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08THEHAGUE395 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH SUPPORT AT PARIS [...] (SBU) The Netherlands will announce a level or higher pledge at the upcoming Paris Conference than at the 2006 London Conference, according to the point person for Dutch assistance to Afghanistan. Both Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen and Development Minister Bert Koenders plan to attend. [...] | 2008-05-09 15:51:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL NL AF |
08THEHAGUE396 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) The weeks following the CWC Second Review Conference (RevCon) have been fairly quiet, due no doubt in part to post-RevCon exhaustion as well as a series of official holidays. The only consultations held were within the industry cluster, although two WEOG meetings, an Irish-hosted lunch, a [...] | 2008-05-09 16:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE397 | GUIDANCE REQUEST: DISCUSSING ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) This cable contains an action request - please see para 6. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Post seeks guidance regarding policy on the discussion of remediation issues in the context of the Netherlands United States Operational Group (NUSOG). Post understands from ISN/WMDT that the USG position is t [...] | 2008-05-09 16:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | MARR MNUC PARM TRGY KRAD NL |
08THEHAGUE398 | NETHERLANDS/WIPO: ELECTION OF NEW WIPO DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) The Netherlands' preferred candidates for WIPO Director General (DG) are Australia's Francis Gurry, followed by Mexico's Jorge Amigo. EconOff met with Paul van Beukering, head of Intellectual Property Unit, Ministry of Economic Affairs, May 9 to discuss the upocoming WIPO DG election pe [...] | 2008-05-09 16:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE41 | NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: DUTCH SUPPORT JOINT INTEGRATED [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 10, 2008 Poloff delivered reftel points to Mr. Huub Buise, Head of the Dutch MFA's Sudan Task Force and Horn of Africa section. Buise was accompanied by Lisette den Breems, senior policy officer for Sudan, Erwin van Veen, policy advisor in the Unit for Peacebuilding and [...] | 2008-01-15 12:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL NL SU |
08THEHAGUE412 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION [...] (S) On May 9, Econoff shared reftel points concerning the upcoming UNSCR 1267 listing request of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) with Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Policy Advisor, Financial Integrity Division, Ministry of Finance. Econoff shared same points May 13 with Kim de Jong, P [...] | 2008-05-15 15:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL NL KU |
08THEHAGUE413 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF [...] (S) On May 13, Econoff shared reftel points concerning the upcoming UNSCR 1267 listing request of 'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffar 'Ali, Adil Muhammad Mahmud Abd al-Khalique, and Khalifa Muhammad Turki al-Subaiy with Kim de Jong, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Ministry of Foreign [...] | 2008-05-15 15:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL NL BA QA |
08THEHAGUE416 | DUTCH SEEK AMBITIOUS ENERGY-CLIMATE CHANGE TARGETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. While officially welcoming the European Commission's energy and climate change targets, some Dutch officials have indicated that the GONL was hoping for the adoption of more "ambitious" goals. At home, the GONL is seeking to go beyond EU targets by committing independently to [...] | 2008-05-16 10:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG ECON EINV EUN NL |
08THEHAGUE419 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): PARIS SEMINAR [...] (U) The French Ministry of Defense through its Delegation for Strategic Affairs and its Foundation for Strategic Research sponsored a seminar limited to Australia Group members plus China and Russia March 25 and 26 at the Ecole Militaire in Paris. The seminar was held to provide background in [...] | 2008-05-16 14:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC FR |
08THEHAGUE42 | NETHERLANDS/ESDP: DUTCH SUPPORT DEPLOYMENT TO CHAD [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Huub Buise, Head of the Dutch MFA's Sudan Task Force and Horn of Africa section, and Jaime de Bourbon Parme, policy officer for Peacekeeping Operations and the lead officer for the Chad/Central African Republic deployment (EUFOR TCHAD/CAR). In a discussion [...] | 2008-01-15 12:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NL CD |
08THEHAGUE420 | CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART I - FORMAL OPENING [...] (U) This cable is part of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7-18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (reftel) and covers the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate. Other cables will fo [...] | 2008-05-16 15:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE425 | CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART II: EVENTS AND [...] (U) This cable is part of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7-18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (ref a),and the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate (ref b). Other cables will f [...] | 2008-05-19 15:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE433 | CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART III: ANALYSIS OF THE [...] (U) This cable is part of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7-18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (ref b),and reports on the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate (ref c) and events [...] | 2008-05-21 15:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE434 | NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: PARTICIPATION IN INT'L COMPACT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 16:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID IZ NL |
08THEHAGUE439 | NETHERLANDS: GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-23 11:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO NL |
08THEHAGUE440 | NETHERLANDS: AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-23 11:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO NL |
08THEHAGUE441 | NETHERLANDS:PLANS FOR MAY 25 BURMA CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarches May 22 and May 23 to Karin Jager, Humanitarian Aid Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jager said the Netherlands shares U.S. concerns about the Burmese regime's limitations on humanitarian relief efforts and supports the same priorities for the May [...] | 2008-05-23 13:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PHUM NL BM |
08THEHAGUE442 | NETHERLANDS: FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS LOSE BILLIONS BUT WILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dutch financial institutions have posted EUR 9 billion ($14 billion) in losses to date as a result of the subprime mortgage/credit crisis. The recent takeover of ABN Amro and liquidity issues at medium-sized bank NIB Capital have also rattled the Dutch financial sector. Despit [...] | 2008-05-23 14:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV NL |
08THEHAGUE449 | CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART IV: PROCESS AND [...] (U) This cable is the last of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7 -18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (ref A),the reports on the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate (ref B),even [...] | 2008-05-28 11:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE450 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: SOLIDARITY DAY OUTREACH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following up on reftels A and B, post placed an op-ed piece with a major Dutch paper (para 2) and hosted a coffee with a Dutch NGO (para 3) to draw attention to the human rights situation in Cuba. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) PLACEMENT OF OP-ED: On May 21, the Dutch dailQDe Volkskrant, [...] | 2008-05-28 11:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KPAO PHUM NL CU |
08THEHAGUE455 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR TWO [...] (SBU) While OPCW has had a very lean schedule since the Review Conference, the U.S. delegation continued to meet May 13 - 23 with Technical Secretariat officials and other delegations on upcoming issues. Ambassador Javits met with the new Executive Council Chairperson to discuss future activ [...] | 2008-05-29 15:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE458 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: LIBERTAD REVIEW & EU POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following up on reftel A, poloff met with Jan Jaap Groenemeijer, Senior Policy Advisor on Cuban Affairs at the Dutch MFA. For the purposes of the Libertad review, Dutch political and economic relations are reviewed in paragraphs 2 and 3. Groenemeijer noted that he did not expec [...] | 2008-05-29 16:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU NL |
08THEHAGUE460 | NETHERLANDS: SPECIAL ENVOY RICKMAN FINDS LITTLE [...] SUMMARY: During a May 22-25 visit to Amsterdam, Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Gregg Rickman and Karen Paikin met with Jewish community leaders, local government officials, scholars, and NGOs. Rickman found relatively little anti-Semitism in the Netherlands during [...] | 2008-05-30 08:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO NL |
08THEHAGUE463 | NETHERLANDS: PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] (SBU) The GONL plans to attend the Fourth Global Initiative Meeting in Madrid, Spain on June 16-18. MFA Director for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Henk Cor van der Kwast confirmed May 30 that he will lead a Dutch interagency team including officials from the Ministry of Economic Affair [...] | 2008-05-30 14:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP NL |
08THEHAGUE471 | NETHERLANDS/HR: WORKING WITH DISSIDENTS [...] BACKGROUND: Following up on reftel A, Embassy The Hague notes that the Netherlands is a staunch advocate for and defender of human rights, a generous contributor to human rights initiatives, as well as a refuge for asylum seekers fleeing persecution in their home countries. In addition, the Du [...] | 2008-06-03 15:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM NL |
08THEHAGUE472 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): RUSSIAN [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 7 below. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) On June 3, U.S. Del began a series of meetings to gauge initial reactions to the strategy laid out in reftel for approval of U.S. and Russian destruction documents. Reactions from Russia seemed favorable, [...] | 2008-06-03 16:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL RS CWC |
08THEHAGUE476 | NETHERLANDS/OECD: CLIMATE CHANGE PAPER DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-04 15:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KGHG SENV OECD NL |
08THEHAGUE48 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH SUFFER FRIENDLY [...] (C) Summary: The GONL suffered its first casualties due to friendly fire January 12 when two Dutch and two Afghan soldiers were apparently killed by Dutch troops during a firefight in the southwestern part of the Afghan province of Uruzgan. Two investigations have been launched to determine [...] | 2008-01-16 09:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
08THEHAGUE480 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): MEETING WITH [...] (C) On June 5, Ambassador Javits and Delrep met with OPCW Director General Pfirter to discuss the way forward on U.S. and Russian destruction documents and the DG,s recent trip to China. As per Ref A, Amb. Javits explained the conditions that must be met for the U.S. to join consensus on the [...] | 2008-06-05 15:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | CH PARM PREL RS CWC |
08THEHAGUE482 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): CONVERSION OF [...] (SBU) On June 3 and 4, U.S. Delreps met with representatives of the UK and Italy, and separately with Libya, to share the non-paper from Reftel and discuss Libyan steps necessary for the U.S. to approve the request to retain the sandbag wall around the former chemical weapons production facili [...] | 2008-06-05 15:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | LY PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE492 | NETHERLANDS/BURMA: CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR [...] Summary: On June 3, PolOff shared reftel A points to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As reported in ref B, on May 22, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Verhagen strongly spoke against the actions of the Burmese regime and the continued delay of aid in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. [...] | 2008-06-09 07:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PHUM NL BM |
08THEHAGUE495 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: AL RASHID TRUST AND [...] (S) On June 9, Econoff shared reftel points concerning the upcoming UNSCR 1267 listing request of alternative names being used by Al Rashid Trust and Al-Akhtbar Trust International with Eric Ligthart, Deputy Director, and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Policy Advisor, Financial Integrity Division, [...] | 2008-06-09 12:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL PK NL |
08THEHAGUE502 | NETHERLANDS: ADDRESSING FINANCIAL RISK AT THE ICAO [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche May 30 to Eline Attema, Senior Policy Advisor for Market Access and International Aviation, Civil Aviation Directorate, Ministry of Transport. Attema subsequently informed Econoff on June 9 that her Ministry has taken the U.S. points on board and better [...] | 2008-06-10 12:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AORC EAIR ICAO NL |
08THEHAGUE503 | CWC: WRAP UP FOR WEEK ENDING JUNE 6, 2008 [...] (U) During the weeks of May 27 and June 2, no official OPCW meetings took place. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met twice and was briefed by the new head of public affairs for the Technical Secretariat (TS). The Dutch government hosted a visit to a DuPont plant site on May 29. [...] | 2008-06-10 12:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE507 | NETHERLANDS/UNESCO: UNABLE TO PRODUCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-11 16:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL UNESCO |
08THEHAGUE508 | NETHERLANDS/UN: SUPPORT FOR USG ON UN SYSTEM OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: POLOFF shared reftel points with Peter van der Vliet, the Dutch MFA office director for UN political issues, and Vincent Roza, who covers Fifth and Sixth Committee issues at the UN. In a follow-up conversation on June 11, Roza expressed general support for the U.S. positions wh [...] | 2008-06-12 12:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC APER UNGA NL |
08THEHAGUE510 | NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: AIMING TO BOOST DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: On June 4, Poloff discussed Venezuelan affairs with Dutch MFA Director for the Western Hemisphere Department Laurent Stokvis and Venezuela desk officer Wendy Engelberts. Stokvis discussed the May 27 meeting between Dutch DG for Political Affairs Pieter De Gooijer and Alberto Muel [...] | 2008-06-12 16:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | NL PHUM PREL VE |
08THEHAGUE511 | NETHERLANDS/LEBANON: DUTCH VIEWS SUPPORT ARAB [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 16:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | EU LE NL PREL |
08THEHAGUE513 | NETHERLANDS/IAEA: EVALUATING THE CSC, NO POSITION [...] (SBU) EconOff met June 11 with Michel Deelen, Deputy Head, Environment and Nuclear Safety Division, and Hendrik Koets, Advisor, Economic and Environmental Affairs Department, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to follow up on reftel demarche. Deelen and Koets said the Dutch position rega [...] | 2008-06-13 11:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM NL |
08THEHAGUE514 | NETHERLANDS: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (HRC) DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-13 11:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM NL |
08THEHAGUE516 | NETHERLANDS/CUBA: DUTCH EXPECT EU TO DROP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch MFA officials expect the EU to drop (the currently suspended) sanctions against Cuba. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On June 13, Charge spoke with MFA Deputy Director for the Western Hemisphere Department, Jos Schellaars, who indicated that the EU is likely to lift the Cuba sancti [...] | 2008-06-13 15:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PHUM CU NL |
08THEHAGUE518 | NETHERLANDS/LIBERIA: DUTCH OFFER DEBT RELIEF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-13 16:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON EFIN NL |
08THEHAGUE52 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: AMBASSADOR ARNALL [...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. (C) Defense Minister Eimert van Middelkoop summoned Ambassador Arnall January 16 to discuss an article appearing in the Los Angeles Times (reftel) in which Secretary Gates reportedly criticized NATO forces -- Canada, the United Kingdom, [...] | 2008-01-16 12:37:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
08THEHAGUE520 | NETHERLANDS: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] In response to reftel, Mission is not aware of any significant investment disputes involving the Dutch government or any expropriation claims involving U.S. citizens for the period of 2007 through June 1, 2008. This message represents a coordinated response from Embassy The Hague's FCS, FAS [...] | 2008-06-16 10:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV NL |
08THEHAGUE521 | CWC: WRAP UP FOR WEEK ENDING JUNE 13, 2008 [...] (U) This report covers the week of June 9-16. Preparations for the upcoming Executive Council (EC) are proceeding apace, with the first informal consultation held on June 12 under the new EC Chairperson. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) discussed the EC agenda in some detail on Ju [...] | 2008-06-16 13:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE530 | NETHERLANDS: ATTENDANCE AND DONATION AT VIENNA [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel points June 5 to Nelly Blokker, Policy Officer, Humanitarian Aid Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Blokker informed EconOff June 16 that the Dutch Embassy in Vienna would represent the Netherlands at the June 23 conference on reconstruction of the Nahr al-B [...] | 2008-06-17 15:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA NL |
08THEHAGUE531 | NETHERLANDS: PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel on June 16 to the Dutch MFA. Renko Elema, in the human rights department, responded that the Dutch do not expect to issue a separate press release, but they do expect a press statement from the EU. Gallagher [...] | 2008-06-17 15:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EU NL PHUM PREL |
08THEHAGUE532 | NETHERLANDS/PALESTINE: DUTCH PLANS FOR BERLIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 17, Poloff met with Michael Thijssen, Dutch MFA policy officer for Palestine, to discuss Dutch plans for participation at the June 24 Berlin Conference, as well as Dutch contributions to rule of law development. At the invitation of Germany, the Dutch will likely host the [...] | 2008-06-17 16:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EU NL PAL |
08THEHAGUE550 | NETHERLANDS: IRAQI CHRISTIANS ASK FOR SECURITY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 24, poloff met with six Iraqi Christians, who lobbied for U.S. support to improve the security and legal situation in Iraq. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Background: Dutch NGO IKV Pax Christi sponsored a visit to the Netherlands by six Iraqi Christians, from June 20 to July 6. [...] | 2008-06-26 16:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IZ NL |
08THEHAGUE552 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: SUPPORT FOR "ROBUST" RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 24, poloff reviewed developments in Iran policy with Dutch MFA officials Loek ten Hagen, Iran desk officer, Huib Mijnarends, Senior Policy Officer in the Terrorism and New Threats Unit, and Ceta Noland, Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation. The Dutch [...] | 2008-06-26 16:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR NL |
08THEHAGUE553 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: SUPORT FOR ROBUST RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 24, poloff reviewed develpments in Iran policy with Dutch MFA officials Lek ten Hagen, Iran desk officer, Huib Mijnarends,Senior Policy Officer in the Terrorism and New Treats Unit, and Ceta Noland, Senior Advisor for uclear Affairs and Nonproliferation. The Dutch continue to s [...] | 2008-06-26 16:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR NL |
08THEHAGUE556 | ICTY: WITNESS TROUBLES AT THE SESELJ TRIAL [...] (C) Summary. The Seselj trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is behind schedule and witness issues threaten to slow it further. Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) Senior Trial Attorney (STA) Daryl Mundis claims to have evidence that Vojislav Seselj's sup [...] | 2008-06-27 17:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ICTY SR BK HR KAWC PREL |
08THEHAGUE559 | NETHERLANDS/ZIMBABWE: DUTCH PM, FM CALLS TO MBEKI, [...] (C) Summary: On June 26, Dutch MFA Zimbabwe desk officer Melle Leemstra gave poloff a summary of June 25 calls between FM Verhagen and Mr. Tsvangirai, and between PM Balkenende and President Thabo Mbeki. Tsvangirai wants greater AU engagement in resolving the situation and proposes a ceremoni [...] | 2008-06-30 07:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EU AU ZI NL |
08THEHAGUE56 | SECURING A DUTCH GAS HUB IN EUROPE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Dutch energy firm Gasunie's participation in the Nordstream pipeline project and its acquisition of the German BEB gas network is expected to strengthen the Netherlands' position as a major European gas hub. The Dutch question Russia's ability to finance pipeline investm [...] | 2008-01-17 13:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET NL |
08THEHAGUE562 | NETHERLANDS: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Polmiloff delivered reftel points on India and Jordan joining the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism to MFA Director for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Henk Cor van der Kwast on June 30. Van der Kwast appreciated the information, but had no substantive comment. Galla [...] | 2008-06-30 14:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP JO IN NL |
08THEHAGUE563 | NETHERLANDS: NO RECORD OF FORCED LABOR AND CHILD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-30 14:51:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI NL |
08THEHAGUE565 | NETHERLANDS/NUSOG: REMEDIATION STILL AN ISSUE [...] (S) Summary and action request: The issue of whether to discuss remediation under the Netherlands - United States Operational Group (NUSOG) auspices once again proved contentious at the NUSOG Plenary on June 18-19. The Dutch argued that environmental remediation in the event of an incident i [...] | 2008-07-01 13:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MNUC PARM TRGY KRAD NL |
08THEHAGUE569 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR PREPARATORY MEETINGS AND THE [...] (SBU) Under the new leadership of Executive Council Chairperson, Ambassador Oksana Tomova (Slovakia),Executive Council 53 was both efficient and productive. A notable accomplishment was the approval all together of the U.S. and Russian facility agreements, verification plans and amendments [...] | 2008-07-03 15:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE57 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: LET OPERATIVES [...] (S) Econoff shared on January 16 reftel points prenotifying the Dutch of the USG intention to seek UN 1267 Sanctions Committee designation of four LeT operatives to Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor, Integrity Division, Dutch Ministry of Finance. Econoff delivered the points separately to W [...] | 2008-01-17 13:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN PTER PREL ETTC KTFN NL |
08THEHAGUE571 | DUTCH PARLIAMENT RATIFIES U.S.-EU EXTRADITION AND MLAT [...] On July 1, the First Chamber (Upper House) adopted the ratification package for the U.S.-EU extradition and MLAT treaties without any debate. This means that, since the package was already approved by the Second Chamber (Lower House) on June 5, the ratification process has now been completed. [...] | 2008-07-07 14:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CJUS KCRM PGOV PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE576 | NETHERLANDS: NAMES/TITLES OF LEADING DUTCH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-08 12:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE584 | NETHERLANDS/BURMA: DUTCH SUPPORT U.S. VIEW ON AID [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-11 09:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID BM NL |
08THEHAGUE585 | NETHERLANDS/IAEA: DUTCH ANNOYED BY PROPOSED INDIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-11 09:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM IAEA NL |
08THEHAGUE586 | NETHERLANDS: EU WANTS GENEVA VENUE FOR PRISONERS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-11 09:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL NL EU |
08THEHAGUE587 | NETHERLANDS/ZIMBABWE: DUTCH VIEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 1 letter to parliament, FM Verhagen described Dutch efforts to promote democracy in Zimbabwe. In a July 8 telcon with poloff, Dutch MFA Zimbabwe desk officer Melle Leemstra expressed support for further sanctions and U.S. action at the UN, and critiqued the French appro [...] | 2008-07-11 09:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAID EU NL ZI |
08THEHAGUE588 | NETHERLANDS/TRITIUM: SHIPMENT DETAILS / IAEA [...] (S) SUMMARY: On July 9, Dutch MFA Senior Advisor for Nonproliferation and Nuclear Affairs Ceta Noland provided poloff with further details on the tritium gas shipment reviewed in reftels, including background on the Dutch company involved and the likely location of the tritium, and the Dutch b [...] | 2008-07-11 09:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL IR NL |
08THEHAGUE589 | DUTCH PARTICIPATION IN GAZPROM'S NORD STREAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Gasunie CEO Marcel Kramer told us that the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline enhances European energy security. GONL-owned Gasunie has a 9 percent stake in Nord Stream. Kramer described his positive experience partnering with Gazprom, Nord Stream's controlling shareholder. He [...] | 2008-07-11 10:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET NL |
08THEHAGUE59 | NETHERLANDS/EU: OPPOSING SAO FOR SERBIA, PLANNING [...] (C) On January 17, MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Rochus Pronk gave Poloff a read-out of the January 16 Dutch-Slovene bilateral on an SAO for Serbia. FM Verhagen reportedly told FM Rupel that "conditionality stands" (i.e. requiring Serbia to cooperate with the ICTY) and that the "arguments agains [...] | 2008-01-17 15:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU NL KV YI |
08THEHAGUE590 | NETHERLANDS SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS AT UPCOMING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands broadly supports U.S. positions for the upcoming Universal Postal Union (UPU) quadrennial Congress in Geneva. The two-person Dutch delegation does not expect this Congress to be especially controversial as there are few reform issues on the agenda. They favor [...] | 2008-07-11 10:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO NL |
08THEHAGUE593 | ICC PROSECUTOR TO FILE A NEW APPLICATION IN DARFUR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-14 07:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PGOV PREL |
08THEHAGUE595 | ICC PROSECUTION FILES APPLICATION FOR BASHIR'S ARREST [...] (U) The Prosecutor's Office has filed an application for an arrest warrant against Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Ahmad AL BASHIR. It is now up to the Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) to decide whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that AL BASHIR committed one or more of the alleged crimes [...] | 2008-07-14 17:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KAWC PGOV PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE596 | NETHERLANDS/HORN OF AFRICA: FIVE MILLION EUROS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-16 06:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PREL ER ET KE NL SO |
08THEHAGUE597 | NETHERLANDS: LISBON TREATY RATIFIED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-16 06:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NL EU |
08THEHAGUE598 | NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: SUPPORTING IMF, WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) The Dutch Finance Ministry's Head of International Financial Institutions (IFIs),Freek Keppels, told PolEconCouns July 15 that the Netherlands supports Kosovo's application for membership in the IMF and World Bank. Keppels estimated that countries which have recognized Kosovo represent [...] | 2008-07-17 07:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL KV NL |
08THEHAGUE599 | NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: SUPPORTING IMF, WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) The Dutch Finance Ministry's Head of International Financial Institutions (IFIs),Freek Keppels, told PolEconCouns July 15 that the Netherlands supports Kosovo's application for membership in the IMF and World Bank. Keppels estimated that countries which have recognized Kosovo represent [...] | 2008-07-17 10:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL KV NL |
08THEHAGUE60 | NETHERLANDS/DARFUR: "50/50 CHANCE" FOR HOSPITAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-17 16:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR UN SU NL |
08THEHAGUE600 | NETHERLANDS: LISBON TREATY RATIFIED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-17 10:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NL EU |
08THEHAGUE603 | NETHERLANDS/UNGA: DUTCH GOVERNMENT PARTICIPANTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 12:37:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP NL UNGA |
08THEHAGUE604 | NETHERLANDS: CAUTIOUS ABOUT NUCLEAR FUEL BANK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 26, poloff delivered reftel points to Henk Cor van der Kwast, Director of the Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Division at the Dutch MFA. In a July 17 discussion, Van der Kwast and Ralf van de Beck, Senior Policy Officer, said the Dutch were not ready to contribute to [...] | 2008-07-18 12:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP IAEA ENRG EU NL |
08THEHAGUE605 | NETHERLANDS/ECOSOC: DUTCH SUPPORT U.S. ON HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 12:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN AORC PHUM NL |
08THEHAGUE606 | NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: DUTCH EXTEND NATO TRAINING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 12:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR IZ NL |
08THEHAGUE607 | NETHERLANDS/SOMALIA: IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1816 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 15, Poloffs discussed reftel points with Bob Aal, Dutch MFA Security Policy Department contact for Africa. At the request of the UN, the Dutch protected humanitarian aid convoys to Somalia this spring, but for the moment the Dutch are following the EU lead on responding [...] | 2008-07-18 13:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KCRM KCRS KJUS PHSA PREL NL SO XA XW |
08THEHAGUE608 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) On July 17, Emboffs shared reftel points concerning the U.S. domestic designation of additional Iranian entities and individuals with the Dutch Foreign Ministry's Iran desk and Terrorism/New Threats Unit as well as with Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor at the Finance Ministry's Financial [...] | 2008-07-18 13:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR NL |
08THEHAGUE609 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR TWO WEEKS ENDING JULY 11, 2008 [...] (U) This report covers the two weeks following Executive Council 53 (EC-53),from June 30 through July 11. Consideration of the draft 2009 budget began with preliminary consultations held on July 7 by the new budget facilitator. The facilitator for the Office of Internal Oversight (OIO) held [...] | 2008-07-18 15:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE61 | DUTCH PREPARED TO BE PROACTIVE ON RELEASE OF [...] (C) Summary. The Dutch government and major municipalities are preparing contingency plans to respond to the anticipated release in early February of a short film expected to be critical of the Koran and of Islam made by Dutch Parliamentarian Geert Wilders. Extensive Dutch and international press r [...] | 2008-01-17 17:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KINF KISL PINR NL |
08THEHAGUE623 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: SANCTIONS AND ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch expect an insufficient Iranian response to the P5 1 proposal and the international community will need to move forward with additional multilateral sanctions. The Dutch continue to engage Iran on human rights despite strong differences of opinion within the Dutch gover [...] | 2008-07-23 10:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EU UN NL IR |
08THEHAGUE624 | NETHERLANDS SEEKS TO TRADE VOTES WITH U.S. AT [...] (SBU) On July 22, post received a diplomatic note, dated July 18, from the Dutch Foreign Ministry seeking to trade votes with the United States in support of our respective candidates to the Universal Postal Union (UPU) councils. As reported ref A, the Dutch representatives to the UPU congress [...] | 2008-07-23 10:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO NL |
08THEHAGUE625 | NETHERLANDS/AFRICA: DUTCH VIEWS ON SUDAN, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Wepke Kingma, MFA Director of the Sub-Sahara Africa Department recently discussed the Dutch position on Sudan, Zimbabwe, and the Horn of Africa. END SUMMARY. Sudan ----- 2. (C) Regarding the recent ICC indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, the Dutch have expressed public [...] | 2008-07-24 08:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID NL SO SU XW ZI |
08THEHAGUE631 | NETHERLANDS/COLOMBIA: DUTCH SUPPORT PRESSURE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-25 12:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SNAR EU NL CO |
08THEHAGUE632 | NETHERLANDS/SYRIA: FURTHER CONCESSIONS MUST BE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-25 12:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NL SY |
08THEHAGUE633 | Dutch Coalition Government Holds Steady (For Now) [...] Summary: The three coalition parties of Balkenende IV look back at a turbulent year but the difficulties they faced have helped cement stronger relations. This enabled them to resolve major disputes and make some ground-breaking decisions. After the summer recess, however, they will face toug [...] | 2008-07-25 13:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NL |
08THEHAGUE634 | NETHERLANDS/SERBIA: NO SAA WITHOUT FULL ICTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch MFA staff indicate FM Verhagen intends to hold firm on requiring from Serbia "full cooperation" with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) before moving ahead with a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA). The Dutch are not happy with EU [...] | 2008-07-25 13:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM NL EU SR |
08THEHAGUE643 | NETHERLANDS/TURKEY: CALM EU REACTION TO AKP CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch expect a "calm" EU reaction to the controversial court case in Turkey against the ruling AKP party. The Dutch are "gloomy," however, on prospects for Turkey's accession to the EU. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) CALM EU REACTION: On July 25, Poloffs discussed reftel points to M [...] | 2008-07-29 09:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NL EU TU |
08THEHAGUE644 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR TWO WEEKS ENDING JULY 25, 2008 [...] (U) Meetings at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have ground to a standstill for the summer holidays. The delegation hosted IO/MPR's Lynette Podolsky on July 14-15 to look into recruitment and staffing issues for American citizen employees at the OPCW. The new [...] | 2008-07-29 14:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE67 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR TWO [...] (U) January 14-18 saw a gradual increase in scheduled OPCW activities following the December/January holiday period. Discussions during the French-hosted P-5 meeting seem to be an early indicator that the objectives of the P-5 States Parties for the Second Review Conference will be marked by a [...] | 2008-01-24 07:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE672 | NETHERLANDS/IAEA: DUTCH WANT MORE DELIBERATION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch do not expect to be able to approve a proposal on India during the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) meeting in late August -- the Dutch need a proposal to review, and more time to review it. At the August 1 meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors (BoG),the Dutch supported [...] | 2008-08-07 11:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM IAEA NL IN |
08THEHAGUE674 | CWC: U.S. RESPONSE TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL'S REQUEST [...] (U) Per instructions, Del delivered a copy of reftel letter (with Ambassador Javits' scanned signature) to the Deputy Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on August 1, 2008. Original letter was delivered upon receipt to the Director-General's office Aug [...] | 2008-08-07 13:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE676 | NETHERLANDS: EU LIFTING TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-07 16:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC ICTY KAWC NL |
08THEHAGUE679 | NETHERLANDS/IPCC: VOTING INTENTIONS FOR 29TH [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche August 7 to Dr. Arie Kattenberg, head of the Dutch delegation to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) plenary. Kattenberg, a scientist with the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, said that the Dutch were still deliberating internal [...] | 2008-08-11 11:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG KSCA SENV AORC NL |
08THEHAGUE68 | NETHERLANDS/HCOC: CONCERNS OVER PRE-LAUNCH [...] (C) Summary: The GONL has nearly completed its Annual Declaration (AD) under the Hague Conduct of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC),and plans to submit the declaration prior to the March 31, 2008 deadline. The Dutch remain concerned, however, over USG noncompliance with [...] | 2008-01-24 14:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MTCRE MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA NL |
08THEHAGUE680 | NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: SEEKING "BALANCED" NAC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 16:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCFC NATO PARM NL GG |
08THEHAGUE683 | NETHERLANDS/BURMA: OPEN TO NEW STRATEGIES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-12 15:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD BM NL |
08THEHAGUE684 | NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: SUPPORTING CONDEMNATION OF [...] (C) For the August 13 GAERC, the Dutch want a "strong, unified condemnation" of Russia's excessive use of force. Poloff shared ref A points on August 12 with Rochus Pronk, Deputy EU Correspondent, Carin Lobbezoo, deputy chief for East Europe and Central Asian Affairs, and Johanneke de Hoogh, Senior [...] | 2008-08-12 15:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU NL GG |
08THEHAGUE686 | NETHERLANDS: DUTCH OPPOSE DRAFT NSG EXCEPTION FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch oppose the draft Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) exception for India because it does not include Hyde Act provisions. Further political-level U.S.-Dutch contacts may be needed, but the Dutch are not ready. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On August 12, poloff delivered ref B point [...] | 2008-08-14 08:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC AORC NL |
08THEHAGUE687 | NETHERLANDS: EU'S MEK DECISION (C-RE8-01539) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-14 08:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR NL |
08THEHAGUE69 | NETHERLANDS/BURMA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-25 07:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD PHUM NL BM |
08THEHAGUE696 | CWC: OPCW DIRECTION GENERAL DENIES REQUEST TO [...] (SBU) On August 15, per instructions REF C, Delegation reps Beik and Robinson met with OPCW Director General Rogelio Pfirter regarding the OPCW's intent to inspect the U.S. Chemical Weapons Storage Facilities at Pueblo and Newport, arriving August 17 (REF A),and the U.S. request for a later [...] | 2008-08-15 13:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE71 | NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH VIEWS ON THE MIDDLE EAST, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post delivered reftel A points to key Dutch MFA contacts on January 24, 2008. On January 23, Dutch MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Rochus Pronk briefed EU diplomats and allies ahead of the January 28 GAERC, explaining Dutch views on the Middle East, Sudan, Kenya, and Pakistan. Pron [...] | 2008-01-25 13:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EU NL |
08THEHAGUE715 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-21 11:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP PREL PARM EFIN NL IR |
08THEHAGUE72 | NETHERLANDS/UN: HRC GAZA RESOLUTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-25 13:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE721 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR JULY 28 TO AUGUST 22, 2008 [...] (U) August, the traditional European vacation month, has been slow, but meetings at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will begin again September 1-5 for the Advisory Body on Administrative and Financial Matters (ABAF),on September 2 for the Western European and [...] | 2008-08-25 15:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE726 | NETHERLANDS: DEVELOPMENT MINISTER WILL ATTEND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-28 06:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL NL LI |
08THEHAGUE73 | NETHERLANDS/EU: SERBIA, KOSOVO VIEWS UNCHANGED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23, 2008, Dutch MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Rochus Pronk briefed EU diplomats and allies ahead of the January 28 GAERC. Pronk emphasized that the Netherlands' position on Serbia -- opposing a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) absent Serbian cooperation in f [...] | 2008-01-25 13:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU NL KV SR |
08THEHAGUE740 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CAUTIOUS SUPPORT OF ARMY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-08 06:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MACP AF AR NL |
08THEHAGUE743 | NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: UNDECIDED ON UNGA RESOLUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch MFA staff are undecided on Serbia's proposal for an UNGA resolution to ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for an advisory opinion on Kosovo's independence. They are leaning toward opposing the resolution, or more likely abstaining, and they will submit the issue t [...] | 2008-09-09 13:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA NL |
08THEHAGUE748 | NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: EU DEMARCHE TO NICARAGUA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch expect the EU demarche to Latin American governments to express opposition to recognizing Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and the Dutch are considering withholding aid to Nicaragua based on that country's Georgia policy and restrictions on domestic political parties. 2. ( [...] | 2008-09-11 15:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS EAID NL GG |
08THEHAGUE754 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH SUPPORT AMEMDMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-12 14:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF AR MOPS NATO MARR PREL |
