008. 2. (SBU) The se [...] | 2008-05-06 14:27:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM UNMIK KV |
08PRISTINA220 | KOSOVO: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (SBU) Post requests Department assistance, in accordance with the Leahy Amendment, in vetting Embassy Pristina candidates selected for a Marshall Center Program in Advanced Security Studies from June 26, 2008 to July 6, 2008. The training will be held in Washington, DC, USA. 2. (SBU) T [...] | 2008-05-06 15:45:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM UNMIK KV |
08PRISTINA221 | KOSOVO: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (SBU) Post requests Department assistance, in accordance with the Leahy Amendment, in vetting Embassy Pristina candidates selected for a Marshall Center Program in Advanced Security Studies from June 26, 2008 to July 6, 2008. The training will be held in Washington, DC, USA. 2. (SBU) T [...] | 2008-05-06 15:45:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM UNMIK KV |
08PRISTINA225 | KOSOVO: SOUTHERN MODERATES FIND VOICE AS BELGRADE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-22 16:59:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA239 | KOSOVO: ICR FEITH CHAIRS SECOND ISG MEETING IN [...] (C) Summary: International Civilian Representative Pieter Feith convened the second meeting of the International Steering Group (ISG) on May 7 in Pristina, at which he polled members on ISG expansion, discussed transition and ICO growth, and previewed the agenda for the May 22 ISG Balkans Di [...] | 2008-05-09 16:53:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV |
08PRISTINA24 | KOSOVO: COM URGES PM THACI AND PRESIDENT SEJDIU TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A day after the installation of the new government in Kosovo (reftel),COM and ICOPT head Jonsson paid a call on newly re-elected President Sejdiu, PM Thaci, and Thaci's two deputy prime ministers. COM and Jonsson used the opportunity to urge the government to make its top prio [...] | 2008-01-14 16:50:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV |
08PRISTINA240 | KOSOVO: SERBS ENTHUSIASTIC BUT STILL CONFUSED [...] (C) Summary. Across the political spectrum, Kosovo Serbs are looking forward to the upcoming May 11 Serbian elections, despite the uncertainty surrounding the outcome. Nationalist parties are better-organized and have more support among Kosovo Serbs than the "pro-European" bloc. Nevertheles [...] | 2008-05-09 17:06:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA241 | SCENESETTER FOR THE MAY 16-17 VISIT OF [...] (C) Your visit to Kosovo will be regarded here by the leadership and the public as a welcome sign of continuing U.S. support for Kosovo, manifest both in the political arena and in concrete assistance offered. We have a large and varied assistance program that targets a range of sectors in K [...] | 2008-05-13 13:43:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AID KV |
08PRISTINA243 | KOSOVO: AVOIDING CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIVE GAPS IF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 15, Kosovo's constitution will enter into force. In principle, authorities currently exercised by UNMIK should be transferred to relevant Kosovo Government institutions, though the discussion of UNMIK "reconfiguration" continues and the nature of the actual transition re [...] | 2008-05-14 14:16:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK |
08PRISTINA248 | KOSOVO: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (SBU) Post requests Department assistance, in accordance with the Leahy Amendment, in vetting Embassy Pristina candidates selected for an Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Weapons of Mass Destruction Awareness Workshop in Pristina on June 3 and 4, 2008. 2. (SBU) The sele [...] | 2008-05-16 16:08:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM UNMIK KV |
08PRISTINA249 | KOSOVO: THACI GOVERNMENT TAKING KEY STEPS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since taking office in January 2008, Prime Minister Thaci's government has taken some key steps in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) in Kosovo. In hopes of achieving better results in the future, the Kosovo government recently adopted a law enforcement-centered app [...] | 2008-05-19 11:33:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV |
08PRISTINA252 | KOSOVO: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (SBU) Post requests Department assistance, in accordance with the Leahy Amendment, in vetting Embassy Pristina candidates selected for a United States Department of Justice, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) and American Bar Association (ABA) co-spo [...] | 2008-05-21 09:05:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM UNMIK KV |
08PRISTINA258 | KOSOVO: ISG CONVENES IN PRISTINA FOR THE FIRST [...] (C) Summary: The International Steering Group for Kosovo, presided over by International Civilian Representative (ICR) Pieter Feith, met in Kosovo for the first time to express support for Kosovo's government in light of the impending coming-into-force of Kosovo's new constitution on June 15 [...] | 2008-05-23 13:06:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KV |
08PRISTINA265 | KOSOVO: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (SBU) Post requests Department assistance, in accordance with the Leahy Amendment, in vetting Embassy Pristina candidates selected for a Counter-terrorism (CT) Fellowship Program training on Civil Military Responses to Terrorism from June 16, 2008 to June 20, 2008. The training will be hel [...] | 2008-05-29 14:17:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM UNMIK KV |
08PRISTINA274 | KOSOVO: PASSAGE OF AHTISAARI LAWS NEARLY COMPLETED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo has made solid progress in passing the required Ahtisaari legislation, with the Assembly having pushed through 26 laws and the remaining five set to reach the Assembly the week of June 2. Important laws and regulations, not technically part of Ahtisaari but necessary for [...] | 2008-06-02 11:57:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK KDEM |
08PRISTINA275 | KOSOVO: S/CRS SUPPORT TO EMBASSY PRISTINA [...] (U) Embassy Pristina would like to thank the Office of Stabilization and Reconstruction (S/CRS) for its strong support of this mission over the past year. S/CRS and its Active Response Corps (S/CRS-ARC) proved a valuable resource in the period leading up to and following Kosovo's independence [...] | 2008-06-02 12:00:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA276 | KOSOVO: SERBS CONTINUE TO LEAVE KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the political parties in Belgrade continue to maneuver to form the next government, Serbian Minister for Kosovo Slobodan Samardzic is still pursuing the twin goals of strengthening parallel institutions and compelling Serbs to leave Kosovo institutions. Regarding the first g [...] | 2008-06-02 12:13:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK |
08PRISTINA28 | KOSOVO: COM EMPHASIZES AHTISAARI LEGISLATION, SERB [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a January 14 meeting, COM encouraged PM Thaci to reach out quickly to new opposition party leaders Bexhet Pacolli and Nexhat Daci and make certain their representatives were included in the preparation of Ahtisaari settlement legislation and of Kosovo's new Constitution, in th [...] | 2008-01-16 17:15:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV |
08PRISTINA307 | KOSOVO: DEMARCHE ON U.S. PARTICIPATION IN EULEX [...] (U) Charge delivered reftel points on U.S. participation in the European Union's Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) to EU Planning Team Head Roy Reeve on June 13. Reeve acknowledged our concerns and promised to relay them to his colleagues in Pristina and Brussels. We will follow up. YAZD [...] | 2008-06-17 13:34:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI KS |
08PRISTINA308 | KOSOVO CELEBRATES ENTRY INTO FORCE OF NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The entry into force of Kosovo's constitution was celebrated on June 15, just four months after the country declared independence. The day included President Sejdiu signing into effect 41 Ahtisaari Plan and related laws as local and international media looked on. Sejdiu and PM Th [...] | 2008-06-18 14:37:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID KDEM UNMIK YI KV |
08PRISTINA309 | KOSOVO: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (SBU) Post requests Department assistance, in accordance with the Leahy Amendment, in vetting Embassy Pristina candidates selected for an Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) training from July 14 to 18, 2008. The training will be held in Pristina, Kosovo and will focus on th [...] | 2008-06-19 07:26:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM UNMIK KV |