08THEHAGUE755 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR AUGUST 25 TO SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 [...] (SBU) August ended along with the dry spell of formal meetings at the OPCW. Delrep met with Technical Secretariat (TS) officials to discuss the final inspection of the U.S. Chemical Weapons Storage Facility at Newport, Indiana on August 26 and 27. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) [...] | 2008-09-15 10:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE757 | NETHERLANDS/UNGA: DUTCH HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch generally support USG priorities for human rights initiatives at the 2008 UNGA. Dutch priorities include resolutions on religious intolerance and violence against women, and an initiative on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) In a Sept [...] | 2008-09-15 13:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN PHUM NL |
08THEHAGUE758 | NETHERLANDS: PREVENTING IRAN'S ACQUISITION OF NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-15 13:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC IR NL |
08THEHAGUE771 | NETHERLANDS 2009 BUDGET: SURPLUS DESPITE ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Dutch economy is slowing but is well positioned to weather a downturn. The 2009 budget forecasts a 1.2 percent surplus. High gas prices, generating more tax revenue for the government's coffers, flatter this figure, but they provide a source of fiscal strength nonetheless. [...] | 2008-09-18 15:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV NL |
08THEHAGUE776 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 8-12, 2008 [...] (SBU) Budget negotiations began in earnest September 8 and a consultation on the External Auditor's Report was held on September 10. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met twice, once for its regular weekly discussion and again on September 11 as the "WEOG PLUS" (including non-WEOG [...] | 2008-09-22 10:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE777 | REQUEST TO ADD LEBANON'S ACCESSION TO THE CHEMICAL [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 4. 2. (S) I just learned from the Legal Advisor to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons that Lebanon is under great pressure from Egypt and Syria not to accede to the Chemical Weapons Convention, while other Arab states, alread [...] | 2008-09-22 11:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PGOV PREL CWC LE |
08THEHAGUE781 | NETHERLANDS/SOMALIA: DUTCH TO CHANNEL SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-22 14:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MCAP WFP XW NL |
08THEHAGUE782 | TREASURY U/S LEVEY CALLS DUTCH OFFICIALS' [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a productive meeting with the Dutch Finance Ministry (MoF) and Foreign Ministry (MFA),Treasury U/S Levey discussed Iran's efforts to circumvent international financial sanctions. The MoF's number three official, Ronald Gerritse, engaged as U/S Levey spoke about Credit Europe (a [...] | 2008-09-22 15:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PREL KNNP KTFN IR NL |
08THEHAGUE789 | NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: STEP ONE, DEPLOY OBSERVERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch want to keep the deployment of observers to Georgia on track. S/WCI Ambassador Williamson urged the Dutch to press within the EU for access to affected areas and an open investigation into war crimes, but the Dutch responded cautiously. Post assesses that the Dutch are [...] | 2008-09-23 09:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV NL GG EU |
08THEHAGUE790 | NETHERLANDS: S/WCI AMB. WILLIAMSON DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Williamson explained U.S. priorities on Serbia, Kosovo, Belarus, and international tribunals during a September 16 meeting at the Dutch MFA. (Recent Georgia discussions, including those with Ambassador Williamson, reported reftel A.) The Dutch will firmly resist [...] | 2008-09-23 11:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA NL |
08THEHAGUE791 | NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: COMMITTED TO CURRENT NTMI MISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-24 06:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AF MOPS NL |
08THEHAGUE792 | NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH URGE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-24 06:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AF NL |
08THEHAGUE793 | NETHERLANDS/NATO/RUSSIA: KEEP COMMUNICATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-24 07:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL GG RU NL |
08THEHAGUE801 | NETHERLANDS: AGREEMENT ON NEED TO ADDRESS CHINA'S [...] (S) The Dutch agree that getting China to aggressively implement UNSC Iran resolutions is vital. Emboffs delivered reftel points September 22 and 23 to Henk Cor van der Kwast, Head of Non-Proliferation at the Foreign Ministry, and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor at the Finance Ministry's Fi [...] | 2008-09-25 12:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR CH NL |
08THEHAGUE802 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-25 12:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC NL IZ |
08THEHAGUE803 | NETHERLANDS/IAEA: PREPARATIONS FOR MESA SEAT VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-25 13:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP IAEA SY IR AF NL |
08THEHAGUE810 | NETHERLANDS/BOLIVIA: DUTCH EXPRESS CONCERN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch DG for Political Affairs De Gooijer told visiting Bolivian Vice Minister for Foreign Relations Fernandez on September 12 that the Netherlands feels "uncomfortable about the declaration of persona non grata of Ambassador Goldberg." Fernandez responded that the U.S. is interv [...] | 2008-09-26 14:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL ASEC PINR NL BL |
08THEHAGUE811 | NETHERLANDS/UN: DUTCH COULD "LIVE WITH" USG CHOICE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-29 10:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHIV UNGA EAID NL |
08THEHAGUE813 | NETHERLANDS: LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-29 15:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA AORC NL |
08THEHAGUE814 | BAIL-OUT OF DUTCH-BELGIAN BANKING GIANT FORTIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a weekend of intense negotiations, Fortis Bank announced September 29 that the governments of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg will invest a total of EUR 11.2 billion in return for a 49 percent share in the bank's institutions in each country. While the U.S. [...] | 2008-09-29 16:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV NL |
08THEHAGUE818 | NETHERLANDS/UNGA: COSPONSORING NONPROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-30 07:51:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM CDG PREL UNGA NL |
08THEHAGUE820 | NETHERLANDS: BULLISH ON EU BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch coordinators for biofuels policy have "no real concerns" with the biofuels proposals in Brussels and are anxious for the EU climate and energy package to move forward. If anything, the Dutch position on biofuels is closer to the European Parliament´s view than the Europe [...] | 2008-09-30 13:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN NL |
08THEHAGUE825 | CWC: SCENE-SETTER FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 54TH [...] (U) This is an action request -- see paragraphs 18, 21 and 27. ------------------------ SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ------------------------ 2. (SBU) After the success of the last Executive Council (EC) session (ref A),delegations' hopes are high that this EC will continue the refreshingl [...] | 2008-10-02 09:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE826 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 22-26, 2008 [...] (SBU) Informal consultations continued on the budget September 25, as well as a final consultation on the External Auditor's Report on September 22. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) compared notes on the various facilitations and the upcoming Executive Council (EC),with concern in [...] | 2008-10-02 09:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE827 | NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: NOT ENTHUSIASTIC ON CURRENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-02 13:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE828 | NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: UNLIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE TO DEBT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-02 13:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN EINV PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE829 | NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: DUTCH ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-02 13:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL GG NL |
08THEHAGUE832 | (S/NF) NETHERLANDS FM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT AFGHAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: FM Verhagen has serious concerns over the status of Afghan detainee, Mulla Bari Gul, who is reportedly in U.S. custody in Iraq. On November 5 the Foreign Minister must report to Parliament on detainees in Afghanistan and will be questioned as to the status of each detainee the Dutch [...] | 2008-10-03 14:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PHUM AF IZ NL |
08THEHAGUE834 | SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE WILLIAMSON WARNS [...] (SBU) On September 16, 2008, Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met separately with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) President Fausto Pocar, Prosecutor Serge Brammertz, and Registrar Hans Holthuis. The meetings were successful, with [...] | 2008-10-03 19:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR PGOV SR |
08THEHAGUE840 | NETHERLANDS: FORTIS BANK NATIONALIZED AS DUTCH [...] (U) Summary: The Dutch government announced October 3 that it will buy all of Fortis, Dutch operations for EUR 16.8 billion, including its Dutch insurance activities and the Dutch operations of ABN AMRO. The Dutch government decided to effectively nationalize Fortis, in-country activities af [...] | 2008-10-07 07:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE849 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 29 TO OCTOBER 6, 2008 [...] (U) Budget deliberations reached a peak on October 3 when several Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries attacked the program plan and budget for the Office of Special Projects, specifically its mandate for counter-terrorism, non-proliferation, and outreach to other organizations. The earlier m [...] | 2008-10-08 15:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE851 | NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: GAERC UNLIKELY TO ACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch expect no decisive action on Georgia/Russia at the upcoming GAERC October 13-14. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On October 3, Poloff delivered Department's GAERC non-paper to Hugo Klijn, MFA Chief of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Division. Klijn responded October 7 that [...] | 2008-10-08 16:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU GG NL |
08THEHAGUE855 | NETHERLANDS/GAERC: PUSHING HUMAN RIGHTS AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch will push human rights during the October 13-14 GAERC discussions on Uzbekistan, Belarus, and Zimbabwe, and a deliberate approach to reviewing Moldova's relations with the EU. The Dutch are blocking consensus on Uzbekistan. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Poloff shared reft [...] | 2008-10-10 12:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV NL UZ MD ZI BO |
08THEHAGUE860 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OCTOBER 6-10, 2008 [...] (U) Consultations continued at what is, for the OPCW, a rapid pace with three budget meetings, and facilitations on Articles VII, X, XI and universality. None made much progress, but the budget discussions reached a climax with new documents proposing a 531,540 Euro adjustment that would req [...] | 2008-10-14 12:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE866 | CWC: REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 25-26, 2008 CWC [...] (U) On September 25-26, 2008 the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) sponsored a two day workshop in Florence for selected Western Europe and Other Countries Group (WEOG) State Parties and Japan in an effort to find common ground on two issues noted during the Second Review Conference(Re [...] | 2008-10-15 16:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC IT |
08THEHAGUE868 | NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: RESTRICTIONS ON ARMS EXPORTS [...] (SBU) The Dutch are looking "very critically" at new requests for arms from Venezuela. 2. (C) On October 15, MFA Western Hemisphere Affairs Director Stokvis, Venezuela Desk Officer Engelberts, and Security Affairs policy officer Wolters briefed poloff on current Dutch policy toward arms shi [...] | 2008-10-16 16:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PHUM ETTC NL VE |
08THEHAGUE876 | CWC: AUSTRALIA GROUP, TECHNICAL EXPERTS [...] (SBU) The Australia Group (AG) held a technical experts intersessional implementation meeting in The Hague from October 8-9, 2008. Discussion considered 3 proposals to the chemical control list and one proposal for the biological control list. Technical delegations considered a number of rev [...] | 2008-10-17 16:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC CWC |
08THEHAGUE88 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): STATUS OF U.S. [...] (U) At the end of the tenth anniversary year of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC),most U.S. priorities at the OPCW for 2007 were advanced if not fully achieved. An Executive Council (EC) chairman very supportive of the U.S. was elected in May. Article VII implementation moved forward, a [...] | 2008-01-29 15:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE885 | NETHERLANDS: GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY SPLIT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although clear, objective data has yet to be published, the Dutch government and industry remain divided over the new aviation "green" tax's impact on Dutch airports and passenger numbers. The tax will likely have only limited commercial implications for U.S. passengers and carrie [...] | 2008-10-21 10:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EUN NL |
08THEHAGUE89 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) The Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) for Preparations for the Second Review Conference (RevCon) began its work on the draft report in earnest this week. Many delegations offered substantive interventions on "Block 1" of the Chairman's draft text, drawing early lines on the relative import [...] | 2008-01-30 14:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE891 | CWC: DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY STALEY'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Deputy Assistant Secretary Ken Staley participated in the Executive Council (EC) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague from October 13 - 15. In addition to the formal Council sessions, DAS Staley met with OCPW Director-General Rogelio Pfirter, [...] | 2008-10-23 11:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL PTER CWC |
08THEHAGUE896 | CWC: DISCUSSION WITH LIBYA ON DESTRUCTION AND [...] (U) On October 16, Delreps met with Dr. Hesnawy (from the Libyan National Authority) and Mr. Gheton (Libyan Representative to the OPCW) to discuss the status of and issues related to proliferation sensitive equipment, progress on the Rabta CW Destruction Facility progress on the Rabta CW Pro [...] | 2008-10-24 14:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE898 | CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SESSION, [...] (U) Like the Dutch weather, the sunshine and progress of Executive Council 53 in June (Ref A) returned to more typical dark clouds and rain in Executive Council 54, October 14-17. Despite daily meetings, lobbying, and a small group of key delegations meeting to try and find compromise, the w [...] | 2008-10-24 16:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE900 | CWC: COORDINATION MEETING AND OPCW DESTRUCTION [...] (U) On October 13, the U.S. delegation participated in the Donor Coordination Meeting hosted by the Dutch MFA to review progress in international contributions to Russia's chemical weapons destruction program. Del also participated in the EC Chairperson's Destruction Informals meeting, at whi [...] | 2008-10-27 13:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE903 | NETHERLANDS/BOSNIA: CONSIDERING NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-29 10:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK NL |
08THEHAGUE904 | NETHERLANDS/UN: DUTCH VIEWS ON REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch want to see the UNSC reformed, even if only for a limited trial period. More generally, they believe UN reforms are progressing but are concerned greater pay flexibility may be needed to boost staffing for UNAMA (the Afghanistan aid mission). On the budget, the Dutch s [...] | 2008-10-29 11:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN NL |
08THEHAGUE906 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH WILL NOT ATTEND UPCOMING [...] (SBU) Emboffs shared reftel points concerning the upcoming Iran-hosted nuclear conference with the Dutch Foreign Ministry's Middle East desk and the Non-proliferation Division Head as well as with Taco Westerhuis, Coordinator for Middle East and Energy Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs (ME [...] | 2008-10-29 14:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC MNUC TRGY IR NL |
08THEHAGUE907 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DESIGNATION OF EXPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-29 14:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP EFIN PREL IR NL |
08THEHAGUE908 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-29 14:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE910 | NETHERLANDS: DUTCH GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS TO SHORE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) instituted a series of preemptive measures in October to protect the vulnerable Dutch financial sector from the external shocks of the global financial crisis. Following the United Kingdom,s lead, the GONL announced a EUR 20 billion (US [...] | 2008-10-30 08:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE920 | NETHERLANDS/GUANTANAMO: UNLIKELY TO ACCEPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are not likely to accept a Guantanamo detainee without an overall solution to close the prison, but they are considering ways to assist the United States when that time comes. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Asked about accepting reftel A detainee, Peter Potman, MFA Deputy Direc [...] | 2008-10-31 16:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO NL |
08THEHAGUE924 | HR VETTING FOR SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE [...] The following individuals have been selected to attend the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference 17-20 November, 2008. Consistent with Leahy Amendment vetting requirements, there is no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by these individuals. a. NAME - Commodore A.A [...] | 2008-11-03 15:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR KJUS ASEC NL |
08THEHAGUE926 | NETHERLANDS/UNGA: ABSTAIN ON DE-ALERTING, OPPOSE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-04 07:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC UNGA NL |
08THEHAGUE927 | NETHERLANDS/SYRIA: "REAL CHANGE" BEFORE EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch state they want "real change" in Syria's behavior before expanding relations. At the same time, the Dutch have exchanged high-level visits with Syria, including an October 22 meeting between FM Verhagen and D/PM Dardari. The Dutch requested more information on the repo [...] | 2008-11-04 15:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SY EU NL |
08THEHAGUE928 | CWC: WRAP UP FOR OCTOBER 20-31, 2008 [...] (U) Following the busy schedule leading up to and during the Executive Council's Fifty-fourth Session (EC-54),life at the OPCW geared down to a slower pace. In addition to weekly meetings of the Western European and Others Group (WEOG),only one consultation -- on Article VII -- was held dur [...] | 2008-11-04 16:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE929 | NETHERLANDS/NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP (NSG): DUTCH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-05 11:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA NL |
08THEHAGUE932 | NETHERLANDS/UN: HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-06 16:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EU UN NL IR |
08THEHAGUE934 | NETHERLANDS: HR VETTING FOR CENTCOM SENIOR [...] The following individual has been selected to attend the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference 17-20 November, 2008. Consistent with Leahy Amendment vetting requirements, there is no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by these individuals. NAME - Major General E.H. [...] | 2008-11-07 14:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR KJUS ASEC NL |
08THEHAGUE936 | NETHERLANDS: INITIAL REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post's key Dutch government contacts on energy informally tell us they agree on the importance of all the points raised in President Bush's letter to Prime Minister Balkenende: securing Caspian gas supply to Europe via non-Russian controlled routes; enforcing and strengthening EU [...] | 2008-11-07 15:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE937 | NETHERLANDS AMBIVALENT ABOUT PROPOSED RIO-PLUS-20 [...] (SBU) The Dutch government has serious reservations about a proposed "Rio 20" Sustainable Development Summit in 2012, and will probably end up supporting the EU consensus on the issue. Econoff discussed reftel points November 7 with Jurjen van der Vlugt, Senior Advisor, Environmental Cooperat [...] | 2008-11-07 16:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV IO NL |
08THEHAGUE938 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: FATF STATEMENT PREACHES TO THE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Dutch government agrees fully with U.S. concerns about Iran's lack of anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing regime. They are already taking action and want the U.S. to have confidence in the Netherlands' commitment and ability to address the terrorism finance threat [...] | 2008-11-07 16:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN PREL PARM KNNP NL |
08THEHAGUE94 | NETHERLANDS: STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The GONL and the Government of the Netherlands Antilles have concluded a draft long-term status of forces agreement (SOFA) based closely on the 1954 U.S.-Netherlands agreement relating to the stationing of U.S. armed forces in the Netherlands. According to Dutch MFA Legal Counsel [...] | 2008-02-01 10:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR MOPS XL NT VE NL |
08THEHAGUE943 | NETHERLANDS/BLUE LANTERN: CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] (U) EmbOff contacted Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) officials to inquire about application 050125454 for the export of C-130 aircraft components to the Netherlands. The RNLAF did order the items listed reftel from Trans-Aero. 2. (SBU) RNLAF officials said they had an ongoing procuremen [...] | 2008-11-10 16:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC NL |
08THEHAGUE95 | NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: DPM SALIH MAKES GOOD IMPRESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MFA Iraq desk officer Dirk Jan Wierenga told poloff that Deputy PM Salih made a "good impression" during his visit to the Netherlands January 21-22. Dutch agreement to a trade mission to northern Iraq later this year was a highlight of the visit. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Salih [...] | 2008-02-01 11:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PINR NL IZ |
08THEHAGUE953 | NETHERLANDS/BOLIVIA: UNCERTAIN IF BOLIVIA TAKES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch note that it's "difficult to assess" whether Bolivia takes combating drugs seriously. The Dutch provide significant assistance to Bolivia and are concerned about the domestic political situation. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On November 13, embassy shared reftel A points wit [...] | 2008-11-14 15:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL SNAR EAID NL BL |
08THEHAGUE957 | NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH PRESS RUSSIA ON GEORGIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 30, Dutch FM Verhagen urged Russian FM Lavrov to comply with the 6-point ceasefire plan for Russia and Georgia. Verhagen and Lavrov disagreed on Iran, with Lavrov suggesting Iran is being unfairly pressured. Lavrov urged support for the Medvedev plan for European secu [...] | 2008-11-17 16:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EU NL GG RS IR |
08THEHAGUE96 | (S) NETHERLANDS/TERRORIST FINANCE: [...] (S) Econoff shared on January 30 reftel points concerning the designation of Syria-based terrorist facilitator Badran and three members of his network with Peggy Vissers, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Econoff delivered the points separately to Eric Ligtha [...] | 2008-02-01 12:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN PTER ETTC PREL KTFN NL |
08THEHAGUE967 | NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EU [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-19 14:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EUN IMO NL |
08THEHAGUE971 | NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: SUPPORT GEORGIA, ENGAGE RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch MFA staff believe Russia/Georgia multilateral negotiations will be long and tedious. They do not see Russian aggression against Georgia as "first in a pattern," but more of a one-of-a-kind occurrence. They believe we need to engage Russia, but Russia doesn't "share our va [...] | 2008-11-20 14:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EU GG NL PREL RS |
08THEHAGUE972 | CWC: WRAP UP FOR NOVEMBER 3-12, 2008 [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 26. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The pace of meetings began to speed up in anticipation of the Conference of the States Parties (CSP-13). The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) held regular weekly meetings on November 4 and November 12. In [...] | 2008-11-20 15:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE974 | NETHERLANDS/NICARAGUA: EU DIVIDED ON NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel points with Dutch MFA Deputy Chief for Central American Affairs Laetitia van Asch Pieters. She reported the EU agrees the Nicaraguan elections were flawed, as noted in the EU presidency statement of November 12, but the EU representatives in Managua are divided on [...] | 2008-11-21 08:51:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL |
08THEHAGUE975 | NETHERLANDS: PRIORITIES FOR DOHA FINANCING FOR [...] (SBU) EconOff shared reftel points November 19 with officials at the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Finance, and Economic Affairs involved with the Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development (FfD). Gerben Planting, the Foreign Ministry's Deputy Head of the UN and International Financial [...] | 2008-11-21 12:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON UNGA NL |
08THEHAGUE977 | CWC: INDUSTRY CLUSTER MEETINGS, NOVEMBER 13-14, [...] (U) The three industry cluster meetings on November 13-14 were informative and somewhat productive. The Technical Secretariat (TS) presented their latest paper on Sampling and Analysis (S&A) and answered delegations' questions during the first meeting. Two new industry facilitations began: [...] | 2008-11-21 15:51:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE978 | CWC: MEETING OF THE G8/GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP MEMBERS [...] (U) On November 18, the Japanese delegation to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) hosted a meeting for delegates from G8/Global Partnership states to discuss mutual efforts of the OPCW and the G8/Global Partnership in advance of the December meeting in Tokyo. -- [...] | 2008-11-21 16:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE981 | NETHERLANDS: NEW ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE, MERGER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) has introduced a 6 billion euro (USD 7.5 billion) economic stimulus package (equivalent to one percent of Dutch GNP) to help Dutch businesses weather the economic downturn. Highlights include corporate tax breaks, shorter working hours a [...] | 2008-11-24 16:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE983 | NETHERLANDS/UNGA: LIKELY ABSTENTION ON ANTI-ISRAEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch will likely follow the EU position and abstain on the anti-Israel resolutions at the UN General Assembly. The Dutch noted their strong relations with Israel, and urged active U.S. engagement on the Middle East Peace Process. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On November 21, po [...] | 2008-11-25 15:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA EU IS NL |
08THEHAGUE984 | CWC: SCENESETTER FOR THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES [...] (U) Meetings continued apace in anticipation of the Conference of the States Parties (CSP),without any significant progress on the budget or other CSP issues. The budget consultations remain in the same deadlock reached at the Executive Council (EC) in October, with the key difference remain [...] | 2008-11-26 09:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC |
08THEHAGUE986 | NETHERLANDS: AMBITIOUS GOALS FOR POZNAN CLIMATE [...] (U) The Dutch cabinet has announced out its priorities for the upcoming climate change conference in Poznan, Poland. The Netherlands will seek: -- A framework for the text of an accord at Copenhagen in December 2009. -- The start of "real negotiations" towards a post-Kyoto regime. -- T [...] | 2008-11-26 15:51:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG NL |
08THEHAGUE988 | NETHERLANDS/PAKISTAN: EXPECTING AID DECISION SOON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch expect to offer 112 million euros in Pakistan development aid over the next three years, in support of education, environment and governance initiatives. Funding is limited primarily by Dutch capacity to oversee the aid programs. The Dutch will work quickly to determine [...] | 2008-11-28 10:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECON EFIN NL PK |
08THEHAGUE998 | RC-SOUTH BILATERALS, NOVEMBER 13, THE HAGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The day prior to the Regional-Command South (RC-South) Senior Officials Meeting in The Hague on November 14, 2008, DAS Patrick Moon had bilateral meetings with delegations from Australia, Estonia, Romania, United Kingdom, Denmark, and The Netherlands. Because of logistical issues [...] | 2008-12-02 13:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAIR MOPS AF AS CA DA EN NL RO UK |
08THEHAGUE999 | NETHERLANDS: CLOSELY MONITORING EU BIOFUELS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands is very eager to see the EU complete its Energy and Climate legislation in the next few weeks. The Dutch Government agrees on the need for transparent, scientific standards in evaluating biofuels' sustainability. However, even within a collaborative U.S.-EU fra [...] | 2008-12-02 14:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG EUN NL |
08THESSALONIKI1 | NORTHERN NOTES DECEMBER 2007 [...] Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan visited Komotini in Thrace on December 6, following a two-day official visit to Athens (Reftel.) The government of Greece tried to downplay the visit and present it as private, but local media reported extensively and negatively on Babacan's activities in [...] | 2008-01-02 09:36:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG ECON TU BU GR |
08THESSALONIKI11 | NORTHERN NOTES JANUARY 2008 [...] Things heated up in January with regard to the long-discussed privatization of the cargo facility at the Port of Thessaloniki. In early January, Minister of Merchant Marine George Voulgarakas provided a detailed description of the plans for the port's privatization and stressed the significan [...] | 2008-02-06 16:17:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SMIG ECON GR |
08THESSALONIKI12 | NORTHERN GREECE MUSLIMS, FAR RIGHT AND LEFT PARTIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 6, the Greek Parliament adopted a law that strengthens the rights of Thrace's Muslim minority by (1) transferring government control over Muslim charitable foundations (wakfs) to local Muslims, and (2) establishing a 0.5 percent employment quota for Muslims in Greec [...] | 2008-02-21 11:11:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GR TU |
08THESSALONIKI13 | THESSALONIKI: COMMUNISTS DEMONSTRATE OVER KOSOVO; RIGHTISTS [...] SUMMARY: On February 22, 2008 two separate demonstrations took place in downtown Thessaloniki to protest the recent unilateral declaration of independence in Kosovo in one case, and the Nimitz proposal for resolution of the Macedonia name issue in the second. The demonstrations were peaceful, [...] | 2008-02-22 13:10:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC GR MK |
08THESSALONIKI14 | NORTHERN GREEKS MAINTAIN HARD LINE ON MACEDONIAN NAME ISSUE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: 93 percent of northern Greeks favor a veto of Macedonia's NATO accession absent a mutually acceptable name. Extreme right LA.OS and other nationalists plan to hold two rallies in downtown Thessaloniki on March 5, but no one expects a repetition of the huge 1992 demonstrations on [...] | 2008-02-29 16:43:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MK GR |
08THESSALONIKI15 | NORTHERN NOTES FEBRUARY 2008 [...] The Macedonian name dispute remains the dominant issue in northern Greece, especially in the Greek province of Macedonia. Far right and nationalist groups have organized two separate rallies on March 5 (Ref A, B). One will be indoors and will include Metropolitan Anthimos and the governor (pr [...] | 2008-03-05 07:36:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON GR |
08THESSALONIKI19 | THESSALONIKI: MODEST TURNOUT FOR TWO RALLIES IN DEFENSE OF [...] SUMMARY: Two simultaneous rallies took place peacefully in Thessaloniki yesterday to voice support for Greece's position regarding the Macedonia name issue. The rallies were only modestly attended unlike those in previous years which drew massive crowds. Politicians from the major parti [...] | 2008-03-06 16:09:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI22 | NORTHERN GREEK FORMER MAYOR SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ROLE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 11, the Thrace Appeals Court imposed prison sentences on the former mayor of Sapes (northeastern Greek Municipality of Rodopi) and three other people for their roles in the issuing of fraudulent documents to foreigners, some of whom were females involved in prostitut [...] | 2008-03-07 20:53:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SMIG GR |
08THESSALONIKI23 | NORTHERN GREEK FORMER MAYOR SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ROLE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 11, the Thrace Appeals Court imposed prison sentences on the former mayor of Sapes (northeastern Greek Municipality of Rodopi) and three other people for their roles in the issuing of fraudulent documents to foreigners, some of whom were females involved in prostitut [...] | 2008-03-11 13:43:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SMIG GR |
08THESSALONIKI24 | THESSALONIKI: GOG DISCOURAGES TEACHERS FROM INVOLVING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Teachers from two elementary schools in Thessaloniki have generated controversy by announcing their students will travel to the village of Evzoni on the Republic of Macedonia border to participate in Greek Independence Day celebrations on March 25. The celebrations will includ [...] | 2008-03-21 08:52:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK GR |
08THESSALONIKI26 | NORTHERN NOTES - MARCH 2008 [...] At the beginning of the month, a poll published in the Sunday edition of local Makedonia, suggested that 92.7% of Thessaloniki residents would support the use of a veto by the Greek government vis-`-vis the Republic of Macedonia's accession to the EU and NATO, in the absence of a mutually acce [...] | 2008-03-31 15:33:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG ECON MK GR |
08THESSALONIKI29 | THESSALONIKI TO BUCHAREST: "COMMUNIST YOUTH OF GREECE" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between 70 and 100 members of the Communist Youth of Greece protested against NATO outside the American Consulate General in Thessaloniki on April 2. The event followed a similar protest in the same spot on March 24, which was organized by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and [...] | 2008-04-03 13:15:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI32 | INTERNATIONAL ROMA DAY EVENT AT CONGEN THESSALONIKI [...] SUMMARY: On April 8 the U.S. Consulate General in Thessaloniki hosted an event to celebrate International Roma Day (Reftel). The event included a round table discussion, the showing of a short film on Roma culture and a photography exhibit. Attendees included local government representatives, [...] | 2008-04-10 13:31:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM GR |
08THESSALONIKI42 | NORTHERN NOTES - APRIL 2008 [...] After an April 1 meeting with the Thessaloniki Port Authority, Minister of Merchant Marine Giorgos Voulgarakis stated that the continuing strikes, which are about to enter their fifth month, will not affect the government's plans to proceed with the leasing of the city's port. Voulgarakis rei [...] | 2008-05-05 07:10:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SMIG MK GR |
08THESSALONIKI44 | THE OTHER MACEDONIAN NAME ISSUE: GREECE STUBBORNLY DENIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The name dispute between the Republic of Macedonia and Greece has revived a related controversy about the existence of a Macedonian minority and language in northern Greece. The GoG denies the existence of such a minority, arguing that northern Greece's few "Slavophones" are e [...] | 2008-05-29 14:26:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM MK GR |
08THESSALONIKI46 | NORTHERN NOTES - MAY 2008 [...] Three companies submitted bids for leasing the Thessaloniki Port Cargo Station, by the deadline of May 15. The three companies bidding were Cosco Pacific Limited (China),Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company (subsidiary of Dubai Ports World) and Hutchison Port Holding Limited (Hong [...] | 2008-06-03 15:18:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SMIG CH GR |
08THESSALONIKI48 | THESSALONIKI: KIDNAPPING OF PROMINENT INDUSTRIALIST STUNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 09, three gunmen abducted the chairman of the Federation of Northern Greek Industries and CEO of Alumil S.A. Giorgos Milonas outside his home in Thessaloniki. Media have reported that the family has received a ransom demand for 30 million Euros. The victim is a prominen [...] | 2008-06-11 16:04:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PTER ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI50 | THESSALONIKI: UNIVERSITIES BLAME GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 6, the heads of Greece's universities called for the creation of an "Education Committee" comprising representatives of all political parties, following violent student protests at Thessaloniki's two largest universities. Political leaders have condemned the incident, [...] | 2008-06-13 08:21:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI51 | DESPITE CONTINUING PROTESTS, THESSALONIKI PORT'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A prolonged and controversial competition to identify a private company to upgrade and run the container terminal at the Port of Thessaloniki is nearing completion. Striking port workers have delayed the privatization process, which the Greek government hopes will modernize the [...] | 2008-06-25 15:48:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV SOCI CH HK GR |
08THESSALONIKI53 | NORTHERN NOTES - JUNE 2008 [...] (SBU) On June 23, the chairman of the Federation of Northern Greek Industries and CEO of Alumil S.A. Giorgos Milonas was released after being held hostage for 13 days (Reftel A). The industrialist appeared before the national media shortly afterward, looking remarkably relaxed, stating that h [...] | 2008-07-09 12:21:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR SOCI SMIG CH HK |
08THESSALONIKI54 | THESSALONIKI: "DECAPITATION" OF GREEK HEROES' BUSTS RAISES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The busts of two heroes of the "Greek Macedonian Struggle" were vandalized by unknown persons on July 10 in the village of Karidia in northwest Greece. Local residents reacted angrily to the incident, which media have tried to link to the Macedonian name and minority issues. Th [...] | 2008-07-18 11:07:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI GR MK |
08THESSALONIKI58 | NORTHERN NOTES JULY 2008 [...] On July 23, the Port of Thessaloniki announced that the Hutchison-Alapis consortium (Hong Kong-based) submitted the highest bid for the management of Thessaloniki port's cargo station and was therefore declared tentative winner of the competition, pending parliamentary approval (Ref A). Hutch [...] | 2008-08-04 13:12:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SMIG CH MK TU HK |
08THESSALONIKI60 | NORTHERN NOTES [...] On August 26, the Board of Directors of OLTH (Thessaloniki Port Authority) approved the transfer of the management of port's cargo station from the state to the partnership of Hutchison Port Holdings, Hutchison Port Investments, Alapis and LYD. Ioannis Tsaras, Managing Director of OLTH, stated [...] | 2008-09-04 14:41:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR SOCI SMIG GG GR |
08THESSALONIKI63 | PM KARAMANLIS: STAY THE COURSE ON REFORMS, NO EARLY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In his annual speech on economic policy at the Thessaloniki Trade Fair, PM Karamanlis promised to continue implementing the GoG's reform agenda, despite the global economic crisis and lack of public enthusiasm. Greece needs to reform its ineffective public sector, further reduce [...] | 2008-09-10 07:06:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAIR PREL MK RU GG GR |
08THESSALONIKI64 | THESSALONIKI: POLICE DEAL BLOW TO ANARCHIST VIOLENCE AT [...] SUMMARY: Thessaloniki police effectively contained over 6000 anarchists and other anti-government demonstrators during the 73rd annual International Trade Fair (September 6-14). Anarchists broke store windows and hurled Molotov cocktails, but unlike in previous years caused no injuries or ser [...] | 2008-09-15 09:38:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI65 | OPPOSITION LEADER'S SPEECH CALLING FOR TAXING RICH, HELPING [...] (U) SUMMARY: PASOK leader George Papandreou delivered a fiery, campaign-like speech on September 13 at the 73rd annual Thessaloniki International Trade Fair, calling for the reversal of New Democracy reforms and establishment of a more family-friendly, "green", fair and effective "social stat [...] | 2008-09-17 15:01:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL MK GR |
08THESSALONIKI66 | THESSALONIKI POLICE ARREST NOTORIOUS "ROBIN HOOD" CRIMINAL; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The arrest of notorious criminal Vassilis Paliokostas for the highly publicized kidnapping of a prominent northern Greek businessman has boosted the morale and public image of northern Greece's often criticized police. Police recovered an impressive cache of weapons in the arr [...] | 2008-09-19 10:48:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER SOCI PGOV GR |
08THESSALONIKI67 | NORTHERN NOTES [...] A scandal over trading of large plots of land between the GoG and the Vatopedi Monastery of Mt. Athos (a semi-autonomous peninsula in N. Greece, administered by Orthodox monks) dominated northern Greek news (ref A). Media and post contacts have characterized the scandal, in which Vatoped [...] | 2008-10-08 03:57:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SMIG GR |
08THESSALONIKI68 | GEORGIAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS KILLED BY LANDMINIES ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Four illegal immigrants from Georgia lost their lives on September 26, after accidentally entering a minefield. The minefield was fenced-off and had warning signs in three languages. Police maintain that smugglers often suggest the crossing of the minefield to their charges, a [...] | 2008-10-09 12:53:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREF PREL PGOV GR TU GG |
08THESSALONIKI71 | GREEK MFA DIRECTOR OF THRACE AFFAIRS AND CG INSTANBUL SWAP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Greek MFA's Director for Thrace Affairs has switched positions with Greece's Consul General in Istanbul, in what both men describe as a small but sincere effort to improve Greek-Turkish relations. Both intend to continue the work of the other, while bringing their differen [...] | 2008-10-14 11:21:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GR TU |
08THESSALONIKI72 | ECHR REJECTS GREECE'S ARGUMENTS FOR BANNING ASSOCIATIONS [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Greece's challenge of a decision by the European Court of Human Rights, to allow the operation of associations that include the term "Turkish" in their names has proven unsuccessful. Minority circles said they were "satisfied with the outcome," and Greek diplomatic r [...] | 2008-10-14 14:04:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM GR |
08THESSALONIKI78 | THESSALONIKI: GOG INVITES FORMER ADVERSARIES TO NATIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a reconciliatory gesture, Defense Minister of Greece Evangelos Meimarakis invited his counterparts from Turkey, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia and other outheastern European countries, to attend the traditional military parade on Greece's national day, October 28 (Greece's e [...] | 2008-10-31 13:33:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GR MK TU IT BK BU MW AL HR YI |
08THESSALONIKI80 | NORTHERN NOTES - OCTOBER 2008 [...] For a second month, the scandal involving controversial land swaps between the GoG and Vatopedi Monastery of Mt. Athos was a dominant story (Ref A.) Media and post contacts speculate the scandal could claim more GoG officials beyond the two ministers it has already claimed, as a Parliame [...] | 2008-11-06 06:05:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL SOCI SMIG GR MK BK BU MW AL HR |
08THESSALONIKI81 | HOLY MOUNTAIN" MONASTERY REAL ESTATE SCANDAL TARNISHES IMAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The scandal involving land exchanges between Vatopedi Monastery and the Greek government (reftels) has led to the resignation of two high-profile ministers and shaken public confidence in the Greek Orthodox Church. The GoG and Vatopedi have tried to limit damage by proposing me [...] | 2008-11-10 12:37:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL SOCI GR |
08THESSALONIKI83 | THESSALONIKI: ANNUAL NOVEMBER 17 DEMONSTRATION CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Polytechnic students' uprising against the military junta in Greece, two peaceful demonstrations took place in downtown Thessaloniki on Monday November 17, 2008. The absence of serious violence continues a trend in recent years of [...] | 2008-11-18 22:39:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI84 | NORTHERN NOTES - NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (U) On November 7, a Rodopi First Instance Court issued a decision that was originally rendered, but immediately suppressed, in 2003, which ruled that Vistonida Lake and its surrounding area do not belong to Vatopedi Monastery but rather, to the Greek state. Vatopedi reportedly made a profit [...] | 2008-12-04 14:39:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EINV PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI SNAR GR |
08THESSALONIKI85 | THESSALONIKI: RIOTS RAGE FOR FOURTH DAY BUT VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 10, anarchists and other demonstrators clashed with police throughout northern Greece in a fourth day of riots sparked by the fatal shooting of a 15 year old boy by police in Athens (reftel). Some 10,000 demonstrators marched through the downtown area, passed the U [...] | 2008-12-10 18:32:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI86 | THESSALONIKI: DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE WITH DIMINISHING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Anti-police, anti-government demonstrations continued in Thessaloniki the weekend beginning on Friday evening, December 12 and including the following Saturday and Sunday, but with only minor violence and damage. Aristotle University, which was seriously damaged by last week's [...] | 2008-12-15 18:43:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI87 | THESSALONIKI JEWISH COMMUNITY RESTITUTION CLAIM STALLED BY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Jewish community of Thessaloniki remains frustrated by the lack of progress made by the Greek Government on its 2006 promise to compensate the community for Jewish cemetery land confiscated by the GoG during WWII. The government has repeatedly reassured the Jewish communit [...] | 2008-12-16 15:55:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GR |
08THESSALONIKI90 | DEMONSTRATIONS DIMINISH IN THESSALONIKI [...] SUMMARY: Demonstrations continued to diminish during the weekend of December 20 and 21 in Thessaloniki with only minor incidents and no violence. No additional demonstrations are scheduled until January 7, 2009 when a general demonstration of teachers and students is planned. END SUMMARY. [...] | 2008-12-23 14:54:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GR |
08THESSALONIKI91 | THESSALONIKI: ENVELOP WITH WHITE POWDER ARRIVES AT CONSULATE [...] (SBU) Summary: On Wednesday, 24 December 2008, at 0940 local time, ConGen Thessaloniki's security receptionist identified a suspicious envelope sent to the ConGen via local mail service. The envelope contained a white powdery substance and a note with the message "WE ARE ALQUAEDA FBI." The [...] | 2008-12-24 13:29:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV GR |
08THESSALONIKI92 | THESSALONIKI: WHITE POWDER TESTS NEGATIVE [...] (SBU) The white powder received at Consulate General Thessaloniki on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 was tested at a local infectious disease laboratory and later at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki. Tests for both anthrax and other viral agents were negative. YEE [...] | 2008-12-29 15:43:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV GR |
08TIJUANA1153 | SHAKEUPS IN THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-20 00:28:00 | Consulate Tijuana | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM MX PGOV |
08TIJUANA1174 | EAC AMCONSULATE TIJUANA - INVESTIGATION RESULTS ON REPORTED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-25 00:15:00 | Consulate Tijuana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MX ASEC |
08TIJUANA1203 | THE PRD IN PARADISE: BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-10 23:28:00 | Consulate Tijuana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EINV |
08TIJUANA1253 | EAC AMCONSULATE TIJUANA - REPORTED THREAT OF PLANNED SNIPER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-24 23:59:00 | Consulate Tijuana | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINS CASC SNAR MX |
08TIJUANA698 | HUDDLED MASSES ON THE BORDER: TIJUANA'S MIGRANT COMMUNITY [...] SUMMARY: Tijuana is a magnet for migrants and is dotted with shelters serving those who have either tried, and failed, to cross illegally into the United States or, more commonly, those that have been recently deported or repatriated. NGOs that work with migrants report an increase in deportati [...] | 2008-06-27 18:16:00 | Consulate Tijuana | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MX |
08TIJUANA730 | PLANNED MEGAPORT IN BAJA CALIFORNIA COULD RELIEVE CONGESTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-09 01:58:00 | Consulate Tijuana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND EINV MX |
08TIJUANA796 | UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS: SAN DIEGO-TIJUANA EXPECT QUICK [...] SUMMARY. At the request of the Mexican Secretariat of Economy (SE),the San Diego Chamber of Commerce held a meeting July 31 to update the San Diego/Tijuana business community on progress in increasing capacity at the California ports of entry (POEs). The meeting was well attended, incl [...] | 2008-08-04 15:16:00 | Consulate Tijuana | UNCLASSIFIED | MX ECON ELTN PGOV PREL |
08TIRANA101 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, FEBRUARY 2-8, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------- [...] | 2008-02-11 06:29:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL PHUM AL |
08TIRANA102 | FOOD PRICES SKYROCKET AS GOA PINES FOR NATO [...] (SBU) Fears that 2008 will bring rising inflation grew as local media extensively reported on price increases for basic food items. Prices for food products, which represent the largest share in the government's basket of consumer goods for measuring inflation, have increased in recent years. [...] | 2008-02-11 06:29:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV AL |
08TIRANA103 | ALBANIA'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: 2007 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-11 06:29:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | AL ECON ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR |
08TIRANA110 | ALBANIA: PARLIAMENT PASSES LOCAL GOVERNMENT BORROWING LAW [...] SUMMARY: On February 4, Albania's Parliament unanimously passed the Local Government Borrowing Law which gives cities the authority to borrow money from commercial banks to finance local development. The borrowing law is the latest milestone in the country's decentralization process and culmi [...] | 2008-02-12 15:55:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV AL |
08TIRANA111 | ALBANIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON BERLIN MECHANISM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-13 09:19:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV OSCE AL |
08TIRANA112 | PM BERISHA ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) Ambassador engaged Prime Minister Berisha on February 12 on Albanian (and Kosovar) plans for an expected declaration of independence, including timing of recognition, possible GOA visits, and plans for celebrations. Berisha promised continued coordination with the U.S., has already urge [...] | 2008-02-13 15:17:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KV AL |
08TIRANA113 | ALBANIA: CLUSTER MUNITIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-13 17:02:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PARM PREL NATO AL |
08TIRANA116 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE SPECIAL (FEBRUARY [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. This special edition focuses on the average Albanian's impressions and expectations of an expectecd declaration of independence by [...] | 2008-02-15 15:31:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KV AL |
08TIRANA117 | "LOVE IS IN THE AIR:" PM BERISHA PROMISES [...] (C) Prime Minister Berisha provided Ambassador with a very positive account of prospects for electoral and judicial reform, including the assertion that he believed opposition leader Edi Rama was dealing with him fairly and without subterfuge. In a separate meeting the same day, Rama provid [...] | 2008-02-15 15:39:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO AL |
08TIRANA118 | POSTCARDS FROM ALBANIA: CARS AND TRUCKS AND THINGS THAT GO [...] (U) This cable is part of an occasional series entitled "Postcards from Albania." These cables are prepared by our locally engaged staff to provide analysis, opinions and commentary on Albanian reality from an Albanian perspective. This cable was contributed by a member of the Pol-Econ staff [...] | 2008-02-15 16:21:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL KCRM AL |
08TIRANA119 | HONORING ALBANIA'S RECORD OF RESCUING JEWS DURING THE [...] SUMMARY: Warren Miller, Chairman of the U.S Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, visited Tirana January 27-29 to take part in the country's first official ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day. Miller's visit included addressing a plenary session of Parliament, p [...] | 2008-02-16 10:09:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO PHUM PGOV AL |
08TIRANA120 | MGKV01: ALBANIA UPGRADES RELATIONS WITH KOSOVO TO [...] (SBU) As reported Ref A, Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced on February 18 at 18:30 local time that Albania would elevate its relations with Kosovo to the ambassadorial level. (As reported Ref B, Albania recognized independent Kosovo on October 22, 1991. While it withdrew its Embassy sev [...] | 2008-02-20 06:23:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KV AL |
08TIRANA126 | EXBS: ALBANIA MARITIME, ADRIATIC REGION REPORTING CABLE [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- January 1, CROATIA: Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone (EFPZ),essentially the Adriatic's practical application of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ),came in effect, applying the existing EFPZ to EU fishing fleets, countrie [...] | 2008-02-20 08:20:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL |
08TIRANA13 | EXBS: ALBANIA MARITIME, ADRIATIC REGION REPORTING CABLE [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- None. 2. (SBU) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD -- December 18: Maritime Advisor (MA) and Program Assistant (PA) walked through the new interim ferry passenger terminal in Durres. The facility provides a sheltered [...] | 2008-01-08 13:51:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL |
08TIRANA132 | CONGRESSMAN TOM LANTOS' DEATH CONDOLENCES FROM ALBANIA [...] Embassy has received the following letter addressed to Speaker of the House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi from Speaker of the Parliament of Albania Jozefina Topalli, expressing her condolences for the loss of Congressman Tom Lantos. Original will be pouched to the Department (EUR/SC [...] | 2008-02-21 13:14:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OPDC AL |
08TIRANA136 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, FEBRUARY 16-22, 2008) [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) Love is in the Air: After weeks of bipartisan del [...] | 2008-02-22 17:12:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KV AL |
08TIRANA14 | ALBANIA: RAPPROCHEMENT BETWEEN MAJORITY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Albania's first and second opposition parties, the Socialist Party (SP) and Movement for Socialist Integration (LSI),appear to be not only "willing to move forward" on reforms needed for NATO, but actively pushing for those reforms. Likewise, the majority appears willing to [...] | 2008-01-08 14:18:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA148 | ALBANIA'S INSURANCE SECTOR PRIVATIZES, EXPANDS [...] The GOA is preparing to privatize INSIG, the state-owned insurance company, as the Government moves to sell off one of its last remaining state enterprises since the fall of communism 17 years ago. The forthcoming privatization is almost an afterthought for an insurance sector that has been m [...] | 2008-02-27 12:48:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN AL |
08TIRANA149 | THE RESURRECTION OF FATOS NANO? WE'RE STILL WAITING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The role of former Prime Minister Fatos Nano in Albanian politics has been debated widely, particularly since his fall from the Prime Ministership and resignation as chair of the Socialist Party (SP) in 2005. Relinquishing the SP mantle to Tirana Mayor Edi Rama seemed uncharact [...] | 2008-02-27 15:23:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AL |
08TIRANA152 | ALBANIA: 2007 TRFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-28 11:10:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AL KCRM KWMN SMIG KRD ASEC PREF |
08TIRANA161 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, FEBRUARY 23-29, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) The Honeymoon is Over: It was to be expected, bu [...] | 2008-02-29 16:59:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KV AL |
08TIRANA162 | POSTCARD FROM ALBANIA: NEW KIDS ON THE POLITICAL AND [...] (U) This cable is part of an occasional series entitled "Postcards from Albania." These messages are prepared by our locally employed staff to provide analysis, opinions and commentary on Albanian reality from an Albanian perspective. This cable was contributed by a member of the Front Offi [...] | 2008-03-01 16:00:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA169 | ALBANIA WILL SUPPORT AMB. SWING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-04 11:13:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL SMIG AL |
08TIRANA172 | IMPROVING THE ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT PROCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the conclusion of the department's annual process of updating and editing the Human Rights Report, embassies Tirana and Chisnau would like to make the following observations regarding the substance of the reports, the process of updating them from the field, and the process o [...] | 2008-03-04 11:15:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL |
08TIRANA174 | ELECTORAL REFORMS FOR NATO LEAD TO A "THIRD POLE" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Albanian political spectrum changed abruptly when Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) Chairman Ilir Meta declared that his party would no longer participate in the left-wing coalition. Rather, Meta registered a new, competing coalition, to which he hopes to attract [...] | 2008-03-07 13:32:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AL |
08TIRANA175 | EXBS: ALBANIA MARITIME, ADRIATIC REGION REPORTING CABLE [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- February 17, KOSOVO: Formerly declared independence; the event was at the forefront of regional media (Albania, Croatia, Bosnia I Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia and Serbia) reports. 2. (U) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTI [...] | 2008-03-07 14:30:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL |
08TIRANA177 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO DECLARE DISMISSAL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a decision that is yet to be announced, the Albanian Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of former Prosecutor General (PG) Theodor Sollaku, finding the Parliamentary Commission that headed the dismissal procedure against Sollaku violated the constitutional principle of s [...] | 2008-03-07 16:52:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AL |
08TIRANA179 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MARCH 1-7, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) BUSINESS AS USUAL? NOT ANYMORE: This week in Al [...] | 2008-03-10 06:21:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AL |
08TIRANA180 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MARCH 1-7, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) BUSINESS AS USUAL? NOT ANYMORE: This week in Al [...] | 2008-03-10 07:29:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AL |
08TIRANA184 | ALBANIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON OIC AND KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Albanian Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha expressed frustration with the Organization of the Islamic Conference, not only its slowness to recognize Kosovo's independence, but efforts by "heavyweight" members to marginalize Albania's participation in the organization. He suggested [...] | 2008-03-10 15:55:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KV AL |
08TIRANA185 | ALBANIA OFFERS NEW ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) Minister of Defense Mediu and President Topi have informally suggested Albania might contribute to an Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT). Albania will have almost 500 troops deployed on various missions when it sends a second company to Iraq later this year. On a per capita ba [...] | 2008-03-10 16:16:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AL |
08TIRANA186 | Oil Discovery in Albania Premature, But Still Promising [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive business proprietary information. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent speculation that newly discovered oil and gas deposits in Albania could lead to an energy bonanza is premature. However, a Swiss-based oil exploration company, usi [...] | 2008-03-11 06:22:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV AL |
08TIRANA187 | REPORT ON ALBANIA'S FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] Per Reftel, post submits the following report for the Department's congressionally-mandated report on fiscal transparency in countries receiving USG assistance: 2. With continual prodding from the U.S., EU, and International Financial Institutions, the Government of Albania (GOA) has taken [...] | 2008-03-11 06:23:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL AL |
08TIRANA193 | ALBANIANS WILL WELCOME NATO MEMBERSHIP ... ALTHOUGH [...] (U) NATO membership is strongly supported by the Albanian public and officialdom -- over ninety percent favor membership, according to the media and GOA officials. There are numerous reasons for this. Emerging from years of isolation, Albanians want to feel and be recognized as the Europeans [...] | 2008-03-14 10:48:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA195 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MARCH 8-14, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO WORLDS - MUSLIM GIRLS AND THE [...] | 2008-03-14 15:26:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AL |
08TIRANA196 | ALBANIAN GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS PARLIAMENTARIANS' ATTACK ON [...] In response to a public assault on a reporter by two Members of Parliament, senior Albanian government officials, led by Prime Minister Sali Berisha and Speaker of Parliament Jozefina Topalli, issued tough statements March 13 condemning violence against the media. In his statement, Berisha te [...] | 2008-03-14 16:17:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV AL |
08TIRANA198 | ALBANIA: AMBASSADOR SUPPORTS MIL-MIL EXPLOSIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-17 11:16:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SENV PARM AL |
08TIRANA199 | DEFENSE MINISTER MEDIU RESIGNS OVER WEEKEND [...] (C) In a one-on-one meeting March 17, Albanian Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu told the Ambassador that he would resign later that afternoon. The proximate cause of his departure, he maintained, was "moral responsibility" for the March 15 explosions at a military weapons depot that to date ha [...] | 2008-03-17 14:23:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NATO PREL AL |
08TIRANA200 | ALBANIA: FATAL EXPLOSION IN MUNITIONS DEPOT [...] (U) At approximately 11:45 AM (local) March 15, an ammunition storage facility near the town of Gerdec (N41 deg 24 min 40 sec, E19 deg 37 min 52 sec),between Tirana and Durres, caught fire. Shortly after 12:00, a violent explosion destroyed homes in the immediate vicinity of the depot and cau [...] | 2008-03-17 19:15:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS EAID NATO SENV AL |
08TIRANA202 | ALBANIA'S GOVERNMENT OCCUPIED WITH DAMAGE CONTROL [...] (SBU) Shortly after Minister of Defense Fatmir Mediu resigned on March 17 (Refs A and B),Prime Minister Sali Berisha held a press conference at which reporters pressed him to comment on the ties between Mediu and an American company, Southern Ammunition Company, Inc. (SACI). Reporters displa [...] | 2008-03-19 11:21:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS SENV NATO AL |
08TIRANA204 | ALBANIAN PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE SEEKS URGENT ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 3. 2. (U) Prosecutor General Ina Rama has assigned the chief of the Tirana district prosecutor's office, Genti Xholi, to head the criminal investigation into the causes of the fatal March 15 explosion. (Note: Xholi is well and favorably [...] | 2008-03-19 14:53:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM EAID PREL PGOV SENV ASEC AL |
08TIRANA21 | Inflation Likely to Be Modest in 2008 as Albania's Economy [...] Rising inflation in the second half of 2007 has stoked public anxiety in Albania, especially price increases for food. Although inflation will likely increase in 2008 over last year's rate of 3.0 percent, it is expected to stay within the GOA's target rate for inflation. End Summary. Infl [...] | 2008-01-10 15:02:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV AL |
08TIRANA211 | ALBANIA'S DECAYING MUNITIONS - SO MUCH TO DO, SO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 15 fireball over Gerdec shown on international news programs reminded the world of Albania's enormous overhang of dangerous, decaying weapons. Over 100,000 tons of munitions, from small caliber to 160 mm artillery shells, are disintegrating in 44 poorly maintained and [...] | 2008-03-20 13:50:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PARM PREL NATO AL |
08TIRANA213 | AMBASSADOR WARNS OPPOSITION LEADER AGAINST LOSING [...] (C) In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on March 20, Socialist Party (SP) Chair and Tirana Mayor Edi Rama declared flatly that "Prime Minister Berisha must go." In a lengthy monologue, Rama referred to Berisha's incompetence, corruption in his administration, Berisha's son's alleged [...] | 2008-03-20 17:51:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NATO AL |
08TIRANA218 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MARCH 15-21, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. This week's report is dedicated to the victims and survivors of the disastrous explosions at Gerdec on March 15, and focuses on the [...] | 2008-03-21 16:13:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM PARM MASS AL |
08TIRANA219 | ADDITIONAL ALBANIAN REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE -- SITE [...] (U) In the aftermath of the tragic Gerdec munitions explosion (ref A),the GOA has asked for USG assistance in site clean-up. (See also Ref B, which requests assistance in the investigation.) Deputy Prime Minister (and Defense Minister nominee) Gazmend Oketa sent the following letter to Ambassa [...] | 2008-03-21 16:17:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS EAID NATO SENV AL |
08TIRANA220 | ALBANIA ASKS FOR VICTIM IDENTIFICATION ASSISTANCE -- SECOND [...] (U) In the aftermath of the tragic Gervec munitions explosion (ref A),the MOI has now seconded PG Ina Rama's request (ref B) for USG assistance to identify victims' remains through DNA analysis. Interior Minister Nishani sent the following letter to Ambassador Withers on March 21. 2. (SBU) [...] | 2008-03-21 16:26:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS EAID NATO SENV AL |
08TIRANA221 | ALBANIA DISASTER DECLARATION [...] I hereby declare a disaster in Albania to assist the large number of people that were displaced from their homes and livelihoods by a massive explosion that occurred in Albania on March 15 (reftel). I request USD 50,000 for immediate disaster relief from USAID/OFDA. 2. At approximately 11 [...] | 2008-03-21 16:37:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID PREL AL |
08TIRANA222 | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OKETA TO BE NEXT DEFENSE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-21 17:06:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR NATO AL |
08TIRANA223 | ALBANIA: IN WAKE OF EXPLOSION, PRESIDENT TOPI [...] (C) Ambassador met President Topi on March 21 to deliver the President's condolence letter (Ref A). Topi was touched by the letter and noted in particular the last paragraph emphasizing Albania's good record on ridding itself of excess munitions and the importance of pressing forward with [...] | 2008-03-21 17:53:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AL |
08TIRANA23 | GOA EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR ELECTORAL REFORM PROJECT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOA has extended the deadline for tender proposals for a concession to produce a new national identification card and biometric passport to February 28. On November 8, following a prolonged and controversial drafting process that took almost a year, the GOA announced the o [...] | 2008-01-11 10:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV AL |
08TIRANA251 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MARCH 22-28, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ----------------------------------- POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ----------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Choreogr [...] | 2008-03-28 17:32:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PARM AL |
08TIRANA252 | Macedonia's Ahmeti Visits Tirana [...] (U) Ali Ahmeti, the Macedonian Chairman of the Democratic Union of Integration (DUI),visited Tirana on March 25, where he was received by Prime Minister Berisha, President Topi, Speaker Topalli and Albania's opposition leaders. Ahmeti expressed solidarity from the Albanian community in Maced [...] | 2008-03-31 05:30:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MK AL |
08TIRANA255 | GOA URGES PRESHEVO VALLEY ALBANIANS TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (U) Local Albanian leaders from Serbia's Preshevo Valley visited Tirana March 31 to discuss upcoming elections and general concerns about the rights of ethnic Albanian residents. Representatives of the four major Albanian political parties, including Riza Halimi, Chairman of the Party for Dem [...] | 2008-04-02 05:40:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL YI AL |
08TIRANA262 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MARCH 29-APRIL 4, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. This week's report focuses on the invitation to NATO membership extended by the Allies April 3 in Bucharest, Romania. ---------- [...] | 2008-04-04 16:01:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA265 | GERDEC: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? [...] (U) SUMMARY: As Albanian leaders accepted their historic NATO invitation in Bucharest, the political fallout from the Gerdec tragedy continues at home. Despite the quick government relief response to the crisis and the resignation of former Defense Minister Mediu, a feeding frenzy continues [...] | 2008-04-07 06:04:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PARM AL |
08TIRANA27 | ALBANIA PERPLEXED BY MACEDONIA'S PROPOSED VISA [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Albanian press reports, starting on March 1 Macedonia will require most Albanian citizens to get visas from the Macedonian Embassy in Tirana instead of, as is currently possible, at the border crossing. Macedonia, an EU candidate country, claims the move is the re [...] | 2008-01-11 17:44:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO AL |
08TIRANA28 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, JANUARY 4-10, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------- [...] | 2008-01-11 18:07:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA287 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, APRIL 5-11, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (SBU) TIME FOR A CHANGE: The Albanian Parliamentary [...] | 2008-04-11 16:22:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON AL |
08TIRANA292 | SUPREME COURT SUSPENDS TWO MAJOR CRIMINAL CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chief Justice of the Albanian Supreme Court, Thimio Kondi, issued two suspension decisions in December 2007 that froze the application of criminal sentences on two trafficking-related cases pending the final decision of the Supreme Court. Kondi's decision froze the enforc [...] | 2008-04-14 14:39:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM PGOV PREL AL IT |
08TIRANA308 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, APRIL 12-18, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) DIVISION WITHIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY: Until now [...] | 2008-04-18 16:31:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON AL |
08TIRANA314 | META USES ELECTORAL REFORM TO HIS ADVANTAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ilir Meta, Chair of the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) party, has increased public attacks on opposition leader Edi Rama as he has worked to build a stronger political base outside of the opposition Socialist Party (SP)-led coalition. Following his public break-up with [...] | 2008-04-21 12:16:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AL |
08TIRANA318 | EXBS: ALBANIA MARITIME, ADRIATIC REGION REPORTING CABLE [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- 15 March: Gerdec munitions site detonation: Significant reporting via cable and news media. Following embassy brief, MA called the USCG training team in Vlore regarding initial (and subsequent) opinions indicating accidental (v [...] | 2008-04-21 12:51:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL |
08TIRANA328 | GERDEC AFTERMATH - GOA INDECISIVE [...] (C) In response to the March 15 Gerdec tragedy, the international community has mobilized efforts to provide humanitarian relief and unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance and stepped up plans to rid Albania of over 100,000 tons of decaying munitions before another catastrophe happens. The GOA ha [...] | 2008-04-23 13:38:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PARM PREL NATO AL |
08TIRANA33 | PRESIDENT TOPI TO EMPHASIZE TOLERANCE IN JANUARY 25-27 [...] (SBU) Deputy Foreign Minister Edith Harxhi told us on Janury 11 of upcoming plans for President Topi to visit Kosovo January 25-27. Harxhi said he would travel with a delegation of some 90 people. This trip has now been released in the press, which reported the entourage could reach 100, to i [...] | 2008-01-15 09:33:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AL |
08TIRANA331 | ALBANIA: MANPADS REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Embassy has received the following letter date April 23, 2008, addressed to Major Larry D. Harrison, Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation, from Lieutenant General Luan Hoxha, Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff, requesting U.S. military assistance with man-portable air-defense systems [...] | 2008-04-24 10:37:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MASS PREL AL |
08TIRANA332 | MINISTER OF DEFENSE WANTS TO GIVE UP MANPADS [...] (C) CDA, DATT, ODC Chief and Polmil Off on April 23 met with Minister of Defense Oketa to clarify the status of MANPADS destruction, requested by Oketa in a March 21 letter to Ambassador Withers (ref A). Contacts with the Minister and CHOD since that request indicated that Oketa might be reco [...] | 2008-04-24 12:12:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PARM PREL NATO AL |
08TIRANA334 | ALBANIAN REACTION TO US PROPOSED PAPERS FOR THE NPT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-25 11:44:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC IAEA ENRG PREL AL |
08TIRANA335 | ALBANIAN ACKNOWLEDGES U.S. POSITION ON TURKEY'S EBRD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-25 12:44:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL TU AL |
08TIRANA338 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, APRIL 19-25, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) A GRAND CELEBRATION OF THE PROPHET'S BIRTHDAY: [...] | 2008-04-25 16:00:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON AL |
08TIRANA345 | REVIVING ALBANIAN OIL INDUSTRY MAY BE ATTRACTING RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Albania, which possesses one of continental Europe's largest oil fields and has seen promising new finds for additional oil and gas reserves, is substantially expanding its oil production through Western investment. Increased interest by foreign investors in Albania's oil sector is mark [...] | 2008-04-29 16:07:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET EINV AL |
08TIRANA35 | VLORE: CENTER OF CIVIC ACTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Citizen's Alliance for the Protection of the Vlore Bay, the "Vlore Alliance," an environmentally-focused civil society organization that works to protect Albania's central coast, has recently intensified efforts to push for reconsideration of large-scale oil storage and therma [...] | 2008-01-15 11:28:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG SENV AL |
08TIRANA353 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, APRIL 26-MAY 2, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) ANNUAL FREEDOM HOUSE RESULTS: Albania scored a [...] | 2008-05-02 14:51:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON AL |
08TIRANA369 | REPORT OF SUSPECTED ASYLUM FRAUD: NDOJ, GJIN (A# [...] SUMMARY. Evidence revealed during a Visas 92 interview at embassy Tirana indicates that the I-589 asylee statement of Gjin NDOJ (DPOB 17 SEP 1960),ALBANIA, (A# 99-432-645) contains falsified material information. END SUMMARY. 2. Gjin Ndoj was granted asylum in New York, New York on May [...] | 2008-05-09 14:30:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PREF PHUM KFRD AL |
08TIRANA370 | FRAUD IN DOCUMENTS FROM ALBANIAN CIVIL REGISTRIES [...] SUMMARY. Post has witnessed a high incidence of civil documents issued by Albanian civil registries containing fraudulent vital information. In some of these cases the blame rests with the Albanian court system which is often too willing to issue a decision changing vital information without [...] | 2008-05-09 14:30:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREF PHUM KFRD AL |
08TIRANA372 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MAY 3-9, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) TAKE A STAND AGAINST CORRUPTION: USAID released [...] | 2008-05-09 16:02:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL AL |
08TIRANA373 | ALBANIA: THE UN'S BRAIN GAIN PROGRAM -- TARGETED AT HIGHER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Albania's higher education system has undergone major changes since the fall of communism. Reforming it has been a priority of every government since, though each has devoted varying levels of resources and effort toward improving this vital societal foundation. The brain drain p [...] | 2008-05-09 16:20:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI UN AL |
08TIRANA378 | ALBANIA: FORMER INTELLIGENCE SERVICE DIRECTOR, NOW [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Berisha has refused to dismiss a senior government official facing criminal investigation. The General Director of Tax Administration, Arben Sefgjini, was formally charged by the Prosecutor's office for kidnapping and torture with grave consequences during his previous se [...] | 2008-05-13 18:03:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PINR PGOV AL |
08TIRANA382 | ALBANIA, SCENESETTER FOR HENRIETTA FORE, ADMINISTRATOR OF [...] (SBU) Henrietta Fore, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development and Director of United States Foreign Assistance will visit Albania from May 17-19, 2008. Administrator Fore's purpose in visiting Albania is to convey to the Government of Albania (GoA),judicial officials, busines [...] | 2008-05-15 08:55:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID AL |
08TIRANA386 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MAY 10-16, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) WHERE REAL ESTATE IS STILL BOOMING: This week, t [...] | 2008-05-16 14:25:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA388 | SCENESETTER FOR GAZMOND OKETA, ALBANIA'S DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Defense Gazmond Oketa visits Washington May 21-23 for his first official visit as Defense Minister. Oketa is eager to fulfill all military requirements necessary for his country to enter NATO next year, and he would be receptive to any suggestions of what should be [...] | 2008-05-19 13:04:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR NATO AL |
08TIRANA394 | CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH TIMS DATACOM SYSTEM IN ALBANIA [...] (SBU) As part of the combined donor effort to improve rule of law in Albania, the Department of Justice's International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) in Albania has worked with the Albanian State Police (ASP) to install Total Information Management System (TIMS),a [...] | 2008-05-22 15:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PREL PGOV AL |
08TIRANA397 | GOA SIMPLIFIES TAX PAYMENT PROCEUDRES [...] On May 12, the Finance Ministry eliminated the rule requiring taxpayers to bring in their accounting records to government tax offices for "verification" every month. Whatever the original intent of this "verification" rule, it was not used as an audit mechanism, as the General Directorate of [...] | 2008-05-23 14:46:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV AL |
08TIRANA398 | RIPPLES FROM A BOULDER: AMBASSADOR'S REMARKS RENEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The release of USAID's annual report on corruption perceptions, and a pointed speech delivered by Ambassador Withers at its May 7 launch, reignited the stagnant debate on corruption in Albania and prompted some prickly Government responses. The event received wide media attent [...] | 2008-05-23 15:04:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA399 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MAY 17-23, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) CHANGE, YES WE CAN: The newest Albanian politica [...] | 2008-05-23 16:04:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA403 | ALBANIA: USE OF CHILD LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-28 14:50:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI AL |
08TIRANA404 | GOA Acknowledges Risks to Inhabitants within 800 Meter [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Berisha responded May 27 to Charge Cristina's May 2 letter in which the Charge asked the PM to warn area residents and other citizens of explosive and environmental dangers in an area up to 800 meters from the blast zone. Berisha stated that the GOA will actively inform ci [...] | 2008-05-28 15:52:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS NATO AL |
08TIRANA406 | ALBANIA: BUILDING A HAZWASTE FACILITY SHOULD BE A [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Paragraph 10. 2. (C) Leaking containers of hazardous waste left behind by U.S. contractors after a successful chemical agent elimination program have again sparked MOD,s interest for help in building a hazardous waste storage facility. According to [...] | 2008-05-30 12:07:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV CWC PARM MASS AL |
08TIRANA411 | UIGHURS (AND OTHERS) IN ALBANIA [...] (SBU) The Government of Albania accepted eight former Guantanamo detainees as refugees -- five Uighurs, and one each Algerian, Egyptian, and Uzbek. All the refugees now live outside Albania's Babrru Refugee Center in apartments rented for them by the GOA. The GOA is providing language and [...] | 2008-06-02 08:59:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL AL |
08TIRANA412 | WEAK SENTENCES IN HIGH PROFILE ALBANIAN CORRUPTION TRIAL [...] (SBU) Albanian justice is off to a slow start in fighting the country's endemic corruption. On May 19, the Tirana District Court sentenced Nikolin Jaka, former Deputy Minister of Transportation, to 19 months in prison and Ilirjan Berzani, the former General Director of Roads, to three years i [...] | 2008-06-02 10:26:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PREL PGOV AL |
08TIRANA413 | THE WORK OF THE OSCE PRESENCE IN ALBANIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The OSCE Presence in Albania (PIA) will present its Programme Outline in Vienna on June 3, in preparation for discussions of its 2009 budget. Post supports overall USG policy to reduce expenditures of OSCE Balkan Missions in a desire to push for greater OSCE presence further e [...] | 2008-06-02 11:09:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OSCE AL |
08TIRANA414 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MAY 24-30, 2008: THE MEDIA ISSUE [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. With the death of one of Albania's most powerful media moguls, this week's issue focuses on the media. ------------------ MEDIA [...] | 2008-06-02 13:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA416 | POSTCARDS FROM ALBANIA: ALBANIA'S 21ST CENTURY GOLD RUSH [...] (U) This cable is part of an occasional series entitled "Postcards from Albania." These cables are prepared by our locally engaged staff to provide analysis, opinions and commentary on Albanian reality from an Albanian perspective. This cable was contributed by a member of the Pol-Econ staf [...] | 2008-06-03 14:37:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI ECON PGOV AL |
08TIRANA424 | GOA SIMPLIFIES TAX PAYMENT PROCEUDRES [...] On May 12, the Finance Ministry eliminated the rule requiring taxpayers to bring in their accounting records to government tax offices for "verification" every month. Whatever the original intent of this "verification" rule, it was not used as an audit mechanism, as the General Directorate of [...] | 2008-06-06 16:16:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV AL |
08TIRANA426 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MAY 31 - JUNE 6, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) CLASHES OVER HIGH COURT NOMINATIONS: It has been [...] | 2008-06-06 16:52:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA432 | EXBS: ALBANIA MARITIME, ADRIATIC REGION REPORTING CABLE [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- 14 April: MA met with USAID and US Department of Agriculture, Forestry Service International Programs training team, and coordinated the Incident Command System future training program. The Forest Service training program was dev [...] | 2008-06-10 09:58:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL |
08TIRANA433 | BERISHA DISCUSSES CONCERNS OVER MACEDONIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Albanian Prime Minister Berisha believes political instability in Macedonia will continue for the foreseeable future. However, he sees no deeper crisis on the horizon and believes the Macedonian leadership can eventually put the genie of ethnic nationalism back into its bottle. [...] | 2008-06-10 16:46:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AL |
08TIRANA438 | HAGUE ABDUCTION ACCESS - ALBANIA [...] Albania has acceded to the 1980 Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction and the Convention entered into force in Albania on August 1, 2007. Central Authority 2. Albania has designated the Ministry of Justice as the Central Authority pursuant to the Convention. Compatibilit [...] | 2008-06-12 05:05:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KOCI AL |
08TIRANA444 | GERDEC SURVIVORS' HUNGER STRIKE PRESSURES GOA [...] (U) Twelve weeks after the March 15 explosion at Gerdec, compensation remains a key demand for many survivors. Eight former employees of the Gerdec ammunition disassembly plant began a hunger strike June 6, demanding additional financial compensation and other reimbursements from the GOA. Wh [...] | 2008-06-13 15:07:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA469 | GOA REACTION TO 2008 TIP REPORT [...] (C) Ambassador Withers demarched Foreign Minister Basha on the 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report findings (Ref A) and DCM and Poloff delivered the same to Minister of Interior Nishani, Deputy Minister Zajmi, and Director of Police Prenci on June 3. Foreign Minister Basha was the first to rec [...] | 2008-06-20 13:50:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG AL |
08TIRANA470 | FORMER CHOD TELLS HIS STORY: GERDEC CLAIMS ANOTHER [...] (C) The tenacity and fervor of recent political events, from the passage of controversial constitutional changes in mid-April to the June 16 voting down of five Supreme Court Justice nominees, makes little sense on the surface without an underlying motive. Rumors swirl around the capital as t [...] | 2008-06-20 15:38:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AL |
08TIRANA487 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA - THE ROAD ISSUE, JUNE 21 - JUNE 27, [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. This week's issue focuses on the current state of the construction of Albania's most ambitious road project to date. ----------- [...] | 2008-06-27 15:11:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON AL |
08TIRANA488 | PM THACI'S FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO ALBANIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci paid a two-day official visit to Albania June 19 and 20, accompanied by a 27-member delegation. It was the first visit of a Kosovar leader since the country declared independence on February 17. Thaci met with top political leaders including Pr [...] | 2008-06-30 13:32:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AL KV |
08TIRANA493 | DIALOGUE WITH ALBANIANS FORM BASIS FOR NEW SP GOVERNING [...] Tirana Mayor and Socialist Party Chairman Edi Rama has met with thousands of citizens throughout Albania in a series of city and village gatherings reminiscent of town hall meetings in the United States. This is the first time such meetings have been held by political leaders in Albania. Thi [...] | 2008-07-03 09:56:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA496 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, JUNE 28 - JULY 3, 2008 [...] The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ----------------------------- CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEVELOPMETNS ----------------------------- 2. NOTORIOUS CRIME GANG TRIAL FINALLY [...] | 2008-07-03 15:12:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON AL |
08TIRANA50 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, JANUARY 11-17, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------- [...] | 2008-01-18 17:12:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA502 | ALBANIA PRESSES FOR KOSOVO RECOGNITION AT ISLAMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOA unsuccessfully lobbied the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to recognize Kosovo's independence at the group's June 16 to 18 meeting of foreign ministers in Kampala. The GOA believes that several OIC countries are likely to recognize Kosovo over the next sev [...] | 2008-07-08 05:40:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PNAT KISL KV AL |
08TIRANA555 | Albania Shuffles Ministers [...] (SBU) After several months of media speculation, Prime Minister Berisha on July 23 submitted the following proposed changes to his cabinet to President Topi for approval: -- Education Minister Genc Pollo, head of the New Democracy Party, will become Deputy Prime Minister. -- Deputy Speaker [...] | 2008-07-24 15:33:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AL |
08TIRANA556 | ALBANIA'S HAZARDOUS WASTE STRATEGY [...] Albania is effectively reaching out for donor support to deal with the country's hazardous waste (HW) problem. The Ministry of Environment (MOE) has identified nine "hot zones" contaminated with several kinds of dangerous chemicals left over from the communist era. MOE has been working with [...] | 2008-07-25 06:09:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV AL |
08TIRANA557 | Albania's Success in a Criminal Financial Investigation [...] (U) SUMMARY: Scoring a major victory in a complex financial investigation, police and prosecutors with the Joint Investigative Unit to Fight Economic Crime and Corruption (JIU) arrested the head of a criminal group and his 16 collaborators for robbing ATM machines. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) D [...] | 2008-07-25 11:23:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM PREL AL ASEC |
08TIRANA56 | ALBANIA: ASSESSMENT OF NATO READINESS [...] (U) The following headings track those in Ref A: All Intel Topics ---------------- 2. (SBU) Please see Ref B for an overview of Albania's intelligence services. 3. (C) Successive democratic Albanian governments, both Democratic Party (DP) and Socialist Party (SP) led, have worked to [...] | 2008-01-22 15:07:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL PINR AL |
08TIRANA561 | ALBANIA SUPPORTS IAEA INDIA SAFEGUARD AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-25 15:06:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC IAEA ENRG PREL AL |
08TIRANA564 | GOA STILL UNDECIDED ON NAM PARTICIPATION [...] (U) DCM and PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA International Organizations Director Islam Lauka on July 25. 2. (SBU) Lauka said that the GOA had not yet decided officially on whether or not to attend the NAM conference, but said that a decision would be made by the end of the day on Ju [...] | 2008-07-25 15:40:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL PHUM PTER IR AL |
08TIRANA565 | ALBANIA CONTACT INFORMATION UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-28 09:21:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL AL |
08TIRANA566 | ALBANIAN OFFICIALS TO ATTEND UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-28 09:34:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP AL |
08TIRANA579 | PARLIAMENT APPROVES HIGH COURT NOMINEES, ADJOURNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Parliament ended its session on July 28 on a much-needed quiet note, approving all six of President Topi's nominees for the High Court, along with Prime Minister Berisha's proposed cabinet changes. Parliament's approval of the High Court nominees marked a welcome detente betwee [...] | 2008-07-30 11:10:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS PHUM AL |
08TIRANA58 | ALBANIA WILL CONTINUE TO HELP KEEP PEACE IN KOSOVO [...] (C) As instructed reftel, Ambassador Withers on January 22 urged Albania's continued constructive and stabilizing role in the region with respect to the question of Kosovo's independence in separate meetings with Prime Minister Berisha and Foreign Minister Basha. He added that we are now ente [...] | 2008-01-23 13:47:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AL |
08TIRANA585 | BERISHA OUTBURST STILL THE TALK OF TIRANA [...] (SBU) One week on, Prime Minister Berisha's July 23 outburst in Parliament - in which he insulted and then threatened to kill opposition MP Taulant Balla in unprintably profane terms - continues to be a major focus of the press, as well as a source of speculation, head scratching and embarras [...] | 2008-08-01 05:41:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AL |
08TIRANA589 | GOA REACTION TO NEW GLOBAL INITIATIVE PARTNERS [...] (U) Embassy delivered points in reftel to Mr. Sajmir Repishti, Chief of the UN Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Repishti thanked post for information on the recent admittance of Mauritius and Uzbekistan to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI). Mr. Repishti had no [...] | 2008-08-04 05:26:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP AL |
08TIRANA59 | First Criminal Terrorism Finance Case Hits Albanian [...] (U) SUMMARY: In December 2007, Hamzeh Abu Rayyan, the administrator for UN 1267 designated terrorist financier Yassin al-Qadi, was criminally charged with hiding funds used to finance terror. This marks the first time that an individual has been charged with terrorism financing in Albania. [...] | 2008-01-23 14:20:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN PTER PREL AL |
08TIRANA60 | CONSUMERS FLOCKING TO SHOPPING MALLS AS ALBANIA'S ECONOMY [...] The opening of modern shopping malls in Tirana is a sign of Albania's economic development and growing affluence. The retail economy is beginning to transition away from small family-owned stores with limited product lines to large, Western-style shopping centers. These new shopping outlets [...] | 2008-01-24 06:23:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV SOCI AL |
08TIRANA611 | ALBANIA AGREES TO DISCUSS RESETTLEMENT OF GITMO [...] (C) Summary: On 17 June 2008, Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Clint Williamson met with Albanian government officials to encourage them to talk about their experiences in accepting detainees from the U.S. military base at Guantanamo. The GOA was very open to discussing their experience wi [...] | 2008-08-08 07:37:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PGOV PHUM PREF PREL CH AL |
08TIRANA617 | VLORE ANTI-TRAFFICKING NGO TO STAY OPEN AFTER FUNDING PULLS [...] SUMMARY: On July 11 PolOff and the USAID Anti-Trafficking Advisor met with staff from the Vatra Shelter, one of the oldest anti-trafficking NGOs in Albania. Vatra is one of four non-governmental reintegration shelters which provides a package of social services to repatriated victims of traff [...] | 2008-08-11 14:29:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AL |
08TIRANA624 | ALBANIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET [...] For the third year in a row, tax and customs revenue collection exceeded forecasts for the first half of the year. Collections were seven percent (USD 81 million) above plan, allowing the Parliament to approve a supplementary budget on July 24. Although the GOA has reduced both business and [...] | 2008-08-12 16:06:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV AL |
08TIRANA632 | ALBANIA'S CELL PHONE RATES - HIGHEST IN THE REGION [...] Albania's nascent telecom regulator and increasing competition are finally beginning to soften mobile tariffs, currently the highest in the Balkans and among the highest in Europe. Two operators, AMC and Vodafone, had virtually free reign to set prices as they chose from 2000 to 2007, raking [...] | 2008-08-15 11:46:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON EINV AL |
08TIRANA653 | IS ALBANIA FACING A BANKING CRISIS? [...] (C) Despite slowing economic growth in the U.S. and EU, Albania continues to report a six percent GDP growth. However, one prominent Albanian banker worries that the rapidly rising number of non-performing retail loans could soon lead to bank failures and consolidations and weaken the banking [...] | 2008-08-26 15:15:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON AL |
08TIRANA66 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, JANUARY 18 - 25, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------- [...] | 2008-01-25 16:57:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA67 | Criminal Prosecutions Increase in Albania [...] (U) Summary: Criminal prosecutions in Albania have accelerated since the creation of the Joint Investigative Unit (JIU) to fight Economic Crime and Corruption in the Tirana District Prosecution Office in September, 2007. Two corruption cases against government officials are currently being tr [...] | 2008-01-26 06:38:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM PREL AL |
08TIRANA675 | PM BERISHA'S DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the Bucharest Summit in April, Prime Minister Berisha has embarkedon eries of attempts to consolidate his powerat the expense of key independent institutions, ncluding efforts to undermine and interfere in te work of the Prosecutor General, obstruct the onging investigatio [...] | 2008-09-05 11:12:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS PHUM PINR AL |
08TIRANA686 | PM PLAYS NICE, PRESIDENT EXPRESSES CONCERN IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings on September 4 and 5, a conciliatory Prime Minister Berisha and a frustrated President Topi discussed NATO ratification and the draft media, intelligence agency and Prosecutor General laws with Ambassador Withers. In response to the Ambassador's concerns tha [...] | 2008-09-11 05:53:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS PHUM PINR ECPS AL |
08TIRANA697 | URGENT ACTION REQUEST FOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT [...] (SBU) Embassy Tirana requests urgent assistance in responding to a GOA request for help in investigating a September 12 traffic accident that resulted in the death of a key witness in a high profile, ongoing investigation. The GOA has offered to pay for all expenses associated with any U.S. [...] | 2008-09-13 14:15:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PREL KJUS PINS AL |
08TIRANA7 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, DECEMBER 28, 2007- [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. ----------------------------------- ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL [...] | 2008-01-04 15:25:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SOCI PHUM AL |
08TIRANA71 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 1 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. --------------------- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ------------ [...] | 2008-02-01 14:20:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA723 | ALBANIA WILL OPPOSE KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche to Director General for Multilateral Affairs Spiro Koci. Koci said Albania will oppose the Serbian resolution, and will make a statement opposing the resolution during the debate on October 8. CRISTINA [...] | 2008-10-06 12:48:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA AL |
08TIRANA731 | ALBANIA WILL BENEFIT FROM NEW PRIVATE EQUITY FUND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-08 06:29:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV AL |
08TIRANA745 | GREECE PRESSURING ALBANIA ON BORDER, CEMETERY [...] (C) Summary: The Greek government is pressuring the GOA to accept its demands in bilateral negotiations to demarcate the two countries' maritime border. Athens is also threatening to refuse to ratify Albania's Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU over a contentious issue inv [...] | 2008-10-09 13:28:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR AL |
08TIRANA752 | BERISHA LAUNCHES RENEWED ASSAULT ON PROSECUTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Beginning on October 10 and continuing over the weekend, Prime Minister Berisha and the Ministry of Justice began a new campaign to intimidate and obstruct the work of the Office of the Prosecutor General. Alleging that the PG's Office had broken the law while trying last week to [...] | 2008-10-14 15:15:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PHUM KCOR KCRM PREL AL |
08TIRANA757 | ALBANIAN BANKS SEE HIGHER WITHDRAWALS [...] (C) Albania seems to be weathering the global credit crunch better than many Western countries but there are signs of potential problems. Recently, the Ministry of Finance postponed a Eurobond offering, originally scheduled for late spring, due to turbulence in the credit markets and the poss [...] | 2008-10-16 11:08:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
08TIRANA758 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-16 14:45:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PARM KNNP EUN EWWT PREL AL |
08TIRANA770 | SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS STUART JONES' VISIT TO [...] (U) Embassy Tirana warmly welcomes your visit to Tirana, a city you will find unrecognizable since your last visit to Albania 14 years ago. 2. (C) Your visit comes at a time of growing uncertainty for the Albanian public and especially for Albania's political class. Although the past yea [...] | 2008-10-24 09:30:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS ECON MARR AL |
08TIRANA774 | G-99 MOVEMENT LOOKS TO 2009 ELECTIONS FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Summary: In an October 22 meeting with Ambassador, Erion Veliaj, leader of the G-99 political movement, said the June 2009 elections are a "golden opportunity" for Albania to showcase its democratic progress. Veliaj said his movement, which aims at younger, more urban voters, has strong s [...] | 2008-10-24 14:27:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA775 | REQUEST FOR DOD EOD SUPPORT TO ALBANIA [...] (U) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST - SEE ALSO PARAGRAPHS 7 AND 8. Post requests Department assistance in securing EOD support from the Department of Defense to assist the government of Albania in its efforts to eliminate 100,000 tons of destabilized unexploded conventional munitions (DUCMs) that [...] | 2008-10-27 10:21:00 | Embassy Tirana | SECRET | MARR PREL MASS AL |
08TIRANA786 | Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] As Albania enters the rainy season, common citizens are waiting for the rain to provide some security in the supply of electricity over the winter season. The government is looking forward to a rain of money, which is expected to hit Albania due to large projects currently in the planning sta [...] | 2008-10-31 15:10:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM AL |
08TIRANA787 | SOFT BORDERS: KUKES AND PRIZREN [...] Summary. On October 28-29, Poloff visited the northern border town of Kukes to deliver a presentation at the local American Corner. In conversations and activities, it seemed that the city of Kukes, 15 minutes from the border with Kosovo, faces north more than south, with its interests large [...] | 2008-10-31 15:51:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AL SMIG |
08TIRANA789 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-03 15:05:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN |
08TIRANA790 | ALBANIA'S BANKING SECTOR SEEMS OK - FOR NOW [...] (SBU) International financial experts and the Governor of the Albanian Central Bank (CB) believe that Albania is weathering the global financial crisis quite well due to precautionary moves by the CB to keep deposits in Albania as well as a much lower ratio of loans to deposits than is common i [...] | 2008-11-04 12:25:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
08TIRANA793 | MEDIA ATTACKS CONTINUE ON PG'S Office [...] (U) Over the weekend, two pro-PM Berisha media outlets unleashed another wave of attacks on Prosecutor General (PG) Ina Rama. TV Klan, one of the main pro-GOA TV outlets, aired an editorial which claimed Rama has smeared GOA officials during the course of her investigation of the Gerdec traged [...] | 2008-11-04 15:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL AL |
08TIRANA796 | EUR DAS JONES' MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TOPI [...] (C) Summary: On October 30, President Bamir Topi told DAS Jones that Albania is moving forward with governmental reforms, although at times the debate is "harsh." He specifically cited Ambassador Withers, public statements as playing a helpful role in promoting independent institutions, thank [...] | 2008-11-05 13:33:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AL |
08TIRANA797 | DAS JONES MEETING WITH PM BERISHA [...] (C) Summary: In an October 29 meeting with DAS Jones, a tired and unhealthy-looking PM Sali Berisha offered both effusive praise for the U.S., as well as a rambling but spirited denial that he or the GOA were trying to undermine independent institutions, especially the judiciary. Berisha outl [...] | 2008-11-05 13:34:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AL |
08TIRANA805 | Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] Throughout the several months preceding the U.S. Presidential Election, major dailies carried local experts' comments on the U.S. electoral campaign and potential policy changes for the Balkans and Albania. Most concluded that whoever would emerge president-elect, U.S. policy toward Albania w [...] | 2008-11-10 15:24:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM AL |
08TIRANA806 | GOA: WE UNDERSTAND THE CHAMS' COMPLAINTS, BUT. . . [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chams, ethnic Albanians expelled from Greece after World War II, are preparing to file a legal case in an undecided venue seeking Greek citizenship and/or compensation from the Greek government for the mistreatment they received during their forced expulsion. Little has been [...] | 2008-11-10 15:48:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GR AL |
08TIRANA811 | ALBANIA: HEAD IN THE SAND? [...] (C) Prime Minister Berisha appears so obsessed with winning the 2009 election that he seems totally oblivious to the possible economic problems facing Albania. Although the IMF and other international financial institutions (IFI) have forecast a relatively smooth passage through the global fi [...] | 2008-11-13 16:47:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON AL |
08TIRANA812 | ALBANIA'S SMALL PARTIES STAGE HUNGER STRIKE [...] (U) On November 10, Ilir Meta, head of small opposition party LSI, gathered ten other small party leaders and disgruntled members of the DP and SP to protest the proposed electoral code by staging a hunger strike in the Parliament's plenary meeting room. They are protesting provisions in the [...] | 2008-11-13 17:10:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AL |
08TIRANA814 | ALBANIA: CORRUPTION CONTINUES IN STAFFING AAF [...] (C) Summary. The Albanian Ministry of Defense was disappointed to learn that its mission to Iraq will terminate at the end of December since Albania was not included in the list of Coalition countries the GOI will ask to stay. One reason may be the continuing practice of demanding bribes when [...] | 2008-11-14 15:23:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV MOPS AL |
08TIRANA823 | HUNGER STRIKE ENDS, ELECTORAL CODE PASSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After an nine-day hunger strike on the floor of Parliament, eleven disheveled and defiant MPs left the chamber on the evening of November 18, shortly before the remaining MPs overwhelmingly voted in favor of the new electoral code by the lopsided score of 113-1. The ringleader [...] | 2008-11-19 14:14:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AL |
08TIRANA825 | GOA STRUGGLING TO CONTROL SOUTHERN BORDER [...] (C) Summary: On a November 14 visit to Gjirokaster and the Kakavije border point, GOA officials, while generally positive, bemoaned a lack of resources to effectively patrol the border for traffickers of humans, arms, narcotics and contraband. Working level cooperation with the Greek police s [...] | 2008-11-20 11:45:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | SMIG PREL KWMN KTIP PHUM SNAR PGOV AL GR |
08TIRANA826 | HUNGER STRIKE ENDS, ELECTORAL CODE PASSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After an nine-day hunger strike on the floor of Parliament, eleven disheveled and defiant MPs left the chamber on the evening of November 18, shortly before the remaining MPs overwhelmingly voted in favor of te new electoral code by the lopsided score of 1131. The ringleader o [...] | 2008-11-20 11:45:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AL |
08TIRANA827 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY LOOKING (CAUTIOUSLY) TOWARDS LIFE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Seven months before the 2009 parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Sali Berisha maintains a tight grip on his Democratic Party (DP). With nearly complete control over who gets on the party lists for the upcoming elections and no credible rivals within the party, Berisha is like [...] | 2008-11-20 15:23:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AL |
08TIRANA828 | ALBANIA: ELECTRICITY UPDATE [...] (SBU) Albania's electricity generating capacity is totally dependant on hydroelectric power. So far, rainfall in 2008 has been below normal, causing key reservoir levels to drop. The GOA, facing parliamentary elections in June 2009, fears a return to the 2006/2007 electricity crisis, during w [...] | 2008-11-20 15:45:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PREL AL |
08TIRANA835 | OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] On November 24, Poloff delivered reftel talking points and information to Saimir Repishti, Chief of the UN Division at the MFA. Repishti offered no substantive comment but promised to pass the information to his superiors for their consideration. WITHERS [...] | 2008-11-24 16:28:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA AL |
08TIRANA836 | Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] The Ruling Democratic Party and the opposition Socialists were in a state of jubilation last week as Parliament passed with an over 90 per cent majority the new Electoral Code that will regulate the conduct of the upcoming general elections in Albania. With 113 votes in favor and only one agai [...] | 2008-11-25 12:04:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM AL |
08TIRANA837 | OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (SBU) On November 25, Saimir Repishti, Chief of the UN Division at the MFA, told Poloff that Albania will abstain from voting on the three UNGA resolutions with anti-Israeli bias. WITHERS [...] | 2008-11-25 13:13:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA AL |
08TIRANA842 | GOA CONTINUES TO SUPPORT FIRST COMMITTEE [...] On November 24, Poloff thanked Saimir Repishti, Chief of the UN Division at the MFA, for the GOA's support and co-sponsorship of the First Committee Resolution on Compliance. Repishti said the GOA will continue to support this resolution. WITHERS [...] | 2008-11-26 09:59:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL UNGA AL |
08TIRANA843 | AN ELECTORAL BUDGET FOR 2009 [...] (U) On November 24, Parliament in principle approved the 2009 budget by a vote of 77-45, with all 77 yea votes coming from the ruling party. After this initial approval, the budget must still be formally approved by Parliament, but this is expected to occur on November 26. At about 5 billion [...] | 2008-11-26 13:01:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN PREL AL |
08TIRANA858 | GOA LAMBASTES "POLITICALLY MOTIVATED" INDICTMENT [...] SUMMARY: (C) In recent days the GOA has intensified pressure on the Prosecutor General's (PG) office with two statements, one from the PM and a longer one from the MFA, which harshly criticized both the opposition and the PG for the "politically" motivated indictment of FM Lulzim Basha on Nov [...] | 2008-12-03 16:16:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PHUM PREL KCOR KJUS AL |
08TIRANA86 | ALBANIA'S PARLIAMENTARY RESOLUTION ON NATO MEMBERSHIP [...] On January 21, Parliament passed a resolution declaring it would do whatever is necessary to receive an invitation to join NATO. The resolution was introduced by the opposition Socialist Party and passed unanimously. This is the first time in the history of Albania's democratic Parliament th [...] | 2008-02-05 16:49:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA862 | REMITTANCES TO ALBANIA HOLDING STEADY [...] (SBU) Fears of Albania's economy hitting the skids due to a fall in remittances may be overblown according to Western Union owner Edmund Leka. Leka told Embassy personnel that WU has not seen a noticeable decline in remittances, particularly from Italy and Greece, which remain the two largest [...] | 2008-12-05 15:28:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
08TIRANA863 | G99 DESCRIBES STRATEGY FOR 2009 ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 5 meeting with the political section head, Erion Veliaj, leader of the G99 politacal movemend, told the section head that he belieted hir G99 party would pick up three parliae$nt seatsiN thE up coming election. G99 will berUhning aQ c!ePa(g. Qocused on "public safet [...] | 2008-12-05 15:48:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL AL |
08TIRANA867 | OSCE PROGRESS REPORT ON PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION PREPARTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 5, the Deputy Minister of the Interior said the GOA was making satisfactory progress on registering addresses in the country (the first step toward issuing voter ID cards),although he admitted they are behind schedule. The Deputy Minister expressed confidence that a [...] | 2008-12-09 12:14:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL AL |
08TIRANA870 | Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] (SBU) The legal defense team of Foreign Minister Basha (and former Minister of Transportation) appears determined this week to use any procedural trick possible to keep Basha from facing trial on crimes allegedly committed during the tendering process of the construction of the Durres-Kukes ro [...] | 2008-12-09 15:46:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM KJUS AL |
08TIRANA872 | Country Team Assessment for The Regional Air [...] (U) The US Embassy, Tirana Country Team has reviewed EUCOM's 1206 proposal to include Albania's Regional Air Surveillance Coordination Center (RASCC) and supports this proposal. 2. (U) The Ministry of Defense (MoD) has agreed to participate in this project which will fulfill their partne [...] | 2008-12-10 11:46:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PREL AL |
08TIRANA873 | FM BASHA BATTLING PROSECUTORS, POLITICAL RIVALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a long and contentious investigation, prosecutors have forwarded the indictment of Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha to the Supreme Court, which will rule on Basha's guilt or innocence (ref a). To make matters worse for Basha, newspapers today printed lengthy excerpts from the [...] | 2008-12-12 07:45:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AL |
08TIRANA875 | ALBANIAN FOREIGN POLICY IN ASIA, AFRICA AND LATIN [...] (C) Summary: In a December 9 meeting with Nuri Domi, the Director of the Department for Asia, Africa, and Latin America, Domi told Poloff that the Chinese continually pester the GOA to not accept any more Uighurs from Guantanamo Bay, and said that the GOA will formally open an Embassy in India [...] | 2008-12-12 08:07:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AL |
08TIRANA877 | DEMARCHE ON UNITED NATIONS HARMONIZATION OF [...] On December 12, Poloff delivered reftel talking points and information to Saimir Repishti, Head of the UN Division at the MFA. Repishti agreed that recruiting and retaining qualified staff for the UN is a priority for the GOA, but did not say what the GOA position was on the U.S. or other prop [...] | 2008-12-12 13:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA AL |
08TIRANA878 | RFG: ADDRESSING ALBANIAN DEFMIN CONCERNS OVER [...] (U) This is an action request. See Paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary: During Defense Minister Oketa's Dec 5 visit to Washington, he expressed concern at the lack of progress at the demilitarization site of Polican and laid part of the blame on the US contractor. This concern was based on Oketa' [...] | 2008-12-12 13:45:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS PARM AL |
08TIRANA883 | DRAFT LUSTRATION LAW - A POTENTIAL DISASTER FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After nearly 8 hours of debate in Parliament, including an opposition walkout and hour-long speech by the Prime Minister, the Speaker of Parliament used a procedural motion to postpone a vote on the draft Lustration Law until next week, claiming that pending amendments made a d [...] | 2008-12-16 13:24:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KDEM PGOV PREL AL |
08TIRANA884 | ALBANIA'S 2009 (ELECTORAL) BUDGET [...] (SBU) PM Berisha declared that the 2009 budget, approved by Parliament on November 29, is an important instrument to finish his 2005 electoral promises, mainly the increase of salaries and pensions and the completion of several infrastructure projects. The opposition claims the budget is desig [...] | 2008-12-17 07:33:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
08TIRANA888 | EXBS ADRIATIC REGION MARITIME REPORTING CABLE FOR OCTOBER [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- November 19: Prime Minister Sali Berisha issued a statement indicating that the Council of Ministers approved the list of military items and dual use goods and technologies subject to state control and tasked the State Export Cont [...] | 2008-12-18 10:22:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL |
08TIRANA892 | ALBANIA'S INSURANCE PRIVATIZATION: DIRTY MONEY? [...] (C) Dallas-based American Reserve Life Insurance Company (ARL) on December 9 was awarded the tender for the GOA's 61 percent of Albanian insurance company INSIG for 25 million euro. The remaining 39 percent is owned by EBRD and IFC. The Ministry of Finance organized the tender, which to many [...] | 2008-12-19 15:25:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KCRM PREL AL |
08TIRANA895 | RE: THE WAY AHEAD ON ALBANIANS MUNITIONS [...] Summary. On December 16, Ambassador delivered talking points in reftel a to Minister of Defense Gazmend Oketa. In response, Oketa noted that he has agreed to provide a letter to either Secretary Rice or Assistant Secretary Kimmit reporting progress in Albania's demil efforts. Oketa reported [...] | 2008-12-22 06:25:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV PREL NATO AL |
08TIRANA897 | ALBANIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) In 2008 Albania pledged to increase its contribution of troops to Afghanistan, maintained frozen bank accounts related to money laundering and terrorism financing, and aggressively worked with the United States and other countries to combat terrorism. Albania made progress in identifying [...] | 2008-12-22 15:41:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC AL |
08TIRANA899 | LUSTRATION LAW PASSES, BUT WHAT NEXT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 22 Parliament passed the controversial Lustration Law by a vote of 74-2, with one abstention. Sixty four opposition MPs boycotted the session. The Lustration Law now moves to the President, who has 20 days to either sign the bill into law, send it back to Parliament [...] | 2008-12-23 14:48:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KDEM PREL PGOV AL |
08TIRANA90 | ALBANIA: RESHUFFLE IN PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE COMES UNDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prosecutor General (PG) Ina Rama carried out the first major reshuffling of her office since her appointment in November 2007. Fourteen prosecutors currently serving in the Prosecutor General's Office were removed and leadership of several District Prosecution Offices changed [...] | 2008-02-06 15:28:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM AL |
08TIRANA901 | REVISED EXBS ADRIATIC REGION MARITIME REPORTING CABLE FOR [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- November 19: Prime Minister Sali Berisha issued a statement indicating that the Council of Ministers approved the list of military items and dual use goods and technologies subject to state control and tasked the State Export Cont [...] | 2008-12-23 15:26:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL |
08TIRANA916 | ALBANIA STRENGTHENS ARMO [...] (SBU) A ban on imports of D2 diesel fuel has given the recently-privatized petroleum refiner ARMO a monopoly over the market for cheap but dirty D2 diesel fuel, Albanians' diesel of choice. ARMO is Albania's only refiner, and has, by a decision of the Council of Ministers, until January 1, 201 [...] | 2008-12-29 12:05:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ETRD ENRG ECON AL |
08TIRANA919 | Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] The visit of the Italian PM Berlusconi earlier this month attracted a lot of attention for good and for bad. During the short visit both Berlusconi and Prime Minister Berisha hailed the current bilateral relationship. They agreed on further intensifying economic ties, particularly energy and [...] | 2008-12-31 15:31:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM KJUS AL |
08TIRANA92 | ALBANIA WELCOMES CODEL TANNER [...] (U) Embassy Tirana warmly welcomes the Tanner Congressional Delegation to Albania February 22, to assess Albania's readiness for NATO. Overview -------- 2. (U) Albania has made good progress on NATO- and EU-oriented reforms and is committed to continuing implementation. Albania is a valu [...] | 2008-02-07 06:19:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP OVIP NATO AL |
08TIRANA99 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, FEBRUARY 2-8, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------- [...] | 2008-02-08 18:13:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL PHUM AL |
08TOKYO100 | AFRICANS WELCOME JAPAN'S RESPONSIVENESS IN TICAD [...] (SBU) Summary. The Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) taking place May 28 - 30 in Yokohama will focus on four main topics: economic growth and investment; human security; environment and climate and; consolidation of peace. The GOJ has invited all African [...] | 2008-01-11 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON JA PREL AF |
08TOKYO1001 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TIBET AND NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: All papers gave front-page play to the Dalai Lama's press remarks on Thursday, during which he expressed his opposition to the violent protests that disturbed the Olympic torch relay in London, Paris, and San Francisco. 2. "We Should Protect Both Human Rights and Olympic Torc [...] | 2008-04-11 04:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1002 | MOSCOW LINKS EUROPEAN AND ASIAN SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. Moscow officials expressed renewed concerns about Tokyo's missile defense cooperation with the United States during the April 7 Japan-Russia Strategic Dialogue meeting held in Tokyo. First Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Denisov drew links between the security environments in Eur [...] | 2008-04-11 06:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM JA RS |
08TOKYO1003 | JAPAN EXTENDS DPRK SANCTIONS BY SIX MONTHS [...] (C) The Japanese Government announced April 11 that it had decided to extend economic sanctions against the DPRK for an additional six months. In making the announcement, Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura said that "We can end part or all of the measures against the DPRK at any time i [...] | 2008-04-11 06:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KN JA |
08TOKYO1006 | SENIOR RULING PARTY LEADERS ON DOMESTIC POLITICAL [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officers called recently on senior ruling LDP politicians Makoto Koga, Kaoru Yosano, and Hidenao Nakagawa in separate meetings to discuss the ongoing impasse in the Diet and possible near-term political scenarios. Although the three offered differing opinions on de [...] | 2008-04-11 07:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR JA |
08TOKYO1008 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/11/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-11 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1009 | JAPAN'S ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN SHIFTING FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOJ's initial estimates indicate Japanese grant aid and technical assistance to Pakistan in FY 2007 declined from the 2006 total of JPY 7.7 billion ($75.7 million) in funding, according to an official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Yen loan assistance, however, [...] | 2008-04-11 08:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PK JA |
08TOKYO101 | The Japan Economic Scope--January 10, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from January 10, 2008 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Planes, Trains and Automobiles 3. Japan's Auto Sales Hit 25-year Low in a Shrinking Domestic Market 4. Aviation--A Change of Pressure? 5. Local Governments Accept Change in Itami Airp [...] | 2008-01-11 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR |
08TOKYO1010 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF JAPAN ENGAGES EMBASSY ON [...] (SBU) The Democratic Party of Japan's (DPJ) Pandemic Influenza Project Team invited econoff to brief them April 10 on the U.S. National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan. The Team, chaired by Lower House Diet Member Masahiko Yamada and including staffers as well as parlia [...] | 2008-04-11 08:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO PREL PARM PGOV JA |
08TOKYO1011 | NUCLEAR ENERGY: JAPAN AND FRANCE REAFFIRM SHARED [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Fukuda and French Prime Minister Fillon reaffirmed Japan and France see a prominent role for nuclear energy in achieving sustainable growth and energy security in their respective countries at their meeting in Tokyo April 11. Their joint Declaration on Cooperation in th [...] | 2008-04-11 09:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG PREL IAEA MNUC FR JA |
08TOKYO1014 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/14/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-14 01:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1015 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - G-7 [...] LEAD STORIES: There were no papers published on Monday morning due to a press holiday. Broadcasters reported on the wrap-up of the meeting of G-7 finance ministers and central bank governors. 2. "G-7 Action Needed to Prevent Crisis from Worsening" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized [...] | 2008-04-14 02:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1020 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/14/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-14 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1021 | MLIT DG SUZUKI DEFENDS NEED FOR FDI LIMITS FOR [...] (SBU) During an April 11 meeting, Transport Ministry Director General Hisayasu Suzuki told EMIN Japan must continue to look for a legislative means to protect four critical airports, i.e., Tokyo's two main hubs and Chubu and Kansai International Airports. Suzuki's name appeared frequently in [...] | 2008-04-14 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV PREL PGOV JA |
08TOKYO1022 | JAPAN'S FY 2008 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION RESPONSE [...] Embassy Tokyo was unable to find any evidence that United Nations University (UNU),or any of its affiliates, grant official status, accreditation, or recognition to any organization which promotes and condones or seeks the legalization of pedophilia or has subsidiaries or member organization [...] | 2008-04-14 11:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM AORC SOCI JA |
08TOKYO1024 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/15/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-15 01:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1025 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TIBET AND CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: Tuesday morning's Asahi front-paged the upcoming summit in Washington between President Bush and South Korean President Lee, predicting that the two are likely to agree on redefining the bilateral alliance so that U.S. troops assigned in South Korea can be deployed overseas beyon [...] | 2008-04-15 02:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1027 | METI EXPLAINS STANCE ON J-POWER CASE [...] (C) Summary: Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has determined the proposed additional investment by UK-based Children's Investment Master Fund (TCI) in electricity wholesaler Electric Power Development Company (known as J-Power) constitutes a potential threat to Japan's p [...] | 2008-04-15 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG PGOV OECD JA |
08TOKYO1029 | ROK FM YU TOKYO VISIT CONFIRMS SHUTTLE DIPLOMACY, [...] (C) Summary. Japan and South Korea confirmed plans to resume "Shuttle Diplomacy" and pledged to make a "New Era" in Tokyo-Seoul relations a reality during ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan's April 3-6 visit to Tokyo. During detailed discussions on North Korea, the two sides called on the DPRK [...] | 2008-04-15 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD JA KS KN |
08TOKYO103 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/11/08 [...] A bill becomes a law on passage by both Houses, except as otherwise provided by the Constitution. 2. A bill which is passed by the House of Representatives, and upon which the House of Councillors makes a decision different from that of the House of Representatives, becomes a law when passed a [...] | 2008-01-11 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1030 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/15/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-15 08:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1032 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/16/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-16 01:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1034 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PUTIN/MEDVEDEV [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning include an informal decision by the GOJ to reject a bid by a British investment fund to increase its stake in a Japanese electricity company on the grounds that the plan runs the risk of "undermining the maintenance of public order." 2. "Presi [...] | 2008-04-16 02:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO104 | JAPAN'S VIEWS ON RESOLVING KOSOVO'S STATUS IN [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo's Political Minister Counselor delivered the message regarding resolving Kosovo's status in early 2008 (reftel) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs European Affairs Bureau Deputy Director General Etsuro Honda on January 9. Japan shares the hope for a successful and peaceful outco [...] | 2008-01-11 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNMIK PGOV EU JA |
08TOKYO1043 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/16/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-16 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1045 | JAPANESE ON IRAN TRAVEL BAN AND VIGILANCE [...] (C) The names of all 40 individuals listed in UNSCRs 1737, 1747, and 1803 have been placed into an automated database accessible to Japanese immigration, customs, and visa officers, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. Were any of these peop [...] | 2008-04-16 09:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KNNP UNSC IR JA |
08TOKYO1046 | FORMER TOYOTA CHAIRMAN TO PLAY LARGER ROLE ON [...] (C) The Prime Minister's Council on Global Warming Issues, headed by former Toyota Chairman Hiroshi Okuda, will play a crucial role in determining which climate change measures the GOJ adopts, MOFA Global Issues Director General Koji Tsuruoka told EMIN April 14. The Council set up a subcommi [...] | 2008-04-16 09:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV KGHG ENRG JA |
08TOKYO1048 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/17/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-17 00:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO105 | ROK ENVOY VISIT POINTS TO IMPROVING JAPAN-ROK [...] (C) Summary. ROK President-elect Lee's special envoy Lee Sang-deuk's January 15-18 visit to Tokyo should contribute to creation of "better bilateral relations" between the two countries, contacts tell Embassy Tokyo. Lee's message will likely contain "meaningful differences" from that of outgoi [...] | 2008-01-11 09:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA KN |
08TOKYO1051 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF JAPAN GROUPS AND THEIR [...] (C) The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ),Japan's largest opposition party and controller of the Diet's Upper House, until recently had only one party grouping that was considered effective and influential: DPJ head Ichiro Ozawa's inner circle. Over the past several months, however, other DPJ [...] | 2008-04-17 04:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL JA |
08TOKYO106 | SCENESETTER FOR PACOM COMMANDER KEATING'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Your visit to Japan occurs in the immediate aftermath of Diet passage of legislation allowing the Japan Maritime Self Defense Forces (JMSDF) to resume refueling operations in the Indian Ocean in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's unprecedented decis [...] | 2008-01-11 09:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR JA |
08TOKYO1061 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/17/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-17 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1065 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/18/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-18 01:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1069 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S. POLICY REGARDING [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers led with the ruling on Thursday by the Nagoya High Court that the airlift by Japan's Air Self Defense Force of multinational troops to Baghdad is unconstitutional. 2. "President Bush Does Not Understand Global Trend" The liberal Asahi editorialized ( [...] | 2008-04-18 06:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO107 | FUKUDA FORCES PASSAGE OF NEW TERROR LAW; OEF [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda carried through on his promise to the international community on January 11, forcing passage of new anti-terror legislation through the Diet over the objections of the opposition-controlled Upper House. Passage of the new law will enable Japan to resum [...] | 2008-01-14 22:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PREL JA |
08TOKYO1071 | JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (U) No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the period from April 1 to April 17. GOJ Responds to South Korean Bird Flu Outbreak --------------------------------------------- - 2. (SBU) In response to the current H5N1 AI outbreak in South K [...] | 2008-04-18 07:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA |
08TOKYO1072 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/18/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-18 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1073 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REQUEST FOR NON-UN SECURITY [...] (C) ESToff delivered points in ref to MOFA Nonproliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division Principal Deputy Director Kaoru Magosaki April 17. Magosaki said the GOJ supports the U.S. position to strengthen the mandate of the 1540 Committee. However, before MOFA approaches countries suc [...] | 2008-04-18 08:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP JA |
08TOKYO1074 | RUSSIAN FM LAVROV SAYS AIM AND INTENT OF JAPAN [...] (C) Summary. The aim and intent of Japan's ballistic missile defense system are "obvious" and "understandable," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura on April 14. The Russian FM "indirectly admitted" that a Russian strategic bomber in [...] | 2008-04-18 09:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM ENRG JA RS |
08TOKYO1075 | PRC EMBASSY ON HU MAY VISIT TO JAPAN, TIBET, AND [...] (C) Summary: Despite failure to make progress on the East China Sea energy dispute during Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka's April 14-15 visit to Beijing, Beijing and Tokyo are working hard to reach a compromise before President Hu Jintao's visit to Japan on May 6, Chinese Embassy Politica [...] | 2008-04-18 10:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV PHUM PREL BM CH JA |
08TOKYO1076 | PM FUKUDA FACES KEY HURDLES OVER NEXT TWO WEEKS [...] (C) Summary. The Prime Ministership of Yasuo Fukuda is coming under increasing pressure. While polls show that fewer than a quarter of the public think Fukuda should resign, Embassy Diet and media contacts are expressing increasing concern about the longevity of his administration. Among th [...] | 2008-04-18 10:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN JA |
08TOKYO108 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/15/08 [...] On the high seas (Indian Ocean including the Persian Gulf) 2. Territories of other countries (limited to cases where there are concurrences of countries concerned regarding Japan's refueling support activities) TOKYO 00000108 012 OF 015 Definitions  [...] | 2008-01-15 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1082 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/21/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-21 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1084 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-ROK SUMMIT AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead stories on Monday morning include a further decline in public support for Prime Minister Fukuda. 2. "U.S.-ROK Coordination Reaffirmed, Yet Tasks Remain" The liberal Asahi's Washington correspondents wrote (4/20): "Turning around bilateral relations, which were strained u [...] | 2008-04-21 02:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1093 | CRITICISM ON CHINA,S RESPONSE TO TIBET ESCALATING [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Koumura raised Tibet with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang on April 17, and senior ruling party and opposition politicians have stepped up public criticism on China's handling of the demonstrations in Tibet in the past several days. Increased concern about protests [...] | 2008-04-21 07:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CH JA |
08TOKYO1095 | JAPAN-RUSSIA POL-MIL DIALOGUE REVIEWS MISSILE [...] (C) Summary. Russia inquired about the status of United States-Japan ballistic missile cooperation, including whether Tokyo's ballistic missile defense (BMD) system could obtain data directly from the United States, during the April 11 Japan-Russia Political-Military Dialogue in Tokyo. Japan [...] | 2008-04-21 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM JA RS |
08TOKYO1096 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/21/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-21 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1097 | PRESS CRITICAL OF J-POWER DECISION [...] Summary: Japanese press commentary has been sharply critical of the GOJ decision to block increased investment in electricity wholesaler J-Power by UK-based Children's Investment Master Fund (TCI). The criticism has largely centered on lack of a stated clear rationale for the government's dec [...] | 2008-04-21 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ENRG PGOV OECD JA |
08TOKYO1101 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/22/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-22 06:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1102 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND ANTI- [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning include alleged insider trading by a Nomura Securities employee and Monday's rocket attack on a Japanese tanker by a small unidentified vessel off Yemen. 2. "Japan-ROK Summit Should Be Start of New Ties" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri argu [...] | 2008-04-22 07:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1109 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/22/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-22 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1110 | G-8 BUSINESS SUMMIT CALLS FOR STRONG CLIMATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The 2008 G-8 Business Summit featured a lively debate over climate change and a challenge to business to take a lead in finding technological solutions to the situation. Although the U.S. delegation came under strong European pressure for firm numerical emission targets in the [...] | 2008-04-22 08:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD SENV PREL OECD JA |
08TOKYO1111 | KOMEITO SOLIDLY BEHIND FUKUDA, AGAINST EARLY [...] (C) Summary. Komeito Election Strategy Chief Yosuke Takagi emphasized his party's commitment to the ruling coalition with the LDP, in a recent meeting with the Embassy, and confirmed that Komeito will stand by Prime Minister Fukuda on use of a second vote in the Lower House to re-instate the [...] | 2008-04-22 08:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
08TOKYO1113 | Return to Fukushima: Reform Not Resonating at Japan's [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite shrinking populations and fiscal shortfalls, local authorities in one northern Japan jurisdiction remain fixated on developing manufacturing and on maintaining socio-economic equality. During recent meetings in Fukushima Prefecture -- to the extent our interlocutors co [...] | 2008-04-22 22:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EAIR PGOV PREL JA OECD |
08TOKYO1115 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/23/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-23 01:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1116 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] LEAD STORIES: Most papers gave top play to the arrest on Tuesday of an employee of a Japanese securities firm and his two acquaintances on suspicion of insider trading. 2. "Kosovo Independence Causes Another Tragedy" A Vienna correspondent of the business-oriented Nikkei argued (4/23): ".. [...] | 2008-04-23 01:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1122 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/23/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-23 08:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1123 | JAPAN LIKELY TO SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-23 09:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EUN JA |
08TOKYO1124 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/24/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-24 01:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1133 | NEW THINKING ON STEMMING JAPAN'S AID DECLINE? [...] (SBU) Summary: While Japanese legislators would like to stem the decline in Japan's overseas development assistance (ODA),attempting to do so using the GOJ's current revenue base is not prudent politically, according to a Japanese Upper House Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) member. Consequen [...] | 2008-04-24 07:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL EFIN JA |
08TOKYO1134 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/24/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-24 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1136 | CONGRESSMAN ROHRABACHER'S MEETINGS IN TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ranking Member of the International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight Subcommittee of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and senior member on the House Committee on Science and Technology, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, met with senior Japanese government members and [...] | 2008-04-24 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP PGOV PINR PREL JA |
08TOKYO1137 | JAPANESE PARTICIPATION IN COMMISSION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-24 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV AORC EAGR EUN EAID ECON ZI JA |
08TOKYO1138 | NO JOY IN ARRANGING HU VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Chinese President Hu Jintao's May visit to Japan was intended to be a foreign policy success showcasing Japan's improved ties with China, but instead has become riddled with problems, including Tibet and the incident of contaminated Chinese dumplings imported to Japan, MOFA China [...] | 2008-04-24 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV PHUM CH JA |
08TOKYO1139 | MARGINAL PROGRESS ON RESTARTING JAPAN-KOREA TRADE [...] (C) Summary: Despite a decision to engage in working-level discussions with Japan, Korea is hesitant to restart full negotiations on a trade agreement, according to an official of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI). The Koreans hope to establish "industrial cooperation [...] | 2008-04-24 08:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV JA KS OECD |
08TOKYO1141 | JAPAN ENACTS UNSCR ASSET FREEZE AGAINST IRANIAN [...] (C) Summary. Pursuant to UNSCR 1803, the Cabinet enacted and announced April 22 an asset freeze naming 12 Iranian entities and 13 individuals listed in Annex I and Annex III to the resolution. This move is likely to draw Iranian complaints, as the Japanese had until May 3 to provide to the [...] | 2008-04-24 22:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PARM PTER IR PREL |
08TOKYO1143 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/25/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-25 01:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1144 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - 2008 OLYMPICS [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page reports in Friday morning papers included a GOJ plan to give $100 million in emergency assistance to developing nations in Africa and other areas in view of rising food prices. 2. "Self-Restraint Necessary in Supporting Beijing Olympics" The liberal Asahi editoriali [...] | 2008-04-25 01:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1148 | JAPAN: YAMAGUCHI BY-ELECTION CLOSE BUT LDP [...] (C) The April 27 by-election in Yamaguchi District 2 is shaping up to be a major test of the strengths of Japan,s two main parties. Taking place just three days before the ruling coalition's probable use of its supermajority to override opposition objections to the controversial gas tax, each [...] | 2008-04-25 04:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
08TOKYO115 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BUSH VISIT TO MIDDLE [...] "U.S. Calls for Encirclement of Iran" A correspondent for the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote from Riyadh (1/15): "During his speech in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, President Bush called Iran the world's 'leading sponsor of terrorism' and expressed his resolve to tighten the net [...] | 2008-01-15 06:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1150 | LEE MYUNG-BAK VISIT A "GREAT SUCCESS" [...] (C) Foreign Ministry and ROK Embassy contacts hailed South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's April 20-21 Tokyo visit as a "great success," as both leaders sought to expand Japan-Korea relations into a "mature partnership" aimed at addressing international issues, and to open a "New Era" in Tokyo [...] | 2008-04-25 06:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD JA KS KN |
08TOKYO1152 | METI MINISTER URGES USG SUPPORT FOR JAPAN WIPO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-25 07:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD WIPO PREL JA |
08TOKYO1153 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/25/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-25 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1158 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK-SYRIA NUCLEAR [...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers gave top coverage to the landslide victory of the DPJ candidate over his LDP rival in Sunday's bi-election in Yamaguchi. 2. "Is Bush Administration Going Back to Hard line?" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (4/26): "The impact of the Bush a [...] | 2008-04-28 01:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1159 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/28/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-28 01:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO116 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/15/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-15 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1166 | AID ADMINISTRATOR FORE'S MEETING WITH CHINESE VM YI [...] (SBU) Summary. While China is interested in learning more about U.S. official development assistance (ODA),Chinese Commerce Vice Minister YI Xiaozhun declined to commit to a bilateral dialogue on development issues during an April 7 meeting with USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore. Yi stated [...] | 2008-04-28 06:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON JA PREL CH OECD |
08TOKYO117 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: TOKYO ON PROPOSED RUSSIAN PLENARY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-15 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL GM IT UK AS FR RS JA |
08TOKYO1170 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/28/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-28 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1172 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRANIAN PRESIDENT [...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers gave front-page coverage to the ruling coalition's plan to enact legislation to reinstate gasoline surcharges for road construction, as well as the announcement by a state-run institution that the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected in [...] | 2008-04-30 06:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1177 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/30/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-30 07:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO118 | THE DOCTOR WILL NOT SEE YOU NOW - JAPAN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan faces an acute shortage of hospital physicians, particularly in rural areas. One expert estimated the country needs 55,000 new doctors to staff adequately its hospitals. Harsh working conditions and low pay cause many doctors to enter private practice, a step which mean [...] | 2008-01-15 09:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD JA PGOV |
08TOKYO1182 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/30/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-30 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1185 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-01 01:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1188 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA-GEORGIA TENSION [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top play to the passage in the Lower House on Wednesday of a bill to reinstate gasoline surcharges and other road- related taxes. 2. "Tension Rising Again in Georgia" The moderate Yomiuri's correspondent report from Moscow said (5/1): "Russian [...] | 2008-05-01 05:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1190 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-01 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1191 | PROVIDING JAPAN WITH NON-PAPERS ON ENTITIES [...] (C) EconOff delivered demarche points (ref) to METI Export Controls Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa and MOFA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Deputy Director Nakajima. The officials expressed the GOJ's appreciation for the prompt response to their questions. 2. (S) Tanizawa said the METI export [...] | 2008-05-01 09:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL JA |
08TOKYO1192 | METI EXPORT CONTROLS SHARES NONPAPER ON WASSENAAR [...] (SBU) During an April 30 meeting, METI Export Controls Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa presented EconOff with the following English language nonpaper, keyed to answer questions presented to METI by Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security. 2. (SBU) Begin Text of GOJ Nonpape [...] | 2008-05-01 09:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC JA |
08TOKYO1193 | CONSUMERS CALM AS FUKUDA REINSTATES THE GAS TAX [...] (C) Gas prices are going back up in Japan after the government re-instated the gasoline and other road-related taxes April 30, despite the predicted opposition from the Democratic Party of Japan. Attention now turns to a vote on May 12 or 13 to pass legislation governing earmarks on the rei [...] | 2008-05-01 10:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV JA |
08TOKYO1194 | JAPANESE THOUGHTS ON PARIS SUPPORT CONFERENCE FOR [...] (C) Negotiations within MOFA and with the Ministry of Finance are currently underway to determine Japan's next steps with regard to pledging support for Afghanistan, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. He told Political Officer the Paris co [...] | 2008-05-01 11:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID KDEM AF JA |
08TOKYO1195 | JAPANESE REPRESENTATION AT ICI MEETING [...] (C) Japanese Foreign Minister Koumura and most of his senior deputies will be tied up hosting the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) on May 29 and will therefore not be able to attend the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) meeting in Stockholm that same day. A [...] | 2008-05-01 11:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID EFIN IZ JA |
08TOKYO1197 | YAMAGUCHI ELECTION FAILS TO SHAKE FUKUDA'S RESOLVE [...] (C) Summary. The April 27 Lower House by-election to fill a vacant seat in the Yamaguchi 2 district, once widely touted as a bellwether for the future of the Fukuda administration, has failed to live up to its advance billing. With so much of the campaigning focused on national issues, such a [...] | 2008-05-01 22:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN JA |
08TOKYO1199 | FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN JAPAN: DIFFERENT REGIONAL APPROACHES [...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese regional authorities' attitudes toward foreign direct investment are largely positive, but when it comes to attracting foreign investors, while some are aggressive, others are ineffective or downright clueless. Limited authority to offer tax or other incentives to pote [...] | 2008-05-02 01:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PREL ECON OECD JA |
08TOKYO120 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/16/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-16 01:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1200 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-02 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1201 | Impact on Japan of Rising Food/Agricultural Commodity [...] (SBU) Summary: The run up in commodity prices and fear of proliferation of export restrictions by long-standing suppliers has led to the reemergence of food security as a national political issue in Japan. The GOJ has seen the situation as underscoring the urgency of boosting its food self-s [...] | 2008-05-02 01:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL JA |
08TOKYO1203 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included a plan by the ruling parties to draft a bill to prohibit child pornography by blocking net users' access to child pornography sites. 2. "U.S. Paying Price for Shiite-Oriented Policy" The moderate Yomiuri's Cairo correspondent wrote (5/2): [...] | 2008-05-02 03:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1207 | BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PLANNING MEETING IN [...] SUMMARY. At the Forum for the Future planning meeting in Tokyo on April 24-25, participants discussed political reform and sustainable development as the two thematic pillars for the 2008 Forum. The Forum subministerial will be held on June 9 in Dubai, followed by a senior officials planning [...] | 2008-05-02 05:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM KMPI PHUM XF JA |
08TOKYO1208 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 8-11, 2008, visit to Japan by Deputy Secretary Negroponte and delegation. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Marc Forino. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5467 Home phone: [...] | 2008-05-02 05:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
08TOKYO1209 | DEMARCHE ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-02 05:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA JA |
08TOKYO121 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BUSH VISIT TO MIDDLE [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning include separate announcements on Tuesday by Citigroup and Merrill Lynch on their steps to deal with their huge losses from the subprime loan crisis. 2. "U.S. Responsible for Easing Tensions in Middle East" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (1 [...] | 2008-01-16 02:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1210 | JAPAN SHARES BURMA CONSTITUTION CONCERNS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-02 05:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BM JA |
08TOKYO1212 | CLUSTER MUNITIONS: JAPAN STILL WORKING CCW AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: An Oslo Process agreement that criminalizes the possession of cluster munitions (CM) and/or penalizes countries that support states that possess CM could block future peacekeeping operations (PKO) and embarrass Japan during the July G-8 Hokkaido Summit, PM Deputy Assistant Secreta [...] | 2008-05-02 07:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MOPS PARM JA NATO |
08TOKYO1214 | JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the period of April 18 to May 2, 2008. H5N1 Detected in Wild Swans in Northern Japan --------------------------------------------- 2. As reported in ref D, Japan's National Institute of Animal Health confirmed [...] | 2008-05-02 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA |
08TOKYO1216 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/02/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-02 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1219 | CHINA TO ENDORSE SECTORAL APPROACH IN JOINT [...] (C) Japanese officials confirmed press reports that Japan and China continue to negotiate the text of a joint statement on climate change to be issued by Chinese President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda during the former's visit to Tokyo on May 7. Several major news outlet [...] | 2008-05-02 08:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG SENV KGHG CH JA |
08TOKYO1220 | JAPANESE RICE STOCKS AND FOOD AID [...] (U) Japan is sensitive to emerging world rice shortages and spiking prices and has announced plans to contribute $100 million in food aid over the next three months. So far, however, the GOJ has indicated it will not release minimum access stocks that it has imported under its Uruguay Round [...] | 2008-05-02 09:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON JA |
08TOKYO1221 | FUKUDA-PUTIN SUMMIT AVOIDS DISCUSSION OF MISSILE [...] (C) Summary. Russian President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Dimitry Medvedev avoided raising Russian concerns about Japan's ballistic missile defense (BMD) system and United States-Japan BMD cooperation during Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's April 25-26 Moscow Summit. Japanese officials " [...] | 2008-05-02 11:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM ENRG JA RU |
08TOKYO1226 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/07/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-07 04:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1230 | SCENESETTER FOR G-8 LABOR MINISTERS' MEETING MAY [...] (SBU) Japan's economy is in its longest postwar expansion, but for many it does not feel that way. Japanese consumers are pinched by rising commodity prices and stagnant wages, and the country is facing long-term fiscal and demographic challenges. Reform, particularly in the labor market, wou [...] | 2008-05-07 07:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV OVIP JA |
08TOKYO1233 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-07 08:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1234 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - WORLD FOOD CRISIS [...] LEAD STORIES: There were no papers published on Wednesday morning due to a press holiday. Broadcasters reported on Chinese President Hu Jintao's arrival in Tokyo on Tuesday afternoon. NHK-TV and Kyodo News reported early Wednesday morning that Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte will visit So [...] | 2008-05-07 08:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1238 | SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 08-11 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-08 05:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | ECON EFIN JA IZ KN KGHG PGOV PREL |
08TOKYO124 | JAPAN PLANS NO ADDITIONAL BURMA AID [...] (C) Summary: Japan has no current plans for development projects in Burma, according to a Foreign Ministry official. Press reports saying Japan will provide new grants of US$20 million for projects in the "east-west corridor" are misleading, the official stressed. Former Prime Minister Abe ha [...] | 2008-01-16 06:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID JA PGOV PREL XC |
08TOKYO1241 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-08 05:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1247 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN C. GEIS [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 13-23, 2008 visit to Japan by John C. Geis. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6972 Mobile phone: (81- [...] | 2008-05-08 06:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
08TOKYO1248 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INAUGURATION OF NEW [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave prominent front-page coverage to Wednesday's summit between Chinese President Hu and Prime Minister Fukuda, during which the two appeared to reach a basic accord on joint development of natural gas fields in the East China Sea. 2. "Russia Emba [...] | 2008-05-08 07:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1250 | JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS KABUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura visited Kabul May 3, where he met separately with President Karzai, Foreign Minister Spanta, and U.N. Senior Representative Kai Eide. The purpose of the visit was to signal Japan's continued commitment to support the government of Afgha [...] | 2008-05-08 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECON AF JA |
08TOKYO1252 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/08/08 [...] The governments of Japan and China (hereinafter called "both sides") recognized the need to make efforts together hand-in-hand and to cooperate on climate change, a common threat facing human beings. 2. Both sides confirmed the goals and the principles promised in the "United Nations Framew [...] | 2008-05-09 02:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1253 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/09/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-09 02:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1257 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA AND BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning's Yomiuri gave top play to the finding that the GOJ has asked the ROK Lee administration for help in arranging a meeting in South Korea between the parents of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota and Megumi's daughter, who is in North Korea. 2. "Medvedev Needs to Be [...] | 2008-05-09 04:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1258 | JAPAN WOULD LIKE ITEMIZED BUDGET FOR APDP ELECTION [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered Ref A demarche May 7 to Asian and Oceanian Affairs Regional Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Keiichi Hara. Hara said Japan would need to see an itemized budget [...] | 2008-05-09 05:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PHUM JA MG |
08TOKYO126 | JAPANESE UNABLE TO DIVERT SHIPMENT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-16 08:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EWWT PARM PREL JA |
08TOKYO1261 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-09 07:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL BM JA |
08TOKYO1263 | DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE VFM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka, at dinner with Deputy Secretary May 8, said Chinese President Hu's visit to Japan was focused on the future of the relationship and that the Chinese had avoided comments about difficult historical issues. Yabunaka expressed strong dissatis [...] | 2008-05-09 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CASC EAID KDEM KOCI KNNP XA AF BM |
08TOKYO1264 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-09 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1267 | NO SURPRISES DURING HU JINTAO,S JAPAN VISIT [...] (C) Summary: There have been no surprises during the first three days of Chinese President Hu Jintao's May 6-10 visit to Japan. Hu's visit is being characterized in the press as successful, is viewed as in important step forward, and signals a new chapter in Japan-China ties. As reported sep [...] | 2008-05-09 09:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV PHUM CH JA |
08TOKYO127 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/16/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-16 08:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1271 | DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS WITH JAPANESE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a May 9 meeting with the Deputy Secretary, Minister of Defense Shigeru Ishiba emphasized that Japan remains committed to cooperating with the United States on a wide range of issues, including aid to Afghanistan, China's military buildup, and the realignment of U.S. forces [...] | 2008-05-10 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PINR PREL JA |
08TOKYO1272 | DEPUTY SECRETARY'S DINNER WITH JAPANESE DIET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six Party Talks, the abductees problem, China, Afghanistan, and Iraq were the focus of discussions over dinner between Deputy Secretary Negroponte and a cross section of Japanese Diet members May 9 in Tokyo. Diet members underscored the political importance of addressing the ab [...] | 2008-05-10 07:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA KN CH AF IZ MOPPS |
08TOKYO1278 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD BRIAN GREEN AND BRIAN [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of DASD Brian Green and Brian Bohannon to Japan from May 13-16, 2008. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3 [...] | 2008-05-12 03:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
08TOKYO128 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/17/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-17 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1280 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/12/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 07:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1281 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA AND BUSH TRIP TO [...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Monday morning included a UN estimate that over 220,000 people are still missing in Burma more than a week after Cyclone Nargis devastated the country's coastal regions. 2. "Junta Goes Ahead with Referendum" The conservative Sankei reported from Bangkok (5/11): "T [...] | 2008-05-12 07:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1284 | EEB DAS MANISHA SINGH'S APRIL 25 TOKYO MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: April 25 meetings in Tokyo between officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) and EEB Deputy Assistant Secretary Manisha Singh reviewed progress on the current World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations, Japan' [...] | 2008-05-12 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV JA |
08TOKYO1285 | G8 INITIATIVE ON TERRORIST ABUSE OF CHARITIES [...] (C) EconOff contacted Ministry of Foreign Affairs Koichiro Matsumoto May 6, who noted the Government of Japan had already received the message contained in reftel through G-8 channels. PolOff and Deputy Financial Attache also conveyed demarche May 7 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International [...] | 2008-05-12 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER JA |
08TOKYO1286 | TERRORISM FINANCE: CO-SPONSORSHIP AND [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attache conveyed reftel demarche on May 8 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division official Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima. Both cou [...] | 2008-05-12 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL KU JA |
08TOKYO1287 | ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attach conveyed reftel demarche on May 8 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Second Middle East Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima. Matano thanked Political [...] | 2008-05-12 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN KNNP AORC ETRD TRGY UNSC JA IR |
08TOKYO1288 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/12/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO129 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BUSH VISIT TO MIDDLE [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead stories on Thursday morning included the continued fall in Tokyo stock prices. 2. "Realism Becomes More Pronounced" A Washington-based reporter from the liberal Mainichi accompanying President Bush wrote from Riyadh (1/17): "President Bush's diplomatic goal of 'spreading [...] | 2008-01-17 05:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1290 | DEMARCHE TO JAPAN ON WIPO ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to demarche contained in reftel, the GOJ reiterated its support for Japanese candidate, current WIPO Executive Director Yoshiyuki Takagi, while echoing the U.S. desire for election of a strong, reform-minded candidate as Director General. Japan opposes an early str [...] | 2008-05-12 08:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL |
08TOKYO1296 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/13/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 00:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1300 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIAN POLITICS AND [...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning papers gave top coverage to Monday's devastating earthquake in central China. 2. "Hardliners Maintaining Influence" A Moscow correspondent for the business-oriented Nikkei wrote (5/13): "The cabinet and other key portfolio appointments in the Russian gover [...] | 2008-05-13 03:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1304 | JAPAN'S CONTINUING EFFORTS FOR BURMESE DISASTER [...] (SBU) Japan continues to seek ways to provide assistance to Burma in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, as reported ref A. Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura announced May 9 the GOJ will provide USD $10 million in emergency aid to be distributed primarily through international organizations including [...] | 2008-05-13 07:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL BM JA |
08TOKYO1305 | JAPAN WILL DECIDE ON IOM DG ELECTION EARLY JUNE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREF PREL SMIG JA |
08TOKYO1306 | JAPAN WILL RUN FOR HRC, EXPECTS U.S. SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC JA |
08TOKYO1307 | JAPAN WILL CO-SPONSOR PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 08:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL JA |
08TOKYO1308 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/13/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1311 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/14/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-14 01:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1314 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - EARTHQUAKE IN CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers gave top play to the massive damaged caused by Monday's earthquake in central China. 2. "Earthquake Hits Ethnic Minorities Hard" The liberal Mainichi wrote (5/14): "Monday's earthquake is a serious political disaster for the Hu administration, as [...] | 2008-05-14 03:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1317 | FUKUDA OVERRIDES OPPOSITION AGAIN; CENSURE THREAT [...] (C) Summary. The Lower House has overruled the opposition-controlled Upper House for the third time in less than four months, passing a bill on May 13 to restore earmarks allocating certain road-related taxes to road construction for the next 10 years. However, Prime Minister Fukuda and his [...] | 2008-05-14 05:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN JA |
08TOKYO1321 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/14/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-14 08:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1322 | JAPAN OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO CHINA [...] Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda sent a message to Chinese President Hu Jintao offering disaster assistance following the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan. Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura sent a similar message to State Councilor Dai Bingguo and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. Chief Cabinet Secretary [...] | 2008-05-14 10:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PHUM CH JA |
08TOKYO1324 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/15/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1325 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - EARTHQUAKE IN CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers gave top play to the massive damaged caused by Monday's earthquake in central China. 2. "Earthquake Hits Ethnic Minorities Hard" The liberal Mainichi wrote (5/14): "Monday's earthquake is a serious political disaster for the Hu administration, as [...] | 2008-05-15 01:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1326 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA, CHINA, AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers gave top play to the devastation in Sichuan Province, China, which was hit by a powerful earthquake on Monday. 2. "Junta's Rejection of International Relief Teams a Crime Against Humanity" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (5/15): "...The [...] | 2008-05-15 01:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1335 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/15/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1336 | METI NOTES CHINESE FLEXIBILITY IN HU VISIT RESULTS [...] (C) Summary: The various economic agreements concluded as part of Chinese President Hu Jintao's recent visit to Japan revealed substantially greater willingness on Beijing's part to meet Japan's requests than previous exchanges, according to an official of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade [...] | 2008-05-15 09:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV SENV PREL JA CH |
08TOKYO1337 | METI ORDERS TCI TO CANCEL J-POWER INVESTMENT PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) May 13 ordered The Children's Investment Master Fund (TCI),a U.K. hedge fund, to halt plans to double its 9.9 percent stake in electricity wholesaler Electric Power Development Company (J-Power). METI DDG Sasaki visited the E [...] | 2008-05-15 09:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG PGOV OECD JA |
08TOKYO1338 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBERS 798 AND 799 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 23:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
08TOKYO134 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/17/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-17 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1342 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/16/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-16 01:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1344 | CHINESE PRESIDENT HU'S JAPAN VISIT SIGNALS EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: Both MOFA and the PRC Embassy in Tokyo told Embassy Tokyo Prime Minister Fukuda's summit meeting with President Hu Jintao was a success and important step forward in advancing bilateral ties. Both sides regarded the Fukuda-Hu summit, fourth joint communique, and joint press state [...] | 2008-05-16 05:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV PHUM CH JA |
08TOKYO1348 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/16/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-16 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO135 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/18/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-18 01:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1350 | DEPUTY VICE MINISTER OBJECTS TO TIP REPORT RANKING [...] (C) Deputy Vice Minister Chikao Kawai called the Charge d'Affairs May 16 to sharply object to Japan's Tier 2 ranking in the 2008 TIP Report. Saying that Japanese officials had "learned from Washington" about the ranking, Kawai told the Charge that Japan is "very unhappy with this result." Ac [...] | 2008-05-16 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN JA |
08TOKYO1351 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL LIEBERMAN [...] (U) Embassy Tokyo welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 28-29, 2008 visit to Japan by CODEL Lieberman. 2. (U) Logistics Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer John Nylin. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6859 M [...] | 2008-05-16 08:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AFIN OREP JA |
08TOKYO1352 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning papers continued to give top play to the devastation in quake-hit Sichuan Province in southwest China. 2. "No Future with Status Quo" The moderate Yomiuri editorialized (4/16): ". . . . In the past 60 years, Israel has become a wealthy nation with its per-capita [...] | 2008-05-16 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1353 | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT REBUKES JAPAN'S [...] The Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA) released its first "White Paper on Corporate Governance in Japan" May 15 in Tokyo. The paper, endorsed by seven leading global pension funds, highlights six areas in which institutional investors believe Japanese corporate governance must be [...] | 2008-05-16 08:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON OECD JA |
08TOKYO1354 | CLUSTER MUNITIONS: JAPAN PREVIEWS DUBLIN MEETING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan remains committed to handling cluster munitions (CM) in the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) but will likely join an expected consensus reached at the Dublin meeting of the Oslo Process, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director-General Masatoshi Shimbo told Embassy [...] | 2008-05-16 10:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MOPS PARM JA NATO |
08TOKYO1356 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH IN [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Monday papers gave top play to the continuing rescue efforts in quake-hit Sichuan Province in China. 2. "Poor Results from Mideast Tour" The liberal Asahi's correspondent report from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt claimed (5/19): ". . . . Although President Bush made additional [...] | 2008-05-19 01:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1357 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/19/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-19 01:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1362 | JAPAN LEANING TOWARD DEPLOYING TROOPS TO UNMIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan will send a survey team to Sudan in the near future to explore the feasibility of dispatching Japanese Self Defense Force (SDF) personnel to join UNMIS, according to MOFA Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Yasuhide Nakayama. Nakayama, who led Japan's delegation to the Thi [...] | 2008-05-19 06:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS EAID KPKO SU JA |
08TOKYO1364 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/19/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-19 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1367 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/20/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1369 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included a government panel report on the national pension system predicting that the consumption tax rate would have to be raised from the current 5% to up to 18% in order for the basic pension system to be funded only through taxes. 2. "Burm [...] | 2008-05-20 02:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1373 | THE FIFTH ASIAN SENIOR-TALKS ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ISN Deputy Assistant Secretary Mary Alice Hayward and ISN Counterproliferation Director Tony Foley represented the U.S. at the fifth Asian Senior-Level Talks on Nonproliferation (ASTOP V) in Tokyo April 25, 2008. Recent news on North Korea's proliferation activities conducted [...] | 2008-05-20 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ENRG ETTC PREL KNNP MNUC JA |
08TOKYO1375 | FUKUDA NEPHEW ON HIS UNCLE, RECENT POLITICAL [...] (C) Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Diet representative -- and PM Fukuda's nephew -- Takao Ochi spoke candidly about his uncle's short-comings, particularly his inability to handle the media well and his failure to better explain controversial tax and other measures in a recent meeting with Emb [...] | 2008-05-20 07:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
08TOKYO1376 | NUCLEAR: REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBERS 797 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 07:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
08TOKYO1378 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF UPCOMING [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attache conveyed reftel demarche on May 15 and May 13, respectively, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division official Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief [...] | 2008-05-20 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PINR PREL PTER JA BA |
08TOKYO1379 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/20/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1380 | TOKYO'S RESPONSE TO DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Public Affairs and Political Officers met May 20 with MOFA Mexico and Central America Division Director Takahiro Nakamae to follow up on the Deputy Secretary's May 9 request to FM Koumura that Japan make a public statement in support of Cuban democracy. Japan shares the U.S [...] | 2008-05-20 08:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU JA |
08TOKYO1381 | MOFA CONFIRMS MUGABE NOT COMING TO TICAD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 09:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM PREL ZI JA |
08TOKYO1383 | SCENESETTER FOR G-8 KOBE ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS' [...] (C) SUMMARY: The agenda for the Kobe G-8 Environment Ministerial includes biodiversity and the 3Rs - reduce, reuse, recycle, but much of the public focus will be on climate change and the steps Japan and other economies will take. This focus seems likely to remain despite the GOJ's strong su [...] | 2008-05-20 22:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV KGHG PREL OECD JA |
08TOKYO1386 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/21/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 02:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1387 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead items on Wednesday morning included earnings reports compiled by Japan's top banks pointing to a loss of more than 900 billion yen in connection with the U.S. subprime loan crisis. 2. "Maintaining Status-Quo Is Wise Choice" On the inauguration of Taiwan President Ma, the [...] | 2008-05-21 02:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1395 | LDP'S TAKU YAMASAKI ON DPRK, SIX-PARTY TALKS, SDF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 07:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
08TOKYO1397 | JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO PAKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura visited Pakistan May 2-4, where he met with senior government and political figures. According to a MOFA debriefing, the major goal of his visit was to signal Japan's strong support for Pakistan through two messages. First, the stability [...] | 2008-05-21 08:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PK JA |
08TOKYO1398 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/21/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 21:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1402 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/22/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-22 01:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1404 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included GOJ panel recommendations on the creation of a new agency for consumer-related issues. 2. "China and Taiwan Should Pursue Dialogue" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (5/22): "Kuomintang (Chinese National Party) President Ma has been i [...] | 2008-05-22 01:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1409 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-22 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO141 | FOCUS SHIFTS TO DOMESTIC ISSUES, AS DIVIDED DIET [...] (C) Summary. The Diet opened on January 18, with the division between the ruling party-controlled Lower House and the opposition-controlled Upper House remaining as the Legislature's organizing principle. The session opens just three days after the close of the especially contentious extraor [...] | 2008-01-18 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN PREL JA |
08TOKYO1412 | G-8 LABOR MINISTERIAL FOCUSED ON JOBS, PLUS REGIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL THEMES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-22 09:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PREL ETRD OVIP JA |
08TOKYO1419 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/23/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-23 01:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO142 | FOCUS SHIFTS TO DOMESTIC ISSUES, AS DIVIDED DIET [...] (C) Summary. The Diet opened on January 18, with the division between the ruling party-controlled Lower House and the opposition-controlled Upper House remaining as the Legislature's organizing principle. The session opens just three days after the close of the especially contentious extraor [...] | 2008-01-18 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN PREL JA |
08TOKYO1421 | INVESTMENT EXPERTS REPORT: GOOD BUT COULD HAVE [...] (C) Summary: An American executive who served as a member of the Cabinet Office Investment Experts Panel privately labeled its recently issued report "very cautious." He noted there needed to be more of a push by senior GOJ policy makers if the report is to have the positive, pro-reform effec [...] | 2008-05-23 03:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON PGOV OECD JA |
08TOKYO1422 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CYCLONE RELIEF EFFORTS [...] LEAD STORIES: All Friday morning Japanese national dailies front-paged a major foreign policy speech given by Prime Minister Fukuda on Thursday, in which he called for enhanced economic and disaster relief cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. 2. "Junta Plays up International Coordination [...] | 2008-05-23 04:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO143 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON BANNING BURMESE IMPORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-18 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PHUM PREL BM JA |
08TOKYO1430 | METI VOICES CONCERN OVER CHINA,S PROPOSED IT [...] (C) Summary: Recently announced Chinese plans to implement a new IT security certification regime have set off alarms with Japanese government and industry, according to Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) officials. METI has both trade and national security concerns with the prop [...] | 2008-05-23 07:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON ETRD TINT |
08TOKYO1434 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/23/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-23 08:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1438 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/27/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-27 01:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1441 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CYCLONE RELIEF EFFORTS [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included the death sentence handed down on Monday to the man who assassinated Nagasaki Mayor Ito in April 2007. 2. "Deep-Rooted Distrust Remains" On Sunday's donor nation conference in Rangoon, the liberal Tokyo Shimbun's reporter said from Ban [...] | 2008-05-27 03:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1445 | JAPAN'S VIEWS ON LEBANON SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is closely following the situation in Lebanon and on May 27, MOFA's spokesperson issued a statement of support following the election of President Suleiman. However, Japan is not likely to make statements critical of Iran or Syria at this time. Likewise, Japan is hesitant t [...] | 2008-05-27 09:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE SY IR JA |
08TOKYO1447 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/27/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-27 22:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1448 | PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY AND TRADE [...] (C) As requested in refs, EMIN met with Japanese Foreign Ministry Director General Yoichi Otabe May 22 and delivered the points reinforcing those made in the President's food policy security address and also regarding the important role agbiotech needs to be allowed to play in increasing agri [...] | 2008-05-27 22:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD TBIO EAID PREL JA |
08TOKYO145 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/18/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-18 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1451 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/28/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-28 01:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1453 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included an agreement reached between the ruling coalition and the opposition DPJ on civil service reform. 2. "Window for Aid for Burma Open?" The liberal Asahi editorialized (5/28): "Has a window for humanitarian aid to Burma really opened in [...] | 2008-05-28 05:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1461 | JAPAN AGREES WITH U.S. POINTS ON UN JUSTICE SYSTEM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-28 07:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER PREL UNGA JA |
08TOKYO1462 | JAPANESE PARTICIPATION AT FRIENDS OF IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-28 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR IZ JA |
08TOKYO1463 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/28/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-28 08:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1464 | (S/NF) JAPAN PLANS IRAQ WITHDRAWAL, EXPANDED [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Japanese government is actively planning to terminate the C-130 support mission in Iraq by the end of the year while expanding its activities in Afghanistan, according to MOFA National Security Division Director Takeo Mori. Mori said that these decisions are driven by the [...] | 2008-05-28 08:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR PGOV AF IZ JA |
08TOKYO1465 | JAPAN WILL SEND REPRESENTIVES TO MONGOLIAN EOM [...] (C) Japan will designate two officials to participate in the election observation mission (EOM) in Mongolia, according to MOFA Mongolian Desk Officer Sayaka Minamikawa. MOFA currently plans to choose the two officials from within the Embassy Of Japan in Ulaanbaataar (Candidates listed in para [...] | 2008-05-28 09:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV KDEM PHUM JA |
08TOKYO1470 | CLIMATE CHANGE: FOREIGN MINISTRY WORKING LEVELS ON [...] (C) Japan remains "definitely committed to the success of the MEM" and to the Sherpas' role in dealing with climate change and other aspects of the preparations for this year's G8 Summit, MOFA Climate Change Office Director Naoto Hisajima told EST Unit Chief May 27. Hisajima said the Chair's [...] | 2008-05-28 22:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV KGHG ENRG AADP JA |
08TOKYO1471 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-29 01:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1472 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - QUAKE RELIEF IN CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top coverage to a GOJ decision to use SDF aircraft in response to a Chinese request that Japan send relief goods for victims hit by the recent massive earthquake in central China. 2. "SDF Should Join Relief Efforts" On a Chinese request for Ja [...] | 2008-05-29 01:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1474 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/29/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-29 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1477 | CHINA REQUESTS RELIEF FROM JAPAN, WILL ALLOW [...] (C) Summary: The Chinese government has asked Japan to send additional supplies, including blankets, tents and medicine, to help with earthquake relief efforts. According to an MOD official, Chinese officials have said that they will not seek or accept CH-47 helicopter support from Japan. Ch [...] | 2008-05-29 22:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH JA |
08TOKYO1479 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/30/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 01:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1481 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers gave top play to the GOJ decision on Thursday to forgo its planned dispatch of ASDF aircraft to China to help provide relief supplies to victims hit by the major earthquake. 2. "Dispatch of SDF Aircraft Put Off" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorializ [...] | 2008-05-30 02:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1484 | DEMARCHE ON DRAFT ISO STANDARD ON SOCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials at METI and MOFA welcomed U.S. comments and greater engagement on ISO efforts to draft social responsibility (SR) standards. The GOJ expects USG involvement will help both to improve the draft and to move the process forward. End summary. 2. (SBU) Econoff deliver [...] | 2008-05-30 05:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO ECON JA |
08TOKYO1489 | PRESSURES BUILD FOR OPEN SKIES IN JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Following a May 20 Transportation Ministry presentation (ref),members of the Council for Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP) instructed the transportation minister to think more progressively and to return with a new plan this fall. The Council for Promotion of Regulatory Reform [...] | 2008-05-30 07:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PGOV JA |
08TOKYO1490 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JAPAN'S PLANS TO EXPORT [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered demarche points in ref regarding Japan's release of imported rice stocks during a May 30 meeting with Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura. CCS Machimura acknowledged the message and stated he would convey it to Minister of Agriculture, Forests, and Fisheri [...] | 2008-05-30 07:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD WTRO JA |
08TOKYO1491 | JAPAN'S FAO JUNE WORLD FOOD SECURITY CONFERENCE [...] (U) Summary: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that Prime Minister Fukuda will lead the Government of Japan's delegation to the FAO meeting in June. The PM will be accompanied by Minister of Agriculture Wakabayashi. End Summary. 2. (U) Media reports say that the speech Prime Mini [...] | 2008-05-30 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD JA |
08TOKYO1492 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/30/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1494 | LIBERTAD ACT: JAPAN RESPONSE [...] (C) In response to request contained in Ref A, Embassy Poloff met May 29 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mexico and Central America Division Cuba Desk Officer Fusae Tsunoda to discuss Japan-Cuba relations. Below are answers to specific questions raised in reftel. Q. Are there any exchange [...] | 2008-05-30 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU JA |
08TOKYO1495 | INVESTOR REVOLT SHOCKS CORPORATE JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The May 29 ousting of the directors of a mid-sized Japanese company by a group of investors led by controversial U.S. fund Steel Partners set a new precedent for shareholder activism in Japan. Unlike Steel Partners' previous moves, this latest has drawn only muted GOJ reactio [...] | 2008-05-30 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON OECD JA |
08TOKYO1496 | CCS MACHIMURA STANDS BEHIND G8 ENVIRONMENT [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador conveyed deep disappointment in the process and policy outcomes of the G8 Environmental Ministerial during a May 30 meeting with Chief Cabinet Secretary Machimura. The Ambassador emphasized the role the Major Economies Meeting (MEM) process must play if there are to be [...] | 2008-05-30 09:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET//NOFORN | SENV KGHG PREL JA |
08TOKYO1497 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-02 01:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1498 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included the rise in gasoline prices on Sunday following a price hike by Japan's major oil wholesalers. 2. "Japan, China Should Increase Trust Through Support" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (6/1): "...Japan decided to forgo its planned dispat [...] | 2008-06-02 02:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1504 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/02/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-02 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1505 | G8 ENERGY MINISTERIAL -- JAPANESE GOALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The agenda for the June 8 Aomori G-8 Energy Ministerial includes the world oil and gas markets and the energy investment climate. Much of the press and public focus in Japan, however, will be on climate change and the steps Japan and other economies will take to reduce greenhous [...] | 2008-06-02 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KGHG AADP OVIP JA |
08TOKYO1508 | PM FUKUDA BEGINS EUROPE TRIP [...] (C) Summary: PM Fukuda began a five-day trip to Europe June 1, with meetings scheduled with his German, British, French and Italian counterparts, as well as an address to the Food and Agricultural Organization's food security conference and talks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. During h [...] | 2008-06-02 08:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAGR GM IT UK FR |
08TOKYO1510 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBERS 800, 801 AND - 802 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-02 22:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
08TOKYO1511 | DIET MEMBERS TO THE AMBASSADOR: CHILD PORNOGRAPHY [...] (C) Summary: Legislation criminalizing child pornography possession will not pass this Diet session, the ruling coalition's project team told the Ambassador May 28. However, it will be on top of the agenda for the fall Diet session, the Diet members promised. Although debate continues over [...] | 2008-06-02 22:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM KOCI PHUM JA |
08TOKYO1513 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/03/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-03 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1515 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FAO CONFERENCE ON WORLD [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included a GOJ idea to convene an extraordinary Diet session in late August to ensure passage of a series of contentious bills, including one designed to extend the MSDF refueling mission in the Indian Ocean beyond January 2009. 2. "Link Food Co [...] | 2008-06-03 07:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1516 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/03/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-03 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1517 | SEN. LIEBERMAN'S MEETINGS WITH JAPANESE POLITICIANS [...] (C) Summary. During a May 28 visit to Tokyo, Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) exchanged views on climate change, Japanese politics, and regional security with ranking Diet Members from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). Senator Lieberman underscored that the c [...] | 2008-06-03 10:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SENV OVIP JA |
08TOKYO1519 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/04/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-04 02:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO152 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/22/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-22 01:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1520 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FAO CONFERENCE ON WORLD [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Wednesday morning included the opening of the FAO conference on food security, as well as an alleged test-launch of a prototype SLBM by China in the Yellow Sea in late May. 2. "Both Short- and Long-Term Approaches Needed to Resolve Food Crisis" The business [...] | 2008-06-04 05:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1526 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/04/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-04 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1527 | PARLIAMENTARY GROUP STRONGLY DISCOURAGES DE-LISTING [...] (C) Independent lawmaker Takeo Hiranuma, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Diet member Keiji Furuya and the Democratic Party of Japan's (DPJ) Hiroshi Nakai told the Ambassador June 3 that the &unprincipled8 de-listing of North Korea before the abductee issue is resolved might adversely affect U.S [...] | 2008-06-04 08:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR JA KN |
08TOKYO1528 | JAPAN REACTS NEGATIVELY TO TIP REPORT TIER RANKING [...] (C) Summary: Japan is very disappointed with being ranked Tier 2 in the 2008 TIP Report, DVM Kawai told the DCM June 4. The result will make it harder for Japan to cooperate with the United States in preparing the next report. In addition, Japan is being held to a different standard than Tie [...] | 2008-06-04 22:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KWMN JA |
08TOKYO1531 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - 19TH ANNIVERSARY OF [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers led with Wednesday's ruling by Japan's Supreme Court declaring unconstitutional a legal clause stipulating that Japanese nationality is limited to children born to 'married' Japanese parents. 2. "Hope for Democratization through Olympics Evaporates [...] | 2008-06-05 01:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1532 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/05/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-05 01:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1538 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/05/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-05 08:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1540 | DPJ TO THROW UP CENSURE MOTION AT THE BUZZER [...] (C) Summary. The leadership of the opposition DPJ has reportedly decided to submit concurrently a censure motion in the Upper House and a no confidence motion in the Lower House against Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda before the current Diet session ends on June 15. The impetus for the censure mo [...] | 2008-06-05 09:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON JA |
08TOKYO1541 | JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER MEETS PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda met June 3 with Iranian President Ahmadinejad in Rome on the margins of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) summit meeting. In the fifty-minute pull-aside, which was requested by the Iranians, PM Fukuda told Ahmadinejad that the perpetuation o [...] | 2008-06-05 09:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP UNSC IR JA |
08TOKYO1543 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/06/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-06 01:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1544 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FAO CONFERENCE ON WORLD [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included a potential scandal at the Ministry of Finance, which disclosed on Thursday that 383 ministry officials have admitted to receiving inducements, including cash, from taxi drivers to use their companies' services exclusively for trips reimburs [...] | 2008-06-06 04:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1547 | CLIMATE CHANGE: FURTHER GOJ THOUGHTS ON KOBE AND [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Ministry Director-General for Global Issues, Koji Tsuruoka, told EMIN Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda and Chief Cabinet Secretary Machimura are now concerned that the U.S. is focused on the Major Economies Meeting at the expense of the G8. At the same time they are asking [...] | 2008-06-06 06:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG KGHG JA |
08TOKYO1548 | JAPAN-DPRK: "INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS" TO TAKE PLACE [...] (S) Summary: MOFA Asia DG Saiki will meet Ambassador Song Il-ho in Beijing on June 7 for an "informal exchange of views" that will focus on abductions and other issues, Chief Cabinet Secretary Machimura and Foreign Minister Koumura announced June 6. Previewing these announcements earlier in t [...] | 2008-06-06 07:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL JA KN |
08TOKYO1549 | JAPAN-ASEAN FTA RATIFICATION TEMPORARILY STALLED [...] (SBU) Summary: Ratification of the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (AJCEP) is stalled temporarily in the Japanese Diet. The opposition-controlled Upper House suspended deliberations on the agreement the week of May 29 over an unrelated procedural dispute with the rul [...] | 2008-06-06 07:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ASEAN JA |
08TOKYO1550 | JAPAN'S SHAREHOLDERS QUIETLY FORCING IMPORTANT [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2008 annual general shareholder meetings of Japanese listed companies taking place this month are likely to be less contentious than last year's meetings, with only about half of the number of shareholder proposals up for debate. Fewer proxy fights do not mean activist fund [...] | 2008-06-06 07:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON OECD JA |
08TOKYO1551 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/06/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-06 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1552 | TALKS ON SAKHALIN 2 JBIC LOAN NEARING CONCLUSION [...] (C) Summary: Discussions on a syndicated loan package for the second phase of the Sakhalin 2 natural gas project -- likely to exceed $5 billion -- may conclude in the next 1-2 months if not sooner, according to press reports and GOJ officials. Company representatives, however, are cautious [...] | 2008-06-06 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG JA PREL RS |
08TOKYO1553 | OECD AND CLIMATE CHANGE NONPAPER DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-06 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV OECD KGHG JA |
08TOKYO1554 | IRAQI SOFA TEAM VISITS TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A five-member delegation led by Iraqi Under Secretary for Multinational Relations and Legal Affairs Dr. Mohammad Alhaj Hamoud visited Tokyo June 2-5 to consult with Japanese and U.S. authorities on the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The delegation received briefings [...] | 2008-06-06 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL SOFA IZ JA |
08TOKYO1555 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' VISIT TO [...] (S) While your upcoming visit to Tokyo will focus primarily on multilateral and G-8 issues, the Mission would like to share with you some background on where our relations with Japan now stand. Your meetings with Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka and your host, Deputy Foreign Minister Sasae, w [...] | 2008-06-08 23:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL JA |
08TOKYO1556 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO CRITICAL [...] (U) Please see action requests in paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (SBU) ESToff delivered non-paper and photos in ref to METI Security Export Control Policy Division Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa and Deputy Director Yukio Yoshihiro May 29. Tanizawa said Japan is complying with UN Security Council [...] | 2008-06-09 00:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM IR MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC JA |
08TOKYO1558 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/09/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-09 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO156 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL EFFECTS [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead items in Tuesday morning papers included the plunge in Tokyo share prices during Monday's trading. 2. "U.S. Pump-Priming Measures Not Enough to Break Vicious Circle" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (1/22): "The U.S. economic slowdown has become more pronounced, and th [...] | 2008-01-22 02:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1562 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - STATUS OF FORCES [...] LEAD STORIES: There were no papers on Monday morning because of a press holiday. Coverage of Sunday's random stabbings of pedestrians in Tokyo's Akihabara district dominated Monday morning TV news shows. 2. "Negotiations Stalled over SOFA with Iraq" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun wrote from Cair [...] | 2008-06-09 03:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1564 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the June 14-18, 2008 visit to Japan by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian-Pacific Security Affairs, James Shinn, Col. Buhl, Suzanne Basalla, and LtCol. Marc Czaja. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Da [...] | 2008-06-09 04:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
08TOKYO1571 | JAPAN-DPRK: TALKS TO TAKE PLACE JUNE 11-12 [...] (C) Summary: Japan and the DPRK held informal discussions June 7 and will meet formally in Beijing June 11-12 to discuss abductions and other outstanding bilateral issues. MOFA Asia DG Saiki and DPRK Ambassador Song Il-ho agreed on the importance of both sides' achieving results, MOFA told Emb [...] | 2008-06-09 09:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JA KN |
08TOKYO1573 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/09/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-09 22:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1574 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/10/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-10 06:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1575 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - EU-U.S. SUMMIT [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included Tuesday's press conference by Prime Minister Fukuda, in which he unveiled a "vision" regarding Japan's efforts to combat global warming. 2. "Europeans Distancing Themselves from U.S." The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote from Lju [...] | 2008-06-10 06:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1583 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/10/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-10 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1585 | "FUKUDA VISION" ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Fukuda's speech outlining the "Fukuda Vision" for international climate change negotiations and domestic climate policies contained few surprises. The PM confirmed Japan's long-term goal to reduce its emissions 60-80% by 2050, with the main new proposal being a tri [...] | 2008-06-10 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV KGHG ENRG JA |
08TOKYO1587 | U/S BURNS PARTICIPATES IN TRILAT SOM IN TOKYO [...] (C) Summary. The political directors from the United States, Japan, and Australia met for more than two and a half hours in Tokyo on June 9 for a Senior Officials Meeting of the Trilateral Security Dialogue (TSD SOM). The principals included Under Secretary Burns, Deputy Foreign Minister Sas [...] | 2008-06-10 08:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID MOPS JA AU |
08TOKYO1588 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/11/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-11 01:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1590 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-EU SUMMIT AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories this morning included the Japanese Supreme Court order issued on Tuesday to a convicted former gangster to repay to the plaintiffs not only the extortionate interest rate he charged but also the principal of the loans. 2. "U.S., EU Split over Global Warming" The bu [...] | 2008-06-11 04:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1592 | PROGRESS MADE DURING FIVE PARTY ENERGY MINISTERIAL [...] Summary. Representatives from the U.S., Japan, China, India, Korea and the International Energy Agency (IEA) gathered for the five-party energy ministerial in Aomori, Japan June 7. Participants agreed recent volatility in global energy markets and skyrocketing oil prices are largely due to [...] | 2008-06-11 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KGHG AADP OVIP JA |
08TOKYO1593 | (S/REL NATO) PROSPECTS FOR EXPANDED JAPANESE [...] (S/REL NATO) Summary: Japan continues to review options for a new operation in Afghanistan to "off-set" the planned termination of its current Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) logistics effort in Kuwait/Iraq. The Japanese government remains focused on such options as dispatching C-130s for logis [...] | 2008-06-11 07:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR PGOV IZ AF JA |
08TOKYO1594 | MOD SUSPENDS TRADING COMPANIES [...] (SBU) On May 16, Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials informed EconOff they have determined four Japanese trading companies are ineligible to sell to MOD because of their excessive pricing of previous defense articles. Ministry of Defense Equipment Policy Division Deputy Director Shinji Sato [...] | 2008-06-11 07:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC JA |
08TOKYO1595 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-11 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1597 | JAPAN,S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SEEKING VIEWS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-11 08:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ARF EAID ASEAN JA |
08TOKYO1598 | TICAD IV: TOWARDS A VIBRANT AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary. Japan announced a myriad of commitments to Africa, including that it would double aid to the region by 2012, during the May 28-30 Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD). Co-sponsored by the GOJ, the World Bank, and the UNDP, the conference brought toget [...] | 2008-06-11 08:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL JA XA |
08TOKYO1600 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/12/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 01:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1602 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers gave top play to the passage on Wednesday in the opposition- controlled Upper House of a nonbinding censure motion against Prime Minister Fukuda. 2. "Hasty Delisting Dangerous" The conservative Sankei editorialized (5/12): "...North Korea issued a [...] | 2008-06-12 04:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1604 | JAPAN CONSIDERING PARTICIPATION IN BERLIN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 06:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL PBTS IS JA |
08TOKYO1605 | JAPAN-ROK STRATEGIC DIALOGUE FOCUSES ON ROADMAP [...] (C) Summary. Tokyo and Seoul called for Six-Party Talks (6PT) participants to develop a roadmap for DPRK denuclearization during the June 5 Japan-ROK Strategic Dialogue discussions in Tokyo. Both sides agreed on the difficulty of persuading the DPRK to submit a complete declaration. The ROK [...] | 2008-06-12 06:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL ETRD JA KN KS |
08TOKYO1606 | JAPAN-RUSSIA DISCUSS POSSIBLE PUTIN VISIT TO TOKYO [...] (C) Summary. Japan and Russia discussed, but did not set dates for, a possible Tokyo visit by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a June 3 Deputy Foreign Ministers' meeting in Tokyo. During discussions designed to set a positive tone for the July 7-9 G-8 meeting at Hokkaido's Lake Toya, the [...] | 2008-06-12 06:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD JA RS XH KN |
08TOKYO1607 | IRAQ POST-UNSCR: JAPANESE RESPONSES ON TIMING FOR [...] (C) This is an ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Workinglevel contacts tell us that Japan has made no decision yet on what type of arrangements it plans to pursue with regard to the presence of its Air Self Defense Forces (ASDF) operating in Kuwait and Iraq following the exp [...] | 2008-06-12 07:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL IZ JA |
08TOKYO1608 | CENSURE MOTION PASSES; FUKUDA STANDS FIRM [...] (C) Summary. The opposition followed through on its threat to pass a largely symbolic censure motion against Prime Minister Fukuda on June 11 over his handling of the new medical insurance program for the elderly and other domestic issues. The response, thus far, has been underwhelming. Pass [...] | 2008-06-12 07:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
08TOKYO1609 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/12/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO161 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/22/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-22 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1612 | JAPANESE PARTICIPATION AT JUNE 23 VIENNA [...] (C) Japan will be represented at the June 23 Vienna Conference on Reconstruction of Lebanon's Nahr Al-Barid refugee camp by its Ambassasdor to Austria, according to MOFA First Middle East Divison Lebanon Desk Officer Hitoshi Ishizuka. However, it is unlikely Japan will announce further contri [...] | 2008-06-12 10:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL KPAL UNRWA LE JA |
08TOKYO1613 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/13/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-13 01:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1618 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFGHAN DONOR CONFERENCE [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers gave top play to the Supreme Court ruling on Thursday dismissing a suit filed by a women's rights group that had demanded NHK and two TV production companies pay compensation for "altering" the content of a documentary on Japan's wartime sexual slavery. [...] | 2008-06-13 04:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1619 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] (C) Econoff delivered points in ref to MOFA's Biological and Chemical Weapons Conventions Division officer Masahiro Fujikawa. Fujikawa said the GOJ appreciates continued U.S. cooperation in finalizing a host country arrangement on Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) challenge inspections. He [...] | 2008-06-13 07:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KTIA CWC JA |
08TOKYO162 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS PATRICK MOON AND MR. [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 3-7, 2008 visit to Japan by Deputy Assistant Secretary Patrick Moon and Mr. Neil Kromash. SIPDIS 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3 [...] | 2008-01-22 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL AF JA |
08TOKYO1620 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/13/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-13 07:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1622 | DIET PASSES LAW TO AID VICTIMS OF AUM SHINRIKYO [...] The Diet passed a law on June 11 to provide financial compensation from the government to approximately 4,000 victims of crimes committed by the Aum Shinrikyo cult in the 1990's. The law stipulates that the government has the right to seek financial compensation from Aum's successor organizat [...] | 2008-06-13 09:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KJUS JA |
08TOKYO1623 | (S) MOD DEFENSE POLICY BUREAU DG ON POSSIBLE [...] (S/NF) DCM spoke with Ministry of Defense (MOD) Defense Policy Bureau Director General Nobushise Takamizawa June 13 to explore what new steps Japan could take in Afghanistan. Takamizawa said that MOD Minister Ishiba had concluded that it would not be possible to dispatch CH-47 helicopters to [...] | 2008-06-13 09:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR PGOV IZ AFIN JA |
08TOKYO1624 | JAPAN BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) This Blue Lantern involves a company which has been suspended by the Ministry of Defense from bidding on contracts due to over charging. The company is selling to MOD via a third company which was not listed on the original license. 2. (SBU) Yamada Corporation executives told Eco [...] | 2008-06-13 09:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC JA |
08TOKYO1625 | JAPAN'S DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO CHINA [...] (S) Summary: Japan is continuing efforts to provide disaster relief assistance to China following the earthquake in Sichuan Province in an effort to improve ties with Beijing. Japan has provided one billion yen in aid and disaster relief supplies in addition to the three emergency and medical [...] | 2008-06-13 09:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL PGOV EAID CH JA |
08TOKYO1626 | U/S BURNS MEETS WITH JAPAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan believes care must be taken to avoid pushing China too hard on the Tibet issue, Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae told visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns June 9, and suggested that a statement made on the subject by the G-8 Foreign Ministers acce [...] | 2008-06-13 09:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XE CH RS IR AS JA |
08TOKYO1627 | JUSTICE MINISTER DISCUSSES BIOMETRICS, ESTA, CHILD [...] (C) DHS Deputy Secretary Schneider and Justice Minister Hatoyama met on June 12 in Tokyo to discuss: -- Japan's new biometric immigration system, developed with assistance from the United States, which has already captured data on 4.5 million travelers and identified 150 as malafide; -- the p [...] | 2008-06-15 22:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS CMGT JA |
08TOKYO1628 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/16/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-16 01:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1629 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - G8 FINANCIAL [...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers led with the aftermath of Saturday's major earthquake in northern Japan. 2. "Statements Alone Cannot Stop Inflation" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (6/16): "In a joint statement, G8 finance ministers pledged to take a concerted line in order to s [...] | 2008-06-16 01:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO163 | JAPAN MARKET VIEW: WORST TWO DAY DROP IN 17 YEARS [...] (U) In its worst two-day drop in 17 years, Japan,s benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average dropped 5.6 percent on Tuesday, January 22. The broader Topix index fell 5.7 percent, as Japanese markets mirrored Asian markets, downward trajectory. The Nikkei,s 9.3 percent fall over the last two days [...] | 2008-01-22 09:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN JA |
08TOKYO1633 | ATTORNEY GENERAL MUKASEY'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE [...] (C) Attorney General Mukasey and Ambassador Schieffer met National Public Safety Commission Chairman and Minister of State Shinya Izumi on June 13 in Tokyo to discuss: --Ways to improve information sharing and terrorist watch information; --The possibility of Japan joining the FBI's Fingerprin [...] | 2008-06-16 05:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KHLS PINR PGOV PREL PTER KTIA JA |
08TOKYO1637 | ATTORNEY GENERAL MUKASEY'S MEETING WITH MINISTER [...] (C) Attorney General Mukasey and Justice Minister Hatoyama discussed in a June 12 meeting the prospects for Japanese ratification of the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Council of Europe Cyber Crime Convention. Hatoyama briefed on the status of Japan's child porno [...] | 2008-06-16 07:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM KOCI PHUM JA |
08TOKYO1638 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/16/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-16 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO164 | JAPAN-ROK STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: TOKYO OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Summary. During the recent Japan-ROK Strategic Dialogue, former VFM Shotaro Yachi told his South Korean counterpart that PM Yasuo Fukuda places great importance on balancing the strength of the United States-Japan alliance with Japan,s Asian diplomacy, MOFA contacts told Embassy Tokyo on J [...] | 2008-01-22 09:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA KN |
08TOKYO1641 | INITIAL REACTION TO DPRK DEAL MOSTLY POSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. Reaction to the announcement that Japan will partially lift its unilateral sanctions on North Korea, in return for a reinvestigation into the abductions issue and cooperation on repatriating four 1970's-era Japanese hijackers, dominated the news over the weekend. Media attenti [...] | 2008-06-16 09:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV JA |
08TOKYO1642 | G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS MEETINGS IN TOKYO, JUNE 10, [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Bill Burns participated in the June 9-10, 2008 Tokyo meetings of the G8 Political Directors, hosted by Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Kenichiro Sasae. Discussion topics included Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Zimbabwe and a review of the plan [...] | 2008-06-16 22:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER UK IT GM RS CA SI AF PK |
08TOKYO1643 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/17/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-17 01:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1649 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included the aftermath of the major earthquake that hit northern Japan on Saturday. 2. "Taiwan Should Act Responsibly" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (6/17): "A protest ship carrying Taiwanese activists claiming territorial rights on Monday [...] | 2008-06-17 05:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO165 | JAPAN, ROK SPECIAL ENVOYS PUSH FOR CLOSER TIES [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Fukuda,s special envoy (and former Prime Minister) Yoshiro Mori expressed Tokyo's desire for a "new-age" bilateral relationship and invited President-elect Lee to visit Japan, during a January 10-11 visit to Seoul. A Deputy Foreign Minister who accompanied Mori sai [...] | 2008-01-22 09:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA KN |
08TOKYO1653 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/17/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-17 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1654 | JAPAN-CHINA: FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS EAST CHINA [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura and Chinese Foreign Yang Jiechi met June 14 and discussed the East China Sea resource development issue, human rights and Tibet. Progress on joint development in the East China Sea will be announced "quite soon," but press reports suggesting an [...] | 2008-06-17 08:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV PREL PHUM CH JA |
08TOKYO1655 | JAPANESE GOVERNMENT SEEKS U.S. HELP IN CALMING [...] (C) Summary: Japan is working hard to mitigate increased tension with Taiwan following a June 10 fishing boat collision between a Taiwan fishing boat and a Japanese coast guard ship, but the Senkaku Islands indisputably belong to Japan, MOFA told Embassy Tokyo. Even though the Japan Coast Gua [...] | 2008-06-17 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW JP |
08TOKYO1656 | JAPAN HOLDS MEETING TO PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE [...] (C) Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) held a meeting June 12 for G8 and ASEAN countries, as well as representatives from China, Philippines, South Korea, and Australia to discuss GOJ plans for a possible October 22 - 24 ministerial to discuss actions coun [...] | 2008-06-17 08:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV EAIR EWWT PREL JA |
08TOKYO1657 | SHAPING JAPAN'S AFGHAN DEPLOYMENT DECISIONS [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Japanese government is struggling to find a strategy to terminate its C-130 mission to Iraq and start a new deployment to Afghanistan to ""off-set"" its decision to opt-out of the Iraq coalition. The U.S. political calendar appears to weigh heavily on Japanese deliberation [...] | 2008-06-17 09:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR PGOV IZ AF JA |
08TOKYO1659 | JAPANESE DIET PASSES LEGISLATION ON HARMFUL [...] (U) Summary: The Japanese Diet on June 11 passed legislation intended to protect minors from harmful content on the Internet. The law promotes education on using the Internet safely/responsibly, but also calls on Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to provide filtering for young users. Moving [...] | 2008-06-17 22:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT TINT JA |
08TOKYO166 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/23/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-23 01:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1667 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/18/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-18 01:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1668 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the June 19-20, 2008, visit to Japan by Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill, EAP Special Assistant Chrisotpher Klein, EAP/K Director Sung Kim, and NSC Director for Chinese Affairs Paul Haenle. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will [...] | 2008-06-18 01:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA |
08TOKYO1670 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FRANCE'S RETURN TO NATO [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers led with Prime Minister Fukuda's remarks to foreign press on Tuesday hinting at a hike in the consumption tax. 2. "France Calling for NATO Renewal" On French President Sarkozy's release on Tuesday of the nation's new security strategy, a correspon [...] | 2008-06-18 02:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1674 | JBIC INKS LOAN FOR SAKHALIN 2 [...] (U) The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) signed a loan agreement June 16 with the Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. to provide up to $3.7 billion in financing for the second phase of the Sakhalin 2 natural gas project according to a JBIC press release. A syndicate of priv [...] | 2008-06-18 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PREL EFIN RS JA |
08TOKYO1675 | LDP LEADER YAMASAKI AND DIET GROUP SUPPORT LIFTING [...] (C) Summary: Japan should lift sanctions and provide immediate energy assistance in exchange for the DPRK reopening its inquiry into the abduction issue, senior LDP Lower House member Taku Yamasaki has told the Embassy. However, Yamasaki and his 40-member supra-partisan group of Diet members [...] | 2008-06-18 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
08TOKYO1677 | JAPAN, ROK AND PRC FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET [...] (C) The Foreign Ministers of Japan, China and South Korea met June 14 to set the stage for a first-ever "stand-alone" trilateral summit this fall in Tokyo (every previous trilat has taken place on the margins of the ASEAN 3 summit or other international events). During their three-hour meeting [...] | 2008-06-18 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV EAID KS CH JA |
08TOKYO1678 | PM RUDD VISIT: "A NEW PROPOSAL EVERY DAY" [...] (C/NF) During their June 12 meeting, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd affirmed the importance of the Japan-Australia bilateral relationship and their commitment to expand bilateral security and economic cooperation, MOFA told Embassy Tokyo. PM Fukuda responded cautiou [...] | 2008-06-18 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KGHG AS JA |
08TOKYO1679 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/18/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-18 08:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1683 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-19 01:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1688 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers led with a formal agreement between Japan and China for the former to finance two natural gas field development projects in the East China Sea currently being unilaterally undertaken by China. 2. "Realistic Compromise Made" On the accord between B [...] | 2008-06-19 03:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO169 | POLLS SHOW FUKUDA SUPPORT TRENDING DOWN [...] (C) Opinion polls conducted over the January 12-13 weekend underscore that Prime Minister Fukuda's support rate continues on a downward trend. Each of Japan's dailies reflects a particular political bias and often the papers produce polling results that closely mirror their readership base. [...] | 2008-01-23 04:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS JA |
08TOKYO1690 | CLIMATE CHANGE: FURTHER ON THE "FUKUDA VISION" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) officials report the trial emissions trading scheme the PM announced in his "Fukuda Vision" climate change speech June 9 (ref) will likely be "substantially limited" due to time constraints and opposition from industry. The [...] | 2008-06-19 06:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG KGHG JA |
08TOKYO1692 | JAPAN'S VIEWS ON UPDATED P5+1 PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (C) Japan was grateful to receive a briefing on the contents of the updated P5 1 package for Iran and is looking forward to any progress made as a result of either the updated package or Iran's May 2008 offer, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Mat [...] | 2008-06-19 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR JA |
08TOKYO1693 | JAPANESE REPRESENTATION AT BERLIN CONFERENCE IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-19 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL PBTS IS JA |
08TOKYO1694 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/19/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-19 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1699 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/20/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-20 01:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO170 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL EFFECTS [...] LEAD STORIES: All papers gave top play to the Fed's decision on Tuesday to lower its key interest rate by 0.75 percentage points. 2. "U.S. Stimulus Measures Key to Relieving Market" The moderate Yomiuri editorialized (1/23): "Stock prices are dropping worldwide due to the subprime loan cri [...] | 2008-01-23 05:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1700 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SECRETARY RICE'S [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included a GOJ advisory panel decision on Thursday to launch around July 5 the "dubbing 10 system" that would increase the number of legal copies that can be made by viewers of digital TV programs to ten from the current one. 2. "We Are Unconvinc [...] | 2008-06-20 02:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1702 | JAPAN CONSIDERING CSC RATIFICATION [...] (U) Please note action requests in paras 4 and 6. 2. (SBU) Embassy officers delivered points (ref) urging Japan's membership in the Convention of Supplementary Compensation (CSC) to Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Atomic Energy Division Deputy Direct [...] | 2008-06-20 05:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM JA |
08TOKYO1705 | CABINET TO REVIEW AFGHAN OPTIONS BEFORE G-8 [...] (S/NF) Summary: Key ministers will seek a consensus on a possible new mission to Afghanistan before the June 26-27 G-8 Foreign Ministerial meeting in Kyoto, according to MOFA National Security Division Director Takeo Mori. Mori said that the survey team dispatched to Afghanistan and neighbori [...] | 2008-06-20 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR PGOV AF IZ JA |
08TOKYO1707 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/20/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-20 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1708 | JAPANESE APEC OFFICIALS: LOOKING BEYOND 2010 [...] (C) Japan's commitment to APEC is unchanged and U.S. officials should not be concerned PM Fukuda failed to mention APEC in his recent speech outlining a GOJ vision for Asia's future, according to Japan's two APEC Senior Officials (SOM). Fukuda'a aim was to emphasize a solid U.S.-Japan relati [...] | 2008-06-20 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL APECO JA |
08TOKYO1709 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME: PROMOTING [...] (CO) EconOff delivered demarche points (ref) to METI Export Controls Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa and to MOFA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Deputy Director Nakajima. Tanizawa understands METI currently has no particular issues it would like to present, but said he would check with other offici [...] | 2008-06-20 08:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA JA |
08TOKYO1710 | JAPAN RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN END USE CHECK ON [...] (C) Per ref, Post has continued to work to verify the end user for this license. The foreign consignee, Sky Trading Company President Tsuneo Takeda initially told EconOff March 4 his company does not handle F4 parts and that the company did not buy from P-Technology. Takeda also told EconOff [...] | 2008-06-20 08:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KOMC JA |
08TOKYO1711 | VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL [...] SUMMARY: This is an ACTION CABLE, please see PARA 4. On June 3, DHS Secretary Chertoff introduced the ESTA program. Since then, post has conducted numerous outreach activities to inform the Japanese Government and public of this initiative. This cable also contains information on future outr [...] | 2008-06-22 22:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT PREL PGOV EUN JA |
08TOKYO1712 | JAPAN-CHINA AGREE ON EAST CHINA SEA GAS FIELDS [...] (C) Summary. While not relinquishing long-standing territorial claims, Japan and China agreed to joint development of the Shirakaba and Asunara gas fields in the disputed East China Sea. Japanese officials are hailing the agreement as a "victory," perhaps one that will change the tenor of re [...] | 2008-06-22 22:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL CH JA |
08TOKYO1716 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRISH REJECTION OF EU [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Monday morning included the international conference on oil in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during which the host nation reiterated its earlier pledge to increase oil production by 200,000 barrels a day starting in July. 2. "No Clear Course in Sight for EU Treaty" [...] | 2008-06-23 02:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1717 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/23/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-23 04:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1719 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/23/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-23 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO172 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/23/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-23 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1723 | GOJ PROPOSAL FOR TRILATERAL COOPERATION IN [...] (C) METI Export Controls Deputy Director Takao Shishikura gave EconOff the following nonpaper in English June 20 and requested the Embassy transmit it to Washington and also respond with any USG reaction. Begin Text: Proposal for Trilateral Cooperation in Outreach Activities Background [...] | 2008-06-24 00:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KOMC ETTC JA |
08TOKYO1724 | NEW MOFA APEC SENIOR OFFICIAL [...] (SBU) Japanese Foreign Ministry Senior Official Masashi Mizukami relinquished his APEC duties as of June 1, and took the opportunity of a June 18 meeting with EMIN (reftel) to introduce his successor, Kenji Hiramatsu, Deputy Director General of MOFA's Economic Affairs Bureau. Hiramatsu told [...] | 2008-06-24 00:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD APECO PREL JA |
08TOKYO1725 | METI STUDY GROUP EXAMINES ROLE OF INVESTMENT FUNDS [...] SUMMARY: A Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) study group June 16 released a report that describes the role of private investment funds in Japan's financial markets. The report notes investment funds can promote economic growth and contribute to stronger corporate performance by [...] | 2008-06-24 00:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON OECD PGOV JA |
08TOKYO1726 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/24/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-24 01:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1727 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR [...] LEAD STORIES: Several Tuesday morning papers gave front-page coverage to the finding that North Korea will submit a nuclear declaration on June 26. 2. "Fukuda Needs to Hold Talks with U.S. President" On the apparent accelerated move by the Bush administration to remove North Korea from the [...] | 2008-06-24 02:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1729 | D/SENK DISCUSSES BROADCASTING INTO THE DPRK [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings June 19, Deputy Special Envoy for North Korea Christian Whiton urged Diet, Prime Minister's Office and MOFA interlocutors to expand U.S.-Japan cooperation in broadcasting medium-wave from Japan to the DPRK or helping to financially support independent groups [...] | 2008-06-24 04:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KN JA |
08TOKYO1735 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/25/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-25 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1736 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 796 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-25 02:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
08TOKYO1737 | PM FUKUDA TO PUBLIC: NO GAP WITH U.S. ON DELISTING [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda stressed to the press June 24 that he is in full agreement with the United States on the importance of resolving the North Korea nuclear issue. If removing North Korea from the state sponsors of terror list leads to nuclear progress, then "it should be [...] | 2008-06-25 02:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KN JA |
08TOKYO1738 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items in Wednesday morning papers included the first-ever port call by a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ship in China on Tuesday. 2. "Efforts to Resolve Abduction Issue to Continue" The liberal Asahi editorialized (6/25): "...We should not forget that delist [...] | 2008-06-25 02:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1739 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POLIO ERADICATION IN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Embassy officers delivered points in ref to MOFA Global Issues Cooperation Division Senior Coordinator Takehiro Kano June 23. Kano said the GOJ supports sending a clear message to Nigeria on the need to improve its polio eradication efforts, but noted other countries must be careful a [...] | 2008-06-25 04:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PGOV SOCI KISL JA NI |
08TOKYO174 | FM KOUMURA PUSHES BURMA TO ACCEPT EARLY GAMBARI [...] (C) Summary: During bilateral talks with the Burmese Foreign Minister on January 17, FM Koumura emphasized that Burma needs to develop a stable and democratic country, bring about "concrete results" from talks with Aung San Suu Kyi, and allow UN Special Envoy Gambari to return to Burma "as so [...] | 2008-01-23 08:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BM JA |
08TOKYO1741 | ABDUCTEES' FAMILIES SEEK CONTINUED ATTENTION TO [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the abductees' families passed a letter to Embassy Tokyo June 25 urging the G8 to take up the cause of abductions during the upcoming Foreign Ministerial and Summit meetings. The representatives also expressed "shock" and "disappointment" about the possible U. [...] | 2008-06-25 06:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KN JA |
08TOKYO1742 | U.S.-JAPAN REGULATORY REFORM INITIATIVE - [...] (C) Summary. Japan's pro-reform forces in the past had used the Regulatory Reform and Competition Policy Initiative with the U.S. to push recalcitrant parts of the Japanese bureaucracy to make needed changes. However, the latest (seventh) round of regulatory reform talks show the waning inte [...] | 2008-06-25 06:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV JA |
08TOKYO1745 | ASD SHINN PRESSES JAPAN ON REALIGNMENT, PLANNING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Shinn used June 16 meetings with Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) counterparts to register strong concerns about delays in base realignment, emphasize the importance of robust bi [...] | 2008-06-25 07:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR PINR PGOV JA |
08TOKYO1746 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/25/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-25 08:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1748 | OSLO CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS WILL NOT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan believes the Oslo Convention on Cluster Munitions (CM) will not interfere with United States Forces in Japan's (USFJ) operations or restrict interoperability with Japan's Self Defense Forces (JSDF),Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General Shimbo told the Embassy's [...] | 2008-06-25 09:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV JA NATO |
08TOKYO175 | PACOM COMMANDER KEATING'S JAN 18 MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Senior Chinese officials were considerably less belligerent on the issue of Taiwan during his January 13-18 visit to China than in May 2007, likely due to consistent messages from the U.S. Government and the results of Taiwan's legislative elections, visiting PACOM Commander ADM Timothy K [...] | 2008-01-23 08:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR CH JA |
08TOKYO1753 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-26 02:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1754 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ZIMBABWE AND NORTH [...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Thursday morning included the announcement by Chief Cabinet Secretary Machimura on Wednesday that more than 1,400 civil servants received cash, beer coupons, and other forms of inducements from taxi drivers when being driven home late at night on taxpayer money and t [...] | 2008-06-26 03:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1755 | ABE, YAMASAKI SPAR OVER DPRK POLICY [...] (C) Summary: The war of words between rival Diet groups on both sides of the DPRK issue is heating up again. Former LDP Vice President Taku Yamasaki is pitted against former Prime Minister Abe; both are joined by several dozen like-minded Diet members. Days after the June 13 announcement that [...] | 2008-06-26 04:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KN JA |
08TOKYO1758 | WHALING: GREENPEACE JAPAN ACTIVISTS ARRESTED [...] (U) Japanese police arrested two Greenpeace activists June 20 for trespassing and theft that occurred in connection with what the NGO claimed was an investigation of ongoing theft of whale meat by crew members of Japan's research whaling fleet. According to press reports, Junichi Sato and Tor [...] | 2008-06-26 05:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EFIS KSCA IWC ETRD JA |
08TOKYO176 | JAPAN,S RESPONSE TO PRENOTIFICATION OF LET-4 [...] (S) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche on the prenotification of LeT-4 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division official Miyako Ishimura on January 18. Deputy Financial Attache also conveyed the information to Ministry of Fina [...] | 2008-01-23 08:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | EFIN PTER PREL JA |
08TOKYO1762 | REQUEST PASSED TO ENGAGE JAPAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-26 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIL MARR MOPS NATO AFIN ASCH CACM GM |
08TOKYO1763 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/26/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-26 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1765 | MOD DG TAKAMIZAWA DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) In a June 25 dinner Ministry of Defense (MOD) Director General for Defense Policy Nobushige Takamizawa cited technical and political challenges to the possibility of Japan deploying helicopters or PRTs to Afghanistan. He also underscored the Japanese Government's need to convince Japan's [...] | 2008-06-27 03:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV AF JA |
08TOKYO1769 | NOTIFICATION OF JAPANESE GOVERNMENT REGARDING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-27 06:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPA TSPL KSCA PARM CH JA |
08TOKYO177 | JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO TERRORIST FINANCE DEMARCHE ON [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche on the U.S. Department of Treasury domestic designation of four individuals and one entity for executing, directing, and supporting violent attacks against Iraqi citizens, Iraqi government officials, and Coalition Forces to Mini [...] | 2008-01-23 09:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN JA |
08TOKYO1770 | (S) PSI: SHIPMENT OF JAPANESE ORIGIN MATERIALS [...] (S) EconOff delivered ref points to METI Export Controls Director Takao Shishikura on June 26. Shishikura told EconOff June 27 that this chemical is widely available internationally and its export is not restricted under Japanese law. 2. (S) Shishikura acknowledged USG concerns and indicat [...] | 2008-06-27 07:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ETRD JA |
08TOKYO1771 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK NUCLEAR [...] LEAD STORIES: All Tokyo papers gave top play on Friday morning to President Bush's notification to Congress on Thursday of his intent to delist North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism following Pyongyang's submission to China of a declaration of its nuclear programs. 2. "Declaration Sh [...] | 2008-06-27 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1772 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/27/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-27 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1774 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/27/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-27 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1778 | FUKUDA ATTEMPTS DAMAGE CONTROL AS PRESS CRITICIZE [...] (C) Summary: Public statements from senior Japanese officials to the decision to delist the DPRK as a state sponsor of terrorism have been largely positive, tempering negative media editorial opinion. Prime Minister Fukuda and other senior officials have assured the public that Japan and the [...] | 2008-06-27 08:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV JA KN |
08TOKYO1779 | JAPAN REACHES COMPROMISES ON COPY LEVIES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Cultural Affairs Agency (Bunkacho) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced June 17 a compromise on the contentious issue of copy levies. The agencies decided not to wait for the conclusions of a study group that had become deadlocked over the differi [...] | 2008-06-27 09:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR PGOV JA |
08TOKYO178 | AMB. WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary. The international community will need to convince the Cambodian government that it must take immediate action with regard to the corruption issue at the ECCC, visiting Ambassador at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson told Japanese officials on December 3. Amb. William [...] | 2008-01-23 09:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KJUS PHUM JA TH BM CB |
08TOKYO1780 | (S) PSI: FURTHER ON SHIPMENT OF JAPANESE ORIGIN [...] (S) Subsequent to the transmittal of ref B, METI Export Controls Deputy Director Takao Shishikura provided EconOff with the following nonpaper in English June 27. The METI nonpaper is marked "Confidential." Shishikura also asked that USG provide further information regarding Ehsan Alsaadi. [...] | 2008-06-27 10:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | ETRD MNUC PARM PREL JA |
08TOKYO1782 | JAPAN'S GENERIC DRUG MARKET - SMALL NOW BUT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. With public debt nearly double GDP and upward pressure on national health insurance expenditures due to Japan's aging society, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) hopes to increase generic drugs' market share from 17% to 30% by 2012, saving the healthcare system an [...] | 2008-06-30 05:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD JA PGOV SOCI |
08TOKYO1783 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/30/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-30 06:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1790 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included a plan among Japan, China, and South Korea to hold a joint medical response drill in October aimed at dealing with a possible influenza pandemic. 2. "U.S., China Enhance Security Coordination" A correspondent for the top-circulation, mode [...] | 2008-06-30 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1791 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/30/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-30 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1795 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/01/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-01 01:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1798 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SECRETARY RICE'S [...] LEAD STORIES: Tuesday morning's Mainichi gave top play to the finding that a GSDF staffer last February lost a USB memory device containing a unit deployment chart for a U.S.-Japan defense exercise. 2. "Secretary Rice Calls for Closer Coordination for DPRK Denuclearization" The liberal Main [...] | 2008-07-01 03:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO180 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/24/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-24 01:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1802 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-01 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1806 | NORTH KOREAN FIRM'S EFFORTS TO PROCURE ELECTRONICS [...] (S) EconOff delivered points in ref July 1 to METI Export Controls Deputy Director Nobuhiro Aibe. METI Export Controls Director Takao Shishikura offered EconOff the following nonpaper in English. The METI nonpaper is marked "Confidential." 2. (S) Begin text of GOJ English nonpaper: [...] | 2008-07-01 08:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC JA |
08TOKYO1808 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/02/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-02 01:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1810 | UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU) DEMARCHE TO JAPAN [...] (SBU) Post delivered demarche points and diplomatic note per ref June 27 to MOFA International Cooperation Bureau official Yuki Yokomori. Yokomori stated the GOJ supports the U.S. candidates for the UPU's Council of Administration (CA) and the Postal Operations Council (POC) on the condition [...] | 2008-07-02 01:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO JA |
08TOKYO1813 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ZIMBABWE [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included a report saying that a "base year" for setting a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target will not be specified in the chairman's summary or other statements to be issued at the upcoming G8 summit. 2. "U.S. Looking into UNSC Resolutio [...] | 2008-07-02 03:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1815 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-02 05:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP JO JA IN RS |
08TOKYO1817 | TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR USTR SCHWAB [...] (C) Our economic engagement with Japan remains less than it should be given that Japan is our fourth largest trading partner with over USD 700 million in goods and services trade flowing each day between our two countries. However, while "trade disputes" may no longer be the first phrase th [...] | 2008-07-02 09:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR PREL JA |
08TOKYO1820 | JAPANESE PARTICIPATION AT KOSOVO DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) Japan will most likely be represented at the European Union-sponsored Kosovo donors conference July 11 in Brussels by its Deputy Chief of Mission from its Embassy in Belgium, according to MOFA Central and South Eastern Europe Division Deputy Director Akihiko Ishimoto. At this time, it is [...] | 2008-07-02 09:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID UN UNMIK EU KV JA |
08TOKYO1821 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/02/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-02 22:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1824 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07//08 [...] Japan and the United States last held a meeting of their leaders when Fukuda visited the United States last November. This is the second time for Fukuda and Bush to meet. Wilder indicated that Japan and the United States would confirm cooperation within the framework of the six-party talks i [...] | 2008-07-03 01:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1825 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - EU UNIFICATION [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included an Asahi interview with Russian President Medvedev, during which he reportedly expressed his determination to settle Russia's territorial dispute with Japan. 2. "France Should Set Course for EU Unity" The liberal Mainichi editorialized [...] | 2008-07-03 02:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1828 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/03/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-03 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO183 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL EFFECTS [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included the finding that GM remained the world's largest auto manufacturer, edging Toyota in global sales. 2. "Dark Clouds Hanging over U.S. Economy" The liberal Asahi editorialized (1/24): "If the fall in housing prices in the U.S. comes to a [...] | 2008-01-24 04:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1834 | G8, G8+3 ENERGY MINISTERIALS [...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives from the G8 countries as well as from China, India, and Korea gathered for the G8 and the G8 3 Energy Ministerials in Aomori, Japan, June 8. During the G8-only ministerial, participants reviewed reports on progress made in implementing the St. Petersburg Global E [...] | 2008-07-03 10:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV ECON OVIP JA |
08TOKYO1843 | ABDUCTEE PARENTS MEET WITH THE AMBASSADOR AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador July 2 invited to his residence Shigeru and Sakie Yokota, parents of 13-year old abductee Megumi Yokota to discuss the recent decision to being the delisting process to remove North Korea from the Department's States Sponsors of Terrorism list. The Yokotas were acc [...] | 2008-07-06 22:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PHUM PTER NK JA |
08TOKYO1844 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/07/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-07 03:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1845 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers gave top play to Sunday's summit between President Bush and Prime Minister Fukuda ahead of the G8 summit. 2. "Sunset of U.S.-Japan Relations under Bush Presidency" The liberal Asahi editorialized (7/7): "U.S.-Japan relations under the Bush administrat [...] | 2008-07-07 03:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1851 | JAPAN "STRICTLY" ENFORCING SANCTIONS AGAINST IRISL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-07 04:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PINR PREL KNNP IR JA |
08TOKYO1854 | JAPAN,S RESPONSE TO SHAPING POST-CYCLONE [...] (C) USAID Counselor and Political Officer delivered reftel points to MOFA First Assistance Planning Division Director Kozo Honsei. Japan agrees that the international community should continue to make clear to the Burmese authorities that further assistance will depend on full access, transpar [...] | 2008-07-07 07:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID BM JA |
08TOKYO1859 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/07/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-07 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1860 | JAPANESE RECONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE TEAM RETURNS [...] (C) Japan dispatched a reconstruction team to China from June 20 to July 2 to assess construction assistance needs following the earthquake in China, MOFA First Country Assistance Planning Division Director Kozo Honsei told USAID Counselor and Political Officer on July 2. MOFA Southeast and S [...] | 2008-07-07 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID CH JA |
08TOKYO1864 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/08/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-08 01:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1865 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - G8 SUMMIT AND ZIMBABWE [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers gave top play to the start of the G8 summit on Monday in Toyako, Hokkaido, during which African leaders urged the G8 nations to take action on soaring oil and food prices. 2. "G8 Summit Should Serve as Starting Point for African Self-Reliance" The l [...] | 2008-07-08 02:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1877 | CUBA LOBBYING JAPAN TO REJECT HRF APPLICATION TO [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche July 7 to MOFA Global Issues Cooperation Division Principal Deputy Director Masatoshi Sugiura. Sugiura said that Japan is still in the "information gathering stage" of making a decision on the Human Rights Foundation's (HRF) appli [...] | 2008-07-08 07:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UN NGO PHUM JA |
08TOKYO1878 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/08/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-08 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1880 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LTCOL MARC CZAJA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 22-31, 2008 visit to Japan by LTCOL Marc Czaja. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Chris Gunninig. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5342 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6910 Mobile phon [...] | 2008-07-08 08:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
08TOKYO1881 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD THOMAS G. MAHNKEN AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 14-18, 2008 visit to Japan by DASD Thomas G. Mahnken and delegation. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)322 [...] | 2008-07-08 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
08TOKYO1882 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/09/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-09 01:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1885 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - G8 SUMMIT [...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers gave prominent top coverage to Tuesday's adoption of a G8 summit declaration calling for a 50-percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. 2. "Unimpressive G8 Accord on Emissions Cut" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (7/8): "... [...] | 2008-07-09 04:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1887 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/09/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-09 08:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1888 | JAPAN UNDECIDED ABOUT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-09 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KDEM JA |
08TOKYO189 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/24/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-24 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1891 | VIOLATION OF FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-09 22:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR FAA JA |
08TOKYO1895 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-10 01:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO19 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/03/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-03 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1901 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - G8 SUMMIT [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers gave top play to Prime Minister Fukuda's press conference at the close of the G8 summit on Wednesday. 2. "Numerical Target Disappeared Overnight" The liberal Asahi editorialized (7/10): "...Unfortunately, major emitters failed to set a goal that in [...] | 2008-07-10 04:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1909 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/10/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-10 22:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO191 | JAPAN: ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT, G8 PROMINENT IN PM [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda launched Japan's 2008 spring Diet session January 18 with a policy speech focused on livelihood and environmental issues. Laying out five policy principles, Fukuda stressed a "people first" agenda, including creation of a new Minister for Consumer Affairs and [...] | 2008-01-24 09:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SENV JA |
08TOKYO1914 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 803 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-11 01:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
08TOKYO1915 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/11/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-11 01:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1927 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories this morning included the resumed six-party head-of-delegation meeting in Beijing on Thursday, as well as Toyota's plan to temporarily halt auto production at three plants in the U.S. 2. "Do Not Compromise on Verification Regime" The top- circulation, moderate Yomi [...] | 2008-07-11 03:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO193 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-25 01:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1934 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/11/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-11 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1936 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD WILKES AND PARTY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 14-17, 2008 visit to Japan by DASD for Central Asia Bobby Wilkes, Director Operations Division at the U.S. Mission to NATO Steve Mirr, Country Director for Japan at OSD/APSA Jason Hamm, and Country Director for Afghanistan at OSD/ [...] | 2008-07-11 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
08TOKYO1940 | GPOI UPDATE - JAPAN EXPLORING ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Working-level officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) believe Japan's contributions to peacekeeping/peacebuilding activities related to the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) can increase beyond current levels. MOFA will seek approval from the Ministry of Finance (MOF) [...] | 2008-07-14 22:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR MASS JA |
08TOKYO1942 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-15 01:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1946 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-ROK RELATIONS AND [...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning papers front-paged the GOJ release of a middle school textbook manual that effectively describes two ROK-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan as Japanese territory. 2. "Calmness Needed to Deal with Territorial Dispute" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (7 [...] | 2008-07-15 02:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1948 | SOLAR POWER IN JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Solar photovoltaic (PV) power is poised to become a centerpiece of Japanese Government renewable energy initiatives aimed at cutting greenhouse gases and meeting energy needs. Increased PV use figures prominently both in the vision PM Fukuda publicly announced June 9 (ref) an [...] | 2008-07-15 04:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV TRGY SOCI JA |
08TOKYO1950 | TCI HOISTS THE WHITE FLAG IN J-POWER CASE [...] (SBU) The Children's Investment Master Fund (TCI),a U.K. hedge fund, announced July 14 it will not contest the GOJ's May 13 order directing it to halt plans to boost its stake in electricity wholesaler Electric Power Development Company (J-Power) (Ref A). The fund's decision ends a highly c [...] | 2008-07-15 06:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG PGOV OECD JA |
08TOKYO1952 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/15/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-15 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1962 | JAPANESE THINKING ON UPCOMING WTO MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry (METI) DG for Multilateral Trade Ogawa met with EMIN July 15 to outline thoughts on the upcoming WTO ministerial meeting on the Doha Development Agenda. Ogawa argued the U.S. and EU need to help establish a positive tone at the start if th [...] | 2008-07-15 22:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD JA PREL WTRO |
08TOKYO1963 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/16/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-16 01:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1964 | JAPAN-INDIA SUMMIT BILAT UNEVENTFUL; JAPAN STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: There was no set agenda for the bilateral meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda and Indian Prime Minister Singh July 9 on the margins of the G-8 Summit. The two merely exchanged pleasantries with Fukuda assuring Singh that the Japan-India relationship remains one of Japa [...] | 2008-07-16 01:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP ETRD IN JA |
08TOKYO1966 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FANNIE MAE/FREDDIE MAC [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included a downward revision of the economic outlook in Japan by the Bank of Japan, which predicted that this fiscal year's real growth rate will be 1.2 percent, 0.3 point lower than the previous estimate in March. 2. "U.S. Forced to Resort to [...] | 2008-07-16 02:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1971 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/16/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-16 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1978 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/17/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-17 01:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1980 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE INDIA-IAEA SAFEGUARDS [...] Emboffs delivered points in ref to MOFA Non-Proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Special Assistant Toshio Kaneko. Kaneko said his office will handle the interagency coordination and provide a response to Washington before the upcoming Board of Governors' election. 2. Additionally, [...] | 2008-07-17 02:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC |
08TOKYO1983 | DASD WILKES DELIVERS AFGHAN OPTIONS TO JAPAN [...] (C/NF) Summary: Japanese officials and politicians indicated a willingness to consider substantial new financial and personnel contributions to Afghanistan in response to an updated set of Afghan options presented on July 15-16 by DASD for Central Asia Bobby Wilkes. DASD Wilkes' Japanese inte [...] | 2008-07-17 04:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PGOV AF JA |
08TOKYO1984 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S. FINANCIAL [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Thursday morning include a "busjacking" by a 14-year-old boy. 2. "Temporary Fix Not Enough" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (7/17): "Will the financial instability in the U.S. be alleviated? Secretary of the Treasury Paulson announced emergency measures [...] | 2008-07-17 04:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO1985 | TOKYO DECISION TO INCLUDE TAKESHIMA IN TEXTBOOKS [...] (C) Summary. ROK Embassy diplomats describe Japan's decision to mention the Liancourt Rocks in educational documents as "explosive." Officials in Seoul felt "betrayed" by the move, especially after ROK President Lee Myung-bak directly appealed to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda to "hold back" on [...] | 2008-07-17 06:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA KN |
08TOKYO1987 | ISRAELIS, PALESTINIANS, JORDANIANS MOVING FORWARD [...] (U) SUMMARY: Japan, Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinians made further progress on Tokyo's "Corridor for Peace and Prosperity" (CPP) initiative at a ministerial meeting in Tokyo July 2. For the first time the parties were able to agree on the text of a joint press statement which indicated the [...] | 2008-07-17 07:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWBG KPAL IS JO JA |
08TOKYO1988 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/17/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-17 07:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1989 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MESA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-17 09:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | IAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY AORC JA |
08TOKYO1991 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/18/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 02:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO1995 | JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO UPDATING ARF ON REGIONAL [...] (C) USAID Counselor and Political Officer delivered Reftel nonpaper to MOFA Foreign Policy Bureau National Security Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Shingo Miyamoto and Deputy Director Kazutoshi Hayashi on July 16. Miyamoto and Hayashi thanked Embassy Tokyo and agreed on the need to [...] | 2008-07-18 05:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ARF ASEAN PARM JA |
08TOKYO1996 | JAPAN RESPONSE ON BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: [...] (SBU) Per request contained in ref, econoff contacted Global Gate President, S. Fred Kawashima, June 19. Kawashima said he understands ITAR and USML restrictions regarding his business and showed econoff the contract with the Ministry of Defense (MOD) for the parts listed in ref. The contrac [...] | 2008-07-18 07:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC JA |
08TOKYO1997 | JAPAN-TAIWAN ECONOMIC TIES CENTERING ON [...] (C) Summary: Economic ties between Japan and Taiwan center increasingly on cooperative operations in mainland China, according to Embassy Tokyo contacts. The rapid improvement in the political relationship between Taipei and Beijing with the accession of the new Taiwan president took some [...] | 2008-07-18 07:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL JA TW CH |
08TOKYO1998 | JAPAN URGES IRAN TO "TAKE SERIOUSLY" TALKS WITH [...] (S) Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Kenichiro Sasae July 17 met with Iranian Ambassador to Tokyo Seyed Abbas Araghchi and urged him to tell Tehran that it should "take seriously" talks with E.U. Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana that will be attended by Under Secretary B [...] | 2008-07-18 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL KNNP IR JA |
08TOKYO1999 | JAPAN PASSES MESSAGE FROM IRAN REQUESTING RELEASE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Japanese MOFA officials called on Embassy Tokyo's Political Minister Counselor to convey a request from the Iranian MOI Director General for Security that the U.S. release eleven Iranian nationals detained in Western Afg [...] | 2008-07-18 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER AF JA |
08TOKYO20 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers led with reports saying that crude oil prices soared to $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time. 2. "Signs of Decline in U.S. Power and Prestige as Superpower Seen" The moderate-conservative Yomiuri editorialized (1/4): "A sense of insecurity i [...] | 2008-01-04 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO2000 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/18/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2001 | LITTLE GOJ RESPONSE TO MASSIVE FISHERMEN'S STRIKE [...] (SBU) The GOJ has offered little in response to July 15's nationwide one-day fishermen's strike, in which about 200,000 boats from all Japan's major fishing unions stopped operations to draw public and government attention to rising fuel costs. Prime Minister Fukuda was quoted in the July 16 [...] | 2008-07-18 08:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS ETRD SENV JA |
08TOKYO2006 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/22/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-22 00:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2008 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CHINA-TIBET TALKS [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Tuesday morning included the explosions on two public buses in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, on Monday that killed at least two people and wounded 14 others. 2. "Meaningful Results Produced at China-Tibet Talks?" The moderate Yomiuri editorialized (7/22) [...] | 2008-07-22 01:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO2012 | JAPAN RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: [...] (SBU) Per request contained in ref, post contacted Mitsubishi Cable Industries Sales Manager Yataka Suganuma on June 17. Suganuma told econoff Osaum Murata, the POC listed in ref, had been transferred as of April 1 and no longer handles this case. Suganuma explained Mitsubishi's role in the [...] | 2008-07-22 05:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC JA |
08TOKYO2018 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/22/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-22 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2021 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/23/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 06:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2022 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ARREST OF KARADZIC [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included a GOJ estimate that the combined fiscal deficit of national and local governments will amount to 3.9 trillion yen in fiscal 2011. 2. "Arrest of Karadzic Should Help Stabilize Balkans" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (7/23): "Fo [...] | 2008-07-23 06:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO2029 | METI STUDY GROUP CRACKS DOWN ON TAKEOVER DEFENSES [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Corporate Value Study Group (CVSG) has produced a long-awaited report on the appropriate use of corporate takeover defenses that includes a strong statement about the positive impact of M&A, even in cases of hostile deals, on cor [...] | 2008-07-23 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON OECD JA |
08TOKYO203 | CODEL TAUSCHER MEETS WITH DEFMIN ISHIBA, TALKS [...] (S) Summary: U.S.-Japan cooperation on Ballistic Missile Defense was the focus of meetings between Japanese Minister of Defense Ishiba and a Congressional Delegation led by Rep. Ellen Tauscher. In light of the recent successful test of a Japanese AEGIS system aboard the Kongo, Minister Ishiba [...] | 2008-01-25 06:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | OVIP PGOV PREL JA |
08TOKYO2030 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/23/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 22:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2032 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OSD/APSA PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 29-31, 2008 visit to Japan by OSD/APSA Principal Director for East Asia John Hill, OSD/APSA Country Director for Japan John Geis, and Joint Staff/J5 LtCol Leonard Kosinski. 2. (U) Control Officer for the Okinawa portion of the [...] | 2008-07-23 23:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
08TOKYO2036 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/24/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-24 01:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2037 | JAPAN NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-24 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PARM KNNP IR JA |
08TOKYO2038 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND U.S.- [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top play to the strong earthquake that hit the Tohoku area just after midnight. 2. "First Priority Must Be Given to Strict Verification of Nuclear Declaration" On the informal six-party foreign ministerial held in Singapore on Wednesday, the b [...] | 2008-07-24 02:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO204 | JAPAN STRENGTHENING TIES WITH MEKONG REGION [...] (C) Summary. The Japanese Government plans to fund infrastructure and poverty reduction programs in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, including $20 million to develop poverty-stricken areas and another $20 million for construction projects on the two "East-West Corridors." Former Prime Minister Abe [...] | 2008-01-25 06:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TH CB BM LA VM JA |
08TOKYO2040 | METI'S NEW AGENCY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: METI's new Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) Director-General, Kazuhiko Hombu, stressed a strong desire to work closely with the U.S. on energy issues, including in connection with climate change and other environment issues, in a meeting with emboffs July 22. Homb [...] | 2008-07-24 07:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL JA |
08TOKYO2042 | JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GROVE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 31 - August 2, 2008, visit to Japan by Senate Appropriations Committee Professional Staff Member Paul Grove, Senate Armed Services Committee Professional Staff Member Kate Eltrich, and United States Marine Corp Major Benjamin Venn [...] | 2008-07-24 07:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
08TOKYO2044 | JAPAN PRESSES BURMA BUT EXTENDS ADDITIONAL AID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Koumura pressed Burmese Foreign Minister Nyan Win for progress on democratization and human rights when the two met July 22 in Singapore. He also advised Burma to cooperate fully with and not discriminate against humanitarian assistance workers engaged [...] | 2008-07-24 08:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAID KDEM BM JA |
08TOKYO2045 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/24/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-24 22:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2047 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/25/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-25 03:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO205 | COLLECTIVE SELF-DEFENSE REPORT SLOWLY MOVES FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: A high-level panel of foreign affairs and other experts has completed a first draft of a report examining scenarios involving collective self-defense -- currently considered unconstitutional -- and making legal and policy recommendations to address these issues. The panel, estab [...] | 2008-01-25 06:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS JA |
08TOKYO2050 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY FOREIGN [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page stories on Friday morning included the arrest of a defense "insider" on suspicion of tax evasion. 2. "U.S. Should Consider Canceling Delisting" The conservative Sankei editorialized (7/25): "What is common both on the nuclear and abduction fronts is that North Kore [...] | 2008-07-25 04:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO2054 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/25/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-26 11:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2056 | BOEING'S CONCERNS ABOUT ANA LARGE AIRCRAFT PURCHASE [...] (SBU) Summary: Boeing is concerned about possible EU governments' intervention on Airbus' behalf in connection with future purchases of large civil aircraft by All Nippon Airways (ANA). Representatives of ANA have told Emboffs, however, that any such purchase should be based solely on economi [...] | 2008-07-26 12:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EAIR PREL JA |
08TOKYO2058 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/28/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-28 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO206 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/25/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-25 09:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2061 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SUDAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Monday morning included the ongoing WTO Doha Round trade liberalization talks. 2. "International Pressure Needed to Stop Genocide" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (7/28): "The International Criminal Court sought an arrest warrant for Sudanese Presi [...] | 2008-07-28 02:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO2065 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/28/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-28 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2067 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/29/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-29 01:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2069 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TURKEY AND CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers gave front- page coverage to Monday's flash flood in a river in Kobe that killed four people. 2. "Acts of Terrorism Fan Political Anxiety" The liberal Asahi's correspondent wrote from Ankara (7/29): "...While the motives behind Monday's series of b [...] | 2008-07-29 04:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO207 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CHINA AND SRI LANKA [...] "China to Shift Economic Focus to Domestic Demand" The conservative Sankei editorialized (1/27): "According to Chinese statistics, the nation's gross domestic product (GDP) for 2007 increased by 11.4 percent from the previous year. Although Beijing has posted double-digit growth for five conse [...] | 2008-01-28 02:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO2071 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/29/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-29 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2075 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/30/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-30 01:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2076 | JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID HELVEY, ABRAHAM [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 26-29, 2008, visit to Japan by USD Director for China, Mongolia and Taiwan David Helvey, USD Country Director for China Affairs Abraham Denmark, and USD Country Director for Japan Jason Hamm. 2. (U) Control Officer for the v [...] | 2008-07-30 02:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL JA |
08TOKYO2077 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - WTO DOHA ROUND [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning Japanese national dailies led with the ruptured WTO Doha Round trade liberalization talks in Geneva. 2. "WTO Led by U.S. and Europe Shows Its Limits" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote from Geneva (7/30): "...The fact that the Doha round failed [...] | 2008-07-30 02:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO2085 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/30/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-30 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2089 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-31 01:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2091 | JAPANESE PARTICIPATION AT 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Japanese participants at the 63rd UN General Assembly are undecided due to the unsettled domestic political situation in Tokyo, according to MOFA United Nations Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki. However, Takizaki said it is hopeful that both Prime Minister Fukuda and Foreign Mini [...] | 2008-07-31 04:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA JP |
08TOKYO2092 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - WTO DOHA ROUND [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page stories on Thursday morning included speculation that Prime Minister Fukuda will shuffle his cabinet next week. 2. "Don't Let Free Trade Float Away" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (7/31): "...The U.S.'s face-to-face confrontation with China and India, whose [...] | 2008-07-31 04:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO2097 | DASD MAHNKEN MEETINGS IN JAPAN ON BILATERAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy Planning Dr. Thomas Mahnken met with Japanese counterparts from the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs (MOD and MOFA),Cabinet Secretariat and the Japan Self Defense Forces Joint Staff Office (JSDF JSO) on July 17 to encourag [...] | 2008-07-31 05:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV JA MARR PARM PINR PREL |
08TOKYO21 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/04/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-04 03:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO210 | COMMENTS DELIVERED ON G-8 NUCLEAR POWER [...] (SBU) Post delivered comments enclosed in ref on the GOJ G-8 Nuclear Power Infrastructure Initiative Draft Discussion Paper to MOFA International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Deputy Director Shoichi Nagayoshi January 28. Nagayoshi said his Division will consider the comments in prepar [...] | 2008-01-28 06:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PREL IAEA PARM JA |
08TOKYO2106 | NEW SENIOR JAPANESE ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Environment's new Director General for Global Environment Tatshushi Terada and new Councilor for Global Environment Masaru Moriya praised the Major Economies Meetings (MEM) and inquired about next steps during a courtesy call with EMIN July 28. Terada said he appreciates [...] | 2008-07-31 07:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG PGOV JA |
08TOKYO2107 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/31/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-31 07:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2108 | JAPAN'S NEW CIVIL AVIATION LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Japan's new civil aviation leadership offered no new ideas on civil aviation talks with the U.S. in their initial meeting with Emboffs. The GOJ does not plan to allocate Haneda Airport daytime slots to U.S. airlines. The GOJ, they reiterated, will not negotiate with the EU as a [...] | 2008-07-31 08:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV PGOV JA |
08TOKYO2109 | JAPANESE PUBLIC REACTION TO WTO TALKS COLLAPSE [...] (U) Summary: Japanese media and public reaction to the breakdown of WTO talks in Geneva has been mixed. Agricultural interests have expressed relief, while realizing Japan will be pressed to go further than they would like when talks resume. Business and the GOJ leadership, however, have exp [...] | 2008-07-31 09:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL WTRO JA |
08TOKYO211 | PRIVATE-SECTOR OUTREACH AND THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] This message contains an action request. 2. ESToff delivered the points contained in ref to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Nuclear Cooperation Division officer Yukari Aosa on January 22. She had no immediate reply to the points on encouraging private-sector partnerships in t [...] | 2008-01-28 06:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA JA |
08TOKYO2110 | JAPAN'S AGENDA ON REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The priority of trade liberalization in the future economic architecture of Asia dominated debate among the 16 country representatives preparing the Japanese-sponsored "Track II" study on a possible ASEAN Plus 6 economic agreement. Japanese participants in the study group ind [...] | 2008-07-31 09:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ETRD EINV PREL ASEAN APECO JA |
08TOKYO2112 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/01/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-01 01:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2114 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-ROK TERRITORIAL [...] LEAD STORIES: All Friday morning papers led with Prime Minister Fukuda's decision to shuffle his cabinet today. 2. "U.S Should Provide Convincing Explanation" On the USG decision to reinstate an earlier description of the Liancourt Rocks in the Sea of Japan as South Korean territory, the l [...] | 2008-08-01 02:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO2115 | VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL [...] SUMMARY: This cable contains information on outreach activities to inform the public of ESTA from June 20 to July 31. END SUMMARY. 2. Mission Japan consular and DHS representatives conducted a wide variety of outreach efforts to publicize the launch of ESTA. After drafting a power point pr [...] | 2008-08-01 03:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT PREL PGOV EUN JA |
08TOKYO2117 | VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: August 1 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE [...] The ESTA application system went live in Japan on August 1 and was available for applications in the morning. Embassy Tokyo used two passports for trial applications. Conoff and Locally Engaged Staff filled out ESTA applications using one Japanese and one Danish passport. Post's experience w [...] | 2008-08-01 06:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT PREL PGOV EUN JA |
08TOKYO2120 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-01 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2121 | JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL MIXTER [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 8-12, 2008, visit to Japan by Staffdel Mixter. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6972 Mobile phone: [...] | 2008-08-01 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AMGT ASEC JA OTRA PREL ID AS |
08TOKYO2122 | JAPANESE CABINET RESHUFFLED: PLAYING IT SAFE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda August 1 announced a new cabinet and a new leadership lineup for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The new cabinet reflects a cautious balance of party factions that may strengthen Fukuda's base within the ruling coalition but will likely do [...] | 2008-08-03 22:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR JA |
08TOKYO2123 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/04/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-04 01:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2124 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AFTERMATH OF KARADZIC'S [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Monday morning included a Nikkei poll showing a 12 point increase from June to 38 percent support for the new Fukuda cabinet following the cabinet shuffle on Friday. 2. "Karadzic Trial Significant" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (8/4): "The proc [...] | 2008-08-04 02:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO2127 | LEM SUPPLY COMPANY PRESIDENT DETAILS ON-LINE SALES [...] (SBU) EconOff visited LEM Supply Co. President Yada July 28 to brief him on the Blue Lantern end use check program and to urge complicity with the U.S. laws and regulations concerning equipment governed by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). The company's address is 8-13-32 [...] | 2008-08-04 07:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC JA |
08TOKYO2128 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 803 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-04 07:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
08TOKYO2129 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-04 07:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2134 | JAPAN APPROVES RESTRICTIVE BUDGET REQUEST [...] (C) Summary. Prior to reshuffling, the Fukuda Cabinet completed the first major phase of the fiscal year 2009 budget process July 29 by setting restrictive guidelines for budget requests from individual ministries and agencies. Under the guidelines, ministerial budget spending is estimate [...] | 2008-08-05 00:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN JA PGOV PREL |
08TOKYO2135 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/05/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-05 01:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2136 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CHINA - ATTACK IN [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included a Xinhua report saying that Chinese security police received intelligence that the East Turkistan Islamic Movement was planning terrorist attacks in the week before the Olympics ahead of the attack in Kashgar on Monday. 2. "Concern abo [...] | 2008-08-05 02:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO2138 | JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER FUKUDA SEES A "MORE [...] (C) In a meeting with the U.S. and Japanese astronauts from NASA's recent Space Station 124 mission, Prime Minister Fukuda, after exchanging pleasantries, brought up Russia. The Prime Minister asked the astronauts about their experience working with Russia, which they replied was very good, n [...] | 2008-08-05 05:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JA RU |
08TOKYO214 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/28/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-28 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2142 | KUWAITI PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al Mohammed Al Ahmed Al Sabah visited Tokyo July 26-29 in a visit that was described as very good by officials of both governments. The two sides issued a joint statement and signed two memorandum, one on conducting bilateral consultations, an [...] | 2008-08-05 06:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EPET ETRD KU JA |
08TOKYO2143 | FURTHER VIEWS ON CSC AND NUCLEAR LIABILITY [...] (C) Econoff met July 30 with incoming Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Atomic Energy Division Deputy Director Taro Hokugo. MEXT's Atomic Energy Division is revising Japan's nuclear liability law and plans to submit a draft to the Diet by February 2009, [...] | 2008-08-05 07:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM JA |
08TOKYO2144 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/05/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-05 08:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2148 | SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and, to a lesser extent, Central Asia are all actively on the Japanese radar screen. We are very glad you were able to reschedule your visit to Tokyo to discuss these pressing issues with your Japanese counterparts. On Afghanistan, you will find a g [...] | 2008-08-05 22:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL KNNP XD ZK JA |
08TOKYO2149 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/06/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-06 01:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO215 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/28/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-28 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2154 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TERRORIST ATTACK IN [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning Japanese newspapers gave prominent front-page coverage to a series of sudden thunderstorms that hit Tokyo on Tuesday. 2. "Concerns Remain About Beijing Olympics" The liberal Mainichi's editorial argued (8/6): "...It should be noted that the terrorist at [...] | 2008-08-06 04:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO2159 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/06/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-06 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO216 | PERMANENT DISPATCH LAW: POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) The government and ruling Liberal Democratic Party continue to lay the groundwork for passing a Permanent Dispatch Law that would allow Japan to send Self-Defense Forces units overseas in support of peacekeeping operations, according to Ambassador Toshiro Ozawa, head of Japan's Internation [...] | 2008-01-28 09:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS UN JA |
08TOKYO2161 | JAPANESE PM FUKUDA HEADING TO BEIJING; TALKS ON [...] Summary: Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda will arrive in Beijing on August 8 to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao and will make a brief appearance at the Olympics Opening Ceremony before departing for Japan that same evening, MOFA told Embassy Tokyo on August 4. Japan [...] | 2008-08-06 10:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG PHUM CH JA |
08TOKYO2163 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/07/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-07 01:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2164 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CHINA OLYMPICS AND [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers front-paged the likelihood that Japan has entered a recession. 2. "Make Olympics Step Toward Open China" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (8/7): "During the Olympic Games, Beijing will be the center of information distribution, with journalists a [...] | 2008-08-07 01:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO217 | DAS MARCIEL ENGAGES JAPANESE INTERLOCUTORS ON SE [...] (C) Summary: Japanese government officials and Diet members discussed Japan's relations with Southeast Asia and told DAS Marciel that Japan and the United States need to continue to work closely together to coordinate on aid and other projects; Cambodia needs to take more of an "ownership rol [...] | 2008-01-28 09:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID JA |
08TOKYO2174 | GOJ LAUNCHES NEW SUPPORTS FOR FISHERMEN IN FACE OF [...] SUMMARY: Responding to fishermen's anger over higher fuel costs, the GOJ plans to introduce a USD 696 million emergency fisheries subsidies package starting August 2008 utilizing funds from the current Fisheries Agency of Japan (FAJ) budget. A series of demonstrations and lobbying activities, [...] | 2008-08-07 07:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS ENRG PGOV SENV JA |
08TOKYO2175 | JAPAN "NOT COMPLACENT" ABOUT BID FOR NON-PERMANENT [...] (C) Japan is "doing our best" to line up support for its bid to win a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for next session, according to MOFA U.N. Policy Division Director Naoto Hisajima. He refused to be drawn out on details or numbers, but said Japanese missions abroad are working in [...] | 2008-08-07 07:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IR JA |
08TOKYO2176 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/07/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-07 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2178 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BEIJING OLYMPICS AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers led with the official GOJ acknowledgement of the probability that the Japanese economy is entering a recession. 2. "Festivities Reflect Difficulties Facing Neighbor" The liberal Asahi editorialized (8/8): "Its history of having been repeatedly invade [...] | 2008-08-08 01:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO2179 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/08/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-08 02:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2185 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/08/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-08 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2186 | REES-CAMPONOVO JAPAN MEETINGS ON APDP AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Strengthening and expanding the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP) initiative will help achieve the shared goals of the United States and Japan of promoting universal values, human rights, and democracy in Asia, Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees and DRL Senior Advisor Christoph [...] | 2008-08-08 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MG IR KN BM JA |
08TOKYO2187 | JAPAN TESTING OF LOBSTER IMPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: This message updates developments concerning GOJ handling of imports of lobster from the U.S. and Canada, in light of FDA warnings about Atlantic red tide conditions and risks of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP). To date, test results on all U.S. shipments have been negative, [...] | 2008-08-08 08:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD JA |
08TOKYO2188 | METI PESSIMISTIC ABOUT SHORT-TERM OIL OPERATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: There have been no new developments in the East China Sea dispute since China and Japan signed an MOU on joint development, according to METI Petroleum and Natural Gas Division Director Shin Hosaka. Negotiations may resume in October. Hosaka also described his recent meeting in [...] | 2008-08-08 08:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL CH IR IZ JA |
08TOKYO2189 | CLIMATE CHANGE: NEW ENVIRONMENT MINISTER [...] (C) New Environment Minister Tetsuo Saito will represent the views of the New Komeito Party on climate change, which are more pro-Kyoto than those of the LDP or other ministries, according to Ministry of Environment, Office of International Strategy on Climate Change Director Hiroaki Takiguchi [...] | 2008-08-08 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG KGHG PGOV PREL JA |
08TOKYO2190 | MOFA WARNS OF POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ALLIANCE [...] (C) The U.S.-Japan Alliance would suffer lasting damage if the U.S. Board of Geographic Names were to relist the Senkaku (Diaoyutai) Islands as undesignated territory, according MOFA North American Affairs Director General Shunichi Nishimiya. Nishimiya told the DCM on August 8 that changes rela [...] | 2008-08-08 08:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR JA |
08TOKYO2193 | WHALING COMMISSION CHAIR DISCUSSES UPCOMING IWC [...] (C) Summary: Chairman of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Dr. William Hogarth and Japanese Alternate Commissioner to the IWC Akira Nakamae discussed outreach to key IWC members, how the IWC Working Group meeting should proceed, and other whaling issues in Tokyo August 5. The Japane [...] | 2008-08-10 22:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV IWC EFIS PGOV JA |
08TOKYO2195 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA/OSSETIA AND U.S.- [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included another terrorist attack on Sunday apparently carried out by Muslim separatists on a local government complex in the city of Kuqa in west central Xinjiang, China. 2. "Prevent Conflict from Getting Out of Control" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun [...] | 2008-08-11 01:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO2196 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/11/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 01:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2201 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/11/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2205 | APEC FOOD DEFENSE PILOT PROJECT: JAPAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo believes Japan is an appropriate candidate for a future APEC food defense pilot project, but GOJ officials may not show much initial interest in sponsoring such an activity. 2. (SBU) Based on criteria listed reftel, we rank Japan's suitability high. U.S.-Japan food tr [...] | 2008-08-11 13:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER TBIO APECO EAGR |
08TOKYO2206 | FIRST LOOK AT JAPAN'S NEW CONSUMER AGENCY [...] (C) Summary: Japan's proposed Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) aims at revitalizing the Japanese economy through restoring and promoting consumer confidence in product safety and more effective enforcement of existing laws, according to a senior GOJ official who heads the office charged with sta [...] | 2008-08-11 22:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV OECD JA |
08TOKYO2209 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/12/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-12 01:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2214 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included Russian ground troops' advance on Monday into the city of Gori in central Georgia. 2. "No Progress without Verification" The liberal Asahi editorialized (8/12): "The USG has decided to postpone delisting North Korea as a state sponsor of [...] | 2008-08-12 04:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
08TOKYO2215 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/12/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-12 07:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
08TOKYO2216 | ACCS KAWAI ON OUTCOME OF PM FUKUDA'S MEETINGS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-12 08:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR GG CH JA |